A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part PL
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To place]
To put, Gen. 3. 24. To seat, Gen. 47. 11. To make dwell, 2 King. 17. 6. To set, Job 20. 4. Psal. 78. 60. D. Transl. To be made, or, make your selves to dwell, Isa. 5. 8. Annot.
Place]
;;A portion of joy in the Kingdom of heaven, or a room in that Kingdom. Joh. 14. 3. I go to prepare a pl ce sor you. An Office, Gen. 40. 13. &c 41. 13.
;;3. A portion of … in the Kingdom of Hell, or a room there. Act. 1. 25. That he might go into his … place.
;;3. A Tent, House, City, or dwelling. Gen. 18. 33. Abraham returned to his place. Gen. 19. 14.
;;4. Any part or portion of Land, wherein any person or other thing is resident and abiding, Gen. 13. 14.
5. Lot, state, condition, Isa. 22. 23, 25. Miserable, Job 18. 21. Psal. 37. 10. Happy, Psal. 118. 5.
6. Room or stead, Gen. 50. 19.
7. The manner and way of the … of God to be made known under the New Covenant, Hebr. 8. 7.
8. Estimation, account, Joh. 8. 37.
9. A portion or Text of Scripture, Act. 8. 32.
10. Occasion, …, Eph. 4. 27.
It's also put for standing, 2 Chr. 30. 16. marg. Stead, Hos. 1. 10. marg. A walk, Zech. 3. 7. marg. Hole, Jam. 3. 11. marg. An office, Gen. 40. 13. Seat, 1 Sam. 9. 22. Jam. 2. 3. Station, 2 Sam. 12. 16. Border, Isa. 28. 25. A City with the Countrey about, Judg. 18. 10. Way, Heb. 12. 17. marg. Thing, Eph. 1. 3. marg.
Burying place]
;;A Sepulchre or Grave, which is in the Hebrew called Cabar, in the Germane tongue Grab, and our English Graubar, derived from it, Gen. 23. 4. A Sepulchre of ones own was sign of right and firm possession, Isa. 22. 16. In that Abraham bought a place of burial in the land promised him, it sheweth his faith, not only of the general resurrection, but of his special possession of that land, for which cause Jacob and Joseph would be brought thither, to be buried, Gen. 47. 28, 30. Gen. 50. 24, 25.
Place in beaven no more]
;;Want of power and hope in Satan and his Instruments, so to assault the Church any more, as to dispossesse her of her blessed estate in heaven. Rev. 12. 8. Neither was there place found any more in heaven. Some refer this victory over Satan, to the time of Christ his passion, whereupon it did depend. Others to the time of Constantine the Great, whom Christ used as an Instrument, to procure a victory over the enemies of his Church, which upon the gate of his Palace, he represented by the picture of a Dragon lying under his feet, with a Dart thrust through him. Euseb. in vita Constantini Oratione 3. fol. 137. A. This latter more agreeing to the truth of this text.
By heaven here the Church of God is meant, in which the Dragon sate and exercised his Tyranny. The phrase, Not to have his place, is taken out of Dan. 2. 35. The Dragon had no more place in the Church to dominere and tyrannize over the Saints, as they had done, but they are now conquered and expelled out of heaven. A general overthrow is not here properly meant, but a special victory of some special Dragons that rose up to waste the Church, because this is a prophesie after St. John's time. Leighs Annot.
They ruled no more in the Romane Empire, now converted to the Christian Religion, and publickly professing it, for, Maxentius, Maximinus, and …, in whom the Devil wrought as his principal instruments to suppresse the Christian Religion, were overthrown, Maxentius being drowned, Maximinus dying, that should have been banished, and Licinius having lost his head, in memory of which victory Constantine pictured over the gate of his Palace a Dragon pierced through with a dart, lying under his and his Souldiers feet. Annot.
Holy place]
;;Heaven, even the third heaven, called Paradise, Heb. 9. 12.
Not to leave his place]
;;To contain himself in his duty and charge, studying by all means to pacifie his offended Prince, especially by yeelding and modest submission. Eccl. 10. 4. Leave not thy place.
Place prepared of God]
;;A place, to wit, a Wilderness, or the Church (like to a Wilderness) for the small number which did there abide, being assigned by the wisdom of God for defence of the woman, and her Manchilde. Rev. 12. 6. The woman hath a place prepared of God in the wilderness, whither she fled.
