A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part SE

A Complete Christian Dictionary · Dictionary · Part SE

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Sea]

;;The gathering of the Waters into one heap. Gen. 1. 10. And he called the gathering together of the Waters, Seas.

;;2. A Lake. Joh. 6. 1, 18. Sea of Galilee, and of …. Also the River Nilus in Aegypt. Isa. 19. 5. The Hebrews call a Sea every great collection of waters.

;;3. This present world, which is like a Sea, for the unstable and unquiet condition thereof. Rev. 21. 1. And there was no more a Sea.

It is also taken for a large vessel, 1 King. 7. 23, 24, 25. 2 King. 16. 17. Jer. 27. 19. & 52. 17, 20.

2. For the multitude of the Gentiles converted to Christ, Isa. 60. 5. & 66. 19. or the multitude of the faithful, Rev. 8. 8, 9. and for the multitude following Antichrist, Rev. 16. 3.

3. For a great Army, Jer. 51. 42. Ezek. 26. 31.

4. For a fierce and … man, Job 7. 12.

5. For out of …, and remembrance, Mich. 7. 19. Isa. 38. 17.

p. 5636. For turbulent commotions on earth, Dan. 7. 2, 3, 17.

Sea]

;;The huge multitude of people, like to a sea, (which is a collection of many waters) fit to represent an infinite company of people, distinguished into kindreds, tongues, and nations. Rev. 8. 8. A great mountain of fire was cast into the Sea.

Others by Sea in this place, and Rev. 4. 1. do understand the Doctrine of the false Church, being corrupt and troubled: this is said here to be turned into bloud, being pure and sound (such as the doctrine of the true Church is;) it is by false Prophets changed into a quite other nature, as a thing degenerate. In this sense also, some expound the word [Sea] in ch. 21. 1. for degenerate and corrupt doctrine, which in that renewed age there prophesied of, shall have no place.

Mountains for Cities, Jer. 51. 25. Isa. 13. 2. The Sea for the large territories of an Empire. Jer. 51. 36, 44. Ezek. 31. 4. After the barbarous people had surprized and sacked the City of Rome, they wasted and spoiled the territories of it, destroying the people without respect of sex or age. Annot.

;;2. The gathering of waters, wherein innumerable are drowned, Rev. 20. 13.

Sea of glasse]

The world fitly compared to a Sea, for the storms and tempests of troubles raised up therein, and because all things in the world be clear and open to him that made it (howsoever secret to us:) therefore it is likened to a Sea of Crystal glasse. Rev. 4. 6. Before the throne was a Sea of glasse like to crystal.

;;Others by the Sea of glasse in this place, understand the fulness of all gifts which the Church draweth from Christ, by an allusion to that large spacious vessel called the Sea, 1 King. 7. 23. But that was of Brasse; this of Glasse: to signifie the difference between the Gospel, and the Legal Rites and Ceremonies, under which there was great obscurity, in comparison of that cleerness which is under the Gospel, 2 Cor. 3. 13, 18.

The world transitory, and brittle as glasse, tumultuous and troublesome as the Sea.

Another interprets it of Baptism.

Others, Gods Ordinances,

1. For largeness.

2. For stedfastness.

3. For cleerness, as giving us a cleer sight of God, in which respect they are also compared to crystal.

They are all so clear, as that Christs face may be seen in them, as in a mirrour, or glasse, 2 Cor. 3. 18. Leighs Annot.

Hereby some understand the Scriptures, or the Word of God, as being full of perspicuous truths, guiding us to Godward. Psal. 19. 8. & 119. 105, 130. Annot.

;;2. The whole worship of God; namely, thanksgiving. Apoc. 15. 2. They that had gotten victory of the Beast, they stood at the glassie Sea, having the Harps of God. Or it signifies the Doctrine of godliness, through which as a cleer Crystal, the faithful may and do behold the merciful and loving countenance of God the Father, reconciled in Christ, not altogether pure and bright as Crystal, but somewhat coloured and obscured with the fire of contention, as foretold. Luk. 12. 49. I come to send fire into the earth; and as the godly have found by experience. Rev. 15. 2. I saw as it were a glassie Sea mingled with fire.

Trampling under feet their former persecutions. Or, upheld by the doctrine of Gods word, notwithstanding their differences among themselves, and quarrels with their adversaries; or, treading on their wicked adversaries, who are compared to a Sea, by reason of their unquietness, Isa. 57. 20. and that of glasse, because God seeth all their wickedness, Heb. 4. 13. And it is said, to be mingled with fire, because they shall be destroyed with fire. Rev. 16. 8. Annot.

Sea of glasse]

;;This brittle inconstant estate of the world, mixed with troubles and afflictions, through the cruelty of wicked men. Rev. 15. 1. I saw as it were a glasse Sea, mingled with ….

A great Sea]

;;The Earth is called great, for the largness and amplitude; and a Sea, for the turbulent and manifold commotions (as …) striking and beating one against another, to the … … of the whole government of the earth. Dan. 7. 2. Upon the great Sea: compare this with …. 17. where it is expounded of the earth, as also verse 3.

To passe through the Sea]

;;That by Christ and his mediation (who is the way, and the life) the … were to go through all difficulties, by faith unto everlasting …, Exod. 14. 31. 1 Cor. 10. 12.

To stand upon the sea and earth]

;;To have dominion, rule, and power over the world, such as Christ Jesus hath, as himself saith, All power is given me in heaven and in earth. Rev. 10. 8. Which standeth upon the sea, and upon the earth.

Sea-coast]

…. 25. 16. or, … of the Sea, marg.

Sea-faring-men]

Ezek. 26. 17. …. of the Seas, marg.

Sea-monsters]

Lam. 4. 3. Monsters are properly such as either have some strange deformity, besides the natural and ordinary course of their kinde; or grow to such an enormous bigness and stature, as far exceedeth the common proportion of others of the same kinde; but no kinde of creature simply considered can properly be tearmed a Monster; nor can it be said, that God made any Monsters in his first work of Creation: Sea-monsters therefore is not proper here, and Sea-calves seems too narrow; Seals might do well; if that particular kinde were aimed at, which would include as well Sea-horses and Sea-hounds, as Seacalves, all covered with a rough and … skin: But I see not why the word should not here be rendred as in the story of the Creation it is, Gen. 1. 21. & Job 7. 12. and as it would be, Psal. 44. 19. & 74. 13. Whales, for even Whales also as well as Seals bring forth young, have teats, and give suck to their young, which the Heb. here tearmeth whelps. Annot.

Sea-shoare]

Genes. 22. 17. Hebrew, lip. Ayasworth.

Sea-side]

Places joyning with or near the Sea. Deut. 1. 7. Act. 10. 6, 32.

Seal]

;;An instrument wherewith Bonds or Letters be sealed and ratified, also whereby things true and authentick are severed from the rest.

;;3. Some outward holy thing, or work done by the appointment of God, for confirmation of weak faith. Thus Sacraments are called Seals. Rom. 4. 11. He received the Seal of Circumcision.

Such of the Jews, as until the death and resurrection of our Lord, did use Circumcision as a Seal of the righteousness of faith, are never reproved therefore in the Apostolical writings, (for this use was appointed of God:) but when the Jews after the … of Baptism and … of our Lord, would still continue circumcision as not abolished, attributing to it power of Justifying, joyning it with Christ in the cause and merit of salvation, and thereby binding themselves for attainment of eternal life unto the observation of the whole moral Law; they were worthily taxed by Paul, for abolishers and makers void of the grace of God, and of the death and righteousness of Christ; as in Gal. 5. 2, 3, 4. and elsewhere, in that and other of his Epistles.

;;3. Some inward work of the Spirit, by his secret, powerful, and evident inspiration and witness, assuring every elect believer of his own adoption and salvation by Christ, Eph. 1. 13. Ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise. & 4. 30.

;;4. The firm stableness of Gods free predestination to life. 2 Tim. 2. 19. Thè … of God remaineth sure, and hath his seal; God knoweth who are his.

;;5. The Grace of true Sanctification wrought in us, as the print of the holy Ghost, works in us, is the seal or assurance of our redemption to come, Ephes. 4. 30. & 1. 13.;;

;;6. That which covereth and keepeth secret and close a thing from the sight and knowledge of any man, Rev. 5. 1.;;

;;7. The testimony or assent of one given to a thing, Joh. 3. 33.;;

;;8. The restraint put on an enemy, Rev. 20. 3.;;

Having this seal]

;;Being endowed with these two sanctified affections:

;;1. Faith, whereby one … Gods love in Christ towards himself, (God knoweth who be his.)

;;2. An earnest desire of godliness, (Let him depart from ….) 2 Tim. 2. 19. Having the seal.

p. 564;;Note, that in the comparison of our Sanct. fication with sealing, there are these seven … of likeness.;;

;;1. The letter written, or casket filled with treasure is every good Christian, 2 Cor. 3. 23. Heb. 10. 16. 2 Cor. 4. 7.;;

;;2. The wax appointed to be sealed and annexed to the letter or vessel, is the … heart of man, apt to take any impression, Psal. 22. 14.;;

;;3. The Sealer, or person appointed to seal us, is the holy Ghost, Eph. 1. 13. & 4. 30.;;

;;4. The Seal it self is the Word of God, which being applyed to the heart, can affect it with the liking and likeness of it self.;;

;;5. The sealing, or impression active, is the act of applying the Word of God (whether precept or promise) by the holy Ghost within, and Minister without, to the Hearer.;;

;;6. The print, or impression passive, or image of the seal … in the wax, is the knowledge, faith, and love of that truth, righteousness and happiness, which God originally hath in himself, and his Word from him; and now man hath the true pattern thereof in himself, Eph. 4. 23, 24. 2 Tim. 2. 19.;;

;;7. The use or end of this sealing, is the secresie and safety of the thing sealed (as a priviledged thing) from the eyes of curiosity, and hands of violence, wherewith strangers or enemies would abuse it. So are the Children of God past the censure of the wicked world, 1 Cor. 2. 15. & 4. 3. and … as precious things, for Gods own use to be with him in heaven, 2 Tim. 2. 20, 21. Free from the malice and might of men, of devils, and from the stroke of Gods justice. Mat. 16. 18. And I say … thee that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church: and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. Ezek. 9. 4.;;

Seal of the living God]

;;The holy Spirit of promise, even the Spirit of Adoption, wherewith all the Saints are sealed and set in safety in the … of … tyranny. Rev. 7. 2. Having the seal of the living God. Also Rev. 9. 4.

The allusion is made here to Kings of the earth, who have their own Secretaries and keepers of their Seal. Our Lord Jesus Christ is privy to all the secret counsel of his Father, and he is the keeper of the privy seal of the great King, and with it he stampeth none, but such as are in the Book of life, which is the Roll of Gods elect. He hath also external seals, such as are Baptism, and the Sacrament of the Supper; with … he … all that are in the Church visible. The … of the external seals, … concredits unto his servants; … the inward and … seal, he reserveth to himself, 1 Cor. 3. 6. Mat. 3. 11. A Seal is a note of Appropriation, whereby a man … that which is his own, that it may be … from that which is not his; and it imports also, a conforming of the thing sealed unto the seal wherewith it is sealed. The seal of the living God, is the image of the living God, which the Lord Jesus by his holy Spirit, stamps and ingraves in the souls of his Saints. This seal we have, this his image hath the Lord communicated to us, if we resemble him our Father, being holy as he is holy, &c. ….

To be set as a seal upon the heart]

;;To be joyned nearly to one, highly esteemed of, and alwayes had in minde as deer and precious. Cant. 8. 6. Set me as … seal on thy heart. A … in a ring of gold, was ever made much account of, as a thing very precious; so doth the Church desire to be accounted of …. See Heart.

Seal of the Spirit]

;;An inward grace or work of the Spirit, assuring to every regenerate childe of God, his own adoption, 2 Cor. 1. 22. Papists foolishly expound this of the … Seal of Baptism.

To seal]

;;To hide or keep back from others the … of some things, till there come due and … time of revealing them. Rev. 10. 4. Seal up these ….

Why such … should be, and the things uttered by …, … … and made known, may be, for that …, as in Dan. 8. 26. & 12. 9. the things were not … … … done; …, for that they were not necessary; or, … … … mans reason to … uttered, as 2 Cor. 12 4. or, to … … the … uttered, were only to be known immediately by the voices of the … themselves; God reserving the the opening of mens hearts, and enlightening of mens minds by the Word Preached unto himself; even to make the things uttered then to be known, when the thundering power of the Word, was to be sounded out, lest it should be despised; or, for that here is set out the … of God, Amos 3. 7. and of his Kingdom, Mat. 13. which is to be revealed only to them, to whom it is given to understand the same: for albeit powerful Preaching, and the Preachers be as thunder, even unto all, yet the things uttered are sealed up, except to those, whom God shall please to make them known unto. Bernard.

Seal]

And the Priests seal unto it, Neh. 9. 38. Heb. are at the sealing, or sealed, marg.

Not to seal]

;;Not to hide and conceal, but to offer to free examination this book of …. Rev. 22. 10. Seal not the words of this prophesie.

Whereby ye are sealed, Eph. 4. 30. The special use of a Seal, and that which in this and other places of the Scripture is most commonly … to, is that of a mark or character set upon … or commodities that are bought by any; and because men were as ordinary bought as any other commodity, nothing was more ordinarily then to set a seal or mark upon them, either in their forehead, or some other part, to distinguish them from all others. Thus Rev. 7. 3. the sealing is there accommodated to the servants of God, who are there supposed to be bought, and are now farther to be rescued out of the temporal insuing danger; and as a token of that sealed in the forehead, as …, Servants, in respect of the original of the word, à servando, is all one with foreign, who being spiritually rescued and saved already from the pollutions of the world, are now to be delivered from the approaching destruction; when without that mark of discrimination, the good and ill might all be involved in the same calamity. Thus when Joh. 6. 27. it's said, that God the Father hath sealed Christ, the meaning is clear, that by the miracles which he did, and especially by the holy Ghost's descending upon him, with this is he, he had owned him his servant, …. 42. 1. and demonstrated it as punctually as if he had mark'd him in the forehead, that this was his anointed special servant; sent by commission from him, discriminated from all others; and that, whatsoever he said, was the will and pleasure of God. In reference to what was there said, of God's sealing Christ, is that which is here said to be understood also; sor there the Spirit's coming down upon Christ, was the sealing of him, the signifying that he was Gods servant, sent on his message to the world; and here in like manner the Ephesians are said to be sealed by the Spirit to the day of redemption, i. e. by the preaching of the Gospel, and setling of a Church among them, which is an effect directly of the Holy Ghost's descending on the Apostles, (as before upon Christ) and an act of the office of the Holy Ghost, by which the Ephesians that were believers, were demonstratively pointed out to be by God designed to his service, to a gracious Christian life; and nothing so contrary, so grievous to his holy Spirit, as their neglecting and contradicting these designes of God, living unchristianly, vers. 29. See 2 Cor. 1. 22. So Eph. 1. 13. Dr. Hammond Annot. i.

