A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part NO
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No]
Stirring up, or a sorbidding. A City which most think to be Alexandria, Jer. 46. 25.
No]
Not any, Gen. 40. 8. & 47. 4. Exod. 5. 18. Because there is no shepherd, Ezek. 34. 5. or without a shepherd, and so vers. 8. marg. Not, Exod. 16. 4. Deur. 8. 2. By the words annexed hereunto, the meaning is easie.
No brests]
;;No instruments or means to bring up and nourish children, as in a young maid naturally; and spiritually in the Gentiles, before their calling to Christ, Cant. 8. 8. We have a little Sister, and she hath no breasts.
Noadiah]
The witnessing, or testification of the light; the company, or congregation of the Lord, the decking of the Lord, or the Lord passing over; or after the Syrian and Hebrew, the taking away of the Lord. The Son of Binnui, Ezr. 8. 33. A Prophetesse, Neh. 6. 14.
Noah]
(called Noe, 1 Pet. 3. 20.) a ceasing, or rest. The Son of Lamech, Gen. 5. 29. The Daughter of Zelophehad, Numb. 26. 33.
Noahs Arke]
;;did figure Christ his Church, whereinto they that enter by faith, are saved from the stood of Gods wrath; of which grace Baptisme (the answerable type) is the signe and seal. See 2 Pet. 3. 20, 21.
Nob]
Speech, prophesie, speaking, prophesying, fructifying, springing forth, barking, or barked at. A City, 1 Sam. 22. 19.
Nobah]
Barking, or barked at. A City, so called after Nobah, Numb. 32. 42.
Noble]
;;A person advanced to honour by descent or merit. Dan. 3. 2. He sent forth to gather together the Nobles.
;;2. One of excellent piety and virtue, renowned and … for special graces. Act. 17. 11. These were more noble then they of Thessalonica.
;;3. Renowned, famous, glorious. Psal. 44. Our Fathers have declared thy noble works.
;;4. Men picked and singled out from others, chosen men to accompany Moses. Exod. 24. 11. Upon the Nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand.
5. Barres, Isa. 43. 14. marg.
6. Valiant ones, Nah. 3. 18. marg.
7. A Courtier or Ruler, Joh. 4. 46. marg.
Noble-man]
A certain Noble-man, Joh. 4. 46. The foreign here, signifies an officer of the Kings, one that had some place at the Court of Herodes Antipas, who was then the Tetrarch of Galile. St. Jerome renders it Palatinus. The Latine Interpreter reads Regulus, by a mistake reading foreign. D. Ham. Annot. c.
Noble people]
;;A frank, willing people, such as the faithful be, who voluntarily and cheerfully follow Christ, Cant. 6. 11. My soul set me as the chariots of my … people.
Nobles]
Jonah 3. 7. Heb. great men, marg.
Sons of Nobles]
;;One well and duely educated, fitted for the government of a people, Eccl. 10. 17.
Nod]
Fugitive. A Countrey, Gen. 4. 16.
Nodah]
Vowing of his own accord, or Principal. A Poeple, 1 Chr. 5. 19.
Noga]
Brightness, or cleerness. The Son of David, 1 Chr. 3. 7.
Nobah]
Resting, or, a guide. The Son of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8. 2.
Noise]
Of one alone, Psal. 55. 2. and that from the heart, Jer. 4. 19. Of a great number, and that both lawfull, in a civill regard, 1 King. 41. 45. 2 King. 11. 13. 2 Chron. 23. 12. In a religious, 1 Chron. 15. 28. Psal. 33. 3. & 66. 1. & 98. 6. as also when any calamity betals Gods people, 1 Sam. 4. 14. Unlawful, as of an insulting enemy, Judg. 5. 11. Isa. 25. 5. Of Idolaters, Exod. 32. 17, 18. Of people confident and relying on the creature, 1 Sam. 4. 6. Of ministrels in the house of mourning, Mat. 9. 23.
This word is applyed also unto Horse, Horse-men, Chariots, the Heavens, Kingdomes, Seas, Waves, Waters, &c.
Noise]
1 Sam. 14. 19. or Tumult, marg. Isa. 31. 4. or Multitude, marg. Nor make any noise, Josh. 6. 10. Heb. make your voice to be heard, marg.
Noise of thunder]
;;A mighty and glorious voice, like to the noise of thunder. Rev. 6. 1. As it had been the noise of thunder.
To strike with the greater admiration, and to procure attention. See chap. 14. 2. & 19. 6. Annot.
