A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part PO
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The banishing of the mouth of a Doe, or the cutting of the mouth of warfare. A City, Ezr. 2. 57. or, the banishing of the mouth of drunkenness, Neh. 7. 59.
Poet]
One that writeth of divers matters in verse, as Songs, Rymes, and such like; as Aratus, Act. 17. 28. Menander, 1 Cor. 15. 33. Epimenedes, Tit. 1. 12.
Point]
The sharpe top of a thing, Jer. 17. 1. Glittering, or fear, Ezek. 21. 15. marg.
Point of death, Joh. 4. 47. …, ready to die.
In one point, Jam. 2. …. Any one particular of the Law, any one sin wherein a man alloweth himself.
Point]
To bound, limit, or appoint, Numb. 34. 7.
In all points]
Eccl. 5. 16. Every manner of way. D. Transl. So Heb. 4. 16. in all things.
Poison]
See Poyson.
Pole]
Numb. 21. 8. or signe. The Original Nes, signifieth an Easigne, or banner lifted up … high, and is here by the Greek and Chaldee translated a sign, meaning a pole, or perch, which is usually set up for a sign or signification of some thing. Aynsw.
Policy]
;;Counsell or advice, either good or evill. Prov. 21. 30. There is no policy, or counsel against the Lord.
Polished]
Psal. 144. 12. …, hewn, carved, Lam. 4. 6. Made smooth, slick, cleer.
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To cut or clip, 2 Sam. 14. 26. Mic. 1. 16.
Polls]
Numb. 1. 2. or their skuls, that is, as the Greek translateth, their heads, meaning the particular persons. So in Exod. 38. 26. Man by man, 1 Chr. 23. 3.
To pollute, or defile]
;;To make one Morally unclean and sinful, Mat. 15. 18.
;;2. To make one Ceremonially unclean, … touching the dead carkasse of a man, or beast, Lev. 21. Hag. 2. 14.
;;3. To pronounce any thing to be unclean, and to forbid some creatures as unclean, by signification, as God did under the Law, Lev. 9. 3, 4. or by nature, as the Manichees and … did of old: or by precept, as the Pope now doth pronounce some meats unclean, and so forbids them to some men at all times, and to all men at some times, as Lent, &c. for religion and greater holiness. Act. 10. 15. What God hath cleansed do not thou pollute.
4. To … under …, Ezek. 16. 6. marg.
Pollution]
Spoken of a menstruous Woman, Ezek. 22. 10. Of Idols, …. 15. 20. Of corruptions in the world, 2 Pet. 2. 20.
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He with Castor, are said to be two Twins whom Jupiter begat on …, in the form of a Swan; who when they came to age, scoured the Sea of Pyrates, and therefore were by the Painims accounted gods of the Sea.
Pomgranate]
1. Artificial, Exod. 28. 33, 34. 1 King. 7. 18, 20, 42. 2 King. 25 17. …. 52. 22.
2. Natural, Numb. 13. 23. & 20. 5. 1 Sam. 14. 2. The Pomegranates being a sweet and savoury fruit, signifie the Priests life and conversation, the fruit of his profession, of good relish and acceptation to good people. Annot. on Exod. 28. 34.
The tree it self is hard and knotty, stretching out more in breadth then in height. The fruit hath a hard rinde or pill, but within hath a fleshy substance, wherein are many kernels, which though it nourish little, yet is medicinable, as are the bark, juyce, blossomes, and seeds thereof. It cannot abide cold. Such of the trees as bear single flowers are …, such as bear double, barren.
3. Mystical, Cant. 4. 13. & 6. 11. & 7. 12.
See Like a piece of a pomegranate.
Pomels]
2 Chron. 4. 12, 13. or, bowels, 1 King. 7. 41.
Pomp]
1. Noyse, or tumult, Isa. 5. 14. Such as is usual in warlike conflicts, Isa. 25. 25. Hos. 10. 4. Amos 2. 2. as the like also in disorderly feasting and revellings, especially where wine hath got the upper hand, chap. 24. 8. Jer. 48. 45. & 51. 38, 39.
