A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 1 · Part 72 – Part 75
H. U.
Humble. sig:
One lowly minded, esteeming others better then himselfe, ascribing all vntounto God, being little in his owne account, euen as a weaned Child. Mat. 18, 4. Whosoeuer shall humble themselues as this little Child. Psal. 131, 1, 2.
Christ humbled himselfe. sig:
His Incarnation, in that he would be man, and a Seruant, subiect to death, euen the death of the Crosse, he being equall to God. Phil. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8. He humbled himselfe.
Gods humbling or abasing himselfe. sig:
His gratious louing care, which he vouchsafeth to hauehave of vsus most vile wormes, and most grieuous Sinners, himselfe being so glorious and holy. Psal. 113, 6. Who abaseth himselfe to behold things in Heauen and Earth.
to humble. sig:
To put reproach vppon vsus, and cast vsus downe from our dignity. Luke 14, 11. Hee that exalteth himselfe shall be humbled. Thus God humbles in wrath. Heroa & Nebuchadnezzer, thus humbled.
2 To take down our courage, and height of our pride, and to make vsus humble and meeke, that we may hauehave confidence, not in our selues, but in God. Thus God humbled Paule and Manasses in mercy. And thus the godly by their endeuour humble themselues, 2 Chron. 12, 7. They hauehave humbled themselues. Micha. 6, 8.
3 To submit and yeelde vntounto our Superiors. Gene. 16, 9. Humble thy selfe vnderunder her hand.
4 To defloure or defile one by force. Deutro. 22, 24. Because he hath humbled his Neighbours wife.
Humility. sig:
Lowlinesse, and modesty of mind. Pro. 22, 4. The reward of humility, &c.
2 A low, poore, and meane estate. Luke 1, 48. He hath looked vponupon the humility and poore estate of his Seruant. There is humility of hart, and of condition.
Hunger. sig: pro
Earnest desire of food vponupon some want beeing felt. Math. 4, 1, 2. He was afterwards an hungry.
2 Vehement desire after Christ his righteousnes, forgiuenesse of sinnes, and grace of his Spirit, out of a want and extreame neede which wee feele of them. Math. 5, 6. Blessed are they that hunger after righteousnesse. Luke …, 53. Thou fillest the hungry with good things.
3 Any kind of danger. Psal… 33, 19. To preserue them against hunger, or in Famine.
to hunger no more. sig:
To be satisfied, and fully contented. Iohn 6, 35. He that comes to me, shall hunger no more; That is, in me, and in me alone, hee shall finde that which shall giuegive him full contentment, and satisfaction to his Soule.
Hunter. sig: pro
One which followeth wild Beasts, to catch them, and take their liues from them, by Snares, Dogs, or otherwise. Such an one was Esau.
2 A great Spoyler or Robber, which by might oppresseth others. Such an one was Nimrod. Gen. 10, 8, 9. Nimrod, a mighty Hunter before God.
3 The Caldeans and Babilonians, which GOD would send in fury, to vex and hurt rebellious Enemies. Iere. 16, 16. I will send out many Hunters.
snare of the Hunter. sig:
Any great danger whatsoeuer. Psalm 91, 3. He will deliuer thee from the Snare of the Hunter.
to Hunt after ones Soule. sig:
To lay in waite to destroy one, by taking away his life. 1. Sam. 24, 12. Thou Hunts after my Soule to take it.
2 To put mens Soules in daunger and perill of perishing euerlastingly, eyther by keeping away good doctrine, or teaching false. Ezek. 13, 18. Will ye Hunt the Soules of my people, that ye may preserue your owne Soules aliue? Thus Tremellius reades it.
Humaine Creatures. sig:
All ciuill Magistrates; who therefore be stiled Humaine Creatures; because, howsoeuer they bee appointed of God, yet their kindes, number, and order, are not so of God laide out, but that Man may make more, or fewer; of greater authority or lesse, as occasions of places, times, and disposition of the people require. 1 Pet. 2, 13. Submit your selfe to eueryevery Humaine Creature. So it is read in the Originall, word for word; and not ordinance of man, as our Translations render it.
