A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part FE
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Fear]
;;A certaine naturall affection, whereby men are stricken, by reason … some dangerous and … evill, either true or imagined. Gen. 31. 11. I fear him. Josh 2. 9. 11. Mat. 14. 30. & 28. 4. This is naturall fear, in it self neither good nor evill: It was in the man Christ, Heb. 5. 7. It becomes evil through our distrust … with it, and by immoderation.
;;2. The free voluntary reverence which … … to their Superiours, for the Lords sake, making them carefull to obey, and loath to offend. Eph. 5. 33. Ye wives fear your husbands. Rom. 13. 7. Fear, to whom fear belongeth. Eph. 6. 5.
;;3. The thing or danger feared. Prov. 1. 20. When … fear cometh; that is, when that which they fear cometh. Psal. 53. 5. They fear where no sear is; that is, no cause of fear, nothing to be feared. A …. Isa. 8. 13.
;;4. The person which is feared. In this … God is called the fear of Isaac, Gen. 31. 42. 53. But Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac: either because God had stricken Isaac with a fear when he would have given away the blessing to Esau: or because of the reverence and fear which Isaac yeilded unto God: or for both these causes is God called the fear of Isaac. A Metonymie. So Psal. 76. 11. Fear is put for the fearful God, to whom all fear is due, as Isa. 8. 12, 13. Mal. 6. 1. Gen. 31. 42. & 32. 9.
;;5. An holy affection of the heart, awing us, and making us loath to displease God by sin, in respect of his great goodness and mercies, and for a love we bear to righteousness. Psal. 130. 4. There is mercy with thee that thou mayst be feared. Exod. 20. 25. This is filial or childelike fear: Gods children are commanded thus to fear, and are often commended for so fearing, Job 1. 1. Act. 10. …. The fruit and force of this fear is, to restrain from vice, and constrain unto well doing, for … desire to glorifie God. See examples of Joseph, Gen. 39. & Neh. 1. A spiritual fear: and thus in Rom. 11. 20. the word Fear signifieth an awe lest they should sin, not of fear, lest they should fall away,; and is opposed not to assurance, but to presumption: as in this word so used in Luk. 1. 74, 95.
;;This childe-like fear may well stand with certainty of salvation, so cannot servile and perplexed fear.
;;6. A terrour in the heart of wicked men, dreading God as a Judge, being loath to offend him by sin in respect of his punishments, and not from a hatred of wickedness. Thus Felix feared, Act. 24. 24. This is servile and slavish fear; Gods children are forbidden this fear. Exod. 20. 20. Moses said to the people, Fear not. Yet through Gods merciful goodness it proves a preparative unto faith, as a bristle draws in the threed. Act. 2. 37. Rom. 8. 15. Joh. 1. 16.
;;7. The whole worship of God. Deut. 6. 13. Thou shalt fear the Lord, Act. 10. 35. In every Nation he that feareth God, Psal. 112. 1. & 128. 1. and elsewhere very often, by a Synecdoche of the part for the whole. For where Gods fear is truly planted, there will follow the whole worship of God.
;;8. Dreadful works of Gods justice, which strike men with fear. Psol. 90. 11. Who knoweth the power of thy wrath or anger, according to thy fear? Thus Tremelius reads it. It is a Metonynie of the effect for the cause.
;;9. The Law of God which is called Fear, (as God himself is) for that it was given with fearful majesty, and worketh in … the fear and reverence of God, Psal. 19. 9. See Exod. 20. 18, 19, 20. Deut. 5. 24, 29. It signifies also an holy severity, whereby sinners are reduced into the way, when they grow secure, and other means will not help, Jude v. 13. Also it signifieth that whole Doctrine of God, which teacheth and worketh the fear and reverence of God, Psal. 19. 9.
It's also put for Religion, Job 4. 6. and for the thing feared, Prov. 1. 26.
Fear is either unlawful or lawful.
Unlawful,
1. Slavish, when men do rather abstain from sin in respect of the punishments ensuing thereupon, then out of an unfaigned hatred thereof. A fear upon the apprehension of Gods justice and wrath against sin, punishments and plagues for sin, 1 Sam. 12. 18. 1 King. 17. 41. Dan. 5. 6. Act. 24. 25. Which is to be avoided, Exod. 20. 20. Luk. 1. 74. 2 Tim. 1. 7. 1 Joh. 4. 18.
2. False, or without cause, Gen. 42. 18. 2 King. 7. 6, 7, 15. Prov. 28. 1. Which … from a false conceit, Gen. 50. 15. Luk. 19. 21. and is threatned as a punishment, Lev. 26. 17, 36, 37.
3. Distrustful, 1 Pet. 3. 14. Rev. 2. 10.
4. Preposterous, as the fear of man, Mat. 10. 28. Prov. 29. 25. against which the Lord armed his Prophets, Jer. 1. 8. Ezek. 1. 6.
5. Superstiticus, as the fear of the signes of heaven, Jer. 10. 2. Isa. 29. 13.
6. Idolatrous, Isa. 8. 12. which is to be avoided, Judg. 6. 10. 2 King. 17. 36, 37. 38.
7. …, Jam. 2. 29.
8. Natural, when joyned with distrust or diffidence, which is found not only in the wicked, Isa. 7. 4. Mat. 28. 4. but even in the godly at sometime, Judg. 6. 27. 1 Sam. 21. 10. Exod. 2. 14. This is to be avoided, Numb. 14. 9. 2 King. 6. 16. and was by Nehemiah resisted, Nehem. 6. 11.
Lawful,
1. Divine fear, arising upon the apprehension of Gods presence, 1 Sam. 4. 7. and of his works, Jonah 1. 16. Luk. 1. 65. & 7. 16.
2. Filial fear, or the fear of God as our Father, Prov. 1. 7. Whereby we are as well restrained from evill, Prov. 3. 7. as incited unto well dowing, Eccl. 12. 13. and whereof God alone is the Author, Jer. 32. 39. 40. A duty required of … one, Psal. 33. 8. Early, 1 King. 18. 13: Only, …. 12. 5. Continually, Prov. 23. 17. With confidence, Psal. 115. 11. Joyfulness, 119. 74. Thankfulness, Revel. 19. 5.
