A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part PR – Part PT

A Complete Christian Dictionary · Dictionary · Part PR – Part PT

p. 493P R.

Practice]

Applyed to mischief, 1 Sam. 23. 9. Wicked works, Psal. 141. 4. or practises in wickednesse, Hypocrisie Isa. 32. 6. Iniquity and evill, Mic. 2. 1. Spoken of the little horn, Dan. 8. 9. 12. and King, Ib. 23. 24.

Practise]

Covetous practises, 2 …. 2. 14. It signifieth not onelyonly a bare desire of having more, but such whereby one taketh away other mens goods by force or fraud; which therefore Erasmus rendreth rapinas, rapines. And the Apostle doth therefore use the plural number, to shew that those Seducers that they might heap up riches by deceiving the simple, used not one onelyonly way, but were acquainted with divers cunning devices. See Leigh Cr. Sac. in foreign.

Praise]

;;A confession and due acknowledgement of the great and minifold excellencies and perfections that be in God. Psal. 136. 1. Praise the Lord, because he is good, for his mercies endure for ever. …. 117. 1, 2. & 103. 1, 2, 3.

;;2. Commendation, and speaking froth the good things that be in other men. Prov. 27. 2. Let another man praise thee.

;;3. The matter, argument, and occasion of praise, Exod. 15. 2. The Lord is my strength and praise, Psal. 118. 14.

;;4. Protection and defence: as when it is set against revenge and punishment, Rom. 13. 3. 1 Pet. 2. 14.

5. Incouragement, 1 Pet. 2. 14.

6. Thanksgiving, Psal. 100. the Title.

7. Virtue, 1 Pet. 2. 9. marg.

8. Honour, Psal. 71. 8.

Praise]

;;Confession of such perfections and excellencies as be in God, or in Christ, &c. and to acknowledge these excellencies, is to praise. Rev. 5. 13. Praise and honour. & 19. 5. Praise our God.

Praise]

Heb. 13. 15. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise, &c. By the sacrifice of praise he means the Eucharist, as it is called usually in the antient Liturgies, and writings of the Fathers. For to this purpose is the whole dispute of the place that in the Sacrament Christians communicate in the Sacrifices of Christ crucified (which the Jewes can have no right to) in stead of all the sacrifices of the Law. And therefore by doing good and communicating, he means the oblations of the faithful, out of which at the beginning the poor and the rich lived in common at the Assemblies of the Church. Leighs Annot.

Out of … discourse or the Rights of the Church in a Christian State. Others understand it of the duty of thankfulnesse, to the offering of which sacrifice infinite to the occasions which at all times may induce every one of us, as our creation, redemption, health, strength, peace, &c.

To praise]

To shew forth, Psal. 9. 1. Declare his doings, Ib. 11. Magnifie, Psal. 69. 30. Glorifie, Psalm. 86. 12. Exalt, Psalm. 118. 28. Celebrate, Isa. 38. 18.

The object hereof must not be the wicked, Prov. 28. 4. not our selves, Prov. 27. 2. but God, Psal. 104. 35. who is to be praised, as of Angels, Psal. 148. 2. and Men, Psal. 107. 8, 15, 21, 31. So of every thing that hath breath, Psal. 150. 6. and is to be praised alwayes, Ibid 145. 2. with gladnesse, 2 Chron. 29. 30. and not onelyonly outwardly by musicall instruments, Psal. 150. 3, 4, 5. and songs, Ib. 28. 7. the voyce of joy and praise, Ib. 42. 4. with the mouth and lips, Ib. 51. 15. but inwardly …, with the …, Ib. 104. 35. with the whole heart, Ib. 138. 1. and that both with understanding, Ib. 47. 7. and uprightnesse, Ib. 119. 7.

To praise their gods]

;;To yeeld and give unto their Idols the honour of their victory, and to offer some part of their feast to their honour, as the manner was, Dan. 5. 4. This was one cause that Daniel, ch. 1. 8. refused to feed on the meat of the Kings Table, for that a part of it had been consecrated to their gods, and some of their meats were forbidden by Moses, as unclean.

Praised]

The Queens and the Concubines they praised her, Cant. 6. 9. The Spouse here as Israel of old is praised and counted happy for the great blessings of God upon her, whom he hath made high above all Nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour, Deut. 26. 19. See Deut. 4. 6. Act. 5. 13. Aynsw.

The profane world are forced to prefer the state of Gods children before their own, and to wish they were like unto them, as Saul, Pharaoh, Balaam, and others did. Finch.

Praneings]

Judg. 5. 22. that is, tramplings, or plungings, marg.

Prating-fool]

One that shews the folly of his heart by irregular speech, Prov. 10. 8. A vain talker, one that chattereth (as birds) he knoweth not what; one that speaketh gloriously, or with oftentation, but to no purpose, whose words (pot-like) boyl or bubble … of their mouth. See 3 Joh. 10.

To pray]

;;To desire some lawful and needfull thing of God alone, with trust to have it, for the merit of Christ onelyonly. Act. 10. 9. Peter went up upon the house to pray. Matt. 6. 9. After this manner pray ye. Act. 12. 12. Mat. 11. 24.

;;2. To crave something with the voyce onelyonly without faith in Christ. Luk. 18. 10. They went up into the Temple to pray. vers. 11. This is Vocall prayer onelyonly, and the former is both Vocall and Mentall. This distintion is grounded on Rom. 10. 1.

;;3. To worship God. A Synedoche of part for the whole. Luk. 19. 46. A house of Prayer.

;;4. To conceive a form of prayer wherein to go before the people: as the Teacher doth in the publick Assembly.

;;5. Also to partake in publick prayer, 1 Cor. 11. 4, 5.

;;6. To crave something with the minde onelyonly, Exod. 14. 15.;;

;;7. To pray for the confusion of the wicked, in respect of their persons, and not in respect of their sins, policies, and power, (which it is lawfull to doe) seemeth to be rather a prophesie of the godly, in what state the wicked (their enemies) should be in time (God so revealing it to his servants) then any prayer that their enemies might be so. See Psal. 107. 9. and compare it with, Act. 1. 26. See St. Augustine upon Psal. 35.;;

This is to call upon, Gen. 12. 8. Intreat, Gen. 25. 22. Cry to the Lord, Exod. 2. 23. Beseech the Lord, Exod. 32. 11. Powre out the soul, 1 Sam. 1. 15. Lift up prayer, 2 King. 19. 4. Make supplication, Job 8. 5. Lift up the soul. Psal. 25. 1. Seek the Lord, Ib. 27. 8. Make intercession, Jer. 7. 16. Make request, Phil. 4. 6.

Prayer]

;;The whole service of God, and every part of it. Mat. 21. 13. An house of prayer.

;;2. That one part of his worship, called Prayer and Petition. Jam. 5. 15. Prayer of Faith. Prayer cometh of a word in the Hebrew, which signifieth Appeal, Interpellation, Intercession, wereby we refer the cause of our selves, or others, unto God as Judge, calling upon him, appealing to him for right, presenting our selves and our cause unto him, as to one which hath power to determine causes, and to whom appeals may be made.

;;It's a work of the beleeving soul, desiring of God alone, things lawfull and needfull: with confidence to obtain them, through the alone mediation of Christ, to the praise of the mercy, truth, and power of God.

;;Prayer is either private, or publick; for our selves, or others; for the having of good things, or removing things evill. Whence ariseth the difference, and divers kindes of Prayers, mentioned, 1 Tim. 2. 2. Let supplications and prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men.

It's put for secret speech, Isa. 26. 16. marg. Hereof the p. 494Lord onelyonly (as of prade) is the object, Psal. 50. 15. Nor … we pray for our selves onelyonly, we must for others also, Jam. 5. 16 and that fervently, Col. 4. 12. sincerely, Psal. 17. 1. boldly, Nehem. 4. 16. constantly, Col. 4. 2. with faith, Jam. 5. 15. Not without repentance, Psal. 66. 18. Jer. 36. 7.

This is both Mental, and Vocal, Ejaculatory, and Occasional; every way useful, and accordingly successeful, as for the pardon of sin, 1 Joh. 5. 16. the procuring of health, Jam. 5. 15. strength, Judg. 16. 28. children, Gen. 25. 21. Victory, Exod. 7. 12. wisdome, Jam. 1. 7. and so in other particulars.

Instant in prayer]

;;One earnest and constant (though he be not … at first) in calling upon God on all occasions, continuing till he be heard, Rom. 12. 12. Luk. 18. 1. 2 Thess. 5. ….

Prayer]

Job 15. 4. or speech, marg. Where prayer was wont to be made, Act. 16. 13. A place of prayer was reputed to be, or we thought there was an Oratory. foreign signifies a place set apart, or accustomed for the service of God; and the custome of building such is said to come from the fact of Isaac, Gen. 24. 62, 63. where it's said that he went out into the field, or to a well, to pray, saith the Chald. Par. and therefore they built these Proseuchae in fields for the most part neer … or rivers or brook sides, which the … imitated, Isa. 57. 6. (and such perhaps it was where they prayed, ch. 21. 5. or on Mountains, as that Luk. 6. 12. which the Idolaters … also. That this here was such a one may appear not onelyonly by that which is here said of Paul, that he … down and spake to the woman, making it a place not to pray, but to preach; but also by the expesse words of …. There were (saith he anciently some places of Prayer without the city, both in Judea and among the Samaritans; and there is a place of Prayer in Shechem (which is now called Neapolis) without the City, &c. which is neer this very place which is here spoken of, v. 11. Besides the Syriack is distinct and punctual in rendring it foreign, a house of prayer, Dr. Ham. Par. & Annot. a.

To preach]

;;To declare the will of God by voyce for the instruction of the Church, …. 1. 49. He preached in their Synagogues. The Greek word [ … ] signifieth an Ambassadour, which publisheth and spreads abroad the minde and message of God, touching mans duty and salvation, Rom. 10. 14.

;;Preaching is an action of the Minister of the Word, soundly interpreting and opening the sense of the Scriptures, by the Scriptures; with application of them unto the use of the Church, by Doctrine, Exhortation, Reproofe, Convinceing, and Comfort. …. 2. 2. He preached the Word to them. Luk. 4. 18, 19, 20, 21. He took up the Book, and read, and said, This day is the Scripture fulfilled in your ears. Also, 1 Cor. 14. 3. He that prophesieth; that is, Preacheth, … to men to edifying, to exhortation, to comfort. See Neh. 8. 8. And he read in the Book of the Law, and gave the sense according to Scripture. (Thus Tremelius translates it out of … Hebrew.) Act. 9. 20, 22. He preached Christ, proving that this is the very Christ; that is to say, He compared Scriptue, with Scripture, conferring them together, as cuning Crafts-…, which joyn all parts together, to make them agree one with another. This is preaching in the ordinary phrase of the Scripture. Indeed, every declaration of Gods will, either by afflictons, blessings, readings, and creatures, or otherwise, may generally and improperly be called Preaching.

As the … hereof must be the Gospel, Mar. 16. 15. The Word, Act. 13. 5. Jesus Christ, Act. 17. 3. The Faith, Gal. 1. 23. The baptisme of …, Luk. 3. 3. The glad tydings of the Kingdome of God, Luk. 8. 1. The things concerning the Kingdome of God, Act. 8. 12. The way of God in truth, Mat. 22. 16. His knowledge, 2 …. 2. 14. The resurrection from the dead, Act. 2. 4. The forgivnesse of sins, Ibid 13. 38. … by believing, Ibid 39. Peace by Jesus Christ, Eph. 2. 17. what we ought to doe, Act. 10. 6. Repentance towards God and faith to wards our Lord Jesus Christ, Act. 20. 21. All the counsell of God, Ibid 27. And the end should be, To turn men from vanities to the living God, Act. 14. 15. Save them, Ib. 11. 14. Open their eyes, to turn them from darknesse to light, &c. Ib. 26. 18. that they may seek after the Lord. Ib. 15. 17. repent and turn, that they may doe works meet for repentance Ibid. 26. 20. So for the … it must be sincerely. We must not speak smooth things, prophesie deceits, Isa. 30. 10. Steal the word from our neighbour, Jer. 23. 30. Use to smooth our tongues, Jer. 23. 31. marg. Prophesie lies in the name of the Lord, Ib. 25. Prophesie of wine, or of strong drink, Mic. 2. 11. Walk with the wind, and lie falsly, Ib. marg. Corrupt or deal deceitfully with the Word of God, 2 Cor. 2. 17. marg. Handle the Word of God deceitfully, 2 Cor. 4. 2. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God. We must speak in Christ, 2 Cor. 2. 17. We must speak as the Oracles of God, 1 Pet 4. 11. We must rightly divide the Word, 2 Tim. 2. 15. We must keep back nothing that is profitable unto our people, Act. 20. 20. We must speak the Word faithfully, Jer. 23. 28. yea, we must cry aloud, not spare lift up our voyce like a trumpet, shew our people their …, their sins, Isa. 58. 1. We must not hold our peace, nor rest, Isa. 62. 1. We must prepare the way for the people, &c. Ib. 10.

