A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 68
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Habitation sig:
A Place of Defence, or refuge, as an house is to the dweller in it. Psalme 90, 1. Lord thou hast beene our Habitation. Thus is God an Habitation to his Saints.
2 A Temple to dwell in, to possesse and rule in it. Ephe. 2, 22. To bee the Habitation of God by the Spirit. Thus the Saints are the Habitation of God.
to Halt. sig:
To counterfet, or to play the Hypocrite. 1. Kin. 18, 21. Why Halt ye betweene two. Hebr. 12, 13. Least that which is Halting be turned away. When the heart goes two wayes, this is halting.
Hammer. sig:
The word of the Law and Gospell, which is as a Hammer, to breake the stony hardnesse of our hearts, and to bruise them to powder, as it were, that they may become soft, humble, and contrite.
Hands, referred to God. sig: pro
A member of the body, which is the instrument of many and manifold actions.
2 Gods eternall and effectuall purpose, concerning all things to be done. Acts 4, 28. To do whatsoeuer thine Hand and thy Counsell determined to bee done.
3 Gods actuall power, working all thinges which be done according to his purpose. Acts. 4, 30. So that thou stretch forth thine Hand. Psa. 118, 16. Marke 6, 2.
4 Gods blessings, protection, and deliuerances, which be speciall workes of his power. Psal. 104, 28. Thou fillest with thine Hand eueryevery liuing thing. Exod. 14, 31.God ha h protecting and blessing hāds. 2. correcting hands. 3. reuenging hands. To fall into these, it is fearefull.
5 The vengeance and seuerity of God, in plaguing the wicked, and scourging his children, which also be particuler works of his power. Iudg. 2, 15. The Hand of the Lord was sore against him. Psal. 32, 2. Thy Hand was heauie vponupon mee. Psalme 38, 2.
6 The speciall fauour of God accompanied with a singular kind of Vertue. Luke 1, 66. And the Hand of the Lord was with him.
7 The spirit and guift of Prophesie. Ezek. 1, 3. The Hand of the Lord was vponupon him. and 37, 1.
8 The spirit of strength and fortitude. 1. Kinges. 1, 46. The Hand of the Lord was on Eliah.
9 An Instrument or ministry by which God doth any thing, as by the hand of Esay, of Ieremy, &c. Exod. 4, 13. Send by the Hand of him. Hag. 1, 1. Mal. 1, 1.
Referred to men.
10 A man himselfe, by a Sinecdoche. Gen. 43, 9. Of mine Hand shalt thou require him.
11 A mans power. Eccles. 9, 10. Whatsoeuer is in thy Hands to do. Prou. 3, 27. It signifies Kingly and royall power. Ps. 89, 29. I will set his Hand in the Sea, &c.
12 Aide or helpe. 2. Kin. 15, 19. That his Hand might be with him.
13 Possession. 1. Kin. 15, 19. And establish the kingdome in his Hand.
14 Counsell and endeuour. 2. Sam. 14, 19. Is not the Hand of Iob in all this?
15 Tiranny and seruitude. Exod. 18, 9. Hee had deliuered them out of the Hand of the Aegiptians.
16 Disposing or ordering. Ge. 39, 3. The Lord made all that he did to prosper in his Hand.
17 The worke and labour which is done by the Hand. Acts 20, 24. My Hands hauehave ministred to my necessity. 2. Thes. 3, 8.
The arme, finger, and right hand of God, hauehaveNote. the same signification with [Hand.]
to giuegive the Hand. sig:
To hauehave common society or fellow-ship in any businesse. Gal. 2, 9. They gaue vsus the right Hand of fellowship.
to beare vp in the hand. sig:
To take special care of one, to support and comfort him. Psal. 91, 12. They shall beare thee in their Hands.
sloathfull Hand. sig:
A man giuen to sloth and Idlenesse. Prou. 10, 4. A slothfull Hand maketh poore.
Hand writing. sig:
The Morrall Lawe of God, which because it is not fulfilled of vsus, accuseth vsus, and sheweth vsus to be guilty, as if our own hand writing were brought against vsus. Col. 2, 14. He hath taken away the Handwriting. Others thinke, that by Hand-writing, is meant the Ceremoniall Law, consisting in Rites, Ceremonies, Sacrifices, and Oblations; the innocent Beasts which were slaine in Sacrifices, and all other Oblations for sinne, witnessing (as a Handwriting) how guilty and worthy wee were to dye through desert of sinne. This is the better exposition; because it is tearmed the Hand-writing of Rites or Ordinances. In Col. 2, 14. and Ephe. 2, 17. it is called the Lawe of the Commaundements, which stands in Rites and Ceremonies. A Metaphor.
to stretch out ye Hand sig:
To call vponupon God in Prayer. Esay 1, 16. When ye shall stretch forth your Hands, I will not heare you. A Metanimie of the signe.
2 To comfort. Ier. 16, 7. They shall not stretch forth the Hand for them, to comfort them.
3 To mourne and lament. Lament. 1, 17. Syon stretcheth out her Hands, and there was none to comfort her.
4 To be crucified. Ioh. 21, 18. Thou shalt stretch forth thine Hand.
5 To giuegive Almes to the poore. Prou. 31, 21. She stretcheth out her hands to the poore.
6 To smite and afflict one. Esay 5, 25. He hath stretched out his Hands vponupon them. Exod. 3, 20. Therefore will I stretch out my hand and smite.
