A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part DO
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To do]
;;To provide, labour and prepare, Gen. 30. 30.
It may be referred,
I. To God; signifying,
1. The execution of his judgements, whether in justice on the ungodly, Exod. 9. 5. or in mercy on his own children, Psal. 39. 9.
2. The gracious deliverances which he affordeth his own children, Psal. 109. 21. Isa. 37. 32.
3. The accomplishment of his decrees, Isa. 46. 11. Dan. 9. 19.
4. To … or recompense in the same kinde, Numb. 33. 56.
5. To prosper, Deut. 30. 5.
6. The courses which he taketh, or means which he useth for th good of his own people, Hos. 6. 4.
7. To help and shew …, Psal. 109. 21.
8. To send punishment or affliction, Amos 3. 6.
9. To put out, or forgive, 1 Chr. 21. 8.
10. To bring upon, 2 …. 3. 9.
II. To Christ, signifying,
1. His obedience and conformity unto his Fathers will, Joh. 8. 29. & 14. 31.
2. His granting of what in prayer shall be requested of him, …. 14. 14.
3. The several actions which were by him performed for the advancement of Gods glory, and salvation of mankinde, Act. 1. 1.
III. To Man, signifying, To execute or …, Psal. 15. 7. Follow in practise, Phil. 4. 9. Keep, Gal 5. 3. Observe, Deut. 5. 27. Take in hand, Deut. 29. 9. Fulfill, 1 King. 5. 8. Speak, 1 Joh. 1. 6. Act or practise, 3 Joh. 11. Commit, 2 Sam. 12. 9. Pleasure, benefit, profit, Gal. 6. 10. Work, Exod. 15. 11.
Mans doing is taken;
Sometime in a good sense, as Gen. 18. 19. Lev. 18. 4. & 25. 18. Deut. 28. 15. & 32. 46. Psal. 103. 21. & 143. 10. Isa. 1. 17. Mic. 6. 8. Act. 26. 20.
Sometime in an evill, as Gen. 19. 7. Deut. 17. 13. & 25. 16. Psal. 119. 3. Jer. 4. 22. and so in other particulars.
The former is done without weariness, Gal. 6. 9. Partiality, 1 Tim. 5. 21. Murmuring or disputing, Phil. 2. 14. … justly, Mic. 6. 8. With good courage and strength, 2 Chr. 28. 10, 20. Heartily, Col. 3. 23.
The latter wickedly, 1 Sam. 12. 25. Dan. 12. 10. Foolishly, Gen. 31. 28. Rashly, Act. 19. 26.
Do]
Josh. 5. 8. To make an …, marg. Judg. 13. 1. To add, marg. Mat. 6. 2. To cause, marg. Eph. 6. 13. To overcome, marg.
To do his commandements]
;;To endevour obedience unto the voyce of Christ, by keeping his precepts, and believing his promises, according to the measure of grace received, Rev. 22. 14. Blessed are they that do his commandements,
To do evil]
;;To send some punishment or evill affliction. Amos 3. 6. Is there any … in the City, and the Lord hath not done it? Thus God doth evill.
;;2. To … God in some … deed, through weakness. 2 Sam. 12. 9. … hast thou done evil in his sight? Thus godly men do evil.
;;3. To live wickedly, fulfilling the lusts of sin with pleasure, and greediness. 3 Joh. 11. He that doth evil hath not seen God. Thus ungodly men do evil, Joh. 3. 20.
To do faithfully]
;;To do as becomes a faithful andbelieving person, namely to entertain, harbour, and bring … their way the brethren, such especially as be strangers, 3. Joh. 5.
To do for one]
;;To extend and bestow some favour and blessing upon one, Cant. 8. 8. … shall we do for our Sister, when she shall be spoken for?
To do Gods will]
;;to yeeld perfect obedience to the will of God, even to the suffering of death, Heb 10. 7.
;;2. With patience to endure what God will have us suffer, Heb. 10. 36.
To do gòod]
;;To … and blesse, Gen. 32. 9. I will do thee good.
;;2. To lead a godly life. 3 Joh. 11. He that doth good is of God.
;;3. To distribute or communicate unto the necessities of the Saints. Gal. 6. 10. Do good to all. Here it is more strictly taken, but it is used more largely in 3 Joh. 11. He that doth good is of God, but he that doth evill hath not seen God. And often elsewhere it signifieth the performance of duties, of the first and second Table.
With whom we have to do]
Heb. 12. 13. that is, say some, unto whom we must give an account, Rom. 2. 16. & 14. 10. but it ought rather to be translated, of whom is our speech; or, of whom we speak: so the Greek preposition is often used. See chap. 1. 7. Luk. 20. 19. Rom. 10. 21. Annot.
