A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 67 – Part 68
M. A.
to Make al. sig:
TO compell & enforce eueryevery person, one and other, of what sex or condition soeuer. Reuel. 13, 16. He made all, both small and great.
2 To create things of nothing, as where it is saide, Thou, O God, Made Heauen and earth.
3 To restore and renew thinges decayed and corrupt. Reuel. 21, 5. I will Make all things new. Some vnderstand this, of the restoring the Doctrine, worship, and people of God, to more puritie heere in earth, afore Christ his second comming. Others, of the Renouation of the world at the last Iudgement. Both methinkes, may well bee comprehended in these words [of Making all new.]
to Make the Image of the beast. sig:
To hauehave any Image in honour and great price, giuing to it great glory and respect. Reuel. 13, 14. That they should Make the Image of the Beast. What this Image signifies, See before in Image.
Measure of a Man. sig:
A description which shall bee made by Godly Ministers, doing in all things (which concerne the administration of the Church) after the will of God, euen as the Angels doo continually respect Gods pleasure. Reuel. 21, 17. By the measure of a Man; that is, of an Angell.
number of a Man. sig:
Not any particular indiuiduall man, liuing at such time as Iohn wrote (as Peter, Thomas, Iames) but a Kingdome, whose name may bee sought out by a man; and being found out of the Letters numerall, of that name, there will arise iust the number of six hundered sixty sixe. This Name is Latinus, as shall be shewed in the word [Number.] Reu. 13, 18. It is the number of Man.
Many waters. sig:
Many people, Nations, Languages, ouer which the great Whore raigneth. Reuel. 17, 1. The great Whore sitteth vponupon Many waters. These Waters are expounded, verse 15. The Waters are people, multitudes, Nations, and tongues. This proueth Rome to be the great Whore and Throne of the Beast; for doth not that Citty sit vponupon Many waters? Are not now Many Countries and Kingdomes subiect to the Byshop of Rome? And Many more hauehave beene subiect to him heeretofore.
Mariage of the Lambe. sig:
Most neere and straite coniunction betweene Christ and his Church, to bee gathered out of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles; not Gentiles alone. Reuel. 19, 7. The Marriage of the Lambe is come.
Marriage Supper. See Supper.
Marke of the beast. sig;
Some publicke signe or Token, whereby men were knowne to others, and did professe themselues to be the seruants of the Beast; as the Iewes were seuered from other people, by the Marke of Circumcision, and Christians are Marked by the signe of Baptisme, whereby they are sealed to Christ. So the followers of Antichrist are Markable and knowne by some externall signe and Ceremonie; but what this Marke is, Diuines doo not all agree. Some, will hauehave the Marke to be, the profession to be a Member of the Latine Church, or Roman Church. Some, the Chrisme in the Sacrament of Confirmation. Some say, the Marke to be all one with the name of the Beast. But I like best of them, which thinke, that the Beast had sundrie Markes, where-with he branded his worshippers; because we see in the Text, the Marke, the Name of the Beast, and the Number of his name, distinguished by the Holy-Ghost. And it is known by experience, that some were more neerely Marked to the Pope, and with a more speciall brand, then others were. For, Emperors, Kinges, and other great men of the earth, were obliged to the Pope, by the Marke of a solemne oath, promising & b… ding themselues, to be *Distinct. 63. c. tibi domino.Defenders and Protectors of the chiefe Byshop and holy Church of Rome: As did the Emperor Otho, the first of that name, in the yeare of our Lorde, 1442. sware to Pope Iohn theClement libr 2. titul… de Iure Iura…d…. twelfth, that to his vtmost power, hee would extoll him and the holy Church. Now, the Popes Clergy of all sorts; as Cardinals, Friars, Monks, Nuns, &c. they had their peculiar Marke, euen the Ceremony of Popish Orders, called among themselues, an Indelible Carracter. Furthermore, the Lay-Papists, professe themselues to be the Popes vassals,Character indelebil…s. Worshippers of him, as of their Spirituall Lord, by calling themselues after his name [Catholicke Papists:] as their High-Priest the Bishop of Rome, doth entitle himselfe the [Catholicke Byshop.] Finally, the Greeke Church, which a great while withstood the power of the Pope, at the length tooke vppon them the number of his name, when Michael Paleologus the Graecian Emperor, promised, for himselfe and all his subiectes, to submit himselfe and yeeld the Primacy to the Latine Byshop, to be subiect vntounto the Mother-Church of Rome. Thus, of these three signes, the Carracter or Marke of the beast, belongs to the Princes and Cleargy, as vntounto Sonnes; his name, vntounto the people and vulgar sort, as vntounto his Slaues; and the number of his name vntounto the Graecians, as vntounto straungers. Reuel. 13, 17. That no man might buy or sell, saue hee that had the Marke, or the name of the Beast, or the number of his Name.
to receiue a Marke in the right hand & in the forhead sig:
To witnesse their submission vntounto Antichrist, by the Romish Beast, by reseruing vntounto him and his Sea (the Church of Rome) their prerogatiue in all their actions, aduauncing and preferring it with their best might and force; which is, to receyue the Marke in the hand (the Instrument of steength and action.) Also, publickely eueryevery where, professing their homage and subiection to the holy-Apostolicke-Catholicke Sea of Rome (as they calit) which is, to hauehave the Marke of the Beast imprinted in the fore-head. Reuel. 13, 16. And he made all to receiue a Marke in the right hand, and in the fore-head. Some vnderstand this, of hauing their forehead and hand signed with their Chrisme in Confirmation; or with their greasie Oyntment. Others, interpret it, of maintaining Papisme, both secretly and openly. But the first Interpretation is best.
Martyr faithfull. sig:
A constant witnesse-bearer to the truth of God, which hee is ready to giuegive Testimony vntounto, with losse of his life, and doth it indeede when need is. Reuel. 2, 13. When Antipas my faithfull Martir was slaine.
M. E.
a Measure of wheate. sig;
Such a portion of Bread as wold serue a man for a day, if hee eate Wheate; And three measures of Barly, signifies, three mens Bread-Corne, if they would eate Barly-bread. This great scarsitie of victuals, is threatned as a plague, for contempt of the word. Reuel. 6, 6. A Measure of Wheate for a penny.
to Measure the Citty. sig:
To describe accurately the Church of Christ. Reuel. 21, 15. Hee had a Golden Reede to Measure the Citty withall.
Measure of a man. See Man.
Merchants of the earth. sig: pro
Such as transport and import, for mony, wares, and commidities by Shipping, thereby to enrich themselues.
2 Such as make Merchandize and sale for filthy gaine of mens soules, thorough false Doctrine & Idolatry, & by this kind of ware, gaine great glory and wealth to themselues; therefore, are called the great men of the earth. Verse 23. See Verse 13. Such were the rich Cardinals, and other popish Prelates. Reuel. 18, 3. And the Merchants of the earth waxed rich, by the aboundance of her pleasures.