A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part TO
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To]
;;The means that lead to the end. Ephes. 2. 11. Created to good works, It signifieth by or through, 2 Tim. 2. 25.
;;2. The end and finall cause, Rom. 9. 22. Prepared to destruction, 1 Thess. 5. 9. Appointed to salvation, Eph. 1. 6. To the praise of his grace.
To]
Job 38. 20. or At, marg, Luk. 1. 17. or By, marg. 2 Sam. 22. 35. Heb. for, marg. So Mic. 1. 14. marg. Psal. 28. 1. Hebr. from, marg. Gen. 4. 23. or In, marg. 1 Sam. 12. 7. Heb. With, marg.
To day]
;;All the time that the doctrine of Grace is preached. Gal. 95. 7. To day if ye will hear his voyce.
To and …]
2 King. 4. 35. Hebr. once hither and once thither, marg.
To himself]
;;To the glory of his Grace. Eph. 1. 5. Predestinated us to himself, that is, to the praise of his glorious grace. This is the utmost finall cause of free Election to life: as the salvation of the elect is the nearest end thereof. See Eph. 1. 6, 12, 14.
To the Lord]
;;To the praise and glory of the Lord. Eph. 5. 19. Singing to the Lord.
;;2. Sincerely, as one that hath to deal with the Lord, the searcher of hearts and reins. Eph. 5. 22. Submit to your Husbands, as to the Lord; that is, for his sake with infaigned hearts put your selves under the rule of your Husbands, obeying them in such causes as he approveth.
To marrow]
;;Time to come. Mat. 6. 34. Care not then for to morrow.
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A weapon, or dart. 1 Chron. 6. 34. The Father of Eliel.
Tob]
Good. Judg. 11. 3. A Countrey.
Tob-adonijah]
A good Governor, or Lord; or, a good foot of the pillar of the Lord. 2 Chr. 17. 8. A Levite.
Tobiah]
A good Lord, or the goodnesse of the Lord. Ezr. …. 60. An enemy of the Jews. Neh. 2. 10.
Tobijah]
The same, 2 Chr. 17. 8. A Levite, a captive, Zech. 6. 10.
Tochen]
The middle, or between the middle, or prepared. A City, 1 Chr. 4. 32. A village.
Toe]
A member belonging to the foot whereby it is enabled to go the better, Exod. 29. 20.
Togarmah]
Strong, or overmuch inhabited, or a very stranger, or fearing greatly, or a doubtful highnesse. The Son of Gomer, Gen. 10. 3. 1 Chr. 1. 6. Of him descended a people of Asia the lesse, Ezek. 17. 24. & 38. 6.
Together]
;;Alone without other. Thus sometime the Hebrew [Jachad] signifieth, Job 34. 20. Ezr. 4. 3.
;;2. Wholly, or every whit, Job 10. 8.
;;3. Together, or in one, Psal. 2. 2. All these significations agree to this word used in Psal. 33. 12. For God onelyonly and wholly formeth every mans heart and spirit. Zech. 12. 1. Heb. 12. 9. Numb. 16. ….
Together]
Besides, 1 King. 11. 1. marg. as one, Ezr. 3. 9.
Tohu]
Living. 1 Sam. 1. 1. The Son of Zuph.
Toi]
Erring. King of Hamath, 2 Sam. 8. 9.
Toil]
Hard labour, Gen. 5. 29. Mar. 6. 48. Luk. 5. 5. The Greek word foreign signifieth, a cutting and distracting care. Mat. 6. 28.
It is put for affliction and trouble, Gen. 41. 51.
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They toil not, Mat. 6. 28. They neither labour in Husbandry for the sowing those things, from whence in the time to come garments are made, hemp, flax, &c. (the word foreign doth properly belong to Husbandry labour, plowing, sowing, &c. Joh. 4. 38. 2 Tim. 2. 6.) nor do they spin them when they are grown; i. e. they contribute nothing towards this matter of providing themselves cloathing for the future. Dr. Ham. Par. and Annot. o.