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Teaching and preaching, Act. 5. 42. The first refers to the foreign in the Temple. The second to the foreign, in somewhat more private places. The first to those that were instructed in the Doctrine of Christianity already. The second to those that had not already received it. And so Act. 15. 35. In proportion to which was that difference in the Christian Church betwixt Evangelist and Doctor, or Teacher. The first telling them the good news, and planting the Gospel, the other watering or instructing them farther in it, and so the Word and Doctrine are different, 1 Tim. 5. 17. The first without the Church, to unbelievers, Mat. 13. 19. Mar. 4. 14. Act. 4. 4. & 6. 2. 2 Cor. 5. 19. 1 Pet. 2. 8. The second in it, or to those that were already converted to the Faith. Dr. Ham. on Mat. 9. Annot. l.

When I have preached unto others, 1 Cor. 9. 27. foreign in the Olympick or Isthmian games, is the praeco or herald (the word by its origination seeming to come from the Heb. foreign, clamavit, or proclamavit, to cry and proclaim; and from thence foreign & foreign by an easie change) whose office it was from a scaffold or eminent place to proclame the combate that was to be entred, to call the agonistae, to name the prizes, to admonish the athletae, to animate them, to set them the Laws of the Agones to subject all to the examination of the Judges, and as they shall determine to pronounce the Conquerour. Such are the Apostles under Christ, at once foreign & foreign, Heralds, and Crowners, pronouncing, proclaming, citing, admonishing, binding, loosing, pronouncing some … and foreign rejecting others as unworthy. Id. Annot. p.

Preached]

Heb. 4. 2. The Word preached, Gr. the Word of hearing, for faith cometh by hearing, Rom. 10. 17. Annot.

The Word preached, Gr. The Word of hearing, Heb. 4. 2. marg.

Preacher]

One who soundly teacheth the doctrine of Christ, 1 Tim. 2. 7. 2 Tim. 1. 11. The word foreign properly signifieth, a Teacher of Leters, Manners, Arts; but in a speciall manner is applyed to Preachers, as Teachers of the Art of Arts, or of that one thing that is of absolute necessity, needfull indeed to be learned. One that as an Herald or Cryer (so foreign signifieth) proclaimeth Gods will, 2 Pet. 2. 7.

Precepts]

;;Rules, Commissions, or Charges, because they are committed unto men, with charge carefully to keep them, according to that in Psal. 119. 4. Also they come of another word, which signifieth to visit, because God threatned to visit or punish the transgressors of them, as Ezek. 20. 5. & 32. 34.

;;1. Good precepts of Gods appointment and sending, Ezek. 18. 9, 17. &c. and 20. 16.

;;2. Evill precepts of evil mens devising and sending, and of Gods suffering, Ezek. 28. 25. Mat. 15. 9.

Precious]

;;Sometime bright and glorious, Job 31. 26. …. 14. 6. Also that which is honorable, and of great esteem, …. 36. 7. Also, that which is dear or hardly to be attained and effected, as Psal. 49. 8. 139. 16. Hence it signifieth also that which is rare and incomprehensible: Also, that which is sparingly, and not easily to be had, 1 Sam. 3. 1. Desirable, Ezr. 8. 27. marg.

It's put also for honour, 1 Pet. 2. 7. marg. Excellent, Psal. 36. 7. marg. Invaluable, 1 Pet. 1. 19. Much set by, 1 Sam. 18. 30. marg. Grace, Prov. 17. 8. marg. Freedome, Ezek. 27. 20. marg. …, Dan. 11. 8. marg.

p. 495Precious things]

2 King. 20. 13. or Spicery, marg.

… predstinate]

;;To detemine and appoint before, most firmly, some persons to be saved by Christ, Rom. 8. 29.

It's spoken also of things; and that either in a good part, 1 Cor. 2. 7. or, of the Decree and providence of God, about the most sinfull actions of men, Act. 4. 28.

Predestination]

;;The fore-appointment of every thing to certain ends, Act. 4. 28.

;;2. The fore-ordaining of some persons, to obtain eternall life by Christ. Rom. 8. 30. Whom he predestinated, them he called.

;;1. An act of God immanent and from eternity; also called, his purpose, decree, determination, will, counsel.;; ;;And this both of persons to things, and of things to persons, viz.;;

;;1. The means leading to the end, and one means leading to another.;;

;;2. The end it self.;;

;;3. An execution of the former act, or an act transient and imminent, as Wisd. 19. 4.;;

;;Predestination is a generall word, and ….;;

;;1. Positive or Affirmative, which is called Election. See Election.;;

;;2. Privative or Negative, which is called Reprobation or Rejection. See Reprobation, &c.;;

;;This latter is so called in respect not of the latter part and act thereof, which seems to be Positive to pain) but of the former part thereof, viz. of the means thereof, and this per Synecdochen parts is pro to to.;;

;;Predestination is a most righteous decree of God, freely, according to his owne good pleasure (without any respect of sore-seen faith or works, as moving causes) ordaining from all eternity, out of the whole lump of lost mankinde, a certain number, to obtain eternall life in heaven by Christ (having first called, justified, and sanctified them) unto the praise of his glorious grace, Rom. 8. 28, 29, 30. Eph. 1. 5, 6, 7.

;;Or. according to Peter Martyr.

;;Predestination is the most wise purpose of God, whereby he hath before all eternity constantly decreed to call those whom he loved in Christ, to the adoption of his children, to justification by faith, and at the length to glory through good works, that they may be made like … the image of the Son of God, and that in them should be declared the glory and mercy of the Creator.

;;Whereas Election looks onelyonly to the purpose of Gods choosing, and to the opposite member, to wit, Reprobation; between which and Election, there is a mutuall and necessary reference, the one allwayes including or implying the other: for where there is an election of some, there is a refusing of others, and on the contrary; yet Predestination respecteth both the execution of Gods purpose, with the whole progresse of middle causes leading unto the end, as Eph. 1. 5, 10. Rom. 8. 29. Act. 22. 14. and also the ends themselves, both life eternall of the elect, as the nearest end, and the glory of Gods mercy, as the utmost end, Rom. 9. 23. Eph. 1. 6, 11, 14. So as predestination is of larger extent then Election, though in Scripture it is not found to concern any other save the elect. But Scholastical Writers make it the generall both to Election and Reprobation, as the decree of God, which is touching the ends of both, which be without end. So as Predestination is largely taken, containing both the decrees, and strictly, being subordinate to the purpose of Election.

Preferre]

1. To change, Est. 2. 9. marg.

2. Make to ascend, Psal. 137. 6. Aynsw.

3. Put in an higher place, and have in an higher esteem and account, Dan. 6. 3.

4. Prevent, Rom. 12. 10.

5. Prejudice, 1 Tim. 5. 21.

Preheminence]

;;Chief power and dominion, lawfully conferred by God the Father upon Christ the Mediator, that he as King, may rule his Church outwardly, by his own laws and officers, and inwardly by his Spirit and grace, Col. 1. 18. That he might have the preheminence. Here it is used in good part.

He is first in time, as before all things; first in order, to be reckoned and admired in the Church; first in the dignity of person, he excels in both …, all that is in the Church, or ever was; first in degree, Joh. 1 5. first in government, Mat. 20. 27. first in acceptation with God, Mat. 17. 5. first effectively as the cause of all the respect, …, and excellency in others, he being the … out of which springs all the glory in the Church. Byfield on Col. 1. 18. p. 125.

;;2. Primacy and soveraignity over others, ambitiously affected and unlawfully held and exercised. 3 Joh. 9. Which loveth to have the preheminence. It is here put in the worst part, for usurped power and tyranny.

Premeditate]

To devise and cast with ones self, …, or muse on a thing, Mar. 13. 11.

Preparation]

Provision, 1 Chr. 22. 5. Disposing, Prov. 16. 1. The day that was before any solemm feast, Mat. 27. 62. …. 15. 42. wherein they provided all necessaries for the feast, Luk. 23. 54. Annot. or wherein they prepared themselves for the solemnity, Joh. 19. 14. ….

With the preparation of the Gospel of peace, Eph. 6. 15. that is, with being ever ready and prepared to … the faith, and to give an account of that hope that is in us, Rom. 10. 10. 1 Pet. 3. 15.

Prepare]

;;To make a thing ready beforehand. Mat. 26. 17. Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee? 1 Cor. 29. 19. To build the house which I have prepared. Mat. 20. 23.

;;2. To apply or fit the right causes to their effect. Rom. 9. 22, 23. What if God willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, indured with much suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction.;;

;;3. To observe the right properties or circumstances belonging to any act, subject, object, place or time, 2 Tim. 4. 6. For I am now ready offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. Luk. 3. 4. As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the Prophet, saying, the voyce of one crying in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Mat. 22. 4. Again he sent other servants, saying, Tell! them which are bidden, Behold I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready, come unto the marriage. Luk. 22. 9, 12, 13. Joh. 14. 2, 3.;;

;;What preparation of men to Gods service, and by what means: See Mal. 3. 1, 2, 3.;;

;;Preparation of men to remission of sins, and to salvation, what and whereby it is: See Luk. 1. 16, 17. & 3. 3, 4, 5, 6. Mat. 11. 10. Act. 2. 38. & 3. 19. Rom. 8. 30.;;

;;To fit effectually and mightily the elect of God unto that blessedness which they were appointed unto from everlasting, Rom. 9. 23. Vessels of mercy which he hath prepared to glory: and to make meet the Reprobates, unto that wretchednesse before, Rom. 9. 22. Vessels of wrath … to destruction. Or thus more briefly; to purpose and make meet heaven … the elect, and the elect for it. Mat. 25. 34, 41. Prepared for you, &c.

;;Both indeed are prepared and fitted one for the other; yet as Hell is prepared for the wicked, by God himself, Isa. 30. 33. and not by the wicked themselves; so the wicked are prepared for hell, by the wicked themselves and not by God. Tit. 3. 11. Knowing, that he that is such is …, and …, being condemned of himself.;;

;;Also, Hell for the Reprobate, and them for it. Prepared for the Devill and his Angels. Rom. 9. 22, 23.

;;4. To make us meet or fit, either for doing good duties, or suffering afflictions, 1 Chr. 26. 18. Prepare their hearts unto thee.

;;5. To make ready some things which belong either to Gods service or to the service of Saints. 2 Cor. 9. 2. … was prepared a year agoe. Joh. 19. 42. Because of the Jews Preparation day.

6. To fix. My heart is fixed, Psal. 57. 7. or, prepared, marg.

7. To appoint. For whom it is prepared of my …, Mac. 20. 23.

8. To tie, or binde, 1 King. 18. 44 marg.

9. To stablish. Prepare their heart unto thee, 1 Chr. 29 18. marg.

10. To establish, 2 Chr. 27. 6. marg.

11. To be ready, Josh 4. 13. marg.

12. To fit, Heb. 10. 5. marg.

To prepare a way]

;;To make an easie and ready passage p. 496unto …, the Western Babel, to ranlack it, to rouse Antichrist out of his Palace, when the hour of his downfall comes; even as God by the drying up the great river Euphrates, made an entrance into Estern Babylon, when he would destroy it. See Isa. 44. 22. & 51. 10. & 63. 11. Rev. 16. 12. That the way of the Kings of the earth should be prepared.

Prepared]

Heb. 10. 5. a body hast thou prepared me, or thou hast fitted me. Annot.

That in this body I might offer that expiatory sacrifice, of which all other were but shadowes. Leighs Annot.

Presbyterie]

The eldership; or the company of the Elders who laid hands upon …, when he was ordained 1 Tim. 4. 14. For though he was ordained by St. Paul, 2 Tim. 1. 6. yet this ordination was performed in the assembly of the Elders, and with the laying on of their hands also.

Some take it for the office and function of a Presbyter; but the word foreign is never taken in the Scripture for the office of a Presbyter. but for the Company of Elders But suppose it were so taken, how harsh would it be to take it so here; How harsh this phrase, The laying on of the hands of the office of a Presbyter? See Cameron in his Myroth. Evang. on the place.

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The foreign or Eldership that laid hands on Timothy, and made him Bishop may well be resolved to be the Bishops or Apostolicall men, those that were vouchsafed the favour to be Apostles, saith Theodoret, who with St. Paul, 2 Tim. 1. 9. Consecrated him. Thus St. Peter calls himself, foreign, 1 Pet. 5. 1. And so St. John, 2 Joh. 1. & 3 Joh. 1. Accordingly Chrysostome, by Eldership he means not (those that were in his dayes called) Presbyters, but Bishops, for Presbyters did not ordain Bishops. And so Theophylact, and Oecumenius. And so Ignatius calls the Apostles, the … of the Church, and Theodoret renders the reason of the appellation, for so (saith he the holy; Scripture call'd the chief man of Israel, the Senate, or Eldership. Dr. Ham. on Act. 11. Annot. b.

Prescribe]

To appoint, Isa. 10. 1. Limit, Ezr. 7. 22.

Presence]

;;There is a double presence, one spirituall, another locall; one in respèct of place, another in respect of agreement in will and purpose, 1 Cor. 5. 3. As Paul being absent from … Church of Corinth, as touching place, yet did concur with them in purpose, touching the excommunicating that incestuous person: so Christ who is not present in the sacred Supper loccally, is yet spiritually present to faith.