An allusion unto the feeding of the Church of the Jews in the Wildemess. Leighs Annot.
When men persecute the Church, God prepareth a place of safety for her. Annot.
Placed]
Gen. 47. 11. or seated, made to dwel. Aynsw.
Places]
All the places nigh, Deut. 1. 7. Heb. all his neighbours, marg. An open place, Gen. 38. 14. Heb. the dore of the eyes, or of …, marg. Holy place, 1 King. 8. 8. or Ark, as 2 Chr. 5. 8. marg. Steep places, Ezek. 38. 20. or Towers, or Stairs, marg.
High places]
;;The third heavens, the seat of … blessed, Luk. 2. 14.
;;2. Airy Region which is next us, where birds flie, and devils walk and range till the judgement, Eph. 6. 12. & … 2.
;;3. Places set up to worship God, contrary to the commandement, 1 King. 15. 14.
;;These high places were high hils, or close places shaded with trees. See Deut. 12. 3.
;;The places of publick assemblies for the worship of God under the Law, were at first, only those wheresoever God by any symbole, or signification of his presence did shew, that there he would be worshiped; whereupon, such places were called, The face and presence of God, Gen. 4. 14, 16. The house of God, Gen. 28. 17. and, The gate of heaven. The first setled place after the coming out of Aegypt, was the Cloud, where God shewed forth his glory visibly and sensibly, Exod. 33. 3, 7, 9. & 33. 8, 10, 11. The fixed places which God did chuse afterward, were, the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple; the two visible Testimonies of his presence, as it is said of the one, 1 King. 9. 3. and of the other, 1 Chr. 8. 6. Which holy places did all of them represent,
;;1. Christ, in whom bodily (that is, personally and substantially) the fulness of the Godhead dwelleth, Col. 2. 9. By whom, sitting in heaven, we may go to God to worship him.
;;2. The whole Catholick Church of God, Eph. 2. 21. Rev. 21. 3.
;;3. Every particular Church, as Psal. 15. 1.
;;4. Every particular member; even every true Christian, as 1 Pet. 2. 5. 2 Cor. 6. 16. 2 Cor. 12. 9.
;;5. Even the Temple of our body thereby was figured.
Plague]
;;Any great judgement of God, sent for sin; as Famine, War, Sword, Sickness, or any other judgement of God. Psal. 38. 11. My friends stand aside from my plague. In this sense the ten judgements of Aegypt are called Plagues.
;;2. That infectious disease, commonly called the Pestilence, 2 Sam. 24. 15, 25.
Plague]
With a great plague, 2 Chr. 21. 14. Heb. a great stroke, marg.
Plague of the hail]
;;An extraordinary, and some horrible judgement, such as never before was heard of, (as if stones of a rare weight and bigness should … down upon them to crush in pieces) sent upon the wicked enemies of his Gospel; namely, the Turk, and their Metropolitan City, Constantinople, for her pride, cruelty, and idolatry, called the great Babylon.) Revel. 16. 21. Men … God because of the … of the hail.
Plagued]
I have been plagued, Psal. 73. 14. or touched with afflictions, punished, Aynsw.
Plagues]
;;Torments and pains to be inflicted on such as shall have society with the sins of Western Babylon. Rev. 18. 4. Lest ye receive of her plagues. This alludes unto the threatning of God, touching Eastern Babylon. Jer. 51. 45. My people go out of her, and every man deliver his soul.
Plagues coming]
;;The sending and inflicting of heavy calamities upon Romish Babylon, for the punishment of her ryot, security, and pride; like as God had before threatned to do to Babylon in Assyria, for the like sins. See Isa. 47. Rev. 18. 8. Her plagues shall come upon her.
Last plagues]
;;Such torments, pains, and dreadful judgements as should be executed at length after others, upon cruel Antichristian persecutors. Rev. 21. 9. Which bad the seven last plagues.
Plain]
A down, or level ground, a dale, or valley, as was that of Shinar, Gen. 11. 2. Moreh, Gen. 12. 6. Mamre, Gen. 14. 13. Jordan, Tabor, &c.
Plain or breadth of the earth]
;;The large and spacious compasse of ground, which the Turkish army should by their huge multitude subdue to their power and possession. Rev. 20. 9. They went up … the plain (or on the breadth) of the earth.