We have toiled all the night, Luk. 5. 5. We have wrought so hard in rowing, that we are even weary. See Mar. 6. 48.
Token]
is,
1. Of confirmation, as the rain-bow, Gen. 9. 12, 13. and Circumcision to confirm the Covenant made with Abraham, Gen. 17. 11.
2. For remembrance, Exod. 12. 14. & 13. 16.
3. For example, Job 21. 29.
4. For a witness, Numb. 17. 10.
5. For an argument or demonstration, Phil. 1. 28. 2 Thess. 1. 5.
6. For subscription, 2 Thess. 3. 17.
7. For evidence, Deut. 22. 15, 17.
8. For the loving mercy of God, Psal. 86. 17.
9. For the notable and wonderful works of God, Psal. 65. 8. & 135. 9.
10. For the constellations of heaven, Isa. 44. 25.
Tola]
A worm. The Son of Issachar, Gen. 46. 13. 1 Chr. 7. 1. The Son of Puah, Judg. 10. 1.
Tolaites]
Little worms. A family descended of Tola, Numb. 26. 23.
Tolad]
Nativity, or generation. A City, 1 Chron. 4. 29.
Told]
1 Sam. 9. 15. Hebr. revealed in the ear of, marg.
I told them what they should say, Ezr. 8. 17. Heb. I put words in their mouth, marg.
Tolerable]
Mat. 10. 15. To be suffered, indured. Grosse sinners that never heard the Gospel, are not in so bad a condition, as they that refuse it.
Toll]
Ezr. 4. 13. Toll useth to be taken for Cattel, Cart-loads of commo lities, or other things that use to passe through the gates of a City. Annot.
Tombe]
A grave. It is called a tombe; or as the word in Greek signifieth, a monument, because it putteth us in minde of him that is dead, and of our own condioion, which is to be like his, Mat. 27. 6. Mar. 5. 3.
It is put for a heap, Job 21. 32. marg. See Sepulchre.
Tongs]
1 King. 7. 49. They were to take coals to burn the incense of the golden Altar. Annot. Isa. 6. 6. It … from a word here used that signifies to take; as if he had said, he took with the taking instruments, or the takers. Annot.
Tongue]
;;The principall instrument of speech. Psal 45. 1. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Jam. 3. 5. The tongue is a … member.
;;2. Speech it self. Jam. 3. 6. The tongue is fire. Jer. 18. 18. Smite him with the tongue. A metonymie of the cause for the effect.
;;3. Strange language, or the gift of speaking with a strange language. 1 Cor. 14. 2. He that speaketh a tongue. 1 Cor. 13. 8.
Tongue is a most honourable member, therefore it is called Mans glory, Gen. 49. 6. Psal. 16. 9. & 30. 12.
1. Because by it he excels all other creatures.
2. By it he glorifieth God, in preaching, and converting souls, and in praising God for his blessings.
A man hath but one tongue, and two ears, to teach him to be swift to hear, and slow to speak, Jam. 1. 19.
2. To teach him not to be of a double tongue, which God hates, Prov. 8. 13.
Before the fall the Tongue was like the pen of a ready writer, Psal. 45. 1. and uttered faithfully those things which the heart indited; but since the fall, it is a world of iniquity, and defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell, Jam. 3. 6.
It is put,
1. For Nations, Isa. 66. 18. Dan. 3. 4, 7, 29. Phil. 2. 11. Rev. 5. 9.
2. For men, Prov. 6. 16. The lying tongue is put for the Lyer himself.
Deceitfull tongue]
;;A tongue uttering crafty and guileful words. Psal. 52. 4. Thou lovest all words that may destroy, O deceitful tongue; that is, a man speaking deceit with his tongue.
To divide the tongue]
is, To hinder the consent of the wicked, in plotting and consulting against the godly, Psal. 55. 9.
Tongue of fire]
;;A flame which is like a tongue in form, and in effect. for it licketh up as a Tongue doth; so Gods wrath shall consume the wicked, Isa. 5. 24.