;;See Face, God, dwell in God, One, Union To walk, &c.;;

;;I. The being of some person or some thing, in some place, or with some person; that is two fold:;;

;;1. Spirituall, which we call Common.;;

;;2. Corporall, which we call Conjunctive. See Near, Nigh.;;

;;3. The place or tokens of ones presence, as Psal. 95. 2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and make a joyfull noyse unto him with Psalms.;;

It's put also for the person, Exod. …. 14. The sight and beholding, 1 Sam. 18. 11. Personall, or bodily sight, 2 King. 3. 14. Face, 2 King. 13. 23. marg. Being, Psal. 139. 7. Company, Prov. 14. 7. Before, Dan. 2. 27. Act. 3. 13. Ready at command, Luk. 1. 19. Being with, Phil. 2. 12.

Presence]

2 King. 13. 23. Hebr. face, marg. In presence, 2 Cor. 10. 1. or in outward appearance, marg.

Presence]

Heb. 9. 24. To appear in the presence of God for us. An expression borrowed from the custome of humane Courts: for in them when the Plaintiffe or Defendant is called, their Atturney appeareth in their behalf, 1 Joh. 1. 2. The Levitical Priest was wont to apprear before God in the peoples name; he was but a figure; in Christ is the solid truth, and full effect of this figure. Id. ibid.

… the presence of the Lamb, Rev. 14. 10. They that bear Antichrists mark before men, shall be forsaken of and tormented, before Christ and his Angels, that their torments may be the greater, Mar. 8. 38. Luk. 9. 26. Annot.

Presence, or … of the Serpent]

;;The power of the Devil, and his murthering persecutors; for howsoever, the Church can be no where, but Devils and persecutors are at hand, present to do mischief; yet the power to hurt, is not ever present being restrained by the providence of God, Rev. 12. 14. From the presence (or face) of the Serpent.

Present]

To God, Psal. 68. 29. & 76. 11. To …, Judg. 3. 15. 1 King. 10. 25. Meat-offerings, Judg. 6. 18. marg. Blessing, 1 Sam. 30. 26. marg. Tribute, 2 King 17. 3. marg. Precious things, 2 Chr. 32. 23. marg.

Present]

Found, Est. 1. 5. marg. That which is at hand to be found, 1 Sam. 25. 3. Numbered, mustered, and victualled, 1 King. 20. 27. Come together, Act. 11. 18. Bodily in a place, 2 Cor. 11. 9. & 13. 2, 10.

Spiritually: So man in minde and spirit, 1 Cor. 5. 3. So Christ, Mat. 18. 10. & 28. 20.

To present]

To offer, Mat. 2. 11. marg.

Presently]

As on the day, 1 Sam. 2. 16. marg.

Presents]

Gifts, as Subjects were wont to do to their Prince, in token of homage and fealty, and that they acknowledge him to be their King. See 2 Chr. 17. 5. & Mat. 2. 11. D. Annot. on 1 Sam. 10. 27. Such were sometimes of the persons of men. See Isa. 18. 7. & 66. 20. Rom. 12. 1. Aynsw. on Psal. 68. 29. They were given sometimes out of fear, 2 Chr. 17. 11. Sometimes to procure friendship and succour in distress, Mich. 1. 14. Sometimes in token of thankfulness, 2 Chr. 32. 21, 23. and accordingly presents are to be brought unto him that ought to be feared. Psal. 76. 11.

To preserve]

;;To keep one free and safe, from taking hurt by any enemies, or dangers. Psal. 16. 16. Preseve me O Lord, for I trust in thee.

;;2. To sustain and uphold all things in their being. Job 7. 20. O thou preserver of men. Psal. 36. 6. He preserveth both man and beast. Neh. 9. 6. Thou preservest them all. This is generall preservation.

;;3. To keep constantly the faithfull, unto the possession of eternall life, 1 Pet. 1. 8. Preserved, or kept through the power of God by saith unto eternall life. This is speciall preservation.

4. To reserve, Psal. 79. 11. marg. Preserve you a posterity, Gen. 45. 7. that is, put for you a remnate, marg.

Preserver]

O thou preserver of men, Job 7. 20. The word is used for keeping out of dangers, Deut. 32. 10. Psal. 31. 24. God preserves, beasts, Psal. 36. 6. but especially man, 1 Cor. 9. 9, 10. Or, O thou keeper of men, who keepest me in afflictions as in a prison, that I cannot escape, Lam. 3. 5, 6, 7. I am kept as a prisoner to judgement. Or, O thou observer of men. Thou that hast shewed by continual plaguing me, that thou in thine anger observest all mens miscarriages, to take advantages against them, to bring plagues on them. Annot.

Presidents]

Such as Darius set over his hundred and and twenty Princes, that unto them the Princes might give accounts, Dan. 6. 2.

Preasse]

A throng, or confused multitude of people, Mar. 2. 8. Luk. 8. 19.

Presse]

To rush, Mar. 3. 10. marg. To throng, Luk. 8. 45. [the Original foreign, signifieth, such a crushing, as is with mil-stones] To be instant, urge, constrain, Gen. 19. 3. To wring out, Gen. 40. 11. To bruise, Eze. 23. 3. Eagerly to pursue and follow, to follow as one that would not leave till he had that which he followed, Phil. 3. 14. To break in by force, Luk. 16. 16.

Presse]

The presse is full, Joel 3. 13. that is, wickednesse is come to the height.

Pressed in Spirit, Act. 18. 5. that is, he had an extraordinary and vehement motion, by a divine inspiration.

Presse-fat]

A presse for Wine, Hag. 2. 16. See Prov. 3. 10.

Presses]

The treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses, Isa. 16. 10. They trode out, as at this day, their grapes, not in such presses as we use now for Sider and Verjuice, with weights and scrues, but in open vessels or …, with their feet, Judg. 9. 27. Neh. 13. 15. and the Treaders, (Job 24. 11.) used to chant merrily as they trod, when they tasted the sweet liquo Jer. 25. 30. & 48. 33. Annot.

Thing pressing down]

;;Whatsoever heavy weight or burthen which makes slow, and hinders us in the course of piety, and sin, Heb. 12. 1.

To presume]

;;Either to take too much upon us, … of a vain confidence in our selves; or to take too much heart and boldnesse to us. Psal. 73. 8. They talke presumptuously. 1 Cor. 4. 6. Let none presume above that is written.

p. 497;; … is a vice, whereby many men, in regard of Gods blessings and patience to vards them, have their hearts too much lifted up in vain confidence of their own sufficiency, and Gods goodness, waxing secure, haughty, and careless in the course of their lives, without any fear of sin, or Gods judgements for them.

Presumptuous]

2 Pet. 2. 10. or bold, who dare do any thing, though never so dangerous or wicked.

Presumptuons sins]

;;Sins of contumacy, which come from a stubborn and malicious heart. Psal. 19. 13. Keep me from presumptuous sins.

Presumptuously]

With an high hand, Numb. 15. 30. marg.

Of pretence]

;;Upon a fair shew and colour, or colourable cause, without sincerity, cloaking the ambition and envy which boyled inwardly with pretence of Christ, and preaching him, Phil. 1. 18.

Pretorium]

The Governours house, or Common-hall, Mat. 27. 27. marg. Judgement-hall, Act. 23. 35. The palace, or Caesar's Court, Phil. 1. 13. marg.

Prevail]

To be heavy; Judg. 1. 35. marg. To be strong, Judg. 6. 2. marg. To be lifted up, Gen. 7. 20. To be stronger, Ibid. 49. 26. To vanquish, or overcome, Numb. 22. 6.

Hath prevailed to open the book]

Rev. 5. 5. Is able to do it, both to dive into it, and the mysteries contained in it, and to make them known to others. Joh. 5. 20. Annot.

Prevent]

To come before it's expected, … for, sought after. Spoken of the knees, Job 3. 12. The snares of death, Psal. 18. 5. Enemies, Ib. 18. The dayes of affliction, Job 30. 27. God, Psal. 59. 10. his tender mercies, Psal. 79. 8. Prayer, Ib. 88. 13. Eyes, Ib. 119. 148. Evill, Amos 9. 10. and of some other things.

Prey]

Booty, spoyl, Gen. 49. 9. Captive, Numb. 14. 3. A mocking, or despising, Nehem. 4. 4. Recompence, Est. 3. 13. Food, Job 4. 11. Ravine, or pillage, Job 24. 5.

Eat of the prey, Numb. 23. 24. that is, killed his enemies. Aynsw.

His lise shall be unto him for a prey, Jer. 21. 9. A proverbial form of speech, importing as much as he shall save, or gain his life; his life shall be to him as some booty gotten in fight, in regard of the joy he may have of it, say some; or in regard of the … and possession of it, as others rather; his life seeming to be as it were new acquired, and gotten again to him, and himself repossessed of that, which seemed in a manner utterly lost before, as 2 Cor. 7. 8, 9. Heb. 11. 17, 18. Annot.

Prey]

To rob, spoil, make a prey of, Jerem. 30. 16.

Price]

1. The value of any thing to be bought and sold, Lev. 25. 16, 50. Act. 4. 34.

2. The money, or money-worth received, Deut. 23. 18.

3. A rate or sum set down, 2 Chr. 1. 16.

4. The worth of a thing, Job 28. 13. Proverb. 31. 10.

5. The means for obtaining, Prov. 17. 16.

6. That which is given for a thing, Matth. chap. 27. vers. 6.

7. Reward, 1 Cor. 9. 24. Phil. 3. 14.

8. Esteem, 1 Pet. 3. 4.

Price of high calling]

;;Eternal life, which is freely given as a reward or price propounded of God, who calleth his to glory, Phil. 3. 14. 1 Cor. 6. 24.

Price of Redemption]

;;Satisfaction or payment made to the justice of God, for the hurt done to it by the sins of the elect; that so they may be redeemed and set free. 1 Tim. 2. 6. He gave himself a price of redemption.

;;Note, that he gave not his body, or bloud only, but himself, even the whole manhood to be the …, the only al-sufficient price to God for sin: Adieu then to all Popish satisfactions, and to the opinion of his sole-bodily sufferings.

Prick]

;;A sharp piece of wood, a pole, stake, or sharp thing, which pricketh one as he goeth through bushes or thick places.

;;2. The sharp and piercing wrath and power of God, which shall strike the wicked quite through their body and souls, Act. 9. 5. Yea, the very word or speech thereof, is as the point of a sharp sword going to the heart of men, Heb. 4. 12. Act. 2. 37. Mat. 25. 41.;;

3. Christs members defended by him, to the hurt of such as do persecute them, Act. 9. 5.

Prick in the flesh]

;;Imbred corruption, or natural concupiscence, which sticketh fast in us, as it were, a prick molesting and vexing us by evill motions, as the flesh is galled and pained with a prick or sharp stub sticking in it. 2 Cor. 12. 7. There was given unto me a prick in the …. A Metaphor.

;;Beza extends the sense to outward contumelies and injuries of all sorts, which vex the Apostle as pricks, or thorns. See the like phrase, Numb. 33. 55. Josh. 23. 13. Judg. 2. 3. Or, some inward violent temptation injected by Satan.

Pricked in heart]

;;Persons stricken with great grief, and soul-sorrow, in the sense of Gods displeasure for sin, as if their hearts had been pricked through with a sword. Act. 2. 37. And being pricked in heart they said, &c.

Pricked in my reins]

Psal. 73. 21. or sharpned (pricked) my self, that is, felt sharp …, to wit, with my fretting thoughts and desires. Aynsw.

Pride]

;;Haughtiness or loftiness of mind, being puft up and swoln with a high conceit of our own excellency, to the contempt of God, and the disdain of men. Prov. 16. 18. Pride goeth before a sall, &c. 1 Cor. 4. 6. Swell not one aagainst another. Luk. 18. 9.

It's put for the proud person that is ready to set his foot upon another with great contempt, Psal. 36. 11. That which maketh proud, Job 41. 15.

Pride as a chain]

;;The arrogancy of wicked men, glorying in their pride, as one would glory in a chain of gold, Psal. 73. 6.

Pride of heart]

The lifting up, 2 …. 32. 26. marg.

Pride of life]

;;Vain boasting and arrogancy, wherein they please and delight themselves, which do abound in the things of this life. Joh. 2. 16. And the pride of life.

Priest]

;;I. A sacrificing person, ordained of God, not only to teach the people, and pray for them; but also to offer up outward and bodily sacrifices for his own sins, and the sins of the people, Lev. 5. 2, 4, 5. Such were the Priests of the Law, and Old Testament; Legal and Leviticall Priests. The offering up of the Prayers for the people (as well as Sacrifices) signifieth,

;;1. Christs intercession and prayers for his Church, Joh. 17. Heb. 5. 7.

;;2. Our right of praying to God in his name, Heb. 13. 15.

;;And whereas Sacrifices offered by prayer of the Priests under the Law, and before, were acceptable to God, as Gen. 4. 4. it signifies,

;;1. That Christ his offering himself to his Father, was a sweet smelling oblation, Eph. 5. 2.

;;2. That we through Christs oblation are accepted of God, Heb. 10. 10.

;;3. That our obedience, or reasonable service is pleasing to him, Mal. 3. 4. Rom. 12. 1. 1 Pet. 2. 5.

