A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part LI

A Complete Christian Dictionary · Dictionary · Part LI

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Liberality]

As God giveth to all men liberally, Jam. 1. 5. so he injoyneth liberality, Deut. 15. 14. and that upon good grounds, Prov. 11. 25. Isa. 32. 8. for which the Churches of Mecedonia, 2 Cor. 8. 2. and the …, 2 Cor. 9. 13. are commended.

It's in the Original, foreign, a gift, 1 Cor. 16. 3. marg. 2 Cor. 8. 4. grace, 1 Cor. 8. 19. which in marg. is gift, as which is freely given us of God, and freely to be given by us for the relief of others.

This is to disperfe and give to the poor, Psal. 112. 9. To let our fountains be … abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets, Prov. 5. 16. To scatter, and yet to increase, Prov. 11. 24. To water and to be watered, Ibid. 25. To cast our bread upon the waters, Eccl. 11. 1. To empty our selves, as clouds full of rain, Ibid. 3. To sow our seed in the morning, and in the evening not to withhold our hand, Ibid. 6. To give good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over, Luk. 6. 38.

Liberall]

Prov. 11. 25. The liberall soul, Heb. the soul of blessing. Annot. Isa. 32. 5. Called liberall, Isa. 32. 5. The word importeth freenesse, liberality, ingenuity, as appears by Exod. 25. 1. & 35. 5. Psal. 68. 9. & 110. 3. and is used commonly in Scripture sor a Prince, or a Lord, Mal. 1. 8. Prov. 17. 7. & 25. 7. Psal. 118. 9. & 146. 3. because such persons should so be, Prov. 19. 6. as the word Lord, with us also, in its first Originall, is said to import, and the term among the Grecks, commonly given to great Potentates, implyeth as much, Luk. 22. 15. And so I suppose the intent of the Prophet here is, that no Nabal shall be a Nadib; that is, no niggard or base minded fellow, a nobleman, or a Prince. Our ancienter Translations render it gentle; a niggard shall not be called gentle. Had they said, no niggard shall be called, or be a gentleman, they had come wel-neer home to the mark. Annot.

Liberally]

Thou shalt furnish him …, Deut. 15. 14. Furnishing thou shalt surnish him; that is in any case furnish him, and that liberally; or adora him as with a chain, from whence the similitude is here taken, that as crowns and chains were signes of honour and dignity, Dan. 5. 29. so the Master should honorably reward his Brother for his service, and not turn him out as a Vagabond. Aynsw. God is said to give to all men liberally, Jam. 1. 5. foreign, plainly, simply, graciously, gently, largely, abundantly, benignely.

Liberty]

;;Freedome from any servitude or bondage, Lev. 25. 10. Act 24. 23. Heb. 13. 23.

;;2. Freedome from the bondage of sin and Satan, and from the servitude of Moses Law. Gal. 5. 1. Stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ … set you …. 1 Pet. 2. 5, 16 Gal. 5. 1.

;;This is Christian Liberty begun and unperfect; being bought for us by the price of Christs blood, and revealed unto us by the Gospel.

;;3. A full and perfect deliverance from the very corruption of sin, and of the grave too, and from all misery whatsoever, Eph. 1. 14. Which is the Redemtion of that liberty purchased, unto the prayse of his glory. This is the accomplishment of the former liberty. It is called [Glorious liberty] Rom. 8. 2. Because the Saints being once … from all miseries shall be glorified in heaven. Of a part whereof, to wit, immortality and incorruption, the frame of heaven and earth shall be partaker, as Rom. 8. 21.

p. 376;;4. That condition of Gods Children, from whom the veil of the heart is taken away, and the yoke of darknesse, which (by the sin of one man being put upon us): was made more heavy by another yoke of Moses law, encreasing and strengthening naturall blindnesse in us before conversion, 2 Cor. 3. 17. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 1 Pet. 2. 16.

;;5. A freedome or power, which is given unto the Christian about things indifferent, to use them, or not to use them, keeping our selves within the bounds of Charity and Edification, Rom. 14. 19. Hereof the Apostle intreateth, Rom. 14. throughout. Also 1 Cor. 6. & 8. & 1 Cor. 10.

;;6. From the misery or punishment of sin, whereof as the parts, so the degrees of this liberty, are divers, being but begun, and in part in this life, but totall and perfect in the next.;;

;;7. Wicked liberty or licentiousnesse, which some take to themselves in rejecting all goodnesse and the laws thereof, as also all fear of punishment for sin, Rom. 6. 20. 1 Pet. 2. 16. 2 Pet. 2. 10, 19. Gal. 5. 13.;;

;;8. Freedome from the restraint of things indifferent; that is a power and security to possesse or use any naturall or artificial gift of God, but with this caution.;;

;;1. If it be not more, or otherwise then God hath commanded.;;

;;2. If the Magistrate have not upon some special occasion forbidden the use thereof.;;

;;9. Liberty signifieth equity, or upright and indifferent dealing of God or man with man, Jam. 2. 13. & 1. 25.;;

10. Conjugall liberty, when the party freed may marry, 1 Cor. 7. 39. But if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be marryed to whome she will, onelyonly in the Lord. See Law.

;;Object. A Law bindeth, Liberty looseth. If Law, how then Liberty? If Liberty, how then is it Law?;;

;;Answ. Yes, a Law as it bindeth all men to goodnesse, all evill men to punishment, and all to account; but yet of Liberty, as it permitteth the opressed to speak for themselves.;;

;;Christian liberty is a spirituall benefit, purchased by the death of Christ, to the setting free of the faithfull which believe in Christ, not onelyonly from the precepts and traditions of men, (1 Cor. 7. 23.) as binding the Conscience, and from the yoke of the whole Ceremoniall Law of Moses; (1 Cor. 9. 19. Gal. 5. 1. Rom. 8. 1.) but also from the curse and rigorous exaction of the Morall Law, Rom. 7. 4, 5. & 5. 15, 16, 17, 18.) even from the whole wrath of God, due to our sins, by the justification of Faith: and finally, from the dominion and reign of sin, by the sanctification of the Spirit (Rom. 6. 13, 14, 15.) That ye may serve aud obey the wil of God, without all terrour and slavish fear, (Luk. 1. 47.) in all quiet tranquillity of minde, and cheerfulnesse of conscience, under sure hope of eternall glory. Therefore, they are much deceived, who think Christian liberty to consist in freedome from the doctrine and obedience of the Morall law, or from the yoke of any lawful authority, Civil or Ecclesiastical, that men may live licentiously, as themselves list, using their Liberty as a cloke of wickednesse.

Liberty]

Psal. 119. 45. At liberty, Hebr. at large, marg. 1 Cor. 8. 9. or Power, marg, Heb. 10. 19. Boldnesse. Comp. the text with the marg.

A People set at liberty]

;;Such a people as through grace are made partakers of Christian Liberty. 1 Pet. 2. 9, An holy Nation, a people set at liberty.

Liberty]

Heb. 13. 23. Our brother is set at liberty. Hence it is certain that the subscription of this Epistle is supposititious, because what need should there be of certifying that Timothy was set at liberty, if so be that this Epistle was lent by him? Annot.

Libertines]

;;Free-men, or men endowed with freedome, Act. 6. 9. Those which set themselves against Stephen, witnessing the faith of Jesus, were either the free Citizens of Rome, which had built a Synagogue for such as were called Libertines, or the men themselves which were of that Colledge and Society.

Pasor saith, that is the name of a Sect, and derived from the Aegyptian word Lubratenu.

Chytreus, that this Synagogue consisted of the Jews dwelling … Lybia.

;;There be besides the former, sundry kindes of Libertines.

;;1. Such as under colour of Christian liberty, set believers free from the civil yoke of Magistrates; against which we read 1 Tim. 6. 1. 2 Pet. 10.

;;2. Such as abuse Christian liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, and as an occasion to the flesh; such as say, The more we sin, the more God is glorified in pardoning of it, Rom. 3. 7. & 6. 1.

;;3. Such as pretend such a perfectness of life by the leading of the Spirit, as freeth them from sin, and from the letter of the Scripture, to follow revelations, secret inspirations, perpetual allegories, as Familists doe.

Libna]

A City, 1 Chr. 6. 57.

Libnah]

The moon, whiteness, …; or, brittle. A City, Josh. 21. 13.

Libni]

The same. The Son of Gershom, Exod. 6. 17. Of whom came the family of the Libnites, Numb. 3. 21. The Son of Mahli, 1 Chr. 6. 29.

Lybia]

In Hebrew foreign, in Greek foreign, in Latine Aphrica, in Syriack foreign it sufficeth, q. d. rich fat. It's derived of foreign, an Aphrican. A Conntrey, Ezek. 30. 5. Act. 2. 10. Hence Libyans, Jer. 46. 9. Dan. 11. 43.

Lice]

As the dust became lice throughout all the Land of Aegypt, Exod. 8. 16. And there were lice upon man, and upon beasts, Ibid. 17. So herein was the wonderful power of God seen, that the Magicians assaying to bring forth lice, could not, Ib. 18. See Psal. 105. 31.

Licence]

Had given him licence, Act. 21. 40. Granted him liberty, given him leave.

Lick]

Spoken 1. properly, of an Oxe licking up grasse, Numb. 22. 4. A dog licking up bloud, 1 King. 21. 19. and 22. 38. Of a dog licking soares, Luk. 16. 21. and a serpent licking up the dust Mic. 7. 17.

2. Figuratively, of the Israelites, Num. 22. 4. Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us; that is, waste, destroy, spoil, make a prey of all. Of the enemies of Christ, or of Solomon, who was a type of him, Psal. 72. 9. His enemies shall lick the dust; that is, subject themselves unto him. So Isa. 49. 23. They shall lick the dust like a Serpent, Mic. 7. 17. that is, be in a poor, low, base, abject, mean condition.

Lid]

The uppermost part of a Chest., 2 King. 12. 9. And bored a hole in the lid of it. That thereby such as were willing, might put their benevolence into the Chest. Annot.

Lie]

signifieth, To befal, seise on, Deut. 29. 20. Be, Judg. 19. 20. Lie down to sleep, Ruth 3. 4. Live, Psal. 57. 4. Wait, attend, Gen. 4. 7. Be naught with, Gen. 26. 10. To be seated, situated, bounded, or border upon, Numb. 21. 15. Josh. 15. 8. Jud. 1. 16. Stand or consist, Judg. 16. 5, 6. Be in a low condition, Psal. 41. 8. Reside, abide, retire unto, Job 40. 21. Continue, abide, go on, 1 Joh. 5. 19.

By the words prefixed, and by the words annexed hereunto, such as down, still, upon, with, in wait, &c. the meaning of several texts may be easily perceived.

To lie between]

;;To be very dear and in precious account, alwayes in sight and presence, Cant. 1. 13. He shall lie between my breasts.

Liers in wait]

Such as were set in ambush, Josh. 8. 13, 14.

