A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part AM
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Am]
Existence or self-being, Exod. 3. 14. I am that I am;
;;that is,
;;1. I have my being from my self, and from no ….
;;2. Continue for ever and fail not.
;;3. Am the same and change not, and am the cause of being to all things that be, both my words that they be performed, and all the creatures that they be not reduced to nothing.
;;I am: I will be; so is the Hebrew …, that is, I that give being to all things, and to my promises, I will be to them indeed what I am and was in promises. I will be their deliverer out of Egypt, and cruel bondage; I will be God manifested in the flesh, their great deliverer from eternal wrath. In a small difference this name is repeated, …. 1. 4. & 11. 17. & 16. 5. He which was, which is, and which is to come.
;;2. Representing or resembling. Joh. 15. 1. I am that vine; that is, I represent, and am like unto a vine.
I am not, … 7. 8. that is, I can live no longe, marg.
Amad]
People of …. A City, …. 19. 26.
Amal]
…; or, …. The Son of Helem, 1 Chron. 7. 35.
Amalek]
A …, smiting or striking people. The Son of Eliphaz, the Son of Esau, Gen. 36. 10, 11, 12.
Amalekites]
Gen. 14. 7. Numb. 13. 29. Such as came of Amalek.
Amam]
Mother, or sear of them. A City, Josh. 15. 26.
Amana]
Faith, truth; or, a … A Hill in Cilicia, Cant. 4. 8.
Amana]
Look from the top of …, Cant. 4. 8. This word signifieth saith, or truth, or a …. Top of …, or … of …, which was a mountain in Syria, the valley and … … it, was also called …, and …, in 2 King. 5. 12. and so the … here … it, the beads, that is, the … of the … that … by the river of Amanah, shall offer a gift … …. ….
Amariah]
… … …; or, the excellency of the Lord. The … … …, 2 …. 6. 7. … Son of …, 1 Chr. 23. 19. The … …, 2 Chr. 19. 11. One that was set in trust to … … … … the Lord, 2 Chr. 31. 15. … the Sons of …, …. 10. 42. One that … the Covenant, Neh. 10. 3. … … of …, …. 11. 4. One that went up with …, …. 12. 2. of whom …, …. 13.
Amasa]
… the …. The … of … Sister, 1 Chr. 2. 17. Also, the Son … …, 2 Chr. 28. 12.
Amasai]
…. A Son … …, 1 Chr. 6. 25. A chief Captain, Ibid. 12. 18.
Amashai]
… … or … of the people. The Father of …, 2 Chr. 29. …. The Son … …, Neh. 11. 13.
Amashiah]
… … of the Lord. The Father of Joshah, 1 Chr. 4. 34.
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The … of the Lord. The Son of …, 2 Chr. 17. 16.
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at some strange, unseen, and unheard of great work and judgement of God, Exod. 15. 14, 15. Isa. 13. 8. … and … … to themselves, Judg. 20. 41. … … in another, beyond their … expectation, … 32. 15. Luk. …. 48. The … of wonders and …, …. 12. 22, 23. … …, Act. 2. 12.
…: …, …. 13. 8. marg.
Amazement]
Act. 3. 10. A great astonishment, Mar. 5. 42. … a trance, …. 10. 10. & 11. 5. & 22. 17. as the Original foreign is rendred. It's when one is as it were gone out of himself, … himself, perceiveth not what is done, but hath his minde wholly taken up with such things as are inwardly presented unto him. … … …
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… … of the Lord. The Son of …, 2 King. 12. 21. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 6. 45. An … … of …, Amos 7. 10.
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1. Civil, about affairs of the world, … from …, 2 King. 10. 12. 2 Chr. 35. 21. or some State, …. 9. 4.
2. …, … the Kingdom of Christ. Such were … …, 2 …. 5. 20. Eph. 6. 20.
…: …, 2 Chr. 32. 31. Messenger, Isa. 18. 2. ….
… … …, 2 …. 5. 20. It is but one word in the … foreign) and of a precious Emphasis, for the … of … … … …, tels us, that … officers must … …, … …. 6. 20. … …. ….