To do well]
;;To offer sacrifices, and do all outward good works of a lively faith in Christ, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience. Gen. 4. 6. if thou doest well, &c. Thus Abel worshiped God by faith in the promises without Hypocrisie, and that made his work good, and himself a well-doer; whereas … was an evil-…, and his work evill, 1 Joh. 3. 12. (though he did the thing which God commanded) because he wanted confidence in Christ, and was an hypocrite.
To do the will of God]
;;To believe the promises of mercy: For this is the will of God, Joh. 6. 40. And to endevour the keeping of his Commandements and Laws. Mat. 7. 21. He that doth the will of my Father. This is Evangelical doing, according to which, all the godly be doers of the will of God, is by faith to be in the fear of God; and to such the will and doctrine of God shall be further revealed, Joh. 7. 17.
;;2. Perfectly to keep the Moral law, or ten Commandements, without failing in any point; either for matter, manner, and measure of doing, or end. Rom. 2. 13. The doers of the Law shall be …. This is legal doing, which is to be found only in the man Christ, and the holy Angels.
Docter]
;;One that, teacheth others, and causeth them to learn any knowledge. This is the general fignification.
;;2. One who soundly teacheth the doctrine of Christ, skilfully confuting errors, which be contrary to it. Eph. 4. 11. Pastors and Docters (or Teachers.)
;;3. One who teacheth effectually and within, making us believe that we learn and know of him. Mat. 23. 6. For … is your docter, … Christ. Isa. 54. 13. All thy children shall be … of the Lord. Jer. 31. 33.
;;4. One that ambitiously affecteth the honour of a teacher and guide. Mat. 23. 10. Be not many Docters. Rom. 2. 19. Thou … thy self that thou art a guide to the blinde; that is, one that can go before others as a guide or a Teacher. This honour the Pharisees willingly took to themselves, being unworthy of it, Mat. 5. 14.
There were Jewish Docters, Luk. 2. 46. Christian, Ephes. 4. 11. Sound, faithful and good, 1 Cor. 4. 2, 17. Ephes. 6. 21. 1 Tim. 4. 6. False and deceitful, 2 Pet. 2. 1. 1 …. 4. 1.
Be not called Docters]
;;That the ambitious seeking after Titles, ought to be eschewed, Mat. 23. 10. Be not called Docters.
Doctrine]
;;That which is taught or set others to learn. This is the general signification.
;;2. The … of the Church in that truth, which is according to …. 1 Tim. 4. 13. Give attendance to doctrine. Tit. 1. 2. Here it is taken in good part.
;;3. Any manner of instruction, how corrupt or evil soever it be. 2 Tim. 4. 2. Doctrine of Devils. Here it is taken in ill part.
;;4. The act of Teaching. Mar. 3. 2. And said to them in his doctrine; that is, whiles he was teaching them, or in the act of teaching he said.
It's put also for that truth of the Gospel which is taught and professed in general, Tit. 2. 10. 2 Joh. 9, 10. Manner of teaching, with the matter …, Mat. 7. 28. Discipline, Prov. 4. 2. The matter taught, Mat. 16. 12. Understanding … the law taught, Isa. 29. 24. Grounds of divine worship, Mat. 15. 9. Speech of instruction and information, Heb. 6. 1, 2. Evangelical truth, methodically taught, called, The form of Doctrine, Rom. 6. 17.
Doctrine of Balaam]
;;That which the Nicolaitans taught (after the example of Balaam) touching the common use of Women, and that all things offered to Idols without difference, might lawfully be eaten. Rev. 2. 14. That … the doctrine of Balaam. See Balaam.
Doctrine of …]
;;Catechising doctrine, instruction fit for beginners, Heb. 6. 1.
Doctrine of Christ]
;;Such doctrine as hath Christ for the author, matter, and scope or end. Heb. 6. 1. The beginning of the doctrine of Christ; that is, which cometh from Christ, teacheth Christ, and leadeth unto Christ. No other Doctrine, signifieth, no divers Doctrin from that which Paul taught, 1 Tim. 1. 3.
Doctrine of devils]
;;Such erroneous opinions as come from the Devill as author, and keepeth them which receive it fast in his snares. 1 Tim. 4. 1. They shall give heed to doctrines of devils.
Doctrine divers and strange]
;;False doctrine, not grounded on Gods Word, but devised by men, therefore strange, Heb. 13. 4.
Form of doctrine]
;;The doctrine of the Gospel, which is like a form, mould, or stamp, changing the Elect into the Image and likeness of it self, by imprinting in their hearts, (through the holy Ghost) those very graces of faith, hope, love and obedience, which it teacheth and requireth. Rom. 6. 17. Ye have obeyed the form of doctrine. &c.
Doctrine of godliness]
;;That doctrine of Grace, which doth teach us the way how to worship God aright, and maketh us his true worshipers; that is, godly persons. 1 Tim. 6. 3. The doctrine which is according to godliness.