Liers]

;;Hypocrites, dissemblers, and all which delight in errour and false doctrine, Rev. 21. 8. And liers.

Lies]

Error in Doctrine, heresies, dissimulation in ;;Religion, and counterfeit manners. Rev. 22. 15. And such as love and make lies.

Lieuetenants]

Such as were appointed Governours and Presidents of Countreys under the King, Ezra 8. 36. Est. 3. 12. & 8. 9. & 9. 3.

Life]

;;A power to move and do actions tending to selfpreservation. Act. 20. 24. My life is not dear unto me, Joh. 1. 3, 15. This is the life of nature.

;;2. The free motion of the minde and will of man toward God, to do works pleasing to him. Rom. 8. 2, 6. The wisdom of the spirit is life. This is the life of Grace, which when it is perfect in heaven, it becomes the life of glory; and of spiritual life, is then made eternall.

;;3. A mans self. Mat. 10. 39. He that looseth his life shall finde it.

p. 377;;4. The valiant enduring of dangers for Christ and his Word. 2 Cor. 4. 10. That the life of Jesus might be manifest in our bodies.

;;5. Blood, which quickneth the flesh, Gen. 9. 4. The flesh with the life ye shall not eat, &c.

;;6. Many and good years. Psal. 30. 5. In his favour is life. Life here being set against a moment or a while, signifieth a blessing of life, with the continuance of it, Prov. 3. 2.

;;The Hebrews for life do use a word of the Plural number, signifying Lives, for the many faculties and operations that be in life. Also for the many years, degrees, and estates thereof: whereas the Apostles in Greek retain the singlar number.

;;7. The state of happiness begun here in the godly, but perfected hereafter in heaven, Col. 3. 3.

;;This is the life of glory, or life eternal, Joh. 14. 19. & 17. 3. Rom. 6. 23.

;;8. Christ himself is our life, Joh. 15. 6. Col. 3. 4. Joh. 11. 25.

;;A Metonymie of the cause for the effect, for he is the fountain and author of all sorts of good lives.

;;1. Of that of nature, Joh. 1. 3, 4, 9. Act. 17. 28.

;;2. Of the life of grace or godliness, Rom. 8. 10, 11.

;;3. Of the life of glory or happiness, Joh. 14. 19. 1 Cor. 15. 45.

9. The appetite and stomach, Job 33. 20.

10. A blessing and continuance of life, Prov. 22. 4.

11. The length of dayes, Psal. 21. 4. or, dayes of life, Isa. 38. 12.

12. Living or rest, Isa. 57. 10.

13. A quickening spirit enabled to a perfect performance, Gal. 3. 21.

14. Lively or quickening, Rom. 8. 2.

15. The way to life, Rom. 8. 6.

16. This world, Luk. 8. 14. with Mat. 13. 22. 1 Cor. 15. 19.

17. The soul, Lev. 17. 14.

18. The fountain of life, Joh. 1. 4. Procurer, preserver, and bringer unto life, Col. 3. 4.

19. Spiritual felicity, Col. 3. 3.

20. Conversation, Act. 26. 4.

21. The nourishment of life, Deut. 20. 19. and things appertaining thereto, 1 Tim. 4. 8.

22. A quiet life, 1 Pet. 3. 10.

23. Christs resurrection and ever-living, Rom. 5. vers. 10.

Life]

Gen. 1. 20. Heb. soul, marg. Gen. 1. 30. Heb. a living soul, marg. Gen. 7. 22. the breath of life, Heb. the breath of the Spirit of life, marg. Job 3. 15. Bones, Isa. 43. 4. or Person, marg. Ezek. 1. 20, 21. Of the living creature, comp. the text with the marg. So ch. 10. 17. By promising him life, Ezek. 13. 22. or, that I should save his life, Heb. by quickening him, marg. Rev. 13. 15. Gr. breath, marg. Job 31. 39. Caused the owners thereof to lose their life, Heb. caused the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or breath our, marg. Job 24. 25. No man is sure of life, or he trusteth not his own life, marg.

Bread of life]

;;Vital, and lively bread, living and giving eternal life to others, and so is Christ only. Joh. 6. 35. I am that bread of life.

Christ is our life]

;;That is, he is the cause and giver of life, viz. the life,;;

;;1. Of nature to natural men, Joh. 1. 3, 4.;;

;;2. Of grace and godliness, to sinful men, to quicken them to godliness, Joh. 5. 25, 26. Rom. 6. 8, 11. & 8. 10, 11. 2 Cor. 5. 15. Gal. 2. 20. Eph. 2. 1, 2. Heb. 6. 1. & 9. 14. 1 Pet. 4. 2.;;

;;3. Of comfort to sorrowful men, Psal. 18. 6. & 17. 21. & 116. 8.;;

;;4. Of resurrection to dead men, Joh. 5. 28.;;

;;5. Of glory to godly men, Joh. 10. 28. & 14. 6. & 17. 2.;;

Life everlasting]

;;Heavenly happiness and glory, which is a life incorruptible and immutable. This is likened to Life, because of all earthly things life is most precious; and this life is everlasting, because it indures for ever. Rom. 6. 23. Eternal life is the gift of God. The beginning or entrance into this state of happiness when men first believe, is called Eternal life, Joh. 17. 3.

;;2. Christ himself. 1 Joh. 5. 20. This same is that life eternal.

;;3. The principles and foundation of such things as do belong to the attaining of eternal life, Joh. 5. 26. Eph. 2. 20.

;;4. Happiness only begun, to be perfected in time, Joh. 17. 3. & 3. 36.

To give life]

;;To minister and bestow a quickning spirit, enabling to the perfect performance of the Law, which if it could be, then might men be justified and pronounced righteous in Gods sight by the works of the Law: but seeing that cannot be, therefore righteousness must be looked for from Christ by faith. Gal. 3. 21. If a Law had been given, which could have given life.

And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, Rev. 13. 15. Gr. breath. He saw by the raising of the ruines of the Romane Empire, he had prevailed much; and now he maketh these latter Emperours act according to his will, that he may raise himself; for the Germane Caesar, was not Romane Emperour, till he was confirmed by the Pope. Annot.

All that power which the image, or secular Idolatrous beast hath, of raging against the Saints, he exerciseth no otherwise, then as delivered unto him by the Pseudo-prophetical Beast. For the matter is so handled, that those whom the Pseudo prophetical Beast shall condemn of heresie (as they call it) or of wronging the image, he giveth power to the secular Beast to kill them; that is to say, he hath no such power of himself, but such as is depending upon the Ecclesiastical judgement. Mede.

The life of God]

;;That life whereby God liveth in his Saints, or a godly life. Eph. 2. 12. Strangers from the life of God. This is also called the life of the Spirit, and the life of Christ, that is, a life which Christ commandeth and approveth, and whereby he liveth, ruleth, and reigneth in his members.

Life, as it is affirmed of God]

;;That most single and perfect divine being, who of himself understandeth, loveth, and willeth things infinitely; applying himself to those actions of his own free accord, and is the cause and fountain of all life, being and motion, both bodily and spiritual, in all his creatures, which live, move, and have being. Hence he is called that life, and life eternal, and the living God, who lives for ever. 1 Joh. 1. 2. That life was made manifest. Job 1. 4. & 5. Life natural, spiritual, eternal, be all within Christ, as water in the fountain.

Life and godlinesse]

;;Salvation eternall in heaven as the end, and true Religion (framed in the heart by the holy Ghost) as the way and mean to bring to that end. 2 Pet. 1. 3. Glory and vertue, mentioned in vers. 3. latter end, … answer unto life and godlinesse. Called to glory, that is, salvation in heaven, where the glory of God shineth in the Saints: and Virtue, that is an holy and just conversation, which goeth afore, as a way that leadeth unto glory.

A godly life]

;;is that power which God by the Spirit of his Son putteth into the hearts of the elect, at their regeneration, enabling them to move themselves towards God (who before were dead in sins) that they might begin to think, speak, and doe in some measure, the things pleasing unto God. This life being once begun, it is still preserved and continued (without returning to the death of sin) unto the next world; and therefore is called Life eternall. Rom. 6. 7, 8, 9, 23. The gift of God is eternall life.

As being heirs together of the grace of life, 1 Pet. 3. 7. The husband and wife are coheirs of the gift of life, foreign signifies the necessaries of life; or, if foreign be taken for ife it self, then it belongs to the Creation, Male and Female created he them, which is a mysticall proof or argument of conviction, that they that partake of life equally, should also partake of the necessaries of life. Dr. H. Annot. c.

New life]

;;An unblamable and pure life, framed (not after the lust of the old man, but) after the will of God in his Word. Rom. 6. 4. Walk in newnesse of life.

To see life]

;;To enjoy and possesse it: as not to see, doth signifie not to enjoy. Joh. 3. 36. He that … not the Son shall not see life.

Spirit of life from God]

Rev. 11. 11. A living soul, or breath of life, put into them by God, Gen. 2. 7. Ezek. 37. 10. God inspired others with the same spiritual graces, that p. 378he had given them and stirred them up to preach against Popery, as they had done before. Annot.

Time of life]

;;signifieth, the year after, when God gave Sarah power to conceive and bring forth Isaac, Gen. 18. 10. & 12. 2. & 17. 21. within a year all things come about to their customed state and life; so a City is said to be revived, when it is repaired or built, 1 Chron. 12. 8. and stones revive, when they are restored to the former state, Ruth 4. 2. See Rom. 4. 9. where Paul expounds Moses words in Gen. 18.

Word of life]

;;The Gospel, which is a quickning word, Phil. 2. 16.

Lift]

This word is still joyned with up, as lift up the eyes, face, hands, heel, minde, &c.

Lift up]

Josh. 4. 18. Heb. plucke up, marg. Gen. 40. 13. Lift up thine head, or reckon, marg. Jerem. 51. 14. Lift up a shout, Hebr. utter, marg.

To lift up an Ensign]

;;By a secret and just providence to bring an hoast of enemies to invade his people, even from sundry Nations, Isa. 5. 26. These enemies are described in vers. 27, 28. by their speed of swiftnesse, strength, cheerfullnesse, diligence, prosperity, and cruelty.

To lift up her eyes]

;;signifieth, To look upon a man with impure affections and lust, Gen. 39. 7. Mat. 5. 28. Job 31. 1.

Also, To lift up the eyes, signifieth,

1. To raise up the thoughts to behold and consider, Isa. 40. 26. Dan. 4. 34.

2. To expresse our thoughts taken up in prayer, Joh. 11. 41. and in thanksgiving, Joh. 17. 1.

3. To shew hope and expectation, Psal. 121. 1. & 123. 1. Ezek. 18. 6.

To lift up the face, is,

1. To look up, 2 King. 9. 32. Ezr. 9. 6.

2. To be cheerfully affected, Job 22. 26.

To lift up the hand to heaven]

;;To swear, or by oath to confirm a thing. It was a gesture of old, used by such as did swear, and at this day is in use with the Ethiopian. Rev. 10. 5. He lift up his hand to heaven. Very often in the Old Testament, lifting up his hand is put to signifie swearing, Gen. 14. 22. Numb. 14. 30. Ezek. 20. 5. To these texts doth John allude.