;;4. That the Ministers Oblation of those which are called to the Faith by the work of the holy Ghost thorough their Ministery, was pleasing to God, as Paul witnesseth, Rom. 15. 16. The first Priests which taught the people, and offered sacrifices, were all the first born, as it was commanded, Exod. 24. 5. Of them understand, Exod. 19. 22. They figured Christ the first-born among many brethren, Rom. 8. 29. and secondly, the Church, the first-born of them which are written in heaven. Afterward, upon the giving of the Law, the Tribe of Levi succeeded in their place, Numb. 3. 8. & 8. 19.

;;Whereas the Priests were forbid to many an Harlot, one polluted or divorced, and to drink strong wine for the time they entred into the Tabernacle, Lev. 21. 7. & 10. 9. This signif. that both Ministers Wives and Children must be sober. See 1 Tim. 3. 4. & 5. 23.

;;II. A sacrificing person, especially ordained of God, that by the sacrifice of himself, once offered by himself; and also by his intercession, he might reconcile unto, and keep in favour with God, for ever, all believing sinners. p. 498Such a Priest is Christ only, being the alone Priest of the new Testament, properly so called. Heb. 7. 17. Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. Also verl. 23, 24, 25. &c. See ch. 10, from v. 5. unto the 15. These two significations of Priest, be proper.

;;III. Every faithful Christian, man or woman, of what calling soever, enabled by the authority and commandement of God, to offer up themselves, and their good works, as spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ, 1 Pet. 2. 5. Rev. 1. 6. He made us Kings and Priests to God. Rom. 12. 1. Heb. 13. 15, 16. This is an improper figurative sense of the word, by resemblance and likeness.

;;IV. A man of great dignity, a chief Ruler or Officer. Exod. 2. 15. And the Priest of Midian had seaven daughters. Gen. 41. 45. The daughters of … the Priest, or Prince of On. Exod. 18. 1. Jethro the Priest of Midian.

;;Note. The manner of those times and places were, that one man was both Priest and Prince as Melchisedech.

;;The Hebrew [ … ] which we English a Priest or Sacrificer, is the name of the Kings chief Officer, as in 2 Sam. 8. 28. Davids Sons were Cohens, that is, chief Rulers, which is expounded in 1 Chr. 18. 17. to be the first or the chief at the Kings hand.

;;It hath the name of Ministration, Isa. 61. 6, 10. and was a little specially given to Aaron and his Sons that ministred to God in the Sanctuary, Exod. 28. 3, 4, 41.

;;V. The first-born of the male children, whom God did consecrate and set apart to do the office of Priests, in administring holy things, untill Aaron and his Sons were sanctified to that end. Exod. 19. 22. And the Priests also he sanctified. Exod. 13. 2. Sanctifie unto me the firstborn, &c.

;;In every Legal and Legitimate Sacrifice, there must be (besides the Sacrifice) a Priest; an Altar, and Fire: As the Sacrifice was a figure both of Christ our eternal Sacrifice, Eph. 5. 2. Heb. 10. 5, 6, 7, 10. and of our selves (whom the Apostle calleth living Sacrifices) through him, Rom. 12. 1. So the Priest sig. and figured Christ to be that only Priest which can draw near unto God, Heb. 5. 6, 10. Jer. 30. 12. Also, that by Christ alone we draw near to God, and are Priests in and through Christ, Exod. 19. 6. 1 Pet. 2. 5. 9. Rev. 1. 8. Lastly, it figured the Ministery in the time of the Gospel, Isa. 66. 21. Now the Altar, whose property it was to … the gift, it figured, first, Christ, who was his own Altar, and sanctified himself, Joh. 17. 19. Heb. 9. 14. Secondly, that we have Christ for our Altar, Heb. 13. 10. Rev. 8. 3. The Fire, signif. the consecrating of our Saviour by suffering, and the burning him up with the sense of his Fathers wrath, Heb. 13. 11. 12. Also, the consuming of our lusts, and an holy zeal and fervency. To which purpose it is inforced. Mar. 9. 49. And lastly, fiery afflictions of Gods children, 1 Pet. 4. 12. Whereas this fire came down from heaven, and was ever to be cherished,, it sig. Christ to be appointed of God our sacrifice, and that our zeal ought never to go out.

;;Note. Chief Priests sometime sig. such as were chief in every order and rank of Priests, who were many, and served by courses and turns in the Temple. See Mat. 27. 3. Mar. 14. 53. Luk. 1. 5, 8, 9. Of the division of the Priests into their orders. See 1 Chr. ch. 24. whole.

Priests were either,

I. In the Church; namely,

1. Patriarchall, being the first-born and the principal of the families, Numb. 3. 12, 41, 45. & 8. 16, 17.

2. Mosaical, Levitical, or Aaronical, Numb. 18. 1, 7, 22. Exod. 28. 1. 1 Chr. 9. 49. Of whom there were Highpriests, 1 Chr. 6. 4, 15, 50, 53. Chief Priests, who were the High-priests Sons, Numb. 20. 26. Ordinary Priests of the same line, Lev. 6. 29. Josh. 3. 6. who were divided in 24. courses, 1 Chr. 24. 5, &c.

3. Judaical, or of the Tribe of Judah, Melchisedech, Gen. 14. 18. Heb. 7. 1. Jesus Christ, Heb. 7. 14. & 3. 1. & 4. 14.

4. Spiritual, even all true Christians in Christ, Rev. 1. 6. & 5. 10. & 20. 6.

II. Out of the Church:

1. Diabolical, Heathen Idolaters, as Sam. 5. 5. 2 King. 10. 21. Jer. 48. 7. & 49. 3. Act. 14. 13.

2. Apostatical, 2 King. 10. 11, 19. & 11. 18. 1 King. 12. 31, 32. & 13. 3, 32, 33. 2 King. 17. 32.

High-priest]

;;The chief amongst and over the Priests of the Law, who was ever but one only, and in a special manner was a figure of Christ, both in his garments, publike works and actions; and also in his eminent place, Christ being chief among the Pastors, as … was among the Priests, Heb. 5. 1, 2, 3. unto the vers. 10. For every High-priest is taken from among men, 1 Pet. 1. 25 Heb. 9. 11.

;;The difference between a Priest properly and improperly taken, is this. The former hath an external and bodily Sacrifice, to give and offer unto God, as Christ did give his own body, and the Priests of the Law, the bodies of beasts. The latter offereth Spiritual sacrifices only; as their prayers, praise, obedience, almes, and all other good works and duties of their calling, which every Christian (as well as a Minister) is bound to offer. The Popish priesthood is an imaginary and blasphemous fiction, having no ground, neither any colour and shew of ground and … in the whole book of God.

High-priest of our profession]

;;The chief and only Priest, from whom we are to take, both the doctrine which we professe, and the religion too, Heb. 3. 1.

Priesthood]

And seek ye the Priesthood also? Numb. 16. 10. In Chald. the High-priesthood. In Gr. to do the Priests office. That was in degree above the Levites, who were to minister unto the Priests, but not to come nigh the Altar, as did the Priests, Numb. 18. 2, 3. Aynsw.

Shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood, Numb. 18. 1. that is, shall bear the punishment for all iniquity that is done about your Priests office. And this is special concerning the Priests, whose care and charge is over the Levites also, which might not come near something belonging to the Priesthood. Idem.

Royal Priesthood]

1 Pet. 2. 9. Christians are both Kings and Priests, but both with difference from other men of either of those callings. They are Kings, not Civil only, but Sacred Kings: They are Priests, not common or typical Priests, but royal. The one word tels their dignity to which they are ordained, the other their office in respect of God. Being a Royal priesthood, it is better then the Levitical Priesthood, which was not after the order of Melchisedech. It imports separation and consecration to God, also nearness and constancy of communion with him. Byfield on 1 Pet. 2. 9. p. 318. & 321.

Priests to God, and of God]

;;The elect believers made partakers of the dignity of Christ his Priesthood, having God propitious to them by his death, and allowed to have accesse to God by prayer, through his intercession: These elect, to signifie that they are most excellent Priests, are therefore called Priests of God, Rev. 20. 6. according to the Hebrew phrase; and Rev. 1. 6. they are tearmed Priests to God, to shew that this honour is given them, not to disturb States and policies of the earth.

Thy are said to be made Priests to God, that is, to offer spiritual sacrifices to him. Annot.

Prince]

1. God, Dan. 8. 12.

2. Jesus Christ, Isa. 9. 6. Dan. 8. 25. Act. 5. 31. Rev. 1. 5. tearmed, the Prince (or Author) of life, Act. 3. 15. marg.

3. The Romane Emperour, Dan. 10. 26.

4. Men of principal gifts, chief and choice persons, Eccl. 10. 7. as Captains, Isa. 10. 8. Counsellours, Isa. 19. 11. A principal Ruler, Hos. 3. 4. Kings, 1 King. 11. 34. The Heads of Houses and Tribes, Numb. 7. 2. Noble men, Jer. 51. 59. One taking authority over another, Exod. 2. 14. One great in dignity, Job 21. 28. One greatly blessed of God, Gen. 23. 6. The chief mans Son in a Countrey, Gen. 34. 2.

5. Angels, Dan. 10. 30.

6. The chief Devil, Mat. 9. 34. Joh. 12. 31. Ephes. 2. 2.

Prince of God]

;;1. A mighty Prince, an holy Ruler, preferr'd and advanced of God, Gen. 23. 6. In that sense Abimelech confessed that God was with Abraham, Gen. 21. 22. ;;Things that excell are said to be of God, Psal. 36. 7.

;;2. A man singularly loved, and exceedingly blessed of God. Gen. 23. 6. Thou art a Prince os God, or a mighty p. 499Prince, an holy Ruler: as things that excell are said to be of God, Psal: 36. 7, 8, 11. Gen. 30. 2. or one whose counsell was an Oracle.

Prince of the host]

;;God in a special manner ruling over his people, Dan. 8. 11, 25. His people the Jews, are called the host of heaven, Dan. 8. 10.

Prince of the Kings of the earth]

Rev. 1. 5. Who is above them all, and from whom they all hold, chap. 17. 14. & 19. 16. 1 Tim. 6. 14, 15. Mat. 28. 18. Prov. 8. 15, 16. Rom. 9, 5. Annot.

Prince of peace]

;;Procurer, ground, and cause of peace, which also causeth his Subjects to continue in peace and quietnesse. Such a one is Christ, and he only. Isa. 9. 6. Prince of peace.

Prince of salvation]

;;One which is Captain or Chieftain and guide to eternal life, Heb. 2. 10.

Chief of Princes]

;;An Angel so called in comparison with earthly Princes, Dan. 10. 13.

;;2. Men of principall gifts, chief and choyce persons. Eccles. 10. 7. Princes walking, &c.

;;3. Captains, Isa. 10. 8.

;;4. Counsellors, Isa. 19. 11. Eph. 2. 16.

Princes Daughter]

;;The Church, a most honourable Virgin, fit to be the wife of a King, because she is born of God, Cant. 7. 1. How beautifull are thy goings with Shooes, O Princes Daughter?

Among the Princes of Judah]

Mat. 2. 6. In stead of the Hebr. word, Mic. 5. 2. rendred thousands, the Evangelist hath here set down foreign, rulers. The meaning of it will not be discerned, but by remembring a custom of the Jews, among whom the people was distributed by chiliads, or thousands, so many in a Town or City; not that that number was so to continue, and not to exceed, but only in relation to the first distribution. Hence it is that such a Division, or Town, or City, is in the Old Testament phrase called a chiliad, or thousand, as in Micah it is, and in Judge 6. 15. where the ordinary translation reads, My family is poor in Manasseh, but the Heb. rendred in the marg. is, My thousand is the meanest, &c. Of every such Division there was some Lord or Chief, under whom the whole multitude were, as under a Patriarch or Head of a Family. And such was Gedeon, Judg. 6. 15. when he saith, my thousand; and as it is ordinary for a King of any Nation in Authors, to signifie not only the person of the King, but the whole people under him also; so here the foreign, rulers in the Evangelist, are the very same with the thousands in the Prophet, and each of them signifie the Towns or Cities of Judah, such as Bethlehem was, which is here spoken of, as the place where the Messias was to be born, according to that in Micah aforesaid. Dr. Ham. Annot. f.

Princes]

;;The true believers, the Children of the Church, a Queen, and Christs Spouse, Psal. 45. 16. Whom thou mayst make Princes in all lands.

Princesse]

A Queen or Wife of a King, 1 King. 11. 3. A chief City, Lam. 1. 1.

Principall]

1. The chief, head, most excellent, Exod. 30. 23.

2. The summe, head, or thing it self, Lev. 6. 5. that is, every whit of it, Numb. 5. 7.

3. The chief, 1 Chr. 24. 31.

4. The first, Prov. 4. 7.

5. Choycest, Isa. 16. 8.

6. Prince, Mic. 5. 5.

7. A Captain of a Band, a Ruler or Colonel of a thousand men, Act. 25. 23.

Principall of the flock, Jer. 25. 34. that is, either the Master, Shepherds, Grandees, and chief Governours, or the greatest and wealthiest among the people, Ezek. 34. 16, 18. for in publick calamities, the meaner and poorer sort of people usually scape best, the Corks swim, when the Plummets sink. See 2 King. 24. 14. & 25. 12. Annot.