2. Ones state and bravery, wherein he prideth himself, Isa. 14. 11. See Isa. 13. 11. The glory, power, and strength of a Land, Ezek 32. 12. & 33. 28.
Great pomp, Act. 25. 23. that is, in a Princely manner, and great state, foreign, with great ostentation, preparation, ambition, &c. The words signifie, With great fantasie, or vain shew. Their great pomp was but a fancy.
To ponder]
;;To weigh and consider a thing in … minde, before we do agree and consent to it. Luk. 2. 19. Mary pondered these sayings in her heart.
Ponds]
Stews to keep fish in, either for sale, or to make use of otherwise when they please, Isa. 19. 10.
Pontius]
A hand, or of the sea. One surnamed Pilate, a Governour of the Jews, Mat. 27. 2.
Pontus]
The Sea. A Countrey of Asia, 1 Pet. 1. 1.
Pool]
A gathering of waters, Exod. 7. 19. marg. And that ordinarily by means of the rain, Psal. 84. 6. Whereof there were divers, as of Gibeon, 2 Sam. 2. 13. Hebron, 2 Sam. 4. 12. Samaria, 1 King. 22. 38. Those made by Solomon, Eccl. 2. 6. That made by …, 2 King. 20. 20. The Kings pool, Neh. 2. 14. The pool of Siloah, Neh. 3. 15. The pool of Bethesda, Joh. 5. 2. Of those some … be to breed fishes in, as this last, sor the cure of the diseased, and others to furnish water to the …, and water the ground, Eccl. 2. 6.
Poor]
;;Such as are needy, though they be not utterly destitute. Psal. 42. 2. Do justice unto the poor and needy.
;;2. Such as have extreme want of earthly things, even unto beggery. Mat. 26. 11. The poor ye shall have alwayes with you. Luk. 16. 29. There was a certain begger. Also, weak, and sick, Psal, 41. 1. marg.
;;3. The godly, being afflicted, who put their trust in no worldly thing, but cleave to God in all their trouble and calamity. Psal. 9. 12. He forgets not the complaint of the poor. & 10. 14. The poor commits himself unto thee. V. 18. Judge the poor, O Lord; that is, such as feel their afflictions, and fly to thee only for succour, being sorsaken of the world, as godly persons commonly be, for their welldoing, hated, despised, and cast off. Such as are spiritually poor, dejected for their sins, and the just condemnation of them, perceiving also a want of true Justice, which is in Christ; and of all heavenly and saving graces, Isa. 11. 4. Mat. 5. 3. & 11. 5. Isa. 61. 1. Psal. 22. 26. Afflicted, Job 36. 6. marg.
;;4. All men, both rich and poor, but especially the needy. Exod. 22. 25. If thou lend money to the poor with thee.
;;5. Such as want the gifts of grace, as true wisdom, the fear of God, repentance and faith, &c. in this life, and salvation in the next, Prov. 29. 13. Rev. 3. 17.;;
;;6. Such as are humble or low in the opinion of themselves, and their estates or gifts, whether great or little, many or few, Luk. 6. 20. Mat. 5. 3. Psal. 86. 1.;;
Thus there are both corporal poor (which are indeed very poor, or poor, but not in extremity, or in a low estate, or which hypocritically make themselves so, Prov. 13. 7.) and spiritual poor, both the ungodly … of spiritual riches, Jer. 5. 4. Rev. 3. 17. and the godly, who are poor in their own eyes, Mat. 5. 3.
Poor]
They that have not, 1 Cor. 11. 22. Comp. the text with the marg. The weak or sick, Psal. 41. 1. marg.
Poor]
Rev. 3. 17. or, beggerly. Like a begger boasting of wealth. Prov. 13. 7. Annot.