The Angel lifted up his hand to heaven, Rev. 10. 5. Dan. 12. 7. This was their manner of swearing, Gen. 14. 22. Exod. 6. 8. Deut. 32. 40. Numb. 14. 30. Ezek. 20. 15. whereby they signified, that they called God who dwelleth in heaven, Mat. 6. 9. to witnesse the truth of what they sware, and to punish them, if they sware falsely, 2 Cor. 1. 23. Annot.

To lift up the head]

;;1. To exalt another by liberality to dignity, 2 King. 25. 27.;;

;;2. To exalt ones self by pride above desert, Judg. 8. 28.;;

;;3. To prepare ones self to receive another coming to him, Psal. 24. 7, 9.;;

;;4. To rejoyce exceedingly in some preferment, Luk. 21. 28.;;

5. To remember, Gen. 40. 20.

6. To exalt, Psal. 27. 6.

To lift up the heel, is, To abuse insolently, and contumeliously, Psal. 41. 9. Joh. 13. 18.

To lift up the horn, is, to shew power, glory and strength, Psal. 75. 4. 1 Chron. 25. 5. Zech. 1. 21.

To lift up the hands, is,

1. To swear, Gen. 14. 22. Exod. 6. 8. Numb. 14. 30.

2. To blesse, Lev. 19. 22. Luk. 24. 50.

3. To rise up in rebellion, 2 Sam. 18. 28. & 20. 21. 1 King. 11. 26.

4. To repell inhumanely, beat, threaten, abuse ones authority, Job 31. 21.

5. To pray, Psal. 28. 2. this being the gesture therein, Job 11. 13. Psal. 63. 4. Lam. 2. 19.

6. To labour for courage and cheerfullnesse, Heb. 12. 12.

The heart lifted up]

Taken … in ill part for waxen proud, Ezek. 28. 2. & 31. 10. or, the heart hardned in pride, Dan. 5. 20. but sometime in good part, for encouraged, 2 Chr. 17. 6.

To lift up their minde]

Jer. 22. 27. marg. that is, To desire, as it's in the text.

To lift up the soul]

;;Earnestly to desire a thing with delight, and hope to have what he would. Psal. 25. 1. I lift my soul to thee, O Lord. Also, Jer. 22. 27. & 44. 14. it signifieth, to Desire. The like phrase in Ezek. 24. 25. It implyeth both desire and delight. And Deut. 24. 15. the poor man is said, to lift up his soul unto his hire or wages, hoping by it to have his life sustained. Psal. 46. 4. Psal. 24. 4. To lift up, is to affect or regard greatly.

To lift up the voyce]

that is, To make the sound thereof to be heard, cry shrill, Isa. 10. 30. In lamentation, Judg. 2. 4. 1 Sam. 24. 16. 2 Sam. 3. 32. Jer. 22. 20. In preaching, Isa. 40. 9. & 58. 1.

To be lift up]

;;To be taken from the earth, and placed aloft, as it may be seen of all, and looked upon afar …. Thus was the Serpent lifted up, Joh. 3. 14.

;;2. To be crucified, or to die on the Crosse, as Malefactors. Thus the two thieves. Or as a Mediator to satisfie for Mankinde. Thus Christ was lifted up, Joh. 3. 14. & 8. 28. & 12. 32. These two latter places being in manner of speech like the first, are necessarily understood of the passion of Christ, and will not suffer the first to be meant of the preaching of Christ openly, to manifest him unto all men; but either of the Crosse alone, or of the Crosse and of the Doctrine thereof joyntly. Most Divines expound it of the passion.

;;3. To be publickly preached to the hearing of all, Isa. 58. 1.;;

;;4. It may be also understood of Christs Ascension into heaven. Piscator on Joh. 12. 32.;;

;;Or any preferment and advancement of one to a better estate, or reducement to the old, as Gen. 40. 20.;;

;;5. To be made fit to receive and entertain some great personage, Psal. 24. 7, 9.;;

Lifter]

The lifter up of my head, Psal. 3. 3. or exalter of my head; that is, givest me victory, …, and triumph. So Psal. 27. 6. & 110. 7. Aynsw.

Light]

Levis, inanis. Spoken of Bread, Numb. 21. 5. Persons, Judg. 9. 4. Thing, 1 Sam. 18. 23. 1 King. 16. 31. 2 King. 3. 18. & 20. 10. Isa. 49. 6. Ezek. 8. 17. Prophets, Zeph. 3. 4. Yoke, Mat. 11. 30. Afflictions, 2 Cor. 4. 17.

Light]

Velox, celer, 2 Sam. 2. 18.

Light]

2 Sam. 2. 18. Swift, quick, nimble. … saith of Asahel, that he not only exceeded other men in running, but also contended with Horses in swiftnesse; unto which he trusting too much, it became the occasion of his death. So that the race is not to the swift, Eccl. 9. 11. Annot.

Light]

Deut. 27. 16. Setteth light by, or, as the Greek hath, dishonoureth. Aynsw. Matt. 22. 4. They made light of it, neglected, sleighted it.

Light]

Exod. 40. 4. Cause to ascend, or burn. Aynsw.

Exod. 30. 8. Lighteth the Lamps, or setteth up, Hebr. causeth to ascend, marg. Mat. 5. 15. To kindle, Joh. 1. 9. To enlighten.

To light ones candle, or lamp]

;;To give comfort, joy, and prosperity after troubles. The self-same thing is meant by (lightning of darknesse,) the turning of grief and affliction into joy. Psal. 18. 28. On the contrary, the wickeds candle is said to be put out, when their prosperity is changed with adversity, Job 18. 6. & 21. 17. Prov. 13. 9. & 24. 20. & 20. 20. 2 Sam. 22. 28. Thou, &c. Sometime the eye is called candle, or light of the body, Mat. 6. 22. and Solomon saith of the soul, that it is the candle (or light) of the Lord, Prov. 20. 27. 1 King. 11. 36. & 15. 4. Numb. 21. 30. Christ according to the flesh, is the candle or light of New Jerusalem, Rev. 21. 23. and the Light that lighteneth every one which cometh into the world. Joh. 1. 9.

Light]

Ruth 2. 3. Her hap was to light, Heb. happened, marg. Gen. 28. 11. He lighted upon, or happened, met with, by Gods providence. Aynsw. Deut. 19. 5. Lighteth upon, Heb. findeth, marg.

Light]

Gen. 24. 64. She lighted off, Heb. sell down; the Gr. hath leaped down, which was to meet Isaac with the more reverence and submission. Idem.

Light]

;;That Creature of light shining throughout, over the whole earth. Gen. 1. 3. God said, Let there be Light.

;;2. Sun, Moon, and Stars, which be as it were the p. 379Vessels of this light. Gen. 1. 19. Therefore he made two great Lights.

;;3. God, who is like Light, both for the brightnesse of his majesty, and his most pure and single Nature, being of infinite knowledge and holinesse, without any darknesse of ignorance or sin. 1 Joh. 1. 4, 5. God is light. Joh. 1. 5. That light shineth in darknesse. And elsewhere Light doth signifie God the Creator of light.

;;Note. God is a light to the good, to cleer their understanding, and cheereth our heart with deliverances and blessings; but he is a flame to the wicked, to devour them, both now and in hell, Isa. 10. 17. where he is called the Light of Israel, as elsewhere the Stone of Israel, Deut. 32. the Eternity of Israel, 1 Sam. 15. the Glory of Israel, Luk. 1. to shew what God is to his Church, and not what he is in himself.

;;4. The Word of God well understood which serveth as a light to shew us the way we are to walk to heaven. Psal. 119. 108. Thy Word is a lantern to my feet, and a light unto my paths. Joh. 3. 20, 21.

;;5. Christ himself, who is full of Light, and enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world with … and natural understanding; and all elect men with true faith and holinesse. Joh. 1. 8. He was that true light that … every man that cometh into the world. Joh. 9. 5. I am the light of the world. Josh. 3. 18.

;;6. The wise and faithfull Ministers of the Gospel, who in respect of their sound doctrine and good life, are likened to light. Matt. 5. 14. Ye are the light of the world; that is, the enlightners, by your Doctrine especially.

;;7. The Doctrine of the Gospel. Act. 26. 23. And should shew light unto this people, and to the Gentiles. Some understand this of eternall life.

;;8. All beleeving Christians, which are themselves enlightened, unto the saving knowledge of God; giving light to others by their godly conversation. Eph. 5. 8. Ye are light in the Lord.

;;9. Some knowledge of God, and of his glory. 2 Cor. 4. 6. To give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God. Dan. 5. 11. Light put for understanding and wisdome.

;;10. Holinesse of life. Matt. 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men.

;;11. Joy, gladnesse, and comfort, which commeth by Gods mercifull benefits and deliverances; as darknesse signifieth sorrow and misery. Est. 8. 16. And to the Jews came light and joy, gladnesse and honour. Psal. 118. 27. & 43. 3. Job. 30. 16. Psal. 107. 10. Lam. 3. 2. Psal. 112. 4. Job 18. 6. & 38. 15. Psal. 97. 11.

;;12. That force of reason and understanding, which is kindled in our mindes, to acknowledge him the Author of so great a benefit. Joh. 1. 4. And that life was the light of Man.

;;13. That glorious and blessed life in heaven, which is endless. Col. 1. 12. The inheritance of the Saints in light. Joh. 12. 36.

;;14. One that delivereth out of adversities. Psal. 27. 1. The Lord is my light. Also, hope of succour, Isa. 5. 30.

15. Kingly government in David's person, 2 Sam. 21. v. 17.

16. A window, 1 King. 7. 4, 5.

17. A successour, 2 Chr. 21. 7.

18. Appearance of the day, Job 24. 14.

19. A cheerful look, Job 24. 24.

20. Happiness, Isa. 58. 8.

21. Brightness, Job 37. 15.

22. The means of spiritual comfort, Mat. 4. 16.

23. Sound doctrine and good life, Mat. 5. 16.

24. The … and judgement, Mat. 6. 23.

25. Clearly, Luk. 12. 3.

26. Clear understanding, Isa. 8. 20. Joh. 1. 5.

27. The means of discovery, as light doth, Joh. 3. 20. Eph. 5. 13.

It's spoken,

1. Properly, of the Morning, 1 Sam. 23. 4. the Eyes, Psal. 38. 10. Prov. 15. 30. Fire, Psal. 78. 14. the Moon, Isa. 30. 26. the Sun, Ibid. Rev. 22. 5. a Candle, Jer. 25. 10. Rev. 18. 23.