Principall houshold, 1 Chron. 24. 6. that is, House of the Father or Family.

The principall Scribe of the Hoste, 2 King. 25. 19. that is, Scribe of the Captain of the hoste, marg.

Principalities]

Jer. 13. 18. Heb. pillows. The word cometh from a root that signifieth an head, and is used in a plurall form alwayes, but in a singular notion, for a pillow, or bolster, or ought that supplyeth the place of such, Gen. 28. 11, 18. 1 Sam. 19. 13, 16. & 26. 7, 11, 12, 16. and the Jewsh Doctors here expound it as our Version yieldeth it, Your Kingdome, or Kingly State: but some late Writers, Your Head-attires, which may be not improbable, the head being the place whereon the Ensign or royalty is usually worn, Psal. 21. 3. Annot.

Those who have primary and plenary power under God, and by their proper power and command, administer within their severall Dominions, as Kings and chief Governours in Free States, Tit. 3. 1. Where there is a Metonymie of the Adjunct. It is not said, Let them be subject to Princes, as those that have power from them; but to principalities and powers; as though he had said, Let them not look so much to the men exercising rule and power, as unto the power and ordinance it self. Taylor on Tit. 3. 1. p. 343. 344.

By principality in Col. 2. 10. Mr. Byfield understandeth the Angels who in themselves are principalities, for their excellency of nature and estate, p. 43.

Principles]

Heb. 5. 12. It is an allusion unto Children, who are first taught their Letters before they can be taught to spell or to read perfectly: Herein their great negligence is taxed, inasmuch as they were yet to learn their Catechisme, the A. B. C. as it were of the doctrine of Christ, the word of the beginning of Christ, Heb. 6. 1. marg. Where the first principles of Christian Religion are compared unto the foundation of a building, on which the more perfect knowledge of the Mysteries of the Gospel was to be built. Annot.

Principles of the world]

;;The Catechising Doctrine, familiarly taught and in few words, tempered and fitted to the understanding of the weak in knowledge, Heb. 5. 12.

It is an allusion unto Children, who are first taught their letters, before they can be taught to spell, or … read perfectly, herein their great negligence is taxed, inasmuch as they were yet to learn their Catechisme, the A. B. C. (as it were) of the Doctrine of Christ. Annot.

Print]

Nor print any marks upon you, Lev. 19. 28. that is, the writing of an impression, which the Chaldee translateth, Ingraven works; the Greek letters printed or marked. The Hebrews open it thus, The print of a mark spoken of in the Law, was when one did cut upon his flesh, and filled the cut place with Stibium, or with ink, or some other colours; and this was the custom of the Heathens, that they marked themselves unto Idolatry, &c. Aynsworth on Lev. 19. 28.

Thou settest a Print, &c. Job 13. 27. or engravest thy self. Thou not only dost as it were set a watch on me, or stand aloof off to observe me, but also followest me step by step; as Hunters follow wilde Beasts in the snow by their footsteps. Some take it, of observing all his sinfull actions. But it's rather meant of wayes of escaping. Annot.

Printed]

Job 19. 23. or, drawn out, that is, … in great and capitall letters, that every man might read them, Hab. 2. 2. written in a large and lasting hand, as Laws and publick Records used to be written, Isa. 30. 8. Annot.

Priscilla]

(called also Prisca) 2 Tim. 4. 19. Ancient. The Wife of Aquila, Act. 18. 2. Sometimes he is placed before her, Act. 18. 26. 1 Cor. 16. 19. Sometimes she before him, Rom 16. 3. 2 Tim. 4. 19.

Prison]

;;A place of restraint to keep and punish malefactors in, Gen. 40. 3. The house of the Wards, Jer. 52. 11. marg.

;;2. Hell, a place where the damned are punished with eternall bondage and torment, 1 Pet. 3. 19.

;;3. The grave, Isa. 53. 8.

4. A very base condition, Eccl. 4. 14.

5. A cave, wherein as a prison David was, Psal. 142. 7.

6. Spiritual thraldome, Isa. 42. 7.

7. Violent and forcible restraint, Rev. 20. 7.

Prison]

;;The restraint which divine power, for a time, (as bands and imprisonment) had curbed Satan withall, lest he should rage aginst the Church. Rev. 20. 7. Satan shall be loosed out of his Prison.

His prisoner]

;;One imprisoned for Christ, or for the testimony of Jesus, 2 Tim. 1. 8.

Prison]

And preacheth to the spirits in prison, 1 Pet. 3. 19. The spirits in the prison, or custody, or sheath (here foreign, signifying any kinde of receptacle, Rev. 18. 2.) are those souls of men, that lay so sheathed, so uselesse and unprofitable in their bodies, immersed so deep in carnality, as not to perform any service to God, who inspired and placed them there) and its elsewhere a figurative speech p. 500to expresse wicked men, who are called prisoners in prison, i. e. foreign, Isa. 42. 7. & ch. 49. 9. and bound in prison, Isa. 61. 1.) they, the thoughts of whose hearts were … …. To these Christ, i. e. God eternall went and preached in, or by that Spirit by which he was now raised from the dead. Dr. H. Ann. f.

Prisoner]

;;cometh of an Hebrew word, which is, bound, or restrained of liberty.

Such as be in bounds, Gen. 39. 22. Psal. 69. 33. Captives, Numb. 21. 1. Isa. 20. 4. The dead in grave, Job 3. 18.

Private]

No Prophesie of the Scripture is of any private interpretatioa, 2 Pet. 1. 20. that is, such as ariseth out of mans own brains, and not out of the Scripture it self. The exposition of the prophetical predictions of the holy Scriptures, may not be framed and ruled according to the private conceit of the Reader, but by the gracious revelation of the holy Ghost, and those meet helps which God hath ordinarily left unto his Church.

Privately]

Apart, or asunder from others, Mat. 24. 3. Mar. 6. 32.

Privisy]

Craftily, Judg. 9. 31. marg. Closely, unawares, 1 Sam. 24. 4. Hide themselves, Psal. 10. 8. marg. In darknesse, Psal. 11. 2. marg. Without the knowledge of any, Mat. 1. 19.

Privisy to bring in]

;;To bring them in under-hand, by goodly pretences and colourable shews, by faigned and fair glosing words, hiding so much as may be the iniquity and impiety contained in them, 2 Pet. 2. They shall privily bring in damnable …. In the same sense it is written of such as broach doctrines of devils, that they speak lies in hypocrisie, that is, coloured with the fair pretense of Piety and Religion. Thus do Popish Hereticks, doing all by the name, authority, and power of Christ, and the Apostolick Catholick Church, carrying all in a mystery. Rev. 17. 5. In a mystery of iniquity. 2 Thess. 2. 7.

Privy]

Secret, Deut. 23. 1. Ezek. 21. 14. Conscious, and consenting unto, 1 King. 2. 44. Act. 5. 2.

To prize]

To esteem, or value, Zech. 11. 13.

TO proceed]

;;To issue or flow out after an admirable and unconceivable manner. Joh. 16. 26. The Spirit which proceedeth from the Father.

;;2. To come forth, Joh. 8. 43. This is meant of Christs incarnation: the former of the emanation of the Spirit.

;;3. To come in the flesh, or to assume the nature of man, by the appointment of God. Joh. 8. 42. I proceeded forth, &c.

4. To go out, Luk. 4. 22.

5. To issue, or spring, 2 Sam. 7. 12.

6. To adde, Job 40. 5. & 36. 1. Isa. 29. 14.

7. To go on, Jer. 9. 3.

8. To come, Mat. 15. 19.

9. To go forwards, 2 Tim. 3. 9.

Processe of time]

Gen. 4. 3. that is, At the end of dayes, marg. Gen. 38. 12. that is, the dayes were multiplyed, marg.

Procborus]

The name of a Deacon, Act. 6. 5. It's derived of foreign, before, and foreign, a company of singers, or dancers; that is, quick, nimble, ready, he that leadeth the dance. Pasor Etym.

Proclamation]

A publick notice given by the voyce of a Cryer, of any businesse whereof a Superiour is pleased to advertise his Subjects, 1 King. 15. 22. 2 Chr. 24. 9. & 30. 5.

Proclamation]

Voyce, 2 Chr. 24. 9. marg. Ezr. 1. 1. marg.

Proclaim]

To declare, publish, make known, Lev. 23. 2. Judg. 7. 3. Publickly to acknowledge, Prov. 20. 6. As an Herald to deliver a matter in open place, in the hearing of a multitude, that many may take notice of it, Luk. 12. 3.

Procure]

To doe, Jer. 26. 19. & 2. 17. & 4. 18. To purchase, acquire, obtain, Prov. 11. 27.

Produce]

To cause to come neer, Isa. 41. 21.

Professe]

To declare, shew openly, Deut. 26. 3. To tell plainly and boldly, Matt. 7. 23. To say or affirm, Rom. 1. 22. Tit. 1. 16.

Profession]

;;An action of a Christian, plainly and openly (when fit occasion serveth) declaring and uttering with his mouth, that which he believeth and hopeth for in his heart concerning Christ and salvation by him. 1 Tim. 6. 12. And hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. There may be a profession made before men with the mouth, when the truth of it is not to be found in the heart before God. Tit. 1. 16. They professe that they know God, but in works they deny him.

;;2. The doctrine of the Gospel which we do professe. Heb. 3. 1. Consider the High-priest of our profession, Christ Jesus.

;;3. A way, or Sect. Mat. 23. 15. To make one of your profession.

4. Confession, 1 Tim. 6. 13. marg.

Professed a good profession, 1 Tim. 6. 12. Either he understandeth the solemn vow Timothy had made in his Baptisme, or at his Ordination, wholly to dedicate himself unto, and imploy his uttermost endeavours to the service of God, Annot.

Profession]

;;The Faith or Religion which we profess, Heb. 3. 1.

;;2. The publishing, or open and free acknowledgement of our faith, Heb. 10. 23. whom we believe with our hearts, and whom we confesse with our mouths, Rom. 10. 10. or, of the doctrine which we believe and ought to confesse, chap. 4. 14. & 10. 13. 2 Cor. 9. 13. 1 Tim. 6. 12, 13. Annot.

Profit]

Lucre, gain, advantage, commodity, benefit, Gen. 25. 32. & 37. 26. Prov. 14. 23. Excellency, superabundance, Rom. 3. 1.

Profit]

To do good to, be profitable, avail, aid, help, 1 Sam. 12. 21. Prov. 10. 2. & 11. 4.

Profit]

Heb. 4. 2. But the word preached did not profit …, not being mixed with saith in them that heard it. Profiting may be taken here for the truth of grace, or for growth in grace; men cannot grow in grace, that have no grace; but the Word worketh true faith on that person which came to it without any true grace or faith at all. Leighs Annot. Not being mixed, &c. Or, because it is not received by Faith, that is, not being joyned or accompanyed with Faith. It is thought that herein the Apostle alludes unto a potion not well mingled, which rather hurts, then doth any good. Annot. An exceeding strong drink not tempered and qualified profits not nature; so that those great promises so much exceeding opinion and expectation of reason, not being mixed with Faith did not profit them. Leighs Annot.

Profitable]

;;Something which is beneficial, commodious and helpfull, Heb. 13. 17. Or else that which is of necessity needfull, which we cannot be without, and be well, 2 Tim. 3. 16. The revealed will of God is as needfull unto mens souls, as milk to babes, as meat to strong, as the light of the Sun to the men of this world, as physick unto the sick, &c.

;;A thing may be profitable or helpfull, four wayes.;;

;;1. To the essence of a thing. So are faith and godlinesse to a Christian.;;

;;2. To the efficacy of another. So Charity to Faith.;;

;;3. To the effecting of another thing in our selves. So godlinesse to glory, 1 Tim. 4. v. 8.;;

;;4. To the honour or outward good of another.;;

;;In the three former senses man cannot be profitable to his Maker, as … 22. 2, 3. & 35. 6, 7. Psal. 16. 2. But in this latter sense he may, Psal. 50. 23. Matt. 5. 16. Or, we may safely say, that though it be Scripture, and go true, that Job's friends said so to him, yet it is not true and according to Scripture, which they said, as may appear by Gods own words to them, Job 42. 7, 8.

Profiting]

1 Tim. 4. 15. Improvement, namely in gifts and godlinesse. D. Transl. and Annot.

Profound]

Hos. 5. 2. Deep, and deeply rooted in their own devices; or, who sought deep and secret hidden lurking places for to work their mischief, having deeply engaged themselves, and made great progresse that way. Annot.

Progenitors]

Gen. 49. 26. or Parents, Isaac, Abraham, &c. The Greek saith, of the Mountains; for borai reading (with other vowels) harei; and respecting p. 501(it may be) Moses blessing, which hath Harrerei mountains, Deut. 33. 15. Aynsw.

Prognosticators]

Monethly Prognosticators, Isa. 47. 13. such as give notice, instruct, or make to know things concerning the Moneths. Those that take upon them to tell before-hand, the occurrents of each MonethMonth, as our Prognosticators also do. Annot.

Prolong]

To lengthen, Deut. 4. 40. To add, Psal. 61. 6. marg. Prov. 10. 27. marg.

