A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part ZE
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Zeal]
;;Increase of affections; as of grief, joy, hatred, love. Joh. 2. 17. The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. Rev. 3. 19. Be zealous and amend.
;;Note. Zeal cometh of a Greek word, which is (foreign) and signifieth to be servent, hot as fire: (foreign) which is emulation, and is put in good or ill part, which shall be discerned by the context or circumstances being well marked.
;;2. An honest and commendable …, kindled in our hearts, to imitate or go beyond others in well doing. 2 Cor. 9. 2. Your zeal hath provoked many. Tit. 2. 14. Zealous so good works. 1 Cor. 12. 31, 39. Gal. 4 18.
;;3. An earnest desire of doing good things belonging unto us, and of hindering evill things, being joyned with sound knowledge and hearty love of Gods glory, and of our neighbours good. 2 Cor. 7. 11. Yea what zeal? Col. 4. 13. I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you. Thus far it is taken in good part.
;;4. Earnestness of affection in good things, when neither the manner nor end of doing is good. Such was the zeal of Jehu, 2 King. 10. 6. and of the Jews, Rom. 10. 2. They have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Also of Paul, being a Pharisee, Act. 22. 3. And was zealous towards God. Here it is taken in ill part. Gal. 1. 14. Act. 21. 20.
;;5. Fierce and fiery bitterness, when men are earnest and hot in a bad cause. Phil. 3. 6. Concerning zeal, I persecuted the Church. Here it is taken in ill part.
;;6. Envy, indignation, Act. 5. 17. Also 7. 9. & 17. 5. The Jews moved with zeal, or envy. The Greek word translated Envy, or Indignation, doth signifie zeal in ill part, Act. 13. 45. & 17. 5. 1 Cor. 3. 3, 13, 14. 2 Cor. 11. 20. Gal. 5. 20.
;;7. The most earnest love of God, for the good of his Church, and his own glory. Isa. 9. 7. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will performe this. Isa. 37. 32. Here it is taken in good part.
;;Unto true Christian zeal there be these six things required.
;;1. A desire and lust after some thing which is truly good, or against something which is evil indeed.
;;2. That in this desire there be earnestness and vehemency.
;;3. That there be a grief for the want of this good thing we desire, or for some abuse done to it.
;;4. That this desire and grief be tempered with charity and discretion.
;;5. That we seek not our own, but Gods glory.
;;Lastly, that all this do proceed and come from sincere and distinct knowledge of the Lord, Gal. 4. 18. Rom. 10. 3. 1 Cor. 10. 31.
Zeal is a mixt affection of grief and anger, flowing from love; for what a man loveth earnestly, he is careful to see it honoured, and grieved when it is dishonoured.
The sorts of it are many; for according as our love and grief are, so is our Zeal. If upon the right objects, moderate, in due measure, it causeth a zeal which is holy and spiritual; otherwise, if our love be inordinate, it begets a carnal and inordinate zeal.
Sometimes the Zeal is not upon the right object, and then it may be great, but it cannot be good; as the zeal of Hereticks, who compass Sea and Land to make one of their own profession.
Sometimes it is on the right object, not in due measure; either too cold, which is remission and slackness; or too hot, which is superstition. Of these faith the Apostle, Rom. 10. 2. … is a zeal not according to knowledge; a zeal which tendeth to death, not to life.
It is threefold.
1. Divine; which is twofold; one without knowledge, another with knowledge. The first was in Paul, Gal. 1. 14. Act. 8. 9. It is erroneous, being made void of the knowledge of the Will of God, yet having an opinion of true knowledge of his Will; hence the minde is inflamed with a love of the glory of God, and indignation against those it thinks (though falsely) to be his enemies; so that it tends wholly to the hindering, yea ruine of them. Zeal with knowledge, hath the knowledge of the Will of God going before it, as the cause thereof, and it burneth with a love of the Word of God, and hatred of those things that hinder or seem to hinder the course thereof; and it is either seasonable, as in Moses, …, Elias, David, Psal. 119. 139. and in Christ: or unseasonable, as of divers mentioned by Eusebius, lib. 4. c. 15. who not being urged by any enemy, offered themselves to the fire.
2. Humane zeal is twofold. One of duty, another against it.
The first is of divers sorts.
1. Honest.
2. Gracious.
Honest, as of the Husband not enduring a companion in his love; hence the word is transferred to God, who is said to be jealous, when he will admit of no corrival in his worship; or when he will not endure that the soul of man, being marryed unto himself, should go a whoring after other gods; wherefore idolatry in Scripture is called spiritual adultery, and fornication.