2. Figuratively, of God, Isa. 2. 5. 1 Joh. 1. 5. his Countenance, Psal. 4. 7. & 90. 2. his Word, Psal. 119. 105. 2 Pet. 1. 19. Jesus Christ, Luk. 2. 32. Joh. 1. 9. John the Baptist, Joh. 5. 35. The Apostles, Mat. 5. 14. Believing Christians, Eph. 5. 8. The doctrine of Christ, Act. 26. 23 Teachers, Rom. 2. 19.

Light]

2 Sam. 21. 17. Heb. candle, or lampe, marg. 1 King. 7. 4. Heb. sight, marg. Job 37. 3. Lightening. Comp. the text with the marg. Isa. 8. 20. Heb. morning, marg.

Candlestick of or for light]

;;Ex. 35. 14. as the Ark signified Gods presence, and the Table with shew-bread shadowed the Church standing before him: so this Candlestick of Light signified the Law, in the light whereof his people do walk, and serveth him, Psal. 119. 101. Prov. 6. 23. 2 Pet. 1. 19. And the sundry branches, knops, bowles, and flowers, shew the variety of things, and of delivering them in the Scriptures, some easie, some hard, some prophesies, some parables, &c.

Light of a Candle]

;;The very least commodity of this life, (as a candle lighted in the night) which the poorest will not be without. So great shall be the fall of that City, wherein the least good thing shall be wanting, and cannot be had. Rev. 18. 23. And the light of a candle shall shine no more in it.

Light of Gods countenance]

;;Gods favour declared by his blessings and graces; as mens favour is declared by their countenance. Psal. 4. 7. Let the light of thy countenance shine upon us. The light of Gods face is his lightsome cheerful looks, even his favour, grace, and the blessings of knowledge, comfort and joy, which flow from thence. This is in Christ, who is both the light, and the face or presence of God, Luk. 2. 32. Exod. 33. 14. And the Angel of his face, Isa. 63. 9. According to this phrase Solomon saith, In the light of the Kings face is life, and his favour is as the cloud of the latter rain, Prov. 16. 15. See also Psal. 44. 4. & 31. 17, 21. & 67. 2. Job 29. 2.

;;2. The knowledge or presence of God. Psal. 90. 8. Thou settest our sins in the light of thy countenance.

God is light, 1 Joh. 1. 5. The word foreign, light, is a figurative expression, to signifie the most perfect … purity; and foreign, darkness, is directly contrary, mixture of all impurity; the affirming of which concerning God, is no such strange thing, as that the Apostie should introduce it with so much ceremony as here we see made of, vers. 1, 3, 5. That which all this solemnity was thought fit to introduce, was certainly somewhat either doubted of, and questioned by the doctrines, or opposed and resisted by the lives of those to whom he writes. And that which seems most probable to be the full importance of it, is in the general, to denote the great perfection of purity, which is now commanded in the Christian Law; and more particularly, the great obligation that lies upon Christians, not to make that profession a pretence or excuse, for the favouring of themselves in any degree of liberty or impurity. Contrary hereunto were they who called themselves foreign, & foreign, perfect, and knowing men, beyond all others, who yet living in a sink of all uncleanness, said, they had not sinned, v. 10. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.

In Joh. 1. 9. Christ is called the true light, and that both in respect of his doctrine, which was the direction of every mans life, and in respect of the more imperfect shadows, that had been before under the Law. Idem on 1 Joh. 2. Annot. a.

The Lord God giveth them light, Rev. 22. 5. Knowledge and comfort shall so abound in them, that all may see, they come rather from God, then from the means. Isa. 54. 13. Jer. 31. 34. Or, They receive fulness of knowledge and comfort from God in heaven. Annot.

Light of Israel]

Isa. 10. 17. that is, the Lord, the holy one of Israel.

The Lamb is the light thereof, Rev. 21. 23. Even in heaven, all our communion with God is through Christ. If it be understood of the Church on earth, the sense is. They shall have so much sweet communion with God in Christ, that they shall make light account of all worldly contentments, Annot.

Light of the living]

Job 33. 30. Psal. 56. 13. that is, To live amongst those that are alive.

Light of the Lord]

;;The doctrine of the Word taught by the Prophets, which is called light, because it is like light, detecting and laying open hidden things of God, and in our selves; shewing it … and other things too, being pure as light is: it is called the Light of the Lord, because it is kindled of the Lord, and he only dispenseth with it, p. 380and can discry when men walk in it, and when they depart from it. Isa. 2. 5. Come ye, let us walk in the light of Lo d.

;;The seven lights or lamps mentioned Lev. 24. 2, 3. and Numb. 8. 2. did figure the holy Scriptures, giving a most clear light in the darknesse of this life, till full and perfect light after this life, arise in mens hearts, 2 Pet. 1. 19. 20.

My light]

;;My joy and comfort, Psal. 27. 1. So God and Christ are often elsewhere called the light and illumination of his people, Mic. 7. 8. Isa. 16. 19, 20. & 10. 17. Luk. 1. 79. & 2. 32. Rev. 21. 23. Joh. 14. & 8. 12.

Light sown]

;;Comfort and joy, reserved after trouble. Psal. 97. 11. Light is sown for the just. As seed sown in the ground is hidden for the present, and afterward appeareth, so is the comfort of Gods people oftentimes for a while hidden, but in time breaks forth. For we are dead, and our life is hid with Christ in God, Col. 3. 3, 4. And it doth not appear yet what we shall be, 1 Joh. 3. 2.

To walk in the light]

;;To follow gods Word as our guide in out travell to eternall blessednesse. 1 Joh. 1. 17. But if we walk in the light.

Works of light]

;;See Armour of light.

Light of the world]

;;signifieth,

;;1. That great light which shineth to this elementary world, Joh. 11. 9.

;;2. The Sun of righteousnesse, which enlighteneth the spirituall world, Joh. 8. 12.

To lighten the earth with his glory]

;;To illuminate mens mindes by the brightness of the pure Word of God, expelling darkness of ignorance, and damnable heresies, which had long covered the face of the world. Rev. 18. 1. And he lightened the earth with his glory.

As by the Angel may be signified some great man suddenly raised by God, and unexpectedly (as Psal. 26. 6. & 57. 3. & 102. 19.) to destroy Rome, furnished with power fit for such a service, so that none can resist him, but Rome must fall by his means; so the earth was lightned with his glory, that is, his brightness in the vision. So Glory is used, Exod. 41. 34. Numb. 14. 10. 2 Cor. 3. 7. The thing signified may be, that even earthly men and Papists, shall admire at the piety of him whom God shall set up to destroy that City; Or, at his Majestical power, made known by his Victories. ….

To lighten the eyes]

;;To make them see clear, being dimmed and dulled, 1 Sam. 14. 27, 29.

;;2. To doe away or remove want, sorrow, diseases, or others evils whereby the eyes are made heavy, that the heart may be refreshed and made joyfull. Psal. 13. 3. Est. 9. 6. That my God may lighten mine eyes.

;;2. To drive ignorance out of the minde by Gods Word and Spirit, Psal. 19. 8. Eph. 1. 18. Psal. 38. 10. Act. 26. 18.

Lighten]

Psal. 34. 5. Were lightened, or flowed, ran as a river, Isa. 2. 2. & 60. 5. Aynsw. Annot. Psal. 77. 18. Lightened the world, or illuminated. Aynsw. Act. 27. 18. Lightened the ship, by casting the goods over-board. Annot.

Lighting]

Isa. 30. 30. And shall shew the lighting … of his arm The word rendered lighting down, is supposed to signifie sometime descension, but often rest. The meaning may be, God will in a conspicuous manner cause his revenging power (that is, his arm here, as chap. 48. 14. & 52. 10.) to light on and to rest upon them. Annot. Matth. 3. 16. Lighting on him, coming on him.

To be lightened]

;;to be endowed with the true knowledge of God, but not effectual, to the conversion of the heart, Heb. 6. 4.

Lightly]

Gen. 26. 10. Might lightly have lain or hal almost …. Aynsw. Gen. 32. 15. Lightly esteemed, or vilely and foolishly despised. The Chald. expounds it, he provoked to anger, Idem. Isa. 9. 1. When he lightly afflicted the land; or, when the land was lightly afflicted, or visited, which may be … of a former invasion, 2 King. 15. 19. 1 Chr. 5. 26. said here to be a light affliction to speak of, because the King of Israel having with a great summe of Money compounded with Pul, King of Assyria, he stayed not long in the Land, 2 King. 15. 20. Annot. Jer. 4. 24. The hills moved lightly, or swiftly; yea exceeding swiftly, for the verb is in a redoubled, and withal, a reciprocal …; as if he had said, The hills all apace bestirred themselves; light for swift, as Isa, 5. 26. Annot. Mar. 9. 39. Can lightly speak evill of me Readily, quickly. It is no easie matter, scarce can be. Light Cr. Sac. on foreign. He shall finde much to do, first to quiet his own conscience. Annot.

Lightnesse]

Jerem. 3. 9. or Fame, marg. Jer. 23. 32. or loosenesse, or lewdnesse. Annot. 2 Cor. 1. 17. Did I use lightnesse? Did I change my minde?

Lightening]

Taken 1. properly, for an hot and very dry exhalation, which being through the force of cold bound up in the clouds, doth from thence break out into fire, and is often accompanyed with thunder, Job 28. 26. & 38. 29. It spreadeth far, Mat. 24. 27. It's sudden in coming, not discernible when, and so gone on a sudden, Neh. 2. 4. Ezek. 1. 14. Zech. 9. 14. It's an instrument wherewith God useth to punish the wicked, 2 Sam. 22. 15. Psal. 144. 6. Psal. 18. 14. Hereof God alone is the authour, Job 38. 35. It lighteneth the world, Psal. 77. 18. and therewith God often sendeth rain, Jer. 10. 13.

2. Figuratively, for the heavy, grievous, and horrible judgements inflicted on the wicked, both here and hereafter, Rev. 4. 5. & 11. 19. & 16. 18.

As the lightening cometh out of the East, and shineth … … the West, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be, Mat. 24. 27. that is, most glorious and swift.

Hereunto also the swiftnesse of the Angels in performance of Gods commandements, is compared, Ezek. 1. 14. Hereunto the charets that were to come against …, Neh. 2. 4. Hereunto Gods arrow, Zech. 9. 14. And Satan is said as lightening to fall from heaven, Luk. 10. 18. in respect that his Kingdome and tyranny, his power and force, is by the preaching of the Gospel, on the sudden overthrown.

Lightnings]

;;The terrible and unavoydable punishments, which God from heaven shall send upon the persecutors of his Church. Rev. 4. 5. Out of that throne come lightnings.

Lign-aloes]

is a tree growing in Arabia, and India, which giveth a sweet odour, and is like the Thyine wood, mentioned in Rev. 18. 12. and is used in Numb. 14. 6. to signifie the good fame of the Church, and report of her graces, which is as sweet smell. Aynsworth on Numb. 24. 6.

Like]

noteth 1. A comparison, 1 Sam. 10. 24.