It's spoken,

1. Of life and dayes, Deut. 4. 26. & 5. 33. Job 6. 11. Psal. 61. 6. Isa. 13. 22. Dan. 7. 12.

2. Of the perfection of riches. Job 15. 29. Neither shall he prolong (Heb. … out) the perfection thereof upon the earth; that is, he shall not come to any great degree of riches, God will blast him, before he get a large estate.

3. Of a State or Kingdom, Prov. 28. 2.

Promise]

;;A word, passed from man to man, for performance of some lawfull things; as in contracts, bargains, marriages, and other affairs of common life. This is a civill promise: Such Laban made to Jacob, for giving his Daughter; Saul to David; David to Jonathan.

;;2. The Word passed and given unto God, for some duty which we will do unto his honour. Psal. 66. 13, 14. I will pay thee my vows which my lips have promised. Numb. 30. 3. He shall not break his promise. This is a religious or holy promise, called a Vow in Scripture. See Vow.

;;3. The Word of God given or plighted unto men, for the performance of some good, or for removing some evill, spiritually or bodily. Psal. 119. 130. How sweet are thy promises unto my mouth? And vers. 38, 49, 50. This is a divine promise, which is twofold, Legal and Evangelical. Also Gods purpose, Numb. 14. 34. marg.

;;4. The thing promised, to wit, the inheritance of heaven, or life everlasting. Gal. 3. 22. That the promise by the faith of Christ. Metonymie.

;;The promise of God to men is taken 2 wayes.;;

;;1. Generally, for the prediction of any matter, good or evill, as 2 Pet. 3. 4, 9.;;

;;2. Specially, for the fortelling and offer of some good thing.;;

;;Good things were purposed by God toward men before all time, promised in time, and shall be performed in the end, and after and beyond all times. So Gods promise putteth us in minde of Gods love of old in electing us, his truth now in assuring us, his power hereafter in doing that which he hath both purposed and promised.;;

;;Howsoever the Law, by reason of the condition annexed of perfect fulfilling it, be contrary to the free promise of life, yet the law doth not abolish and quite take away the promise of grace, but serveth as an helper and servant thereunto; for by discovering the danger and damnation through sin, it driveth afflicted sinners to Christ, who is their only remedy, and in whom alone Abraham and his spiritual posterity, finde righteousness and life eternal, which is the thing promised.

;;Both Legal and Evangelical promises are either general or indefinite, propounded to all, Exod. 20. 6. Joh 3. 16, 17, 18. Or particular, directed to some kinde of persons, few or one, Exod. 20. 12. Mat. 9. 2. Besides innumerable other promises on both sorts.

;;Gods promise is twofold.

;;1. Legal, when he passeth his word for the giving of eternal life, and other temporal good things, upon condition of fulfilling the Law, Lev. 18. 5. Eph. 6. 1. This is the first commandement with promise. Gal. 3. 12. Do this and live.

;;2. Evangelical, when he passeth his word for the giving of Christ, and together with him, remission of sins, righteousness, and eternal life; as also the blessings of this life, upon condition of believing the Gospel. Rom. 1. 2. Which he promised before by his Prophets. And Rom. 4. 26. That the promise might be sure to all the seed; that is, to such as walk in the steps of Abraham's faith. Gal. 3. 14. That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. This latter promise is called the promise of Grace, because it is freely given, and freely performed. Also Gal. 3. 14. it is called the promise of the Spirit, because the Spirit is both the Author and Applyer of it.

;;Moreover, the things promised, come from the Spirit. This promise is also called the word of faith, Rom. 10. 8. because the word of this promise is made with condition of faith, which is the only instrument to apprehend and receive it. Lastly, it is rearmed the promise of Christ, because he is the tearm and end of it.

;;And finally, better promises, not for kind or number, but for largeness or extent, Heb. 8. 6.

Of promises, there are some,

1. Divine, made of God, 2 Cor. 1. 20. Gal. 3. 18. and those absolute or conditional; absolute, as spiritual, and celestial: conditional, as corporal and worldly promises, concerning health, strength, riches, children, &c.

2. Christian, made by Christ in his own person, whereof the Gospel affordeth store.

3. Spirituall promises, made of a godly man to God.

4. Humane, of man unto man; whereof some are lawful, some unlawful.

Promise]

Breach of promise, Numb. 14. 34. or altering of my purpose, marg.

Promise]

;;The Word of God, touching the exhibiting and sending of Christ into the world, Heb. 11. 39. This is a general promise to all the faithful before Christ, Heb. 6. 17. & 7. 6.

;;2. Things promised; as the Kingdom to David, &c. Heb. 11. 33. These be spiritual promises.

;;3. The Word of God, touching the calling of Abrahams seed in Isaac, and blessing all Nations in that seed, Heb. 11. 17, 18.

Heb. 11. 13. Not having received the promises, that is, the land of Canaan which was promised, and which was a type of heaven. Annot.

By promise]

;;By virtue of Gods word given to Abraham, touching a Son to be born by Sarah his Wife, Gal. 4. 23. Gen. 17. 19.

;;Hence Canaan is called the Land of Promise, because it was enjoyed by virtue of Gods free promise, and not by desert of the Jews.

To promise]

To speak the word, assure, warrant, Exod. 12. 25. Numb. 14. 40. Josh. 9. 21. And he promised, Luk. 22. 6. foreign, clearly denotes one of these two things, either confession of sin, or giving of thanks, both being the importance of the Hebr. foreign, in Hiphil, from foreign. In the sense of confessing of faults, … to be found, Mat. 2. 6. Mar. 1. 5. Act. 19. 18. Jam. 5. 16. In that of praising or giving thanks, Mat. 11. 25. Luk. 10. 21. Rom. 14. 11, 15. Phil. 2. 11. Rev. 3. 5. and so here, which being an expression of joy, is often taken for joy it self, and so is fit for this turn, the covetous Purse-bearer being very well pleased with such a bargain. Dr. Hamm. Annot. a.

To promote]

;;To restore to former honour and dignity, Dan. 3. 30. To advance unto higher, Numb. 22. 17. To make to prosper, Dan. 3. 30. marg.

Promote]

And go to be promoted over the trees, Judg. 9. 9. or go up and down for other trees, marg.

Promotion]

Psal. 75. 6. Exaltation, Prov. 4. 8. Vid, Honour.

Pronounce]

To declare, manifest, judge or give sentence, Lev. 13. 3, 13, 37. To utter distinctly, Judg. 12. 6. To speak, …. 11. 17.

Proof]

An undoubted signe, Act. 1. 3. as to speak, walk, eat, drink, are of life; the seeing and handling of Christ, that he had a true and natural body. The prints in his feet, hands, and side after his resurrection, that that was the very body which was crucified, and whose side was pierced. The bloud and water coming out of his side, pierced with a spear, a certain sign of the wounding of his vitals, and death. Experience, 2 Cor. 2. 9.

Proper]

;;1. That which is a mans own: so as the right of that particular thing belongeth to him alone, and is opposed to that which is common, 1 Cor. 7. 2, 4, 7. 2 Pet. 1. 20. See Own.;;

;;2. That which is true and real, and is opposed to figurative, equivocal.;;

p. 502;;3. It is sometime taken for elegant, or fine. So … translate the word, Heb. 11. 23.;;

Proper]

Heb. 11. 23. Because they saw he was a proper childe, or goodly, or very fair childe, or comely. Annot.

Prophane]

;;An unholy person, which refuseth heavenly things, or enjoying of earthly. As Esau cast away his … for a messe of pottage, and therefore in Heb. 12. 6. he is called a Prophane person for his labour.

;;2. Common, or something appointed to common use, as prophane hands, prophane authors, prophane meats, put for common, or serving to common use, Mark 7. 2. Act. 10. 14, 15.

It's applyed to persons, Lev. 21. 14. Ezek. 21. 25. A City, Ibid. 28. 16. A place, Ib. 42. 20. Old wives fables, 1 Tim. 4. 7. Bablings, Ib. 6. 20.

Prophane]

Heb. 12 16. or prophane person as Esau, that is, impure person, or rather a despiser of, or trampler upon holy things; as upon Christ and those benefits which are offered through him, chap. 10. 29. as Esau who in despising his birth-right, which he sold at so low a rate, became a type of such who despised Christ, of whom the first-born were a type. Annot.

This example may serve to expound what he means by prophane. The Lord had annexed to the birth-right the promise of the land of Canaan as a figure of heavenly felicity: wicked Esau not considering this, despied it. So God hath appointed his Ordinances to be the means sof grace and life to men; when they do not know and believe this, and receive it by them, they are prophane. Prophaneness lies in two things:

1. In a low esteem of spiritual services, Amos 8. 5.

2. In a low esteem of spiritual priviledges. Leighs Annot.

To prophane]

To pollute or prostitute, Lev. 18. 21. To defile, Lev. 21. 4, 9. Not to sanctifie, or keep holy, Neh. 13. 17.

Prophaneness]

Hypocrisie, Jer. 23. 15. marg.

Prophesie]

;;Prediction, or foretelling, 2 Chr. 9. 29. Mat. 13. 14.

;;2. The word or doctrine written by the Prophets. 2 Pet. 1. 20, 21. No prophesie is of private interpretation, &c.

;;3. Also, expositions of Prophetical books, coming from the holy Ghost, 1 Thess. 5. 20.

4. A good and godly speech and doctrine set down, Prov. 30. 1. & 31. 1.

5. The act of prophesying, Ezr. 6. 14.

Prophesie]

;;The particular Scripture of the Revelation of St. John, foreshewing things which were afterward to be done. Rev. 22. 7. Blessed is he that keeps the word of the Prophesie of this book. Also vers. 10. & 18. Rev. 11. 3, 6.

Spirit of prophesie]

;;A gift proceeding from the holy Spirit, enabling men to foretell things to come. 1 Cor. 12. 10. To another prophesie, by the same Spirit. See v. 8, 9.

… prophesie]

;;To foreshew something that afterwards should be fulfilled. Act. 21. 9. He had four daughters Virgins, which did prophesie. Here the word (Prophesie) is taken in a strict sense, as also elsewhere very often.

;;2. To expound and apply the Scriptures to the edification of the Church. 1 Thess. 5. 20. Despise not prephesying. 1 Cor. 14. 3, 24. Here the word is taken in a large sense, for declaring the mysteries of God.

;;3. To be present at the publick Ministery, and partake in the doctrine thereof. 1 Cor. 11. 5. She that prayeth or prophesieth with her head bare. Here it is used in the largest signification.

4. To sing Psalms and Hymnes to praise and thank God, 1 Sam. 19. 20, 21. & 10. 5. Luk. 1. 67.

5. To speak (being terrified) they know not what, 1 Sam. 18. 10. with 16. 14.

6. To tell, Mat. 26. 68. Luk. 22. 64.

To …]

;;To preach the Word, opening and applying it to the Church, for comfort, exhortation, and conviction of heresies. Revel. 10. 11. Thou must prophesie again, &c. that is, the preaching of wholesome doctrine, should after hinderances be restored to the Church.

Before the time of the fulfilling of all things, this book of the Revelation shall be made as clear, as if John were come to prophesie again before men. Leighs Annot.

They shall prophesie 1260. dayes, Rev. 11. 13. Instruct the people how to worship God according to his word, (in their several times and ages successively. Leighs Annot.) and foretell the ruine of Antichrist, and his adherents, out of Gods word, so long as Antichrists reign and persecution lasteth. Annot.

Prophesie]

And prophesied, Luk. 1. 67. Besides, the foretelling of future events, which is the ordinary notion of to prophesie, it signifies, 2. To work miracles, Eccl. 48 14. 3. To declare the Will of God to any, by revelation or mission from him. In which sense as Christs prophetick office consisted in revealing the Will of God to the world, so all that have in any degree done the like, are styled Prophets. All that have taught men their duties towards God and men. Thus the Heathen Poets which ordinarily reprehended their vices, are by St. Paul called their own Prophets, Tit. 1. 12. Thus when Exod. 7. 1. God said to Moses, I have made thee a God to Pharaoh, and Aaron thy Brother shall be thy Prophet; the meaning is, that what God had or should command Moses should (as God to a Prophet, the Oracle to the foreign) deliver to Aaron, concerning Pharaoh; and Aaron should go as a Prophet sent from God, and deliver it to Pharaoh, Exod. 4. 16. 4. To expound or interpret Scripture, 1 Cor. 14. 1, 4, 5, 6, 22, 24, 29, 31, 32. 5. It's sometime set to signifie wilde raving behaviour or speaking, such as the foreign, or Enthusiasts among the Heathen, men possest with diabolicall furies, were wont to use, 1 Sam. 18. 10, 11. The reason of this is clear, v. 12. because Prophets did ordinarily both speak and act in a manner far distant and remote from the ordinary practise of other men; used strange language, strange motions and agitations of the body, and accordingle were by many that looked on them, thought to be mad, 2 King. 9. 11. 6. Singing and praising God, forming of divine Hymnes, and singing them to God, 1 Sam. 10. 5. And they shall prophesie, and thou shalt prophesie, where the Chald. Par. reads, shalt sing, and thou shalt praise with them. And so it's possible it may be, Numb. 11. 25. And to this notion of Prophesying, must this place of Zachary's prophesying be interpreted, and so 1 Cor. 11. 5. Dr. Ham. Annot. m.