Or, There's a Dutifull fear, as of Children towards their Parents, Lev. 19. 3. Wives towards their Husbands, Eph. 5. 33. Servants towards their Masters, Eph. 6. 5. Inferiours towards … Superiours, Rom. 13. 7.
A base fear onelyonly in bodily or worldly respects, Josh. 10. 2. 1 Sam. 15. 24. 1 King 5. 51. Act. 16. 38. or for the persons of men, Mat. 21. 26. Gal. 2. 12.
A Christian fear, out of love and care of spirituall welfare, 2 Cor. 11. 3. Gal. 4. 11.
A religious fear, in respect, To God himself, Prov. 31. 30. Eccles. 5. 7. Act. 10. 7. To his commandements, Prov. 13. 13. To his exemplary punishments, 13. 11. & 17. 13. 1 Tim. 5. 20. Act. 5. 5. & 19. 17. To his great and rare works, Luk. 1. 65. & 5. 26. & 7. 16.
A wise fear, as to avoyd the malice of enemies, Judg. 9. 21. Joh. 19. 38. & 20. 19.
A reverent fear, as respecting the wrath of the person, Mar. 6. 20. or for offending, Luk. 9. 45.
A compassionate fear, to prevent mischief from another, Act. 23. 10. Bernard.
Fearfull in praises, Exod. 15. 11. Who ought for his great and dreadfull … of judgement, to be praised; and when we praise him, we may fear because we cannot sufficiently praise him; yea, so far should we be from persuming upon God, for any of his acts and attributes, that all of them, even his Mercy, should affect us with an awefull fear and religious reverence. See Psal 2. 11. & 130. 4. Isa. 6. 5 Jer. 33. 9. Annot.
Deut. 28. 58. Fearfull Nation, or marvelous, Ayasw. Isa. 35. 4. Heb. hasty, as cha. 32. 4. Prone to fear; opposed to confidence, ch. 28. 16. Annot.
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1 Pet. 3. 15. or reverence, marg.
Fear]
;;The dangerous troubles and disquietness, from which Christ will keep her safe, Cant. 3. 8. Every one hath his Sword upon his Thigh, for the fear by night. Fear in the night, or dread, (terrour) in the nights, the dreadful evils that are secret and unseen, and every night do indanger; for thefts, murthers treasons, and other mischiefs, are often done in the night, as experience and the Scriptures testifie, Neh. 6. 10. Job 24. 14. Prov. 7. 9, 22. Jer. 6. 5. Dan. 5. 30. Mat. 13. 25. 1 Cor. 11. 23. and then it is needful to watch and stand ready armed, Neh. 4. 22. Mat. 24. 43. & 26. 31, 41. So Christians which are to wrestle against manifold temptations, and against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickednesses in high places, are willed to take unto them the whole armour of God, and to stand, having their loins girded, &c. Eph. 6. 12, 13, 14. ….
Fear]
;;Extream terrours and horrour of minde, through expectation of eternal death, due for sin, …. 2. 15.
;;2. The thing which is feared, not without great anxiety and anguish of heart. Thus was Christ delivered from eternal death, that he was not swallowed up of it, as in the infirmity of humane Nature, he feared. See Mat. 26. & Joh. 12. Heb. 5. 7. He was heard in that he feared, or, for his piety, marg.
;;3. Religious awe, such as is in good children towards their fathers, Heb. 12. 2. That we may serve him with fear, Heb. 12. 21. Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake. Some conceive that this may be gathered from Exod. 19. 14. Others, that the Apostle had it either by Tradition, as those names of … and Jambres, 2 Tim. 3. 8. and the Prophesy of Enoch, Jude 14. or else by divine revelation, as Moses had the history of the Creation, and of other things before his own time, Annot. Such is the Majesty of God; that it makes the holiest men in the world to quake because of sin in them. Jones.
Fear of God was upon them]
;;A great terror and fear sent into their hearts by God to restrain and stay them from doing any harm to Jacob. Gen 35. 5. And the fear of God was upon the Cities that were round about them, Isa. 2. 10.
;;In the place of Isa. 2. 10. the Army of the Babylonians is called [the fear of the Lord and the glory of his Majesty] because it should be feareful for power, & glorious for victory; yet being but an instrument of divine vengeance upon the wicked Jews, therefore it is styled the fear and glory, not of Babylon, but of the Lord.
Great fear]
;;That terror and trembling of heart, which should possesse the enemies of Christ, upon the restoring to life of the two dead and slain Witnesses: which was fulfilled in the year of our Lord, 1550. when God marvellously revived the fainting Spirits of the porfessors of his name at Maydenborow, who so couragiously defended the doctrine of the former Prophets and Witnesses which were slain, as the King of the Romans, the … also, and the Fathers of the Councel of Trent, through great fear conceived of their …, and … of the godly professors of Christ, … … to their heels, as is to be seen in Sleyden. Rev. 11. 11. … gre it fear shall … upon them … see them. Others … this to the dayes of Calvia, Martyr, Bucer, …, …, &c. who so stoutly maintained the truth against Antichrist, which others before (guided by the same Spirit, and were now dead) had … done, as it causeth the friends of Antichrist much to fear.
Fear of … Iews]
;;signifieth that dread wherewith they were feared passively, not actively, for fear which they did fear, Joh. 7. 13. & 20. 19.
To Iudge in the … of God]
;;signifieth either that the fear of God shall be the object of Christs judgement, who shall look into the hearts of men, and shall see in whom is the fear of God and true piety, and in whom not but a shew: or that the fear of God shall be the rule after which he shall judge most …; absolving them which truly fear God, and condemning others, Isa. 11. 3.
To meditate fear]
;;To think upon dangerous things, which breed fear. Isa. 33. 18. Thine heart shall meditate fear.
Might serve him without fear, Luk. 1. 74. That the word foreign, without fear, refers to our enemies, in whose power we were before, appears by the distinct mention of them in the next words, and therefore it cannot with any sense be applyed to the excluding that … of our danger, which is founded only in our selves, our own … or miscarriages. The reading is this, That we being delivered without fear from the hands of our enemies might serve him. Dr. Ham. Paraph. & Annot. q.