I. D.
Idle. sig:
HIm that may worke, and will not, but ceaseth to labour through louelove of ease. Exod. 5, 17. Ye are too Idle. 2 One that is vnoccupied, because hee lackes worke. Math. 20, 3, 6. Why stand ye heere all day Idle; Because no man hath hired vsus. The former are Idle voluntarily, but these latter necessarily.
Idoll. sig:
Any Image, or visible representation of false or true God, though it be not worshipped, nor made with any intention of worship. 1. Iohn 5, 21. Keep your selues from Idols. 2. Cor. 6, 16. What agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols. Deut. 4, 15. Exod. 32, 4. doth manifest the truth of this. For, the Image which the Iewes made of the true God, is condemned of God himselfe. Exod. 32, 8. And they that made it were punished as Idolaters. 1. Cor. 10, 7. Neither be ye Idolaters, as were some of them, with whom God was not pleased. 1. Cor. 10, 5. Finally, in the fore-named place of Deut. 4, 15. the only making of an Image of God, is precisely forbidden; and learned *See Doctor Fulke in his defence of our translations against Greg. Martine. ch: 3.Diuines both affirme & proue, that both Scriptures and Fathers, hauehave in differently vsed the worde Idoll and Image, for one and the selfe-same thing. Witnesse that one place of Tertullian (amongst many) vponupon those words of 1. Ioh. 5, 21. Iohn (saith he) doth not write thus [Keep your selues frō Idolatry] that is, from the seruice of them: but [From Idols;] that is, from the very Image of duplicate page duplicate page them. It is therefore a dotage in Popery, to distinguish betweene Idoll and Image; and to make the picture of a false God onelyonly, to be an Idoll.
Idoll is nothing. sig:
The false and faigned Goddes of the Heathen. 1. Cor. 8, 4. An Idoll is nothing. Gen. 31, 19, 30.
2 An Idoll to be as an empty and vaine Dreame; not in respect of the matter whereof it is made, for that is somthing: but in respect of the forme which doth counterfaite and falsify true things, making them seeme to be what they are not. Also, in respect of the vaine minde of the Idolater, who wickedly imagineth some Diuinity to be in the Idol, whereas there is but one true God in the world. Therefore worthily is an Idoll saide to be nothing, being a false and lying signe, a very fixion, being nothing for signification, though something for substance; a peece of wood or stone, &c. 1. Cor. 8, 4.
Idolatry. sig:
The worshippe or adoration of an Image, or of God, before, and by an Image. 1. Cor. 10, 7. Neither be Idolaters as they were. Deut. 5, 9. Thou shalt neuer bow to them, nor serue them.
2 The making of any Image or likenesse of God, or of any creature, in heauen or earth, for a Religious end. Deut. 5, 8. Thou shalt not make to thy selfe any grauen Image or likenesse, &c. Gal. 5, 20. Idolatry, Witch-craft. 1. Cor. 6, 9.
3 All *All worship of false Gods, and false worship of the true God, is Idolatrie.humain inuentions thrust into diuine seruice. Deut. 12, 32. Whatsoeuer I command you, that do, put nothing thereto.
4 Setting the heart inordinately vponupon any creature; by fearing, louing, trusting in it, more then in God, and aboue him. Thus is Couetousnes called Idolatry. Col. 3, 5. And wantons make their Belly their God. Phil. 3, 19.
I. E.
Jealousie. sig:
Griefe, for suspition of dishonesty in married yoake-fellowes, Husbands or Wiues. Num. 5, 14. If he bee moued with Iealousie, and be Iealous of his Wife.
2 An earnest louelove of others, in respect of their welfare and good, ioyned with great greefe for their hurt. 2. Cor. 11, 2. With a godly Iealousie.
3 Hot displeasure, and indignation of GOD. Psal. 79, 5. Shall thy Iealousie burne like fire?
Jealous. sig:
One, greeued with suspicion of dishonesty in the married yoak-fellow, with desire of reuenge. Thus are men Iealous, and thus also is God saide to bee Iealous, when the marriage betweene him and his Church, is violated and broken. Deut. 5, 9. For I the Lord thy God am a Iealous God; that is, so grieued with Idolatry, as I study to reuenge it.