Doctrine uncorrupt, wholesome, sound]
;;Such doctrin as is not mixed with leaven of error, but it is in it self pure, and makes them which received it to be sound in the faith, and of uncorrupt and pure manners, and to be saved in soul and body, Tit. 1. 9. Also 2. 7, 8. With uncorrupt doctrine. 1 Tim. 1. 10. 2 Tim. 1. 13. & 2. 17. He compared false doctrine to a Gangrene, which killeth.
Doctrines of men]
;;Such opinions and doctrines as have none other then men for the authors, of them, without any ground out of the Word, Col. 2. 22. After the doctrines of men. … are called the precepts of men, Mat. 15. 9. Strange …, Heb. 12. 9. and a winde of doctrine, Eph. 4. 14. being like boats tossed up and down with contrary windes.
… or Dodo]
2 Sam. 27. 4. Beloved: an Ahohite, 1 Chr. 17. 4.
Dodanim]
Beloved. The Sonne of Javan, Genes. 10. 4.
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Love. The Father of Eliezer, 2 Chron. 20. 37.
Dode]
His Uncle. The Father of Puab, Judg. 10. 1. Also a Bethlemite, 1 Chr. 11. 26.
Doeg]
Careful. The chief Heard-man of Saul, to whom he bewrayed where David was, 1 Sam. 21. 7. & 22. 9.
Doer]
Gen. 39. 22. He was the doer of it; that is, by his word and appointment it was done. So the Chald. Paraph. (in the … Bible) explaineth it, adding by his word. Thus Pilate is said to give the body of Christ unto Joseph, Mar. 15. 45. when he commanded it to be given, Mat. 27. 58. Aynsw.
This is applyed to the Law, Rom. 2. 13. Jam. 4. 11. Work, 2 King. 22. 9. …. 1. 25. Word, Jam. 1. 22, 23. And spoken of the evill, Isa. 9. 17. 2 Tim. 2. 9. 1 Pet. 4. 15. the proud, Psal. 31. 23. the wicked, Prov. 17. 4. Psal. 101. 8.
Evil doers, Job. 8. 20. Heb. the ungodly, marg.
Dog]
;;A creature vile and base, whose property is to snarl, bite and brawl, loving ease, and greedy after meat.
;;2. A despised and abject person, which is of vile account. 1 Sam. 17. 44. Am I a dog? 2 King. 8. 13. Is thy … a dog? 2 Sam. 3. 8.
;;3. The Gentiles which were strangers from Christ. Mat. 15. 26. I may not take the childrens bread and give it to dogs.
;;4. False Prophets and Teachers, who like dogs) impudently … against the truth, and shamelesly rail against the true Teachers. Phil. 2. 2. Beware of dogs.
;;5. Contemners of the Word, to wit, such filthy unclean livers, as desperately hate and scorn all good admonition, and their admonishers. Mat. 7. 6. Give not holy things to dogs. 2 Pet. 2. 22.
;;6. An whore, which letteth out her body for hire. Deut. 23. 38. Thou shalt not bring the price of a dog into the House of God.
;;7. Negligent, covetous, and unfaithful Ministers, which seek their … things, and not the things of Christ. Isa. 56. 10, 11. These … dogs can never have enough, they look every one to their own wayes, &c. Dumb and greedy Dogs be careless and covetous Shepherds, which minde not the safety of the flock, but the benefit of the ….
;;8. The Devill, the Prince of this world. Psal. 22. 20. …, it may be meant of the malicious Jews, or both.
This … is well known, and thereof there are divers kindes, and for divers uses: as, for hunting, fowling, keeping the house, merryment, &c. It hath many excellent properties. It is watchful both by day and night, and by its barking discovereth thieves, strangers, …. It loveth its Master, and them in the family. It's docible, and … be taught to turn the …, draw water, fetch and carry, &c. It can finde the way home, though many … …, and is not forgetful, either of any wrong done, or kindness shewed … it. It's very loving unto its young ones, which … not till they … nine or ten dayes old. Some … much, … seldom, the most fearful; others bark seldome, but bite …, the … …. By night they are afraid of the moon, whereat they often bark, though to no …. The … they grow, they wax the more …: Having eat too much they eat grasse, and so by vomiting … themselves. They are subject to madness, and usually when they then … man or beast they die. They do most eage ly behold and admire all holy actions. Being weary by …, they relieve … by tumbling. They will not eat the flesh of one another, though never so …, never so well prepared. Being beaten of their Masters, they lie …, humble themselves, are more obedient, and love them the more. They know their voice, and are thereby directed. They by their sent will follow and finde out their Master (as … their game) fight for him, not forsake them if …, detect the Murtherer, and revenge his death. When they hunt, it's for their glory (which they affect) their Masters gain. It's an unclean beast, Deut. 23. 18. Libidinous, envyous against others of its own kinde, licketh up what it …. Two of them striving for a bone, and a third taking it from both, pointeth out, That when … strive for a place, whether in the Church or Common-wealth, usually a third carryeth it. And as the dog … after the …, and biteth it, not after him that … it, so the wicked look not unto God from whom troubles come, but rage against the instruments whom God employeth. When they drink, they lap of the water with their tongues, …. 7. 5. They wait at the Table, and … on the bones and crums that fall therefrom, Matth. 15. 27.