Tongue]
Honey and Milk are under thy tongue, Cant. 4. 11. whether thou exhort, or confesse, or pray, or comfort, thy words are both sweet and nourishing. Hall.
Tongue imagineth mischief]
;;The tongue to be the instrument to utter that mischief which the heart hath thought and imagined. Psal. 52. 3. Thy tongue … mischief.
Tongue of the learned]
;;That singular skill which Christ had in his own …, … measure, and which he gave to his Ministers (according to measure) that they might know how to comfort and pacifie afflicted consciences. Isa. 50. 4. The Lord hath given me a tongue of the learned.
To smite with the tongue]
;;To utter malicious and slanderous words, which hurt a mans name (as blowes or stroaks hurt a mans body.) Jer. 18. 18. Let us smite him with the tongue. Metaphor.
To whet the tongue]
is, To be taken up with backbiting and slander, for the killing of the good name of others, Psal. 64. 4.
The Tongue is the messenger of the minde, the character of a man, the buttery of the reason, the former of words, and receiver of tastes; and though it be a little fire, it can … a great matter, and boast great things.
The disease of the tongue, is a fierce malady, and he that is affected with it, can either never hold his peace, or never speak well; for it is an unruly …, full of deadly poyson, which maketh it so poysonous, that it is both poysoned, and poysoneth others. It is paralytick to all good, and furious to all evil. It defileth the whole body, and hurteth those that hear it.
… tongued]
;;Such as say one thing sitting, and another thing standing; Lyers, which vary in their reports, 1 Tim. 3. 8.
Tongues of men and Angels]
;;Such an excellent faculty of speech as might not onelyonly become men, but even the Angels, if they could speak; yet were it nothing worth, unlesse it be imployed (through love) unto the edification of others. 1 Cor. 13. 1. If I should speak with the tongue of Men and Angel, and had not love, I were as sounding …, and tinkling Cymball. An Hyperbole.
Too]
Extremely, or overmuch, Act. 17. 22.
Took]
Took again, 2 King. 13. 25. Hebr. returned and took, marg.
Took away, 1 Chr. 5 21. Heb. led captive, marg.
Took no heed, 2 King. 10. 31. Hebr. observed not, marg.
Tool]
Exod. 20. 25. or Axe, Sword, any iron or edge-tool; therefore in Deut. 27. 5. Moses useth the word iron, and the Heb. … (an axe or sword) here used, hath the name of washing or destroying, being instruments of war for destruction of men and of towers, Ezek. 26. 6, 9. and is here forbidden in making the Altar; and in the building of Solomon's Temple no iron tool was heard, 1 King. 6. 7. Aynsw.
Tooth]
See Teeth.
Top]
is put for the highest part of any Mountain, Tree, &c. Gen. 11. 4. Exod. 17. 9.
2. For the end, Lam. 2. 19.
3. Pride, Ezek. 31. 10.
4. For that which is publick, Matth. 10. 27. Luk. 12. 3.
5. For the divinity of Christ, Gen. 28. 12.
Topaz]
A precious stone, of a greenish colour, soft, that it may be polished with a whetstone; some and the best, are like gold, both good against the flux of blood, and the lunatique sicknesse. Zanchy de operibus Dei, pag. 394.
It was put in the Breast-plate of Aaron, Exod. 28. 17. & 39. 10. By it is figured the glory of the triumphant Church, Rev. 21. 20. Those in Aethiopia are most precious, Job 28. 19.
Tophel]
Decay, or foolishnesse. A place, Deut. 1. 1.
Tophet]
;;A large and wide place ineer unto Jerusalem where Jewish Idolaters (after the manner of the Ammonites) burned their children, and offered them up unto the Idol Moloch, set up in this Tophet, being in the Valley of Hinnom: as we may read, 2 King. 23. 10. Jer. 7. 31. also Jer. 19. 2. 2 Chr. 28. 3. King Achas burnt his children in Tophet.
