A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part VE
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Vehement]
Fierce, Cant. 8. 6. Obstinate, Luk. 23. 10. Zealous, ardent, Mar. 14. 31. Strong, Jon. 4. 8. Luk. 6. 48.
Vehement]
Jon. 4. 8. or silent, marg.
Vehemently]
Earnestly, confidently, fervently, Mat. 14. 31. Sharply, eagerly, greatly, Luk. 11. 53. Stiffly, fiercly, with great contention, Luk. 23. 10.
Vein]
Job 28. 1. There is a vein for the silver, or a mine; Heb. a coming forth; that is, either a place where it puts forth it self into veins, or a way, to bring it out of the earth. Annot.
Vel]
Desiring God. Of the Sons of Bani, Ezr. 10. 34.
Venemous beast]
Act. 28. 4. Gr. Therion, whereby are signified all manner of wilde beasts, but especially the beasts which by biting and stinging shoot their poyson and kill men like as this serpent: from which word it is thought that the Antidote called Theriacum or Treacle, hath its name; either because it it also made of the flesh of this Serpent, or because it resists the poyson of this and such like venemous beasts. D. Annot.
Vengeance]
;;Law, and divine right. Act. 28. 4. Vengeance hath not suffered him to live.
;;2. Punishment inflicted and taken upon the wicked for their wickednesse. Rom. 12. 19. Vengeance is mine. Rom. 13. 3 To take vengeance on them which doe evill.
Vengeance is spoken,
1. Of man.
2. Of God.
Of man, Prov. 6. 34. Judg. 14 4. who is often so eargre after it, as he will be contented to lose his owne life, if so be he can take vengeance of his enemies, Judg. 16. 28. 30.
It is
1. unlawful, and so the desire of it is condemned in Lamech, Gen. 4. 24. in Abner, 2 Sam. 3. 9. Joab, vers. 27. 30. Esau, Gen. 27. 41. 42. And the fact, Gen. 34. 25, 26. 1 Sam. 22. 16. Lam. 3. 60. It ought not to be sought after, Lev. 19. 18. for it belongeth to God, who will repay, Deut. 32. 35. Rom. 12. 19. Heb. 10. 30. It is therefore to be left to God, Gen. 50. 9. 1 Sam. 11. 13. 2 Chr. 24. 22. 1 Pet. 2. 21. who will take vengeance though we hold our tongue, 1 Sam. 25. 38, 39. compared with 32, 33, 34, & 35. vers. This is the comfort of the godly in their oppressions by the wicked, 1 Sam. 24. 13, 14, 19. It ought to be abstained from, especially by the Ministers of the Gospel, Luk. 9. 54, 55, who notwithstanding may commit their cause unto God, desiring him to take vengeance upon the desperate and cruell enemies of his truth and servants, Jer. 11. 19, 20. & 15. 15. &. 17. 18. & 18. 18. 2 Tim. 4. 14, 15.
2. Lawfull, as that,
1. Of David, for the abuse done to his messengers, 2 Sam. 10. 7. 1 Chr. 19. 8.
2. Of the Magistrates upon Malefactors, 1 Pet. 2. 14. Rom. 13. 4.
3. Of the people of God upon his enemies, Judg. 15. 7. 1 Sam. 14. 24.
4. Of the Ministers of the Gospel upon obstinate sinners, 2 Cor. 10. 6. viz. by Excommunication, Matth. 18. 18.
5. upon our selves, by refraining from sin, and the occasions thereof, which is a fruit of true repentance, 2 Cor. 7. 11.
Secondly of God, inflicting his severe judgements upon impenitent sinners, 2 Thess 1. 8. 2 Sam. 22. 48. In doing whereof the Lord is said to comfort himself, Ezek. 5. 13. & 16 42. & 21. 22. and to revenge the bloud of his servants, Deut. 32. 43. his covenant, Lev. 26. 25. For all which, the Lord is said to have a day of vengeance, Isa. 61. 2. & 63. 4. Jer. 46. 10. & 51. 6. Luk. 21. 22. In respect whereof he is called a God of vengeance, Psal. 94. 1. Heb. 10. 30.