Gracious zeal is,
1. Unto grace; which is an ardent desire of the knowledge of piety and true Religion, as was in Nicodemus and Cornelius.
2. Unto life; this causeth a man that he will not yeeld to any thing that may deprive him of Christ, but rather to suffer death, or any torment, then to be drawn from the truth of Christ; as in Stephen, Act. 7. 2. Secondly, against duty, is the filthy desire of lascivious and wanton men, who have given themselves to wantonness, and lust, in stead of the true God, Eph. 4. 17. and honest Matrimony; this zeal grieves the Spirit, and drives it out of the heart.
2 Unto death, as with them who burn with hatred against the true worship of God; as in Cain, the Scribes and ….
3. Devillish; as of Turks, Jews, and Papists, who are driven by the spirit of Satan to … the truth; but true is he who hath said, the gates of hell shall not prevail against it, Mat. 16. 18.
To guide it aright, these virtues must still attend zeal:
1. The light of knowledge, that it may both begin and end with the Word.
2. Good discretion; it must be wise as well as warm; in greater matters greater, and lesser in lesser.
3. Sincere affection, abandoning all by-respects, besides the glory of God, desire of mens good, and conscience of the good duty it self. Taylor on Tit. 2. 14. P. 529, 530. See Mr. Samuel Ward his Coals from the Altar.
Zealous for my sake]
Numb. 25. 11. Zealous with my zeal; or, he was jealous with my jealousie; for Gods cause not his own. Aynsw. And vers. 13. Zealous for his God; or, jealous sor his God; that is, for the dishonour done unto his God; as God himself is said to be … for Jerusalem, when he was sore displeased with the Heathens that afflicted it. Zech. 1. 14, 15. Idem.
Zealous of the law]
Act. …. 20. Zelots of the Law. Namely, thinking that the Ceremonial Law must yet be observed, and not understanding yet that the same is abolished by Christ. D. Transl. & Annot.
… are … of spiritual gifts]
Gr. Are zelots of spiritual gifts; i. e. strive for, endevour after this, that ye may have the best … gifts; which is a commendable zeal and strife. D. Annot.
Zealously]
Gal. 4. 17. are zealous. D. Transt.
Be zealous]
Rev. 3. 19. Be servent, not luke-warm, as formerly, vers. 15, 16. Annot.
Zebah]
Sacrifice, a beast killed in Sacrifice for victory, a …, or a killing. A King of Midian, Judg. 8. 5.
Zebadiah]
The dowry of the Lord; or, the Lord hath endowed. The Son of Elphaal, 1 Chr. 8. 15. 17. The Son of Jeroam, Ibid. 12. 7. The Son of Meshelemiah, Ibid. 26. 2. The Son of Asahel, Ibid. 27. 7. A Levite, 2 Chr. 17. 8. The Son of Ishmael, Ibid. 19. 11. The Son of Michael, Ezr. 8. 8. Of the Sons of Immer, Ibid. 10. 20.
Zebaim]
Ezra 2. 57.
Zebedee]
A dowry, or endowed. The Father of James and John, Mat. 4. 21. His Wife maketh request to Christ for his two Children, Mat. 20. 21.
Zebina]
A flowing, or flowing now; or after the Syrian, a selling, or buying, Ezra 10. 43.
Zeboim]
Little Does, or Goats; or, fair, or chief; Syrian, willing. A City, Gen. 10. …. & 14. 2. A valley, 1 Sam. 13. A village, Neh. 11. 34.
Zebudah]
Endowed, or an endowing; 2 King. 23. 36.
Zebul]
A dwelling, or abiding, Judg. 9. 28.
Zebulun]
A dwelling, dwelling place, or abiding. The Son of Jacob, Gen. 30. 20. See ….
Zebulonite]
Judg. 12. 11. and Zebulonites, Numb. 26. 27.
Zechariah, or Zachariah]
The Brother of Beerah, 1 Chr. 5. 6, 7. The Son of …, Ibid. 9. 21. The Son of …, Ibid. 37. A Singer, Ibid. 15. 20. The Son of Ishiah, Ibid. 24. 25. The Son of Hosah, Ibid. 26. 11. The Father of Iddo, Ib. 27. 21. One of Jehoshaphat's Princes, 2 Chr. 17. 7. The Son of Benaiah, Ib. 20. 14. The Son of Jehoshaphat, Ib. 21. 2. The Son of Jehojada, Ib. 24. 20. One who had understanding in the Visions of God, Ib. 26. 5. Hezekiah his Father in Law, Ib. 29. 1. Of the Sons of Asaph, Ib. 13. Of the Sons of Parosh, Ezra 8. 3. The Son of Bebai, Ib. 11. Of the Sons of Elam, Ezra 10. 26. The Son of Amariah, Neh. 11. 4. The Son of Shiloni, Ib. 5. The Son of Pashur, Ib. 12. The Son of …, Nch. 12. 35. The Son of Jeberechiah, Isa. 8. 2. A Prophet, the Son of Barachiah, Zech. 1. 1.