Plain]
One disposed to civil society and benignity, Gen. 25. 27. It's spoken also of Places, Deut. 4. 43. Neh. 12. 28. Path, Psal. 27. 11. The way of the righteous, Prov. 15. 19. Speeches, Mar. 7. 35.
Plain]
By the plain of the pillar, Judg. 9. 6. or by the oak of the pillar, marg.
Unto the plain, Judg. 11. 33. or Abel, marg.
Plainly]
or, Elegantly, Isa. 32. 4. marg. or, not in proverbs, or …, Joh. 16. 25. marg. Ibid. 29. marg.
Plainness]
Boldness, 2 Cor. 3. 12. marg.
Plaister]
Deut. 27. 2. or, with … or whiting, that the words of the Law might be written thereon; a memoriall of Gods benefits unto them. This word is used to signifie hypocrisie, as Paul called Ananias, a plaistered (or whited) wall, Act 23. 3. and the Pharisees are likened to whited (or plaistered sepulchers, which appear beautiful outward, &c. Mat. 23. 26. See Aynsworth on Deut. 27. 2.
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Isa. 38. 21. Lay it for a plaister on the boyl, Heb. Bruise it upon the boyl; B uise it upon the boyl, for … it, and lay it, or lay it bruised upon the boyl.
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To … or spread, Deut. 27. 2, 4.
… the hair]
1 Pet. 3. 3. This is by Interpreters conceived to mean all that artificiall dressing of the head, that imployes the hair beyond the naturall use of it, onelyonly for vain shew. The naturall use of the hair is to be a covering; now when the hair is with curiosity, and by vain inventions turned into vain forms, by plaiting, curling, or other wayes, which we cannot name, or to fall into dangling locks, like the hair of Ruffians, the dressing is then vicious. Byfield on 1 Pet. 3. 3. p. 605.
Planes]
Isa. 44. 13. Carpenters tooles here used in the plurall number, because they used two sorts of Planes, a bigger and stronger, to fetch off the rugged and more rough matter first; and a lesse and finer afterward, to smooth and polish the more exactly the remainder. The word cometh from a root that signifies to scrape, or pare away, Lev. 14. 41.
Planets]
2 King 23. 5. or twelve signes, or constellations, marg. The Planets are those which in English are called the seven wandring stars; because they are not so set in their orbes, as the multitude of stars are, which we commonly call fixed stars. The Hebrew word importeth such things as send … an influence, and this the seaven Planets are supposed to doe most effectually. Annot. The word foreign, (of which word come the Planets) signifieth to seduce, or cause to erre, Mat. 24. 4. Mar. 13. 5. Joh. 7. 12. 1 Joh. 1. 8. & 3. 7. foreign, Jam. 1. 19. Wander not after the manner of wandring stars. Now many wander so much after them, they wander far from God.
Planks]
1 King. 6. 15. It was requisite that the boards of the floor should be much thicker then the seiling of the walls; wherefore he provided planks for the floor.
A Plant]
;;The people of Israel, which were as plants sown and set in the vineyard of the Church. Isa. 5. 2. And planted it with the best plants.
;;2. Any false calling, false doctrine, or worship. Matth. 15. 13. Every plant that my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted out.
;;3. Children. Psalm. 144. 12. Thy Sons shall be as plants.
4. The plant of an hearb, or tree, Gen. 2. v. 5.
Plant]
Every plant, &c. Mat. 15. 13. foreign, Plantation, not one single plant, but a garden or nursery of plants, and so fitly belongs to a … of men, a sect or sort, as here of the pharisees, vers. 12. which followed Christ, and heard his doctrine. Dr. Ham. Annot. d.
To plant]
;;To remove and translate young trees from one earth to another, that they may increase and …. Also to create, by an Almighty commandement to cause that to be which was not before, Gen. 2. 8. To plant seed, for Put in, Ezek. 17. 5. marg.
;;2. To bring a people from one Countrey into another Countrey, there to place and settle them, that they may encrease and multiply. Psa. 44 2. Thou hast planted them. Psa. 80. 8. Thou hast planted it. This is a terrestriall and earthly planting.
;;3. To unite and joyn the elect (being taken out of the rotten stock of old Adam) unto Christ and his Church by his …. Psal. 92. 13. Such as be planted in the House of the Lord. Rom. 6. 5. For if we planted with him into the similitude of his death. This is a spirituall inward planting of God himself.