;;2. A place appointed for destruction, where God would give a famous overthrow openly, in the sight and knowledge of his Church, unto the fierce and mighty King of Babylon, for his exceeding cruelty against the people of God. Isa. 30. 33. Tophet is prepared of old. Whereas some expound this of Hell, it is not properly a description of Hell, but by allusion: for Tophet carryeth a description of Hell, in 3 things.
;;1. For the amplenesse or largenesse of the place.
;;2. And the horrible crying of burned and tormented children.
;;3. Also, for the sharpnesse of the pains.
Tophet]
A timbrel, or …; because when the children were offered up by their parents to Moloch, and burned, the parents beat upon Tabrets, that the cry of the children should not pierce their ears.
It was polluted by Josiah, 2 King. 33. 10. when he appointed it a place to cast out all the filth of the City, that there should be no more idolatry committed. Jeremy soretelleth, Jer. 19. 6, 11. that it should be called The valley of slaughter, by reason of the great number of the Jews that should be killed in it.
Tops of Amanah]
;;The highest pitch or part of an hill so called whence one might see the land of promise, Cant. 4. 8. Look from the top of Amanah. By the top or head the Chaldee understandeth the Princes of the people. Aynsw. See Amanah.
Torch]
The use is, to give light in the dark.
It is put for the Church destroying her enemies, Zech. 12. 6.
Torch, or lamp]
;;A lamp or great light which giveth forth apparently a very clear and shining fiety brightnesse which yet lasteth no longer then it hath nourishment, which once failing, the lamp is extinguished. Such were certain Pastors of the Church which fell from the doctrine of Faith, through ambition or fear. Rev. 8. 10. A great star burning like a torch, or as it were a lamp.
Torment]
The pain that Malefactors suffer in their punishment inflicted upon them.
It is put for the just judgment of God upon the whore of Babylon, Rev. 18. 7, 10, 15. And,
2. For the pain or the damned in hell, which is called, the place of their torment, Luk. 16. 28.
3. For any grievous pain of grief, Rev. 9. 5.
4. For the sting of conscience that torments the wicked, at the preaching of Gods faithfull Ministers, Rev. 11. 10.
Torment]
I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not, Mar. 5. 7. foreign among other significations, is taken for … or imprisoning; and so here, when the Devil defires and adjures Christ, that he would not foreign, it signifies sending him to his prison, to his chains, Jude v. 6. & 2 Pet. 2. 4. for so in St. Luke's relation of it, Luk. 8. 31. They besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep, i. e. that he would not send them to hell, their place of punishment and restraint, where they were (in stead of going up and down, Job 1. 7.) to be kept close and tormented also, foreign, 2 Pet. 2. 4. kept in custody to be punished. And accordingly St. Matthew reads, Art thou come foreign, Mat. 8. 28. to send us to our prison before ourt me of going thither, signifying this to be a more tolerable state that now they are in, lesse of restraint and misery then when time should come, they were to expect. Dr. Ham. Annot. b.
Tormented]
Heb. 11. 37. foreign, malè vexati, malè …; laborantes, qui malis …: evilly intreated (many kind of wayes) they which suffer adversity, Heb. 13. 3.
To be tormented]
;;To be most extremely pained and vexed with most horrible and never ending pain. Rev. 14. 10. They shall be tormented in fire and brimstone.
Tormenters]
Mat. 18. 34. or Jaylors. Such as kept the prison. Dr. Ham. Par. & Annot e.
Torn]
See Tear.
It is put for, To be afflicted of God, Hos. 6. 1, 2. Broken, 1. King. 13. 26, 28. marg.
Tortoise]
Lev. 11. 29. The Greck translateth it, the land Crocodile. In Hebrew Tsab, so called of the shell that covereth it, for Tsab is also used for a Coach, or covered Wagon, Numb. 7. 3. Of this creature. Sol. Jarchi saith, it is like a Frog. Aynsw.
