A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part EX
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To require or take, Deut. 15. 2. And that without any pity, Neh. 5. 7, 11. To prevail over, or …, Psal. 89. 22. To vex or grieve, Isa. 58. 3. marg. To punish, Job 11. 6.
Exacted]
2 King. 15. 20. Exacted the money, Heb. caused to come forth, marg.
Exactions]
Ezek. 45. 9. Take away your exactions, whereby through force and fraud you expulse my people from their lands and possessions. Annot.
Exactors]
Isa. 60. 17. The word is usually taken in the worse part, for …, ch. 3. 12. & 9. 4. & 14. 2. yet not alwayes, but sometimes for Rulers, Overseers, Officers; such as either take, or gather tale, and tribute, or oversee those that are in any employment, or work. So it is taken, Zech. 10. 4. and so here. Annot.
To exalt]
;;To think ones self righteous, despising others, as the Pharisee. Luk, 18. 14. He that … himself. Also, to receive the adoption of …, which is an excellent dignity, Jam. 1. 9.
;;2. To lift up and prefer himself above his betters, as they that did strive for the uppermost seat at Feasts, Luk. 14. 11.
;;3. To honour and advance one unto renown and credit, Luk. 14. 11.
Signifieth also to glorifie or advance into the highest dignity, Act. 5. 31. And to set forth ones praise, Psal. 99. 5. Also to advance, promote, bring to honour, &c.
To exalt himself]
;;To lift and advance himselfe above all greatnesse and honour which is in earth, whether it be subordinate Magistrats, who in Psal. 82. are called Gods, or supreme Rule s, whome the Grecians call Sebasmata; yea, to call in and translate to himself the glory peculiar unto the true God of heaven. 2 Thess. 2. 4. Who exalteth himself above all that is called God. This prophesie is verified in the Pope of Rome, beside whome never any affirmed, that at his pleasure he could open and lock heaven, and had full right to send whole chariots and cart loads of soules unto hell, and to translate Empires and Kingdomes at his pleasure; C. Si Papa distinct. 42. avouching of himself, that he hath authority in heaven, earth, hell, and purgatory; suffering his Parasits to call him the Lord God, and Gods Vicegerent and supreme Divinity upon earth. Stapleton Praefat. ad Gregor. 13. And setting his feet in the necks of Emperors and Kings (earthly Gods) giving them leave to hold his stirrop, to goe bare-head leading his Palfrey; to make them his footstool, exacting unto himselfe a triple Crown, and also adoration, as his own creatures have confessed.
;;Paul writeth not that he extolleth himself above all that is God, or that he shews himself the onelyonly true God: but above all which is called God, … himself as if he were God; therefore it is a mere imagination of them who think that the Antichrist shall make himself to be a true God indeed, and shall worship no God; whereas onelyonly by his tyrannicall, lawlesse, and godlesse behaviour, in usurping, in commanding, doing and undoing and dispensing, binding against all Laws divine and humane, he shall bear himself as God.
Examine]
To trie, prove, search out, make diligent inquisition.
Spoken,
1. Of God, Psal. 26. 2.
2. Of the Magistrate, Ezr. 10. 16. Luk. 23. 14. Act. 12. 19. & 28 18.
3. Of an Ecclesiastical Governour, the Angel of the Church, Rev. 2. 2.
4. Of a Christian man examining himself, 1 Cor. 11. 28. 2 Cor. 13. 5. Examined him, Act. 22. 29. or, tortured him, marg.
Examination]
;;A diligent and narrow search and tryall of a mans life, whether he be in Christ, and with what imperfections and wants he holds the graces of Christ. 2 Cor. 13. 6. Examine your selves, know ye not your selves, &c. 1 Cor. 11. 28. This is our private exami nation of our selves.
;;2. Diligent search and tryall of others, whether they be such as they professe, and would seem to be. Rev. 2. 2. Thou hast examined them that say they are Apostles and are not. This is publick examination of others by lawful Governours.
;;3. Taking knowledge of, and near looking into our hearts, our works and causes. Psal. 26. 2. Examine my reigns, and Psal. 139. 23. This is our Gods examination of us men.