Sealed with seven seals]

;;That which is most perfectly closed, and exceeding secret, that it may be had in more reverence and honour. Rev. 5. 7. Sealed with seven seals.

Seam]

Joh. 19. 23. It was foretold, that Lots were to be cast upon Christs vesture, Ps. 22. 18. That this might be effected, it was through Gods providence, that his coat was without seam, woven from the top thorowout, which therefore without spoyling could not be rent or cut.

To search]

;;Diligently to look into a thing, to understand or finde it out; as the woman did search her lost groat. Luk. 15. 8. and as offenders must search their sins. Lam. 3. 40. Let us search and try our wayes. 1 King. 20. 33. Gen. 30. 23.

;;2. To know a thing perfectly and exactly. 1 Chr. 28 9. The Lord searcheth all hearts. This is a speech borrowed from men, who are said throughly to know what they diligently search.

;;Also, it signifies a curious searching or finding out by …, or divination, Gen. 44. 6, 15.

To search the Scriptures]

;;To look into them carefully, with an earnest desire and … to try p. 565and finde out the truth contained in them, Joh. 5. 39. Act. 17. 11.

Search]

An enquiry, or inquisition of. Deut. 13. 14. A seeking. Ezra 6. 1.

By secret search, Jer. 2. 34. Hebr. digging, marg.

Searched]

Gen. 31. 37. Hebr. felt, marg. 1 Sam. 20. 12. Sounded. Comp. the text with the marg.

I am he which searcheth the reins, Rev. 2. 23. Psal. 7. 9. Jer. 11. 20. and 17. 10. They shall know that I am the true God, by my punishing them for their secret sins. Psal. 90. 8. 2 Sam. 12. 12. Ezek. 8. 12. Annot.

Searchings]

Judg. 5. 16. Enquiries about the grounds or causes, why the Reubenites came not with their Forces, to assist their brethren against the common enemy.

Seared]

;;Burnt with a hot Iron, till it be cut off.

;;2. Extinct, and utterly put out, as the horns of a beast use to be burnt off with a … Iron. 1 Tim. 4. 2. And have their consciences scared or … with a hot Iron; that is, his Conscience is cut off, so as he hath none at all.

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;;A fit and convenient time or occasion of doing things, Rom. 13. 11. See Opportunity.

Season]

About this season, 2 King. 4. 16. Hebr. set time, marg.

Season]

Heb. 11. 25. Then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, Gr. then to have the momentary fruition of sin. Leighs Annot.

For a season, 2 Cor. 7. 8. The word foreign signifies a season, and any part of time indefinitely; but yet both in Greek and Latine is oft used for a small or short space, Philem. v. 15. 1 Thess. 2. 17. and so here, which being joyned with foreign, hath made you sorry, or grieved you, in the notion of that phrase for inflicting the censures; it denotes the infliction of some penance, a sentence of abstention for a while, for a short space (for the bringing forth fruits of repentance) after which it is to be remitted again. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.

That they should … yet for a little season, &c. Rev. 6. 11. that is, That they should forbear a little while, untill some of their brethren should be added to the number, who, after that Christianism did now begin to reign, were (as they) likewise to be slain, under Licinius …, and the Arrians; and then at the sounding of the Trumpets, solemn revenge should be taken of the Empire guilty of so much blood. Mede.

Within a short space after this, even when Peter and Paul, and others of Gods servants had likewise suffered Martyrdom, under the Tyrant Nero, then powred out God his great vengeance on him, his Seat, Family, and Successors. Napier.

The whole time from the days of S. John to the Lords second coming, is called, a little season, and by this same Evangelist in his Epistles, The last time. 1 Joh. 2. 18. It was little then, and short it must needs be, and far less now. The only cause why Christs second coming is delayed, is, because the number of his Saints is not yet accomplished. Cowper.

A little season, Rev. 20. 3. After Satans loosing, the day of judgement will soon come. Annot.

Season, and a time]

;;A certain determined time, which the providence of God had so fixed for the four Monarchies, as by no art or force could be altered. Dan. 7. 12. Their lives were prolonged for a season, and a set time; that is, their Kingdoms were temporary, and not eternal, as the Kingdom of the Messiah, which is described, Dan. 7. 13, 14.

Out of season]

;;Signifieth an unfit time to do a thing in.;;

;;1. In deed.;;

;;2. In the opinion of some partial person, but not in deed, 2 Tim. 4. 2.;;

;;3. In comparison of a fitter time,, yet so as the same is lawfull, and the actions done in it. Else it should not be enjoyned so strictly, 2 Tim. 4. 2.;;

;;And this [Out of season] being understood of Preaching, in case of necessity, (which cometh diversly, as Act. 20. 7, 38. Heb. 3. 7. Eccles. 11. 4, 6. Act. 20. 29, 30.) may be divers in respect of a better season; as,;;

;;1. Not upon the Sabbath, but else.;;

;;2. Not by day, but by night, as Act. 20. 7, 8.;;

;;3. More often then once in a day, …. 11. 4, ….;;

;;4. Beyond the compass of one hour.;; ;;And this may be done also in regard of Place, as Philip to preach in the …: … in the way to Emaus, and Paul to pray on the Sea-shore.;;

;;5. When there are small means, and little hope of success by our labours, Eccl. 11. 6.;;

To season]

To relish with Salt, Lev. 2. 13. It is applyed to our speech, which is seasoned by a holy … proceeding from the Spirit of God, whereby the heart is filled with good thoughts, and the tongue … to utter such words as are for the glory of God, and the edification of our brethren.

Seat]

;;A place to sit in. Mat. 23. 6. They love upper seats, 1 Sam. 20. 25. Job 29. 7. This sometime noteth authority.

;;2. A Chair to teach out of. Mat. 23. 2. They sit in Moses Chair. … an Assembly, Psal. 1. 1. & 107. 32.

;;3. The glorious state of believers, partaking with Christ in his Dominion and Rule. Luk. 22. 30. And sit on seats, and judge the twelve Tribes of Israel.

;;4. The desperate, malicious and incorrigible contempt of Gods Word. Psal. 1. 1. Nor sit in the seat of the scornfull.

;;5. An habitation, Psal. 104. 4, 7. & 132. 13. Seat. Is put for a place of Justice, Job 29. 7.

2. For a place of special abode, Job 23. 3.

3. For authority and dignity, Luk. 1. 52. Est. 3. 1. Rev. 13. 2.

4. For wickedness and oppression, Amos 6. v. 3.

Seat]

Amos 6. 3. or Habitation, marg.

And the Dragon gave him his seat, Rev. 13. 2. The Devil gave him the power that he had given the Heathen Roman Emperours before, which they had lost in … time. The Devil gave him strength to manage his Dominion, set him in Rome, where Satans throne was before, and gave him authority over many Kings and Kingdoms. All these are needfull to uphold an Empire. Authority must be backed with honour, and honour with strength, else an Empire will not stand. Annot.

The Beast is the Dragons Substitute in power, seat, and great authority. Bernard.

In every place Satan is a Tempter, but in every place he hath not a Throne: This he sets chiefly in most populous parts, where he may have greatest worldly powers to serve him. And then is he said to have a Throne (or seat) when wickedness is openly practised and maintained, such a Throne hath he here at Rome, where Idolatry, Sodomy, Blasphemy, and many other abominations are not only practised, but for the most part defended. Satan hath a Throne indeed, but it is the Dragons Throne, and not the Seat of S. Peter, and so hath it been in all such times, wherein either profane Emperours or Popes, practising impiety in themselves, and propounding it by their Example and Law unto others, have assented unto it. Cowper.

upon the seat of the …, Rev. 16. 10. The seat of the Beast is generally taken for the City of Rome, and it is confirmed from the like speech. Rev. 13. 2. and therefore they gather from hence the ruine of Rome: Rather, the Popes singular sole authority, and Monarchical frame of Church Government, whereby he … Chief, and only Judge in Ecclesiastical Causes, in his own Jurisdiction. As Davids Throne is put for his Kingdom, as Satans Seat for his Kingdom, Rev. 2. 13. So here the Popes. Leigh's Annot.

The Throne or Seat of the Beast, is his Chair at Rome, wherein (as he alleadgeth) Peter sate, and he sits, as Peters Successor, Christs Vicar, and head of the Church. This Throne is his judicial power, which he claims over all, as Supreme Judge under Christ upon Earth. Cowper.

Seated]

Deut. 33. 21. Hebr. sieled, marg.

Which sate before God on their seats, Rev. 11. 16. As the 24. Elders represent the whole Church of God, Militant and Triumphant, (the Spirit of God speaking of this Church, not only as now it is, but as it will also be hereafter, or, as now it is in Gods decree, or hereafter shall be in the execution of his decree) so their sitting on seats notes two things: 1. Their rest. 2. Their quiet and peaceable estate. And their sitting before God, notes their glory and dignity with joy. Cowper.

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To lay hold upon, to possess, Jer. 49. 24. Mat. 21. 31. It is put for, To destroy, Josh. 8. 7. Psal. 55. 15. To expell, Job 3. 6.

Seba]

(called Siba, 1 Chr. 1. 9.) Captivity, or compassing about; or after the Syrian, an old man. The Son of Cush, Gen. 10. 7. A Countrey, Psal. 72. 10. Isa. 43. 3.

Sebat]

A Scepter, or Rod. The name of a monethmonth, containing part of January, and part of February, Zech. 1. 7.

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A little shadow, a covering, a defence. A City, Josh. 15. 61.

Sechaniah]

The habitation of the Lord. The father of Shemaiah, 1 Chr. 3. 22.

Sechu]

A defense, a bough; or, saying nothing. A City, 1 Sam. 19. 22.

Second]

The next in order to the first, as of Time, Dayes, Yeers, &c. Gen. 47. 18. Joh. 21. 16.

Second time]

;;Once again work for the defence of his Church dispersed, as aforesaid, out of Aegypt, Isa. 11. 11.

Second time]

Gen. 43. 10. or, twice by this, marg.

Secondarily]

Then, secondly, next, 1 Cor. 12. 28.

Secret]

;;Things hid from the understanding of all men, and known only to God. Deut. 29. 29. Secret things belong to God. Thus Gods Counsels and Decrees are called Secrets, till events declare them. This word sometime noteth the secret favour and providence of God, as well as the mystery of Faith, Job 29. 4.

;;2. Dark things, or the things of Christ, being hid from natural men, and hard to be understood without special illumination of the holy Ghost. Psal. 25. 14. The secret of the Lord is revealed to them that fear him. Matth. 13. 11. Thus is the Gospel a Secret. See Mystery, Rom. 16. 25. 1 Cor. 2. 7. 1 Tim. 3. 9, 16. Ephes. 3. 3, 4, 9. Col. 1. 26, 27. Job 29. 4.

;;3. Things kept close from the knowledge of all others, whereof our selves only are privy. Eccl. 12. 14. He will judge every secret thing. Rom. 2. 16. Thus our own thoughts and purposes are secrets, even sometime to our selves, Psal. 19.

;;4. Such tydings as few do know, and ought not to be made common to many, but kept private, Prov. 20. 19. He that discovers a secret, &c. Judg. 3. 19. I have a secret errand to thee, O King. Thus infirmities and counsels, our own or others, are called Secrets, as Gen. 49. 6. Jer. 15. 17.

;;5. The Councel … assembly of evill doers; that is, the malignant Church, Gen. 49. 6. Jer. 15. 17. Psal. 64. 2. From the secret of evil doers, hide me. On the contrary, the holy Church is called the Secret or Mystery of the righteous. Psal. 111. 1. I will confess Jehovah in the secret of the righteous.

;;6. Counsel, both Gods, Jer. 23. 18, 22. and Mens, Gen. 49. 6.

;;Note. Three secret things which the Lord is said to discover:

;;1. The mysteries of Religion, as the Trinity, the Incarnation of Christ, the Life to come.

;;2. The secrets of mens hearts, 1 Cor. 2. 11.

;;3. Things to come.

Secret]

Judg. 13. 18. or Wonderfull, marg. This word secret is also put,

1. For Gods good providence, Job 29. 4.

2. Unknown, not revealed, Psal. 19. 12. & 64. 2. & 90. 8.

3. Gods favour and grace, Prov. 3. 32.

4. That which is in private imparted, and not to be revealed, Prov. 25. 9. & 20. 19.

5. Gods will concerning things which he will bring to pass, Amos 3. 7.

6. The hidden meaning of a Dream or Vision, Dan. 2. 18, 19. & 4. 9.

Secret place]

;;The most high God, who is a rock of salvation, and hiding place for his people, Cant. 2. 14. My Dove, thou art in the secret places of the Stairs. See Psal. 32. 7. & 61. 5. & 91. 1. By faith in Christ we ascend unto God by degrees, as by stairs, he being the Ladder which Jacob saw in Vision, upon whom the Angels of God ascended and descended, Gen. 28. 12. Joh. 1. 51. Aynsw.

Or, in craggy places of steep precipitate rocks, or towers, as it is in the margin, Ezek. 38. 20. God hath secure trenches and fortifications to defend his Doves in, when hunted and pursued, and as he hid Moses his friend, Exod. 32. 22. so will he hide them where no enemy shall finde them, but only himself to whom they are visible and conspicuous in all conditions, though they are not so to the world. The Church is like the Moon, not alwayes in the full, but yet always bright; and when she is … and obscure to men, she hath a bright side turned to heaven, and shineth gloriously Annot.

Secret sins]

;;Such sins as a man understandeth not to be sins, Psal. 19. 12.

