A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part OR – Part OT
O R.
Oracle]
;;The answers of the Heathenish gods, delivered in prose or verse.
;;2. The answers of God, declared to his people by the mouth of Moses, or by his own mouth, even the whole covenant of the Law. Act. 7. 28. Who received the lively oracles to give us.
;;3. The whole word of the Law delivered to Moses from Gods mouth; together with the promises concerning Christ, and salvation by him, Rom. 3. 2. To them were of credit committed the Oracles of God.
4. The most holy place, 1 King. 6. 20. & 8. 6. or, the place within it, whence God gave an answer, Ib. 8. 2 Chr. 3. 10, 16. tearmed, The Oracles of Gods sanctuary, Psal. 28. 2. marg.
5. Word, 2 Sam. 16. 23. marg.
6. The doctrine of the Law and the Gospel delivered in the Scriptures, Heb. 5. 12.
7. The truth of God, 1 Pet. 4. 11.
Lively oracle]
;;Making alive, or giving life. Such the words of the Law are in their own nature; and also to such, as perfectly keep them, Act. 7. 38. Rom. 7. 10. The commandement was ordained to life. If it be occasion of death to any, it is their owne fault.
Oracles of God]
Rom. 3. 2. From the use of the word foreign, taken for that pectoral (which was one of the things proper to the High-priest, being fastened about his neck, coming down, and hanging upon his breast, by which he received the responses of God, in all matters of difficulty, as when they should make war or peace, &c.) by which all the responses and oracles of God were received, it comes, that the word foreign in the plurall is used to signifie those oracles and responses, all the revelations of Gods will by this means vouchsafed unto men. In Heb. 5. 12. they signifie Gods will revealed to us, the Christian doctrine. The … of the Oracles is the first part of that Christian doctrine, the things which Christ first revealed and preached to them, chap. 6. 1. viz repentance and faith. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.
Oration]
And made an oration, Act. 12. 21. Made a set speech unto them; probably it was appointed for audience of the Tyrian and Sidonian Commissioners about the peace. Annot. The word foreign, comes of foreign, the people, and foreign, I speak. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Oratour]
One skilful of speach, Isa. 3. 3. marg. One of that power and efficacy in speech, that he is able by his perswasions, so to prevail with those he speaks to, … his words seem to be as a spell, and the persons he speaks to, to be as charmed by him. Such a one Tertullus was expected to have proved, Act. 24. 1.
Orchard]
;;A garden ful of all pleasant and precious plants, of most sweet and delactable flowers and spices.
;;2. The Church of Christ, whose plants are the faithful which bear all sweet and delectable fruits, Cant. 4. 13. Thy Plants are an Orchard of Pomgranates.
Orchards]
or, Paradises for trees of all sorts; under which Forrests, and Parks, or places for choycest cattel may be comprehended, Eccl. 2. 5. Cant. 4. 13, 14. Neh. 2. 8. which were places of great pleasure and delight, Est. 1. 8.
Ordain]
put for,
1. To found, 1 Chr. 9. 22. marg. Psal. 8. 2. marg.
2. To give, Jer. 1. 5. marg.
3. To chuse, Mar. 3. 12.
4. To fore-ordain, or appoint unto, Act. 10. 42. & 13. 48.
5. To make by votes, Act. 14. 23.
6. To decree, judge, Act. 16. 4.
7. To order, Rom. 13. 1. marg.
8. To command, 1 Cor. 9. 14.
9. To prepare, Eph. 2. 10. marg. Isa. 30. 33.
10. To appoint and decree something to some special end, Rom. 7. 10. Act. 17. 4.
11. To trust, 1 Tim. 2. 7.
12. To appoint, Tit. 1. 5.
Ordained them elders, Act. 14. 23. foreign, is to consecrate or ordain governours by imposition of bands, to make them such that were not so before, to invest and endow them with authority in the Church. The word foreign literally signifies, to strech out the hand, or hold it up, and signified among the ancient Greeks, chusing or giving of sentence or suffrages, which in popular elections or Judicatures, was done after this manner. But this being the originall of the word, it is (as is ordinary with other words) somewhat enlarged and changed in the ordinary usage of other Writers, Jewish and Christian, and signifies indifferently constituting or … without any intimation of suffrages, or plurality of persons or voyces by whom this ordination is made. And thus it is used in this place, not of any multitude or number of men to whom suffrages might belong but of Paul and Barnabas, who did it by joynt consent. And there is no other possible way for two to vote any thing. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.
