A Christian Dictionary, Dictionary 2 · Part 84 – Part 89
P. L.
Place prepared of God. sig:
A place; to wit▪ a wildernesse, or the Church (like to a Wildernesse) for the small number which did there abide, being assigned by the Wisedome of God, for defence of the woman, and her manchilde. Reuel. 12, 6. The Woman hath a Plate prepared of God in the Wildernesse, whether she fled.
Place in heauen no more. sig:
Want of power and hope in Sathan and his Instruments, so to assault the Church any more, as to dispossesse her of her blessed estate in heauen. Reu. 12, 8. Neither was their place found any more in Heauen. Some referre this victory ouer Satan, to the time of Christ his passion, whereuppon it did depend. Others, to the time of Constantine the great, whom Christ vsed as an Instrument, to procure a victory ouer the enemies of his Church, which vponupon the gate of his pallace, hee represented by the picture of a Dragon lying vnderunder his feete, with a Dart thrust thorow him. Euseb. in vitam Constantini. Oratione 3. Fol 137. A. This latter, more agreeing to the truth of this Text.
Plagues. sig.
Torments and paines, to bee inflicted on such, as shall hauehave society with the sinnes of Westerne Babylon. Reuel. 18, 4. Least ye receiue of her Plagues. This alludes vntounto the threatning of God, touching Easterne Babylon, in Ieremy chap. 51, verse 45. My people go out of her, and eueryevery man deliuer his soule.
Plagues comining. sig:
The sending and inflicting of heauy calamities vponupon Romish Babylon, for the punnishment of her ryot, security, and pride; like as God had before threatned to doo to Babylon in Assyria, for the like sinnes. See Esay 47. Reuel. 18, 8. Her Plagues shall come vponupon her.
Plague of the Haile. sig:
An extraordinary, and some horrible iudgement, such as neuer before was heard of (as if Stones of a rare waight and bignesse should fall downe vppon them, to crush in peeces) sent vponupon the wicked enimies of his Gospell; namely, the Turke and their Metropolitan Citty Constantinople, for her pride, cruelty and Idolatry (called that great Babylon.) Reuel. 16, 2. Men blasphemed God, because of the Plague of the Haile.
last plagues sig:
Such torments, paines, and dreadfull iudgement as should be executed at length after others, vponupon cruell Antichristian persecuters. Reuel. 21, 9. Which had the seauen last Plagues.
to liue in Pleasure. sig;
To passe ouer and lead her dayes in great delicacie, ease, and solace. Reuel. 18, 7. Insomuch as she liued in Pleasure. And doth not I pray you, the Romish Cleargy ouer-flow with great abundance of most dainty and delicate pleasures? Her paine must be proportionable.
Plaine of the earth. sig:
The large and spacious compasse of Grounde, which the Turkish Army should by their huge multitude subdue, to their power and possession. Reuel. 20, 9. They went vp into the plaine of the earth.
P. O.
Power. sig;
Might, strength, and ability, to hurt and annoy other bodies (as Scorpions doo by a Naturall strength) or soules and bodies both; as Turks, Sarazens, Popish Monkes and Friars, by their ciuill and spirituall strength, enabling them to put foorth the sting of their tyrany and Idolatry to the wounding and destroying of innumerable persons. Reuel. 9, 4. And power was giuen to them, as the Scorpions of the earth hauehave power. Reuel. 17, 13. They shall giuegive their power to the Beast.
2 Rule and Dominion. Reuel. 20, 6, On him the second death hath no power.
3 Praise and confession of power and diuine might and strength, to belong of right to Christ. Reu. 5, 12, 13. Power.
Power of Christ. sig:
The vnconquerable might, whereby Christ protecteth his members against al the power of Diuels and Hell. Reuelat. 12, 10. Now is the Power of his Christ.
power ouer the fire. sig:
The rule and authority, which by Gods dispensation, is giuen to some Angel, ouer the Element of fire, for the ordering of it; as to some other Angel, is like Power giuen ouer the Waters, as Reue. 11, 6. and Reue. 16, 5. The Angell of the Waters. Angels being for this purpose, tearmed principalities, Powers, and Dominations; because to them is committed, of God, the ordering and conseruation of the Creatures. Reuel. 14, 18. An Angell which hath Power ouer the Fire. Some expound this, of Christ, who is said to come, to send Fire into the Earth. Some, that the Angell should execute Gods vengeance vppon the bloody Kingdome of Antichrist, with fiery and feruent affection. But others, more probably, yet vnderstand this, of the abilitie and strength, whereby some Martyr should beare and ouercome the violence of the fire (which is to hauehave power ouer the Fire) applying it to Thomas Cranmer, sometime Arch-Bishop of Canterburie, who not onelyonly gaue his body to be burned of the fire, for the truth, but also first suffered his right hand to be first deuoured, by which he had subscribed against the truth, and thus had he Power ouer the fire.