… … and …, Phil. 2. 12. The phrase signifieth with …, yet not only lowliness of minde, but diligence, and caution and …, and … of displeasing, as a qualification of …, such as will be required to render it … to God, …. 6. 5. … Cor. 7. 15. comp. with …. 9. 11, 14. Thus foreign, in fear, signifies 1 Pet. 1. 17. with all diligence and care to approve … to God. And so 2 Cor. 7. 1. In the fear of God, is the qualification of their cleansing from all …, and perfecting …. And …. 12. 28. as the qualification of serving God …, is added with reverence and fear. Idem. Annot. c.
To fear … … name]
;;To worship God by a true faith, serving him according to his word, and studying to live godly. Rev. 11. 18. To them that fear thy name, … and great. Some do restrain those that fear Gods Name, more specially, to the Jews who should believe.
Fear of …]
;;The dread and horror which the friends of Rome, shall conceive, for the horrible vengeance which God in his appointed time shall take upon her, for her idolatry, luxury, and cruelty, so as that they shall not dare come near to rescue her, but shall keep aloof. Rev. 18. 15. They shall stand … off for fear of her torment.
Without fear]
;;Securely and impudently, without all reverence of God or men, … v. 12.
To fear]
To be affraid by reason of some danger, or evill like to fall our, Gen. 32. 11. To be discouraged or out of …, as appears by the contrary, Psal. 46. 2, 3. To reverence, as wives should their husbands, Eph. 5. 33. People their Pastors, 1 Sam. 12. 18. Subjects their King, Prov. 24. 21. All the Lord God, as being the Lord of all, and a gracious father in Christ, Gen. 42. 18. Eccl. 5. 7. 1 Pet. 2. 17. This must be with a filial, not slavish fear.
Fear not their fear]
;;Fear not that whereof they are afraid; to wit, their Idols. Isa. 8. 12. Fear … fear; or (as Tremelius translates it) Fear not with their fear; that is, with a distrustful fear, which withdraweth the heart from God and his promises.
Fear not their sear (it's in our translation, Be no afraid of their terrour) 1 Pet. 3. 14. i. e. The Punishments which they … (where not the affection, but the object, or thing it self which is … is meant) and so Isa. 8. 16. (from whence the place is taken) the Heb. which is rendred foreign, his fear, is foreign, which signifies the terrible things, the obiect of fear, not fear it self which is foreign, and therefore it followeth in that very place, The Lord shall be thy fear, i. e. Surely the ob ect of it, he shall be fcared by thee, and so the Hebrew is in other places rendred foreign, Deut. 26. 8. terrible sigthes, or …, and ch. 34. 12. foreign, the great wonders, or terrible things that were done before them. So foreign fear, is sometime rendred foreign, war, Job 22. 10. Sometimes foreign, …, …. 1. 26. So … v. 23. … save with fear, i. e. in time of danger, as it follows, pulling them out of the fire. Dr. Ham. on …. 5. Annot. b.
Fear God]
Rev. 14. 7. Worship the true God, … do … worship images any more, as ye have … Or, Fear not Antichrist any more, who can but … … bodies, but fear God who can destroy your souls …, …. 12. 4, 5 He exhorteth them to …, … hath … …, and the contrary done; for men had not … God, but Men; not honoured his grace, but mens merits; not … him, but stocks, stones, &c. chap. 9. 20. At first, the Ministers spake not … fully and plainly … … ylon, as after, vers. 8. but did undermine … kingdom by preaching the true … ledg and … of God, too much before neglected and corrupted. ….
Fear]
Job 3. 25. … thing which I greatly feared is come upon me. Heb. i feared … fear, and it came upon me, marg. Heb. 5. 7. In that he feared, or for his piety, marg.
Sometimes the wicked fear the godly, Gen. 21. 22, 23. Exod. 14. 24, 25. 1 Sam. 18. 29. marg. Which is the … of God, …. 2. 25. & 11. 25. 1 Chr. 14. 17. 2 Chr. 17. 10. And sometime … wicked fear one another, Isa. 7. 2. Jer. 22. 25. 1 Sam. 3. 11 & 28. 5.
Fearful]
Applyed …, Exod. 15. 11. To the place of Gods presence, …. 28. 17 … …, Luk. 21. 11. To man, Deut. 20. 8. Mar. 4 40. … … the state of the fearful and unbeliving is, see …. 33. 14. Rev. 21 8.
Fearful]
;;Such … faint hearted men (Emperors or subjects) who … fear of them which can kill the body, denyed Christ before men. Rev. 21. 18. But …, fearful, &c.
Either such as at any time do evill, or omit good against light of conscience, for fear of danger, Mat. 10. 28 33. & 16. 15. that overcome not, … … overcome, vers. 7 Or, such as were afraid of Gog and Magog, the last enemies, and durst not fight against them. ….
He doth not mean those which are ever fearful of their … estates, lest they have not faith, or be hypocrites that shall be damned (though … fears being excessive, and ill …, are saults) but those who are so afraid of bodily dangers and miseries, that they count it their best course to save themselves, from such evill, by neglecting their duty. Leighs Annot.
Feerful looking for]
;;Expectation full of dread and horrour, Heb. 10. 27.
Fearfulness]
Psal. 55. 5. Fear. Aynsw. Isa. 21. 4. or, …, as Jer. 49. 16. Anoot.
Fearfully]
Psal. 139. 14. or, in fearful sort, to wit, I am made,; or, these are fearful things. The Chald. saith, thou hast done fearful things. Aynsw.
Feast]
;;Solemn and abundant fare, kept upon some especial occasion to remember some great mercy of God, and therewith to cheer the heart. Gen. 21. 8. … made a great feast that same day that Isaac was …. Neh. 10. 12. Gen. 29. 22. And made a feast.
;;2. The day or whole time wherein such solemn feasts are kept. Act. 18. 21. I must needs keep the feast. Joh. 7. 8. Lev. 23. 4. The whole space of eight dayes, wherein their feasts Iasted.
;;3. A good conscience, which of Salomon is called a continual feast, because of the great and constant peace and joy which it breedeth. Prov. 15. 15. A good conscience is a continual feast. A Metaphor.
;;The Jews had three feast, which were of most reckoning and solemnity, because in them every male must appear, and none come empty, Exod. 23. 14, 15, 16, 17. Deut. 16. 16, 17.