Noised]
Publickly reported, divulged, Josh. 6. 27. Mar. 2. 1. When this was noised abroad, Act. 2. 6. Gr. When this voice was made, marg.
Noisome]
Spoken of the Pestilence, Psal. 91. 3. for that it is woful and contagious. Of the beast, Ezek. 14. 21. for that it is harmful and dangerous. Of a sore, Rev. 16. 2. as being loathsome and offensive.
None]
;;All and every one universally. Psal. 14. 3. None doth good, no not one.
;;2. A few, or a little number by a Synecdoche. Joh. 3. 32. And none receiveth his testimony.
;;3. The deniall of some person, action or matter, not absolutely, but in some respect, Joh. 1. 18. & 5. 45.
None]
None to deliver, Psal. 7. 2. Heb. not a deliverer, marg.
Noon]
Taken for,
1. The mid-day between the morning and the night, 1 King. 18. 26, 27. & 20. 16.
2. The time of most cleer light, Job 5. 14. and chap. 11. v. 17.
;;3. The time of greatest prosperity, Amos 8. 9.
4. Freely, and without delay or fear, or fainting in the heat of the day, at noon, Jer. 6. 4. & 15. 8. Zeph. 2. 4.
5. Cleerly, manifestly, Psal. 37. 6.
Noon]
Where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon, Cant. 1. 7. in the heat of the day; signifying the heat of persecution, tribulation, tentation, and whatsoever may cause the disquiet and grief of his flock. In the midst whereof Christ giveth safe repose unto his sheep; which have peace in him, though in the world they have affliction, for he hath overcome the world, Joh. 16. 33. See Isa. 49. 10. Aynsw.
Noon-day]
Job. 11. 17. High-noon, as we use to say.
Noon-tide]
Jer. 20. 16. Ibid.
Noph]
A honey combe, distilling from the head, lifting up, or a sive. A City, Isa. 19. 13.
Nophah]
Fearfull, or binding. A place, Numb. 21. 30.
North]
That part of the heaven where the North-pole is seen, Job 26. 7. Created of God, Psal. 89. 12. Out of which cold cometh, Job 37. 9. as also fair weather, or gold, lb. 22. marg.
Hereby Chaldea and Babylon are to be understood, in Jer. 1. 14. as being situate North from Jerusalem; from whence the Lord threatned that he would bring evill upon his people, Jer. 4. 6.
North]
;;A winde which purgeth the air, and blows upon Trees and Plants, to make them fruitful.
;;2. The gracious inspiration of the holy Ghost, to make Christians abound in the fruits of the Spirit, Cant. 4. 16. Arise O North.
The winde is Natures fan; what the windes are to the Garden, that the Spirit of Christ in the use of means is to the soul. The windes here spoken of are contrary one to another both in regard of the coasts from whence they blow, and in their quality, yet both are necessary for the Garden. The courses that Christ takes, and the means that he useth with his Church, may seem contrary, but by a wise ordering all agree in the wholesome issue. The North is a nipping winde, and the South is a cherishing winde, therefore the South winde is the welcomer and sweeter after the North winde hath blown. The people of God need purging as well as refreshing. The winde bloweth where it listeth, Joh. 3. 8. Hath a clensing force, especially the North winde; disperseth and scattereth clowds, and makes a serenity in the air … Hath a cooling and tempering quality, and tempers the distemper of nature: Being subtil it searcheth into every corner and crany: Hath a cherishing and fructifying force: Hath a conveying power of sweet smels in the air to carry them from one to another: And bears down all before it, houses, trees, &c. so doth the Spirit. Sibs.
This blessed Spirit hath the effects of all the windes, and can both convince and comfort, nor should the one of these be desired or expected without the other; first the North winde to blow us down, to cool us, and the soft gentle whispers of the South to inlarge the soul, and make her glad and joyful, so that what winde soever blows, it is for her good and greater happinesse. Annot.
North]
Job 37. 9. Hebr. scattering winds, marg.
North-border, Numb. 34. 7. North-quarter, Josh. 15. 5. North-side, Exod. 26. 20. North-ward, Gen. 13. 14. Northwards, Numb. 3. 35. North-west, Act. 27. 12. North-wind, Prov. 25. 23. The meaning of these words may be seen by the annxed or prefixed words.
Northern Army]
Joel 2. 20. That great swarm of the foresaid destroying creatures, which came out of the North. Annot.