;;4. To preach the Word plainly and easily, for the entrance, of the ignorant into the knowledge of Christ. 1 Cor. 3. 6. I have planted and Apollos hath …. This is an outward planting, by the Ministers of God.
;;5. To denounce and foretell the will of God, for the continuance and prosperity of Kingdomes and people. Jer. 1. 10. I have set thee over Nations to build and to plant.
;;Naturall and spirituall planting or graffing agree in two things, and in other two they disagree.
;;1. They are alike in this, that as a ciens or branch can do nothing at all toward the planting of it self; so the elect sinner can bring nothing to the incorporating himselfe into Christ, and toward his owne justification.
;;2. As the branch becomes one with the stock into which it is planted, and liveth by the same juy ce or sap: so a sinner once grafted by the Spirit and faith into Christ, becomes one with him, and lives by his grace. Therefore, both Christ and his Church Planted into him, are called by one name, 1 Cor. 12. 12.
;;But on the other side, as we graffe a good branch into a sowre barren stock: so evill-branches, wicked men (being as wild olives) are planted into the body of Christ his Church, which is like a good tree.
;;Again in the natural planting, there the good branches or grift giveth sap unto the tree, which is turned into the nature of the sweet plant: but in the Spirituall the … receiveth from the root Christ, whose grace altereth them, and makes them like himself, … takers of his godly nature.
Plantation]
That he might water it by the surrows of her plantation, Ezek. 17. 7. An allusion to the Channels and Pipes wherewith the Aegyptians conveyed the waters of Nilus to their Land. See Deut. 10. … enclined unto, and relyed upon the King of Aegypt, to be upheld and relieved with his forces against the Chaldeans (See Jer. 37. 7.) supported by him in his revolt.
Planted it in a fruitfull field, Ezek. 17. 5. Heb. put it in a field of seed, marg.
Planted it by the rivers of Waters]
;;One rooted into Christ by the grace of regeneration, that drawing from him lively juyce, and continuall moysture of the Spirit, he may be abundantly fruitfull in good works. Psal. 1. 3. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of ….
Planters]
The planters shall plant, &c. Heb. shall profane them. Those that plant them shall in due time enjoy them, not being deprived of the fruit of their labours, nor that which they had taken pains for, being either destroyed or devoured by strangers, Isa. 65. 21. 23. Annot.
As plantings of vineyard]
Mic. 1. 6. As a place which is delved and turned up, for the plant … a … in it. D. Annot.
Plat]
2 King. 9. 26. Portion, marg.
Plat]
To binde, knit, or fasten together, Mat. 27. 29. Mar. 15. 17.
Plate]
A thin leaf of Gold, Exod. 39. 3. Silver, …. 10. 9. Brasse, 1 King. 7. 30. employed to an holy use, Exod. 28. 36. & 39. 30. To an idolatrous use, Jer. 10. 9.
Platter]
A kinde of large vessel, wherein they both sod meat, and brought it to the Table (the Romans had some of incredible bignesse, as Dr. Hackwell sheweth at large in his Apologie) about the outside whereof, that it might be very clean, the Pharasees were very carefull, … 23. 25. Luk. 11. 39. Thus Hypocrites make much doe about ceremonies, their own traditions or things externall, and indifferent, but for the inward and most necessary parts of Gods worship, they are very carelesse. …. on Mat. 23. 25.
Play]
Unlawfull, Idolatrously, Exod. 32. 6. 1 Cor. 10. 7.
Lawsull,
1. Civilly, as children in the streets, Zech. 8. 5. or as one on an instrument, 1 Sam. 16. 23. 2 King. 3. 13.
2. Religiously, 1 Sam. 18. 7. 1 Chron. 15. 29. Psal. 33. 3. & 68. 29.
It's put for,
1. Sporting, as children doe, Zech. 8. 5. and beasts, Job 40. 20.
2. Cheerfull moving of the body, 1 Chr. 15. 29.
3. Using a musicall instrument, 1 Sam. 16. 17.
4. To make sport with, Job 41. 5.
5. To behave ones selfe as mad, 1 Sam. 21. 15.
6. To fight, 2 Sam. 2. 14.
Play]
And rose to play, 1 Cor. 10. 6. The Gr. foreign, rendred to play, may referre in that place to those sins of … against nature. Dr. Hammond. on 1 Cor. 5. Annot. i.
