A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 26 – Part 28
C. H.
Chaffe. sig:
A Reprobate, like vntounto Chaffe for his vilenesse, vnconstancy, and barrennesse. Mat. 3, 12.
2 False Prophets, with their false Doctrine. Ier. 23, 28. What is the Chaffe, &c?
Chaine. sig:
A Collar of Siluer or Iron, to weare about ones necke, eyther for Ornament, or punishment.
2 The grace of Heauenly wisedom, which is as a Chaine, to decke and adorne one withall. Prou. 1, 9.
3 The crosse, or afflictions for the Gospel. 2. Tim. 1, 16. He was not ashamed of my Chaine.
Chamber 3. sig: pro
Some secret place in an house. Mat. 6, 6. Enter into thy Chamber.
2 The protection of God. Esay 26, 20. Enter into thy Chamber.
Chambering. sig:
Vncleane and wanton behauiour. Rom. 13, 13. Not in chambering and wantonnesse.
Chaire of Moyses. sig:
The Doctrine which God deliuered to Moyses, and was taught by them that succeeded him in the Office of teaching, Mat. 23, 1. The Scribes & Pharisies sit in Moyses Chaire, heare them; that is to say, so long as they teach Moses Doctrine, obey them. Papistes are heerein deceiued, interpreting this, of place and succession of persons, and not of truth of Doctrine.
Charge. sig:
Commandement. Mat. 9, 30. Iesus gaue them charge. 2. Tim. 4, 1. Gen. 26, 11.
2 Cost. 2. Thes. 3, 8. Because wee would not bee chargeable to others.
3 Gouernment, or function. 1. Kings 2, 3. And take heede to the charge of the Lord thy God.
Charity. sig:
That affection of louelove, which moues vsus to holde our Neighbors deare, and to desire and seeke their good in eueryevery thing which is deere vntounto them, and that for Christ sake, according to the will of God. 1. Cor. 13, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. where you hauehave the properties of Charity, at large described.
Charret. sig:
A carriage, wherein were fighting men of war▪ Iud. 1, 19. Because they had Charrets of Iron.
2 Captaines, and strength. 2. Kings. 2, 12. Charets of Israel.
3 Angels. 2. Kings 6, 17. Mountaine was full of charrets.
Chast. Sig
One borne with some naturall impediment. This is naturall chastity. Mat. 19, 12 Sée Geld.
One gelded, or made chast by the Art of man. This is Artificiall chastitie. Mat. 19, 12 Sée Geld.
One fitted by God, for the gift of continencie. This is Christian chastitie. Mat. 19, 12 Sée Geld.
to Chasten. sig:
To correct in louelove for our profit, as a Father doth his childe. Heb. 12, 6. Whom the Lord loues, he chasteneth.
Chastity. sig:
An abstinence and forbearing, not from mariage, but from all strange and rouing lusts, about the desire of Sex. Titus 2, 5. To be wise, chast. &c.
Chéerefulnesse. sig:
A readinesse, and willingnesse of minde, in the doing of any good thing. Rom. 12, 8. He that sheweth mercy with cheerefulnesse. 2. Cor. 9, 7. God loues a cheerefull giuer.
Children. sig: pro
Young ones, as Infants or others which bee of t… yeares. Marke 10, 13. Forbid not children to come vntounto me.
2 All Inferiors, which louelove and obey their Superiors, as Fathers. Prou. 4, 1. My children hearken. Thus in Haebrew, their seruants were called children. Gen. 18, 7. And often else-where.
3 All truely humbled Christians. Math. 18. 3, 4. And become children.
4 Such as take themselues to be very weake and vnable to do great things. Ier. 1, 6.
Children of God. sig:
The elect before their new byrth, because God hath purposed to make them his children, which by Nature are not so, they are therefore called his children, as if they were already; as in Iohn 10, 16. they are called Sheepe, who God before appointed to call to the fold. Iohn 11, 52. To gather together into one folde the children of God. Children by grace of election.
2 Such Elect, as beeing begotten anew by the Immortall seede of the word, do beare Gods image in holinesse, endeuoring in al things to do their Fathers will. Luke 6, 35. And you shall be the children of the most highest. Eph. 4 24. 1. Pet. 1, 14, 15. Children by grace of regeneration.
3 The Holy and Elect Angels, which are the children of God by creation. Iob. 1, 6. The children of God came and stood before the Lord.
generation of Gods Children. sig:
The succession and race of the godly, continuing successiuely from age to age, by the merciful prouidence of God preseruing them. Psal. 73, 15.
Children of wisedome. sig:
Wise children; that is, all the godly which are taught, hauing wisedome from aboue, and are studious of that true wisedome reuealed in the word, louing and practising it. Luke. 7, 35. Wisedom is Iustified of her children.
Children of the day, and of the light. sig:
All such as are enlightned by the spirite, to the sound and distinct knowledge of God in Christ, through the Gospell. 1. Thes. 5, 5. Ye are the children of the light, and of the day; that is, such as know God soundly.