;;4. An enquiring into our spiritual state, whether joyned with, or ending in a purpose, and some performance of amendment, 2 Cor. 11. 28. Or rather a preparing of our selves by repentance wrought out of examination.;;
Referred to God, it signifieth the exact notice which he taketh of us, Psal. 26. 2.
Referred unto Man, it's both private and publick.
Private, being the diligent search, or exact tryall which we take of our spiritual condition, whether or not we be in the faith, 2 Cor. 13. 5. to be especially performed before our participation of the Lords Supper, 1 Cor. 11. 28.
Publick, being either the tryall of those which are suspected to be unfound in Religion, by Church Governours, Revel. 2. 2. Or of those which are detected of enormities, by the Civil Magistrate; which is sometime both unjustly and with rigour, Luk. 23. 14. Act. 22. 24.
Due examination cannot be without knowledge; how unfitthen are most to examine themselves before they partake of the Lords Supper, who yet scorn to be examined by their Ministers?
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foreign, Act. 25. 26. An inquisition or judicial interrogation, or questioning. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Example]
;;A type or sign for us to look upon for our admonition, to be warned by it. 1 Cor. 10. 11. These things came unto them for examples. Signes to warn us to fly such sins, lest we have like plagues.
;;2. A pattern or sampler for us to look upon for imitation, to be followed of us. Joh. 13. 15. For I have given you an example. Phil. 3. 7. & 1 Pet. 2. 21.
As was Christ of Humility, Joh. 13. 15. Charity, Eph. 5. 2. Patience, 1 Pet. 2. 21. And Pastors ought to be unto their flocks, 1 Pet. 5. 3.
Good examples are for imitation; bad, for evitation, 1 Cor. 10. 6.
Example of disobedience]
;;The imitation or following of their disobedience, and for the same to perish, as those disobedient ones did, Heb. 4. 11.
Examples]
1 Cor. 10. 6. Gr. figures, marg. 1 Cor. 10. 11. or Types, marg.
Exceed]
It ever importeth in that whereto it is applyed (whether praisable or dispraisable) something over and above that which is common and ordinary, 1 Sam. 20. 41. 1 King. 10. 23. Mat. 5. 20. Job 36. 9.
Exceeding]
It's in effect the same with very, very much, abundant, abundantly, &c. I'l make thee exceeding fruitful, Gen. 17. 6. or in very much abundance, Heb. in abundance abundance, or vehemently vehemently. Aynsw.
Exceedingly]
Gen. 7. 19. Most exceedingly, or most vehemently, the Heb. phrase (as also the Gr.) doubleth the word vehemently vehemently. So Gen. 17. 2. & 30. 43. and often. Aynsw. Mat. 19. 25. Very much, Mar. 15. 14. So much the more. See 2 Sam. 13. 15. marg.
Excell]
To have preheminence, Gen. 49. 4. To be mighty, Psal. 103. 20. marg. To be of more worth and power, Isa. 10. 10. To abound, and have in great measure, 1 Cor. 14. 12. To surpasse, be above, greater, 1 King. 4. 30. Prov. 31. 29. To be preferred before, Eccl. 2. 13.
Excellency]
put for the palaces of Jacob, Amos 6. 8. The Lord himself, Amos 7. 8. Jacob's pride, Nahum 2. 2.
Excellency of dignity]
;;One most excellent in dignity and might, and preheminence. Gen. 49. 3. The excellency of dignity.
Excellency of dignity and strength]
;;signifieth the dignity of Priesthood and Government, or Kingdom, Gen. 49. 3. That the first born were Priests and Governours, see Gen. 25. 31.
Excellent]
put for precious, Psal. 36. 8. marg. Glorious, magnificent, Psal. 76. 4. Cool, Prov 17. 27. marg. Abundant, Prov. 12. 26. marg. Very great, Dan. 4. 36. Eminent and worthy, Psal. 16. 3. Far above, Heb. 1. comp. with Phil. 2. 9.
Excellent]
Heb. 1. 4. A more excellent name then they, Eph. 1. 21. Phil. 2. 9. that is, more honorable and glorious titles, and attributes or greater Honour, Power, Dominion, Majesty and glory then the Angels. Annot.
Excellent or goodly]
;;That which in his kinde is best and most worthy, Rev. 18. 14.
