A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 62 – Part 64
K. I.
to Kill with the sword. sig:
To put to any violent death; one kinde of violent death being named to signifie the rest. Reuel. 13, 9, 15. If any Kill with the Sword, he shall be Killed with the Sword. ver. 15. Should be Killed.
King. sig:
Principally Sathan (that great destroyer, who driueth the whole World, both vnbeleeuing Iewes and Gentiles into destruction) and vnderunder him Mahumet, whom the Saracens obey as their King. Also the Pope (namely Boniface the fift, and Hildebrand)Bonifacius quintus Monachos assumit in suum Clerum. whom religious Locustes; to wit, Monkes and Fryers, acknowledge as their King and Founder, from whom they receiue (as from their King) institution and orders. Reuel. 9, 11. Now they had a King set ouer them.
2 Such as rule, as Princes ouer their Subiectes heere in Earth, vnderunder whom (by Sinecdoche) comprehend Emperours, Dukes, and all earthly principalities. Reu. 10, 11. Ouer Nations, and tongues, and many Kings. Reu. 19, 18. The flesh of Kings.
3 Elect partakers of Christ his kingdome, in whom they conquer Sinne, the World, and Satan. Reue. 1, 6. Made vsus Kings to God.
Kings of the earth. sig:
The mighty men, which hauehave greatest power heere in the Earth, beeing themselues wicked and earthly minded men, Vassals vntounto their owne lusts, and vntounto the lust and will of the Deuill, Pope, or the false Prophet Mahumet. Reuel. 16, 14. And go to the Kinges of the Earth. Reuel. 18, 3. The Kinges of the Earth hauehave committed Fornication with her. Also verse 9. and ver. 23. The great men of the earth. Reu. 19 19. 6, 15.
2 Cheefe Christian Rulers, and godly Princes of the Gentiles, who shal bring their whole power, and riches, and whatsoeuer glorious thing they hauehave, to amplifie and beautify Gods Church, collected now out of Iewes as wel as Gentils. Re. 21, 29. The Kings of the earth shall bring their honor and glory to it.
King of Kings. sig:
Christ Iesus, a Soueraigne King, to whom all other Kings are but Subiects, receiuing their Kingdomes from him. Reuel. 19, 16. King of Kinges. This is a Name of Supreame Maiesty and gouernment, written in Christ his Garment, to manifest vntounto all, that he is aboue all: and in his Thigh, to signifie, that which may bee thought lowest, least, and meanest in Christ (this most mighty King) to be higher then the greatest height & dignity which is in earth. This Soueraigne Empire of Christ, (whereof we read. Dani. 2, 44, 45.) shall appeare far more gloriously in the latter ages of the church, by subduing his Enemies, and protecting and purging his Church, then euer it did in former Ages.
King of Saints. sig:
God himselfe, to whom all the Saintes yeelde obedience (as to their Soueraigne King.) Re. 15, 3. Iust and true are thy waies ô King of Saintes. The Saints, hauing the Almighty God for their king and Protectour, and liuing according to his most pure Lawes (as good Subiects) they need not feare what Deuils or men do against them.
seauen Kings. sig:
Seauen sorts, degrees, or orders of gouernment and rule, which are the speciall markes, to discerne what Citty that is, which is the Seate of that Antichrist; namely, that, which together with seauen Hils (a permanent marke, which euen in Saint Iohns time was to be seene) hath also for a flitting mark, seuen formes and sorts of Regiments and Dominations; whereof, sixe had beene whilst Iohn was aliue; to wit. 1. of Kings. 2. of Consuls. 3. of Dictators.Tacitus, in the beginning of his History, reckoneth fix, for the seuenth was not in his time. 4. of Decemuiri. 5. of Triumuiri, or Tribuni militum. These fiue were now already past and abolished, before the time that Saint Iohn liued. As it is written; Fiue are fallen. Chapt. 17, ver. 10. The sixt was of Caesars or Emperours, who gouerned Rome when Iohn wrote the Apocalipse; therefore he saith: One is. Verse 10. The seauenth was of the Pope, of which he saith in the same verse; Another which is not come, &c. because the Pope raigned not in Rome, til a good while after the death of S. Iohn. Here then is a plaine description of Rome, to be the seat of the Beast, euen of that great Antichrist; no other Citty in the Worlde▪ hauing seauen Hils, and seauen kindes of gouernment successiuely, sauing the Citty of Rome. Reue. 17, 10. They are also seauen Kinges. Such then are deceiued, as doe thinke, by these seauen Kings to bee meant, eyther the first seauen Kinges, who in the beginning did sway the Scepter in Rome, or the seauen Electors of the Empire: The former were past; and the latter remaine all still. Or they, who restraine it to seauen seuerall & singular persons; which should be, Galba, Otho, Uitellius, Uespatianus, Titus, Domitianus, and Nerua: All which were Emperours of Rome, betweene Nero and Traianus. But of all other, they most erre, who interpret these seauen Kinges (as Ribera the Iesuite, and Claudius, a Fryar Carmelite of Paris doe) of seauen ages of the World, whereof, fiue should bee expired at the first comming of our Lorde, the sixt should last from thence to the comming of Anti-christ: And the seauenth from thence to the end of the World. This to be reiected as a Popish dreame, fitting these seauen heades to any Citty in the World; whereas the holy Ghost purposed heere, to giuegive an euident note, to know where the Throne of the Beast (that is, Anti-christ) should be.