Heb. 5. 1. Ordained for men in things pertainyng to God, that is, for their good, that they might teach them, pray for and blesse them, and on their behalf offer gifts and Sacrifices. See chap. 2. 17. Annot.
The Ministers of the Gospel have now some Sacrifices to offer up, being either common with all Christians; As,
1. To offer up themselves, soul and bodies as an holy Sacrifice to God.
2. To be plentiful in the works of mercy to their power.
Or proper to their Ministery: As,
1. To present the prayers of the people to God, the Minister being as the mouth of the Congregation.
2. By the Preaching of the Word to sacrifice the people to God; by the Sword of the Spirit cutting the throat of sin, and so offering up the people as a glorious sacrifice to the world, an odour that smelleth sweet. Jones.
Order]
;;A mean of peace and avoyding confusion. 1 Cor. 14. vers. last. Let all things be done in order. It is order for one to pray and the rest to say Amen. For one to speak, and the rest to hear. For many to sing together.
;;2. Time; some being raised before, as Christ; some after, as Christians, 1 Cor. 15. 23.
Order of …]
;;The fashion, manner or likenesse and simmilitude, Heb. 5. 6. Also Heb. 7. 14.
To …]
1. To binde or tye, 1 King. 20. 14. marg.
2. To establish, Psal. 37. 23. marg.
3. To dispose, Psal. 50. 23. marg.
4. To ordain, Rom. 13. 1. See marg.
In the ordered place, Judg. 6. 26. that is, In an orderly manner, marg.
These were the Orderings of them in their service]
1 Chr. 24. 19. The office of these (men) in their service, was. D. Transl.
Orderly]
Walkest orderly, Act. 21. 24. by rule, by line, and by measure. It is a military word, borrowed from the marching of Souldiers unto the battle, whose manner it is to keep their rank, and without any outraying, to march along after the prescript rule of their Generall or Leader. Leigh Crit. Sac. in foreign.
Ordinance]
;;Appointment, decree and determination, touching things to be, or to be done, or not to be done, Psal. 119. 91. They continue to this day by thine Ordinances. Exod. 18. 16. And declare his Ordinances. Thus Gods Decrees are his Ordinances, though unwritten.
;;2. Some function and estate of life appointed for the good of mankinde. Thus Magistracy, Ministery, and Marriage, be Gods Ordinances. Rom. 13. 1, 2. The powers that are ordained of God; whosoever resisteth power, resisteth Gods ordinance.
;;Note that the distribution, and degrees of Magistrates, be of God as authour, as well as the general dignity.
;;3. Any commandement of God appointed as a path for us to walk in. Deut. 6. 2. That thou shouldest keep all his Ordinances and Commandements. Gen. 26. 5. Thus Gods written Precepts are his Ordinances.
4. Observation, Mal. 3. 14. marg.
5. Tradition, 1 Cor. 11. 2. marg.
6. Ceremony, Heb. 9. 1. marg. Rite, or ceremony, Ib. 10. marg.
Ordinances]
Heb. 9. 1. The first Covenant had Ordinances of Divine service. The first Testament did not onelyonly consist of bare and naked words, but it had, (for the date of it is out) certain Ordinances, or Ceremonies, to adorn it with all, foreign, of service: wherewith God was served or worshiped, or instifications, the ceremonies being so called, not because they did justifie, but because they shadowed out our justification by Christ. Jones.
To change the Ordinances]
;;To alter or turn rites and ceremonies instituted of God from the right use for which they were ordained, whilest they see not Christ in them, the substance of these shadows: and disanulling the Covenant founded in the Messiah, Isa. 24. 5. They have changed the ordinances, and broken the everlasting Covenant, and Act. 6. 14.
Ordinances everlasting]
;;The Ceremonies and Types of Christ, which are called everlasting, because in Christ (the truth of such types) they have a perpetuall continuance. Exod. 12. 14. By an everlasting ordinance.
Ordinary]
I have diminished thine ordinary food, Ezek. 16. 27. that is, have weakened thy estate, and taken away the abundance of my blessings from thee.
Oreb]
A crow, pleasant, a commander by faith, mingling together; or the evening. A Prince of the Midi anites, slain on the rock Oreb, Judg. 7. 25. Isa. 10. 26.