2. A resemblance, 1 Sam. 8. 5. Rev. 9. 19.

3. One and the same sort, Act. 19. 25.

It's expressed by As, 1 Sam. 2. 2. According, Psal. 58. 4. marg. With, Psal. 73. 5. marg. Much as, 2 Chr. 1. 9. marg. Equall, Dan. 5. 21. marg.

Like]

Heb. 2. 17. In all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, (sin excepted, chap. 4. 15.) Hereby we are given to understand that Christ was perfect man, consisting of a humane body, and a humane soul, subject to all the common … and weaknesses of both; or all those infirmities, whether of body or soul, which imply neither pollution nor impotency in his sufferings. Annot. Heb. 7. 3. made like unto the Son of God, or, transformed and … out of his proper shape and likeness, that he might be like unto the Son of God. Annot. In the particulars mentioned in this verse, resembling the Son of God. Hall.

Like]

2 Sam. 22. 34. He maketh like, Heb. equalleth, marg. Phil. 2. 20. Like-minded, or so dear unto me, marg. 1 Chro. 4. 27. Like to, Heb. unto, marg. Deut. 23. 16. Where it liked him best. Heb. is good for him, marg.

To like]

is all one with, To make choyce of, To be pleased with, To be good in ones eyes, To will, To love, Amos 4. 5. marg.

To …]

is all one with, To resemble, compare, equall, Isa. 46. 5.

Likenesse or similitude]

put for,

1. The externall and visible form of a thing, Ezek. 1. 5, 10. 13, &c.

2. The fashion and pattern of a thing, according to which another is made, 2 King. 16. 10.

3. The face, Numb. 12. 8.

4. An image representing a thing or person, Deut. 4. 12, 15. Isa. 40. 18.

5. Representation, so Abraham is said to have received Isaac in a figure, Heb. 11. 19.

6. The agreeablenesse of a thing or person with a nother; either in appearance onelyonly, Rom. 8. 3. or in truth, as p. 381Jam. 3. 9. Gen. 1. 26, 27. Gen. 5. 1, 3. Psal. 17. 15. Phil. 2. 7.

7. The manner according to which a thing is, Rom. 5. 14. Infants sin not actually, as Adam did, Heb. 7. 15. After the order and manner of Melchisedech, arose Christ. Here note, that in Scripture there are severall parables, wherein there are severall similitudes used, which yet the Scriptures doe not approve, nor are to be practised, as, Piping and dancing, from Mat. 11. 17. Usury, from Mat. 25. 27. An unjust Steward, from Luk. 16. 8. An unjust Judge, from Luk. 18. 2, &c. A thief, from Mat. 24. 43, 44. 1 Thess. 5. 2. Rev. 3. 3. OnelyOnly from such things similitudes are drawn.

There's a likenesse,

1. Of God in man, Gen. 1. 26.

2. Of man in Christ, Rom. 8. 3. Phil. 2. 7.

3. Of man in man, Gen. 5. 3.

4. Of Christ in man. Rom. 6. 5.

Likenesse]

Phil. 2. 7. or habit, marg.

Liking]

Job 39. 4. Their young ones are in good liking, are slick, and fat, or are recovered. So this word is translated, Isa. 58. 16. They soon recover from the Weaknesses which came upon them by their painfull entrance into the world. Annot.

Likewise]

noteth agreement or agreeablenesse, Mar. 15. 31. Luk. 17. 28. Liknesse, Mat. 22. 26. Joh. 5. 19. After the same manner, Heb, 2. 14. Also, 1 Pet. 3. 1.

Likki]

The Son of Shemida, 1 Chr. 7. 19.

Lilly]

A green hearb, having a flower white as milk. The flower hath six leaves, white, fat, soft, odoriferous, medicinall. The root also and leaves are usefull in physick. The root is like to a great onyon, or rather a garlick head, compact or made of divers clovers, or kernels. From whence being severally set, severall plants grow. The top bending towards the ground and covered therewith (if it have not yet seeded) taketh root therein, each joint by it self. If the stalk be cut oft the root, then the flower (by reason that the moysture draweth neer it) dilateth it self, and spreadeth abroad. Not the seeds hereof, but the cloves in the roots produce young plants. It's in show, pleasant; in savour, sweet; in its use, medicinable. Hereunto the Church is compared, Cant. 2. 2. Hereunto Christ her Bridegroom, Cant 2. 1. Hereunto the spiritual joys and blessings which believers enjoy through Christ, Cant. 2. 16. & 4. 5. & 6. 3. Through whom they grow as the lilly. Hos. 14. 5. enjoy great glory, dignity, and prosperity.

Lilly]

I am the Lilly of the Valleys, Cant. 2. 1. The Lilly is a flower of an hot quality, of excellent clear colour, (whatsoever his colour be) furnished with beauteous accomplishments, namely with the form of a bell; leaved with the number of six (being therefore derived from foreign, which signifies six) furnished within with seven grains, and all within of the colour of gold, hanging down the head the lower, by how much the stalk is higher; of savour so sweetly strong, as a mans senses will be easily over-turned with the strength thereof. Hereunto our Saviour is fitly compared, as might be instanced in all the particulars of this description, which Mr. Clapham acordingly doth. The Lilly is fragrant, fair, medicinable; so is Christ. The faithful also are resembled hereby, Cant. 2. 2. As the Lilly among thorns, &c. (for as it is subject to be prickt and rent with thorns, and trodden under foot by the herd of Beasts, so is the Church to be vexed with the wicked growing up with her and to be trod under by oppressors and persecutors,) Cant. 2. 16. He feedeth among Lillies. (among pure and fair Christians) Cant. 4. 5. which feed among the Lillies, (so called for their whiteness and purity of innocency, and for their amiableness) Cant. 6. 2. To gather Lillies, (that is to gather and to call more and more faithfull Christians out of a wilde field of worldly people into the fellowship of his Church, as it were to gather lillies into the Garden, who are called lillies, as for their fairnesse, so for their excellency or eminency, and for Gods care in providing for them beyond their own labour and industry.) Cant. 6. 3. He feedeth among the Lillies, (that is refresheth himself and strengtheneth his people conversing among them who strive for whitenesse and purity and reformation) Cant. 7. 2. Thy belly is like an heap of wheat, set about with lillies: The Lords Table shall not be set about with weeds profane and scandalous sinners, but with lillies, worthy communicants. Cotton. And he is said to be the Lilly of the Vallies, to signifie (as lillies growing in the vallies have more moisture then those that grow on hils and mountain) the blessed estate of the Church in Christ, by whose grace it is in low and bafe estate made sweet and amiable as the lilly, See Isa. 35. 1. Hos. 14. 5. Aynsw.

The God of Nature delights in the humble, regards their low estate to blesse it, and give more grace, that they may (like the wealthy vallies) rejoyce and sing, when they are covered over with corn, Psal. 64. 13. Annot.

Lillies]

;;Pleasant sweetnesse, or glorious beauty. See before.

Lilly-work]

1 King. 7. 19. The Lilly was a Glorious flower (Mat. 6. 29.) and odoriferous (Cant. 5. 13.) fitly therefore are these added to beautifie the Chapiters, for this end they were set also upon the brim of the great Sea, 2 Chr. 4. 5. Annot.

Lime]

is made of chalk, stones, (and in some places of shels) by degrees burnt in a kilne, made for the purpose, serving for the close and firm joyning together of bricks and stones in building, and holding together laths, &c.

Once Moa… so hated the Isralites, as that when the Edomites joyned themselves to the aid of Israel, Moa… for extreme despight thereof burnt the bones of the King of Edom into lime; that is, burnt the very bones of the King of Edom's Son into ashes, in way of sacrifice to his gods, Amos 2. 4.

The people shall be as the burning of lime, Isa. 33. 12. that is, broken to pieces as lime is, when burning for the use of the labourer or work-man in his building.

To limit]

To appoint, determine of, restrain unto, Heb. 4. 7. Bound, or prescribe bounds unto, Psal. 78. 41.

Limit]

Ezek. 40. 12. Space or bound. Comp. the text with the marg.

Linage]

Luk. 4. 2. that is of the stock, house.

Line]

;;A cord or instument to measure any thing by, 2 Sam. 8. 2.

;;2. Any thing set for a partition or mark of difference Psal. 105. 11. & 78. 55. Amos 7. 17.;;

;;3. A short sentence or doctrine briefly delivered, and plainly, for the better capacity of the Ignorant, Isa. 28. 13. But the Word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, percept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, and there a little: that they might goe and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.;;

;;4. Some exact judgement of God laid along upon some places, or persons, or both, to mark them out for those with which God is angry, Lam. 2. 8. Amos 7. 17.;;

;;5. The figure or apparition of the shape of a line appointed to represent some judgement of God to be at hand. Zech. 2, 1. I lift up mine eyes again, and looked and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.;;

6. Stretching out, or rule, or delineation, Psal. 19. 4.

7. A rule, Isa. 28. 17.

8. Certainly, Lam, 2. 8.

9. Building, frame, or edifice made by rule and line, Job 38. 5. Zech. 1. 16.

10. The space measured out to another according to which he had laboured within that compasse, as by a line, 2 Cor. 10. 16.

11. The portion measured, Psal. 16. 6,

Line]

Psal. 19. 4. or Rule, or Direction, marg.

Linger]

Delay, put off the time, Gen. 19. 16. & 43. 10.

Linnen]

is cloth made of flax, wherewith of old great and honourable persons were clothed, Gen. 41. 42. Est. 8. 15. Luk. 16. 19. Whereof the high Priests garments were made, Lev. 16, 23. Coat, breeches, gridle, Lev. 16. 4. Whereof the Ephods, 1 Sam. 2. 18. 2 Sam. 6. 14. and wherein the bodies of the dead are wrapped, Matt. 27. 59. Luk. 24. 12. This is put for silk, Exod. 25. 4. and righteousnesse of the Saints, Rev. 19. 8. Whether there was silk in the high Priests ephod, as Mr. Aynsworth holdeth; or not silk, but fine linnen, according to Mr. Broughton; See their writing to each other concerning this question, printed anno. 1605.

Linnen pure and bright, or white]

;;Angelicall purity, by the alone inputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints, who be all Priests to God, all now entering into Gods Temple, whereinto the Levitical Priests onelyonly were wont to come. Rev. 15. 6. Cloathed in pure and bright (or white) linnen. He alludeth herein to the cloathing of the p. 382Priests under the Law, Exod. 28. 42. Some understand by this pure linnen, the equity and integrity of Gods judgements upon his enemies; Junius writeth, that this kind of cloathing with fine pure linnen, it was of old time a signe of royall and Princely dignity.

Lintel]

The transom over a dore, Exod. 12. 22. The chapiter, or knop, Amos 9. 1. marg. for they were wont to set great knops or bals in frontispices, or upper lintels of the dores.

Linus]

A net, as being made of linnen thread. A mans name, 2 Tim. 4. 21.