Kingdome of our God. sig:
The royall administration of God in the Church, (the tyranical enemies there of being extinct, which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes) and godly Kinges set vp, to gouerne his people in his waies. Reuel. 12, 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God.
not to receiue a kingdome. sig:
To want, and to bee without that Regall and princely power, which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people. Reuel. 17, 12. Which yet hauehave not receiued the Kingdome.
Kingdomes of this world are Christs. sig:
Heathenish Kings, conuerted to Christ, who after a sort, maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings, framing their harts so, as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete; and both in themselues and their subiects, to study chiefely how to promote his glory. Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great, and other godly Emperors of old time: and of late, by sundry worthy and religious Princes, in Germany, England, Scotland, Poland, and Denmarke. Reue. 11, 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords, and his Christs, who shall raigne for euermore.
L. A.
Lake of fire burning. sig:
THE extreame tormentes of Hell, called before the second death: also, destruction. Chapt. 17, 8. To be cast into this Lake, is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there, by an vnrecouerable sentence. This shall be done, as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny, which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery, eyther for the Papacy it selfe, or the men, which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it. For out of Hell no redemption. Reuel. 19, 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning, &c.
Lambe. sig.
Christ and his Church, humble, meane, and meeke as a Lambe. Reuel. 17, 14. They shall fight against the Lambe.
Lambs mariage supper sig:
The participation and fellowship with Christ, in his heauenly ioyes and blisse, when the Church (his Spouse) shall be fully blessed. Reuel. 19, 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this, to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes, which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement, in which calling, they shall not refuse vponupon vaine excuses, as at first. Math. 22. But at the first hearing (through the most effectuall grace of Christ) they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith, wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues, as men which sit together at a great Supper, which beeing in the Euening and end of the day, dooth signifie: that this calling of the Iewes, shall be in the Euening and end of the World, as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper, which the Church and Christ shall hauehave together in Heauen. This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected.
L. E.
to lead into Captiuity. sig:
To expell, or driue out of ones Country, and to make them bond-men and slaues. Reuel. 13, 10. If any Lead into Captiuity.
Leaues of the Trée. sig:
The most certaine hope which the faithfull hauehave by Christ, of the glory to come, which as a fruit, followes after a Christian hope, as fruit in the season, dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers. Reuel. 22, 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles. Some vnderstand this, of the graces and merits of Christ, fully enioyed (not in hope onelyonly) in heauen. Where, seeing there shalbe no difference betweene Iew and Gentile, nor any sores to bee healed; therefore, the former signification is better.
Length, as large as the breadth. sig:
The durable continuance of the Church of Christ, (meant by length:) Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew (meant by the breadth) & the one being as large as the other, signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church. Reu. 21, 16. The Length was as large as the breadth.
Leopard. sig: pro
A certaine beast (which some call the Cat of the Mount, others, a Libbard) very full of spottes, diuersly coloured; also, exceeding swift, subtile, and fierce, beeing most furiously enraged against men, so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table, or Paper, it will most fiercely run against it to teare it. Lastly, it is of such a sweete sauour, as allureth all other beastes vntounto it, by which meanes they are caught and deuoured.
2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants, his Popish Cleargy, euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation; which very fitly is likened to a Leopard, whose spots, represent the horrible filthinessePlinius refert de Pardis seu pardali…, eorum odore solicitar… quadrupedes …unctos sed capitis tor…tate terreri; quam o… (occultato …) reliqua d…lce…ine …nuitato… corripi…nt. which sticketh in that Romish Beast, so fast, as there is no more hope they will change, then that a Leopard will forsake his spots. Also, that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men, not being able to endure the Image of such, (being adorers of all other Images:) They are swift to mischiefe, vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty, then they do subtilty in contriuing it, entising many thousands into their snares, by a kind of venerable Maiesty, and counterfeit piety. Finally, they bee rauenous as Beares, proud, stout, and intollerably insolent, and sauage with all, as Lyons, hauing (to be short) al such immanities and deformities in them alone, as Dan. 7, 4, 5, 6. VnderUnder seuerall Beasts, seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies; to wit, Assyrians, or Chaldees; Persians, or Medes and Greekes. Reu 1;. 2. This Beast was like a Leopard, his Feete like a Beare, and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon. Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard, of the Romaine Empire, ciuill, or become Christian, but tainted with corrupt errour; it dooth not so well agree, as to that Antichrist, to the corporation of the Papacy, whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe, who hath exercised, and doth practise cruelties of all sorts, wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse.