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A Complete Christian Dictionary · Thomas Wilson

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Sorrow, strength, or iniquity. A City of Aegypt, (called also. Aven, Ezek. 30. 17.) in circuite about an hundred and forty furlongs, more usually called by the … name, Heliopolis, which by interpretation, is, the City of the …; but in latter times, the more common name is Damiata. The Son of Peleth, Numb. 16. 1.

On]

1 Pet. 2. 24. or To, marg.

Onam]

Sorrow, strength; or iniquity thereof. One of the children of Shobal, Gen. 36. 23. The Son of … by Atarah, 1 Chr. 2. 26.

Onan]

As On. The Son of Judah, Gen. 46. 12.

Once]

;;A thing which (being done) is not … or gone over again. Thus Christ is said to be Once offered, to have dyed Once, to have suffered Once, Rom. 6. 20. Heb. 9. two last verses. Heb, 10. 10. Once and no more. Therefore the sacrifice of the Masse is abominable, charging Christs death with insufficiency, and the Word with untruth. Their distinction of bloudy and unbloody Sacrifice, is also directly against the Scripture, which reacheth all that there is no … without sheding of blood, Heb. 9. 22.

Once]

;;At one time onelyonly, and no more, not oftner, Heb. 9. 27, 28.

Once for all, and one Sacrifice]

;;That which being done, is so sufficient, that it needs no repetition or doing again, Heb. 10. 10. 12. 14.

Once more]

;;One turne, or for one time, and then to cease, to note unto us the firm and stable condition of the Gospel and such as beleeve it, Heb. 12. 26.

Once and twice]

;;Often, or many times. Psal. 62. 11. God spake once or twice.

One]

;;One onelyonly, so as there is no more of that kinde: as, one God, one Mediator, one oblation, &c. 1 Tim. 2. 5. 1 Cor. 8. 4. Heb. 10. 14.

;;2. United to Christ, and among themselves by faith and love, Joh. 17. 21.

;;3. It signifieth First, as Dan. 10. 13. marg. Mar. 16. 2.

4. Inseparable union, Gen. 2. 14. & 11. 6.

5. The selfe-same, Gen. 11. 1. & 40. 5.

6. A portion, Gen. 24. 45. & 48. 22.

7. A very few, Deut. 32. 30. Josh. 23. 10.

8. Somewhat, 1 Sam. 2. 36. marg.

9. The like, 1 Sam. 6. 4. One dlague was on you all.

10. Some time or other, 1 Sam. 27. 1.

11. Some body, any one, 2 Sam. 23. 15.

12. Part, Psal. 10. 10. marg.

13. A short space, …. 4. 19. Rev. 18. 8.

14. Another, and a third, Luk. 9. 33.

15. The same, Phil 2. 2.

16. The devill, 1 Joh. 5. 18.

One accord]

;;Common agreement and unity of minde in Religion Act. 2. 46. And they … daily with one accord.

One of the Angels]

;;That Angel or Messenger of God, which was last of the seven Angels that had the seven Vails, mentioned before, ch. 15. Rev. 21. 9. And there came unto me one of the seven Angels.

It is very likely that he that shewed him the whore of Babylon, Chap. 17. 1. shewed him now the Lambs wife. Annot.

One to another]

1 Sam. 10. 11. Heb. a man to his neighbour, marg. Exod. 18. 16. Heb. a man and his fellow, marg.

One body]

;;1. All the faithfull so compact and knit together like a body consisting of many members well joyned; therefore stand bound so to love and help one another, as members of a natural body do afford mutual succour. Eph. 4. 4. Gal. 3. 15. Ye are called to peace in one body. See 1 Cor. 12. 26, 27.

;;2. The corporation or society of Church Officers, who have the resemblance of a natural body with their gifts, … to serve and further the whole, not onelyonly lifted up above others through pride and contempt, or despising others by disdain. Rom. 12. 5. So we being many are one body in Christ. See vers. 6, 7, 8.