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Luk. 14. 32. The word is … message, in …. …. 14.
Amber]
As … … … …, Ezek. 1. 4. or, a most lively …, … … … … …; or rather, as … red, hot, … … …, …. 13. … … are called …, …. 6. 2, 6. … … … … in the speedy and fervent … of … …, …. 103. ….
… … … … in a … way, when acts of wrath and … … to … … … a people, to shew that God … … is a … fire to his enemies, Deut. 4. 24. …. 12. 20. Rev. 6. 17. …. on vers. 27.
… …
… … their …, …. 8. 2. 2 Chr. 13. …. By God … his Churches enemies, 2 Chr. 20. 22. 2 …. 3. 20, 22, 23, 24.
… …
2 Chr. 13. 13. Men lying in wait.
Amen]
;;In the end of a …, or prayer, a wishing … it may … … … …, and a trusting that it shall be so: …. 1. 5. To … … … … …, ….
;;2. … … (In the … of speeches) … a … … … and … affirmed. Mat. 18. 3. …, I … … …, …. 6. 26. Also, where the word … is doubled, he doth much commend and urge the thing so …, to their attention.
;;3. …, constant, or most firm, 2 Cor. 1. 20. Yea and ….
;;4. … it self, or rather Christ himself, Rev. 3. 4. These … saith ….
;; … is sometimes the title of God himself, and of Christ, because of his faithfulness and truth, in performing all promises, Rev. 3. 14. Isa. 65. 16.
;;Also the word is Hebrew, and is not translated by the Apostles into Greek, but is used in all Languages, for the honour of the Hebrew tongue, to which it is proper.;;
;;2. Of the truth which it signifieth. Vide August. Tractat. 41. … ….;;
Amen]
So be it, Jer. 11. 5. marg. Or, Let it be so, Revel. 21. 27.
It is,
1. A note of Affirming, or Confirming a thing to be, 1 Cor. 16. 28. Rev. 1. 18.
2. Of Wishing, Jer. 28. 6. Rev. 22. 20.
3. Both of Confirming and Wishing, Rom. 1. 25. Gal. 1. 5. Eph. 3. 21.
4. Of testifying our consent both in a thing to be confirmed and wished, Jer. 11. 5. Ravanel.
Sometime it is the same with foreign, as appears by comparing Luk. 9. 27. with Mat. 16. 18. & Mar. 9. 1. Sometime it hath the same sense with … …, Mat. 6. 13. Sometime the interpretation thereof is … down, as appears by comparing …. 13. 43. with Luk. 21. 3. Leigh Crit. Sac.
… …, 1 Cor. 14. 16. The word Amen is an expression … used by the people, by way of assent to the prayer made by another before them. For as … saith, "Twas a custom in their … prayers, that he that had not skill or ability to pray himself, should say, Amen; but he that had ability, should pray himself. (See Deut. 27. 15, &c.)
The … mention a three-fold Amen.
1 Amen …, when one prayes, and another that understands not what he saith, gives answer to him.
2 Amen …, a stolen Amen, when it's before the end of the Prayer.
3 …, when he cuts it into two parts, A — men, as he that yawnes, or is a doing or minding something else. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.
Amen]
;;The constant truth, even Christ faithfully fulfilling his promises, which are all yea and Amen. Rev. 3. 14. … things … Amen.
To amend]
;;To redress and reform faults. It is put for Repentance, Mat. 3. 8. Act. 26. 20. Bring forth fruits worthy of Repentance (or amendment.) Repentance is as the root, Amendment as the fruit. First there must be a change of the heart from evill to good, by the gift of repentance put into it of God; and then will follow an amendment and redress of our wayes and manners.
;;See to Break off sins, to Cast away the old man, to …, to Convert.;;
Amends]
Lev. 5. 16. Recompence, give satisfaction.
Amerce]
or mulct, fine him, Deut. 22. 19.
Amethysi]
Exod. 28. 19. Rev. 21. 20. A precious stone which prevents drunkenness, from a privat. and foreign drunken, from foreign wine.