Northern Iron, Jer. 12. 12. Heb. Iron from the North; that is, such as was brought from the Countreys that lie Northward; out of which Regions the strongest and toughest Iron came to them: for the Chalybes, who were anciently most famous for Iron-works, and their skill in tempering thereof; and from whom, both with the Greeks and Latines, the steel had its name; were a people of Pontus, neighbouring upon the Paphlagones, and their Countrey Northward from JudeaAnnot.
Nose]
put for,
1. That part of the face properly so called, Prov. 30. 23. being for breathing and smelling, Gen. 7. 22. Psal. 115. 6.
2. The mouth, Ezek. 39. 11.
3. The forehead to the nose, Isa. 3. 21.
4. Raging power, 2 King. 19. 28.
5. Anger or loathing, Isa. 65. 5. marg.
Nose]
Thy Nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh, toward Damascus, Cnat. 7. 4. this is a principal ornamenet of the face; the instrument of smelling and of drawing breath; sometimes it is used for the whole face, and oftentimes for anger, which appeareth by the face and breath. Here it seemeth to denote her spiritual. courage, and bold carriage against her enemies; because her Nose is likened to the tower of Lebanon which was high and lofty, for as in speech of the wicked the loftinesse of his nose (or … ) in Psal. 10. 4. signifieth his lofty, stout and proud carriage: so here contrariwise it being spoken for praise in the godly, her nose like an high tower, noteth her courage and magnanimity for the truth, manifested in her countenance and behaviour, so that shee discomfiteth all her enemies, see Ezek. 23. 25. Aynsw.
The tower of Lebanon was to be a Garrison, and a Watchtower or Beacon to the rest of Judea upon any sudden attempt of the … against them, in which Office not the Ministers only of the Church should like that tower in their several Lebanons and charges (for which cause the Pulpits are said to be towers, Neh. 8. 4.) but likewise every Christian whom it concerns to be watchful and careful both over themselves, and the whole Church; and to that end to get this spiritual nose which is spoken of, and which represents that excellent gift of prospection and discerning, which proceedeth from the Spirit of God, whereby they may be able to distinguish the precious from the vile; and by a kinde of divine sagacity both to preapprehend dangers and injuries plotted against the Church, and prevent them. Annot.
Lebanon being full of all manner of sweet and fragrant trees and shrubs and spices, the tower built in Lebanon must needs be compassed with the sweet smelling odours, to the great refreshing and delight of such as should lodge in it. Hence the nose of this pure Church is compared to this tower: because they that dwell in this Church (of the converted Jews) shall be wonderfully refreshed with the sweet odours of the Ministry, which is the sweet savour of life unto life, as also with the savoury conference of good Christians, and their faithful and godly conversation. Cotton.
The smell of thy Nose like apples]
Cant. 7. 8. Her Nose commended for the form, v. 4. denoted her good carriage and courage for the truth. The smell, odour or sent thereof meaneth the good report and fame thereof spread abroad, which is comfortable as a sweet odour. Or, by the smell of her Nose may be understood the breath coming out of her Nostrils, that it should be sweet. And so not only her outward behaviour should be commendable, but the hidden man of the heart uncorrupted; that the breath or spirit proceeding from within, be pure, and God may manifest the smell (or savour) of his knowledge by her in every place, 2 Cor. 2. 14. as the savour of life unto life, and like the savour of apples which refresh those that languish and are sick of the love of Christ, Cant. 2. 5. Aynsw.
Or, of thy mouth and countenance, which are the English of the same word that is used here, Gen. 2. 7. & 3. 19. and signifie the redolency and fragrancy of their names and memory that shall watch over and attend the flock of Christ, whose fame shall spread abroad, and be dispersed even as the sweetest apples, or other aromatical fruits, that have the most delightful breath or smell. Annot.
Before when this Church consisted of her own people her smell was that of Lebanon, v. 4. and now by the accesse of the Gentiles it shall not be corrupt. The Church her self and they that live in it shall smell a fragrant savour of the good conversation of the people. Cotton. See Apples.