Touching Jehojada the Father of Zachariah (whose Son was stoned with stones at the commandement of the King, 2 Chr. 24. 21. thought to be the … mentioned by our Saviour, Mat. 23. 35.) It's alledged for the justification of this opinion, that he had two names signifying the same thing in effect. For Jehojada signifieth, acknowledged of the Lord; and Barachiah, blessed of the Lord. By which last name he was called, because of the holiness of his life, and his excellent merits both of the Church and Common-wealth. And although his death was long before Christ, yet it is by him imputed to the Jews living in the time of Christ, because they resembled the wicked lives of their Ancestours, Mat. 23. 35. Luke 11. 51. Where he seemeth to speak of this, rather then any other of that name, because at his death he uttered … words, The Lord look upon it, and require it, 2 Chr. 24. 22. As the bloud of Abel is said to cry unto God (requiring revenge upon Cain) Gen. 4. 10. so that which Christ saith of Zachary slain by the Jews between the porch and the Altar, agreeth well with that which is spoken of the Son of Jehojada, 2 Chr. 24. 21. Yet some refer these words of Christ to Zachariah the Prophet, whose Fathers name was Barachias, Zach. 1. 1, 7. and the manner of Christs account seems to perswade to it; who reckoning up the innocent bloud shed by the Jews, begins at Abel, and ends in the last of the holy Prophets; whereas after the other Zachariah, many other Prophets and holy men were put to death.
Moreover, it seems to be without warrant to turn Jehojada's name into Barachias, or to say Zechariah's Progenitors were Iddo, Barachias, Jehojada, seeing no such thing appears in the Genealogie.
Again, it seems not unlikely that that Zechariah, 2 Chr. 24. 20. was slain in the Court of the people, after he had preached unto them, standing in a high place among them, as the 20 & 21. verses seem to import. But the Zechariah in Matthew, was slain in the Court of the Priests, viz. between the Temple and the Altar, whither (being assaulted) he ran for Sanctuary, as others before him had done, though they were no Priests, as it may be Zachariah the Prophet was not.
Some refer it to the Father of John the Baptist, whom (they say) the Jews killed for the testimony he gave of Christ come in the flesh; and of Mary, after her bringing … of Christ, remained a Virgin. So that Christ meant to name the first Martyr Abel, and the last, to wit, this … newly then killed. But this last is without ground. The first opinion is most agreeable to the truth, seeing it is no where recorded that the Prophet Zechariah was slain, as Christ saith, seeing the Temple and Altar were not repaired in his time. See Glass. Philol. lib. 1. p. 189, &c.
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His side, his hunting, or his traps. A City, Numb. 34. 8. Ezek. 47. 15.
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The … of the Lord. The Son of Josiah, so named of Nebuchadnezzar made King of Judah, 2 King 24. 17. Jer. 37. 1. His destruction, 2 King. 25. 1, to 8. Jer. 52. 1, to 12. which was foretold, Jer. 37. 8, 17. Ezek. 12. 3, 21. He sendeth to Jeremiah to pray for him, and his …, Jer. 37. 3.
Zeeb]
A wolf, Judg. 7. 25. Psal. 83. 11. A Prince of ….
… a false Prophet, the Son …, 1 King. 22. 11. The third Son of Josiah, 1 Chr. 3. 15. The Son of Jcconiah, Ib. 16.
Zelah]
A rib, a side; or, halting. A City, Josh. 18. 28.
Zelek]
The shadow of one licking; or, the ringing of one …, 1 Chr. 11. 39. 2 Sam. 23. 37.
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The shadow or ringing of sear. Numb. 26. 33. & 27. 1, to 8. Josh. 17. 3, 4.
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…. … so named, Luk. 6. 15. Act. 1. 13.
Zelotes]
And Simon called Zelotes, Luk. 6. 15. In Mat. 10. 4. he is …, the …. Many Greek Copies have foreign, others foreign, and foreign. The word comes not from the name of a place, as a foreign, but from foreign, and foreign, zeal, from whence is foreign, which with the Greek termination foreign, is directly foreign, a zelote. The Syriack hath foreign, …, which seems to be the version of foreign. The matter is clear, that this Simon, Luk. 6. 15. & Act. 1. 13. is called foreign, the Zelote, and foreign and foreign are as perfectly the same as … and foreign, Tabitha and foreign, and the like. Of these Zelots so famous among the Jews, many mentions we have in sacred Writ. Phinces is looked on as the first to whom that name was competible, for his slaying the … pair in the very fact, which Matlathias in his dying speech cals his foreign, … zeal, 1 Mac. 2. 54. And … him Elias in his apprehending the Prophets of …, and … them, 1 King. 18. 40. which again Mattathias cals foreign, having zeal os the Law, vers. 58. And such was this …, and his Son Judas, &c. which without any … calling … upon them to destroy the … of the Temple, and were thereupon call'd …, which signifies Zelots. In aftertimes, from these beginnings, great distempers and flames broke out; a multitude of men … … of being zealous for the Law, and honour of God, under the name of foreign, Zelots, committing all the riots and bloodiness imaginable, as Josephus mentioneth. These … this name of Zelot upon themselves, as if their … were good and honorable, and not (as indeed they were) cmulous of the worst deeds immaginable, and even out-stripping all. These (… a Sect having its Original from Judas …, and Sad ducus) were pernicious to the …, and did not only accelerate their total destruction, but withall made it so miserable and calamitous, when it came. There is little doubt, but that this Simon was himself one of this Sect, and so called by that name … the Zelot. Dr. Ham. on Mat. 10. 4. Annot. c.