Secretly]

is,

1. Privately, 1 Sam. 18. 22. Jer. 31. 17.

2. Deceitfully, Deut. 27. 29. 1 Sam. 23. 9. Psal. 10. 9.

3. Safely, Psal. 31. 20.

4. Of ones own head, unwitting to another, 1 Sam. 18. 22.

5. Things hidden, and not known before, 1 Cor. 14. 25.

6. A thing that may or ought to be kept close, Prov. 11. 13.

Secretly]

Job 4. 12. Hebr. by stealth, marg.

Numberer of secrets]

;;Christ Jesus, who hath all the hidden things of God numbered before him, and perfectly known as at his fingers end, in which respect he is called the Wisdom of God; and also entituled his Word, or the Speaker, one who speaketh, because he teacheth and instructeth Angels and Men in the Church, those secrets of his Father. Dan. 8. 13. And I heard one Saint speaking, &c. In Hebr. Palmoni.

Sect]

;;A faction, study, or course of life, singled and chosen out to be followed of us. Act. 5. 17. Which was of the Sect of the Sadduces. Here it is taken in ill part.

;;A form of Doctrine. Act. 28. 22. We know that this Sect is every where spoken against, that is, the Doctrine of the Gospel, is generally spoken against: here used in good part.

Secundus]

Second. One of Paul's Companions, Act. 20. 4.

Secure]

They that provoke God are secure, Job 12. 6. Heb. confidences are to them. They are not only quiet when others are in trouble, but also most confident of the continuance of their prosperity. The plural number notes out abundance of confidence, as of blessedness, Psal. 1. 1. O the blessedness of the man, &c. and wisdoms, Prov. 1. 20. in the Original notes out abundance of wisdom. Or, it may be meant of strong places, or store of wealth, whereon a man builds confidence. Annot.

And thou shalt be secure, Job 11. 18. It is not to be understood of carnal security, as Judg. 18. 10. Job 12. 6. but of an holy and confident resting on God, as Psal. 21. 7. & 27. 3. Annot. Careless, negligent, feating nothing, Judg. 8. 11. & 18. 7, 10.

Securely]

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee, Prov. 3. 29. Seeing he fears no ill from thee, and therefore cannot prevent it. Annot.

From them that pass by securely, Mic. 2. 8. In deep peace, suspecting no danger; yet ye make a prey of them, as … it were a time of war. Annot.

Security]

is twofold:

1. Carnall, when men live without the fear of God. Of this is spoken, Prov. 28. 14. Mat. 12. 44. It is twofold:

1 In the wicked, which consists in a total want of any reverence of God, which begets a contempt and stupid carelesness and senselesness of the anger and judgements of God; such are called fools, Prov. 3. 7.

2 In the godly, who are infected with this carnal security but in part, being but partly regenerate, in respect whereof the fear of God is cold and languishing, especially in prosperity, Psal. 30. 7.

2. There is a security of Faith, whereby we doubt not of, but are sure of the promises of God, as if we had them in possession. This breeds peace of conscience, 1 Joh. 3 19. and joy of heart, Psal. 4. 8, 9. & 16. 9.

Security]

And when they had taken security, Act. 17. 9. Syr. and had taken sureties, that is, bail for their appearance. Annot.

Sedition]

Contention and strife, with opposition against the lawfull command of the Magistrates, Luk. 23. 25. p. 567Paul was falsely accused … it, Act. 24. 5. It is a work of the flesh, Gal. 5. 20.

Seduce]

To turn … of the way commanded by God, Deut. 13. 5, 16. as in Manasses, 2 King. 21. 9. Ezek. 13. 10. To deceive, Isa. 19. 13. It is the property of false Teachers, Mar. 13. 22. 1 Joh. 2. 26. Rev. 2. 20. Such are foretold, 1 Tim. 4. 1. They wax worse and worse, 2 Tim. 3. 13.

Seducer]

2 Tim. 3. 13. The originall foreign signifieth them that by any crafty packing or …, beguile men with false colours, flatteries, and illusions. Leigh Cr. Sac.

To see]

;;To behold with bodily eyes any object. Also, to see a thing with consideration and observation. Mat. 22. 11. The King came in to see the guests, Psal. 46. 8. Come and see the works of God.

;;2. To hear. Rev. 1. 12. I turned to see the voyce that spake. Also, by Prophetical Revelation to receive a thing from God, Isa. 2. v. 1.

;;3. To know, or to understand, Exod. 24. 10. They saw the God of Israel; that is, they knew that he was present with them by some visible signs of his presence. …. 9. 41. But you say, we …; that is, we know, 3 Joh. 1. 11.

;;This phrase of [Seeing God] in the Gospel of John, ch. 1. 18. signifieth a full and most cleer knowledge of God the Redeemer; such a knowledge as none had of God, before Christ was manifested in the flesh. Indeed the Gentiles in some manner knew God the Creator afore, by the light of Nature: also the Jewes knew him as a Redeemer, by the Word of Promise, and by Legall Sacrifices, but very obscurely as in shadows, (like the appearing of the Sun through the clouds) but till Christ was incarnate, perspicuously and perfectly none knew him, as now Christ hath made him known by his assumption of our nature, wherein God is come neer to us, and by his doctrine most fully opening all the Counsels of the Father, Mat. 11. 27. Heb. 1. 1.

;;4. To believe in Christ. Joh. 6. 4. This is the will of my Father, that every one that sees the Son, and believes in him, &c.

;;5. To see with the eye, to know with the understanding, believe with the heart, Matt. 13. 15.

;;6. To have the perfect and immediate enjoying or fruiition of the glorious presence of God in heaven. Mat. 5. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 1 Cor. 13. 12. Joh. 3. 36.

;;7. To live. Gen. 16. 13. Have I also looked after him that seeth me. A Synocdoche. The Jews when they saw any Vision of God, feared death, because they were privy to their own unworthiness, Judg. 13. 12. & 6. 22.

;;8. To know a thing with approbation and love to it. Joh. 14. 9. He that sees the Son, sees the Father; that is, he which knows the Son, approves and imbraces him for the true God, &c. Gen. 1. 4. God saw the light, that is, knew, loved, and approved it.

;;9. To take heed, or beware, or carefully look to our selves. Mat. 9. 30. See that no man know it. Rev. 22. 9. See thou do it not. Mat. 27. 3. See thou to that. To attend and consider, as Isa. 26. 11. Also, to know by Vision and Revelation divine, Isa. 13. 1.

;;10. To try or feel by experience. Psa. 77. 16. The waters saw thee, and fled. Psal. 90. 15. According to the years which we have seen evill. Joh. 8. 51. Isa. 26. 11. But they shall see; that is, feel and prove.

;;Referred to God] 1. To take knowledge of men and their doings; to blesse, prosper, and help them, if they be good; to punish and destroy them, if they be evil. Gen. 31. 12. I have seen all that Laban hath done. Exod. 3. 7.

It signifieth,

1. To approve, Gen. 1. 4, 10, 12. He saw his creatures, i. e. he approved of them: In this sense he saw the works of Nineveh, Jon. 3. 10.

2. To have a pity, and so to help and deliver, 2 King. 19. 16. Isa. 37. 17. & 63. 15. Lam. 3. 50.

3. To dislike, and so to punish, Gen. 6. 5. & 31. 12. Exod. 3. 7.

See]

Joh. 7. 7. that is, to enjoy, marg. It's put,

1. For sensible fight, Exod. 23. 5. & 14. 36. and signifieth, To look upon, Isa. 61. 9. Mat. 11. 7. and that with consideration, 1 Sam. 24. 11. To behold, Joh. 21. 20. To visit, 1 Sam. 15. 35. 2 Sam. 22. 6. To suffer, Ezr. 4. 14. To be, Act. 2. 27. & 13. 35. To hear, Rev. 1. 12. To feel, Psal. 90. 15. To taste of, Joh. 8. 51. Luk. 2. 26. To give one a look, 2 King. 3. 14.

2. Mentall seeing; signifying, To know, Gen. 37. 14. Judg. 16. 5. Mat. 9. 2. To perceive with feeling, Exod. 5. 19. 1 King. 22. 25. Rom. 7. 23. To take into …, 2 King. 10. 16. To lay to heart, Mat. 27. 4, 23. To take knowledge of, Joh. 4. 29. To take notice, Prov. 22. 29. & 26. 12. & 29. 20. To beware and take heed, Mat. 9. 20. Rev. 19. 10. & 22. 9.

3. Spirituall seeing; signifying, The revelation of the Spirit, 1 King. 22. 19. Joh. 8. 56. Believing, through the illumination of the Spirit, Heb. 11. 27.

4. Celestiall sight; Job 19. 26. being put for, The enjoying of Gods presence in heaven, Matth. 5. 8, Eternall life, Joh. 3. 36. Perfection of knowledge, 1 Cor. 13. 12.

Come and see, Rev. 6. 3. Though we may not dive into Gods secret Judgments without leave, yet we may freely so do when we are called thereunto. Annot.

Shall see God, Matth. 5. 8. The seeing God here, may perhaps not look so far off, as the beatificall Vision in another world, but be first fulfil'd in the work of grace, in opening our eyes to behold the … full things of Gods Law, for this belongs peculiarly to the purity of heart, as that excludes both hypocrisie and uncleannesse, filthinesse of the … and spirit. Thus God did exhibit himself to be seen of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, not to the eyes of their bodies, but to the pure heart. Dr. Ham. Annot. c.

To see death]

;;To dye or feel death, Heb. 11. 5.

To see … face]

;;To have and enjoy a more cleer vision, and sight of God, then before, by such a single and pure worship of God, as if he were familiarly beheld face to face. Rev. 22. 4. See his face.

In seeing to see]

;;Surely to see, Exod. 3. 7. Gods seeing and hearing, implyed a mercifull regard, and pitying of their miseries, Psal. 106. 44, 45. Gen. 29. 32.

Seeing, they not see]

;;Such a knowledge of Gods revealed Will in his Word, as is without use and profit to such as have it, Mat. 13. 14. Act. 28. 27. Isa. 6. 9. Ye shall see, and not see.

Seed]

;;That thin fluent substance in mans body, which is the matter of generation, Gen. 38. 9.

;;2. A Son or Daughter. Gen. 38. 9. To raise up seed to thy brother. Rom. 1. 3. Of the seed of David; that is, his Son, of his family and stock.

;;3. Posterity, as Nephews or Neeces, or Childrens Children. Psal. 37. His seed shall inherit the Land. and Psal. 112. 1. His seed shall be mighty upon earth. Psal. 22. 24, 31. & 37. 25. Gen. 17. 7, 10.

Seed of Abraham]

;;The whole posterity of Abraham, in which many bad were mixed with good. Rom. 9. 7. Which are the seed of Abraham.

;;2. The faithfull only, whether Jews … Gentiles, which walked in the steps of the faith of their Father Abraham, Rom. 4. 13. 16.

;;3. Christ, which came of Abraham according to the flesh; and was specially promised to Abraham that he should come. In thy seed shall all the Nations of the Earth be blessed. Gal. 3. 16. Gen. 12. 3.

;;Note. Seed of Abraham, either carnall only, as they which boasted to come of him after the flesh, Mat. 3. Joh. 8. or carnall and spiritual too, as the believing Jews; or only spirituall, as the Gentiles, which had the same faith with Abraham; or Christ the blessed seed, who came out of Abraham's loyns. See Matth. 1. & Rom. 4. & 9. & Gal. 3.

Till the seed came]

;;Till by the preaching of Christs, when two peoples (Jews and Gentiles) were made one full Seed compact of both (the partition Wall of Ceremonies being broken down) Gal. 3. 19. Thus opened by Eph. 2. 14. In the Text of Gal. neither Christ alone without his mysticall body the Church, nor the Catholick Church with … Christ the Head, but both joyntly together are meant by Seed: as likewise vers. 16. the word [Seed] being put collectively for the whole body, consisting of head and members, as the word [Christ] is, 1 Cor. 12. 12.

p. 568A Seed of evill doers]

;;An evil posterity, doing evill things displeasing to God: or evill children of evill parents; evill by nature, and by imitation of their evill progenitors, (not Abraham and …, but) such as be mentioned, Psal. 78. 8. Isa. 1. 4. A seed of evill doers.

Godly seed]

;;The seed of God, or such a posterity and issue as God will allow of, and blesse. Malac. 2. 15. Because he sought a godly seed.

To mingle themselves with the seed of men]

;;To make leagues and covenants for mutuall defence, and to contract marriages for the better strengthening of themselves by great alliance, and all in vain, Dan. 2. 43.

The remnant of her seed]

;;Rev. 12. 17. Namely, that could not get into the wilderness with the rest. Those few good Christians which lay hid among the Papists were brought out and slain. Or, when he could not overcome the Church of the Waldenses in the Wilderness, he set Antichrist on work to … the Protestants that sprung up in Bohemia, France, England, and other parts, and served God privately, but had not yet meetings and Ministers, as the Waldenses had. Annot.

With them which she was to bring forth in the Wilderness. ….

This phrase is a Metaphor taken from Tradesmen who having cut out a whole piece of cloth, leave some small remnant and remainder; even so the true professors of the Gospel, are but a small remainder of the whole piece and people of the world. Beside, it is but a … of her seed: As a little seed-corn is reserved out of a great heap for store, which is nothing to the whole crop; so … the small number of true Believers, reserved by Grace, to the whole field and crop of the world. … Annot.

… …]

;;Thy son according to the flesh, though not after the promise, as Isaac was, Gen. 21. 13.

;;Seed in … signifieth either properly that which begetteth some other like thing, as Gen. 1. 12. Or …, that which is begotten. In this latter sense [Seed] is spoken, either collectively, of many of more then one, … Gen. 17 to Abraham: I will be thy God, and the God of thy seed. And again, To thee and thy seed will I give this Land. …, I will multiply thee and thy seed. Also Gen. 3. 25. Between thy seed and the womans seed. Or else individually and singularly, for one alone, for one and no more, Gen. 4. 25. of Seth: God hath appointed me another seed: and of Christ alone, and no other, Gen. 3. 15. It (that is, Christ, the singular seed of the woman) shall bruise his head; that is, Satans …. This promise thus expounded of Christ, that special seed, by Gen. 12. 3. & 49. 10. Gal. 3. 16. 1 Chr. 17. 11. I will raise up thy seed after thee; that is, Christ. for Solomon was now born. In Isa. 9 6. this seed is promised to be born of a Virgin: See the accomplishment of that promise touching victory over Satan by the seed of the woman applyed to Christ, in Rom. 16. 20. Heb. 2. 14. 1 Joh. 3. 8. 1 Cor. 15. 54. Joh. 14. 30. Luk. 10. 18. Joh. 12. 31. Apoc. …. 2.