Both one]

;;Jews and Gentiles to be gathered and joyned into one people and Church of Christ, Eph. 2. 14.

One consent]

;;The agreement of minde, and of affections, which shall be (by Gods Spirit) wrought in such Kings as shall execute his deep decreed judgement upon the Whore (the Romish Hierarchy) for her utter ruine and wasting. The Kings did at first no more certainly consent for the exalting, then at length their Successors shall agree to pull her down. Revel. 17. 17. To doe with one consent, &c.

One day]

;;The first day, Gen. 1. 5. by an Hebraisme usuall in the Scripture, a cardinal number put for an ordinal. Gen. 8. 5. Mat. 28. 1. Gen. 2. 10. The name of the one (i. first) is Pison, 1 Cor. 16. 1.

At one day]

;;Suddenly, in short space, at an instant (as ye would say) after the Whore hath long flourished and tyrannized, she shall be by a strange and sudden calamity destroyed, both the people by death, sorrow, and … and the City of Rome it self by fire, being burnt up by the besiegers, and turn'd into ashes. This shall be the perfect fall of Babylon, which is already much decayed, and hastening to ruine. Rev. 18. 18. Her plagues shall come at one day.

One]

My Dove, my … is but one, &c. Cant. 6. 9. or, There is but one my Dove, &c. for this one only is opposed to the many Queens, and Concubines forementioned. Here the Spouse of Christ, which is but one (as there is one Body, and one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, &c. Eph. 4. 4. 5.) is preferred before the multitude of other which in their own and the worlds esteem are Queens, Ladies, &c. Isa. 47. 7. Rev. 18. 7. See 2 Sam. 7. 23. Exod. 19. 5. Aynsw.

This one exceeds all the others: or, There are several Congregations, and various forms and numbers, and outward professions they may have, but yet they all make but one undefiled or perfect Dove. This onenesse or unity every true member of the Church will strive to preserve. Annot. Thou … mine own, most dear unto me, elect and chosen out of all kindreds, Nations and tongues to be my peculiar inheritance. Finch.

She is alone, or she is onelyonly beautiful, rich and honorable; standeth alone in all excellency, born of God, rich in faith. ….

Such Congregations are few as one to sixty or eighty, and are at unity, or brotherly love one with another. Cotton.

One faith]

;;One doctrine, not one gift of Faith, Eph. 4. 5. Faith is one, in respect, of the object, but sundry in respect of the subject.

One …]

;;Consent in Religion and affection. Ezek. 11. 19. I will give them one heart.

One …]

;;The … of the judgement, which should crush Rome, and make her … mourn and die for sorrow. Rev. 18. 18. In one hour that judgement shall come.

;;2. Either a short time, or at and about the same time, Rev. 17. 12. Shall receive power as Kings at one hour … the ….

One husband of one wife]

;;1 Tim. 3. 2. wife of one husband, 1 Tim. 5. 9. viz. at one time, for successively each might have more.;;

One in Christ]

;;To be as it were but one man. Gal. 3. 28. Ye are all one in Christ Jesus; that is, most straightly … under Christ your head, as if ye were all but one quickened by one Spirit to God, as they are to the world by one soul.

One minde]

;;One counsell, consent, or purpose, which all the ten Kings had with their united forces and power, to defend the tyranny of that beast, the Romane Bishop. Rev. 17. 13. These have one minde.

Of one]

;;Of one Father, to wit Israel or Jacob, of whom came Christ and the Hebrews, to whom this Epistle was sent: Or of one, that is, of one God, of whom is Christ, and all true Christians, Heb. 2. 11.

