A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 21
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Body. sig:
That part of man which is made of flesh & bones. 1. Cor: 15, 43. The Body is sowne in weaknesse.
2 The whole man. Rom: 6, 12. Let not sinne raigne in your mortal bodies, that is, in your selues which be mortall. A Sinecdoche.
3 Pith and substance. Col: 2, 17. But the bodie is in Christ.
4 The vnregenerate part of man. 1. Cor: 9, 28. I beat downe my body, that is, the Old-man.
Bodie of Christ. sig:
The one part of Christs man-hood, distinct from his soule. Heb: 10, 5. A body, &c.
2 Whole Christ with all his good things. Mat. 26, 26. 1. Cor. 10, 8. This is my body; that is, a Sacramentall signe of me, and of all that is mine. Christs body is not made of bread.
3 His Church, which is his misticall body, consisting of the faithfull onelyonly. Ephes: 1, 22. Head to the Church, which is his body. Col. 1, 18. He is the head of the body of the Church. The wicked are not of this body.
4 The man-hoode of Christ onelyonly. 1. Pet. 2, 24. Who bare our sinnes in his body.
Body of death, and body of sin. sig:
Sinne, being (as it were) a body hauing many lusts as members annexed to it, and a deadly thing, deseruing and leading to death such as serue it. Rom. 6, 24. Who shal deliuer me from the body of this death. Rom. 6,6.Rom. 6, 23. The wages of sinne is death.
Body of flesh. sig:
The humane Nature of Christ. Col. 1, 22. That body of his flesh.
2 The Old-man, and masse of corruption. Col. 2, 11. Putting off that sinfull body of the flesh.
Booke. sig:
The whole Scripture, or some part of it, written together in one Volume. Reuel. 22, 18. The Booke of this prophesie. Luke 4, 17. He tooke the Booke. The Booke of Scriptures.
2 The rehearsall of ones Petigree, or off-spring. Mat. 1, 1. The Booke of the generation, &c.
3 EueryEvery mans conscience or knowledge that he hath of his owne dooings, good or euill. Reuel. 20, 12. Then the Bookes shall bee opened. Booke of Conscience.
4 Gods prouidence, or his fore-appointment of all things. Psal. 139, 6. For in thy Bookwere all things written. Booke of prouidence.
Booke of life. sig:
The decree of Gods election, chusing some men freely to life eternal in Christ. This is called a Book, because the elect are as certainly knowne to God, as if he had their names written in a Booke. Reuel. 21, 27. In the Lambes Booke of life. Phil. 4, 3. Book of predestination.
Booke of Rememberance. sig:
A Chronicle or book of story, wherein the names and actes of men are remembered. Ester. 6, 1. The King commanded to bring the booke of Remembrance, and the Chronicle.
2 The special louelove and care of God, minding such as feare him in such sort, as if he had their names before him in a Booke. Mal. 3, 16. A Booke of Remembrance was written before him.
Boldnesse. sig:
Courage, or liberty of speech▪ Acts 4, 13. When they saw the boldnesse of Peter. Acts 28, 31. With all boldnesse.
Bonds. sig:
The crafty deuices and mischieuous plots of wicked men, where-with (as with bonds) they holde the righteous. Psal. 116, 16. Thou hast broken my bonds assunder. Heere it is taken in ill part.
2 Sinne, which is a spirituall bond to tye men to Satan. Acts 8, 23. Thou art in the bonds of Iniquity, that is, held fast of Iniquity, which is like a bonde. Heere it is vsed in euill part also.
3 Gods Ordinances and Lawes, which are (as bondes) to tye vsus to our duties, and to fasten vsus to God. Psal: 2, 3. Let vsus breake their bands. It is the speech of Gods enemies, scoffingly speaking of Gods Statutes.
4 Gods benefits (which are also as bondes and Cords of louelove) to linke vsus to himselfe. Hosee. 11, 4. Euen with bondes of LoueLove. Heere it is put in good part.
5 Imprisonment, or other afflictions, suffered for the Name of Christ. Acts 26, 29. Except these bonds. Heb. 13, 3. Remember them that are in Bonds.
Bones. sig:
A mans chiefe bodily strength, or, that wherein his chiefe outward strength lyeth.