Children of Abraham. sig:
Them that came of Abrahams loynes, though they do not beleeue. Iohn 8, 37. Mat. 3, 9. To raise vp children to Abraham.
2 Them that belieue and liue as Abraham did, treading in the steps of his faith and louelove; such bee the children of Abraham, though they be no Iewes, but Gentiles. Gal. 3, 7. They which are of fayth, the same are the children of Abraham. Iohn 8, 37. If you were Abrahams children, ye would do the workes of Abraham. Rom. 4, 11, 12.
Children in maliciousnesse. sig:
Such as be like little children, voyde of malice, and vnharmefull. 1. Cor. 14, 20. But as concerning maliciousnesse be ye children.
Little children. sig:
Lowly persons, which be little in their own eies, like vntounto children. Math. 18, 4. Whosoeuer shall receiue one such little childe.
Children of Israel. Sig
The Israelites, which sprung and came out of Iacob, who was called Israell. Exod. 14, 1. Speake to the children of Israel.
Childe of Promise. sig:
One that is borne by vertue of Gods promise, & not by ordinary course of generation, as Isaac was. Rom. 9, 8. The children of the promise are counted for the seede. [Note] that all elect which be born anew by faith, in the promise of grace, they are the children of the promise.
Children of the flesh. sig:
Such as are borne by naturall generation, as Ismael was of Abraham. Rom. 9, 8. Which are the children of the flesh.
Children of the Deuill. sig:
Such as beare the Image of the Deuill, and resembleth him in malice and subtilty, as children do their Father, in all things doing his will. Ioh. 8, 44. Ye are of your father the Deuill, and his will ye will do. Acts 13, 10. O thou childe of the deuill, full of all subtilty.
Children of Disobedience. sig:
Disobedient children, which are giuen to disobedience. Eph. 5, 6. The wrath of God commeth vponupon the children of disobedience.
Children of the night, & of darknes. sig:
Such as remaine in ignorance and sinne. 1. Thes. 5, 5. Ye are not children of the night, neyther of darknesse.
Children of fornication. sig:
Eyther Bastards, to wit; children begotten in fornication; Or Idolaters, which imitate others in false worship. Hose. 2, 4. They are the children of fornication.
Childe of Perdition. sig:
A lost person, appointed to destruction, and running head-long thereunto. So is Iudas called, in Iohn 17, 12. None of them is lost, but the child of perdition.
Childe of wrath, of deth, of hel. sig:
One guilty of, and through desert of sinne subiect to wrath, death, and hell. Eph. 2, 3. 2. Sam. 2, 5. Mat. 23, 15.
Christ. sig:
One annointed with materiall Oyle, by the commandement of God: as the High-priests, Prophets, and some Kings were vnderunder the Law. 1. Sam. 16, 13.
2 One annointed of God with the Holy-Ghost, & power; that is, with speciall guifts aboue measure, and authority, to execute for vsus men the Office of a perfect Mediator with God; that is, of a Priest, Prophet, and King. Acts 10, 38. Him hath God annointed with the Holyghost, and with power. And v. 36. Papists robbe him of all his Offices, especially of his Priest-hood, by the abhominable order of Sacrificing Priests, and Priest-hoode, as of his kingly office, by giuing Lawes which should binde the Conscience, and of his Prophet-ship, by vnwritten Traditions.
3 The whole mysticall body of the Church, comprehending both head and members. 1. Cor. 12, 12. As al the body is one and hath many members, euen so is Christ. Heere (Christ) by a Sinechdoche of the chiefe part for the whole, is put to signifie the holie Catholicke Church, that misticall body, consisting of Head and members.
Christians. sig:
Persons spiritually annointed to be members and worshippers of Christ. Acts 11, 26. The Disciples of Antioch, were first called christians. 1. Iohn. 2, 20. Ye hauehave an oyntment.
A Christian is one, who being sometime bothWhat a christian is. most base and prophane, a vassall to Satan, and Seruant to sinne, through Adams sin, and his owne; is annointed now, and endowed through Grace, with faith and the Holy-ghost that he may become a Priest, and a King vntounto God, to serue him in righteousnesse and true holynesse all his dayes, as a person dedicate to Christ. Rom. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1. Pet. 2, 9. Ye are a Royall Priest-hood. Ephes. 2, 3. Children of wrath. Or thus: A Christian is one whome Christ hath loued, and washed in his blood, making him a King and Priest vntounto God. Reuel. 1, 5.
Chronicles. sig:
A briefe note of thinges done, with the time expressed. 2. Kings 24, 5. Are they not written in the Booke of Chronicles?
Church. sig:
A company of men, selected, gathered, and called out of the worlde, by the Doctrine of the Gospell, to know and worship the true God in Christ, according to his word. 1. Cor. 1, 2. To the Church of God at Corinth. Reuel. 2. 3. Heare what the spirit saith to the Churches. This is the visible Church, which is not alwayes eminent and glorious to the eye of flesh, as our Papistes doo auouch too confidently.