Nose-jewels]
Isa. 3. 21. Such as they used to wear on their foreheads hanging down toward the nose, Gen. 24. 47. Prov. 11. 21. Ezek. 16. 12. This kinde of jewell it seems was very rife with them, for we find it oft mentioned, Gen. 24. 22. Exod. 35. 22. Judg. 8. 24. Job 42. 11. Prov. 25. 12. and they were of divers sorts; some that were hanged in or about the ears, as appears Gen. 35. 4. and were so rife with their women, and the younger sort of that sex, that of them alone was made the golden calfe, Exod. 32. 2. From which to distinguish those here spoken of, they are called jewels of the nose. Though the word here rendred nose, is oft-times used for the whole sace, Gen. 3. 19. 2 Sam. 24. 33. and so it may take in also the ears, and be rendred more largely the face-jewels, as comprehending either kinde. Annot.
Nostrils]
Spoken
I. of Man, and so put,
1. For those two spaces of the nose, receiving in and letting out the breath, Gen. 7. 22.
2. The breath of the nostrils is put for a King, the Lords anointed, Lam. 4. 20.
II. Of God, being put figuratively for his wrath, Exod. 15. 8. Psal. 18. 8, 15.
…]
By the breath of his nostrils, Job 4. 9. that is, by his wrath, as Isa. 30. 33. marg.
Not]
;;An absolute denial. Exod. 20. Thou shalt not kill. As in all prohibitions.
;;2. A conditionall deniall. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Covetous, theeves shall not inherit. As in many threatnings and comminations [Not] is a particle of denying, or forbidding.
;;3. A respective and comparative denial. 1 Cor. 1. 17. Sent me not to baptize … to preach. Psal. 51. 16. Sacrifices thou wouldst not. Psal. 40. 6. Jer. 31. 34. Every man shall not teach his neighbour. Hos. 6. 6. Desired mercy, and not sacrifice. Likewise, in sundry other speeches of comparison, where a thing is not simply denyed, but in some respect; also in Eph. 6. 6. Hereby the particle [Not] other enemies, as wicked men and our own lusts are not excluded; but the chief above all is noted and named; to wit, the devils.
Not]
This is not to eat, 1 Cor. 11. 20. or ye cannot eat, marg. The meaning hereof by the context is plain.
Notable]
Sightly, or of sight, conspicuous, Dan. 8. 5. Notorious, Mat. 27. 16. Terrible, Act. 2. 20. comp. with Joel 2. 31. Known, manifest, apparent, Act. 4. 16.
Note]
To delineate, describe, engrosse, Isa. 30. 8. To record, Dan. 10. 21. To signifie, set abroad upon, take and give notice of, 2 Thess. 3. 14. Some understand hereby Excommunication.
To note a man]
;;To excommunicate him. 2 Thess. 5. 14. Note that man, and have no company with him. These words shew what is meant by noting; as also the like in 1 Cor. 5. 9, 11. The end of Excomunication, is, to bring the party so noted, unto shame, which may lead to repentance. To make lucre and money the end of Excommunication is most filthy merchandize of holy things, yet too too common in the Court of Rome where all things be vendible. Such as think the word Note to be no more but to signifie, neither observe the Greek word, which is not Semainete, nor the article put before [Epistle] to point out a certain Epistle, even this written to the Thessalonians.
Of note]
Among the Astostles, Rom. 16. 7. that is, eminent Evangelists or Preachers of the Gospel.
Nothing]
;;1. No good work at all pleasing to God, not so much as a good thought. Joh. 15. 5. Ye can doe nothing without me. 2 Cor. 3. 5.
;;2. No doctrine pertaining to salvation, or any authority to preach it. Gal. 2. 6. They did add nothing to me. 1 Cor. 2. 2.
;;3. No reward or wages for their labour. 3 Joh. 7. Taking nothing of the Gentiles.
;;4. No one word, speech or sentence, Mat. 27. 12, 14. He answered nothing.
;;5. Of no worth, value, use, or accompt for true godlinesse. 1 Cot. 13. 2. I am nothing; that is, it profiteth me nothing, as vers. 3.
;;6. No meat, nor no kind of eatable things; for of such he speaketh, Rom. 14. 1. There is nothing unclean. These two words [nothing] and [all things] are to be expounded according to the subject or matter which is presently entreated of.
;;7. No divinity, no godly power, 1 Cor, 8. v. 4.