A living dog better, &c.]
;;That it is best to enjoy things which be present, and not with expectation of future good things to deceive themselves, …. 9. 4, 5. The saying and opinion of Epicures, like to that in Isa. 22. 13. 1 …. 15. 32. Let us eat and drink, &c. whose affections and … by imitation Solomon expresseth, Eccl. 10. 7, 8, 9.
Without are dogs]
Rev. 22. 15. Men that …, and … at all goodness, Phil. 3. 2. Mat. 7. 6. It is an happiness to be without the society of such. Or, filthy persons, such as are spoken of vers. 11. called Dogs. Deut. 23. 18. 2 …. 2. 22. Annot.
Doing]
;;The execution and fulfilling of Gods decrees and counsels. Psal. 11. 35. Our God is in heaven, he doth … he will. Isa. 45. 7. I do all these things.
;;2. The performance of Gods precepts, either by endevour, or in perfection. Psal. 15. 7. … that doth these things, &c. Gal. 3. 2. He that … these things shall live.
;;3. The working of some evill works. 3 Joh. 11. He that doth evill, &c.
… creatures]
Isa. 13. 21. Heb. …, a word no where else found. It is by most thought to … some such kind of harmful creatures, as by biting or …, put men to pain, as derived from an interjection of a … notion, Eccl. 6. 11. & 21. 9. Some of the … say, they are such as … men at the fight of them. Yet others again … have them to be no other then our …. Nor want there of the Jewish Writers, that suppose the word to signifie not a heast, but a bird: Some kinde of …, so termed of the … … that it hath. ….
Mic. 2. 4. … …, Heb. lamentation of …. Annot.
Dominion]
;;Rule, Lordship, and power, either moderate, of a lawful Lord … 25. To God only … dominion. Or immoderate and …, of unlawful Lords or …. Rom. 6. 14. … shall not have … over you.
It's put also for the government it self, … 8. The extent of ones rule, Jer. 34. 1. Kingdom, Psal. 114. 1. The Countrey or Kingdom, over which a King ruleth, Dan. 6. 26. It's ascribed to God, Psal. 145. 13. Christ, Psal. 72. 8. … in …, Gen. 1. 28. Psal. 8. 6. In special, 1 King. 9. 19. Dan. 6. 9. Mat. 20. 25 The …, Rom. 7. 1. …, Rom. 6. 14. Death, Rom. 6. 9.
To … dominion]
;;To set at … and have in vile account, not the persons of governours, but government it self, even the very order which God is Author of, they … not to speak ill of it; as do at this day the …, …, …, and Academici, with others, Jude 8. Whereas Michael … not use a railing word against the impure Spirit, these men reproach the holy Ordinance of God.
It is done]
Rev. 16. 17. The mystery of iniquity is abolished, and the mystery of God is …. Leigh. It is certain, as if it were done, Hos. 10. 7. Chap. 21. 6. Babylon is undone, vers. 19. Or, It was, or, It is done. that is, it once had a glorious being, now it hath none at all. Annot.
It is …, Rev. 21. 6. All that the Prophets … of the Churches deliverance, and the destruction of her enemies is accomplished, Chap. 10. 6. 7. Her foes are all destroyed, and she shall have a quiet state to the end. Or, the world is at an end, and glory promised is come. Annot.
Dophkah]
A …. A place, Numb. 33. 12.
Dor]
Generation. The name of a place, …. 11. 2.
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A Doe, or Roe-buck. A virtuous woman, Act. 9. 36.
Dore]
;;That whereby an ordinary entrance into, and passage out of a house is made.
;;2. Christ, by whom an entrance is made into the Church of God, as by a dore one entreth into an house. Joh. 10. 1, 9. I … the dore if any man enter, &c.
;;3. Opportunity or occasion of doing much good. 1 …. 16. 9. A great dore and effectual is opened unto me; that is, a very large occasion of profiting many.
;;4. Our hearts, which are as dores, whereby entrance is given to Christ, to come into us, and to dwell with us, Rev. 3. 20. I stand at the dore. Psal. 24. 7.
5. Neer at hand, Gen. 4. 7. Mar. 13. 29.
6. Good opportunity and occasion, 1 Cor. 16. 9.
7. Means of revelation, Rev. 4. 1. There's the dore of life, the mothers …, Job 3. 10. The dore of defence or protection, Jer. 49. 31. The dore of grace and regeneration, Revel. 3. 8. The dore of admission into Church-office, …. 10. 1. The dore of gifts, as of knowledge, Prov. 8. 34. Faith, Act. 14. 27. Hope, Hos. 2. 15. …, Col. 4. 3. The dore of the lipe, Psal. 141. 3. The dore of death and judgement, Jam. 5. 9. The dore of the heart, Revel. 3. 20. The dore of heaven or glory, Luk. 13. 25.