Players on instruments]
Psal. 77. 7. or Players on flutes, or Dancers, for so this word may be also taken for dancing (to wit, at the sound of the flute or pipe) as Judg. 21. 21. Comp. herewith Isa. 30 29. The Gr. here turneth it rejoycers, and it may foretell the joy that should be in the world for the conversion of the Gentiles. Aynsw.
Plea and plea]
Deut. 17. 18. that is, between judgement and judgement, cause and cause, as in 1 King. 3. 16, 17 — 28. or, Pleading for and against in the same cause, some accusing, and some denying.
To plead]
;;To expostulate or quarrel, or contend and stand in strife against one. Rom. 9. 21. O man, who art thou that pleadest with God? Mich. 6. 2. He will plead with Israel. To debate a matter in many words. This is properly pleading. God pleadeth against man, but this is often times in action, as when he pleaded Davids cause against …, by slaying him, 1 Sam. 25. 39. Isa. 49. 25. Psal. 35. 1. Man pleadeth against God; and this is alwayes a contending in words.
To plead ones cause]
;;To undertake the defence of ones cause against his enemy. Psal. 35. 1. Plead thou my cause, O Lord, &c.
Heatkning to the pleading of my lips]
Job 13. 6. Mark the controversies of my lips; i. e. the managing of my arguments, whereby I go about to maintain my cause against you. D. Transl. & Annot.
Pleasant]
1. Desirable, goodly, tall, excellent, as Cedars and the like. See Ezek. 31. 8, 9, 18.
2. A desire, or lust, that is, to be desired, Genes. 3. 9.
3. Sweet, 2 Sam. 1. 23. marg.
4. A desire, Gen. 3. 6.
5. Desirable, Lam. 1. 7. 10. marg.
It's spoken of Persons, 2 Sam. 1. 23. Places, Psal. 16. 6. Things, as Land, Gen. 49. 15. Bread, Dan. 10. 3. The harp, Psal. 81. 2. Trees, Gen. 2. 9. Knowledge, Prov. 2. 10. Beasts, as the Roe, Prov. 5. 19. Words, Prov. 15. 26. So of many other Things, Fields, Plants, Vessels, Houses, &c.
Pleasant]
;;Beautiful and delightful, as the Church is through graces and gifts of the Spirit, Cant. 7. 6. How fair art thou? And how pleasant art thou?
Behold, thou art fair my beloved, (saith the Church unto Christ, Cant. 1. 17.) yea, Pleasant, or, also pleasant, amiable, delightful, beautiful, which is an addition unto the beauty of Christ, in respect of his pleasant and gracious administration of his Covenant, Doctrines, reproofs, &c. See Zech. 11. 10. Psal. 27. 4. & 60. 17. Prov. 24. 24, 25.) all which and the like have their accomplishment in Christ, teaching, admonishing, reproveing, comforting, his people with words of grace whose pleasant words are as an Honey-combe, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones, Prov. 16. 24. Aynsw.
Implying a real and constant sweetnesse and amiablenesse in Christ, who hath the truth and essence of beauty, whereas earthly things have it only in estimation; and for a short time. Annot. And in chap. 4. 13, 16. there's mention of pleasant fruits, or precious things, dainties, even the fruit of his precious graces, or, his precious fruits, Phil. 1. 11. Col. 1. 10. Rom. 6. 22. Aynsw.
So here Christ admires her beauty and pleasantnesse in all her parts, carriage and administration, he was delighted and as it were ravished with her heavenly graces; And as she admired Christ for his fairnesse and pleasantnesse, so now she is magnified for the like. Aynsw.
Pleasantnesse]
Mirth, delectablenesse, Proverb. 3. 17.
To please]
;;To frame (as much as we may) our thoughts, words, and deeds, to Gods will. Col. 1. 9. That you please God in all things. When we allow that which God allows, and hate that which God hateth; this is to please God.
;;2. To purpose and will to do some things, or not to do other things. Psal. 115. 3. Our God is in heaven, he doth whatsoever he pleaseth. Psal. 135. 6. Whatsoever pleaseth the Lord, &c.
;;3. To seek to satisfiè, and profit our selves, with a neglect of our neighbour, Rom. 15. 1.
It's spoken,
1. Of God, pleasing himself, and is put both for his Will, Isa. 55. 11. 1 Cor. 1. 21. and for his decree and purpose, Psal. 115. 3. 135. 6.
2. Of Christ pleasing God, and is put for acceptable, Joh. 8. 29. Satisfied and fully pacified, Mat. 3. 17. & 17. 5. Luk. 3. 22.
3. Of Man, who pleaseth,
1. Himself, in things unlawful, Isa. 2. 6. Lawful, 1 Sam. 18. 20. Act. 15. 34.
2. God, 1 King. 3. 10. Prov. 16. 7. Eccl. 7. 26. which is to accept and approve, Heb. 13. 16. To be accepted and approved, Col. 1. 9. Heb. 11. 5. To be contented and satisfied, Mic. 6. 7. Mal. 1. 8. Psal. 69. 31.
3. His neighbour, and this is both unlawful, as to flatter, and humour, Gal. 1. 10. and lawful,
1. For to endevour to apply our selves to others weaknesses, in things lawful, for their salvation, 1 Cor. 10. 33.
2. To seek his good and profit, Rom. 15. 2.
Please]
Nor awake my Love, till he please, Cant. 2. 7. Being understood of stirring or provoking Christ by sin it meaneth never, for so the word untill often signifieth, 2 Sam. 6. 23. Isa. 22. 14. Gen. 28. 15. Aynsw.
For wickednesse can never please him, nor distrust, and unseasonable importunites. In acts of faith we must not be too hasty, but let God have his own time, which is best and wait till he awake to redeem us. Annot.
Please]
Heb. 11. 6. Without faith it is … to please God. That God may be pleased, all duties must be done out of a principle of faith; and not of reason only, or an inlightned conscience. There are three rules to know this.
1. Such a one hath alwayes an eye to the promise, as well as to the precept; he looks to the Law as his rule, and to the Gospel for his power.
2. He looks not unto the duty, but on Christ for acceptadon, Exod. 28. 38. Rev. 8. 3.
3. He is not discouraged for want of a present income in duty, 2 Cor. 5. 7. Leighs Annot.
Heb. 11. 5. he pleased God, foreign is the word which signifieth, he gave God content or kept Gods favour and good will. Id. ibid.
Please]
If it please the King, Est. 1. 19. Heb. If it be good with the King, marg. Pleased the King, Ib. 21. Heb. was good in the eyes of the King, marg.
To please men]
;;To study and … to flatter men in publick doctrine, and private actions, making this the mark and end thereof, how to claw and content men, as Paul did toward the pharisees before his conversion: but after his calling to Christ, would not do it, studying thenceforward, how to please God principally, or men for Gods sake. Gal 1. 10. Or do I speek to please men?
;;2. To accommodate ones selfe in things indifferent, to the desire of men, observing persons, time, and place: this is charitable in the doer, and profitable to the receiver, to win him to true godlinesse, 1 Cor. 9. 19, 20, 21, 22.;;
;;3. To please truely and lawfully by the way of godlinesse, Rom. 14. 18. 1 Thess. 4. 4. Act. 6. 5. Rom. 15. 2.;;
To please our neighbour]
;;To doe him a pleasure, seeking his commodity so far as may further his salvation, Rom. 15. 2.
To be pleased]
;;To accept and approve in mercy, such duties as are done to God. Heb. 13. 16. With such sacrifices God is pleased.
Pleased God]
;;His person to be accepted into favour by faith, Heb. 11. 5.
To be well pleased]
;;To be throughly satisfied, and fully pacified, in respect of a price paid unto justice for sin. Matt. 3. 17. This is my beboved Son, in whom I am well pleased. God looking upon Christ crucified and us in him, layeth aside his whole displeasure and wrath, conceived against us for sin.
Pleasure]
Prov. 21. 17. or Sport, marg, Have pleasure in them, Rom. 1. 32. … consent with them, marg.
Pleasure]
;;Allowance, approbation, (as satisfactory for sin) Heb. 10. 6.
;;2. Liking and will; yea sometime unreasonable and unjust, Heb, 12. 10.
Pleasure, referred to God]
;;The most free and just decree and determination of God touching all things. Mat. 11. 26. Even so Father, because it was thy pleasure; and not because men were worthy. All merit of works is shut out by the Doctrine of grace rightly understood.