4. The whole time of the celebration of the …, Mat. 26. 5.
Feasts were
I. Heathen, Gen. 29. 22. & 40. 20. Est. 1. … 5. & 2. 18. Dan. 5. 1.
II. Jewish; being either voluntary or in joyned. Voluntary, lawful or unlawful. Lawful, Judg. 21. 19. Unlawful, 1 King. 12. 32. …, being either …, as the Sabbath, Exod. 20. 8. Monethly, as the new Moons, Numb. 28. 11. Yearly, as the Passover, Lev. 23. 5. Pentecost, Ibid. 15. Feast of Trumpets, Ibid. 24. Atonemont, Ibid. 26. …, Ib. 33. Purim, Est. 9. 32. Dedication, Joh. 10. 22. Every seventh year, or Sabbaths of years, Lev. 25. 4. or every …, or seven Subbath of years, Ibid. 8.
III. Christian, whether abolished, as the Love-feasts, Jude v. 12. or continued, as the Lords day celebrated in remembrance of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who rose thereon, Mat. 28. 1. termed the Lords day, Rev. 1. 10. and the first day of the week, 1 Cor. 16. 2. We read also of Idolatrous feasts set up and kept in honour of Idols, Exod. 32. 6. Numb. 25. 2. Judg. 9. 27. & 16. 23. Psal. 106. 14. … King. 12. 32. 1 Cor. 8. 10. Of Spiritual feasts, Prov. 9. 2. Cant. 5. 1. Isa. 25. 6. Mat. 22. 4. Luk. 14. 16. Of charitable feasts, … Christ …, Luk. 14. 13. Of religious feasts, made to rejoyce upon some deliverance, Est. 8. 17. & 9. 22. or kept upon some gracious favour promised and bestowed, 1 King. 3. 15. or upon recovery from sickness and afflictions, Job 42. 11. And of a Celestial feast with Christ in heaven, Rev. 19. 9. There have been feasts at the entertainment of guests, Gen. 18. 5. & 19. 3. & 26. 30. & 43. 14. Luk. 5. 29. Joh. 12. 2. At a marriage, Joh. 2. 1. Judg. 14. 17. At circumcision or weaning of a childe, Gen. 21. 8. In harvest time, Ruth. 3. 7. At sheep sheering, 1 Sam. 25. 36. Those if moderate are not to be disallowed, but … if excessive, Judg. 19. 6, 8. Est. 1. 4. or unseasonable, out of time, Isa. 22. 12, 13. or for the manner, without religious thoughts and speeches, Isa. 5. 21. or spent in vain pleasure, Isa. 5. 12. or with eating and drinking immoderately, 1 Sam. 25. 36. 1 King. 20. 12, 16. or with dancing, Mark 6. 21, 22. and riot, Amos 6. 4, 5, 6, 7. OnelyOnly Pharaoh and Herod celebrated (by feasting) the memorial of their nativity, but at the one the Baker was hanged, Gen. 40. 20, 22. at the other John the Baptist beheaded, Mar. 6. 21, 27. That the memorial of our Saviours nativity ought to be the dayly and continual meditation of every Christian soul, who will not acknowledge? but that a day is yearly to be set apart for the commemoration thereof, is no where expressed or commanded in Scripture: How those dayes have been spent in gluttony, drunkenness, gaming, riot, to the dishonour of God, abuse of the …, and Christian religion, who knoweth not? But if any will yet observe such a day, let him observe it to the Lord, Rom. 14. 6.
Feast]
1 Cor. 5. 8. or, Holiday, marg.
To blesse the feast of meat]
;;signifies, not the putting or conveying a nature or substance into the meat, but a prayer to God to make it wholesome to the guests, 1 Sam. 9. 13. So to blesse the bread or cup in the Lords Supper, 1 Cor. 10. 16. is not to change their Maker into a new substance, as Papists ignorantly reach; but to thank God for redemption by Christ, and by prayer to consecrate the creatures, to be the Sacrament of Christ, and a mean of our soulfood.
A … of fat …, &c.]
;;The graces of the Spirit, which God bo ntifully bestoweth on the Saints, by the preaching of the Gospell, Isa. 25. 6. See Isa. 55. 1.
Feast]
Job 1. 4. And feasted, made feasts. The word is … from a word that … to drink; for choyce wines and drink, were a principal part of their feasts, Gen. 43. 34. ….
Feasts of …]
;;Banquets kept in the publick meetings of the Church, to testifie and to nourish brotherly love. Jude 12. These are as spots in your feasts of love. These grew to such abuse, as the Apostle Paul abolished them, 1 Cor. 11.
… fowles]
Psil. 78. 27. The Quails, Heb. fowles of wing, marg. Ezek 39. 17. Every feathered fowle, Heb. the … of every wing, marg.
Feathers]
Spoken of the Ostrich, Job 39. 13. Of the Dove, Psal. 68. 13. Of God, Psal. 91. 4. Of the Eagle, Ezek. 17. 3. Put for Filth, Lev. 1. 16. marg. Protection, Psal. 91. 4. Ample dominion and mighty power, Ezek. 17. 3, 7.
Feeble]
put for Weak, Gen. 30. 42. Strengthlesse, or imable to resist or defend themselves, Deut. 25. 18. Without help, or want of courage, 2 Sam. 4. 1. Of small or no strength, Prov. 30. 26. Not many, Isa. 16. 14. marg. Abject, faln, Zech. 12. 8. marg. It's to be understood sometime of outward infirmities which are incident to the body, sometime of the inward, as 1 Thess. 5. 14.
Feeble knees]
Job 4. 4. Heb. the bowing knees, marg.
Feevleness]
…. 47. 3. Nor look back for feebleness of …. Extremity of fear, joyned with feebleness, as well of hand as of heart, shall so oversway natural affection with them, that they shall cast and seek every one only how to … for, and save himself, not once looking after their children, as unable to rescue them, though never so sain they would. Annot.
… feed]
;;To nourish by ministering meat to the body, common to men and beasts. This is natural feeding. In Psal. 23. 1. it comprehends all the duties of a good Shepheard, feeding, guiding, observing and defending his flock. This title is attributed to God and to Christ, feeding the Church, as Ezek. 34. 12, 14, 15. Isa. 40. 11. Also unto Kings, Joh. 10. 11. Psal. 78, 70, 71. 2 Sam. 15. 2.