7 To invite and call vntounto repentance. Esay. 65, 1. I hauehave stretched forth my Hand to a rebellious people. Prou. 1, 24.
to beare his soule in his hand. sig:
To liue in a continuall feare & danger of death. Psal. 119, 109.
to lift vp the Hands. sig:
To strike or punnish. Also to pray; also to deliuer; also to sweare or take an Oath; also to offer violence. Ps. 10, 12. Lift vp thy Hand; that is, deliuer. Psal. 63, 4. I will lift vp my Hands in thy name; that is, pray vntounto thee. Psal. 106, 26. Therefore he lift vp his hand; that is, he sware. Iob. 21, 21. If I hauehave lift vp my Hand against the poore; that is, vsed force or violence.
to strike Hands. sig:
To promise. Pro. 6, 1. If thou hast stricken Hands with the stranger.
his hand shal be against others. sig:
That he; to wit, (Ismaell) in his posterity, should make warre with many people. Gen. 16, 12.
Haruest. sig: pro
The time of the year, wherein Corne and other fruits are reaped.
2 A great number of people, prepared and very ready to heare the word of God. Mat. 9, 37. The Haruest is great, the Labourers are few. Example heere of in the Samaritans. Iohn 35, 36.
3 The end of the world. Mat. 13, 39. The Haruest Note. God …a…dens as a Iudge, giuing vp: Satan, by inspiring men by resisting, as authors.is the end of the world.
4 Fit and meet occasions for following our businesses and affaires. Prou. 6, 8. She gathereth her foode in Haruest. Prou. 10, 5. He that sleepeth in Haruest.
Hardning. sig:
The whole execution of Gods eternal purpose, for the iust destruction of the Reprobate. Ro. 9, 19. Whom he will he Hardneth.
to Hate, r… ferd to God sig: Referred to men.
Not to louelove some in his eternall Counsell, but to passe by them, and not to choose them. Rom. 9, 13. Esau hauehave I Hated; that is, I hauehave decreed, not to louelove him. This Hating hath not foreseen sinne, but Gods will, for the proper cause of it; yet God decrees none to destruction, but for sinne.
2 To abhorre actually, and to reuenge sins already committed. Esay 1, 13. I Hate your solemne feasts. Psal. 45, 7. Thou art a God which Hatest wickednesse. God dooth not actually hate his creature, but in regard of sinne inherent, or acted and already done.
3 To desire reuenge, or to wish euill, out of a rooted and setled malice. Thus Kain hated Abell. Iohn 3, 13. And Ahab Hated the Lordes Prophet Micha. 1. Kings 22, 8. and wicked men do thus Hate the righteous. Psal. 34, 21. They that Hate the righteous shall perish. This is a hatred of persons, not of sinnes in them; a malicious hatred, of which, in 1. Iohn. 3, 15. Hee that Hateth his Brother, is a Man-slayer.
4 To detest sin, because it is the breach of Gods Law. Rom. 7, 15. What I Hate, that do I. Iude 23. Thus the righteous Hate euen the Garment spotted with sinne and corruption. They hate sinne in themselues, and others; pittying the persons of others. This is a hatred of sinne, and not of their persons which do sinne. This is a Charitable Hatred.
5 To louelove lesse one then another. Luke 14, 26. And Hate not Father and Mother, Wife and Children: Yea, and his owne life, ye cannot be my Disciples.
6 To do the actions or works of persons which do hate others. Leuit. 19, 17. Pro. 13, 24. He that soareth correction, Hateth his child; that is, he doth as hatefull persons would do, who keep back from others, that which should do them good.
7 To neglect one. Luke 16, 31. He will Hate the one, and louelove the other.
8 To eschew and flye from. Iohn 3, 20. He that doth euill, Hateth the light.
to Hate with a perfect Hatred sig:
Neither to louelove the vices for the persons sake, nor to hate the persons for the vices sake. Psal. 149 22. I Hate them with a perfect Hatred, as if they were mine enemies. Or it may signifie, to hate vnfaignedly, and from the heart.
Haters of God. sig:
All wicked disobedient sinners, which by their breaking willingly the commandements of God, shew they Hate God. Some see this in themselues, such as do commit that vnpardonable sin. Others do not so much as suspect it: These are secret Haters of God; the others bee open and knowne (at least to themselues) Haters. Rom. 1, 30. Haters of God.
Hatred. sig:
Rooted or grounded malice, when the heart is possessed with desire of reuenge, vponupon true or supposed wrongs done to vsus. Pro. 26, 26. Hatred may be couered with deceite.
2 Sinnes, the cause of Hatred. Ephe. 2, 16. And slew Hatred thereby.
3 Strife and dissention which followes Hatred. Prou. 15, 17. Then a fat Oxe with Hatred.
Hath. sig:
The good vsing those graces which wee hauehave. Mat. 3, 12. Who soeuer Hath, &c.
2 A seeming to hauehave. Luke. 8, 18. From him shall be taken that which he seemeth that he hath. Mat. 13, 12. From him shall be taken euen that he Hath.