It's said that their flesh moderately eaten doth burthen the stomach, but being eat in great measure, comforts the same. It goeth very slowly, nor will it come forth of its shell as long as it conceiveth there's any danger. They lay their eggs in the sand wherewith it covereth them, setting marks wheereby to know the place. Against Serpents and Vipers, they use the hearb …, or wilde Marjoram.
It's written of the Sea-Tortoises in India that they are so big, as that with one of them a dwelling cottage may be covered. Also, that in one of them they may row on the water, as in a boat. Nor is there either … or shield so strong as their shell upon which the wheel of a Cart loaden may passe over, and yet not break it. It never casteth its coat; is an enemy to the Partridge and Ape.
The Land female-Tortoise is unwilling to copulation, because it must lie on the back, and cannot rise without help, which the male doth often leave so lying, whereby it becometh a prey to Kites. Their eyes are most clear and spendent. They feed in the night, and with their mouths crush the hardest things.
Torture]
Heb. 11. 35. were tortured, namely by being beaten with cudgels unto death. It hath its denomination from foreign which signifieth a drum usually, and hence some have parallell'd this torture with that among the Romans, tearmed Equuleus, as if the person thus tortured were racked and stretched out in manner of a Drum-head: but it signifieth also a Drum-stick, and thence cometh the punishment to be tearmed Tympanismus, that is a tabring, or beating one to death with cudgels, as if it were with Drumsticks. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Tortured]
Heb. 11. 35. foreign. Their bodies were racked out as a Drum. The word implyes a torture of that kinde, that their bodies were extended, and rackt as upon a Drum, and then beaten with staves. The Septuagint use it in 1 Sam. 29. 13. Leighs Annot.
Tympanum was an instrument like our rack, whereunto the parties were strait tyed, the nerves of their hands and feet stretched out, their bodies also cruelly beaten, even to death; thus was Eleazar tormented, 2 Mac. 6. 30. Jones.
Tosse]
is spoken of the Sea, Jerem. 5. 22. Matth. 14. 24.
It is put for, To be grievously afflicted, Isa. 22. 18. Isa. 54. 11.
2. For the uncertainty of riches, Prov. 21. 6.
3. For inconstant in the doctrine of faith, Ephes. 4. 14. and grace of faith, Jam. 1. 6.
4. For unquiet, and discontented, Job 7. 4.
Tossings]
Job 7. 4. or Tumblings i. e. turning and tossing me about in the bed. D. Transl. and Annot.
Torturing]
Ready to fall.
It is put for the uncertain condition of the wicked, Psal. 62. 3.
Tou]
as Toi. King of Hamath, 1 Chr. 18. 9.
To touch]
;;To feel a thing lightly with the finger. Luk. 8. 44. She touched the hem of his garment.
;;2. To hurt, or offer the least violence. Psal. 105. 15. Touch not mine anointed, do my Prophets no harm.
;;3. To refresh and strengthen one which is weak, Dan. 8. 8. 1 King. 19. 5, 7.
It is also put,
1. for, To imbrace joyfully, Joh. 20. 17. Mat. 18. 9.
2. To strike; so the Angel touched Elijah, when he was asleep, 1 King. 19. 5, 7. Act. 12. 7.
3. To hurt, or wrong, Gen. 26. 11, 29. Ruth 2. 9. 2 Sam. 14. 10. Psal. 105. 15.
4. To be afflicted by God. Job 19. 21. and by Satan, Job 2. 5.
5. To resist, Dan. 8. 5.
6. To overcome unto eternall damnation, 1 Joh. 5. 18.
7. To destroy, Heb. 11. 28. Job 1. 11.
8. To move and perswade, 1 Sam. 10. 26.
9. To invade and oppresse. Jer. 12. 14.
10. To approach and draw near, Exod. 19. 16. Numb. 16. 26.
11. To arrive, Act. 27. 3.
Touch]
To take and meddle with, Num 16. 26. To lay some heavy hand upon, Job 1. 11. To happen unto, Job 5. 16. To handle, Job 20. 17. To move, 1 Sam. 10. 26. To reach unto, 2 King. 6. 27. To lie with one, whether lawfully, 1 Cor. 7. 1. or unlawfully, Prov, 6. 29.