;;2. To teach others by wholsome Doctrine, and to rule them with godly discipline. Joh. 21. 16. … my sheep. Mat. 28. 18. Go teach all Nations. This is … feeding, peculiar to Gods Church. It is far from the Popes Supremacy, which is a tyrannizing, not a teaching. A Meraphor.
;;3. To role or govern politically, Psal. 78. 71, 72. He brought David to seed his people, and so he fed them, 2 Sam. 5. 2. Mat. 2. 6. This is a Political feeding.
;;4. To strengthen and comfort the soul inwardly. Psal. 28. 9. Feed them also. Spiritual feeding.
;;5. To correct, chastise, tame, and take down, Hos. 4. 16.
Referred,
1. To God;
1. In respect of his Church, which he sustaineth and nourisheth both inwardly and outwardly, Gen. 48. 15. Psal. 28. 9.
2. In respect of the ungodly, whom he meeteth withal in judgement, Ezek. 34. 16. …. 4. 16.
3. In respect of the Creatures, Mat. 6. 26. Psal. 145. 15. who can, and at some time feedeth his own extraordinarily, Exod. 16. 32. 1 King. 17. 6, 14, 15.
II. To Christ, who is the Shepheard of his Church, Isa. 40. 11. and feedeth them with the bread of life, which is himself, Joh. 6. 35.
III. To Man; (beside the former acceptions) taken for,
1. To give to eat, Gen. 25. 30.
2. Feeding, guiding, preserving, defending, Gen. 30. 31.
3. To keep, Gen. 39. 12.
4. To afflict grievously, 1 King. 22. 27.
5. To live, Lam. 4. 5.
6. To pamper sensually, Jude v. 12.
7. To delight, Prov. 15. 14.
IV. To the enemies of the Church, whom the Lord useth at some times for the chastisement of his people, Jer. 6. 3.
V. To such as look for help in vain, Hos. 12. 1.
VI. To false Teachers, which feed themselves, not their flocks, Ezek. 34. 2, 3.
VII. To Gods blessings, ordinary, Hos. 9. 2. extraordinary, 1 King. 17. 4.
VIII. To the creatures living quietly together, Isa. 11. 7. & 65. 25.
Feed]
Gen. 47. 17. He … them, Heb. led them, marg. Psal. 28. 9. Feed them, or rule them, marg. So Mic. 5. 4. & 7. 14. marg.
To feed]
;;To take nourishment from the Doctrine of the Word which is the only pasture wherein Christs flock feedeth, Cant. 1. 6. … me (O thou) whom my … loveth, where thou ….
Feeding includes the whole administration and office of a good Shepheard. Christ feedeth his Church by his Word, example, graces, Spirit, merits, &c. which are like flowry …, abounding with Lillies, Isa. 25. 6. and then he is fed by her, that is, he delighteth as much in her duty and service, as in the sweetest flowers or spices, Cant. 2. 16. Annot.
Feeding … all the duties of a … or Herder, as to lead in and out, to give pasture and water, to govern with the rod and …, &c. Psal. 23. 2, 4. Wherefore Kings are said to seed as … Psal. 78. 70, 71, 72. so Christ, as King, and Great Pastor of the sheep, Heb. 13. 20. doth by his Ministery, with his Spirit, Word, Seals, …, &c. feed his …, for whom he laid down his life, … them by name, leadeth them out, … before them, saveth them from Wolves that would devour, giveth them eteinal life, and they shall never perish, …. 10. 28. Isa. 40. 11. Therefore she desireth to be under his guidance, and in his fold, that he feeding her she may not lack, or desireth to know the manner how Christ feedeth, that she likewise may so feed her Kids, as …. 8. Ayasw.
If there be aconscience for feeding the earthly part of man (his body) with bodily food, how much more a conscience for feeding of the heavenly part of man (his soul) with celestial food? To feed the body they ostentimes have care, saying otherwise they were worse then Infidels, and should deny the faith; but no care or very small for the soul, as though in not feeding of this, they should not also be Infidels, and denyers of the faith, yes and I say more, as much as in them lyeth, makers of Infidels, and murtherers of the faith. If thou have no care to bring them up for God, how canst thou expect that God should bring them up for thee? Clapham.
Shall feed them]
Rev. 7. 17. Shall provide for their souls, till he bring them to full happiness, Psal. 23. 1, 2. Annot.
To feed and eat straw]
;;To use that common food which for beasts in the Creation was appointed, Gen. 1. 30. and not longer to devour men. Isa. 11. 7. Cow, Bear, and Lyon shall … and eat straw. Here is described the unity and innocency of men converted by the Gospel of Christ, as also the great restoring of mans decayed most corrupt nature, in vers. 6, 7, 8, 9.
Feel]
To touch or handle, Gen. 27. 12. Judg. 16. 26. To know, Job 20. 20. marg. Eccl. 8. 5. marg. To search as a blinde man doth his way by feeling, Act. 17. 27. To sympathize, Heb. 4. 15. To understand or …, Psal. 58. 9. He speaketh to the wicked of their sudden destruction. The meaning seemeth to be this: … … shall perceive (or feel) the pricking of your … of the … le, God will as with a … destroy every of them. The Hebrew foreign is used both for a thorn and a pot, wherefore some here … pots, yet yeelding the same …. Ayasw. on the place.
Past feeling]
Eph. 4. 19. Either thus, such as have renounced all labour and care, who neither can … will work any more; or such whose minde through the custom of sin is so hardened, that for the time they feel no remorse nor grief of conscience.
Feet]
;;That member which is lowest in the body, bearing it up, being the instrument of motion, and carrying the body from place to place, Job. 13. 5. He washed the Apostles ….
;;2. Approaching and coming of such as preach reconciliation with God, or the Preachers so approaching. Rom. 10. 15. How beautifull are the feet, &c. If there be beauty in their feet, how much more in the whole person? …
;;3. The whole man, or the man himself. Rom. 3. 15. Their feet are … to shed bloud; that is, they themselves are ready and … to flaughter. Psal. 119. 105, Thy … is a lanthora … my feet; that is, to my self. Psal. 73. 2. There be innumerable examples of this signification in the Psalms and elsewhere in the Scripture. It is a Synecdoche of the part for the whole.