Seed]

Ezr. 2. 59. or Pedegree, marg.

Seed]

;;Some kinde of grain, wherewith the earth is sown. Gen. 47. 19. And give us seed.

;;2. The Word of God. Luk. 8. 11. The seed is the Word; which is cast into the heart by the Minister, as seed is into the ground by the Husband-man.

;;3. The promise of Salvation by Christ, being received into the heart by the Spirit and faith. 1 Pet. 1. 23. Begotten of immortall seed, that is, of the Word of God. 1 Joh. 3. 9. His seed abides in them; that is, the virtue of the holy Ghost working faith and holinesse by the Word preached.

;;4. Bread or some other thing distributed to the relief of the poor. Eccles. 11. 1, 6. In the morning sow thy seed.

;;2. A remnant, or few, in comparison of the rest, as … to the whole heap Rom. 9. 29. …. 1. 9.

;;6. The holy Ghost in Rom. 9. 29. & Isa. 1. 9. useth a …, borrowing his speech from Husband-men, who spend the greatest part of their corn in bread and other food, reserving a small portion for seed, which is the choycest and best portion proving fruitfull: so would God deal with the Isralites, viz. innumerable, as stars, or as the sand, yet a few of them onelyonly should be delivered out of Babylon, and afterward out of Satans power; which few should be of great price, full of good fruit, converting many to Christ, as the Apostles did. This small number preserved, Amos likened to a sheep devoured of a Lion, whereof the shepheeard can save … a leg or an ear. Micah, to a few clusters left after the gathering of grapes: and Isaiah to a cottage left in a vineyard; all which, the Apostle Paul, looking unto the spiritual redemption, expressed thus in Rom. 11. 6. The remnant shall be saved, according to the election of grace.

Seeds of divers kindes, or mingled seed]

;;Hypocrisie in the Doctrine or worship of God, or in …, and life; when false Doctrine is mixed with true, and mans inventions with Gods worship; and curiosity with honest simplicity, Lev. 19. 19. Deut. 22. 9. Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers kindes of seed. See 2 Cor. 6. 14, 15, 16, 17.

Seed-time]

The time when the Husband-man soweth his …, whether Wheat, Pease, …, Barley, or any other grain, though the season for each of them be not the same, Gen. 8. 22. While the earth … (Heb. as yet all the dayes of the earth, marg.) Seed-time and Harvest, &c. God maketh this decree for the generall, but not so, but that he may curse some places in particular, so that there be neither Seed-time nor Harvest in their season, 1 King. 17. 1. Annot.

Seeing]

is in effect the same with sith that, for as much as, because, for that, whereas, &c.

Seeing he delighted, &c. Psal. 22. 8. or, if he delighted, &c.

Seek]

Prov. 17. 9. or, Procure, marg. That he may seek occasion against us, Gen. 43. 18. Heb. roll himself upon us. marg.

To seek]

;;To feel a want of Christ, and of his graces, with an earnest desire and endevour to finde them, Cant. 3. 2. I will seek him whom my soul loveth, Cant. 4. 5, 6, 7.

I sought him, but I found him not, Cant. 3. 1. Sought, and sought again, night after night, early and late; for so we ought, Jer. 29. 13. and so if we be sensible of that affliction, which his absence is, we cannot choose but doe, Hos. 2. 15. Psal. 78. 34, 35. but yet not finde him neither, that is, not immediately, as soon as we seek. Annot.

To seek death]

;;With great desire to be carried after death, rather then to live in such fear, pain, and torment. Rev. 9. 6. Men shall seek death.

To seek God]

;;To ask counsell at his Word, concerning both Civill affairs and things to be done in Religion. Exod. 18. 15. The people came to me to seek God. See Face.

To seek our owne things]

;;To be given immoderately to our owne profit; being wholly occupyed in caring for our own commodities, forgetting and neglecting the benefit of others altogether, 1 Cor. 13. 5. Charity seeks not her owne things. Charity breedeth a care of our Neighbours good.

Not to seek his owne will]

;;To hate and leave undone what pleaseth our corrupt will that we may do the pleasure of God, ceasing from our owne works, to fulfill works by him commanded, Isa. 58. 13. Not seeking thine owne will. Thus godly persons do not seek their owne pleasure.

;;2. Not onelyonly to doe what pleaseth himself, but joyntly to do his owne will, and his fathers too. Joh. 5. 30. I speak not mine owne will, but my Fathers will; that is, not mine owne will apart or separate and divided from my Fathers pleasure. For Christ as the Son of God, had one selfe same Will with his Father, as they were but one and the same God: and his will as the Son of man, though differing in faculty and power (being a finite created Will) from his divine Will, yet one with it, as touching consent and agreement, even then when it seemed most to dissent: as in Matth. 26. 33. Christ shunned death, not with a corrupt Will, as we doe, but with a meer naturall affection without sin, such as God had put into his humane nature, which by personal union was sanctified.

Seeking]

;;An action of a man that desireth to finde something which he lacketh, as Saul did seek his Fathers …, 1 Sam. 9. 3, 4. and the woman sought her lost groat, Luk. 15. 8.

;;2. The action of a godly person, springing from an … desire of having some excellent and … grace, which p. 569is absent and wanting to him, either in whole, or in part, in substance, or in degree. Thus we are commanded to Seek the Kingdome of heaven, Matth. 6. 33. to Seek wisdome, Prov. 2. 4. to … God and his face, Psal. 27. 10. Isa. 55. 6. Also to Seek Christ, &c. For these things are still wanting unto the godly, who have them not in such à measure as they would and should.

;;Note. Secking either by prayer, as Psal. 34. 4. or by keeping Gods commandements, 2 Chr. 14. 4.

;;3. Praying or asking by prayer. Matth. 7. 7. Seek and you shall finde.

;;4. An action of Gods love, toward such as have forsaken him, Luk. 19. 10.

;;This action of our seeking hath these degrees.

;;1. The seeling of the want of some excellent and needful thing.

;;2. An earnest desire of finding.

;;3. A diligent use of all good means whereby to attain it; as prayer, reading, hearing, &c.

;;4. Constancy untill we finde.

;;5. A love of the thing found.

;;6. A care to keep, and loathnesse to lose it. This whole action is shadowed in the example of Mary, in seeking of Jesus. Luk. 2. 44, 45. &c.

;;3. To employ the wit or minde to study, and all the senses to search out a thing, together with the meanes, place, … and use thereof, Matt. 7. 7. and it is more then asking, which is but a desire of the heart, and speech of the mouth.;;

Seeking, referred to God]

;;doth containe these five severall things.

;;First, that we are either lost (as all are before their conversion) or stragled from him (as every converted person is, more or lesse; at one time or other.) Luk. 19. 10. Luk. 15. 3, 4, &c.

;;2. A desire and care in God, to recover us, and to bring us back to himself (as an hen is carefull to gather her Chickens.) Mat. 23. 37. How often, &c.

;;3. The offering and continuing unto us means, that he may finde us; to wit, his Word, Ministers, blessings, corrections, motions of his Spirit, checks of our conscience, admonitions of the godly: By all which we are sought up and called to him, as through the whole Scripture manifestly appeareth.

;;4. His great love towards us, being found and recovered. This is expressed in the Father of the lost Son, Luk. 15. 22.

;;5. Care to keep us still, with unwillingnesse to lose us again. Joh. 10. 28. None shal take them out of my hands. All these things are shadowed out unto us, in him that sought his lost sheep, Luk. 15. 2, 3, 4, 5, &c.

;;Seeking (as it is affirmed of hypocrites and wicked men) is nothing else but the making of a shew, as if they felt a want of God, and his good gifts, and were desirous to finde them; when in truth, they seek not him for himself, but for some other thing, as their owne ease and commodities, &c. Or they seek other things more then him, or before him, as worldlings; or seek him amisse, not in his Word, as hereticks; or not in all his Word, as hypocrites seek him: or lastly, they seek him too late, when he is not to be found, as the five foolish Virgins did, and and all secure Christians doe. Of these and such like Seekers, it is written, Prov. 1. 20. They shall seek me early and shall not finde me.

Seem]

To be, 1 King. 21. 2. marg. Shew, Neh. 2. 4. marg. Think, Luk. 8. 18. marg.

Seem]

Heb. 4. 1. Any of you should seem to come short of it, that is, should come short. So Luk. 81. 8. compared with Luk. 19. 26. & 25. 29. 1 Cor. 11. 16. as those who run in a race, and yet come not to the gaol, and so receive not the prize, 1 Cor. 9. 24. or come late, as the foolish Virgins, Mat. 23. 10. Annot.

Seemly]

Comely, decent, fitting, Prov. 19. 10. & 26. 11.

To be seen of them, Mat. 6. 1. The word foreign imports such a beholding, or looking on, as is on a stage or theatre; for men that act parts, or strive for masteries, whose reward consists onelyonly in the foreign & foreign, vers. 2. the applause, and praises, and approbation of the Spectators; which appears to be the meaning of the word here. Dr. Ham. Annot. ….

Seer]

;;A Prophet to whom God did make known himself and things secret, by visions. 1 Sam. 9. 9. He that is a Prophet, was in old time called a Seer, Numb. 12. 6.

Seers]

2 Chr. 33. 19. or Hosai, marg.

Seethe]

To boyl, Exod. 16. 23. A Kid, Exod. 23. 19. Flesh, Exod. 29. 31. Pottage, 2 King. 4. 38. Bones, …. 24. 5.

Seething pot, Jer. 1. 13. Heb. A pot blown up, and so made to boyl, Job 41. 20. A resemblance of Jerusalem, and of the grievous condition of the inhabitants thereof, which they should be in, during the siege of the City, Ezek. 11. 3, 7. & 24. 3, 5. Annot.

…]

Made strong, or exalted. 1 King. 19. 34.

Seit]

Bristled, hairy, a Kid, or a …, or tempest. A Hill, Gen. 14. 16. A Countrey, Gen. 32. 3. A mans name, …. 36. 20. 2 Chr. 1. 38.

…]

The same. A place, Judg. 3. 26.

Seise]

To drive out of ones …, Josh. 8. 7. To exact ones due, as a Creditor on his Debtor, Psal. 55. 15. To take hold on, Jer. 49. 24. To possesse and keep, Mat. 21. 38.

Sela]

A rock. Isa. 61. 1. or Selah, A City, 2 King. 14. 7.

Selah]

;;Elevation, or lifting up, whether of the minde to mark, or of the voyce to strain it, or of both, Psal. 3. 2. & 21. 2. and often elsewhere.

;;This word for the matter imports an asseveration of a thing so to be; 2. and an admiration thereat. For the manner, it is a note of singing high, and therefore is used onelyonly in Songs and Psalms, and that in the end of a verse commonly, excepting some few places, Psal. 55. 19. & 57. 3. Hab. 3. 2, 9. where it is set in the midst.

;;The Chaldce Paraphrast, and some other Hebrews have turned it [for ever] and Junius somewhere rendereth it [plain] to note evidence; somewhere [Maxime] and [Summe] to note excellency, as Psal. 3. 2. & 21. 2.

Seloth hammahlekoth]

The rock of divisions. A place, 1 Sam. 23. 28.

Seled]

Affliction. Syr. warning, or resting. 1 Chr. 2. 30. The Son of Nadab.

Seleucia]

Troubled, broken in picces. A City built by Seleucus Nicanor, 1 Maccab. 11. 8. through which Paul wandred, Act. 13. 14.

Selfe]

;;Ones person, soul, and body. Mat. 22. 39. Love thy Neighbour as thy selfe; that is, so well, but not so much.

;;2. Ones Wife. Eph. 5. 15. He that loveth his Wife loveth himself.

;;3. Our reason and will, as it is corrupted with sin, which cleaves so close to us, and we make so much of it, as if it were our own self. Luk. 9. 23. Let him deny himself. It is the same with Eph. 4. 22.

;;4. The mercies of God, or his truth and justice. Isa. 43. 25. I will put out his iniquity from my selfe. 2 Tim. 2. 13. He cannot deny himselfe. His Mercy and Justice be himself.

Self]

Take heed unto your selves, Josh. 23. 11. Hebr. souls, marg.

Self-will]

Gen. 46. 6. or Pleasure Aynsw.

Self-willed]

foreign, Tit. 1. 17. The word signifieth one wayward, sroward, stiffe, inflexible, stulborn; such a one as pleaseth himself, yea setleth and resteth himself wholly in his own invention, counsell, opinion or action; peevishly rejecting and despising others in their opinions and actions. Taylor on Tit. p. 131.

To sell]

;;To depart from some commodity in respect of a due price that is given us for it.

Divers things may not be sold; as,

1. Men, Joel 3. 3. Deut. 21. 14. This sin is threatned, Amos 2. 6. Joel 3. 3.

2. Blood, Numb. 35. 32.

3. Chastity, Deut. 23. 18.

4. Justice, Act. 24. 26.

5. The Souls of Men, Mat. 16. 26. This is the sin of false Teachers, 2 Pet. 2. 3.

6. Things that were types of Christ and his grace, this was Esau's sin, Gen. 25. 34.

7. The gifts of the holy Ghost, this was the sin of Gehazi, 1 King. 5. and Simon Magus, Act. 8. 19, 20.

8. Christ himself; This was Julas his sin, Mat. 26. 15. In p. 570respect of the manner, it must not be with violence and oppression, Lev. 25. 14, 17, 21, 27, 50, 51, 52. Nor on the Sabbath day, Neh. 10. 31.

It is spoken of God, delivering his people over into the hands of their enemies, Deut. 32. 30. Judg. 2. 14. & 3. 8. & 10. 7. 1 Sam. 12. 7.