Vengeance]
Punishment for sin, Heb. 10. 30. … not the Magistrate revenge? His throne, is Gods Throne; his sword, Gods sword; his vengeance, Gods vengeance. No private man may revenge. The King of Kings saith, Vengeance is mine, and wilt thou wrest Gods sword out of his hand? Wilt thou intrude thy self into Gods Office? Jones.
Taking vengeance]
Heb. by revenging revengement, Ezek. 25. 12. marg.
Venison]
The wild beast taken in hunting, or the meat made of the flesh thereof, Gen. 25. 28. & 27. vers. 3, 5, 7, 19, 25, 31. 33.
Venome]
The properties of it are,
1. It is Cruel, Deut. 31. 33.
2, Deadly, Jam. 3. 8.
3. Hot, Psal. 140. 3.
It is put,
1. For the judgment of God upon the wicked, Job 20. 16. For the malice of wicked men against God and their, Neighbour, Deut. 32. 33. Psal. 58. 5.
2. For their slanderings and back-bitings, Psal. 140. 3. Jam. 3. 8. Which God threatneth to punish, Hos. 7. 16.
Venome]
Their wine is the cruell venome of Asps, Deut. 32. 33. Wine here signifieth the corrupt doctrine and heresies wherewith the Jews poysoned themselves and their Disciples, as the wine of fornications is the heresies and idolatries of Antichrist, wherewith all Nations have been made drunken, Rev. 17. 2. The cruell venome of Asps; in Gr. incurable fury of Asps; in Chald. as the gall of Asps the cruell …, which are venemous Serpents that will not be charmed, Psal. 58. 5, 6. and so it noteth their incurable maliciousnesse. Aynsw.
Vent]
To let out, to open, Job 32. 19. marg.
At a venture]
In simplicity, 1 King. 22. 34. marg. Haphazard, uncertain, by chance, 1 King. 21. 34. 2 Chr. 18. 33. 2 Sam. 1 6. This is spoken in respect of second causes; for in respect of the first cause there is no chance, but all things are by him determined, and ruled by his providence.
Veriffed]
Tryed, found to be true, Gen. 42. 20. To bring to passe, 1 King. 8. 26. 2 Cor. 6. 17.
Verily]
A note of affirmation, 2 King. 4. 14. of Confidence, and assurance, Psal. 37. 3. & 58. 11. & 66. 19. of Asseveration, Psal. 73. 13. Mat. 5. 26. In great matters hardly to be beleeved, y t necessary to be beleeved and embraced, Matt. 5. 29. & 6. 2. & 8. 10. of Resolution, Act. 16. 37. 1 Cor. 5. 3. & 9. 18. It is often doubled by Christ in the Evangelsts, to confirm the truth of his doctrine, Joh. 1. 51. & 3. 3. & 5. 19.
Verity]
Truth, Psal. 111. 7. It is put for Sincerity, 1 Tim. 2. 7.
Vermilion]
A read earth that Painters use, Jer. 22. 14. Where it is put for coloured Theft, or Sacriledge.
It is used by Idolaters, to make their Idols appear beautifull, that the beholder may be the sooner induced to Idolatry, Exek. 23. 14.
Vertue]
;;The naturall vigour and strength which is put into every creature, for such use as it is appointed unto of God; as the vertue of Herbs, Plants, &c.
;;2. Power and might, or the effect of power. Luk. 8. 46. Vertue is gone out of me; that is, there is some healthfull effect wrought by my power.
;;3. Godlinesse, honesty of life, and good manners. Phil. 4. 8. If there be any vertue, &c. 2 Pet. 1. 3. Called to vertue.
;;4. Christian valour, courage, and fortitude, (as Virtus is derived of Vir) 2 Pet. 1. 6. Joyn to your faith vertue.
;;5. Excellencies and perfections of God, 1 Pet. 1. 2.
Vertue]
That hath called us to glory and vertue, 2 Pet. 1. 3. The word foreign, vertue, beside the ordinary known notion of it, sor probity rf manners among men, as the genericall word that contains all morall and Christian vertues under it, (in which sense it is used, Phil. 4. 8.) doth in … chap. signifie two things very distant from one another, and both of them differing from this. In this verse it signifies the power of God which he shewed in Christ, especially the miracles which he was enabled to work; and so i'ts here joyned with the glory, whether the descent of the Holy Ghost on him, and on the Apostles, (which is ordinarily called Schechina, and foreign glory) or whether the glory that shone in his works and doctrine be meant by it. So 1 Pet. 2. 9. foreign, the vertues (in the plural) of him that calleth us out of darkness into this great light, i. e. his miraculous power, divine actions and words together. But then in v. 5. of this chap. the word seems yet to have a third notion, and belonging there evidently to men not to God, as here, it cannot yet be sitly interpreted by that word vertue, which is the general comprehensive title of all vertues, for many of them are after named, as continence, patience, &c. and required to be superstructed upon this of foreign vertue, which would not be so proper; but it seems rather to signifie (in that notion wherein both the Gr. foreign, and the Latine virtus, are often used) foreign, 1 Cor. 16. 13. Manhood, courage, or fortitude in adhering to Christ, Mat. 16. 24. which the Gnosticks, against whom he arms them, would so fain rob them of, now in time of persecutions. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.
Vertuous]
Diligent, industrious. Ruth 3 11.
It is spoken of the carefulnesse and diligence of a good Woman, about her houshold affairs, Prov. 31. 29.
Vertuously]
Have done vertuously, Prov. 31. 29. or have gotten riches, marg.
Very]
By the words … hereunto the meaning hereof may be plainly perceived.
In very deed]
A word of Asseveration, 1 Sam. 25. 34. Truely, really, in earnest, 1 Sam. …. 4. In effect, 2 Chr. 6. 18.
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;;Any instrument of use in an house for the good of this life. 2 Tim 2. 20. In a great house are vessels of wood, and of earth. These serving to common use, were profane instruments. Mar. 11. 16. Neither would he suffer them to carry vessels through the Temple. In Gen. 24. 53. it signifies all things for use or ornament.
;;2. Naturall Instruments, which receive and contain the matter of generation. 1 Sam. 21. And the vessels of the young man were holy. 1 Thess. 4. 4. That ye know how to keep your vessels in holinesse and honour. A Metaphor.
;;3. Wives, which howsoever they be the weaker sex, yet are Instruments of great and manifold use. 1 Pet. 3 7, 8. Giving honour unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel. A Metaphor.
Vessel is put for the Ministers of the Gospel. Thus Paul is a chosen vessel to … the Name of Christ among the Gentiles, and. Kings, and people of Israel, Act. 9. 15. And in generall any man or woman that God appoints to do any work, or to be his instrument, either publickly or privately. … all men in respect of the work God requires of them, are Vessels, 2 Tim. 2. 20, 21.
Vessel]
The potters vessel, Isa. 30. 14. Heb. the bottle of Potters, marg. Any instrument to carry things in, wet or dry, Gen. 43. 11. Mat. 13 48. Mar. 11. 16. Ships, Isa. 18. 2. Mans body, 1 Thess. 4. 4. Earthly, frail, subject to mortality, 2 Cor. 4. 7. There were vessels, of brasse, 2 Sam. 8. 10. Clay, Jer. 18. 4. Earth, 2 Tim. 2. 20. Gold, Est. 1. 7. Silver, 2 Sam. 8. 10. Wood, 2 Tim. 2. 20. Ivory, Rev. 18. 12.
Poured from vessel to vessel]
is, To suffer a change, from prosperity to adversity, Jer. 48. 11.
Vessel unp …]
Empty, wherein there is no pleasure, is spoken of them who are brought into a contemptible and miserable, condition, Jer. 51. 34. Psal. 31. 15. Jer. 22. 28. & 48. 38. Hos. 8. 8.
Weaker vessell]
Women are so called, 1 Per. 3. 7.
1. Because they are weaker in judgement, and more subject to passion then men, which is the cause why Satan assaulted Eve rather then Adam, Gen. 3. 1. They are more easily deceived then men.
2. Because of their insufficiency for the greatest imployments in Church or Common wealth.
3. They cannot so well shift for themselves as men, their desire is naturally subject to men, in respect of depending upon them for provision and protection, Gen. 3.
4. They are apter to perturbations, and not so constant not stable in the heart, as men.
5. They are more prone to pride, and vanity in apparell, then men; for all the directions in Scripture (especially in in the New Testament) concerning apparel, are rather given to Women then Men, 1 Tim. 2. 9. 1 Pet. 3. 3.