Prophesying]

1 Sam. 19. 20. i. e. praising God, and magnifying his Name, with prayers and hymnes. D. Annot. 1 Cor. 11. 4. Reading and expounding the writings of the Prophets in the Assemblies, 1 Cor. 14. 3. 29, &c. or foretelling some future things by divine revelation, (for that gift was then given by God to some for the comfort of the Church, 1 Cor. 14. 26. Eph. 4. 11.) or hearing such expositions in the Congregations. D. Annot.

Prophesyings]

1 Thess. 5. 20. That is, the explications and applications of Gods word, whereof the Apostle treats at large. 1 Cor. 14. 3, &c. which may be understood as well of ordinary, or extraordinary prophesyings, against those who judged themselves wise enough, and thought that they had no need of such. See Heb. 10. 25. 2 Pet. 1. 19, &c. D. Annot.

Prophet]

;;One which telleth or speaketh before, what things shall afterwards come to passe. This is the generall signification of the word [Prophet].

;;2. An extraordinary Minister of the Old Testament, ordained for the instruction of the Church, by interpreting and applying the Law, and foreshewing the sufferings and glory of Christ. Act. 3. 24. All the Prophets have soretold of these dayes. And 10. 43. To him give all the Prophets witnesse. 1 Pet. 1. 10, 11. Such prophets were Isaiah, Jeremiah, &c. Joh. 7. 40. Deut. 18. 15. Here it is meant of Chist himself.

;;A Prophet is one that from the inward counsell of God uttereth Oracles: such an one was wont to be called a Seer, 1 Sam. 9. 9. Amos. 7. 12.

;;A Prophet in Hebrew and Greek, is named of speaking, uttering, interpreting words and oracles which come from God, Exod. 7. 1. 1 Cor. 14. 29. Also, of seeing and receiving them by vision, such were named Seers, as 1 Sam. 9. 9.

;;3. A person under the New Testament, endued with a speciall gift to foretell things to come, for the behoof, either of the whole Church, or some members of it. In this sence Agabus is called a Prophet, because he forewarned p. 503the Church of a famine, Act. 11. 27. and Paul of his bonds, Act. 21. 10. Also, the daughters of Philip were such Prophetesses.

;;4. One that interpreteth the Scriptures of the Prophets with a singular dexterity and readinesse, besides the prediction … … future events. Eph. 4. 11. He gave some to be Prophets. 1 Cor. 12. 28. He ordained some Prophets. These were men that not onelyonly signified what things should come, but excelled also in expounding Propresies concerning Christ. In this sense Christ is called a Prophet, Act. 3. 22. And not onelyonly for declaring the will of God, touching things to come, Rom. 12. 6. 1 Cor. 14. 23.

;;5. All those holy, men of God, who be the Pen-men of the holy Scriptures, for the common use of the Church to the worlds end. Luk. 13. 28. All the Prophets shall sit down in the kingdome of God. 2 Pet. 1. 19. We have a most sure word of the Prophets. Also one who arrogateth to himselfe the gift and name of a prophet, but is not, Deut. 13. 1.

;;6. Every true Minister of the Gospel, endued with wisdome to interpret and apply the Scripture. 1 Cor. 14. 32. The spirit of the Prophets, &c. Any Teacher … Doctor Luk. 4. 14.

;;7. The writings, books, or sayings of the Prophets. Rom. 3. 21. Having witnesse from the Law and the Prophets. Luk. 16. 31.

;;8. A Soothsayer, or Teller of fortunes. Tit. 1. 12. One of your own Prophets.

;;9. The oracles and prediction of the Prophet, Matth. 11. 13.

;;10. Christ, Deut. 18. 15, 18. Luk. 7. 16.

11. Moses, Hos. 12. 13.

12. The holy Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Psal. 105. 15.

13. One a speaker for another, as his mouth, Exod. 7. 1.

14. An Heathen Poet, Tit. 1. 12.

15. Prophets in the opinion of men, Jer. 29. 15.

16. Apostles and Apostolicall Teachers in the Primitive Church, Mat. 23. 34, 37. raised up among the Jews, 1 Thess. 2. 15. and elsewhere afterwards, Rev. 18. 20.

;;17. The doctrine of the Prophets, and their Prophetical predictions, Mat. 5. 17.

As of Prophets, there were some true, and sent of God, 2 Chr. 24. 19. Jer. 1. 5. in whom was his Spirit, Neh. 9. 30. So there were false Prophets, 2 Pet. 2. 1. whom God did not send, Jer 23. 21. & 14. 14.

To deceive a Prophet]

;;To cause and make the event of his … and fore-telling, to fall out otherwise then the evill Prophet had fore-spoken, that so he might be known (howsoever he boasted of the Spirit) to be a counterfeit and deceiver, by his fore-shewing things which never happened. Ezek. 14. 9. If the Prophet … deceived when he hath spoken a thing, 1 the Lord have deceived him. Some do expound these words in this sense, that God should use false Prophets as instruments to beguile such as for their former wickednesse deserve to be given up to errour; and thus God dealt with Achab, 1 King. 22. 22. and threatneth the like punishment to the followers of Antichrist, 2 Thess. 2. 11. This exposition, though it be sound and orthodox, yet the first is more plain and fit, as better agreeing with the simplicity of the words which speak of deceiving the Prophet, not others by the Prophet. This interpretation both Peter Martyr liketh better, and Junius in his note upon this place, doth incline thereunto.

That false Prophet]

;;That Antichrist; to wit, the Bishop of Rome, with the whole pontificall order, and Romane Prelacy, worthily comprehended under these two names, Beast, and fasse Prophet, in regard of their double power, Politicall and spiritual. Rev. 16. 13. Out of the mouth of the Beast, and that false prophet. Also, Revel. 19. 20. & 20. 10.

A Prophet like to me]

;;Such a Prophet as I am, resembling me in nature and office, being a man and a Mediator, as I Moses am, though more excellent, and in a more singular sort; I as a Servant, he as a Son and Lord of his Church, as Heb. 3. Deut. 18. 15, 18, 19. He shall raise you a Prophet like mee. This text is applyed to Christ Act. 3. 22. & 7. 37. The scope of all these Texts is, that Christ may be shewn to the Church to be the sole Mediator of men, promised by Moses, exhibited when Peter spake. Moses hereof as a Type, serving for his time, to be a mean between God and his people, which through infirmity could not endure the Majesty of God speaking; but Christ (as truth of this type) ordained an everlasting Mediator; whose,

;;1. Divine calling,

;;2. Fidelity in execution of it,

;;3. Authority in teaching. And

;;4. Event most direfull to such as obey him not, are briefly comprised in vers. 18, 19. That all this belongs properly to Christ alone by application of Peter and Stephen, and by the common silence of the Jews, is more then plain.

More then a Prophet]

;;None among the Prophets to be greater then the Baptist, because he came immediately before Christ, preparing his way, and pointing him out as it were with the finger, Mat. 11. 8, 10. 11. Joh. 1. 15, 29, 39. In this sense is Joseph said to prevaile above his brethren, Gen. 49. 26. because the blessings promised him by Jacob were sooner to be fulfilled, and more largely communicated with his posterity, also Joseph was to have a double portion.

More then a prophet, Matth. 11. 9. viz. in respect of the clearness of Gods shewing Christ unto him, and his revealing him to others, pointing at him, foreign, behold. D. H. Annot. d.

That prophet, Joh. 6. 14. The Jews expected a Messiah, whom they called foreign, the prophet, but this a glorious one, and a powerful King, one that should work their deliverance, free them from, and revenge them on the Nations, who had gotten the dominion over them. By this miracle of Christs in feeding such a multitude with so small provision, they conjectured rightly, that he was able to sustain and feed the greatest and most numerous Army, with very little charge, and hereupon were ready to come and take him by force to be their King, i. e. their Judge, or Leader to fight their battles for them. Idem Annot. a.

A Prophetess]

;;A woman endued with the gift of Prophesie, and which doth foretell things future. Act. 21. 9. He had four daughters Prophetesses, or which did prophesie.

;;2. One which is the only Wife of a Prophet, as Isaiah his Wife. Isa. 8. 3. I went to the Prophetesse: as with us the Maiors Wife is usually called Maioresse: and in Germaey, a Doctors or Rectors wife is tearmed Doctoress and Rectoress.

Prophets]

;;The Ministers of the Old Testament, such as were Moses, David, Isaiah, &c. which instructed the people, and foretold things to come. Rev. 10. 7. As he hath declared to his Servants the Prophets.

;;2. All gooly Ministers, who execute now since Christ, the function of Ministers in the Christian Church. Rev. 18. 20. Rejoyce ye holy Apostles and Prophets.

Prophet]

Being Prophets, Act. 15. 32. They that are here called Prophets, are also called vers. 22. foreign, Governours of Churches, and accordingly to be resolved persons intrusted with the power of Bishops in particular Churches of Judea, and so members of the Councel at Jerusalem. Idem Annot. e.

Prophets]

Heb. 1. 1. God spake by the Prophets, or in them. Both prepositions both in the Hebrew and in the Greek, are promiscuously taken one for the other; yet this latter seems to be more emphatical in this place, intimating that God moved their hearts and tongues, Mat. 10. 20. 2 Cor. 13. 3. 1 Pet. 1. 10, 11. 2 Pet. 1. 21. A King speaketh by; he doth not speak in his Ambassadors; God doth both. Annot.

Children of the Prophets]

;;Such as were instructed and taught by the Prophets, their Scholars, being begotten a new by their doctrine. 2 King. 2. 3, 5. The children of the Prophets that were at Jerico.

;;2. The people of the Jews, for whose instruction the Prophets were especially appointed Act. 3. 25. Ye are the children of the Prophets.

Secondarily Prophets, 1 Cor. 12. 28. Next after the Apostles are prophets placed in the Church both here, and Eph. 3. 5. & 4. 11. Their office was to preach more fully the Gospel of Christ to those who had formerly received it, and to that end they were inspired by God with that speciall gift of interpreting the prophesies, &c. of the … Testament, thereby p. 504to confirm the Jews in the Faith; and beside many other spiritual …, they had that of foretelling things to come, Act. 11, 27. These differed from Apostles on one side, were … to them, had not that higher commission, saith …; and being joyned with Doctors, Act. 13. 1. did … in this … from them, say the Scholiasts, that the … did speak all from the Spirit, but the Doctors from themselves. Idem Annot. ….

Sons of the Prophets]

;;Such as be trained up in the Schooles or Colledges of the Prophets, to the knowledge and study of the Scripture. 2 King. 2. 7. Fifty men of the Sons of the Prophets. Amos 7. 14. I was no Prophet, nor was I a Prophets Son.

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;;An agreement or atonement between God and Man, by the man Christ, represented by the … or Mercy-lid, 1 Joh. 2. 2. & 1 Joh. 4. 10. Rom. 3. 25.

Proportion]

…, 1 King. 7. 36. The porportion of every thing is best discerned when it is naked. In this place is meant a plain, clear, and fit resemblance, Annot. Job 41. 12. Comely proportion, The grace of his disposition, or lovely proportion of his parts, that are not some great, some little, but all sutable one to another. Annot.

Proportion of faith, Rom. 12. 6. that is, The measure of that knowledge of heavenly mysteries revealed in Scripture, and given unto him. Annot.

Proselyte]

;;One converted from the Heathenish Religion unto the Jewish Religion, Act. 2. 10. Act. 13. 43. Many of the Jews and Proselytes that feared God.

;;Note. It is observed by the learned, that the Hebrew word which signifies Proselyte, in as much as, extracted or drawn forth, because such were esteemed to be drawn out of hell, as was made a Convert to their Religion. A Proselyte was made by observation of three ceremonies, if they were men, to wit,

;;1 Circumcision,

;;2 Washing,

;;3 Oblation:

;;But if women, then by two:

;;1 Washing,

;;2 Oblation.

;;Sometime Proselyte signifies more largely any stranger, or more strictly any convert to the Jewish Religion. It is written of the Pharisees in Mat. 23. that they make. such the children of … more then themselves, by burthening their consciences with their own traditions, and not only with Moses Law.

Proselyte]

To make one proselyte, Mat. 23. 15. A Proselyte is one that being a Gentile by Birth and Religion, comes over to the Jewish religion, either in whole, or in part. For there are three sorts of Strangers, and two of Proselytes in the Jewish Writings. The first sort of Strangers are those which continue open idolaters, who were not permitted to live or have any place of beeing in the land of Israel. The second sort of strangers are the first of Proselytes, which though they imbraced not the whole Jewish religion of Circumcision, Washing, Sabbatizing, &c. yet renounced the Idolatry and foreign, or multitude of the Gentile-gods, and assented to some foundations of the Jewish religion, which they called the seven Precepts of the Sons of Adam, and of Noah: (Which were,

1. Of strange worship, or of renouncing the idolatry of of the Heathens, the not worshipping other gods.

2. Of the benediction, i. e. the worship of the Name, i. e. the true God.

3. Of iudgement, or administration of justice.

4. Of disclosing nakednesse, i. e. of abstaining from all uncleannesse.

5. Of shedding blood, or against homicide.

6. Of theft, or …, and doing as they would be done to by others.

7. Of a member of any live creature or that they should not eat the flesh of any creture with the blood in it; a ceremony chosen by God, as a means to keep them in detestation and abhorrence of the sin of homicide, occasioned probably by the bloodinesse that was among the men of the Old world, and accordingly given to … after the Flood, Gen. 9. 4. and consequently to all the Proselytes among the Jews. Whereof see on Act. 15. Annot. d.)