Lion]

;;That which excelleth all other in courage and strength, being the King of Beasts, full of fiercenesse and violence, given to destroy and devoure. Dan. 6. 16. They cast him into a den of lions. vers. 24. And they brake all their bones in pieces. 1 Sam. 17. 34, 35.

;;This beast is called by sundry names in Scripture, according to sundry effects and properties: Sometime he is named …, that is a plucker, renter, tearer, Psal. 7. 5. 2. Also Labie, that is, hearty, couragious, Psal. 57. 4, or 5. and Kephir, that is, lurking, or couchant, Psal. 91. 13. abiding in covert places. Other names also be given this creature, as Shacal: of ramping; or fierce nature, Psal. 91. 13. and, Laish of subduing his prey, Prov. 30. 30.

See …. Lexic. in the root foreign, whence foreign, and foreign, a Lion, where their several names are set down, with the differences between them.

It's of such magnanimity, that though it be detained captive, yet doth it not serve his feeders, but is by them served. It sleepeth little, having great eyes, and so small eye-lids, that they cannot wholly cover their eyes. It's young ones for the space of three dayes, and three nights, sleep, after they are whelped, but by the lions roaring are awaked. Such is its majesty, that an Army of Harts is more fearfull, having a Lion for Captain, then an Army of Lions, having an Hart. At the roaring of the Lion all other beasts quake and tremble. It's often troubled with a quartain feaver, whereby its fury is kept down. It's bones have but a little marrow, and being struck, fire issueth thereform, as from a flint. Being angry, it breaketh the bones of its young ones. Its chiefest force consisteth in its head, breast, and tail. When through the force of the feaver it rages, by feeding on an Ape it recovereth. The gnats in the Summer are very troublesome to it, especially to its eyes. When it hath eaten too much, it fasteth for divers dayes together. It's a continuall enemy to the Leopard, but is thereby circumvented; for the Leopard knowing that he is not so strong as the Lion, maketh his den so large in the entry, that the Lion may easily come in, but in the middle so straight, that being come in he cannot get our, but is caught as in a net. It cannot endure fire, smelleth if the Lionesse hath committed adultery with any other; never devoureth any thing till famine constrain him. The male feedeth not with the female, but either of them apart; nor doe they return to eat that which they leave, as Princes will not of one dish twice served; and having breathed upon that they leave uneaten, no other beast will eat thereof. They are most cruel, and will set upon whole troopes of horse-men together, depopulating whole herds and flocks. When they set upon Oxen, they come to an herd, and terrifying all, seise upon one. They drink but little, and that very seldome. They love their nourishers, and those with whome they are acquainted. They are neither fraudulent, nor suspicious; desire never to be looked upon. Such is their clemency, that they often spare such as are prostrate before them, seldome destroying women and children; land if they be harmed by any man, according to the quality of the hurt, they frame their revenge. If a man and beast be offered at one time, it spareth the man. As they are thankfull to their benefactors, so are they mindfull of injuries, and will revenge them. When seen, they are ashamed to fly, but when out of sight, fly apace. They live long, yet are their intrals subject to corruption. They are stronger before then in their hinder parts. The Lionesse is very libidinous, yet not very fruitfull. The young ones tear their Mothers belly, which being but small at the first, quickly grow great.

Herein may be seen, both prudence avoyding the Hunters nets, justice in sparing the humble, and bringing down the lofty, temperance in abstaining from meat some dayes together, fortitude in standing out against its adversaries. The Lionesse loveth its young ones so deerly, that often in their defence it loseth its self. It cannot abide the Cocks crowing, the noyse of wheels, and is an enemy to Apes and Wolves.

;;2. Jesus Christ, who for his invincible courage and fortitude, is likened to a Lion; as also for his great might and power, in defending his flock from bodily and spirituall enemies. Rev. 5. 5. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

;;3. A King or mighty Prince, to rule over others. Gen. 49. 9. Judah as a lion, &c.

;;4. Every godly person, for boldnesse like a Lion. Prov. 28. 1. The righteous is as bold as a lion.

;;5. Satan or the Devill, who for his extreame fiercenesse and cruelty joyned with force to hurt and annoy mankinde, is like a lion. 1 Pet 5. 6. As a roring lion.

;;6. Tyrants, and violent oppressors which for their cruelty are compared to Lions, 2 Tim. 4. 17. I was delivered from the mouth of the lion, Psal. 10. 9. & 34. 10.

;;7. Extreme, fearfull, true evils and dangers. Psal. 91. 13. Thou shalt tread upon the Lion and the Aspe; that is, thou shalt overcome all evils whatsoever.

;;8. Some great danger pretended, onelyonly to keep one from doing his duty. Prov. 22. 13. The sluggard saith there is a Lion in the way.

The first beast was like a Lion, Rev. 4. 7. Angels are represented by Men, Lions, Bullocks, and Eagles, not that Angels have any such shape of themselves, but to declare unto us, that whatsoever is excellent in the best creatures of the world, Angels have it. They have understanding like Men, animosity and courage like Lions, strength for labour like the Bullock or Ox, celerity and swiftness like the Eagle. Cowper.

Lion with Eagles wings]

;;The Babylonicall Kingdome, then of all other most excellent in dignity and power; thence compared in chap. 2. 32. to an image of gold: it is said to have two wings, for the two parts of this monarchy, first Assyria, the other Babylon, as Luther: or for the exceeding swift celerity, as Trem…lius saith.

;;See the like metaphor and similitude in Jer. 4. 13. & 48. 40. & Ezek. 17. 3. Dan. 7. 4. First beast like a Lion.

;;This Kingdome is said to be lifted up, because it advanced it self above the common condition of men, raging as a beast; but it was afterward by Cyrus brought and reduced into the same rank with other Kingomes, which is meant by standing upon the feet, v. 4.

Lion of the tribe of Judah, Rev. 5. 5. Christ is called a Lion to the terrour of his enemies, and comfort of his own. A Lion he is in respect of his enemies to vanquish them and tear them in pieces, but a Lamb he is in respect of his meekness, patience, and willingness to suffer for his own. And therefore he is not simply called a Lion, but a Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Naturalists have observed, that Lions are not cruel against their own kinde, yea they spare beasts of another kinde that subject themselves unto them. If we be the true Israelites of God, and submit our selves unto him, the Lion of Judah his Tribe, shall not be terrible unto unto us, the greater his power is, the greater shall be our comfort. Cowper.

His mouth as the mouth of a Lion, Rev. 13. 2. Made idolatrous and cruel Decrees, as the Babylonian Empire did, Dan. 7. 4. & 3. 1, &c. Annot.

Lionesse]

Ezek. 19. 2. The female Lion. Whereby is meant the Mother of the Kings, or the Royal stock, or the Nation of the Jews. Annot.

Lion-like men]

2 Sam. 23. 20. Which did resemble Lions both in their courage and strength. Annot.

As the teeth of Lions, Rev. 9. 8. Joel 1. 6. This setteth out their cruelty and tyrannical government. Notwithstanding their flattery, they destroyed men as if they had had Lions teeth, Psal. 57. 4. & 58. 6. Annot.

A lying lip]

;;Deceitfull, false, vain-glorious, boasting words, Prov. 4. 22. The lying lip is abomination to the Lord.

Lips]

;;Speech, words or the act of speaking. Rom. 3. 13. The poyson of Asps is under their lips; that is, they utter malicious and dangerous words. Prov. 10. 21. & 18. 6.

;;2. The mouth, with facultie and ability to speak to Gods honour. Psal. 51. 15. Open thou my lips.

p. 383;;3. All the instruments of speech. Psal. 34. 14. And thy lips, that they speak no ….

;;4. Doctrine and teaching, Mal. 2. 7.

Lips of the ancient]

;;The readinesse, of old men (whose spirits be dull) to utter the praises of Christ, yea, they which sleep in death (as the word imports) by force of preaching shall be made to speak the truth and glory … Christ, Cant. 7. 9. And causeth the lips of the Ancients to speak.

Calves of our lips]

;;Thanksgiving and prayse offered unto God. Hos. 14. 3. So we will render the calves of our lips.

Cover their lips]

Mic. 3. 7. that is, become silent, or be a mourner, Ezek. 24. 17, 20. as was the manner of such, Lev. 19. 45.

Lips]

Psal. 17. 1. Not out of sained lips, Heb. without lips of deceit, marg.

Fruits of Lips]

;;The Sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Heb. 13. 15.

Lips like Hony]

;;Sweet and delectable words, …. 4. 11. Thy lips my Spouse, drop as the Hony-….

Lips like Lillies, &c.]

;;The Doctrine of the Word, sweet and precious to the elect coming from Christ (as Author;) from the Church (as instrument) having charge to teach and spread it, Cant. 5. 13. And his lips like lillies, dropping down pure myrrhe.

To refrain the Lips]

;;To … the tongue wisely, knowing when to keep silence, and when to speak. Prov. 10. 19. He that refraineth his lips is ….

Thy lips like a thred of Scarlet]

Cant. 4. 3. that is, thin in substance, red of colour, as Scarlet double-dyed; which two things are the grace of the lips. Hereby the lips of the Church are commended her doctrines, reproofs, prayers, praises, &c. for the lips are the instruments wherewith words are uttered, whether in prayer, Zech. 3. 9. Psal. 21. 2. or praises and thanks, Psal. 66. 3. Heb. 13. 15. or vows, Psal. 66. 13, 14. or doctrine, Mal. 2. 6, 7. Psal. 119. 13. or pleading, Job 13. 6. or comfort, Job 16. 5. or any other speech, all these she uttercth not with swelling words of vanity, or taught by humane wisdome, bnt by the Spirit of God (who hath poured grace into her lips) and by faith in the bloud of Christ, wherein her doctrines, prayers, comforts are all dyed and coloured, 1 Cor. 2. 4, 13. & 1. 17, 18. Or, these things aplyed to persons to signifie the administerers of the Word and …. Aynsw.

The Pastors and Ministers of the Church, who when they deliver the truth of Christ, should doe it as exactly, as Scarlet is spun and dipped twice over. Annot.

The talk of the lips]

;;Idle, vain, and bragging words, without action, endevour, and performance. Prov. 14. 23. The talk of the lips bringeth one to want.

To touch the lips with a coal from the Altar]

;;The burning up or purging and sorgivnesse of sins by the death of Christ on the Cross applyed, whereof the Altar was a symbol, Isa. 6. 6, 7. As certainly as the Prophet Isaiah felt the live coal touch his lips, so surely was he to believe that the sin of his mouth, and all other sins whatsoever, were all pardoned by Christ Jesus, whose sacrifice was figured by the Altar whence the coal was taken.

Lips of …]

;;A true and faithfull person, whose words are without deceit and lies. Prov. 12. 19. The lips of truth shall be for ever.