;;4. The Apostles and other sincere preachers of the Word. Rom. 10. 15. How beautiful are their feet?
;;5. The will, and the affections, desires, care and endevours, which are the beginning of our actions, as the feet are the instrument of motion, and do carry our minde hither and thither, as our body is carryed by our feet. Eccl. 4. 17. Look well unto thy feet, when thou … into the house of God. Psal. 17. 5. That my foot do not slide, Psal. 16. 12. Prov. 4. 27. A Metaphor.
;;6. The daily slips and sins that come of frailty. Joh. 13. 10. He that is washed, hath no need save to wash his feet. The meaning is, such as be once washed from their sins by faith in the bloud of Christ unto Justification, and by his Spirit unto newness of life or Sanctification, such have no need but to wash their feet, that is, their daily faults which they fall into of weakness: which are to be washed by lamenting that we have committed them, by asking of God pardon for them, believing that we shall obtain it through Christ; craving the government of the holy Spirit, to become more heedful of sin for hereafter.
;;7. Christs humanity or Manhood, the which is subject to his Godhead, as our feet be to our head; also to Christ, as he is man, all things are put under, as the … to the foot. Psal. 8. 6. Thou … put all things … his feet.
Referred,
1. To God, signifie his strength and power, or irresistible force and presence, Hab. 3. 5.
2. To Christ, either properly, Psal. 22. 16. or … power and omnipotency, Ephes. 1. 22.
3. To Man; put for, Weak, Contemptible, Isa. 26. 6. The common people, Isa. 7. 20. An helper or …. Job …. 15. Power or rule, Psal. 47. 3. Below, under, or in subjection, to one, Psal. 8. 6.
Feet]
Psal. 18. 36. Hebr. ankles marg. & 2 Sam. 22. 37. m. Gen. 49. 10. From between his feet; signifieth, … of, and brought up by him. For so this … signifieth, Deut. 28. 57. & 33. 3. Aynsw. Judg 3. 24. He … … …, or doth his easement, marg.
Brought up at the feet of Gamaliel, Act. 22. 3. It was the manner of Disciples to sit at the feet of their Masters, which in Pirke Avoth is called … dust themselves in the dust of their … for so saith Jose there, Let thy house be the house or assembly for wise men; i. e. Be thou ever conversant in the School of the Doctors, and do thou roll, or dust or … thy self in the dust of their feet Dr. … Annot. ….
His feet]
;;signifieth, one born of, and brought up by him. Gen. 49. 10. So this phrase signifieth, Deut. 28. 57. & 33. 3. The feet sometimes put for the … legs or thighes. See Gen. 46. 26.
Feet]
How beautiful are thy Feet with shoes, Cant. 7. 1. Hereby is meant her obedient walking in the Faith and Gospel of Christ whereby she being freed from the … and bondage of sin, made free by the truth (Joh. 8. 32.) … fast and walked steadily in the liberry and grace of Christ, Gal. 5. 1. not … barefooted as was the manner of captives and others in …, 2 Sam. 15. 30. Isa. 20. 4. but as God rehearsing his … upon his Church, saith, I … thee with … skin, Ezek. 16. 10. So here the feet of his Spouse are … with the preparation (or stability) of the Gospel of peace, Eph. 6. 15. with the knowledge, … and obedience whereof, she being firmly … and defenced, her feet and steps were … beautiful, as the feet also of them that … the Gospel of peace, are to be beautiful, Rom. 10. 15. ….
That which is here intended, is to demonstrate either;
1. Her deliverance from Captivity and persecution, under which sad yoak all that lay, used no shoes, but went barefoot, as an expression of their mourning, Lam. 1. 9. Ezek. 24. 15. Mic. 1. 8, &c.
Or 2. Her resticution to her former inheritance and possession, Deut. 25. 9. Ruth. 4. 7, 8.
Or, 3. (which is the best) her walking obediently and comfortably in the wayes of holiness, and that peace which the Gospel hath prepared. These shoes do not onelyonly … her, but likewise defend and guard her … …, that she is able to tread upon the rough and sharpest trials that may be cast in her way with boldness and security. Annot.
Feet]
Heb. 12. 13. Make straight … for your feet. Go on evenly and steadily in this … of Christianity, which ye have entred into. Hall.
Stagger …, but go … like … men … go not awry, go on manfully in the profession of the Gospel, that no afflictions make … to halt. ….
Feet like … feet]
;;Continuance and stableness joyned with …. For Bears fect being …, …, and long, with broad nails, do afford him more strength, and enable him to more fierceness. This is applyed to the Romane Empire, which exceeded the …, …, Assyrians, and Babylon, in rapacity and stability. Rev. 13. 2. His feet like Bears feet.
Feet here are to be considered, not as the basest and more unworthy members of the body, but as they are in Beasts, not only instruments of going, but also of … and catching their prey; in which, and in Bears (I speak of the forefeet) the principal strength of the body consisteth.
Neither is feet here to be understood, that part only which maketh an impression on the ground, but that, which, as the aforesaid inferiour part, comprehendeth also the thighs and armes. Mede.
Feet like … brasse]
;;The constancy of Christ in an unwearyed desire of providing for the good of his Church: also, his firm power to tread down all the enemies thereof, together with the most excellent purity and brightness of his wayes. All this is represented by the metal of brasse, fine, burning, &c. Rev. 1. 15. His feet is like to fine brasse, burning as in a furnace, &c. Others do interpret these feet of Brasse, of the stableness of the Churches, namely, of … and Pergamus, firmly, and with invincible constancy abiding afflictions for the name of Christ, when they were not only not hurt, but did shine more brightly like fine Brasse; as if allusion herein were made to those visions of Ezek. 1. 7. & Dan. 10. 6. Both these interpretations may well stand together, for the perseverance of the Church in tribulations; and their being more purified by their afflictions, may and doth proceed from Christ his invincible power, supporting them; and exceeding purity communicated to them.
To dip the foot in oyl]
;;To have oyl in such abundance, as one may wash or dip his foot in it, Deut. 33. 24.