Dore]
1 King. 6. 32. The two dores, or leaves of the dores, marg. 2 King. 25. 18. Heb. threshold, marg. So 2 Chr. 23. 4. & Isa. 6. 4. marg. Jer. 35. 4. Heb. threshold, or vessel, marg. Ezek. 41. 2. or Entrance, marg.
The dore is now shut, Luk. 11. 7. The Romanes were wont to expresse the first part of the night, the close of the evening, by prima face; candle-lighting. A latter part, other Nations exprest by shutting up the dores, called in Gr. foreign, which time was wont by a kinde of Bell-man to be cryed about the streets. Thus in this place the dore is shut, is meant as an expression of the … of the time of night, and is exprest vers. 5. by foreign, at midnight. Dr. Hammond Annot. b.
Dore]
;;A City, by … of the part. Cant. 8. 9. And if she be a Dore we will keep her in with boards of Cedar.
If she go forward in faith and practise of the Gospel, that she be not only built up as a wall but as a gate and dore fully edified, as at the repairing of Jerusalem, when they sanctified the gates, and set up the dores of it, Neh. 3. which gates, dores, bars, &c. were for the safeguard of the Inhabitants, and shewed their care to resist and keep out the enemies (as appeareth by the contrary in Jer. 49. 31.) as also to open that the righteous Nation which keepeth the truths may enter …, Psal. 118. 20. Isa. 26. 2. Therefore Angels are at the gates of the heavenly City to conduct Gods people … it, Rev. 21. 12, 27. & 22. 14. Aynsw. See Boards of ….
Dore]
;;The conscience and heart of sinners, whereby Christ findes entrance into us, Rev. 3. 20. He … at the dore. According to some, [Dore] signifies all hinderances, inward and outward, to keep Christ from entring. This is a good …, because our heart is the house, rather then the dore.
;;2. An open way, mean, and passage, given of God to John the Evangelist, that he might see and understand such deep and hidden secrets, so shut up in heaven, as no humane capacity could … have reached to perceive …. Rev. 4. 1. … a dore was opened in ….
Dore of faith]
;;The doctrine of the Gospel, by which (as by a dore) we enter into God, and he entreth into us. Act. 14. 27. God hath … the dore of faith unto the Gentiles.
Dore of hope]
;;The first entrance into the hoped for inheritance and blessings of God. Hos. 2. 15. And the valley of Achor for the dore of hope. This … was the valley into which the Israelites first came, being once gotten over …, when they went to take possession of …, Josh. 7. 16.
Dore of my lips]
;;The lips which are as a dore, by which our words passe out. This dore is opened by two keys; one of benefits, the other of the spirit: The lock which shuts it is the fear of God. Psal. 141. 3. … the dore of my lips. Psal. 15. 15. Open thou my lips, O Lord, &c.
Dore of utterance]
;;An open and free mouth to preach the Gospel, Col. 4. 3.
Dore-keeper]
Psal. 84. 10. I had rather be a dorekeeper, Heb. I would chuse rather to sit at the threshold, marg.
Dore-post]
Exod. 12. 7. On the upper dore-post, &c. But on the threshold under their feet it was not commanded to be sprinkled. Hereby a reverend regard of the bloud of Christ seemeth to be taught. See Heb. 10. 29. Aynsw. And to profess unto all their love unto the Law, and to have it … in remembrance, it was to be written on their Doreposts, Deut. 11. 20.
Dores]
put properly, for common dores, as 1 Sam. 21. 13. Act. 5. 23. Sacred, 1 King. 6. 31. Ezek. 41. 23, 24, 25. Figuratively, for lips, Mic. 7. 6. Passages between hils, Zech. 11. 1.
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signifieth,
1. To be foolish, mad, Jer. 50. 36.
2. Extremely to lust after, Ezekiel 23. 5, 7, 12, &c.
3. To rage, be faint, weak, peevish, as they which are diseased, 1 Tim. 6. 4.
Dothan]
The Law, or Custome. A place, Genes. 37. 17.
Double]
;;Great measure, Rev. 18. 6. Give … double according to her works.
;;Double: 1. The number of two is properly meant hereby.;;
;;2. The repeating of the same thing, or speaking the same twice, which is done to shew,;;
;;1. The certainty:;;
;;2. The celerity thereof, Gen. 41. 32.;;
;;3. The greatness of the matter, Gen. 2. 19.;;
;;4. Any indefinite number more then one, or measure more than little.;;
;;5. Uncertain, or of divers thoughts, Jam. 1. 8. & 4. 8.;;
;;6. False or …, or speaking a thing to one person or at one time; and again … it, or … the contrary to others, or at other ….;;
It's also put for sufficient, Isa. 40 2. Much or great, 1 Tim. 5. 17. As much more as another had, 2 King. 2. 9. An hypocrite who hath a double heart, Psal. 12. 2. … lyer, who is double-tongued, 1 Tim. 3. 8.