power ouer Nations. sig:
Victory and Dominion ouer all the Enemies of the Church, whether open Contemners (as then was Iezabell, Nicholaitans, and since Turkes, chiefly the Byshop of Rome and his Cleargy) or such, as were members of the Church in Name onelyonly and profession. These are here called Nations and Gentiles, (all Gentiles sincerely professing Christ, beeing reckoned for Israelites.) Reuel. 2, 26. I will giuegive them power ouer the Nations. These, are here threatned to bee broken in peeces as an earthen Vessell, (which is easily crushed and cannot be repaired) by the power giuen to the Church.
power ouer Kindreds, & Nations, & tongues. sig:
The largenesse of Antichrists iurisdiction, that he should stretch his Throne farre and wide, euen into all the World, as verse 3. Also, the vniuersality of his tyranny, which should kill and destroy, not a few people (as all Histories and lamentable experience witnesse) so as the Title of Catholique which he assumeth, doth well agree to him; to wit, a Catholique Tirant, and a man of Catholike cruelty. Reu. 13, 7. And power was giuen him ouer eueryevery Kindred, and tongue, and Nation.
power ouer waters. sig:
Sée Power ouer Fire. Howbeit, some expound these words more Mystically (not vnprobably this Booke beeing so mysticall) for power, to turne the truth into lies and errors, as Aegiptian waters were changed into blood. Reuel. 11, 6. And hauehave power ouer waters, to turne them into blood. See Reue. 8, 8. The third part of Water turned blood; that is, the sound doctrine corrupted, being turned into a degenerous Nature.
P. R.
Praise. sig:
Confession of such perfections and excellencies, as be in God, or in Christ, &c. and to acknowledge these excellencies, is to praise. Reuel. 5, 13. Praise and Honour. Reuel. 19, 5. Praise our God.
to prepare a way. sig:
To make an easie and ready passage vntounto Rome, the Westerne Babell, to ransacke it, to rouse Antichrist out of his Pallace, when the houre of his downefall comes, euen as God, by drying vppe the great Riuer Euphrates, made an enterance intoSee Esay cap. 44, 22 ca. 5…, 10, 63, 11. Easterne Babylon, when he would destroy it. Reu. 16, 12. That the way of the Kings of the earth should be prepared.
Presence of the serpent. sig:
The power of the Deuill, and his murthering persecutors: for howsoeuer, the Church can be no where, but Deuils and Persecutors are at hand, present to doe mischiefe, yet the power to hurt, is not euer present, being restrained by the prouidence of God. Reuel. 12, 14. From the presence of the Serpent.
Priest to God, and of God. sig:
The elect beleeuers, made partakers of the dignity of Christ his Priest-hood, hauing God propitious to them by his death, and allowed to hauehave accesse to God by Prayer, through his intercession. These elect, to signifie, that they are most excellent Priestes; are therefore, called Priests of God. Reu. 20, 6. According to the Haebrew Phrase: & Re. 1, 6. they are tearmed Priests to God, to shew that this honor is giuen them, not to disturb States and pollicies of the earth.
Prison. sig:
The restraint, which Diuine Power for a time, (as bandes and imprisonment) had curbed Sathan withall, least hee should rage against the Church. Reuelation. 20, 7. Sathan shall bee loosed out of his Prison.
to prophesie sig:
To preach the word, opening▪ and applying it to the Church, for comfort, exhortation, and conuiction of Heresies. Reu. 10, 11. Thou must prophecy againe, &c. That is, the Preaching of wholesome Doctrine, should after hindrances, bee restored to the Church.
Prophecy. sig:
The particular Scripture of the Reuelation of S. Iohn, fore-shewing thinges which were afterward to be done. Reue. 22, 7. Blessed is he that keepes the words of the Prophesie of this Booke. Also ver. 10. and 18. Reu. 11, 3, 6.
Prophets. sig:
The Ministers of the Olde Testament, such as were Moses, Dauid, Esay, &c. which instructed the people, and foretold thinges to come. Reue. 10, 7. As he hath declared to his Seruants the Prophets.
2 All godly Ministers, who execute, now since Christ, the function of Ministers in the Christian Church. Reuel. 18, 20. Reioyce ye holy Apostles and Prophets.
that false Prophet. sig:
That Anti-christ; to wit, the Byshop of Rome, with the whole pontificall order and Romaine Prelacy, worthily comprehended vnderunder these two Names; Beast, and false Prophet; in regard of their double Power, Politicall; and Spirituall. Reu. 16, 13. Out of the mouth of the Beast, and that false Prophet. Also Reu. 19, 20. and 20, 10.
to Protest. sig:
To testifie a thing together with another, as we see the authority of this Booke of Reuelation, ratified by sundry witnesses. Reue. 22, 18. I Protest to eueryevery one that heareth, &c.