Ami]
Mother, fear, people, Ezr. 2. 57.
Amiable]
Lovely, worthy to be beloved, Psal. 84. 1.
Amihud]
People of praise: or …. The Father of …, Numb. 1. 10. The Father of Shemuel, Numb. 34. 20. The Father of …, …. 28. A King of …, 2 Sam. 13. 37. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 7. 26. The Son of …, Ibid. 9. 4.
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The Son of …, 1 Chr. 15. 10.
Amishaddai]
… people of the Almighty. The Father of …, Numb. 1. 12.
Amiss]
Evill. 2 Chr. 6. 37.
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True; …, fearing. The Father of …, 2 King. 14. 25.
Amizabad]
The dowry of the people. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 27. 6.
Ammah]
His people. A Hill, 2 Sam. 2. 24.
… … …]
… the Law. The Father of …, Est. 8. 5.
Ammi]
My people, Hos. 2. 1.
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The people of God, or God with me. The Son of Gemalli, Numb. 13. 12. Also the sixth Son of Obed-Edom, 1 Chr. 26. 5. Also, the Father of …, Solomon's Mother, 1 Chron. 3. 5. Also, the … of Machir, of …, 2 Sam. 9. 4, 5.
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(See … ) the Father of Shemuel, Numb. 34. 20. The … of …, …. 28. The Father of …, 2 Sam. 13. 37. The Father of Uthai, 1 Chr. 9. 4.
Amminadab]
A free people. The Son of Ram, 1 Chr. 2. 10. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 6. 22.
… the chariots of …, Cant. 6. 12. or, Set me upon the Chariots of a willing people, (the word … signifieth a free people, or a vowing people, a noble people, or Prince of people) not that any thing cometh at unawares to Christ in his own person; but because to his Ministers, that in his Name shall go into the Garden of Nuts; the Jews shall appear unexpectedly to embrace Christs calling: They shall finde the Jews as chariots of willing people, ready to march with them, whithersoever in Christs name they shall call; where also is intimated the willing readiness of a willing people among the …, to convey the Jews into their Countrey with Chariots, and Horses, and Dromedaries. Cotton.
It … the people of Christ, which are voluntaries in the day of his power, Psal. 110. 3. Sustained with a free (or …) …, Psal. 51. 14. and receiving the word with all … (or willingness) of minde, Act. 2. 41. & 7. 11. To such Christ is as Chariots by the Ministery of the Word, to help and … them forward in grace, and to defend them from their enemies. ….
A manifestation of the ardent and longing zeal and desire … Christ hath to behold the flourishings and propogations of his Church. His soul made him like the Chariots of …, that is, made him to hasten so, and so accelerate the returns of … favour, as if he had come on the swiftest Chariots: for as he is … to come with his Chariots like a whirlewinde to render … … his enemies, Isa. 66. 15. So will he be as expedite and as forward to save and preserve his people, whom in vers. 20. he promiseth to … upon horses, and in chariots, and coaches (as the marg. there, for litters) and … swift beasts to his holy mountain …. ….
I went down into the Garden, but thought of nothing less, then of that which came to passe. I thought to have found an obstinate, a stubborn people; but found a prompt, a ready people to receive me: whereupon I was stirred up to be as chariots unto them, whereby they might be speedily carryed into the Church, and be numbred amongst the Citizens thereof. Brightman.
With that swiftness went I (the Church) into the Garden, that through the desire of my soul I took no notice that I was like the chariots of Amminadab. So swiftly was I carryed thither, that afterward I seemed to my self (but not thinking) to be the very chariots of Amminadab: But of his chariots there is no mention in Scripture, nor who this Amminadab was. ….
Ammon]
A people, or the Son of my people. A people that descended of Ben-ammi the Son of Lot, by his younger daughter, Gen. 19. 38.
Ammonite]
Deut. 23. 1. Ammonites, Ibid. 2. 20.
Ammonitess]
Such as descended of Lots younger daughter. 1 King. 14. 21. A woman of Ammon.
