A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part LY
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Lyar]
;;A vain, deceitful, dissembling, unconstant person, speaking otherwise then he doth think, and doing otherwise then he speaks, and is very apt to broach and receive false opinions. Such an one is every man naturally. Rom. 3. 4. Let God be true and every man a lyar.
;;2. One who accustometh himself to lies. Rev. 21. And all Liars.
Lyars]
Jer. 50. 36. or chief stayes, Heb. bars, marg. Deut. 33. 29. Shall be found lyars, or shall be subdued, marg.
Lybia]
;;Grosse, or fat, A Countrey lying from Aegypt to the West Ocean, Ezek. 30. 5. Act. 2. 10. Hence the inhabitants are termed Lybians, Jer. 46. 91.
Lycaonia]
A …. A Countrey of Asia, Act. 14. 6.
Lydda]
A standing pond of water. A City, Act. 9. 32.
Lydia]
The same. A Countrey, Ezek. 30. 5. Whence the inhabitants are tearmed Lydians, Jer. 46. 9. The name of a religious woman, Act. 16. 14, 40.
Lye]
;;Any untruth or falsehood, though unwittingly spoken. This is the largest signification of a Lye. Rom. 9. 1.
;;2. An untruth, conceived and uttered with a purpose to deceive. Eph. 4. 25. I ye not one to another. Act. 5. 3. This is a most strict signification, and containeth under it all the branches following.
;;3. Deceitfull words and falsehood, in bargains, contracts, and other affairs of this life.
;;(Note. The Scripture … down the blemishes of the Saints to four purposes:
;;1. For the faith of the History, which concealeth the faults of none.
;;2. For instruction to virtue, by seeing others faults taxed.
;;3. Fear; for what shall shrubs doe when whe cedars fall?
;;4. For hope, that we may imitate their repentance, seeing their pardon.)
;;Such was Abraham's Lye, Gen. 12. 12. And the Lye of …, 2 King. 5. 25. This is a Civil lye in mans matters; and it is either sportful and in jest, or hurtful and dangerous, or officious, being made in favour of others, for their help and benefit. This last kinde, howsoever it carry a shew of honesty and charity, because it is beneficial to our neighbour, yet indeed and truth it is evill and damnable, because it is against the commandement which forbiddeth lying, and hath appearance of evill. Also charity rejoyceth in the truth, and not in iniquity.
;;And lastly, because we may not tell a lye, no not in favour, and for the glory of God, much lesse for the benefit of man. Job 23. 7. Will you tell a lye, or talk deceitfully for God?
;;4. An untruth or falsehood in matter of Doctrine, when some opinion is held contrary to the Word of God. 1 John 2. 21. No lye is of the truth. Revel. 22. 15. Such as love and make lyes. 2 Tim. 2. 18. This is an heretical lye in matter of Christian Doctrine.
;;5. A counterfeit profession of Religion, when faith and repentance be dissembled. 1 Joh. 1. 6. If we say we have fellowship with him, and walk in darknesse, we lye. Rom. 3. 4. Such a Lyar was Judas, Demas, Ananias and Saphira, and all hypocrites, who professe and appear to be that they are not. This is an hypocritical lye, in matter of Christian profession.
;;6. An Image, lyingly or falsely representing God. Rom. 1. 25. Which turned the truth of God into a lye. Isa. 44. 20.
Lye]
;;Job 11. 3. Should thy lies, or devices, marg.
To lye]
To be set, given, or addicted to lying, 1 Joh. 5. 19.
Men lye,
1. To God, Psal. 78. 36. Act. 5. 2, 8.
2. Of God, Rom. 1. 25. Jer. 5. …. 1 Joh. 5. 10. 1 Joh. 1. 10. Isa. 9. 15. Jer. 14. 14.
3. Of men, Psal. 52. 3. Gen. 39. 14.
4. For men, Exod. 1. 18, 19. Josh. 2. 4. Job 13. 7.
5. For ones self, Genes. 18. 15. & 12. 13. Josh. 9. v. 8.
But every lye (whether officious, or pernicious) is a sin.
To lye unto God]
;;In speaking of a lye, to forget that he had to do with God. Act. 5. 4.
To lye co man]
;;To deal falsely and deceitfully, contrary to the Covenant made between them, Gen. 21. 23. Psal. 44. 18.
Lyeth]
Numb. 21. 15. Heb. …, marg.
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The Original foreign is by Tremelius and …. rendred Cyanus, which is the Saphire, of a blew colour; by Mr. Aynsworth, Hyacinth, or Facinth, being of a violet or purple colour: by Montanus, Lyncurius, said to be a precious stone, engendered of the congealed urine of the beast Lynx.
It's a kinde of Amber, a gum hardened into a stone, which stone in some places is very precious, and of excellent quality and operation. Some call it a Turkois, or Torcois, a stone of a pale green, inclining to skie colour, and of strange effects. Large Annot. on Exod. 28. 19.
Lying miracles]
;;No true or reall but deceitful and seeming miracles, 2 Thess. 2.;;
;;These are so called, because they are so,;;
;;1. Materially.;; ;;Formally, they seem to be, and are not.;;
;;2. Originally, they come from the Father of Lyes.;;
;;3. Intentionally, or finally, they are wrought to deceive men and bring them into errour.;;
;;So the Devill is a lyar, not only because he speaketh that which is false, but because he speaketh the truth to … false, and fraudulent purpose, Luk. 4. 34, 35. And this properly is to lye, to speak that we minde not. Mentire est contra mentem ire.;;
Lying signe]
;;Such signs by which men are led to believe lyes, 2 Thess. 2. 9. either faigned miracles, or such as be wrought indeed, but to deceive and cosen by falsehood.
Lying words]
;;Deceitful and false words which beguile our selves and others, Jer. 7. 8.
Lysanias]
Dissolving, sadnesse. The … of …, Luk. 3. 1.
Lysia]
A wolfe. A Countrey, Act. 27. 5.
Lysias]
Dissolving. The chief Chaptain under Felix the Governour, Act. 23. 26. & 24. 22.
Lysira]
The same. The name of a City in Lycaonia, Act. 14. 6.
Lyzzard]
Lev. 11. 30. Its teeth are sharpe, … can be pulled forth of a wound, except by force. If its tail be broken or cut off, it groweth again. It loveth honey. Its biting is venemous. Its body is so …, that if at any time it chance to fall, its tail is broken: every year it casteth its skin twice, which it greedily devoureth, envying the use of it to man; being a remedy against the Falling evill. On the back it hath shining spots as stars, and is found in the holes of very old or new houses, feedeth on Spiders and the dew. It's an enemy to Scorpions, faining as it were modesty, but meditating mischief.