A man of unclean lips]

;;Not that the Prophet was defective and wanting in his office, as some take it; but that he felt now his owne infirmities the more, the neerer he drew to Gods dreadfull Majesty; and the more he perceived the wonderfull alacrity of the Angels in praising God, the more he saw that he had failed in the purity of worshiping God, Isa. 6. 5. The people are there said to be of unclean lips because they onelyonly came neer God with their lips, and praised the doctrine of false Prophets, and extolled the worship of false Gods, and did swear by their names, Isa. 1. 6, 15, 22. Isa. 29. 14. Jer. 5.

Liquor]

Exod. 22. 29. Heb. tear; that is, the first fruits of wine and oyl, which when they are pressed, drop as tears: So the Gr. translateth it, the first-fruits of thy Wine presse.

Liquor]

;;Nourishment, or continuall supply of nourishm nt, Cant. 7. 2. Thy Navel is as a round cup that wanteth … liquor. The navel not wanting liquor, or mixture signifieth the of juyce grace abundantly supplyed of God, for the nourishing and … of his young children in the … of his Church, so that both Mother and Infant are in health and good plight. See Prov. 4. 1, 8. ….

The … serving for the … of the Infant in the Wombe, resembleth Baptism, … Infants, and new born babes in the wombe of the Church, which wanteth not liquor, even the Spirit of Christ to sanctifie and clense us from sin. …. See Navel.

List]

They listed, Mat. 17. 12. Thought good, pleased them, they would.

Listen]

Isa. 49. 1. Heb. hear, as chap. 1. 2. or hearken, as ch. 51. 1. Annot.

Litters]

Isa. 66. 20. or Coaches, marg. Our Interpretets well render them, their covered wagons, that is, close wagons, as some tearm them. The word in its first notion signifieth a Tortoise, though the Greeks render it a Crocodile. Now from the swelling up (for it hath very neer affinity with a word that signifies to swell, Numb. 5. 21, 22, 27.) or rising shield-fashion (whence a shield also in Latine is so tearmed) of the Tortoises shell, both in Latine and in other languages, were arched and vaulted …, or works of any sort so called; and from that fashion of covering, were those Wains or Wagons, so tearmed, being appointed to carry the materials of the Tabernacle; and it may well here be rendred Coaches or Litters, such being usually much of that making. Annot.

Little]

put for

1. few in number, Exod. 12. 4. Luk. 12. 32.

2. Small quantity, Exod. 16. 18. 1 Sam. 14. 29. 1 King. 17. 12. Psal. 37. 16.

3. Light, or of no esteem, Jos. 22. 17.

4. Mean, or base, 1 Sam. 15. 17.

5. Short, 2 Sam. 16. 1. Job 10. 20.

6. Young, Est. 3. 13.

7. Weak, Luk. 12. 28.

8. Low, 16. 3.

Little]

1 Tim. 4. 8. or for a little time, marg. A little space, Ezr. 9. 8. Heb. moment, marg.

Little book]

;;A speciall book concerning the affairs of Gods Church, which is kept with Christ the Redeemer, out of which he took this Apocalyps: thus Mr. Junius. Rev. 10. 2. And he had in his hand a little book open.

;;2. The holy Bible, which though a large Book considered by it selfe, yet if it be compared with the huge Volumes of Popish Ordinances and Decrees, it is but little. Mr. Gifford takes it thus.

;;3. All divine mysteries, which to reveal is in Christs power. Claudius doth thus interpret it.

;;4. All consolatory …, of … promises, which are written in a book, that they might be extant to comfort Christians in all ages; and because they lead directly as a ready way to the throne of grace, (through one Mediator) and not by long windlasses and circuits: therefore it is said to be a little book. Mr. Fulks expounds it thus.

;;5. An uncertain work or book, written very anciently, touching the estate of latter times; affirming, that as the Doctrine of grace was preached first to the Jews, then to the Greeks, and lastly to the Latines; so contrariwise, it should return from the Latines to the Greeks, and so back again to the Hebrews, whence it first came; saith an unknown Author.

;;6. The slender, mean, and weak knowledge of divine truth, given to some one certain age, whereof John speaks. Mr. Brightman takes it thus. Let godly Readers take what sense of these they shall think meetest; I most encline to Mr. Gifford's exposition: That the holy Bible, which long had been shut up from the people by the craft and malice of Antichrist, should at length be clearly known unto the people.

… Children]

It's spoken, to note in the speaker most loving and tender affection, 1 Joh. 1. 18. & 3. 7. & 4. 4.

Little faith]

;;A small portion and degree of faith, much troubled with ignorance and doubtings. Mat. 8. 28. Why do ye doubt, O ye of little faith?

Little flock]

;;The people of God small in number, and in wordly reputation. Luk. 12. 32. Fear not little flock.

Little fores]

;;All occasions and appearances of evill, Cant. 2. 15.

p. 384Little lower]

Heb. 2. 7, 9. Thou madest him a little lower then the …, who was made a little lower then the Angels, or a little while …. The Original both in the Hebrew and in the … signifieth both a little deal, as Gen. 18. 4. & 24. 17. Josh. 6. 7. and a little while, as Gen. 30. 30. Exod. 17. 4. Levit. 25. 52. Luk. 22. 58. Act. 5. 34. and the place may be understood of both, according to the two-fold …, or, as these words speak of the basenesse and dignity of man, we may understand them of a little deal, but according to Prophetical sence: as they speak of Christ we may understand them a little while, and of a little deal. Annot.

Little ones]

;;Such as be of poor and mean estate in the world. Matth. 18. 6. Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones.

Little season]

;;A short space of time, wherein the tyranny of Antichrist … last, which of the learned is accounted to be about 390 years, or 400. In which time the … let loose, did dceeive the world with abominable …, idolatry, wicked errors, and such strong delusions, as was wonderfull. Revel. 20. 3. And afterward he must … loosed … little season.

Little Sister]

;;The Church to be gathered from amongst the Gentiles, Cant. 8. 8. We have a little Sister.

;;Little, (or small) as being young, newly converted, nothing populous. Aynsw.

Her state being low, ungrown, immature, Annot.

A little sister, in comparison of the Jews, or Assyrians, for but five Cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of, …, and one of them shall be called the City of destruction Isa. 19. 18. Cotton.

Little strength]

;;A small measure of spiritual grace, whereby the heart is but meanly strengthened to God-ward. Rev. 3. 8. Thou hast a little strength.

Little while]

;;A very small space of time, and then the reward will come to all such as be constant, Heb. 10. 37.

Live]

Exod. 21. 35. Living. A live coal, Isa. 6. 6. The word properly signifies, a quick coal, or a coal of fire, as it is more fully expressed, Cant. 8. 6. that is, fiery, or fiered. Hence the … called the sons or children of such a coal, Job 5. 7. The quick coal here, is a note of Purification, and expiation of sin, because the nature of fire is to sever and consume the drosse. Annot.

Live]

Heb. 10. 38. Now the … shall live by faith, that is, shall sustain himself by expectation of the promises. Leighs Annot. Heb. 7. 8. Of whom it is witnessed that he liveth, because his death is not recorded. Annot. Heb. 10. 20. living way, that is everlasting way, which shall never fail, …. 4. 10. & 6. 51. & 7. 38, and which shall bring into eternal life. Annot.

To live]

;;To move, and doe the actions of life, by a self-moving power, engendred of God.

;;2. To be in health, to live and to like well. Joh. 4. 50. Goe thy way, thy Son liveth; that is, is recovered of his deadly sicknesse.

;;3. To preserve one alive against the danger of death. Gen. 17. 18. O that I … might live in thy sight. Gen. 42. 2. That we may live and not die.

;;4. To recover life and strength after some disease.

;;5. To live well and happily, or to flourish and prosper. 1 Sam. 10. 24. Let the King live. Psal. 38. 19. Mine enemies live, and are mighty.

;;6. Rom. 8. 13. To live a corrupt life in sin, which is the abuse of naturall life, Eph. 4. 17. 1 Pet. 4. 2, 3. This is a spiritual death.;;

;;7. To live a godly life, 2 Cor. 4. 12. Gal. 2. 10, 20. This is the life of Christ in us of God in us, a spirituall, a morall life, the life of Grace.;;

;;8. To dwell and abide in glory in happinesse in heaven.;;

Live]

1 Cor. 9. 13. or Feed, marg. So long as I live, Job 27. 16. Heb. from my dayes, …. As … as thou livest, Deut. 12. 19. Heb. all thy dayes, marg.

To live]

;;To enjoy eternal life in heaven, Heb. 10. 38.

To live]

is,

1. Naturally, the life of the body, Gen. 9. 3. Exod. 1. 16. 1 Sam. 20. 31 Eccl. 6. 3, 6. Joh. 4. 50. Act. 17. 26. Rom. 7. 3. It is for one to have in him the breath of life, Gen. 7. 15, 20. To have life within him, … Sam. 1. 9. Act. 20. 10. To have being, Psal. 104. 33. To live and abide in the flesh, Phil. 1. 22, 24. in this Tabernacle, 2 Pet. 1. 13.

2. Morally, as Paul before his conversion, Act. 23. 1. & 26. 5. Heb. 13. 18. This is, to do the things contained in the Law, Rom. 2. 14. To live peaceably with all men, Rom, 12. 18. To live in peace, 2 Cor. 13. 11. To do unto others as we would they should doe unto us, Mat. 7. 12.

3. Spiritually, which is to live godly in Christ Jesus, 2 Tim. 3. 12. This to be undefiled in the way, and to walk in the Law of the Lord, Psal. 119. 1. To walk uprightly Prov. 10. 9. To walk in the light of the Lord, Isa. 2. 5. To walk before God in truth, Isa. 38. 3. To walk in the statutes of life, Ezek. 33. 15. To walk in the fear of God, Act. 9. 3. To walk in newnesse of life, Rom. 6. 4. To walk after the Spirit, Rom. 8. 1. To live unto God, Gal. 2. 19. To walk as children of light, Eph. 5. 8. To walk worthy of the Lord, Col. 1. 10. To live by faith, Rom. 1. 17. To live unto righteousnesse, 1 …. 2. 14. To live to the will of God, 1 Pet. 4. 2.

4. Wickedly, Dan. 12. 10. 2 Pet. 2. 6. This is to walk after the imagination of ones own heart, Jer. 9. 14. To choose ones owne wayes, Isa. 66. 3. To walk according to the course of this world, Eph. 2. 2. To walk after the flesh, Rom. 8. 1. To minde the things of the flesh, Rom. 8. 5. To goe after the flesh, Ibid. 15. To fulfill the lusts of the flesh, Gal. 5. 16.

5. Eternally, Joh. 6. 51, 58. Rom. 6. 8. 2 Tim. 2. 11. This is, to see God as he is, 1 Joh. 3. 2. To receive a full reward, 2 Joh 8. To eat of the tree of life, Rev. 2. 7. To drink at Christs Table in his Kingdome, Luk. 22, 30. To be with Christ, Phil. 1. 23.