Touch the earth that it …, Amos 9. 5. is, To pour down judgments upon the inhabitants thereof for sin.
To touch the Mountains, Psal. 144. 5. is, To humble and abase the proud.
The soul is said not to touch, when it abhors and hates, Job 6. 7.
To touch an unclean thing, is, To have fellowship with sin and sinners, Isa. 65. 5.
To touch a Woman]
;;To lye with her, Gen. 20. 6. 1 Cor 7. Also to hurt, or do injury, Gen. 36. 11, 29. Josh. 9. 19. Ruth 2. 9. Job 1. 11. Psal. 105. 15. Zach. 2. 8.
Touched, Judg. 16. 9. Hebr. smelled, marg. Ezek. 3. 13. Heb. kissed.
Touched]
Heb. 4. 15. Which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, that is, not able to sympathize with, or pained our with …. Leighs. Annot.
Bloud toucheth bloud, Hos. 4. 2. is spoken of the frequency of sins, which follow thick one upon another.
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Unto it the wicked are compared, because of their … to resist the judgements of God, Isa. 1. 31. & chap. 43. vers. 17.
Toward or Towards]
is in many places the same with to, and is so rendred by Aynsw. Gen. 2. 14. & 18. 2, 22. as in divers other places.
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In, 1 King. 8. 29. marg. 2 Chr. 6. 20. marg. With, Jer. 12. 3. marg.
Towel]
Joh. 13. 4, 5. A linen cloth, wherewith our Saviour girded himself, when he … his Disciples feet, and wherewith being washen, he wiped them.
Tower]
is put,
1. For proud, and loftie men, Isa. 2. 15. & 30. 25.
2. For the protection of God, 2 Sam. 3. 51. Psal. 18. 2. & 61. 3. & 144. 2. Prov. 18. 10.
It is put for a Corner, Zech. 3. 6. marg. and Secret place, 2 King. 5. 24. marg.
Tower]
A strong high buiding made for succour and safeguard, and applyed unto the Lord, Psal. 61. 3. Prov. 18. 10. It seems that of Babel was made for ostentation, Gen. 11. 4. Others also are particularly mentioned, as of David, Cant. 4. 4. Hananeel, …. 31. 38. …, Cant. 7. 4. Penuel, Judg. 8. 17. Shechem, Judg. 9 49. Syloe, Luk. 13. 4. Syene, Ezek. 29. 10. foreign rendred a tower, Matth. 21. 33. Luk. 13. 4. cometh of foreign, fire, whose sharp top representeth the figure thereof. Leigh Cr. Sac.
Tower of David]
;;A goodly, fair, and high Tower, built by David for an Armory, therein to hang up sharp weapons for defence, Cant. 4. 4. Thy neck is as the Tower of David, built for …. See David.
Tower of Ivory]
A most white, and neat, or smooth Tower; of precious matter, and of colour, Cant 7. 4. Thy neck is like a Tower of Ivory.
Tower of Lebanon]
;;An high place or Tower built in the Forest of Lebanon, Cant. 7. 4. Thy nose is as the Tower of Lebanon.
To sit upon the Tower, Hab. 2. 1. is, To depend upon God.
Town]
A great Borough, or Village. 1 Sam. 27. 5. Mat. 10. 11.
Town-clerk]
Act. 19. 35. The Syriack and Arabick Translations … it, a chief man of the City. The Ethiopick, as the Vulgar, the Scribe. Some say that his office was to … the publick Records, and when need was, to read them. But the Asiarchae at this … exhibiting the Olympicks at Ephesus to the honour of Diana, this foreign, was a principall Officer chosen by the people themselves, to register the Victors names, the time and stil of Rewards, &c. who therefore was the likelyest man to appease this tumult. Gregorie's Notes p. 42, &c.