Except]
implyeth a condition, Gen. 32. 26. Rev. 2. 5. A cause, Dan. 6. 5. Mat. 5. 32. A sign, Est. 4. 11. Mat. 18. 3. An exclusion, Joh. 6. 44. Act. 8. 1.
Except]
It's in effect the same with unlesse, saving, but that, &c.
Excepted]
1 Cor. 15. 27. God the Father excepteth himself, who put all things under the subjection of his Son. Hall.
Excesse]
;;That which is too much in any thing, when one goes beyond, or passeth due measure and bounds. Eph. 5. 18. In wine is excesse. 1 Pet. 4. 3. Excesse in eating and drinking. Vers. 4. … of riot. Of Excesse cometh dissoluteness and filthyness of manners.
Exchange]
To altar or alienate, Ezek. 48. 14. To put one for another, Lev. 27. 32. To put out money for gain, Mat. 25. 27.
Exchange]
The bartering or changing one thing for another, as of Bread for Horses, &c. Genes. 47. v. 17.
Exchangers]
Such as kept Banks to take mens moneys, and make profit thereof for them, Matth. 25. 27. Annot.
To exclude]
;;To shut Paul the Apostle out from the love of the Galatians, that they (the false Apostles) might be loved, Gal. 4. 13.
To excommunicate]
;;To blot out ones name from amongst Gods people, or to cast one out from the visible outward Communion of the Saints, Joh. 9. 22. He should be excommunicated out of the Synagogue, Joh. 12. 42.
;;Note, that the Jews had three kindes and degrees of Excommunication.
;;The first called by a word which signifieth Removing, when one was removed from the Ecclesiastical assemblies.
;;Secondly, if he amended not, then he was anathema, excommunicate with a great curse.
;;3ly. if he persisted obstinate, then he was made Anathema, Maranatha, accursed till the Lord come; that is, for ever.
An excommunicate thing]
;;A thing separate from common use, and applyed unto holy uses, upon pain of a curse unto him that should convert it unto his own use, as in Josh. 7. 1. A trespasse in the excommunicate thing.
;;Excommunication is a solemn and fearful publick censure of the Church, cutting off lawfully, according to the Word of God, and casting out of their publick society and private fellowship, such members as publickly offend in some grievous crime, or be obstinate contemners of the lawful admonitions of the Church for private faults; that by such shame they may be driven to repentance, and others by their example kept from infection of sin, Mat. 18. 15. 1 Cor. 5. 5, 6, 7. 2 Thess. 3. 14. which places plainly shew what excommunication is, who are to execute it, upon whom, for what matters, to what end and how long. The abuse of excommunication in Popery, is manifold and most grosse, especially herein, that being a spirituall censure, they apply it to the deposition of Kings, and alienation of subjects from their oath of Allegiance, and other temporal matters.
Excuse]
To shift off, Luk. 14. 18. To make pretenses, 2 Cor. 12. 19. To justifie, Rom. 2. 15.
They are without excuse, Rom. 1. 20. Inexcusable, having nothing to plead for themselves.
Execration]
See Curse.
Execrable]
;;Things or persons accursed, and appointed to be destroyed. Josh. 6. 18. Beware of the execrable thing, lest you make your selves execrable.
Execute]
;;To do, perform, accomplish, 1 King. 6. 12. To perform as one in office; whether Civil; Jer. 7. 5. or Ecclesiastical, Numb. 5. 30. To bring as God doth his judgements on men, Ezek. 5. 8.
Execute]
Zech. 7. 9. Execute true judgement, Heb. judgement of truth, marg.
Execution]
Est. 9. 1. To be put in execution, to be done, finished, performed, accomplished.
Executioner]
Mar. 6. 27. or one of his guard, marg.
Exempted]
Freed, priviledged, 1 King. 15. 22.
Exercise]
;;Bodily recreation, or moving the parts of the body for the preservation of health.
;;2. Outward austereness of life, in watching, fasting, &c. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Bodily exercise profiteth …; that is, whereby one exerciseth his body to abstinence in Ceremonies.
;;3. The practise of godliness, and studying the Scriptures, 1 Tim. 4. 7. Exercise thy self to godliness, Psal. 1. 2.