2 His inward spirituall courage and comfort of minde. Psal. 51, 10. That the Bones which thou hast broken may reioyce: that is to say, that so much comfort may be restored to me, as I hauehave lost by my fal. Lamen: 3, 4. Prou. 14, 13.
Bone of bones. sig:
The neerest coniunction that may be, as of Kinsfolkes. 2. Sam. 5, 1: Also of the husband and the wife. Gen: 2, 23. of Christ and his Church, Eph. 5. 30. The two former be natural coniunctions; the third, is mysticall.
Bosome. sig:
Lawfull company with a woman. Gen: 16, 5. 2. Sam: 12, 8.
In the Bosome of the Father. sig:
That Christ is priuy to all Gods secrets (not as a peece cut off from the substance of the Father) but as one that is in the inward part of his Father, or, as one in him. Ioh. 1, 18. Which is in the bosom of his father, &c. Iohn 17, 21. As thou (ô Father) art in me, and I in thee. A threefold most neer coniunction of the Father and the Sonne, is signifyed by this being in his bosome; first, of persons in one Nature; secondly, the infinit louelove of the Father toward Christ his sonne; thirdly, the communication of his Secrets to him.
Abrahams Bosome. sig:
The most blessed comfortable life, which they (that dye in that faith that Abraham did) shall enioy after this life in heauen. Luke 20, verse 25. And was carried by the Angell into Abrahams bosome; or it is the society & communion which the faithfull (who beleeue as Abraham did) shall hauehave in the kingdome of heauen. A Metaphor or speech, borrowed of the Eastern people, which at their repast leaned each on anothers breast, or bosom. Iohn 13, 23.
2 Abrahams Bosome, is interpreted by Papists in Rheimes Testament, to be a part of hell, called Limbus Patrum, wherein such as dyed before Christ his time, did rest, feeling no paine, nor yet any ioy and pleasure, (contrarie to the 25. verse of the sixteenth Chapter of Lukes Gospell, Now Lazarus is comforted) from whence Christ deliuered them after his death, when he went downe into Hell to harrowe it, and to pull soules out of it into Heauen, which (they faign) to be shut against men, during the time of the Old Testament, contrary vntounto that Scripture: Eccle. 12, 9. The Spirit returnes to God who gaue it; and to plaine reason; for such as were beleeuers in Christ to come, they had saluation of their soules as the end of their faith.
To Bow. Sig
To bend the body in token of reuerence. Gen: 23, 12. Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land. Gen. 18, 1, 19. that is, He bowed himselfe to the ground.
2 To giuegive eare vntounto our Prayers by graunting what we aske. Psal: 16, 2.
3 To shew submission and Religious reuerence, in the offering vp of our Prayers. Eph: 3, 14. I bow my knees, &c.
4 To testifie by this gesture, our inward piety & worshipping of God. Exod: 4, 31.
Bowels. sig:
The most secret thoughtes and cogitations of the minde. Prou: 20, 27. The light of the Lorde searcheth al the bowels of the belly. A Metaphor, or speech borrowed from the body to the minde.
2 The most feeling compassions of the ha…t. Col: 3, 12. Bowels of mercy, that is, most tender mercies. Luke 1, 78.
3 Inward deepe griefe and heauinesse. Lam: 1, 20. My bowels are turned within me.
A Bowe. sig: pro
An Instrument of Warre; and sometime is vsed to signifye the whole furniture and force of warre. Psal: 44, 6. I do not trust in my Bow. Gen: 48.
2 The strength of the wicked, which they vse to the hurting of the godly. Psal: 7, 12. He hath bent his Bow, and made his Arrowes ready. Psal. 11, 2.
3 The tongues of the Ministers, whence proceed wordes (like Arrowes) to strike the very hearts of men, either for their conuersion if they be [Elect] or hardning if they be [Reprobate.] Reuel: 6, 2. He that sate on him, had a Bowe.
To breake the Bowe. sig:
To destroy and bring to nothing the greatest strength and the power of the enemies of the Church. Psal: 76, 2. There he brake the Bowe, the sword, &c.
Bow of stéel or brasse. sig:
Singular and very great strength. Psal: 18, 34. A Bowe of brasse is broken with my Armes.
Deceitfull Bowe. sig:
False help, which faileth in time of need; or vnfaithfull men, in whom there is no trust. Hos. 7, 16. They are as a deceitfull Bowe.