8. Of no use, Mat. 5. 13. not to be reckoned of, Mat. 23. 16. No scruple to be made of it.
9. No power over, nor matter or cause against, Joh. 14. 30.
10. Any thing, Joh. 16. 23. & 21. 3. Act. 20. 20.
11. Very little, Mar. 8. 2.
12. No other means, Mar. 9. 29.
13. False, Act. 21. 24.
14. Worse then nothing, Isa. 41. 24. marg.
15. No man, 1 Thess. 4. 12. marg.
;;Further: this word nothing is not to be taken affirmatively, materially, or instrumentally, but negatively and privatively of the absence of all such matter or means, Job 26. 7.;;
;;2. Absolutely, as Job 26. 7. Psal. 49. 17. & 76. 5.;;
;;3. Comparatively, as Isa. 40. 17. Psal. 39. 5. as much to say, as little, Joh. 18. 20.;;
;;4. Nothing in mine owne estimation of my selfe, 2 Cor. 12. 11.;;
;;5. Nothing not in matter, but in the manner (as truely and rightly) or use, as profitable, 1 Tim. 9. 4. 1 Cor. 7. 19.;;
;;6. Nothing in comparison of that which a man ought to be, Gal. 6. 3.;;
;;7. Nothing in comparison of a greater or better thing, especially of God, Isa. 40. 17. Psal. 39. 5.;;
;;8. Nothing in matter, or existence and being, Psal. 49. 17. & 76. 5.;;
Nothing]
Job 8. 9. Heb. not, marg. So Job 6. 21.
Nothing in me]
;;No power over me, no matter not cause against me, being the innocent Lamb of God, and the eternal Son of God. Joh. 14. 30. And hath nothing in me.
Notwithstanding]
Howbeit, nevertheless, Exod. 16. 20. & 21. 21. Deut. 1. 26.
Nought]
Freely, Gen. 29. 15. Mal. 1. 10. 2 Thess. 3. 8. No part, Deut. 13. 17. No relief, Deut. 15. 9. Ruine or misery, Deut. 28. 63. Nothing, Neh. 4. 15. In vain, or to no purpose, Job 1. 9. Without a cause, or ground, Job 22. 6. Without riches, Psal. 44. 12. marg. Isa. 52. 3. Vain, or nothing worth, … 6. 13.
By the words prefixed hereunto the meaning hereof will further appear.
Nought]
Shall come to nought, Job 8. 22. Heb. shall not be, marg.
Novice]
;;A young Scholar, one newly or lately planted into Christianity. 1 Tim. 3. 6. He may not be a Novice, or young Scholar; that is, a childe in understanding.
Novice]
Not a novice, 1 Tim. 3. 6. foreign signifieth not in respect of age, for Timothy himself was such; but in respect of receiving the faith, by analogie, with the use of the … foreign, to plant, for to instruct in Christianity, to teach the faith; as when St. Paul saith that he hath planted, and so saith Theophylact, it's all one with foreign, newly baptized, lately received into the Church. Dr. Ham. Annot. d.
Nourish]
signifieth,
1. To feed with food, Genes. 47. 12.
2. To comfort, Ruth. 4. 15.
3. To bring up, Isa. 1. 3. Act. 7. 21.
4. To cause to grow, Isa. 44. 14.
5. To maintain, Act. 12. 20.
6. To train up, teach, and instruct, 1 Tim. 4. 6.
7. To cherish, Jam. 5. 5.
Nourished]
or made him great, Ezek. 31. 4. Comp. the text with the marg.
Nourisher]
And a nourisher of thine old age, Ruth 4. 15. Heb. to nourish thy gray hairs. Annot.
Nourishment]
Having nourishment ministred, Col. 2. 19. The Original word foreign (saith Mr. Elton) signifieth undersupplyed, or furnished, as members of the body are … the head: and furniture (being a word of …, implying something wherewith a thing is furnished) signifieth supplyed, as furnished with that which is answerable to the furniture that comes from the head to the members of the natural body, viz. to the furniture of life, sense, motion, and particular ability of every member, as or Seeing, Hearing, Tasting, Smelling, Feeling, Concocting, and the like; that as the body is under-supplyed with life, sense, and motion, and with particular ability of every member needful, from the head; so the body of the Church is under-supplyed from Christ the head, with spiritual life, motion, ability, and grace. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Nourture]
Eph. 6. 4. The Original word foreign, noteth out such a discipline as befitteth a lad or young child. It is translated nourture, but it signifieth as well correction as instruction, as Heb. 11. 7. 2 Tim. 3. 16. Both senses will stand here, and our English word (as well as the Greek) will bear both; for to nourture children is as well to correct them, as to instruct them. Such an affliction as a tender parent layeth upon his dear childe. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Now]
To day, Jerem. 34. 15. marg. From henceforth, John 13. 19. marg. Hitherto. Numb. 14. 19. marg.
It noteth especially the time present.