To Exercise]
signifieth,
1. Earnestly to endevour, study, strive, Act. 24. 16. 1 Tim. 4. 7.
2. To accustom or frequent, Ezek. 22. 29. 2 Pet. 2. 14.
Exercise]
Psal. 131. 1. Heb. walk, marg. Eccl. 1. 13. To be exercised therewith, or to afflict them, marg.
To …]
;;To quicken and stir up faint and dull Christians unto the duties of godliness, by reasons out of the Word. Heb. 3. 13. Exhort one another while it is called to day. This is one part of the publick Ministery, 1 Cor. 14. 3. Tit. 2. ult. The same word in the Original, signifies, to beseech, Rom. 12. 1. 2 Cor. 6. 1.
;;2. To perform the whole work of the Ministery, Act. 13. 15. If ye have any word of Exhortation, speak on. Synecdoche. Exhortation, which is but one action of the Ministery, put for the whole duty of a Teacher.
And accordingly Exhortation is put for doctrine, 1 Thess. 2. 3. To exhort, or quicken and stir up others unto goodness, are both Ministers, Tit. 2. 15. and people, Heb. 3. 13. to employ themselves.
Exhort]
1 Thess. 4. 1. or bescech, marg. 1 Thess. 4. 18. or Comfort. Comp. the text with the marg. 1 Tim. 2. 1. or, Desire, marg.
To exhort]
;;To stir up, and provoke unto duties, Heb. 10. 26.
Exhortation]
;;1. A special part 0. the Ministers office. Rom. 12. 8. He that exhorteth, on exhortation.
2. The whole duty almost of the Teacher, comprehending, teaching, instructing, perswading, &c. Act. 13. 15. 1 Tim. 4. 13.
3. Intreaty, counsel, or advice, 2 Cor. 8. 17. The Original foreign, signifieth also consolation, Rom. 15. 5. Act. 15. 31. comp. the text with the marg.
Exhortation]
Heb. 12. 5. the exhortation, or, that consolatory exhortation. Annot.
Exile]
One expelled, banished, or driven to forsake his Countrey, Isa. 50. 14.
Exodus]
;;A departing out. Thus is the second Book of Moses termed, for the passage of Israel out of Egypt, whereof that book containeth the story.
Exoreist]
;;One, who by a special gift of God, did cast … foul spirits out of the bodies of those which were possessed with them. This guift was in the primitive Church, and lasted but for a time; for the practise of this gift; see Act. 16. 18.
;;2. Such as usurped and counterfeited this guift, but had it not. Act. 19. 13. Certain Exorcists took upon them to name the Lord Jesus. Such be the Exorcists of the Romish Church; meer Juglers.
Expectation]
A looking for help or succour, Psal. 9. 18. Psal. 62. 5. Hope, Prov. 10. 28. That wherein one trusteth, Isa. 20. 5, 6. Zec. 9. 5. Suspense, Luk. 3. 15. marg. Machinations or contrivements or emenies, Act. 12. 11. A looking for, or after, Rom. 8. 19. Waiting, Heb. 10. 13.
Expect]
To wait, hope, look, long for, Jer. 29. 11. Act. 3. 5. Heb. 10. 13.
Expedient]
that is, Profitable, Joh. 11. 50. The Original word there used importeth such a … of profit, as redoundeth to community, to the … … the Church. The same word is also used, Joh. 16. 7 & 18. 14. See 1 Cor. 6. 12. marg.
Expel]
To drive out, Josh. 23. 5. Judg. 1. 20. To cast, or thrust out, Jud. 11. 7.
Expenses]
Costs, charge, Ezra 6. 4, 8.
Experience]
Long proof and tryal upon sight and observation, Gen. 30. 27. Rom. 5. 4. Had great experience; that is, seen much, Eccl. 1. 16. marg.
Experiment]
Trial or probation, 2 Cor. 9. 13.
Expert]
Cunning, skilful, Cant. 3. 8. Destroyer, Jer. 50. 9. marg. To have knowledge of, Act. 26. 3.
Expert]
Being expert in war, Cant. 3. 8. or learned, taught, (as the Greek translateth it) being taught of God, … teacheth the hands of his people to war, 2 Sam. 22. 35. So that they fight the good fight of faith, 1 Tim. 6. 12. and by long custome are inured and skilful in the Lords battels; and have their senses exercised to discern good and evil, Heb. 5. 14. Such in figure were the sons of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, 1 Chr. 5. 18. Aynsw.