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…. A village, 1 Sam. 10. 2.
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…, or pitch … trees. A City, Josh. 18. 22. Also an hill in mount … phraim, 2 Chr. 13. 4.
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The same. Gen. 10. 18. 1 Chr. 1. 16.
Zenam]
…; or, a target, or a weapon. A City, Josh. 15. 37.
Zenas]
Living. Tit. 3. 13. A Lawyer.
Zeorim]
Gates, …, hairs of the heads, tempests, hairy devils, or goats. To him … the fourth Lot, 1 Chr. 24. 8.
Zephaniah]
The … of the Lord, the secret of the Lord, the … of the …. The second Priest, 2 King. 25. 18. The Son of …, 1 Chron. 6. 36, 37. The Son of Maasciah, Jerem. 21. 1. A Prophet, the Son of Cushi, Zeph. 1. 1. The Father of Josiah and …, Zech, 6. 10, 14.
Zephath]
A looking glasse, a covering, a …-combe. A City, called also …, Judg. 1. 17.
Zephathah]
The place where Asa … the battle in aray against Zerah the …, 2 Chr. 14. 10.
Zepho]
as Zephat, Gen. 36. 11. The Son of … called also. …, 1 …. 1. 36.
Zephon]
The North cast wind, or …, or a beholder, Numb. 26. 15. called Ziphion, Gen. 46. 16. … him came the …, Numb. 26. 15.
Zer]
…, or a …, or a bringing together of …, or a rock. A City, …. 19. 35.
Zerah]
Rising, or …. The Son of Revel, Gen. 36. 13. The Son of Simon, of whom came the Family of the …, Numb. 26 13. The Father of Zabdi, Joh. 7. 1. The Son of Iddo, 1 Chr. 6. 21. The Son of … Ib. 41. The … that came against Asa, 2 Chr. 14. 9. The Son of …, Neh. 11. 24.
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The Lord rising, or the cleernesse of the Lord. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 6. 6. [The Father of …, Ezr. 8. 4.] called also …, Ezr. 7. 4.
Zered]
A strange going down, or power spread abroad. A Brook, Deut. 2. 13.
Zereda]
…. A City. 1 King. 11. 26.
Zeredathah]
Perplexity. A place, 2 Chr. 4 17.
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A place, Judg. 7. 22.
Zeresh]
Scattering heritage. The Wife of Haman, Est. 5. 10.
Zereth]
as Zer, 1 Chr. 4. 7. The Son of Helah.
Zerethshahar]
Os the mourning, bringing together, or the sorm of blackness. A City, Josh. 13. 19.
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A bond, or bringing together, …, treacle, a rock, or strong, 1 Chr. 25. 3. The Son of ….
Zeror]
A bond, or a iding, or a little stone, 1 Sam. 9. 1. The Son of Bechorath.
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Full of … or a hornet. The Mother of Jeroboam, 1 King. 11. 26.
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… to, or … from …, or a scatterer of …, or a circle of …; or, a stranger at …. Son to …, 1 Cor. 3. 19. The Son of …, Ezr. 3. 2. Neh. 12. 1. called …, Ezr. 1. 8. & 5. 14. and …, Neh. 6. 18. His Father imposed this name upon him to expresse the cause of the intolerable burthen of Gods people in Babylon. Matthew calls him the Son of Salathiel, because he succeeded him in the government over the Jews; he was the first leader of the people out of captivity, and was careful in building the Temple and City of God, being … thereto by Haggai and …, whereunto he hearkened diligently, notwithstanding of the great opposition made against him by the enemies of the Jews, Ezek. 4. 1.
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Perplexity or tribulation of the Lord, or a … together, or a Son of the Lord. … and Joabs and … Mother, and Sister to David, 1 Cor. 2. 16. Of her Children David complaineth, 2 Sam 16. 10. & 19 22.
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The Son of …, 1 Chr. 26. 22.
Zethan]
Their Olive, or a place where Olive trees doe …. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 7. 10. The Son of Laadan, Ibid. 23. 6.
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That beholding, or searching out diligently, or the Olive tree of beholding. An Eunuch, Est. 1. 10.