Double-…]
;;Much and great …. 1 Tim. 5. 17. Let Elders which rule well be had in … …, that is, in singular love and …, 1 …. 5. 13. … larger maintenance, as appeareth by 1 Tim. 5. 18.
Double minded]
;;A minde that goes … wayes, a wavering unstable minde. Jam. 4. 8. Purge your …, ye … minded.
Double portion]
;;… parts, or twice so much. …. 21. 17. Double portion.
Double spirit]
;;A great … of the …, or spiritual gfts. 2 King. 2. 9. Let thy Spirit be … upon me.
Double unto her double according to her …. Rev. 18. 6. God doth not … here that … … be twice punished for the same sin, that were not according to the rules of divine justice.
Double here hath reference to … … with the Church: she did greatly afflict …, and now God would have Babylon to have double … to that; Babylon did unjustly in … Sion, Sion should do righteously in destroying …. … Annot.
Doubt]
… doubt, …. 37. 33. ….
No doubt but, Job 12. 2. or, Of a …. It is of the same root with Amen, and imports …. ….
Doubt]
Make us to doubt, Joh. 10. 24. or, Hold … … suspense, marg.
He thot dou …, Rom. 14. 23. or … and putteth a difference between meats, marg.
I stand in doubt of you, Gal. 4. 20. or I am perplexed sor you, marg.
Doubtful]
Neither … ye of … minde, Luk. 12. 29. Live not in careful …, marg. Be ye not of wavering and doubtful mindes, about temporal necessaries, as they must needs be, who depending only on second …, do not put their confidence in Gods providence, which never faileth those who trust in him, Psal. 9. 10. …. 13. 5. Annot.
The Original foreign, signifies primarily and literally, to be carryed up high in the air, as clouds or … flying there, which because they have no firm foundation there, but are tost and driven about uncertainly: hence it signifies first foreign, vagari, to think of this and that without any consistence of minde. Secondly, to hang as the clouds do in the air, in an impatient …, or …. Thus to be in … and uncertainty of resolution, is to … in suspense. Joh. 10. 24. Dr. Ham. on Luk. 11. 29. Annot. a.
Not to … disputations, Rom. 14. 1. or not to judge his doubtful thoughts, or the discernings of reasonings, Annot.
Doubting]
;;The mistrust of heart … the providence and promises of God, when the soul doth not rest quiet and surely in God, but sticketh and staggars, hanging as it were between two. Rom. 4. 20. A … … not … …. Mat. 14. 31. … doubt ye, O ye of little …? Doubting in wicked men comes from want of faith, and meer infidelity: but in the godly it comes from weakness of faith.
;;2. Wavering and uncertainty of minde. 1 Tim. 2. 8. Lift up pure hands without doubting, Jam. 1. 6.
;;3. Perplexity and anxiety of minde, when one is so straitned, as he cannot see which way to turn him, or what to do. 2 Cor. 1. 8. We altogether doubted, even of life. 2 Cor. 4. 8. We are in ….
4. To be afraid of, Gal. 4. 20.
5. To mistrust, Act. 5. 24.
6. To stagger or hang in suspense, Rom. 4. 20.
7. To … as it were, 2 Cor. 1. 8.
8. To … or muse on a thing, Act. 10. 17.
Doubtless]
or Certainly, Isa. 63. 13. Annot.
Doubts]
Dan. 5. 12. Chald. knots, marg.
Dove]
;;A creature of a very … and harmless nature; also fruitful, by means of often breeding, Matth. 10. 16.
;;2. The holy Ghost which is like a Dove for meeknesse and innocency, Mat. 3. 26. It is written, the holy Ghost came down from heaven like a Dove, Joh. 1. 32. To shew it was no material Dove, but an appearance or shew of one, (much lesse was the Spirit converted into a Dove) wherein he did please to manifest himself for that time and purpose, afterward vanishing. Also, the Dove is said to abide upon Christ in a twofold respect; first, of his humanity, … the Spirit was perpetually present with it, to fill it with graces perfectly, both for number and measure. Secondly, in respect of his Deity or God-head, because the Spirit which is the third Person, is eternally joyned with Christ the second Person, by or in a most marvellous unity of one and the self-same essence and nature.
;;3. Holy Church or company of believers, which is chaste and sincere, full of spiritual beauty, like a Dove, resting safe in a rock. Cant. 2. 5. My dove, &c. A Metaphor.