2 One, which seemeth to bee much greeued for others, but it is out of a louelove to him-selfe, for his owne commoditie sake. Gal. 4, 17. They are Iealous ouer you amisse. This he writeth of the false Apostles, who for their owne gaine and credite did louelove the Galathians. Heere Iealous is taken in euill part.
3 One which loueth others truely, not for lucre and glory to him-selfe, but for the benefit of the persons loued. 2. Cor. 11, 2. I am Iealous ouer you. Thus Paule and all Godly Ministers are Iealous ouer the Flocke. Heere Iealous is taken in good part.
Jehouah. sig:
An eternall selfe-being, one that hath his essence of himselfe, from euerlasting; and is the cause of existance or being to all things & creatures, which are of him, by him, and for him. Exod. 6, 3. But by my name Iehouah was I not knowne to them. Acts 17, 28. Rom. 11. verse last.
Jesting. sig:
Pleasant and witty words, being offensiue, and hindering edification. Ephe. 5, 4. Iesting.
Jesus. sig:
A Sauiour, one that saueth his people from their sinnes. Math. 1, 21. He shall be called Iesus. It is a name of his benefites; to wit, saluation had by Christ.
Jew outward. sig:
He that is a Iew by Nation, Name, and profession onelyonly. Rom. 22, 8. A Iew which is one outward.
Jew inward. sig:
One, who is a Iew in truth, though he be not so by name or Nation. Rom. 2, 29. He is a Iew which is one within; that is to say, one who professeth himselfe to be one of Gods people, and is so in deede, and before God, in spirit and in heart.
Jerusalem. sig:
Either the Citty; as Psal. 125, 2. & 122, 2, 3. or the Inhabitants. Math. 3, 5. Or all the faithfull people of God through the Worlde, Iewes and Gentiles. Ioel. 2, 32.
I. G.
Ignorance. sig:
Want of the true knowledge of God, & of heauenly things. Ephe. 4, 18. Thorough the Ignorance that is in them. This ignorance, is either simple, when meanes of knowledge be wanting: or willfull and affected, when one may know & will not. Ignorance being in it selfe a sinne against the first Commandement, cannot excuse sin that it should be no fault at all.
2 Vnbeleefe, which followes Ignorance as a Companion or fruite. 1. Pet. 1, 14. Fashion not your selues to the former lusts of your Ignorance; that is, of your blinde vnbeleefe, A Metanimie of the cause.
3 Error, through want of iudgement, and right deseruing of things. Leuit. 3, 2. If any man shall sin through Ignorance, A Metanimie of the cause.
4 Any sinne whatsoeuer, which commeth from such ignorance and error, according to the vse of the Hebrew tongue, which vnderunder Ignorance, meaneth euerie sinne, euen that which is witting and willing. Hebr. 9, 7. And for the Ignorances of the people. A Sinechdoche of the part for the whole.
Ignorance may excuse a sinne that it be not soNote. great a fault, but it cannot so excuse, as it shalbe no fault at all. Excusat à tanto, non à tot….
lusts of Ignorance. sig:
Blinde motions and euill desires of vnbeleeuing persons, who lacke the true knowledge of Christ. 1. Peter. 1, 14. Fashion not your selues to the former lusts of your Ignorance.
Ignorance. sig:
One which sinneth vnwittingly. 1. Tim. 1, 13. For I did it Ignorantly.
2 One which doth a voluntary sinne, knowing it to be so. Heb. 5, 2. To hauehave compassion of the Ignorant. See Bible-note.
3 One that careth not for other mens affaires & matters. Esay 63, 16. Though Abraham bee Ignorant of vsus. Men are carelesse of that where of they be ignorant.
4 One, that wanteth the knowledge of the true God, and his worship. Acts 17, 23. Whom yee then Ignorantly worship.
not to regard the time of Ignorance. sig:
To permit and passe ouer, for causes known to himselfe, the Ignorance of many thousand yeares. Acts 17, 30. And the time of this Ignorance God regarded not.