Pleasure, refer ed to men]
;;Any manner of sinfull delight, agreeable to our corrupt nature. 2 Tim. 3. 4. Lovers of pleasure more then of godlinesse. See 1 Tim. 5. 6.
;;2. Honest delights, serving for the solace and comforts of mans life. Gen. 49. 20. He shall give pleasures for a King.
;;Pleasure is taken diversly.
;;3. For a delightsome quality, in some outward object, as the cause active and conferring it, and so is without us.;;
;;4. For an inward faculty in man or other creature, apprehending or delighting in that outward object or pleasure thereof, and this is within us, but yet in the will above, and sensual appetite beneath, &c.;;
5. The intention of the minde, Ezr. 5. 17.
6. Command. Psal. 103. 21. That do his pleasure.
7. Merryment, banquets, Prov. 21. 17.
8. Kindenesse, or benefit, Act. 24. 27. & 25. 9.
Good pleasure]
;;The free and loving purpose of God for the salvation of the elect. Eph. 1. 5. According to the good pleasure of his will. The high and first moving cause of election, to wit, his Free love, concerning which God doth much please himself.
;;2. The delight and contentment which God taketh in the work of his purpose, regenerating and creating faith in his elect. 2 Thess. 1. 11. Our God fulfil all the pleasure of his goodness, and the work of saith with power.
In pleasure, 1 Tim. 5. 6. or Delicately, marg.
To live in pleasure, or deliciously]
;;To passe over and lead her dayes in great delicacy, ease, and solace. Rev. 18. 7. In so much as she lived in pleasure, or deliciously. And doth not, I pray you, the Romane Clergy overflow with great abundance of most dainty and delicate pleasures? Her pain must be proportionable.
Pleasure]
Heb. 10. 38. My soul shall have no pleasure in him, more is meant then spoken, after an Hebrew manner of speech; as though he should say, I abhor all those that fall away through unbelief. The word is a military word, taken from Souldiers who recoyl, and leave their standing, in whom the Captain delights not. Nor can we in our Christian fight by retyring and recoyling please our Captain; but the Martial law, for such is in the Text, they withdraw themselves to perdition, Id. ibid. Heb. 11. 25. pleasures of sin, or sinful pleasures. Annot.
Honours, pleasures, delights are called the pleasures of sin; not because they are so in themselves, but because they are occasions and instruments of sin; and are seldome had or held without some sin or other. Leighs Annot.
For thy pleasures, &c.]
Rev. 4. 11. As they were made by thee, so to do thy will, and bring glory to thy name. Prov. 16. 4. Rom. 11. 36. or, by thy will they are, as chap. 12. 11. that is, by thee alone all things are preserved, or kept in being, and were created; therefore all glory belongeth to thee. 1 Chr. 29. 11, 12, 14. Annot.
Pleasures]
;;Earthly delights, or such things as we esteem for dainties.
;;2. The Church, which is very delightful in the eye of Christ, Cant. 7. 6. My Love how pleasant art thou in pleasures? See Delights.
Pleasures of Gods house]
;;Every spiritual blessing. Psal. 65. 4. Satisfied with the pleasures of thine house.
Pleasures of sin]
;;Such delights, benefits, and commodities of this life, as be gotten and held with sinful conditions. Heb. 11. 25. To enjoy the pleasures of sin.
Pledge]
A gage or pawn whereupon some thing is lent, to assure the lender, that what he hath lent, or is by the borrower promised unto him, shall be returned and given. About this there are certain rules laid down, Exod. 22. 26. Deut. 24. 10, 11, 12, 13, 17. Complaints, Job 22. 6. & 24. 3, 9. Amos 2. 8. This was to be restored, Ezek. 18. 7. Upon the performance whereof blessings are promised, Ib. 9. & 33. 15. Upon the non-performance, judgements, 12, 13. But of him that would be surety for a stranger, a pledge might be taken, Prov. 20. 16. Where the words may be either thus understood, Trust him not without a pawn, that cares not whom he be surety for; or (proverbially) Trust him by no means, make no account of him as of a sober man, or of credit, &c.