2 The whole company of the elect, which in all ages and places, hauehave or doo, or shall beleeue in Christ, through the calling of God the father, by the operation of the holy spirite. This is the inuisible catholicke Church. Col. 1, 18. Hee is the head of the bodie of the church: which comprehends the faithfull of all times, countries, conditions, yeares, and sex. How then can the Romish church, which began but since Christs time, be the Catholicke?
3 The faithfull of some one family. Phile, 2. And to the church that is in thinehouse.
4 The lawful gouernors of the Church, to whom the censures of the Church doo of right belong. Mat. 18, 17. If hee will not heare them tell it to the Church. This is the Church representatiue.
5 A materiall Temple. 1. Cor. 14, 34. Let women keepe silence in the Churches. 1. Cor. 11, 18.
C. I.
To Circumcise. sig: pro
To cut off, or to pa…e away the foreskin of the flesh, to witnesse thereby an entrance into the couenant of mercy with God▪ for forgiuenesse of sin, and newnes of life. Gen. 17, 10▪ 11. This is to circumcise Sacramentally.
2 To mortifie and subdue the flesh, with the lusts thereof. Ier. 4, 4. Be circumcised to the Lord, & take away the foreskin of your harts. This is to circumcise spiritually; and thus much is meant in all places where circumcision of the heart is called for: euen a correcting of sinful nature, and the corrupt desires thereof.
Men of circumcised eares, lips, & hearts. sig:
Such as hauehave the inward spiritual effect and grace of circumcision, together with the signe: as on the other side, vncircumcised lippes, eares, and heart, be affirmed of such as hauehave the outward signe only, without the signified grace. Acts 7, 51.
Circumcision. sig:
A person circumcised, or a Iew: as vncircumcision signifieth a person vncircumcised, a Gentile. Rom. 2, 28. and Actes. 15, 2. Where Christ is called the Minister of circumcision, that is, of a people circumcised, to wit, of the Iewes. Gal. 2, 7, 9.
2 The whole legal ceremonious worship of God, by a Sinechdoche of the part for the whol. Acts 15, 1. Except ye be circumcised, ye cannot be saued. Gal. 5, 2.
3 Those which be truly godly persons, spiritually circumcised in their heart, forsaking their own corrupt reason and will. Phil. 3, 3. We are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit. This is Circumcision made without hands, of the heart, and in the Spirit, not in the L…ter. Rom. 2▪ 29.
It is a Sacrament of the Old-Testament, signifyingCircumcision what it is▪ and sealing vp to the people of the Iewes their entrance into Couenant with God, for the remission of their sinnes, and mortification of their lustes by faith in Christ to come. Rom. 4, 11. They receyued the signe of circumcision. Gen. 17, 10, 11, 12.
Citty. sig: pro
A place compassed with wals for people to dwell in. Math. 9, 35. And Iesus went to all Citties and Townes. Gen. 19, 25. And ouerthrewe those Cities and inhabitants.
2 The people which dwell in such a place. Actes 19, 29. And the whole Citty was full of confusion. A Metonimie.
3 The Church of God vponupon earth. Cant. 3. 2, 3. The Watchmen which went about the citty.
4 Heauen. Heb. 11, 16. He hath prepared for them a citty. Ephe. 2, 19. A Metaphor.
C. L.
To clappe hands. sig:
To reioyce and be gladde, whereof clapping of hands is a signe. Psal. 98, 8. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hils reioyce. Prosopopo….
To cleanse. sig:
To pronounce one cleane, from legall pollution. Leuit. 13, 7. And cleanse him. Thus Priestes cleansed.
2 To take away guilt and corruption of sinne. 1. Iohn 1, 7. Thus Christ cleanseth.
Cleansing. Sig
Outward ceremonious washing of things or persons, as a Type of the Inward. Marke 1, 40, 41. Be thou cleane.
2 Spirituall and inward holinesse, when the hart is kept cleane from the spot of sinne. Mat. 22, 26. Iames 4, 8. Of this cleansing the spirit is Authour, the Word is the Instrument. Iohn 15, 3. Ye are clean, thorow the word.
3 Forgiuenesse of sinnes, by the imputation of Christes blood to the beleeuer. Psal. 51, 2. And cleanse me from my sinne.
Cleane. sig:
One, who is holy and pure, free from the power of sinne, by the grace of sanctification. Iohn 13, 10. Ye are cleane.
2 One free from the guilt and curse of sin, by the grace of iustification. Psa. 51, 7. Purge me with Iso…, and I shall be cleane.
to Cleaue. sig:
To sticke fast, and be neerely and straightly knit vntounto God by the affections of the heart.
2 To bee ioyned together most straightly, as man and wife. Mat. 19, 5. And cleaue to his wife.
3 To continue with one. Acts. 11, 23. Acts. 8, 13. And did cleaue to Phillip.
Cloudes of witnesses. sig:
An heape or great number of witnesses, or Holie examples Heb. 12, 1.
Cloudes without water. sig:
Hypocrites, which make a faire shew, and yet are empty and barren of all goodnesse. Iude 12.