2. Of Man, in respect of himself; who,

1. Is sold under …; i. e. subject unto his corruptions, though he wrastleth against them, Rom. 7. 14.

2. Unto …, when he is given over altogether to do wickedness, like a slave, 1 King. 21. 20.

2. In respect of others; and then it signifieth,

1. To bring into bondage and servitude, Nah. 3. 4. Z. ch. 11. 5.

2. To expose others unto a prey, which is the sin of corrupt …, selling justice, and perverting judgement for a bribe, Amos 2. 6.

To sell all we bave]

;;To pull our hearts from the things we possesse, and to be ready indeed to make sale of …, when Gods glory, and the necessity of our … … it. Mar. 10. 21. Sell all thou hast, and give it to the poor. Act. 2. 45. & 4. 34.

;;2. Willingly to depart from and forsake all our sins, both of Nature and Action, open and …; and all our pleasures and profits too, … we cannot hold without sin. Mat. 13. 44. He … all that he hath, and buyeth the field where the treasure was hid.

To … the truth]

;;To make sleight reckoning of it, as men commonly do of those things which they sell. Prov. 23. 23. … the truth, but sell it not.

Seller]

One that setteth a commodity to sale, and turneth it into money, to make a gain thereof, Isa. 24. 2. Ezek. 7. 12, 13. Act. 16. 14.

Turnyour selves, Ezek. 18. 30, 32. or others, marg.

Semachiah]

Cleaving, or joyned to the Lord. 1 Chr. 26 7.

Semajah]

The Son of Shechaniah, 1 Chr. 3. 22. See ….

…]

Hearing, or obeying. Luk. 3. 26.

Senaah]

A bramble, an enemy. A City, Nehem. 3. v. 3.

Senate]

The Senators, or such as belonged to the Councel, Act. 5. 21. The word foreign, comes of foreign, an old man; which seemeth to import, that only such are meet to be ….

…]

Psal. 105. 22. or Elders, the Kings, Nobles and Counsellers, Gen. 50. 7. Aynsw.

To send]

;;To appoint and put forth (of favour) any person unto some publick function, furnishing him with gifts and authority thereunto. Thus God sent his Son to do the office of a Mediator. Gal. 4. 4. God sent his Son born of a woman. Also thus he sendeth Ministers to preach the Gospel. Rom. 10. 15. How can they preach unlesse they be sent? Jer. 14. 14. I have not sent them. Jerem. 23. 21.

;;Note, that Christ (as God) did exist and had being, … he took flesh of the Virgin, being God from everlasting, begotten of his Fathers substance, to whom he is …, and in time sent into the …, to take our …: which confuteth Arius, Servetus, Socinus, and others, who … unto Christ a temporary created …, making of him a God by Office, not by Nature and ….

;;2. To choose, assign, or appoint to this end that they be sent, Joh. 17. 18.

;;3. To appoint a person (in wrath) unto some publick function, for the which he is not fitted of God: after this sort God sendeth forth foolish Shepheards, and unjust Princes, for the punishment of sinners, Isa. 10. 6. I will send him to a … Nation, &c.

;;4. To fulfill some promised good thing, or some threatned evill. … it is written, that God sends his Spirit. Joh. 16. 7. If I depart, I will send him unto you. Thus God is said to send the Sword or Famine, &c. Amos 8. 11. I will send a Famine, &c. 2 Sam. 24. The Lord sent a pestilence.

;;5. To commit something over unto others of trust and charge. Act. 11. 30. They sent it by the hands of … and Saul.

;;6. To direct and dispose some persons by a secret providence to do something for some such end as by them was never fore-thought of. Thus God is said to have sent Joseph into Aegypt, Gen. 45. 7. and Saul to Samuel, 1 Sam. 9. 16.

Send]

Sometimes signifieth to Declare, Joh. 11. 3. Act. 10. 36. Rev. 1. 1, 11. Hence to send word to one, is, To signifie and make known, Judg. 11. 28. Prov. 26. 6. Sometimes to Command, Psal. 105. 20. So God is said to send his word to any, whom he commandeth to observe the same, Mal. 1. 4. Psal. 107. 19. & 147. 5. Sometimes to Consult with, or ask counsel, Prov. 22. 21. Also to … help, Hos. 5. 13. Sometimes to destroy, and cast away, Joel 3. 13. Rev. 4. 15, 16, 18, 19. Sometimes to condemn eternally, Rev. 14. 19. and sometimes to let alone, not to meddle with, Act. 5. 38. Sometimes to give leave, permit, Mar. 5. 12. & 8. 3. Sometimes to direct by a secret providence, Gen. 45. 5. 1 Sam. 9. 16. Sometimes to force away, 2 Sam. 13. 16.

To send the holy Ghost]

;;signifies 2 things.

;;1. To cause the holy Ghost to be present by some miraculous visible manner, as when he came down upon Christ, Mat. 3. 16. and upon the Apostles, Act. 2. 3. See Act. 18. Joh. 15. 26. Hereof understand that in Joh. 7. 36. This kind of sending was necessary to found the Primitive Church with signes and wonders, strange and open, to convict Infidels, that all was done by God himself.

;;2. To convey the Spirit invisibly into the hearts of the Elect, to make them new men, secretly and mightily inspiring them with new thoughts, motions, and affections, that they may lead a new life, which is the work of the holy Ghost purifying the heart. Act. 15 8, 9.

To send the Sword]

;;To make or cause to come the calamity of War, bloudy strife, and debate. Mat. 10. 34. I come not to send peace, but a sword. Neither Christ, or his coming, nor the Gospel preached, have any such end propounded properly, as to cause deadly dissension and War (for Christ and his Doctrine in their own nature, and of themselves tend to peace, and effect peace and atonement between God and men, and amongst men mutually one to another) but those words in Matthew shew what event doth follow the coming of Christ and his Gospel accidentally, through the fault of ungodly unbelievers, who had rather strive to death against their nearest of kindred and bloud, then to leave their heresies, superstitions, and wickedness, that they might imbrace the truth of Gods Word; as lamentable experience in all times and places of Europe, hath abundantly proved, and whereof this Island in our memory hath given tryal.

Seneh]

A rock. 1 Sam. 14. 4.

Senir]

A sleeping candle, or the prospering of a candle, or of a Teacher. A hill, 1 Chr. 5. 23. called Hermon: Sirion, Deut. 3. 8. 9.

Sennacherib]

See Sanacherib.

Sense]

The meaning, Neh. 8. 8.

Senses]

Judgement and ability to discem, Heb. 5. 14.

Sensual]

Carnal, fleshly, Jam. 3. 15. Jude v. 19.

To be sent]

;;in the ordinary and proper signification, noteth an inferiour estate to the sender; as in Act. 8. 14. but not so alwayes, as in the sending of the Son by the Father, and of the holy Ghost by them both.

Sent forth into all the earth, Rev. 5. 6. To descry what is done, enterprised, or intended in any part of the world, that is, or may be advantagious for, or prejudicial to, the good and … of his Church. Prov. 15. 3. 2 Chr. 16. 9. Zech. 4. 10. Annot.

Sent many Letters unto, Nehem. 6. 17. Heb. multiplyed Letters passing to, marg. Sent for him, 1 Sam. 17. 31. Heb. took him, marg. Sent out, Jonah 1. 4. Heb. cast forth, marg.

And sent them, Gen. 32. 23. Heb. caused to passe, marg. Deut. 11. 15. Heb. give, marg.

Sent]

Hos. 14. 7. or Memorial, marg.

Sent]

The smell, Hos. 14. 7.

2. It signifieth the virtue and force in a thing, Job 14. 9.

3. Manners and conversation, Jer. 48. 11.

Sentence]

;;Judgement. 2 Cor. 1. 9. For we received the sentence of death.

p. 5712. A saying, or speech, Dan. 5. 12. & 8. 23.

3. A judgement in controversie, Deut. 17. 9, 10.

4. The meaning, Ib. 10.

It signifies sometimes opinion, Act. 15. 19.

Sentence]

2 Cor. 1. 9. or Answer, marg.

Gave sentence, Luk. 23. 24. or Assented, marg.

Dark sentences]

Dan. 8. 23. Heb. Chiddoth, and is properly hid things and enigmatical; as Psal. 78. 2. Hid mischiefs he minded, not hid parables: he was full of mischievous craft, and subtilty, his crafts-master therein, vers. 25. by cunning and deep policy to cover, and colour, and bring about his own vile and cruel designs; and to discover the secret plots and underminings of others. Thus was … Epiphanes. Annot.

Hard sentences]

Dan. 5. 12. Riddles. D. Transl.

…]

as Senaah, Nehem. 11. 9. The Father of Judah.

Seorim]

Gates, estimation, hairs of the head, tempest, devils, hairy, or goats. 1 Chr. 24. 8.

To separate]

;;signifieth,;;

;;1. To distinguish things different by due discretion, Jer. 15. 19. Mat. 25. 32. See Judge, Numb. 16.;;

;;2. To sanctifie and distinguish by grace, to prefer to some good estate, 1 Cor. 4. 7. 1 King. 8. 53.;;

;;3. To cast off or away, to be destroyed, or to deprive of some good, Rom. 8. 35. 1 Cor. 5. 13.;;

;;4. To free from some evill, 2 Cor. 6. 17.;;

Separate. To divide and part company, Gen. 13. 9. It signifieth to remove away from, Gen. 49. 26. To abstain, Numb. 6. 3. Lev. 22. 2. To set apart to the work of the Lord, Numb. 8. 14. Act. 13. 2. To forsake the communion of the Church, Jude v. 19. To excommunicate, Luk. 6. 22. To scatter, Deut. 32. 8. To disregard and contemn, Prov. 19. 4. To betake unto, Hos. 4. 14. To worship, Hos. 9. 10.

When they shall separate you, &c. Luk. 6. 22. The word foreign denotes the first sort of excommunication among the Jews. That they called foreign, Remotion, or Separation, to the distance of four paces, for thirty dayes, and that (though not totally, yet) in that degree, from civil, and domestick, and sacred commerce, there being a gate into the Temple, called the gate of mourners, by which these were to enter, to discriminate them from other men. And that Heb. word cannot be more literally rendred in Gr. then by foreign. This did lay a reproach on him that was under it, and therefore that which is here added of foreign, reproach you, may perhaps be but an appendix or consequent of that. Dr. Ham. Annot. e.

Separate]

Heb. 7. 26. Separate from sinners. He conversed with sinners for the reclaiming of them, as the Physitian keeps company with sick persons for the curing of them; but he neither gave allowance to their sins, nor received any contagion from them. Jones.

Separated]

Rom. 9. 3. or Accursed, marg. Comp. the text with the marg.

Who separated me, Gal. 1. 15. foreign, to separate in this place, signifies in the same manner, as Act. 13. 2. (spoken of this Apostle) a consecration to the Apostolicaloffice, only with this difference, that there it is spoken of as … … … performed by the ministery of men, here only in the designation or decree of God, which is therefore said to be foreign, from the womb, to denote the no contribution made by him towards this decree of giving him a commission to be an Apostle; or the no merit considered in him by God, when he designed him to this office. This father includes a purpose of Gods to call him from heaven, in the midst of his madness against Christians (which mercy of Gods to him, was founded in his doing of it ignorantly, 1 Tim. 1. 13.) and his foresight, that he would immediately convert upon that call; which two being first supposed (in Gods eternal purpose and prescience) it must needs follow to be an act of his unmerited free choice from all …, that God purposed to make use of him for the converting of others, who had himself been wonderfully changed from so profest an enmity to the faith, to so persect an obedience unto it, Dr. Ham. Annot. c.

Separation]

Lev. 12. 2. or, removal. The Hebrew Niddah, though it be sometimes generally used for any uncleanness separated or removed away, Ezra 9. 11. 2 Chr. 29. 5. yet it is commonly used for a womans separation for her monthly flowers. Whereof see Lev. 15. 19, &c. Aynsw.

Of his separation]

Numb. 6. 4. or Nazaritship, Consecration, meaning the vow thereof as vers. 5. so the Greek here translateth, Of his vow. Aynsw.

Water of Separation]

Numb. 19. 9. that is, water to be … for separation, to be sprinkled on such as are separated and removed, because of uncleanness, … other people. The Greek and Chaldee versions call water of sprinkling, because it was sprinkled on the unclean to purific him. According to which phrase, Christs bloud is called, the bloud of sprinkling, Heb. 12. 24. because it purifieth the conscience, and was figured by this sprinkling water, Heb. 9. 13, 14. Aynsw.

Sephar]

A book, a Scribe, a declaring, a number. A Mount of India, Gen. 10. ….

Sepharad]

A book descending, or ruling, the persection of going down. A Countrey, Obad. 1. 20.

Sepharvaim]

The same with Sephar. A Haven, or City, 2 King. 17. 24.

Sepharvites]

The same. The Citizens of Shepharvaim, who burnt their children in the fire to their Idols, 2 Kin. 17. 31.

Sepulchre]

A grave or burying place, Gen. 23. 6. 1 Sam. 10. 2. 2 Sam. 21. 14. It cometh from a word in Hebrew that signifieth to ask, for it alwayes looks for more bodies to be consumed, and is never satisfied, Prov. 27. 20. & 30. 16.

It is taken for the lowermost parts of the earth, Deut. 32. 22. Job 11. 8. For the bowels of the earth, Job 26. 2. For death, Psal. 49. 15. Job 24. 19. Eccl. 9. 10.

Sepulchre]

Put for the place in which the dead were buried, 1 King. 13. 31. Mar. 15. 46. Act. 7. 16. whereunto the throat (or tongue) is compared, as being ready to devour, Psal. 5. 9. Rom. 3. 13.

To build and garnish the sepulchres of the Prophets, Mat. 23. 29. Luk. 11. 47. is to honour their memory.

Painted Sepulchres, is spoken of hypocrites, Matth. 23. 27.

Serah]

Savouring, the mistresse of savour, or the song of savour. The Son of Asher, Gen. 46. 17.

Serajah]

My Prince of the Lord, or my Song of the Lord, 2 Sam. 8. 17.

Seraphims]

;;Elect and good Angels from heaven, burning like fire, for the purging of the godly, by the calling of God, and the consuming of the wicked like fire. Isa. 6. 2. Seraphims stood by him. The serpents which stung the people in the Wilderness, be called by the same name, and Presteres in Greek, Incensores.