This is that …, which being sent out of the Ark, returned with an Olive leaf in her mouth, as a signe of the ceasing deluge, and … made between God and man, Gen. 8. 11. Hereunto the Church is compared, Can. 1. 15. And Christ commands his to be … as Doves, Mat. 10. 16. And the Psalmist wisheth unto himself the wings of a dove, that he might the more swiftly flee from his troubles, Psal. 55. 7. It's gentle, fearful, simple, peaceable, haveing little or no gall. It's not noysome or harmfull to other beasts or fowles. It was both lawful to eat it, and likewise to offer it in sacrifice. It feedeth not on …, but picketh up the purest seed or grane, and loveth neatnesse, and the pure waters. It … its young ones to keep their nest clean, and loveth the white colour. Many seek its destruction, from which yet it saveth it self by its swift flying, but if it …, then the … easily seiseth on it. Its feathers are of … colours, Psal. 68. 13. and therein it doth as it were take pride whose beauty in the sun-shine appears more then …. It's of a … and piercing sight, and can discern one kinde of Hawk from another; and accordingly avoid them. The male and female love each other, and keep fidelity each toward other, and if any falling out be between them, they be quickly reconciled, manifesting the same, by their embracing each other. It … mens dwelling houses, and to be in their company; and being carryed from home, will return many miles to their own houses; of whom therefore some make use, by tying Letters about their necks, which their friends at home unty, and read, and are thereby acquainted with their minde. It quickly forgets injuries done unto it, as the spoyling of its nest, taking away its young, &c. It's very fruitful, having young ones almost every monethmonth. It's carefull to feed both its … young ones, and others too standing in need. It mourneth sometime, Isa. 38. 14. It feedeth not on bloud. It usually hath two young ones, whom it nourisheth together in one nest, nor is the male lesse careful of them then the female, each by turn sitting on the egs, providing meat, &c. Being conscious of its own weakness, it flyeth to the holes of the rocks, … in danger, Jer. 48. 28. Amongst fowles it only grieveth not at the losse of its young ones, or when taken away. In drinking it lifteth not up its head till it have enough. The male when old cannot couple with the female, but kisseth it. There should … strong love even in a weak body. It harms none either with its beak or claws, and by its dung recompenseth the harm it doth in eating up the corn.
As Noabs dove could find no rest til she returned to the Ark, so neither is sound rest to be found but in the Church. foreign a dove, cometh of the root foreign … oppressed; which seemeth to imply, that the dove hath many enemies that oppress it. The Church, Gods dove, is daily in danger to be oppressed.
Eyes of a dove]
;;Gracious, chaste, and most single, like to the eyes of a Dove. Cant. 1. 15. Thine eyes are like the eyes of a dove.
His eyes are as of … … the rivers of water, Cant. 5. 12. Nothing is more known then that … take great delight in Springs, and Fountains, and pure Rivers, and so are a fit and most proper embleme of the purity and holiness of Christ, whose eyes cannot so much as behold any iniquity, Hab. 1 13. and are meek, humble, pitiful, and full of compassion: for he looketh not after prey and bloud, as … and Eagles, whose eyes are not red and bloudy, as the eyes of …, with wine; not filthy and noysom, as the letchers, which are full of adultery; nor fiery and glaring, as the … and furious, whose eyes flame revenge, like a Dogs, or …; nor yet distorted and looking asquint, as the envious and malicious; but as the meek and gentle eyes of Doves, which to make them more gentle are washed in milk. Annot.
Dove]
He saw the Spirit of God descending like a Dove, Mat. 3. 16. That the holy Ghost doth here and in other places, did visibly appear, there is no doubt, but that he came upon Christ … the body and shape of a Dove, cannot be concluded from this place, nor from the parallel, Mat. 1. 10. but only that the Spirit descended, and came, or lighted on him, as a Dove uses to do on anything, first … and … it. The Spirit descended, so as he might be (and was really) seen as it were a Dove, i. e. as a Dove visibly descends and lights on any thing; or, in a manner somewhat resembling a …; not defining any shape … the holy Ghost …. Dr. Ham. Annot. ….
Dove]
O my Dove; Cant. 2. 14. As when Christ was baptized, the holy Ghost appeared in the shape of a Dove (as a symbole of his presence) to discover thus much, That Christ should have the property and disposition of a Dove, and be meek and gentle, Mat. 11. 29. & 12. 20. And to shew what his Office, should be; for even as the Dove in Noahs Ark was sent out and came home again to the Ark with an Olive branch, to shew that the waters were abated; so Christ was to preach deliverance from the deluge of Gods anger, and to come with an Olive leaf of peace in his mouth and reconciliation, to shew that Gods wrath was appeased: So all that are Christs, the Spouse of Christ, have the disposition of Christ; That Spirit that framed him to be like a Dove, frames the Church to be a Dove, whereunto she is compared, and which we should resemble,
1. In meekness, Psal. 39. 1. Col. 3. 12. 1 Pet. 3. 4. Num. 12. 3. Zeph. 2. 1, 2.
2. In simplicity, being without guile; simple concerning evill, not in ignorance and simplicity, as in Hos. 7. 11.
3. In faithfulness: as it is faithful to the mate, so should we be to Christ, we must keep our judgements chaste, (must not be tainted with errors and sins) keep our … chast likewise, Rev. 14. 4. Psal. 73. 25.