To fall at ones feet]
;;To become a suppliant to any. 1 Sam. 25. 24. She fell at his feet.
To lick the dust of feet]
;;Most submisse reverence and extreme adoration, Isa. 49. 25. Psal. 99. 5.
At ones feet]
;;Since my coming, or by my travel and service, Gen. 30. 36. So the Foot is used to signifie laborious service, Deut. 11. 10. and the coming or presence of any, Hab. 3. 5.
Path of thy feet]
;;Every action of our life, either … or inward. Prov. 4. 26. Ponder the path of thy feet.
Feet of the Poor]
;;The weak and feeble means (not hands, but feet even of the poor) to pull down and destory the proud and lofty enemies of his Church. Isa. 26. 5, 6. The feet of the poor shall tread them down.
Foot of Pride]
;;The cruelty and violence of proud men. Psal. 36. 11. Let not the foot of pride come against me.
… sit at ones feet]
;;To be ones Schollar or daily hearer. Act. 22. 3. At the foot of Gamaliel, & Deut. 33. 3. The reason hereof is, because hearers sat on forms at the feet of their Teachers, speaking to them out of a chair or higher place.
To tread under ones feec]
;;So to crush and conquer Satan and his instruments (Hereticks and Schismaticks especially) as they should never have power to recover them selves. This Christ did perfectly in himself at his resurrection from the dead, but in respect of his members, it shall not be fully done till the last resurrection, when the victory of the Saints shall be consummate. Rom. 16. 20. The God of peace shall tread Satan under your feet shortly. This [shortly] some refer unto the day of judgement, of which Paul saith it is at hand; others unto the time of Paul's coming to Rome, when he would confirm the believing Romans, as the seducers should not be able to hurt their faith and salvation: But it is best to think, that he comforteth them with a promise of a quick and speedy victory; there is in these words a plain allusion to the promise, Gen. 3.
Washing one anothers feet]
;;All mutual duties and works of love. Joh. 13. 14. Ye ought to wash-one anothers feet. By this (One) all helps and services towards our Neigbour are meant.
Felix]
Happy or prosperous. The Romane Governour, Act. 23. 26.
Fell]
Heb. 11. 30. By faith the wals of Jericho fell down. Not one piece of the wall, but the whole, on every part and side of the City, in so much that it lay all open, and the Israelites entred in on all sides at their pleasure. This the Apostle ascribeth to faith, and indeed it was wholly the work of faith. For what was the blast of the Trumpets of Rams horns to hurl down a City withall? What the compassing of it so many dayes together, &c? Jericho stood in the entrance of the land of …, and as this their first victory came of faith, so did all the rest. Faith then is the best weapon to go to war withall, whereby we must depend upon God, how mean soever the means be, where this is, even wals are no strong munitions. Jones.
Fell]
…. 16. 1. Heb. went forth, marg. 2 King. 1. 13. Fell on, Heb. bowed, marg. 2 Chr. 17. 10. Fell upon, Heb. was, marg, Job 1. 17. Heb. rushed, marg.
Fell]
To cut down, 2 King. 3. 19, 25. & 6. 5.
Feller]
Isa. 14. 8. No seller is come up against us. We are not felled so frequently, as we had wont to be, since thy fall, since thou wast felled, Dan. 4. 14. 23. Ezek. 31. 12. Where note, that by a figurative form of speech, sense and speech is given to dumb and senselesse creatures. Annot.
Felloes]
And their felloes were all molten, 1 King. 7. 33. The felloes in a wheel are most commonly five or six, which being joyned together, make the round circle next the ground, whereunto the iron strakes are nailed on the outside, and on the inside the one end of each spoke is placed, the other end being joyned unto the nave.
Fellow]
By the words, Citizens, Eph. 2. 19. Heirs, Eph. 3. 6. Helper, 2 Cor. 8. 23. Helpers, 3 Joh. 8. Labourer, 1 Thess. 3. 2. Philem. v. 1. Labourers, Phil. 4. 3. Philem. v. 24. Prisoner, Col. 4. 10. Philem. v. 23. Prisoners, Rom. 16. 7. Servant, Col. 4. 7. Rev. 19. 10. Servants, Mat. 18. 28. Col. 1. 7. Souldier, Phil. 2. 25. Philem. v. 2. Workers. Col. 4. 11. annexed unto, and joyned with fellow, the meaning is plain.
Fellow prisoner]
;;Either one which is partaker with another of his dangers, or which is held with another in the same prison, Rom. 16. 7.
Fellow-servant]
;;One, who in common with the Prophets, and Ministers, serveth the same God, as Angels do, especially in reporting the secrets of God unto his Prophets, which might declare them unto the Church. Rev. 19. 10. For I am thy fellow-servant, &c.
Fellows]
;;All true believing Christians, whom Christ hath taken into fellowship of himself and his mercies. Psal. 45. 7. With oyl of gladness, above his fellows.
Also a Companion, 2 Cor. 8. 19. It's often used in contempt, Gen. 19. 9. 1 Sam. 21. 15. & 25. 21. & 29. 4. 1 Kin. 22. 27. Joh. 9. 29. Act. 18. 23.
Fellows]
;;Godly Christians, which by Grace communicate with Christ in his merits, being thereby heirs of God, even fellow heirs with Christ, Heb. 1. 9. Above thy fellows.
Above, not by measure, but in fulness, that all others of his fulness might receive grace for grace. Fellows, all men; because all men are his fellows, in respect of our humane nature which he assumed; or all those who have received the Spirit of God; or all Kings, Priests and Prophets, because those in ancient times were wont to be anointed. Now our Lord Christ being a King, Priest, and Prophet, those in an especial manner, may be called his fellows. Annot.
Fellowship]
with God, 1 Joh. 1. 3. Christ, 1 Cor. 1. 9. the Devil, 1 Cor. 10. 20. the …, Eph. 5. 11. Gods children, Gal. 2. 9. in labouring, 1 Thess. 3. 2. suffering, Col. 4. 10. inheriting, Ephes. 3. 6. helping, 2 Cor. 8. 23. 2 Joh. 8.