Oren]
A coffer rejoycing; or, the slander of them. The Son of Jerahmeel, 1 Chr. 2. 25.
Organ]
It hath the name in Hebrew, of lovelynesse and delight, and was a lovely or delightful instrument. It is one of the ancientest of the world, invented by Jubal, Gen. 4. 21. and an instrument of joy, Job. 21. 12. & 10. 31. wherewith God was to be praised, Psal. 150. 4.
Orignal sin]
;;That transgression which hath in it,
;;1. Adam's disobedience imputed to us.
;;2. Want of his perfect righteousnesse.
;;3. Corruption of Nature.
;;4. Desert of punishment, Psal. 51. 5. Rom. 5. 12.
Orion]
A star. Job. 9. 9. The Original word signifies a fool, sometimes; who as he is inconstant, and one hour in one minde, and another hour in another, so this star arising in the beginning of December, and beginning the Winter, produceth much variety of weather.
Orion is a Greek word, and comes from a verb that signifies to stir, or trouble, because this star troubles the air, and men also, by bringing alterations of weather by his great inconstancie.
Ornament]
A garnishing, decking, or trimming.
Corporall, unlawfull, as the ornaments which were put upon molten images, Isa. 30. 22. Also, which women wore, Isa. 3. 18, 20. Superfluous, as the ornaments which were put upon the camels, Judg. 8. 22. Lawfull, as the ornaments used by the bridegroome, Isa. 61. 10. By the Bride, Jer. 2. 32.
Spirituall, Prov. 1. 9. & 4. 9.
It's put for an adding, Prov. 1. 9. marg.
Ornan]
(calling also Araunah, 2 Sam. 24. 16.) Rejoyceing, the light of the Sun, light; or, slander remaining for ever. A Jebusite, 1 Chr. 21. 15.
Orphah]
A neck, hinder part of the neck, stiffe-necked; the raising of the mouth, or the making bare of the mouth. The Daughter in law to Naomi, Ruth 1. 14.
Orphans]
We are orphans and fatherlesse, Lam. 5. 3. that is, are without King or Ruler, Hos. 3. 4. or, forsaken and left of God their Father, Deut. 32. 6. Isa. 63. 16. & 64. 8.
O S.
Ospray]
Some take the Ospray to be the same with the Ossifrage; as if it were a changing of the word Osbreak into Ospray. In Greek it signifieth a Sea Eagle, which is a bird of great bignesse, and of sharp sight, whereby discerning the prey in the water, he suddenly striketh at it and seiseth on it. Annot. on Lev. 11. 13. Aynsworth on the same.
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Job. 39. 13. A bird, which shews no pity to her young, vers. 16. and maketh its nests on tall and high trees, Psal. 104. 17.
O T.
Other]
Yet, Gen. 8. 10, 12. The second, Dan. 8. 3. marg. The second of the two, Gen. 32. 8. Divers, or of another sort, Ib. 41. 4.
What other acceptations there are of this word, may be plainly perceived by the words going before and following after it.
Otherwise]
;;Contrariwise. Gal. 1. 8. If I or an Angel preach to you otherwise.
;;Note that there is nothing more contrary to free justification by faith, then to hold that we be justified by merit of works, yea such works as be done by grace. See Rom. 11. 6. where Grace and Merit of works are opposed as contradictories, which cannot consist, but the putting and affirming the one, is the denial of the other. Therefore both false Apostles in St. Paul's time, and hereticall Popish Teachers now, doe directly (in joyning works with grace, in the justification of a sinner before God) crosse and fight against the doctrine of the Gospel. It is worthy to be remembred and regarded what Chrysostom that goldenmouthed Doctor writ on these words of Gal. 1. 18. The Apostle (saith he) hath not thus written, if they preach contrary, or overthrow the whole Gospel, but if they preach never so little as may be otherwise then ye have received, yea if they corrupt or impair, let him be accursed. Seeing all points of Christian doctrine, which is necessarie to salvation, be most fully and perfectly contained in the writings of the Prophets and Apostles, it strongly follows hereupon, that whatsoever is added thereunto, … it never so little, and under never so fair a pretence, that same is taught not onelyonly beside, but against them.
Othni]
My time or my hour. The Son of Shemajah, 1 Chr. 26. 7.
Othniel]
The time or hour of God. The Son of …, Josh. 15. 17.