6. The Scripture ascribeth the sin and corruption of mankinde to that sex, rather then to the other, 1 Tim. 2. 14. Job 15. 14. & 25. 4. Psal. 51. 4, 5.
7. Experience sheweth that where they are wicked, they are far worse then men; Jesabel was worse then Achab, Herodias then Herod. Solomon speaks this from his experience, Eccl. 7. 28.
Vessels of earth]
Frail and brittle men, subject to mortality. 2 Cor. 4. 7. We have this treasure in earthen vessels.
Full Vessels]
;;Hollow places filled up fitly, Cant. 5. 12. And remain by the full vessels. The word vessels is not in the Original, being in the Genevah Translation, which our Authour followed, set down in a different character from the Text. In our last, the place is rendred fitly set, of which see in fitly set.
Vessels meet for the Lords use]
are such as abstain from the fellowship of the wicked and purge themselves from their corruptions, 2 Tim. 2. 20, 22.
Vessels of mercy]
;;Elect and chosen ones, ordained to mercy, even to obtain honour and salvation in heaven, through Christ. Rom 9. 23. That he might shew the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy. These be also called vessels of honour, v. 21.
As the vessels of a potter, &c. Rev. 2. 27. They shall utterly be destroyed without recovery, as earthen vessels are when broken. Isa. 30. 14. Jer. 19. 11. Annot.
Vessels of wrath]
;;Persons, men and women prepared to destruction. Rom. 9. 22. What if God would, to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, suffer with long patience the vessels of wrath prepared to destruction? There are also called vessels made to dishonour, vers. 21.
Vestments]
Garments used by Idolatrous Priests in their Idolatrous worship, 2 King. 10. 22.
Vestry]
A place where the Priests cloaths are kept, 2 King. 10. 22.
Vesture]
Cloaths, of Christ dipt in blood, notes his victory over his enemies, Rev. 19. 13.
Cloathed with a vesture dipt in bloud, Rev. 19. 13. It sheweth the exceeding great slaughter of his foes formerly: for his garments are not sprinkled with bloud, as Isa. 63. 2. but dipt or dyed of it, Isa. 9. 5. what could his enemies look for from him now, seeing the marks of his former victories, but destruction? Or, as if he should come to revenge the bloud of his servants shed by Antichrist, and should wear one of their garments full of bloud, to incite him to the greater revenge. Or, it might be to signifie the event of this battel, that so much bloud should be shed, that not the common Soldiers only, whose hands are most employed in war; but the general himself, whose head useth to be more employed then his hands, shall have his garments dyed in blood. Annot.
To have a name, King of Kings, &c. written upon the vesture, signifieth, that the divine power and majesty of Christ, shall be conspicuous unto all, insomuch that all shall openly acknowledg him, and worship him.
Hath on his vesture a name written, Rev. 19. 16. That all men may see it, and fear him. Some footsteps of his power appeared before, in converting the Gentiles: but much obscured by the persecution under the Heathen Emperours, and afterwards under the Popes; but when both these are destoyed, then all men may fully discern it. Annot.
To vex]
;;Most grievously to torture ones minde, as a body set upon the Rack to be tormented, 2 Pet. 2. 7, 8.
;;2. To provoke and anger one with bad words and ill usage, Lev. 18. 18. & Psal. 6. 10.
Vex]
To oppresse, Exod. 22. 21. To persecute and destroy, Numb. 25. 17. To procure judgments from God, Ibid. 18.
It is spoken of men vexing men, Exod. 22. 21. Lev. 18. 18. Numb. 25. 17. Isa. 7. 6.
1. Himself, 2 Sam. 12. 18.
2. The Church, Act. 12. 1.
3. The Spirit of God, Isa. 63. 10.
Of God vexing man, Psal. 2. 5. 2 Chron. 15. 6. Ezek. 32. 9.
Vex]
2 Sam. 12. 18. Hebr. do hurt, marg. Psal. 2. 5. or trouble, marg.
Vexation]
is put for, great afflictions and judgements, Deut. 7. 23. Isa. 22. 5. Ezek. 7. 7. Deut. 28. 20.
Vexed]
Judg. 10. 8. Hebr. crushed, marg. Judg. 16. 16. Hebr. shortened, marg. Job 27. 2. Heb. made bitter, marg.