Ammon]
Faithful, true; an Artificer, Nourisher, School-master. The Son of David, 1 Chr. 3. 1.
Amok]
A valley or depth. A Priest, Neh. 12. 7.
Amon]
Faithful, true. The Son of Manasseh, 2 King. 21. 18. The Governour of the City of Samaria, 1 King. 22. 26. Also, another mentioned, Neh. 7. 59.
Among, or Amongst]
In the midst, Job 1. 6. marg. In, Rom. 1. 13. marg. For, Ibid. 11. 17. marg. By, 2 Tim. 2. 2. marg. Which is among you, 1 Pet. 5. 2. or, as much as in you is, marg.
Among the Lillies]
Cant. 2. 16. & 6. 3. It is not said, that he feedeth on them, but among them. Where two or three are gathered, he is in the midst. Lillies grow in great plenty and numbers, and such unity Christ loveth, but hateth separation and straglings. ….
Among thorns: Cant. 2. 2. As the Lilly is above thorns, so is the Church above other people; and as the lilly is pricked with thorns, so is the Church afflicted and pricked with them. The lillies among the thorns are harmless, we must be innocent as Sheep among Wolves, as Doves among ravenous birds, Mat. 10. 16. ….
The Church is surrounded and galled with many sharp and cruel thorns, even as her Beloved who was crowned with them. We are beset with them on every side. Annot.
… the trees of the Wood: Cant. 2. 3. The glory and dignity of Christ, who as much as a fruitful and well grown appletree, that is laden, and almost opprest with its own delicate fruit; exceedeth the barren trees of the wilde desert, (which have either no fruit, or else sowre and unwholesome, fitter for Swine them men, and so to be cut down rather then preserved) And as much as the choicest apples surpass Acorns or Crabs, or men that feed on them are more noble, then hogs and beasts that devour the other; so much, and infinitely more, doth he transcend the chiefest of the Sons, or, the young men ….
Fairest among Women, Cant. 1. 8. Heb. fair (or beautiful) among Women. Whereby is meant more fair then other women, or fairest of women-kinde; as the Mother of our Lord is called, Blessed among women, Luk. 1. 28. 42. that is, most …, or more blessed then other women; So the Lyon is said to be strong among beasts, that is, strongest, Prov. 30. 30. Aynsw.
The Church had dispraised her self (tearming her self black, vers. 5, 6.) Christ recompenseth humility; when we most abase our selves, he will exalt us. Annot.
Which is among you]
;;Either, as much as in you is, as in you lyeth; or, which doth depend on you. 1 Pet. 5. 2. … the flock which is among you. The full meaning is, that the flock committed to their trust should be greatly cared for, according to that, Act. 20. 28. For, not a Dominion and Kingdom, but a charge and care is committed to Pastors, 1 Pet. 5. 3. Mat. 20. 25. 1 Tim. 3. 1.
Amorite, Amorites]
A people, Gen. 15. 21. descended of Emori, the Son of Canaan, Gen. 10. 15, 16.
;;It is put either for a distinct people, or this one people is generally used for all the Heathen (whereof they were the worst and wickedest) which possessed the land, Gen. 15. 16. Josh. 2. 10. Amos 2. 9.
The word signifieth, … people, cruel rebels, great pratlers, or talkative.
Amos]
A burthen. A Prophet, Amos 1. 1. Also the Son of Naum, Luk. 3. 25.
Amoz]
Strong, or mighty. The Father of Isaiah, Isa. 1. 1.
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A compassed City; of foreign about, and foreign a City: Act. 17. 1.
Ampifas]
Make more; Paul's friend, Rom. 16. 8. derived of amplus, large, great.
Amtam]
A high people. The Father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, Exod. 6. 20. The Son of Dishon, 1 Chr. 1. 41. called Hemdan, Gen. 36. 26. The Son of …, Ezr. 10. 34.
Amramites]
Numb. 3. 27. They descended of Kohath.
Amraphel]
Speaking destruction, or …. King of …, Gen. 14. 1.
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Strong, or mighty. The Son of …, 1 Chron. 6. 46.