To be perfect in one]

;;To be firmly and for ever … and knit unto God the Father, through Christ our head and Mediator, by the Spirit and Faith, and among themselves by consent of mindes and wills. Joh. 17. 23. That they may be perfect in …. This sentence leads our mindes to the consideration of a threefold most blessed Union. The first is consubstantiall of the Father and the Son (Thou in me:) This is an Union coessential of persons in … …; and it is the soveraign cause of the two Unions following. 2. Union is the conjunction of … the head with the Church his true and mystical body. This is an Union of two Natures in one Will. (In them.) The third Union is the Communion of the faithfull one with another, as fellow members (made perfect in one:) This with the … Union, is not by mixture and transfusion of substances, but by the spiritual bands of faith and love. Whence it cometh on the one side, that Christ with all his merits and gifts, are in common distributed to … his members: and on the other side, the faithfull do … inpart and bestow all their good things inward and outward, unto the use and benefit of one another. And this is that Communion of Saints, whereof we make profession in our Creed to be leeve it.

;;1. Of the eternall Son with the eternall Father, this is Union in Essence, which is but one in number. See Number.;;

;;2. Of the two Natures in Christ, Divine, and Humane: this is Union in Person.;;

;;3. Of Christ with his Church, this is Union in Nature as he is man, in affection as he is holy, in spiritual graces, as he is God, 1 Cor. 6. 17.;;

;;4. Of Christians among themselves,;;

;;1. By nature, as men, Isa. 58. 7.;;

;;2. In and by the Spirit, and spirituall graces, as good men, Eph. 2. 22. & 4. 3, 4, 5. 1 Joh. 1. 7. & 4. 15, 16.;;

;;3. In and by Christ, as happy men, Eph. 2. 20. & 4. 4, 5, 6.;;

One sheepfold]

;;One Catholick Church consisting of beleeveing Jews and Gentiles in all ages and places. Joh. 10. 16. And one sheepfold.

One shepherd]

;;Christ himself alone, the spring of Pastors, Eccl. 12. 11, 12.

One Spirit]

;;Spiritual Union, being knit to God by one Spirit, 1 Cor. 6. 7. Is one Spirit.

One … is needfull]

;;The sound and saving knowledge of Christ by the Word preached, Luk. 10. 42. There is one thing needfull. Psal. 27. 14. One thing have I desired.

One way]

;;The doctrine of godlinesse, which is but one, as there is but one God. Jer. 32. 4. I will give them one way.

OnelyOnly]

Separately, 1 Thess. 1. 5. 2. Tim. 4. 8. Alone, Jam. 2. 24. But, Job 2. 6. marg. Save, Deut. 4. 12. marg.

Thou only art holy, Rev. 15. 4. Of thy self and infinitely, 1 Sam. 2. 2. and hast shewed thy self so to be, by destroying the unholy, and freeing the holy. Annot.

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Profitable. A faithful and beloved Brother, Col. 4. 9. Philem, 10, 26.

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Bringing profit. One for whose house … prayed, 2 Tim. 1. 16.

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is (as most agree) a sweet kind of shell, white, like unto a mans nayl, found in the Indian lake, where shellfishes feed of spikenard, Exod. 30. 34.

Onions]

Roots well known, whereon (as on leeks, garlick, &c.) the poorer sort in Aegypt fed, as did the Isralites when they were slaves there; which though grosse food and naught (whereof a man should eat but a very little, and in Winter dayes, not in Summer at all) the Isralites preferred before the Manna which God gave them from heaven, which was both pleasant and wholsome. Aynsworth on Numb. 11. 5.

Onix]

A precious stone of a white colour, like the white of a mans nail, whence it hath its name. Hereof there are divers kindes, and of divers colours, with white speckles in them. It's mentioned to be in the land of Havilah, Gen. 2. 12.

It's said of one kinde of it, that it stirreth up sadnesse, multiplyeth fears, and stirreth up the minde unto strife and contention. … de lapid. fol. 62. col. 2.

One]

Griet strength, or iniquity of him. A City, 1 Chr. 8. 12.

Onward]

Went onward, Exod. 40. 36. Heb. journeyed marg.