These were called Proselytes of the gates, were permitted to live among them, to come into the one Court (the outer) of the Temple; and in …, were by the Jews allowed to have a portion in the life to come. The third … of …, and second of Proselytes, are those which … the whole Jewish religion, submitted to be circumcised, and to performe the whole number of the precepts of the Law, and these are admitted to priviledges proportionably and differ … from a Jew, but onelyonly that they are not born in the land, (of which sort were Urias … Hittite, Herod the Idumean, whose Kingdome in his Successors is therefore called foreign, the Kingdom of the Strangers, and Nicolas, Act. 6.) who were called foreign, … of righteousness, foreign, Proselytes of the Covenant. These may perhaps … meant by the children of the Covenant, Act. 3. 25. The multitude there being mixt of Jews and Proselites. chap. 2. 5. 14. Dr. Ham. Annot. d.

Prospect]

The face or outside, Ezek. 40. 44, 45, 46, & 42. 15. & 43. 4.

To …]

;;1. To have a commodious and good journey, Rom. 1. 10.

;;2. To increase in wealth by Gods blessing, and to be more able to relieve the poor, 1 Cor. 16. 3.

;;3. To have good success in all affairs of this worldly life, which is like unto a journey. 3 Joh. 2. That thou prosperest.

;;4. To enjoy peace and reconciliation with God, and tranquillity of conscience thereby. 3 Joh. 2. As thy soul prospereth.

5. To do wisely, Joh. 1. 7. marg. 1 King. 2. 3. marg.

6. Going, to go and be heard, Judg. 4. 24. marg.

7. To … ones self wisely, 1 Sam. 18. 5. marg.

8. To be right, Eccl. 11. 6. marg.

9. To deal prudently, Isa. 52. 13. marg.

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;;Good successe in the affairs of our soul and body. Psal. 1. 3. … he doth shall prosper. Prov. 28. 13. He that hideth his sins shall not prosper.

;;2. Wealth, and abundance of earthly benefits. Psal. 73. 3. When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

;;3. Rest and peace. Psal. 30. 9. I said in my prosperity.

4. … strength, Psal. 30. 6. marg.

5. Good, Lam. 3. 17. marg. Zech. 1. 17. marg.

Prosperous]

Lucky, fortunate, good, happy. Of …, Zech. 8. 12. marg. The original word in Job 8. 6. in the first signification of it, is peaceable; now because prosperity follows peace, as ruine follows war; therefore the word at the second hand signifies prosperous. Annot.

It's spoken of Persons, Gen. 39. 2. Wayes, Josh. 1. 8. Isa. 48. 15. …, Gen. 24. 21. Rom. 1. 10.

Prosperously]

With good success, as one would have or wish it, 2 Chr. 7. 11. Psal. 45. 4.

Prostitute]

To profane, Lev. 19. 29. marg.

Protection]

An hiding, Deut. 32. 38. marg.

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A Court tearm, as in a contestation and plea at Law, shewing the matter spoken of to be of more then ordinary weight and …. Annot. on Zech. 3. 6.

To protest, or testifie]

;;To testifie a thing together with another, as we see the authority of this Book of Revelation, ratified by … witnesses. Rev. 22. 18. I protest (or testifie) to every one that heareth, &c.

Protesting, protest]

;;That he did very earnestly and solemnly protest, even with oath, Gen. 43. 3. & 42. 15.

Proud]

One who is haughty, Prov. 21. 24. who lifteth up, and magnifieth himself, Dan. 5. 23. & 11. 36. who is puft up, Col. 2. 18. who thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, Gal. 6. 3. Thus in speech, Psal. 12. 3. heart, Psal. 101. 5. spirit, Eccl. 7. 8. look, Prov. 6. 17. gesture, Isa. 3. 5, 16. deed, Psal. 31. 23.

It's put for Great, Psal. 12. 3. marg, Haughty, Prov. 6. 17. marg. Fool, 1 Tim. 6. 4. marg. Pride, Job 26. 12. marg.

Proud]

God resisteth the proud, Jam. 4. 6. The word foreign here, notes not particularly the vice of pride and haughtiness, but a general disobedience and resistance against the Law of God, which is called foreign, …; and superbia, pride, in opposition to obedience; as in Virgil,

— — — — … est Parcere subjectis, & … superbos.

It is the part of Kings to spare those that submit, and subdue the proud; a place directly parallel to this here … p. 505of the Proverbs; and which St. Augustine conceives to be had from thence. The place in the Proverbs reads, God scorneth the scorners (because Scorners use to repell with … all good counsels and admonitions) and so saith Aeschylus, God is the just and heavy punisher of the proud. Dr. Hammond Annot. b.

Proudly]

Psal. 17. 10. In pride, haughtily. Aynsw.

Dealt proudly, Neh. 9. 16. Rebellious and obstinate sinners, manifest pride of heart against God himself. Annot.

To prove]

;;To examine, search and try himself, whether he be in Christ, 2 Cor. 13. 5. Prove your selves. This is our proving of our selves.

;;2. To … us, by some affliction, that we may know our owne hearts. …. 8. 2. To humble thee, and to prove thee.

;;3. To look neerly into ones cause and to take knowledge and defence of it. Psal. 26. 2. Prove me, O Lord, and try me. This is Gods proving us.

;;4. To discern with judgement those things which are good, or according to a sound judgement, uprightly to think, and cheerfuly to follow what is good and pleasing unto Almighty God. Rom. 12. 2. Prove what the good will of God is. This proving contains more then a naked knowledge and generall allowance, even in acknowledging, discerning, approving with sincere love, and earnest desire to conform our selves unto the good will and pleasure of God.

5. To charge, Rom. 3. 9. marg.

6. To finde true, Eccl. 7. 23.

7. To put to the tryall, 2 Cor. 8. 8. Mark experience, Dan. 1. 14. or an essay, of 1 Sam. 17. 39.

8. To manifest by argument and reasoning, Act. 9. 22.

9. To come to the understanding of, Rom. 12. 2.

10. To be thoughly known, Gen. 42. 15, 16.

11. To judge, Job 9. 20.

12. To justifie, or make good, Act. 24. 13.

13. After examination to judge for it, 1 Tim. 3. 10.

14. To finde by tryal, 2 Cor. 8. 22.

Proved]

Heb. 3. 9. When your Fathers proved me, out of unbelief, notwithstanding they had experience of my power and presence with them. Annot.

Provender]

Provision or fodder for beasts, (as oats, pease, beans, &c.) Genes. 24. 25, 33, & 42. 27. The word used in Isa. 30. 24. hath in it a notion of commixtion, or confusion; as Babel coming from the same root hath; and Provender is so tearmed, because it consisted commonly of divers sorts of corn or pulse mingled together, as in our horse-bread, or of the grain not severed as yet from the chaff. Annot.

Proverb]

;;A word, speech or …, gravely, pithily, and wisely uttered in few words, such as every man may remember and ought to be in every mans mouth, as a glasse of our life, and whole conversation, Prov. 1. 1. Thus expounded in the sixt verse. These are also called Aenigmata, that is, dark sentences, Psalm. 49. 5. and Parables.

;;2. A common by-word, or a word of reproach and infamy, a talking stock. Deut 28. Thou shalt be a proverb and by-word to all Nations.

3. Instruction, Prov. 1. 6.

4. A similitude, Joh. 16. 25.

To provide]

;;To have a forecast in the affairs of this life, as how to maintain our charge. 1 Tim. 5. 8. If there be any that provideth not for his own. Also see Rom. 13. 14.

;;2. To forethink what things we may lawfully and justly doe. Rom. 12. 7. Provide (or procure) honest things before men.

;;3. To fore-appoint and give a good issue in perplexed and troublesome cases. Genes. 22. 8. God will provide, &c. & v. 14. In the Mount will the Lord provide. or see.

4. To foresee, Heb. 11. 40. marg.

Provided]

Heb. 11. 40. God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect, or, having foreseen, or, ordained, a better condition and far greater priviledges for us under the Gospel, (in that he hath now sent his Son in the flesh and made him the Mediator of a better Covenant, chap. 7. 22. & 8. 6. under which the doctrine of salvation is more manifestly revealed, Col. 1. 16. 2 Tim. 1. 9, 10. and the gifts of the Spirit more plentifully poured out, Act. 2. 16.) that they (who were under the Law or first Covenant) without us should not be made perfect, that is, be made partakers of that better condition without us, or before us. Annot.

Not that they were not taken to heaven, but before Christ they had not that perfect state in heaven which now we and they are presently possessed of, for they expected in heaven their redeemet, even as souls now expect the refurrection of the body. Leighs Annot.

Providence]

;;Is not onelyonly Gods foreknowledge of things to come, and his wise appointement beforehand, how every thing in the world shall be; but his powerfull and most just discerning and disposing of all things and persons according to that his eternall and unchangeable knowledge and will; whereby all things that have been, have been; and all things that are, are; and all things that shall be, shall be; for such ends as himself hath purposed from everlasting. Mat. 10. 29. Act. 2. 23. & 4. 28.

Province]

foreign. A Countrey subdued by force of Arms, and kept under jurisdiction by a Lieutenant sent thither with commission to govern a charge; from foreign, a Lieutenant, or President; foreign one with command, Act. 23. 34. & 25. 1.

Provision]

Food, Gen. 42. 25. Bread, 1 King. 4. 22. marg. Victualls, and other necessaries, Ib. 7.

Provocation]

Anger, 2 King. 23. 26. marg. Contention, Psal. 95. 8.

To provoke]

;;To give God occasion of anger or punishment by some sin obstinately committed. Psal. 106. 26. They provoked him to anger with their inventions. Deut. 32. 19.

;;2. To move or to stir up ones care. Rom. 11. 18. If by any means I might provoke them of the flesh; that is, make the Jews my kinsmen, carefull to seek after Christ in his word.

3. To anger, 1 Sam. 1. 6. marg.

4. To rebell against, Psal. 78. 40. marg.

To provoke]

;;To whet and quicken unto love, Heb. 10. 24. Thus we provoke one another.

;;2. To stir God unto wrath by tempting him, and striving with the Ministers, Heb. 3. 16. Thus men provoke God.

Prudence]

Subtilty, Prov. 8. 12. marg. Naturall, in and about earthly things, 2 Chr. 2. 12. Spirituall, in and about heavenly things, Eph. 1. 8.

Prudent]

A man of much sagacity and depth of judgement, able so to bolt out the truth of things difficult and abstruse; and so deem of, and guesse shrewdly at the consequences and events of affairs, that he may seem to have a spirit of divination in him. So the word is taken, Prov. 16. 10. and an instance of it we may see in Solomon, 1 King. 3. 16, 28. Annot. on Isa. 3. 3.

Some are thus really, which is, both after the world, Mar. 11. 25. 1 Cor. 1. 19. and after the Spirit, 1 Sam. 16. 18. Others but in opinion, Prov. 3. 7. & 26. 12. & 28. 11. Isa. 5. 21.

Shall deal proudly]

Isa. 52. 3. or deal understandingly, happily, prosperously: that is, he shall well and duely perform and execute the office that I have imposed upon him. D. Transl. and Annot.

Pruning …]

Isa. 2. 4. Sickles, or, Sithes. D. Transl.

The use of Pruning hooks was to prune Vines, or Plants, for the bettering of them, and to make them the more fruitfull. Joh. 15. 2. Annot. on Isa. 18. 5.

Prune]

To cut off the superfluous branches from a tree, which spend its sap, and hinder the fructifying thereof, …. 25. 3. Isa. 5. 6. Joh. 15. 2.

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;;A Song made of short verses and sentences, where many superfluous words are cut off, Psal. 3. In the title a Psalm of David: it cometh of an Hebrew word, which hath the signification of pruning, or cutting off superfluous twigs.

;;There are three kinde of Songs mentioned in Gods book, namely, in the Plasterie:

;;1. A Psalme.

;;2. An Hymne, or Praise.

;;3. A … or Lay.

;;The Apostle mentioneth all three together, Ephes. 5. 19.

This word is put for the Book of Psalms, Luk. 24. 44.

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2 Sam. 23. 1. David thus called not onelyonly for that he did indite Psalms and spiritual Hymnes, singing them for his owne comfort and solace, but also published them for the sevice of God in the Church, and withall appointed the Singers, and musick of instruments, and the tunes fitting for them, 1 Chron. 16. 4, 5. Amos 6. 4.

Psaltery]

Psal. 33. 2. or Lute, or Viol, in Hebr. …; an instrument so called of the form, which (as seemeth) was with a round hollow bulk, much like a Bottle, (for … is also a Bottle, or Pitcher, 1 Sam. 10. 3. Lam. 4. 2.) Aynsworth.

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Ptolemais]

A warlike woman, derived of foreign, war; poetically for foreign: Or, it taketh the name from …, which signifieth, warlike, martiall. A Maritine City of Judea, neer Mount Carmel, Act. 21. 7.