P. U.
Pure fine linnen, and shining. sig:
The righteousnesse of Christ, imputed to the Saints, which is called Pure, because it presents them to God without spot or wrinkle; and shining, in respect of that glory which they hauehave with God & Men, by the fruites of a liuely faith. Reuel. 19, 8. That she should be arayed with Pure fine Linnen, and shining also. Uer. 14.
to put into the hearts. sig:
To inspire the minds of Kings and Emperours with firme thoughts and purposes, to execute Gods iudgements on Anti-christ, to whom, before they had submitted themselues and their whole power by Gods iust disposition. Reu. 17, 17. For God hath put into their hearts to fulfill his will, &c.
neuer to put out ones name. sig:
To preserue and keepe for euer in the number of the elect, and in a sincere profession of his truth (from falling away into errors) such as be once chosen and called. Reuel. 3, 5. And I will neuer put his name out of the Booke of life.
to Put his right foot on the Sea, &c. sig:
Generally to rule (as King and Lord) ouer Sea and Land, standing firmely vppon both (as a Man stands on ground) more particularly, to raise vppe some, euen out of the Ecclesiasticall State (noted by Sea) to be as feet and members. And others out of the Lay-people (meant by the earth) which likewise should be his true members, though not so excellent and strong as the former, Reuel. 10, 2. And he set his right foote on the Sea, and his left vppon the Earth.
Q. V.
Quéene. sig:
ONE, full of outward pomp & earthly glory, and magnificence, challenging to her selfe power and authority (as a Queene.) Thus doth the Church of Rome, proudly boasting herselfe to bee the Mother-Church, the head of Christianity, and to hauehave primacy ouer all other Churches, and many other like Thrassonicall Blasphemies. Reu. 18, 7. I sit being a Queene.
R. A.
to Raigne for euer. sig:
TO rule, not for a small time, but for euer; in those Kingdomes, which in these latter daies, afore Christs comming, shall receiue the sincere profession of his truth. Reuel. 11, 15. Who shall Raigne for euermore. And Reuel. 22, 5. These words teach, that the Kingdom of Saints begun in earth, shall neuer be broken off, but continue still in heauen.
to Raigne a thousand yeares. sig:
To rule by the Scepter of the worde among the Gentiles, for a great continuance of time, according as we hauehave seene it come to passe in these our Regions and Contries. Reuel. 20, 6. And shall Raign with him a thousand yeares. These words, must not be vnderstoode of the eternall blisse, wherein the Saints shall raigne in heauen, but of the Raigne of the faithfull heere in earth, for the space of those thousand yeares in which Satan should be bound, that the Gospell might flourish. Some Interpretors, will hauehave this thousand yeares of Satans binding, to begin when Christ first preached the gospel. Others, at the death of Christ; others, at the time when the Apostles were dispersed, and gathered Churches to Christ in all parts of the world. But all these coniectures are crossed by the first verse of the 4. Chap: which teacheth, that the whole Prophesy (from the fourth chapter forward) doth respect the yeares, which followed the age and time of Iohn the Euangelist, which wrote this Prophesie. But heereof, more in the word [A thousand yeares.]
to Raigne vponupon earth. sig:
To be made Lords and Kinges ouer earth and heauen (as all the faithfull are by Christ) thorough whom, they shall Raigne in heauenly glory at last, and in meane time, while they are in earth, though they be in warfare, yet they are Kings, hauing Hel, Sinne, Satan, and Death, subdued to them; and al things in this worlde subiect and put vnderunder them. Sée Col. 2. Psal. 8. Reu. 5, 10. And we shal Raigne on the earth.
to Raigne ouer the Kinges of the earth. sig:
To rule and exercise Dominion and Empyre, aboue and ouer the cheefest of mortall men, ouer earthly Kings and Monarches. Now, because Rome onelyonly, at that time, when Iohn wrote, had power ouer the great Kings of the earth, and the great Antichrist must sit and Raigne in that Citty, where the Heathen persecuting Emperours were: Hence it clearely appeareth, that Rome is the gorgious and filthie Whore spoken of in the Reuelation. Reuel. 17, 18. The Woman which thou sawest, is that great Citty, which Raigneth ouer the Kings of the earth. Papistes are deceiued, which interpret this Citty of the vniuersalitie of the wicked in the world.
Raine-bow vponupon his head. sig:
That Testimonie or Sacrament, which was betweene God and man, of his Couenant, touching the destroying of the worlde by water: Whereas Christ had this Rainbow about his head, it serueth to testifie, not onelyonly his Fidelitie in keeping promise, but his merciemercy also, towarde his faithfull seruants, in chasing away stormes, and clearing the boisterous skie, making calme, and giuing rest after heauie times and tempestuous. Reuel. 10. 1. And a Rainbow vponupon his head.
to be Rauished in the Spirit. sig:
To be moued and led by a sweet holy motion of the Spirit, to see and vnderstand hidden things, far exceeding humaine capacity and wit. Reuel. 1 10. And I was Rauished in the Spirite on the Lordes day. Thus the ancient Prophets, thus Paule, 2. Cor. 12. were made fit and capable of heauenly visions, euen as Iohn is heere, hauing the Spirit for his guide and teacher.