Seraphims]

Isa. 6. 2. or, Seraphs. Are glorious spirits: so tearmed, from a word that signifies to fire, or to burn, because they are (as some think) of a fiery nature, or substance, or in regard of their fervency of love unto God, or in regard of their agility. And because the word is the same with that whereby those fiery serpents are designed that were sent to sting with fiery torment and inflammation, those mutinous and rebellious ones in the Wilderness, Numb. 21. 6. some thence suppose they are here so called, because they were to be Executioners of Gods siery wrath, on these obstinate and refractary wretches, against whom an heavy doom is here in the words following denounced. Annot.

Sered]

Syr. A Dyers fat. Gen. 46. 14.

Sergeant]

Act. 16. 35, 36. foreign, of foreign a rod, and foreign to have; because Sergeants carryed a bundle of rods before the Magistrates, wherewith to chastise … at the chief Officers command.

Sergius]

A net. A wise man, surnamed Paul, he desireth to hear Paul and …, and believes the Gospel, Act. 13. 7, 12.

Serpent]

;;A creature so called, being full of venome and subtilty, of all other creatures, most contrary and dangerous to mankinde, whereof there be sundry kinds. Gen. 3. 1.

;;2. Satan, for his deep wiliness and craft likened to a Serpent. Rev. 12. 9. That old Serpent. To the wiliness of his nature, (being exceeding crafty) Satan hath joyned the experience of some 6000. years; therefore called an old Serpent, Gen. 3. 13, 15. O be watchful and pray. It signifieth, both Satan and ….

;;3. A very wicked person, stuffed with the poyson of malice, and armed with policy and purpose to do evill to others, Mat. 23. 33.

p. 572;;4. A good Christian, using a godly discretion to avoyd the evils intended against him by others, and (as the … is cunning to save his head) so he to save his soul by his faith in Christ, Mat. 10. 16.;;

Serpent. Satan is so called,

1. Because he conveyed himself in the Serpent, when he tempted ….

2. Because of his Serpentine disposition,

1. In respect of his malice, both in the fountain and stream for of his own nature: his poyson is alwayes ready, as in a fountain; and in his effects it … continually, as in full streams; both against Christ, and all his members for his sake.

2. In respect of his winding; by his sly flattery and subtilty, he never ceaseth to hinder us of our paradise.

3. He is a Serpent in respect of his Serpentine conditions, he and his Angels are accursed of God above all his creatures.

The wisdome of the Serpent, which we are to strive after, consisteth in divers particulars.

1. As every year he casteth his old skin, so we should daily cast of the old man.

2. He reneweth his sight, so should we be renewed in the Spirit off our minde.

3. He reneweth it by looking upon the fennell, so should we come to the means of grace and preaching of the Word, that our eyes may be opened.

4. He shunneth the company of men, whom he knoweth to be his adversaries, so should we refrain from the company of the wicked.

5. He hideth himselfe where the breath of the Hart cannot reach him, so should we beware to entertain the evil motions of Satan.

6. He is careful to defend his head, so should we be careful of the faith and glory of Christ our head.

7. He stoppeth his ears that he be not charmed, so should we beware of men and their flattering allurements unto sin, Mat. 10. 17.

Serpent]

Taken for a naturall Serpent, Gen. 3. 1. a miraculous Serpent, Exod 4. 3. a delusive Serpent, or one in shew, Exod. 7. 12. an artificiall one, Numb. 21. 8, 9. Subtle, Gen. 49. 17. That which is hurtfull, Mat. 7. 10. Mar. 16. 18.

Old Serpent]

Rev. 12. 9. The Devill is a Serpent,

1. Because he hid and covered himself in the Serpent, in his first stratagem against our first Parents, Gen. 3. 1.

2. Because of his Serpentine disposition, in his poyson and malice against Christ and all Christians, and in his winding, by his slie flattery and subtilty, and in his accursed condition. Lieghs Annot.

And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water, &c. Rev. 12. 15. In this place allusion is made to the Sea-…, and Satan is considered in it, as a Sea-serpent. We finde three of that sort from whom the similitude may be drawn. One is Physeter, which mounteth above the tops of Ships, standing upright in the Sea like a Pillar, it … out great flouds of water. The other is Orca, a monstrous fish, which naturally liveth in war with the Whale, no wind can move the Sea to such raging waves, as they raise by their combate. The third is Balena, commonly called the Whale; these have their mouths in their foreheads, and do in such sort stir the waters, as if they breathed out bloud and showers of rain. Cowper.

Serpents root]

;;Uzziah King of Judah, Father of Hezekiah, who like a Serpent did bite and vex the Philistins, and his Son Hezekiah more grievously, like a Cockatrice, Isa. 14. 26.

Wise as Serpents]

;;Such as be provident and circumspect (as Serpents be) to see to themselves, that they be not circumvented by crafty ones of this world. Mat. 10. 16 Be wise as serpents.

Their tails were like unto Serpents, Rev. 9. 19. which come suddenly out of their holes, and sting men before they see them. Or, … use power and subtilty. Or, they kill bodies by force, and sting souls to death by … impostures. ….

Servant]

;;A bondman, one conquered in wars, or … for money, and in that regard, bound to … him by whom his life was preserved. 2 King. 5. 2. The Aramites had gone out in Bands, and taken a little Maid of Israel, and she served Naamans wife. Exod. 21. 2. If thou buy an Hebrew servant. Eph. 6. 5. Col. 4. 1.

;;Note. As servitude came in with a curse, and implyeth a spirituall curse, Gen. 9. 25. So Soveraingty somewhere is a spirituall blessing, Gen. 27. 29. See Gen. 25. 23. & Rom. 9. 12.

;;2. Every faithfull person, being bought and redeemed from the bondage of sin, and Satan, to serve and obey God, in righteousnesse and true holinesse. Rom. 6. 22. And made servants to God. Luk. 1. 74, 75. Being delivered from our enemies, we should serve him without fear, in righteousnesse and holinesse of truth.

;;3. One that serveth and obeyeth God, nor onelyonly in the common profession of godlinesse, but in some particular function and calling. Thus Paul calleth himself the servant of God. Rom. 1. 1. Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. In this sense also, Christ is termed the Servant of his Father, to execute his will (as Mediator) in working mans redemption. Isa. 53. 11. My righteous servant.

;;4, One whom God doth use as an instrument and means to effect and perform his will in the work of some particular mercy, or some particular judgement. Thus may Cyrus be called the Servant of God, his Shepheard and anointed, Isa. 44. last. & 45. 1.

;;5. Every creature of God obeying his will, as a Servant, obeyeth the will of his Master. Psal. 119. 91. For all are thy servants.

;;6. One, that is in bondage under the Ceremonies of Moses Law. Gal. 4. 7. Thou art no more a Servant, but a Son. Such an one was so servant to the Law, as to a Tutor, yet was free by the Spirit of Adoption. One that is a vile slave, and subject to others, Gen. 9. 26, 27.

;;7. One which is of a base minde, having mean or no gifts, being a man of no worth or respect for good qualities. Eccl. 10. 4. I have seen servants on horses.

;;8. One of inferiour condition and low degree. Eccl. 10. 7. Princes walk as servants.

;;9. One which serveth and ministreth to the Church in the duties of Charity, Rom. 16. 1.

;;10. One that addicteth himself to serve and please the appetites of evill men, and to compose himself wholly to their evil examples and behests, without regard of God or godlinesse, 1 Cor. 7. 23.;;

;;11. One that bindeth himself to serve another in all good and lawfull matters, and in those which are also indifferent, not onelyonly with body, but with the minde also. Eph 6. 5, 6.;;

A … servant to one]

;;To be a creature as well as he, Rev. 19. 20. & 22. 9.

His servant Iohn]

Rev. 1. 1. As he was the beloved Apostle, so Christ honoured him above others, in writing this Scripture. He appeareth to be an Evangelist, in his Gospel; an Apostle, in his Epistles; and a Prophet, in his Revelation. Annot.

Servant]

I made my self servant to all, 1 Cor. 9. 19. Servants, or foreign, bond-men or slaves, were wholly in the power of their Masters; they had power of life and death over them, much more of their bodies for labour, without giving them any wages or reward. To doe all that they are commanded is but the due debt to their Masters, which if they perform they are not praised, but punished if they doe it not; whereas they that are free, if they doe any office for any, they may in reason expect to be paid for it. So here St. Paul being a free-man, no slave to the Corinthians, i. e. under no obligation to preach without maintenance, vers. 1. might in reason expect from them reward for all his service, his preaching, &c. but he did all this for nothing, and that he calls, foreign, his serving them as a servant doth without any wages, or as though he were a servant, Dr. Ham. Annot b.

Servant of righteousnesse]

;;One who obeyeth God in doing righteous works commanded in his Law. Rom. 6. 18. Ye are made the servants of righteousnesse; that is, ye live righteously. Such are called the Servants of God, to teach, that God is served when righteous works are done and performed.

Servant of Servants]

;;A most … and perpetuall servant, for ever … to his …, Gen. 9. 25. See Exod. 26. 33. Ezr. 7. 22. Deut. 10. 17.

Servant of sin]

;;One who of his own accord … p. 573obeyeth the desires and motions of sin. Rom. 6. 20. For when ye were the servants of sin; that is, when ye lived in sin, doing that willingly it ….

Servants]

were either by birth so, or so made.

So by birth, were those born of … maids, though the Father had been free: hereunto David alludeth, Psal. 116. 16. I am the Son of thy Hand-maid; i. e. my Mother dwelt within thy house, and was within the Covenant, and I was born within thy house, and belong to thee. When both the Parents were free, then the Childe was free. Hereunto Paul alludes, Phil. 3. 5.

So made, either by the law of Nations, or by the Civill law. The first way were these taken in War. Christ alludeth to this form, Luk. 4. 18. calling miserable sinners, Captives. And the Apostle, 2 Pet. 1. 19. By the Civill law, were such as sold themselves to be slaves. Hereunto the holy Ghost alludeth, 1 King. 21. 25.

Servants in respect of their imployment, were of 4 sorts among the Jew.

1. Those who had the greatest charge in the house, as Eleazar in Abrahams house; such a one was …'s steward, Luk. 8. 3. These were said to stand before their Master, 1 King. 10. 8. Hereunto the Angel alludeth, Luk. 1. 19. it imports their readinesse to serve him. Of such Christ speaks, Mat. 24. 45.

2. Those who had an inferiour sort of service; such was Elisha, who poured water upon the hands of Eliah.

A 3. sort were these who were more servile, as Cooks and Bakers, 1 Sam. 8.

The 4. were those who were set to the basest sort of service, as to grinde in the Man-mill, Exod. 11. 5. Such are said to fit … the Mill, because they thrust the Mill before them, as they wrought; they were Captives, who in the day did grinde in the Mill, and in the night were shut up in a pit or dungeon, and the door was shut with a milstone. Isaiah alludeth to this, ch. 47. 2. This service among the Greeks was called foreign is called dust, because they served in the dust. This word now is appropriate to Churchservice.

They had likewise their Mercenary servants, which was more ease. The time of this service lasted but 3 years, Deut. 15. 18. Isa. 16. 14. … alludeth to this sort, Job. 7. 1. Weems Morall law, P 57, 58, 59.

His servants]

Rev. 1. 1. The faithful; not his servants at large, as all men, yea all the creatures are. Psal. 119. 91. & 148. 8. but his Servants in speciall manner, his houshold Servants. Gal. 6. 10. Eph. 2. 19. for their use and behoof it is, that these things are revealed by God to Christ, and by Christ to those that are, yet in a more special manner, as John here, and Paul else where is styled. Rom. 1. 1. 2 Cor. 1. 1. Gods servants, the Apostles, and the Prophets. Amos 3. 7. See chap. 10. 7. chap. 19. 2, 5. Annot.

Servants]

;;Such as earnestly and constantly obey God. Rev. 22. 3. And his servants shall serve him.

Though Gods servants shall enjoy abundance of grace and comfort here on earth, before the end of the world, and perfection of glory in heaven, yet the relation of servants to God, shall abide still. Annot.

To serve]

;;To submit our selves to obey such who are Lords over us, and bought us with their money. Exod. 21. 9. And he shall serve him for ever. This is done willingly, or unwillingly.

;;2. To obey and doe the revealed will of God, in the generall calling of a Christian. Heb. 12. 28. Let us have grace, that we may serve God. This is our service of God, in respect of our common vocation, as we are Christians.

;;3. To be obedient unto God, by doing readily and constantly the duty of some publick calling, to the honour of God, and the good of his people. Rom. 1. 9. Whom I serve in the Gospel of his Son. Act. 13. 36. After he had served his time. Mat. 20. 28. This is our service of God, in respect of a particular function, 1 Chr. 28. 9.

;;4. To yeeld our selves unto God, by the inward obedience of the …, witnessed by the outward gesture of the body, in kneeling, bowing, lifting up eyes and hands to him, as to one that hath absolute power over us, and knowledge of us. Mat. 4. …. Thou shalt … the Lord thy God, and him onelyonly shalt thou serve. Exod. 20. 5. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor serve them. This is our religious service of God in his publick worship.

;;5. To stick upon, and to follow the true God and his true worship, forsaking all strange gods, or strange worship of the true God. Josh. 24. 15. I and my house will serve the Lord.

To serve. To be altogether addicted to a person, or a thing. Thus we must not serve Mammon, Mat. 6. 24. Luk. 16. 3. nor the …, …. 16. 18. nor wine, Tit. 2. 3. nor our lusts, Tit. 3. 3. … …, in matters of …, 1 Cor. 7. 23. nor the hostes of heaven, Act. 7. 42. nor strange gods, Jer. 5. 19. nor any creature, Rom. 1. 25. But we must serve God, Exod. 3. 12. Luk. 1. 74. and Christ, Rom. 16. 18. Act. 20. 19. and that with fear, Psal. 2. 11. with joy and gladnesse, Psal. 100. 2. with one consent, Zeph. 3. 9. without fear (servile) Luk. 1. 74. In the Spirit, Rom. 1. 9. …. 4. 24. In … of …, Rom. 7. 6. Constantly, Rev. 7. 15. Act. 26. 7. Sincerely, …. 24. 14. which … ought to shew forth, by seeking none but him, Deut. 6. 3. 1 Cor. 7. 23. In obeying him in all things, in the advancement of his glory, 1 Cor. 10. 31.