Fellowship]
Communion, society, participation, familiar acquaintance, conversation, &c. Act. 2. 42. 2 Cor. 6. 14. Gal. 2. 9. Eph. 5. 11. Phil. 3. 10.
Fellowship]
;;The gathering together of the faithful in a publick place, for the hearing of the Word, publick Prayer, administration of Sacraments, and distribution of Alms, Heb. 10. 25.
Female]
Gen. 1. 27. Male and female created … them, or a male and a female, meaning one, and not moe females for a male. This beginning of mans creation, Christ alledgeth against unlawful Divorces, and taking more Wives then one, Mar. 10. 6. See also …. 2. 15. Aynsw. See Annot. on Mat. 19. 4. But if we are true Believers, whether male or female, we are in equal esteem with God, Gal. 3. 28.
Fence]
Psal. 62. 3. A tottering fence, or wall, or mure shooved at, or thrust, namely, for to fall, as is expressed, Psal. 118. 13.
Hereby is meant a great and suddain ruine, as Isa. 30. 13. Ezek. 13. 13, 14. Aynsw.
Though ye seem to be in honour, yet God will suddenly destroy you. Annot.
Fenced]
Fortified, made strong and safe, walled about. It's put for, Filled, 2 Sam. 23. 7. marg. Hedged, Job 10. 11. marg.
Fenced]
Isa. 5. 2. or made a wall about it, marg. Dan. 11. 5. The most fenced Cities, Heb. the Cities of Munitions, marg.
Fennes]
Job 40. 21. Miry places. In Job 8. 11. the word foreign, is translated mire, and Tremelius both here and there rendreth it by coenum. Though the Elephat feed on the Mountains, yet being an hot creature, he often comes down into the Valleys near Rivers, where are great trees, reeds, and fens, to shelter him from the scorching beams, of the Sun, and water plenty to wash, to cool him in, and drink his fill. Annot.
Ferrer]
Mentioned among the creeping things upon the earth, which were unclean, Lev. 11. 30. It's well known and ordinary, especially with Warreners, who muzzel its mouth that it may not kil the Coneys, which under ground it hunteth, and driveth into their nets. Its hair sticketh so fast and close to its skin that it can hardly be pulled out. It's theevish (called therefore furo or furunculus) and carryeth what provision it can to its den, providing store of clean grain in the summer for its winter provision. If the male fear want, he hindereth the female from feeding; who therefore in secret provideth for her selfe. It's very strong and fierce, termed Viverra, as which by force draweth alone pulleth what it can. Within its den it's fierce, but without gentle. It bringeth forth many young ones at a time, which thereafter are blinde (as it's said) the space of thirty dayes. It … the blod of the beast that it biteth, but eateth not of their flesh. It's an enemy to all others except its own kinde.
Ferry-boat]
2 Sam. 19. 18. A Boat whereby to passe over a River, as here over Jordan.
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;;Earnest. Jam. 5. 5, 16. Prayer availeth much if it be fervent. Unto fervent prayer there is required, on the one side a distinct knowledge, joyned with good feeling of our sins and miseries, and on the other side, a certain belief to speed, coupled with zeal of his glory, earnest desire of Gods truth and mercy to be manifested in granting of prayers.
It's spoken of Spirit, Act. 18. 25. Rom. 12. 11. Mind, 2 Cor. 7. 7. Prayer, Jam. 5. 16. Charity, 1 Pet. 4. 8. Elements, 2 Pet. 3. 10. The original foreign in Act. 18. 25. & Rom. 12. 11. signifieth seething hot, of foreign to boyl, because when liquor boyleth, it makes a hissing noyse. The Original foreign in 2 Cor. 7. 7. importeth, the extreme heat of their affections for and towards Paul, burning in their love to him, their desire of him, and joy in him. The word foreign in Jam. 5. 16. signifieth working, yea such a working which hath efficacy to the bringing forth the being of that which it worketh, such a working that notes the most lively activity that can be, an actual and effectual force. The word foreign in 1 Pet. 4. 8, is rendred fervent, by a Metaphor of running a race, but stretched out, according to its notation. It signifieth such a Charity as is vehement, swift, serious, earnest, liberal, large, cordial, durable.
Fervently]
Col. 4. 12. Labouring … for you in prayers. Prayes earnestly unto Christ for you. Dr. Ham. Paraph.
He did as it were strive with God himself in their behalf, as the word foreign importeth. Leigh's Annot.
1 Pet. 1. 22. Fervently, or durable, foreign. Dr. Hammond.
It implyeth both extension and intention of love. Leigh Crit. Sac.
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Festival or ioyful. The surname of Portius, who succeeded Felix, Act. 24. 27.
To fet]
It's all one with, To bring, 2 Sam. 9. 7. & 11. 27. 1 King. 7. 13.
Fetch]
Gen. 18. 5. & 27. 9. 13. Take. Aynsw. So Isa. 56. 12. But the word is well rendred fetch, both there and here, for it includeth two notions, to take and to bring, as to receive and bestow, Psal. 68. 18. comp. with Eph. 4. 8. Annot. Jer. 36. 21. Heb. to take the roll, for to take and bring it. Annot. 2 Chron. 18. 8. Fetch quickly, Heb. hasten, marg.
Fetters]
Taken Properly for shackels put on prisoners, whether of brasse, 2 Sam. 3, 34. or iron, Psal. 149. 8.
Figuratively, for spiritual means of restraint from sin, and to bring the greatest under the Gospel, Ibid.
Fetters]
2 Chron. 33. 11. & 36. 6. … chains, marg.
Fever]
A disease wherewith the Lord threatneth to smite the disobedient, Deut. 28. 22. There are divers kindes thereof, Quotidian, Tertian, Quartane, &c. It's common to most, dangerous to all, deadly to many.
Few]
;;A small number. Mat. 15. 34. A … fishes. It is used here absolutely.
;;2. A very great number, yet but a few in comparison of a far greater. Mat. 20. 16. Many called, few chosen. Mat. 7. 14. Few there are that … it. It is put here comparatively.
Also, for men of number, 1 Chr. 16. 19. marg. …, … 14. 1. marg. Numerable, Job 16. 22. marg
Fewel]
Isa. 9. 5. Heb. meat, … food. Annot.
Fewness]
Lev. 25. 16. …. Aynsw.