2. A pawn or earnest, whereby the giver bound himselfe to perform what he promised, Gen. 38. 17.
3. A token whereby to know that one is well, or pawn for victuals and other necessaries, or token whereby David might goe out and in to his Brethren in the … without suspicion of coming as a Spie, 1 Sam. 17. 18.
4. Hostages, Isa. 36. 8.
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The seven stars, arising in the beginning of March, and giving the beginning to the Spring, for here in Job 9. 9. they are set between those stars that begin the Winter, and those that begin the Summer, & ch. 38. 31. opposed to Orion, that by his frosty bands bindes up the earth, as on the contrary, they set it at liberty to bring forth delicate fruits. The Greek word is taken foreign, from a word that signifies to sail, because after the rough Winter past, in the beginning of the Spring, Sailers use to put forth to sea. Annot.
Plenteous]
Spoken of yeers, Gen. 41. 34, 47. Of man abounding and multiplyed, Deut. 28. 11. & 30. 9. Gold and stones, 2 Chr. 1. 15. Gods mercy, Psal. 86. 5. His redemption, Psal. 130. 7. The ground or earth. Isa. 30. 23. Meat, Hab. 1. 16. Harvest, Mat. 9. 37.
Plenteous in mercy]
Psal. 103. 8. Hebr. great of mercy, marg. Heb. 1. 16. or dainty, Heb. fat, marg.
Plenteousnesse]
Plenty, Genes. 41. 53. Prov. 21. 5.
Plentie]
Fulness, abundance, sufficiency, no lack of any thing, no scarceness, &c. Strength, Job 22. 25. marg.
Plentie of the Gentiles]
;;The full multitude and number of them, Rom. 11. 25. So a plenty of Shepheards, Isa. 33. 4. for a multitude.
Plentifull rain]
Psal. 68. 9. Rain of liberalities; that is, a liberall, free, and bountifull rain, proceeding of Gods free grace. Spiritually, this meaneth the doctrine of the Gospel, Deut. 32. 2. Isa. 45. 8. Hos. 14. 6, 7. Aynsw. This is also spoken of a Countrey, Jer. 2. 7. and Field, Isa. 16. 10. Jer. 48. 33.
Plentifully]
Wisely, Job. 26. 3. Abundantly, Psal. 21. 23. Luk. 12. 16.
Plot]
To practise, devise. Psal. 37. 12. The wicked plotteth against the just.
Plough]
;;The preaching of Christ, and the profession of Christianity. Luk. 9. 26. He that puts his hand to the plough, that is, either to preach or professe Christ; Also literally, Joel 3. 10.
Plow]
1. To till and break up the ground with a plough, 1 Sam. 14. 14.
2. To work, plot, and practise, Job 4. 8. Hos. 10. 13. Injuriously to deal withal, Psal. 129. 3.
3. To overturn, Jer. 26. 18.
4. To labour in ones calling, as the Husband-man doth in ploughing, 1 Cor. 9. 10.
Plowers]
Psal. 129. 3. That plow iniquity. Job 4. 8, The Gr. saith Simers. Aynsw.
Plow-man]
He that ploweth the ground, Isa. 28. 24.
Plow share]
An instrument which the husband-man useth in tilling. Isa. 2. 4. Joel 3. 10.
Pluck]
To cast, Job 26. 17. marg. To bring …, Psal. 25. 15. marg.
Po pluck up]
;;To destroy and overthrow. Mat. 15 13. Shall be plucked up.
;;2. To denounce and foretell a destruction. Jer. 1. 10. I have set thee over Nations to pluck up.
Pluck]
To gather, …. By the words asunder, away, down, from, off, out of, up, &c. annexed hereunto, the meaning is manifest.
Plumb-line]
A line, levell, or plummet of a Mason or Carpenter, Amos 7. 7, 8.
Plummet]
The plummet of the House of …, 2 King. 21. 13. Hereby is meant the utter destruction thereof, as ch. 10. 11. I will lay righteousness to the plummet. Isa. 28. 17. or, by level. The word signifieth, the weight that hangs at the lines end to keep it even,. 2 King. 21. 13. Judgement and justice, by line and level, for neither judgement withour justice, nor justice without judgement; as neither any use of the line in such case without the level, no more then of the level without the line. Stone of tin, Zech. 4. 10. marg.
Plunge]
Job 9. 31. Put me into the filth, over head and ears, and stain me all over, as Dyers colour their cloth, Ezek. 23. 15.