It is taken for to apply ones self unto the humour of another, 1 Cor. 9. 19. To be milde and gentle, 1 King. 12. 7. 2 Chron. 10. 7. To submit wholly to the lust of another: Hence we are said to make God a servant to us, when we sin grievously against him, …. 43. 24. To obey, and that both lawfully, Rom. 7. 25. and …, Ib. & 6. 6, 17, 20. Joh. 8. 34. to exercise the works, of charity, Gal. 3. 13.

Serve

Jer. 40. 9. Heb. to stand before, marg. It's, To do service, Exod. 21. 6. To be under subjection, Gen. 25. 23. To worship, whether the true God, or false Gods, Deut. 4. 28. To minister to, Luk. 10. 40. To live out this time, Act. 13. 36. To stick unto, follow, Joh. 12. 26. To …, 1 Cor. 9. 13. There's serving,

1. Civilly, Gen. 29. 20. Hos. 12. 12.

2. Sensually, Tit. 3. 3. Rom. 6. 16.

3. Idolatrously, Exod. 20. 32. Psal. 106. 36. Rom. 1. 25.

4. Divinely, when we doe service to the true God in a right manner, unfaignedly, Josh. 22. 5. in sincerity and truth Ib. 24. 14. with a perfect heart, 1 Chr. 28. 9. with sear, Psa. 2. 11. gladnesse, Psal. 100. 2. one consent, Zeph. 3. 9. without fear, Luk. 1. 74. in the spirit, Rom. 1. 9. in newnesse of life, Rom. 7. 6. day and night, Act. 26. 7.

5. Christianly, Rom. 14. 18. Heb. 12. 28.

Serve]

Heb. 5. … serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things. The whole earthly tabernacle, with the Priesthood, Sacrifices, and ceremonies, appertaning to it, were Types and Shadows of Christ, and of heavenly things to be obtained through him. Their service as for the matter …, it consisted of corporal things, so for the manner, it was but a shadow of the true Sacrifice. Annot.

Heb. 9. 14. Purge your consciences from dead works to serve the living God. Implying that no service is acceptable to God unto salvation, unlesse the conscience be first purified by the bloud of Jesus Christ, see 1 Pet. 2. 5. purged I say, 1 Joh. 1. 9. both in respect of justification and sanctification. Annot.

Heb. 13. 10. which serve the Tabernacle. Which still stubbornly observe the Levitical Ceremonies. Such cut themselves off, from the communion of Christ, Gal. 5. 3. Annot.

To serve at the Altar]

;;To performe the whole office of the Levitical Priest, whereof Oblations or Sacrifices (being a chief part) are put for the whole, by a …. 1 Cor. 9. 13. They which serve (or wait) at the Altar, are partakers of the Altar.

To serve for a Wife]

;;With muth patience, …, meeknesse, and hard conditions to get him a Wife, as Jacob did. Hos. 12. 12. Gen. 29. 20. & 31. 40, 41.

;;Note this, that whereas men used of their substance to give dowries, Gen. 34. 11. Exod. 22 …. Jacob out of his poverty having … to give, Gen. 32. 10. giveth his service to his Uncle for a Wife (which service was hard to him) as David with perill of his life gave 100. foreskins of the Philistins in stead of a dowry, 1 Sam. 18. 23, 25, 27. This of Jacob may be mysticall, and applyed to Christ, whose spouse is beautifull, Cant. 4. 1, 7. and made him to serve. See Isa. 43. 24.

To serve the Lord]

;;To do all things according to the … of God, with an … desire therein to glorifie God, making his praise the … mark of our obedience to his p. 574word. Rom. 12. 11. Serving the Lord. If we stretch the sense of this precept yet further, hereby to signifie unto us, that we ought to serve not men, but God: and that the Lord ruleth over great and small, then we have a more full meaning.

;;Such as do interpret the words [Serving the time] intend not thereby, that as Neutrals, and Temporizers, … should change our Religion and behaviour, as times do change; but either to watch the opportunity and seasons of doing good things; or to observe what is fittest to be done, … … the circumstance of time, fitting our selves thereunto, yet without turning from truth and honesty, either to the right hand, or the left: or to consider how short our time is, using this world as if we did not use it, 1 Cor. 7. Or patiently to bear adversities, at what time they befall us. But the first reading hath far more Greek Copies, and authorities of more learned Writers, old and new, to confirm and countenance it, as … and Paraeus do write upon the place.

To serve lusts]

;;To obey wicked motions, by consenting unto them, or practising them. Tit. 3. 3. Serving divers lusts and pleasures.

To serve our neighbour]

;;To apply our selves cheerfully and diligently, to doe him all the good we can. Gal. 5. 13. Serve one another through love.

To serve riches]

;;To love riches, obeying the covetous desire thereof, Matth. 6. 24. Ye cannot serve God and riches.

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A bough, or plant. The Father of Nahor, Gen. 11. 22.

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;;Businesse, labour, and indeavour about the good and welfare of others. Rom. 12. 11. Not slothful to do service.

;;2. Divine religious worship given to Idols. Gal. 4. 11. Ye did service to them who were no gods. ;;Here … overthrown that Popish distinction of Latria, (a worship due to God alone) and Doulia (a worship peculiar to Saints:) seeing the worship of Idols is here called [Doulia] which word is … elsewhere applyed to signifie the worship of God, Rom. 12. 11. and eleven times in the Scripture besides. … is attributed to God 19. times in the New Testament, and the Greek Interpreters have given it 9. times unto God in the Old Testament, Doulia 27. times, as learned Paraeus in his Lectures on the Romans, ch. 12. v. 1. hath observed.

;;3. Subjection and obedience, such as Servants doe owe unto their bodily Masters, Eph. 6. 7. where in Greek the word is [Doulia.]

;;4. Ministration of alms, or relief unto the poor Saints at Jerusalem, Rom. 15. 31. comp. with v. 25.

;;5. Divine, spirituall, and inward worship, by mortification of sinful lusts. Rom. 12. 1. Service of God.

Service]

1. To man, being put for obedience in labour and work, which a Servant oweth to his Master, Gen. 29. 27. & 30. 26. Eph. 6. 7. And for ministration of alms, and relief of the poor, Rom. 15. 25, 31. Phil. 2. 30.

2. To God, being put for a common subjection under him, 2 Chr. 12 8. For an Ecclesiasticall performance in and about Gods publick religious worship, Exod. 12. 25, 26. Rom. 9. 4. For spirituall service, Rom. 12. 1. Phil. 2. 17. and obedience to the Gospel, the fruit of faith.

3. To Idols, Gal. 4. 8.

Service]

;;Offices and duties of Charity, performed indeed towards the Saints, and not only promised. Rev. 2. 29. I know thy service.

The ministring to the Saints, as Rom. 16. 1. Heb. 6. 10. Annot.

Servile]

Ordinary and common labour, Lev. 23. 7, 8, 21. Numb. 28. 18, 25.

Servitour]

2 King. 4. 43. He that attended upon him, namely Gehezi. Annot.

Servitude]

Bondage, Lam. 1. 3. The ground of it is sin. The first Servant was a disobedient Son, Gen. 9. 25.

… is a servitude of the Body, and a servitude of the Minde. Both are,

1. Naturall.

2. Politicall.

3. Of the Conscience.

Naturall, of the mind, is the ignorance and weaknesse of it, yet without sin.

Of the body, is sicknesse and whatsoever belongeth to it, and death; from this Christ hath not freed us in this life, onelyonly he hath turned them into a blessing, Rom. 8. 28.

Politicall is threefold:

1. Civill,

2. Filial,

3. Servile.

Civill, is of the Subject unto the Magistrate.

Filiall, of the Childe to the Parents.

Servile, of the Servant to his master. Christ hath not freed us from this in this life, for his Grace is neither repugnant to Nature, nor Humane right, yet he causeth that we abide under it willingly not by compulsion.

The servitude of Conscience consisteth in divers particulars.

1. That none dare confide and … in God, but that at the remembrance of sin, the Conscience is terrified. This is called the fear of death, not onelyonly …, but eternall; from this the godly are freed in this life, and this freedome is their happinesse, that notwithstanding our sins, yet we dare trust our selves to God. This is called liberty and boldnesse, 2 Chron. 3. 17. and the spirit of adoption, Rom. 8. 15.

2. In that man by nature gives way to his own lust, neglecting God; and if at anytime he be awaked out of sin, to serve God, yet it is either out of hope of reward, or fear of punishment. This the Apostle speakes of Rom. 7. & Gal. 4. From this the godly are freed, Rom. 8. 2. They that are Christs are Sons, and … not God like Mercenary servants. This Christ doth by setting before our eyes the horror of sin, the wrath of God, and then the love of God in Christ, and hope of eternall life. This is but begun in this life.

3. In that the worship of God is tyed either to certain Ceremonies (though commanded) or certain Persons, or certain Times, or certain Places; or unto the using of, or abstaining from certain things in themselves, neither good nor evill. From this Christ hath freed us altogether in this life.

4. In that the promises of Grace were shadowed out in ceremonies, types and figures, which were a vail cast over them. So that they were but obscurely discerned. Christ hath freed us from this, Col. 2. 14. So that now we behold his glory with open face, 2 Cor. 3. 18.

5. In that we are terrified by every thing, except in prosperity, whereby we are exceedingly lifted up. From this Christ hath freed us, by setting before our eyes a certain hope of immortality, fince he hath opened the way to us by his blood, not onelyonly by example, but by satisfaction also; which is ratified with God by his resurrection from the dead.

Set]

hath divers significations, according unto that whereto it is applyed; as,

1. To impose, Gen. 4. 15.

2. To place, Gen. 6. 16. & 9. 13.

3. To fix steadfastly, Gen. 44. 21.

4. To appoint, Exod. 1. 11.

5. To prefixe, Gen. 17. 21,

9. To apply, Exod. 7. 23.

7. To compasse, Exod. 19. 23.

8. To stretch, Exod. 23. 31.

9. To be altogether bent, Exod. 32. 12.

10. To order, Exod. 40. 4.

11. To exalt, or lift up, Numb. 21. 8.

12. To goe on, Numb. 22. 1.

13. To propound or lay open, Deut. 4. 8.

14. To be pleased with, Deut. 7. 7.

15. To put, Deut. 14. 24.

16. To burn, Jam. 3. 6.

Set]

Deut. 1. 8. Heb. given, marg. 2 Sam. 6. 3. Heb. made to ride, marg.

Set by reason of his age, 1 King. 14. 4. Heb. stood for boarinesse, marg. Psal. 78. 8. Heb. prepared, marg. Eccl. 7. 14. Heb. made, marg. Isa. 19. 2. Heb. mingle. marg.

Set the battle in aray, 2 Chr. 13. 3. Hebr. bound together, marg.

To set forward, 1 Chr. 23. 4. or to oversee, marg.

To set the … ets]

;;Exod. 40. 8. The stability of the Church and members thereof, grounded and stablished by faith in Christ, Isa. 33. 20. & 14. 32. 1 Tim. 3. 15.

p. 575Set themselves, 1 Chr. 11. 14. or stood, marg.

Set up, Ezr. 4. 12. or finished, marg. Ezek. 31. 4. or, brought up, marg. Dan. 10. 10. Heb. moved, marg. Mal. 3. 15. Heb. built, marg.

Unto Set some words are annexed, as day, feasts, time, &c. whereof the meaning will appear by the context.

Seth]

Set, or put, Gen. 4. 25. 1 Chron. 1. 1. The Son of Adam.

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Hid, or destroying. The Son of Michael, Numb. 13. 13.

Setter]

A Preacher, Act. 17. 18.

Settings]

Exod. 28. 17. Set in it settings of stones, Heb. fill in it fillings of stone, marg.

Settle]

To make stedfast, 1 Pet. 5. 10. To appoint, 1 Chr. 17. 14. To be confident, Jer. 48. 11. Zech. 1. 12.

Settle]

The jutting out, Ezek. 43. 14, 17, 20. The original is foreign, which Buxtorf. renders by diazoma, projectura, prominentia, quoting this very place.

Seven]

signifies, Many times, Gen. 33. 3. & 1 Sam. 2. 5. Prov. 26. 25.

Or often; a certain number put for an uncertain. Matth. 18. 21. Forgive him unto seven times, Isa. 4. 1. Prov. 24. 16. 1 King. 2. 5. Isa. 3. 4.

Seven]

Spoken of,

1. In Units; and applyed to Abominations, Prov. 6. 16 Altars, Numb. 23. 1. Angels, Rev. 8. 2. Baskets, Mat. 15. 37. Brethren, Mat. 22. 25. Bullocks, Numb. 23. 29. Candlesticks, Rev. 1. 12. Chamberlains, Est. 1. 10. Churches, Rev. 1. 4. Counsellours, Ezr. 7. 14. Crowns, Rev. 12. 3. Cubits, Ezek. 41. 3. Daughters, Exod. 2. 16. Dayes, 1 Sam. 11. 3. Deacons, Act. 21. 8. Devils, Mar. 16. 9. Ears of corn, Gen. 41. 5. Ewe-lambs, Gen. 21. 28. Eyes, Rev. 5. 6. Heads, Rev. 12. 3. He-goats. 2 Chr. 29. 21. Horns, Revel. 5. 6. Kings, Revel. 17. 10. Loaves, Mar. 8. 20. Locks of hair, Judg. 16. 13. Maidens, Est. 2. 9. Moneths, 1 Sam. 6. 1. Mountaines, Rev. 17. 9. Nations, Deut. 7. 1. Oxen, Numb. 23. 1. Parts, Josh. 18. 5. Pillars, Prov. 9. 1. Pipes, Zech. 4. 2. Playnes, Rev. 15. 1. Priests, Josh. 6. 4. Princes, Est. 1. 14. Rams, 2 Chr. 29. 21. Sabbaths, Lev. 23. 15. Seals, Rev. 5. 1. Shepheards, Mic. 5. 5. Sons, 1 Chr. 3. 24. Souls, Gen. 46. 25. Spirits, Mat. 12. 45. Stars, Amos 5. 8. Steps, Ezek. 40. 22. Streams, Isa. 11, 15. Things, Prov. 6. 16. Thunders, Rev. 10. 3. Times, Gen. 33. 3. Tribes, Josh. 18. 2. Troubles, Job 5. 19. Trumpets, Josh. 6. 4. Vials, Rev. 15. 7. Wayes, Deut. 28. 7. Weeks, Dan. 9. 15. Yeers, Gen. 29. 18. Withs, Judg. 16. 7. Women, Isa. 4. 1. Wreaths of Chainwork, 1 King. 7. 17.