Now we live, 1 Thess. 3. 8. To live, beside the literall notation of it, signifies … to be cheerfull or merry, to …, Psal. 22. 26. So Joh. 14. 19. Because I live, ye shall live also. In the first place it is literally taken for Christs resurrection, but in the second for their …, such, as was caused by the recovery of a friend from death to life (and these joyned by the figure Antanaclasis) And this is ordinary in all languages, Hebrew, …, and Latine. And so here it is evidently used, We live if ye stand fast in the Lord, i. e. it is a matter of infinite joy to us; and accordingly it follows as an expression of Exultancy, for what thanksgiving can we return for all the joy? &c. Dr. Hammoud Annot. b.

To live with Christ]

;;To have communion and fellowship with the grace of Christ for newnesse of life, or with his glory, for eternall felicity. Rom. 6. 8. We shall live with him, 2 Tim. 2. 11. If we dye with him, we shall live with him.

… had the wound and did live, Rev. 13. 14. or recovered, Isa. 38. 21. & 39. 1. Though he were mortally wounded, vers. 12. yet this beast maketh him live still, that men might think he had life and death in his power. Annot.

They lived and raigned with Christ, Rev. 20. 4. The Christian Judges in the beginning of the vers. who were esteemed as dead men under the Heathen Emperous, or under Antichrist, now not only were seen to live, but reigned also to do justice to Gods people as Christs Deputies. Or, those beheaded ones lived in soul in heaven with Christ. Or, Such as they that were persecuted before, shall live and reign after Antichrists fall. So we say, the … ruled the world from Julius Caesar to Constantine and after, yet we mean not the same persons. So John is called Elias, because be came in the spirit of Elias, Mat. 11. 14. Luk. 1. 17. So the two witnesses are raised again, chap. 11. 11. They lived and raigned a thousand years, all the time Satan is chained like a mad dog, the Church shall flourish. Annot.

Live for ever]

;;A long-lasting life, a life for many years, as Daniel in truth wished unto the King, Dan. 6. 22. Or an aye-lasting life without any end, as the Soothsayers in flattery did wish unto the King, Dan. 2. 4. & 3. 9. & 5. 10. attributing to a mortal man, that which is peculiar unto God.

To live after the flesh]

;;To live after the evill desires of our corrupt nature. Rom. 8. 13, If ye live after the flesh, ye shall die.

To live after the manner of the Gentiles]

;;In eating of meats to live amongst the Gentiles, not as a Jew, but as a Gentile, who eats of all meats without p. 385diffencence. Gal. 2. 14. Livest after the manner of the Gentiles.

;;2. To frame the course of ones life, as the wicked Gentiles did, in following abominable lusts, as they did, before their conversion. Eph. 4. 17. That ye live not as other Gentiles walk. See 1 Pet. 4. 2, 3.

To live to God]

;;To consecrate and order our whole life after the will of God, and unto his glory, Rom. 14. 8. To live unto God containeth these four duties:

;;1. To acknowledge him to be our Lord and that we are not our owne, but his servants.

;;2. To frame and order our thoughts, words and works, according to his Word in all things.

;;3. To referre and apply our whole life to his honor.

;;4. In all dangers and afflictions which happen in our life time, to depend upon him for protection.

To live by that which comes out of Gods mouth]

;;To live or maintain this bodily life, by Gods decree, appointment and blessing (being depended on) and not onelyonly by naturall means, and secondary causes. Mat. 4 4. Man lives not by bread onelyonly, but by every word that … out of the mouth of God.

To live in these things]

;;In the perfect obedience of the precepts of the Law, to have right as of debt (not of favour) unto life, both temporall and eternall. But this right is no where to be found amongst men, save in the man Christ Jesus; which fulfilling the whole Law, both touching the first and second Table, may claim eternall life, and all blessings of this, as a debt due to him. Lev. 18. 5. Rom. 10. 5. Whoso doe these things shall live by them. Whereupon conclude strongly against all Pharisees, Papists, Jesuites, and others; That seeing no meer man doth these things (in that rigor as the Law exacteth) therefore none can challeng eternall life as a reward in justice due unto his works; Therefore let all flesh glory in Christ, out of whom is nothing to be found but death and confusion.

To live to ones self]

;;In the government of life, to follow his owne will alone, and not the will of God for the rule of it, forgetting Gods glory. Also, without thinking of this, that he must render an account of his life unto God, unto whose power alone all men are subject. Rom. 14. 7. None of us liveth to himself.

But the rest of the dead lived not again, … the thousand years were finished, Rev. 20. 5. Others did not openly professe Religion in peace till Luthers time. See Dead. Annot.

As the Lord lives and thy soule lives]

;;That thing which is affirmed and spoken to be so true as the Lord lives, or … that person liveth which is the speaker of it. Ruth. 3. 13. I will do the duty of a Kinsman, as the Lord lives. 1 Sam. 1. 26. This is not an Oath, but a vehement asseveration.

As Pharaoh liveth]

;;signifieth, swearing by the life of …, which was a great Oath in Aegypt, Gen. 42. 15. It may be read, as a wish, or as an earnest asseveration.

Lively]

;;Spoken of the Word, Act. 7. 38. Hope, 1 Pet. 1. 3. Beleevers, 1 Pet. 2. 5. Of the enemies of Gods people, Psal. 38. 19.

Lively, or living fountains]

;;All good things, (which the memory of former evils cannot diminish) and to be led to these Fountains, signifies to be partakers of all those good things; and that by the Lambe Christ his mediation onelyonly. Rev. 7. …. And shall lead them to the lively (or living) fountains. These words contain the cause of the felicity described in the former verses. See Joh. 7. 33, 39. what is meant by the waters of life. All spirituall good or graces of the Spirit, abundantly shed upon the thirsty souls which desire them, and feel an extreme need of them.

Lively]

Exod. 1. 19. Quick, having no use or need of Mid-wives assistance; which might be true of many of them, for those that are laborious (when they are with childe) have quicker labour when their burden cometh to the birth, then others have. Annot.

Lively]

;;Operative, effectually to pierce their hearts, which hear the word, either to convert, or to convict and harden them, Heb. 4. 12.

Liver]

It hath its situation on the one side of the stomach, which it toucheth in a wonderful manner, with five branches, like as it were five fingers, wherewith it stretcheth also a little towards the left side. Its substance is compacted flesh, of a red colour, not much unlike to congealed blood, full of veins and arteries, and is of a warm and moist complexion, like as is also the blood, It is of it self without … or feeling, like to half a circle, and in man (in regard of the whole body) is much bigger then in beasts. It is the beginning and the seat of all lusts, a sountain of all the veins, the kitchin of all the blood, which it afterwards in most wonderful manner spreadeth abroad, and imparteth throughout the whole body, whereby all the members are nourished, sustained, and strengthened. General pract. of Physick, P. 384, 385.

He looked in the liver, Ezek. 21. 21. This was a kinde of Divination, by the shape, colour, posture, &c. of entrails of sacrificed Beasts, and especially of the Liver. Annot

My liver is powered upon the earth, Lam. 2. 11. My gail or choler is cast up; as with extremity of …, mixt with indignatian, is oft done: So Job. 16. 13. My gall … poured upon the ground. Annot.

Living]

put for,

1. The soul by which a man liveth, 1 King 3. 22.

2. Mankinde alive on earth, Job. 30. 23. Psal. 143. 2. Eccl. 7. 2.

3. Never drie, but alwayes springing and running, Cant. 4. 15.

4. God, Jer. 2. 13. who as he hath life in himselfe, Joh. 1. 4. so giveth he life to others, Act. 17. 28.

5. The godly dparted this …, Matth. 22. 32.

6. Christ risen from the dead, I uk. 24. 5.

7. The holy Ghost, Joh. 4. 10. & 7. 38, 39.

8. Spirituall, Rom. 12. 1.

9. Coversing, Col. 2. 20.

10. Continuing, Tit. 3. 3.

11. That which procureth life, and bringeth to it, Heb. 10. 20.

12. Substance, possession, Luk. 15. 12. or lively hood, Luk. 21. 4.

Living God]

;;Either God to be as the Well of living and ever-springing waters, abundantly refreshing those which come to him. Psal. 42. 2. Jer. 17. 13.

;;Or Living is opposed unto the dead, that is false gods, Psal. 106. 28. 1 Thess. 1. 9. Ye are turned from Idols, to serve the true and living God.

;;Or Living signifies powerfull, lively, effectuall. Psal, 38. 19. Heb. 10. 31. Into the hands of the living God.

Living and true God]

;;A God who is distinguished from dead Idols, by power of life, and from false and faigned Gods, as Jupiter, &c. which sometimes lived, but are not true, 1 …. 1. 9.

Light of the living]

;;This common light wherein we live, while we are in this world. Psal. 56. 13. That I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Living …]

;;A soul endowing the body with life and animall power that … may vegetate, move, increase, ingender, and do other actions of …; as eating, drinking, resting, sleeping, walking, &c. Gen. 1. 20. common to beasts and men.

;;Note. Soul is named in Hebr. of breathing, and it is applyed to all creatures that live, and to the breath of them, Gen. 1. 20. Job 51. 21.

;;2. A Soul, which beside vitall power and life sensitive, is endowed with reason, having the Image of God ingraven in it, and immortality annexed. This is the excellency of Mans soul … Fowls Fishes and Beasts, Gen. 2. 7.

Living stone]

;;Christ the author of true and spirituall life. 1 Pet. 2. 4, To whom comming as to a living stone.

Every living thing, or soul]

;;All the worshipers of the Beast, as well the Clergy and Popish Teachers (signified by the Sea) as the Laical Papists (signified by the earth) one and other shall be horribly slaughtered in the great day of Gods vengance upon them (for which, God is praised in the next verse:) even as Fishes died in the Sea, turned into blood in Aegypt, and men were driven to drink blood when the fresh waters were smitten. Rev. 16. 3. And every living thing (or soul) dyed in the Sea.

Living water]

Joh. 4. 10. The Hebrews expresse a fountain of water, springing or bubling up continually, by the phrase foreign, Gen. 29. 19. living waters; … and the Gr. render that either literally by living waters or springing p. 386of leaping water, that springing of waters out of the earth, being a kinde of the imitation or resemblance of life. This fountain or springing water being of all other the purest, is here set, to denote that great mercy and grace of God in the hands or disposall of Christ, chap. 3. 35. that gift of God, verse. 10. which he had to give her back again by way of reward for any kindenesse of hers to him. And thus Christ himself was promised in the Old Testament to be given in the notion of a fountain, Isa. 12. 3. Psal. 68. 26. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.

Living waters]

;;Springing waters such, as spring and run are for their continuall motion called living, Lev. 14. 5, 50. & 15. 3. Numb. 19. 17. Cant. 4. 15. for life consisteth in continuall motion: in the New Testament living waters signifie heavenly graces, Joh. 4. 10, 11, 14. & 7. 38. Rev. 21. 6. & 28. 1.