Learned and taught, and so able to teach in War. It's one thing to bear armes, another to handle them, or to have courage to use them. The Watchmen of the Church should be appointed both wayes, able to teach, and willing; furnished with all necessary ammunition to resist the aversaries, Tit. 1. 9. and valiant for the faith, Jer. 9. 3. And this magnanimity in this regard chiefly, that they have so many powerful enemies to deal with. Annot.
Expiation feast]
;;That the Church assemblies, Ministers and people offending in their daily service, are every day purged through Christ. Lev. 23. 27, 28. There shall be a Feast of Expiation or atonement. The service of this Feast day was by the anointed Priest, to purge the holy place, by putting bloud upon the borns of the Altar seven times, Lev. 16. 17, 18, 19. Which signifies that every assembly is acceptable to God, only through the bloud of Christ by remission of sins, Heb. 9. 23, 24. Also, the bloud of a slain Goat being brought within the veil, must be sprinkled upon the Mercy-seat, Eastward, with the finger of the High-priest, Lev. 16. 15. which signified that even heaven it self is defiled by our sins, until it be made clean with the bloud and obedience of Christ, as the Apostle insinuateth to the Hebrews, chap. 9. 12, 13.
Expired]
It's spoken of years, days, and time, and signifieth, fulfilled, and accomplished, ended, 1 Chr. 17. 11. 2 Chr. 36. 10. Act. 7. 30. Rev. 20. 7.
Exploits]
Dan. 11. 28. And he shall do exploits. Outragious and bloudy actions, against the …, destroying them, &c. Annot. Dan. 11. 32. And do exploits manfully resisting and overcoming all temptations, enduring all torments and cruel kindes of death. Annot.
Expound]
To unfold, make plain, finde out the sense and meaning, Judg. 14. 18. To clear that which is darkly spoken, Mar. 4. 34. To lay plainly open, Luk. 24. 27. To rehearse, or relate, Act. 11. 4. To make known, Act. 18. 26.
Expresse]
See Image.
Expressed]
Named, numbred, reckoned, Numb. 1. 17. 1 Chr. 12. 31. 2 Chr. 28. 15. Ezr. 8. 20.
Expresiy]
1 Sam. 20. 21. If I expresly say, foreign, saying shall say. So Montan. Ezek. 1. 3. Came expresly, Heb. by being hath …; or, in coming it came, to assure the entity, evidence, and truth herein. Annot. 1 Tim. 4. 1. Cleerly, plainly, evidently, by name.
Extend]
To shew, or stretch out, Psal. 109. 12. To bring in upon, Isa. 66. 12. Annot.
Extinct]
Job 17. 1. My dayes are extinct. The time of my life will soon be extinguished. My days are like a Candle burning in the Socket, and ready to go out, I am ready to die. Annot. See Isa, 43. 17.
Extol]
is all one with Praise, blesse, magnifie, exalt, Psal. 68. 4. & 145. 1. Dan. 4. 37.
Extortion]
Ezek. 22. 12. Oppression. Arias Montanus. Deceit. …. & Junius. Mat. 23. 25. Ravening, as foreign is rendred, Luk. 11. 39. Spoyling, as Heb. 10. 34.
Extortioner]
;;One that wringeth and wresteth from others, more … right, under the colour of an office, taking above his appointed see. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of heaven.
Extortioner]
Isa. 16. 4. Heb. the milker, or sucker, or wringer out, Prov. 30. 33. It is used of the wringing out of milk, ch. 60. 16. & 66. 11. of bloud, Lev. 1. 15. & 5. 9. of water, Judg. 6. 38. of drink, Psal. 73. 10. & 75. 8. & 51. 17. Ezek. 23. 34. And it fitly expresseth the nature and practise of an oppressing Tyrant, that sucketh and wringeth from the people over whom he tyrannizeth, not the milk only of their substance, but the bloud of their bodies, and leaveth nothing unto them whereby to subsist. Annot.
Extreme]
Very great and grievous, Deut. 28. 22.
Extremity]
Job 35. 15. In great extremity, Heb. in great …, to wit, of afflictions. Annot.