2. In hundreds, and applyed unto Chariorts, 2 Sam. 10. 18. Children of Lod, &c. Neh. 7. 37. of Kiriath-arim, &c. Ezr. 2. 25. of Zaccai, Ezr. 2. 9. of Arah, Ezr. 2. 5. Chosen men, lelf-handed, Judg. 20. 16. Such as died of the Plague, Numb. 16. 49. He-goats, 2 Chr. 17. 11. Horses, Ezr. 2. 66. Horsemen, 2 Sam. 8. 4. Men, 2 King. 3. 26. Oxen, 2 Chr. 15. 11. Persons, Jer. 52. 30. Rams, 2 Chr. 17. 11. Shekels, Exod. 38. 24. Wives, 1 King. 11. 3. Yeers, Gen. 5. 31.

3. In thousands, applyed unto an Army, … Chr. 26. 13. Children of Israel, 1 King. 20. 15. He-goats, 2 Chr. 17. 11. Horsemen, 1 Chr. 18. 4. Men that bowed not unto Baal, 1 King. 19. 18. Rom. 11. 4. Men of might, 2 King. 24. 16. Men of valour, 1 Chr. 12. 25. Rams, 2 Chron. 17. 11. Syrians on whom a wall fell, 1 King. 20. 30. and whom David slew, 1 Chr. 19. 18. Sheep, Job 1. 3. Talents of refined silver, 1 Chr. 29. 4.

Seven Angels]

Rev. 8. 2. It is granted among all Divines, that the works of Divine Providence and Government, are executed by the administration of Angels. The Angels therefore in those Visions, hold their place, over whom they are appointed by God to bring things to pass, the Angels being Authors, as it were Guides or Captains: that they seem to me to erre altogether from the scope, who think some … mystery lieth hidden under these names of Angels. Mede.

It is needless curiosity to pick out any more here of this number of Seven, as if there were no more by whose ministery God governeth the world, or as if these were Princes of the rest. Cowper.

Seven Candlesticks]

See Candlestick.

Seven Churches]

;;The whole Church militant on earth, the estate thereof is set forth of John, by the … of the seven Churches in Asia, in his time. Rev. 1. 20. Seven Candlesticks are the seven Churches

Seven crowns]

;;The supreme majesty of the Romish Emperor, subduing other Provinces and Nations unto him, by innumerable and great victories. Rev. 12. 3. Having seven crowns upon his head.

Seven eyes]

;;The most perfect providence of God. Zech. 3. 9. Seven eyes shall be upon one stone.

Seven eyes]

;;The seven Spirits of God, or the manifold gifts of the Spirit, wherewith Christ endoweth the faithfull. Rev. 5. 6. Seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God.

Seven-fold]

;;Not in the seventh generation and age, either of Cain, or as the Hebrews fable, that Lamech being blinde, by chance hurling a stone or bat, did kill him: nor the seventh generation of him that killed Cain, as if Gods vengance should so long tarry upon his family that slew Cain: but extreme and severe punishment to be inflicted on that person whosoever killed Cain. Gen. 4. 15. Vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold.

Also it signifies often, even so often as one offended by theft, let him restore according to the law in Exod. 22. 1. Prov. 6. 31. Psal. 12. 7.

To seven and eight]

;;To so many as can be, let us do good, Eccl. 11. 2.

Seven heads]

;;Either seven sorms of Government, wherewith Rome was governed; or the seven hils with which that City was compassed. Rev. 17. 9. The seven Heads are seven Mountains. They are also seven Kings.

Seven heads]

;;Seven hils, and seven Kings, or that City which should be famous through seven … and seven Kings, to wit, Rome, the seat first, of the Empire; secondly, of the Papacy. Rev. 12. 3. Having seven heads. Some expound these seven heads of the manifold subtilties and crafty devices of the devill and his instruments. The former exposition is better.

Seven horns]

;;The most perfect …, whereby the man Christ, sitting at the right hand of his Father, ruling and governing all things, is become able to destroy his enemies, and defend his members. Rev. 5. 6. Which had seven horns. It is a Metaphor drawn from beasts, whose strength and might is in their horns.

Seven Lamps]

;;The … gifts of Sanctification, flowing from the holy Spirit of Christ. Rev. 4. 5. And there were seven lamps.

One of the seven]

;;The Romish Bishop or Pope, exercising civil authority in temporall things, like as the former seven heads or rulers did, and yet said to be the eight; either because of his spirituall jurisdiction, or else because he did surpasse all the former sorts of Governors, in impiety or tyranny, Rev. 17. 11. Is even the eight, and is one of the seven.

Seven last …]

;;The fulnesse (for Seven is a number of perfection) of Gods judgements, which being poured out upon Rome, there shall follow happy dayes, Rev. 15. 1.

Seven spirits]

;;The manifold graces of the Spirit: (as some do judge) the inumerable Angels of God, which are as a guard to wait about his Throne, Rev. 1. 4.

Seven Spirits]

;;The holy spirit of God, plentifully enriching the Church with all kinde of spirituall gifts. It must be thus interpreted in this place, because the Spirit is made Author and giver of grace and peace together with the Father and the Son. Revel. 1. 4. And from the seven Spirits.

;;2. The severall gifts which are derived from the third Person in Trinity, the holy Spirit of God. Rev. 4. 5. Which are the seven Spirits of God.

The holy Ghost is express'd in the plural number, not as though there were seven holy Ghosts, but because of the plenty, perfection, and variety of his gracious operations and influences. The number Seven is rather … then any other number, because it is a number implying perfection, and because he wrote to Seven Churches in Asia, and St. John speaks here, of Father, Son and holy Ghost, as he saw them in a Vision, now he beheld the holy Ghost in the form of Seven lights in a Vision. Leigh's Annot.

Seven stars]

;;The severall Ministers of the Churches, which for their lightsome doctrine and life, are likened … Stars. Rev. 1. 20. See Stars.

Seven Stars]

;;Rev. 1. 16. The Ministers of the seven Churches, vers. 20. Ministers give light to the world, having received it from Christ, as the stars from the Sun. ….

p. 576… … of men (Gr. names of men) seven thousand, Rev. 11. 13. A destruction of the adversaries, a certain number for the uncertain, (as 1 King. 19. 18. Rom. 11. 4.) the Spirit being pleased to use this number more often then any other, even 37 times, in this Book. The words are in the Original, were slain the names of men 7000. It may be for that this destruction lighted upon men of note, losing their dignities, honours, and revenues, by which they did before live. Bernard.

Seven thunders]

;;Most grievous judgements of all sorts, which God shal proclaim and inflict most severely, upon all wicked contemners of his Majesty; namely, the Antichristian rabble. Rev. 10. 3. And … he had cryed, seven thunders uttered their voyces. Some expound these. seven Thunders, not of severall judgments of God, but of severall zealous Instruments ordained of God to restore his Religion, and to terrifie the wicked enemies thereof.

The number of seven, answerable to the seven Trumpets, is noted, to shew, that now the Lord would begin to send out a plentifull means of instruction, to recover again his people from under Antichrist; and the times from thence till now, shew us, that he hath so done. This Ministery of the Gospel published by his faithfull servants, is compared to the voice of thunder:

1. For that it shall be made to be heard above all voices, as being the loudest, as the degrees of sound of voices, set out Chap. 19. 6. shew. No voice of multitudes, no voice of many waters, is so loud as the voice of thunder. As such a … was needfull at the giving of the Law, Exod. 19. to cast down all humane reason, and to cause men to submit themselves to the Lords will; so was it now to … down mans carnal reason, pearked up in the Antichristian State, prescribing rules of Religion, and making a … Will-worship of service unto God.

2. Because of the power of Gods word, being powerfull as thunder (as Job speaks, Chap. 26. 14.) to strike terror and fear into mens hearts. See Mar. 3. 17. Act. 24. 26. Job 37. 1.

3. Because, as the thunder of Gods power is not to be understood, Job 26. 14. so the power of Gods word passeth all mens understanding; they cannot comprehend the reason of such a mighty, and terrifying a power, as thunder, to be in so weak means, in all outward appearance. Bernard.

Seven Trumpets]

Rev. 8. 2. To blow Gods alarm against the ungratefull world, and thereby to give warning of the Vials of his wrath, to be poured forth on such as would not be amended by the judgements now denounced. They are seven blowing one after another, to shew Gods patience, who is unwilling to pour out his wrath all at once. Psal. 78. 38. Annot.

They are called Trumpets, as sounding out Gods displeasure to the earthly-minded, to awake them; as also to note, that these plagues should not be without open hostility, a proclaiming of open defiance, and provoking to war, gathering troops together, to make assaults, and to encounter one another, as deadly enemies, in battell. Bernard.

Seven Uials]

See Golden, and Vials.

Seven weeks]

;;Forty nine yeers, wherein the Jews retured from Captivity of Babylon in the dayes of Darius, and Artaxerxes, they restored City and Temple, and prospered. Dan. 9. 25. Shall be seven weeks. The 62. weeks mentioned in this ver. contain 434. years which began in the 32. year of the reign of Artaxerxes, at the revocation of Nebemiah to the Kingdom, Neh. 13. 6. and determined seven years before the destruction of City and Temple, which is signified by one week, vers. 27.

Seventh day]

was consecrated for the Sabbath and worship of God, Exod. 20. 10. On it he rested from the Creation. …. 11. Gen. 2. 3. Manna fell not this day, Ib. 16. 25. The seventh yeer is a yeer of freedome, Exod. 21. 2. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the cloud, Exod. 24. 16. The seventh month a holy convocation the first day, Lev. 23. 24.

By sevens, Gen. 7. 2. Hebr. seven seven, mar.

Seventeen]

Spoken of Shekels of silver, Jer. 32. 9. Souldiers, 1 Chr. 7. 11. Yeers, Gen. 37. 2.

Seventeenth]

Applyed to Day, Gen. 7. 11. Lot. 1 Chr. 24. 15. Year, 2 King. 16. 1.

Seventh]

Spoken of Angels, Rev. 11. 15. Brethren, Mat. 22. 26. Captain, 1 Chr. 27. 10. Chrysolite, Rev. 21. 20. David, 1 Chr. 2. 15. Day, Exod. 20. 10. Eliel the Gadite, 1 Chr. 12. 11. Elioenai, 1 Chr. 26. 3. Enoch, Jude v. 14. Hour, Joh. 4. 52. Issachar, 1 Chr. 26. 5. Lot, 1 Chr. 24. 10. MonethMonth, Gen 8. 4. Sabbath, Lev. 23. 16. Seal. Rev. 8. 1. Time, Josh. 6. 16. Yeer, Exod. 23. 11.

Seventy]

Spoken of,

1. In Units, and applyed to Ahab's Sons, 2 King. 10. 1. Brethren, Judg. 9. 56. Children of Hodaviah, Ezr. 2 40. Cubits, Ezek. 41. 12. Disciples, Luk. 20. 1. Elders, Exod. 14. 1. Lamps, Ezr. 8. 35. Males, Ezr. 8. 7. Men, Ezek. 8. 11. Shekels, Numb. 7. 13. Souls, Exod. 1. 5. Ialents of brasse, Exod. 38. 29. Weeks, Dan. 9. 24. Years, Gen. 5. 12.

2. In thousands, and applyed unto such as died of the Plague, 2 Sam. 24. 15. such as were slain by the Jews, Est. 9. 16. Sheep, Numb. 31. 32.

Seventy and seven-fold, Gen. 4. 24. that is, If he that killeth Cain shall be punished seven-fold, then he that killeth me shall be seventy seven-fold. It seemeth to be an insolent contempt of Gods judgement, and abusing of his patience towards Cain, vers. 15. See Eccl. 8. 11. Annot.

Some take the words for seventy times seven, which makes up four hundred and ninety times; but it is seventy times, and seven times, as Gen. 7. 2. According to the Hebr. the words are, of every clean beast thou shalt take thee seven seven, that is, not seven times seven, nor two sevens, though the word be doubled; but it is (as it is well rendred in our Translation) by sevens. So Mar. ch. 6. v. 7. when our Saviour sent out the twelve by two and two, he sent them not by fours, but by severall two's. The meaning of Lamech's words may seem to be this, that Cain's impunity might be his security, since though he had had his hands in blood, it was not the blood of his naturall brother, nor with contumacy against God, after the manner of Cain, and therefore if any one should kill him, he should be punished much more, seventy and seven fold; a certain number put for an uncertain, as vers. 15. Thus a wicked man turns the divine patience into humane presumption. Annot.

Seventy seven times]

;;Continually, and alwayes. Mat. 18. 22, 23. I say unto thee seventy times seven times; that is, so often as one trespasseth against us and repents, so often are we bound to forgive him.

Sever]

To except, or free, Exod. 8. 22. To distinguish, Exod. 9. 4. To set apart, Lev. 20. 26. Deut. 4. 41. To divide, Judg. 4. 11. Mat. 13. 49. To choose, or appoint, Ezek. 39. 14.

Severall]

Apart, 2 King. 15. 5. 2 Chr. 26. 21. Particular, 2 Chr. 11. 12. & 28. 25. Mat. 25. 15.

Severall]

2 Chr. 26. 21. Heb. free, marg.

Severally]

1 Cor. 12. 11. in particular.

Severity]

;;The extreme rigour of God, punishing his enemies precisely even to the utmost, in most exact justice. Rom. 11. 21. Severity on them that fell.

Severity. A sort of distributive justice, whereby Malefactors are punished according to the strictnesse of the Law.

It is attributed to God, Rom. 11. 22. To Magistrates, Exod. 21. 22. To Ministers, against obstinate sinners, 2 Chr. 7. 8. & 13. 2, 10. Tit. 2. 15. Jude v. 23. Act. 5. 5. 6, 10.

Sewed]

Gen. 3. 7. That is, fastened together, by twisting and platting the leaves and twigs, for to gird about them. Aynsw.