A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part LU
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Lubim]
The heart of a man; or, heart of the sea. A Countrey, Nahum 3. 9. Whence Lubims, 2 Chron. 12. 3.
Lucas]
Arising to him, Philem. vers. 24. called also Luke. A Physician, Colos. 4. 14. See 2 Tim. 4. 11.
Lucifer]
;;Bringing light. Properly, the Star arising before the morning as messenger of the day, the greatest of the stars, and of such brightness as a shadow is caused by the light of it: but figuratively, the King of Babylon, …, shining above others in worldly pomp and dignity, whereunto God threatneth a dolefull end, in Isa. 14. 12. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer!
Lucius]
Of light. A Teacher, Act. 13. 1. Rom. 16. 21.
Lucre]
Lawfull, Phil. 1. 21. Unlawful, 1 Sam. 8. 3. tearmed Filthy, and whereunto Gods Ministers must not give themselves, 1 Tim. 3. 3, 8. Tit. 1. 7, 11. 1 Pet. 5. 2.
Lud]
Nativity, or generation. The Sonne of Shem, Genes. 10. 22. The Nation descending of him, Isa. 66. 19.
Ludim]
The same. The Son of …, Genes. 10. 13.
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A floor made of boards; or, greenness. An hill, Isa. 15. 5. & Jer. 48. 5.
Luke]
Col. 4. 14. 2 Tim. 4. 11. See …,
Lukewarm]
Rev. 3. 16. that is, neither hot nor cold, indifferent. Such as they who did halt between two thoughts, or opinions, 1 King. 18. 21.
Lukewarm]
;;One which is neither hot nor cold, being indifferent, ready for all companies and religions without love or zeal 'to God: such are loathsome to the stomach of Christ, and shall be spewed forth of his mouth, as … is offensive to the stomach, mouth, and man that speweth it. Rev. 3. 16. Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold. It is an Allegorical speech borrowed from lukewarm things that provoke the stomach to vomit, and signifies that Neuters and Time-servers shall at last be cast out with loathing and detestation.
Lump]
;;A piece of clay or earth, whereof pots and … be framed, after the will and pleasure of the Potter, Rom. 9. 21.
;;2. Whole mankinde, or the nature of man being unformed and unperfect, as some think; or as it stood in Adam uncorrupt and pure, as others more reasonably judge; or as it is corrupt by the fall of our first Parents, out of which set before the eye of God, he according to his good pleasure, mercifully chose some to eternall life by Christ, and others he justly left in their corruption, appointing them to wrath. Thus Augustine and most Divines both old and new expound it. Rom. 9. 9, 21. Hath not the Petter power of the same lump, &c. Bucer taketh this lump to be the first originall of mankinde, out of which man was framed and made of God.
;;3. The people of the Jews descending naturally of the holy, Patriarchs, who were as the first fruits, which being consecrated to God the rest of the crop or masse of fruits was holy to the Lord. Rom. 11. 16. … the first fruits be holy, the lump is also holy. See Numb. 15. 20.
4. A cluster, Isa. 28. 21.
5. All the fruit remaining after the first fruits taken out for God, Rom. 11. 16.
Spiritually, the lump is theposterity of holy Fathers, the first fruits.
6, A Congregation or particular Church of Christ, 1 Cor. 5. 6.
Lunatique]
Mat. 4. 24. & 17. 15. Troubled with the falling sicknesse, oftentimes falling into the fire, and oft into the water. They are thus denominated, for that (like the Moon) their disease at certain times waxeth anew; or for that being born at the new Moon, they are subject to this disease, or at the change of the Moon are most troubled herewith.
Lurk]
To lie hid, not to appear, 1 Sam. 23. 13. To lie in wait, Prov. 1. 11, 18. Psal. 17. 12.
Lurking]
Psal. 17. 12. Heb. sitting, marg.
Lust]
;;The desire of some lawfull things, tending to preservation of Nature: that is naturall lust, in it selfe good, Psal. 106. 14. And Psal. 78. 18. Requiring meat for their lusts.
;;Corruption of heart, … things forbid. Rom. 7. 7. Thou shalt not lust; this is originall lust, or birth-sin.
;;3. All evill desires and affections, whether without consent, or with consent. 1 Pet. 2. 12. abstain from … lusts. This is actuall lust.
;;4. The desire of good things, according to Gods will, with a loathing of the contrary. Gal. 5. 17. The spirit lusteth against the flesh. This is spiritual lust. See Concupiscence. Here; it is taken in good part.
;;5. Will and pleasure. Psal. 27. 14. Give me not to the lust of mine adversary.
;;This is taken two wayes.;;
;;1. For natural things in man, viz. desire, affection, and so it is of God, and thereof good.;;
;;2. For a morall thing: First, for the will or corruption of nature and goodnesse, and therefore evill and forbidden.;;
;;1. Ours towards others.;;
;;2. Others, toward us.;;
;;This is taken two wayes.;;
;;1. Generally, for all sorts of evil desires, or desires of evill, Rom. 7. 7. Jam. 4. 2.;;
;;2. Specially, for concupisence … desires of … pleasure.;;
6. The pleasure, will, or desire, 1 Pet. 4. 2.
To …]
Taken in a good part, Deut. 12. 20. Gal. 5. 17.
To lust after]
;;Wantonly to desire things delicate and pleasant. Revel. 18. 14. That thy soul lusted after.
Lust]
Deut. 12. 20. To defire. Aynsworth. foreign, thus rendred in 1 Pet. 1. 12. is taken for a longing and earnest desire. So in Luk. 22. 15. Leight Cr. Sac.
Jam. 4. 5. Lusteth to envy. The originall foreign … signifieth such a desire as is impatient of delayes. Idem Ibid.
Numb. 11. 4. Fell a lusting, Hebrew, lusted a lust, marg.
Lusty]
Judg. 3. 29. Hebr. fat, marg.
Luz]
An almond, departing, or bending. A City, called also Bethel, Gen. 28. 19. Judg. 1. 23, 26.