4. In neatness: it will not lodge where it shall be troubled with stench, and likewise feeds upon pure gain, not upon carryon, so the Christian soul will not feed upon worldly carrion, or sinfull pleasures, but upon Christ and spiritual things.
5. In loving communion and fellowship, Isa. 60. 8. Gods children love the communion and fellowship one of another. Doves will consort with Doves, Christians with Christians, and none else.
6. In suffering: the Dove is molested by all birds of prey, so the poor Church of God is molested and persecuted, O that I had wings like a Dove, saith David.
7. As the Dove for its defence, hath nothing but flight, to mourn and to build on high: so the Church of God hath no other refuge but to be housed in God and Christ, he is our Ark, we must with …, Jer. 38 mourn to God, who hears the bemoanings of his own Spirit in us: and build on him, as on a rock to be safe in him. Sibs.
Our eyes must not be proud, lustful, envious, wanton, &c. but like those of the Dove, meek, humble, pure, peaceable, fixed upon God, and by an holy intention waiting on him for life and devotion, Cant. 1. 19. Annot.
We must be bashful and modest, not daring to lift up our eyes after other lovers, Ezek. 18. 6. but only to the true God, Isa. 17. 7. Annot.
It's said of the Dove, that it only amongst birds bewaileth not, when its young ones are taken from it; Gods Church should rather rejoyce then grieve, when God is glorified by the death of any her members, for the bloud of Martyrs hath proved the seed of the Church. Doves are fruitful, and is not the Church so? When there's any variance between them, how soon are they reconciled? and should not we? Its flesh is good against the Pestilence, and is not Christ fed upon against sin?
Like a … Dove]
;;The Israelites to hold on their folly and sottishness, with great credulity and simpleness, calling for help to such as were their enemies, and would become their snare. Hos. 7. 11. Ephraim is like a silly Dove without a heart.
;;Note: A Dove is commended for fecundity, or plentiful increase: also for simplicity and innocency: wherein the Dove is a figure … type of the Church, which besides her increase is also innocent, being exposed to injuries on all sides, yet suffering all without any revenge.
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…. 12. 24. Paste, to knead and bake for bread, foreign, for that it swelleth, and is pussed up, Exod. 12. 34. Employed for a civil use, Ib. 39. a religious, Num. 15. 20, 21. Neh. 10. 37. an …, …. 7. 18.
Who ceaseth from raising, (or the … will cease from making, marg.) after he hath kneaded the dough, Hos. 7. 4. Who ceaseth from making and heating the Oven, no longer time then while the dough is kneaded and leavened; signifying their continual, eager, burning desire after their sins. Annot.
Doung]
Taken
1. for filth and excrement, whether of Man, …. 36. 12. Bird, 2 King. 6. 25. or Beast, Ezek. 4. 15.
2. The loathsonte and stinking end of the wicked, Job 20. 7. Psal. 33. 10.
3. That which is odious and detestable, as the carcasses of the dead, Jer. 8. 2. & 9. 22.
4. Any thing … a man may seem to glory in without Christ, Phil. 3. 8.
5. Contempt with loathing, Mal. 2. 3.
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Phil. 3. 8. or Dogs-meat, foreign, as it were, foreign, crums cast unto dogs. Leigh Crit. Sac. A vile thing to be rejected. See Dung.
To doung]
Luk. 13. 8. To lay doung. D. Transl.
This verse describeth the affection of those who faithfully plant in Gods vineyard; they do not forthwith despair when they see not present fruits of their labours, but take the more pains with their plants, their auditors, by how much nearer they perceive Gods judgements are on their barrenness; and pray the Lord to spare them. See 2 Tim. 24. 25. Exod. 32. 31. Annot.
Dongue-gate]
Neh. 3. 13, 14. One of the gates of Jerusalem was thus named, as whereby (in likelyhood) the rubbidge, sullage, and filth of the City was carryed out.
Doung-hill]
put for,
1. A place for filth, Ezr. 6. 11. Isa. 25. 10.
2. The lowest estate and basest condition that may be, 1 Sam. 2. 8. Psal. 113. 7.
3. Filthy rags, Lam. 4. 5.
Dongue-port]
Neh. 2. 13. This was a place whither they brought their dust and dongue; or else this was that dongue-gate, mentioned, chap. 3. 13. Annot.
Down]
By the words joined herewith, the meaning hereof may be plainly perceived.
Down]
1 Sam. 16. 11. Heb. round, marg.
Down-sitting]
Psal. 139. 2. Sitting. Aynsw.
Down-ward]
Beneath, 2 King. 19. 30. Eccles. 3. 12.
Dowry]
;;A gift of the man unto the woman, of her parents, before and in respect of marriage, Gen. 34. 12. See the Law hereof, Exod. 22. 16, 17.
God hath endowed me with a good dowry, Gen. 2. 20. or given me a good gift, as the Gr. translateth. Aynsw.