A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 51 – Part 52
H. E.
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All Turkish Princes, Bassaes and Begles, together with their Emperor the Grand-Sultan, all alike Instruments and Ministers of execrable cruelty and fury, exercised both by themselues, and others vnderunder them. Reu. 9, 19. Hauing Heads wherewith they hurt.
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Aboue him, or vponupon his head. Reuel. 10, 1. The Rainbow was ouer his Head.
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Most notable cruelty and fiercenesse, wherein the Turkes do excell all other Nations and people that euer were heard of, both Sarazins & Romans. Reuel. 9, 17. The Heads of the horses, were as the heads of Lyons. Heereby is noted vntounto vsus, that to the stearnnesse of their countenance, they had added the strength of their iawes, to expresse their singular inhumanity.
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Seauen hils, and seauen Kings. Reuel. 17, 9. Seauen Heades, are seauen hilles; They are also seauen Kings.
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To preserue in health, and keepe from all diseases, preuenting them, and remoouing all causes of them. Reuel. 22, 2. And the Leaues to heale the Nations with. This health, Christ doth affoorde the soules of beleeuers, vnperfectly heer, and most perfectly in heauen.
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To bend the minde inwardly, to heed well, and marke the admonitions of the Spirit in the word. Reuel. 2, 7. Let him that hath an Eare, Heare. Reuel. 13, 9, Let him Heare; that is, let him be attentiue.
2 To receiue a thing, by the outward sence of hearing. Reuel. 22, 18. I protest to euerie one that Heareth the word of this Prophesie.
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Inward indignation, blinde zeale, and bitternesse of minde, together with outward strife, contention, and debate, wherewith not only open enimies, but Hypocrites should bee vexed, for striuing against the Sunne and light of the Gospell, shining vponupon their Consciences, and checking them. Reu. 16, 8. It was giuen him to Torment men with heate of fire.
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The Church on earth, and the godly, which be the true members of it. Reuel. 12, 12. Reioyce the Heauens, and yee that dwell therein. Also, Reuelat. 13. 6. And them that dwell in Heauen. Reuel. 6, 13 Starres of Heauen; that is, the Ministers of the Church. The reason why the Church reformed heere on earth, is called [Heauen,] is, because of that Heauen (which is the seate and habitation of the Saints.) There is no more liuely Image and Picture heere in earth, then the vniuersall Company of Saintes, which is the true militant Church of Christ.
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The whole face of the Church (and not the Ministers alone) to be couered with that black darknesse of calamity which is heere threatned. Reuel. 6, 14. And the Heauen departed.
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Heauen, as it is now subiect to vanity and corruption. Reuel. 21, 1. First Heauen, &c.
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The middle space or distance betweene heauen and earth.
2 An estate of a Church, somwhat purged from filthy corruption, yet not so purified as it ought. Reuel. 8, 13. Heard an Angell flying from the midst of Heauen.
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The Heauens, which are now vnderunder vanity and corruption, restored into a perfect estate and liberty. Reuel. 21, 1. I saw New Heauens. Some Interpreters, which thinke this Chapter, to giuegive (not a description of Heauen, the seat of the blessed, shewing what shall be the happinesse of the Saints, after the Resurrection and Iudgement) but of the Church which shall be on earth, a little afore the Iudgement, when the Iewes shall be restored to the Communion of Saints, do interpret New heauens, of the most pure way of worshipping God, and the New Earth, to signifye a new people; in whose assemblies God will be honoured. Let the learned Iudge which signification is fittest, for both are true.
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The great glory of Christ his holy Church, manifested and apparantly shewed to the eyes of all. Reuel. 19, 11. After I saw the Heauens opened.
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The company of the godly, to leape for ioy and gladnesse, because of the victory and saluation which Christ giueth them ouer their spirituall Enemies, deliuering and sauing then from their fury. Reue▪ 18, 20. O Heauen, reioyce ouer her.
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The Graue, which is the companion of Death, or the estate which followes after Death; both the Greeke word signifies Graue, and the matter requires this sense. For many Saints were to dye amongst others, but it were wickednesse to thinke the Saints to be deuoured of the Hell of the damned. Reuel. 6, 8. And Hell followed after him. Reue. 20, 13. Death and Hell deliuered vp their Dead. Also, verse 14. If heere we should vnderstand Hell for the place of the damned, it would be absurd to say; That Hell was cast into the burning Lake, That were to say; Hell was cast into Hell.
H. I.
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The eminency of the Christian Church (as it shall be restored before the comming of Christ) excelling whatsoeuer dignity is in Earth: or the place and stately Seate of the Church (more purely reformed) shadowed out by a Mountaine. Reuel. 21, 10. And carried me to a great and hie Mountain. Heerein, there is an allusion vntounto that which is written. Esay cha. 2, 2. In the last dayes, the Mountaine of the house of the Lord, &c. The meaning of both places is, that the glory of the spouse of Christ, shal be reuealed in the sight and face of all the worlde; so as no hie Mountaine shall bee more eminent & conspicuous or easie to be seene and be held.