A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 34
D. I.
to Dig a pit sig:
To cast about, to deuise & plot the hurt of others. Psal. 7, 15. He hath made a pit, and Digged it, and himselfe is fallen into it. Thus men Digge.
2 To prepare and send destruction vponupon sinners. Psa. 94, 13. Till the pit be Digged vp for the Wicked. Thus God Digges.
Diligence. sig:
The earnest bending of the minde to doo a thing well, and frequenting oftentimes so to doo. 2. Pet. 1, 5. GiueGive all Diligence to ioyne, &c. Eccles. 9, 10.
Diligent hand. sig:
A man which loueth labour, and gets his liuing in the sweat of his face. Prou. 10, 4. The Diligent hand shall hauehave plenty; or makes rich.
to Direct. sig:
To gouerne, rule, and order a thing vntounto happy successe, when the grace of God in the heart assisteth vsus to do well, and his prouidence blessing vsus, causeth our worke to fall out well to vsus. Ps. 90, 18. Direct the worke of our hand vponupon vsus.
Discerne. sig:
To put a difference betweene things and persons, which be like one another, being able distinctly to know one from the other; and touching things & persons which do differ and be vnlike, to perceiue which are most excellent, and to allowe them. 1. Cor. 12, 10. Discerning of spirits. Reuel. 2, 18. And triest the things which differ. Phil. 1, 10.
Discretion referred to men. sig:
That guift of God (called Iudgement.) Phil. 1, 9. Psal. 112, 5. Whereby sundry Christians are enabled to try and iudge of things and persons to be such as they are. By this guift, Peter discouered Simon Magus. Acts 8. and Paule bewrayed Elimas the Sorcerer. Acts 13, 10. and Iohn Marke. Acts 15, 38. It is a worthy guift proper to godly Wise men. Prou. 20, 5. Psal. 112, 5. Most needefull it is for a Minister of the worde to hauehave a good measure of this guift.
Referred to God.
2 The wisedome which God declared in making and disposing the worlde, and the seuerall partes thereof to his glory, and mans good. Ier. 51, 15. He stretched out the Heauens by his Discretion.
Disciple. sig:
A Learner, or Scholler, who submitteth himselfe to another, to be taught any Learning. Actes 20, 30. To draw Disciples after them. Mat. 11, 2. Iohn sent two of his Disciples.
2 One, who learneth the Doctrine of Christ, that he may beleeue, and practise it. Luke 11, 26. The Disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Luke 14, 26.
3 The Apostles, who in a peculiar manner are often called the Disciples of Christ. Math. 8, 1. and 10, 1.
4 Hypocrites, which heard and professed his Doctrine without louelove to it, or faith in it. Iohn 6, 66. Many of his Disciples went from him, and walked no more with him.
Disobedience to men sig:
An vnwillingnesse to do what is commaunded, and a readinesse to doo the contrary. 2. Tim. 3, 2. Disobedient to parents.
Disobedience to God sig:
A vice which causeth men to do what God forbiddeth, and to leaue vndone what he commaundeth, either because his precepts be troublesom to our sloathfull nature, or aboue our corrupt reason. Rom. 5, 19. By the Disobedience of one man. Ephes. 5, 6. Children of Disobedience. Esay 1, 19.
to Disobey. sig:
To refuse, to harken, and do, according as God commaundeth and forbiddeth in his word. Deut. 28, 15. If thou Disobey the word of the Lord thy God. Esay 1, 20▪ But if ye refuse, &c.
Dispose. sig:
To put a thing in order, or eueryevery thing in his owne place. 1. Cor. 11. 32. I will dispose (or set things in order) when I come.
2 To direct and turne a thing to this or that end. Gen. 50, 20.
3 To giuegive out and distribute (as a Steward) the Treasures of God. 1. Cor. 4, 1, 2. It is required of Disposers, &c.
Disposition sig:
An effect of Gods most wise prouidence mightily ordering and fitting all counselles and actions, both his owne and others, to their due and proper ends. Gen. 50, 20. But God disposed it to good. Pro. 16, 9.
Distresse. sig:
Any great trouble, danger, or greeuous affliction, whereby men are so straightned, as they know not at al what they may do. Ps. 107, 6. He deliuered them out of their Distresse. 2. Cor. 1, 8.
Distrust. sig:
Want of trust, when men doo not relye and rest vponupon God for temporall prouision and protection, or for eternall saluation. Psal. 78, 22. They beleeued not in God, but distrusted his helpe.
Diuine. sig:
One, that excelleth in the knowledge and teaching of Diuine and heauenly Mysteries. Reuel. 1. Iohn the Diuine.
Diuine sentence. sig:
A sentence most prouident and prudent, full of foresight and preuention. Prou. 16, 10. A Diuine sentence shall be in the lips of the King.
Diuine nature. sig:
The godly nature; that is, those godly qualities of righteousnesse and true holinesse, wherein the regenerate resemble God. 2. Pet. 2, 5. Partakers of the Diuine Nature.
Diuiner, or Soothsayer sig:
One, which by a diuellish spirite that is in him, doth prophesie and tell before, what thinges shall come after. Deut. 18, 10. Let none be found among you that is a Diuiner. Esay. 8, 19. Gen. 41, 8. Ezek. 21, 21. Consulting by Diuination.
spirit of Diuination. sig:
One, that by a diuellish Spirit studieth to withdraw others from the worship of God, and true holinesse of life. Leuit. 20, 6, 27. If a man or woman hauehave a spirit of Diuination.
to Diuine. sig:
To tell thinges to come, as a Soothsayer by the helpe of an euill spirit.
2 To deuise and finde out wayes and meanes how to know that which is harde to bee knowne. Gen. 44, 15. Know ye not that such a man as I can Diuine.
Diuision. sig:
Disagreement in Doctrine or affections. Rom. 16, 17. Marke them which cause Diuision.
to Diuorce sig:
To refuse ones wife, or to put her away from being his wife. To make a seperation and departing. Math. 19, 3, 7. 1. Cor. 7, 14, 15.
bill of Diuorce. sig:
A writing, or Letter, which the Husband gaue vnro the wife to witnesse that hee had refused her, and willingly put away, or turned her off from being any more his wife. Deut. 24, 1. Let him write her a Bill of Diuorce, and put it into her hand. The Iewes did not this by precept from God, but by permission from Moyses, who allowed such a Letter of diuorce for the safety of such Wiues as had cruell and hard-hearted husbands, as it is written. Math. 19, 8. Moyses suffered you for the hardnesse of your hearts, to put away your Wiues, but from the beginning it was not so. Therefore such Iewish Diuorce was euill morrally, but not ciuilly. Diuorce for adultery allowed by Christ. Math. 5, 33. Also 19, 5. The Papists holde, that the bond of marriage (being an holy Sacrament, as they say) cannot vponupon any cause bee broken, but is vnviolable till death: and therefore, if Adultery be committed by either party, they alow a Diuorce (A thoro) from bed onelyonly, and do not giuegive leaue to the innocent partie to marry againe. Sée their Annotation in Rhem. Testament, on Verse 18. of the 16. Chapter of Luke.