To grind the face of the poor]
;;To make them sad, either by cruel exacting of their labours, as the Taskmasters in Aegypt, or by sorsaking their just cause in judgement, and pronouncing sentence against them, as the wicked Judges did in Jerusalem, in Isaiah his time. Isa. 3. 15. What mean ye to grinde the faces of the poor? See Isa. 1. 23. This also is the meaning of that other phrase, in the same verse, of beating the poor in pieces (as a stone is beaten into small powder) by exaction and oppression, in publique judgement especially.
Poor in spirit]
;;Such as being tamed by their worldly …, or other miseries, and having a lively feeling of their spirituall poverty, and wants, are humbled and made lowly thereby. Mat. 5. 2. Blessed are the poor in spirit, that is, the humble-hearted.
To remember the poor]
;;To take care for the relief of the needy Saints, and to that end to make collections through the Churches for them; … because it is a fruit, and consequently of remembrance; therefore, such care for the poor is called remembring them, as Gal. 2. 9. That we should remember the poor.
Spoil of the poor]
;;Goods, whereof the poor … spoyled by oppressors, or goods taken away by spoyl. Isa. 3. 14. The spoyl of the poor, &c.
Thy poor]
;;Such godly poor as religiously worship God, committing themselves wholly to his protection. Psal. 72. 2. He shall judg thy poor with equity.
Poor of this world]
;;Such as lack worldly goods, being needy, and in the Worlds judgement, of all men most vile and abject. Jam. 1. 5. God hath chosen the poor of this world.
Pope of Rome]
;;A monstrous person, neither man nor woman, God nor Devil; but partaking in a devillish and brutish nature; being a man of sin, wholly compounded of impiety and iniquity; the Son of perdition, himselfe appointed to destruction and thirsting after the destruction and ruine of others, whom he desires to lead (with himselfe) unto the pit of perdition being the head of that universall Apostasie and falling from the Faith and Religion of Christ, which he impugneth and resisteth (in a most disguised sort) under the title of the Vicar of Christ, and by pretence of defending the holy Catholick Faith and Church; yet being (indeed) the main adversary of Christ sitting in the Temple of God as God, exercising tyranny over mens consciences usurping to be Judge of the Scriptures, and Lord of the Princes of the earth to depose them at his will, 2 Thess. 2. 3, 4, 7, 8. Rev. 17. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. & 18. 2, 3.
Poplar]
Of the rods hereof Jacob made use, in laying them pilled in the troughs of waters, when the flocks came to drink, Gen. 30. 37. It is called green, not in respect of colour, but of tendernesse and moysture, being young, and not hard and dry by growth or age. The Isralites did abuse them to idolatrous uses, Hos. 4. 13. The bark, leaves, young buds, with oyntment made of the buds, are all profitable in Physick. It's a soft and tender tree, whose leaves are on the one side white, and on the other of a blackish colour, seeming in the evening not to be of the same colour, whereof they were in the morning. The least blast of wind makes the leaves shake and tremble. From its root many twigs spring forth yeerly.
Populous]
Full, or abounding with people, Deut. 26. 5. Nourishing, Nah. 3. 8. marg.
Poratha]
One of the Sons of Haman, Est. 9. 8.
Porch]
An entry into an house, Judg. 3. 23. The Temple had a stately one added to the open end thereof, 1 King. 6. 3. So before the house of Lebanon, for the greater grace thereof, through which they entred into the house, 1 King. 7. 6. which had many pillars in it, by which it's probable there were upper stories therein supported thereby. There was another before the Kings palace, vers. 7. where the Kings were wont to sit, hear, and determine causes. In 1 Chr. 28. 11. the Porch is synecdochically put for the whole Temple. That mentioned in Ezek. 40. 48. was not that called Solomon's Porch, wherein Jesus walked, Joh. 10. 23. and wherein the people ran together to Peter and John, and the Creeple heald by them, Act. 3. 11. and wherein the Apostles and the people were all with one accord, Act. 5. 12. That must be some porch of the Outward Court, for into this, the people, or the Apostles or our Saviour himself, never entred as not being of the Tribe of Levi, and of Aaron's line, who were onelyonly to enter into it. Those mentioned Joh. 5. 2. seem to have been made to shelter sick and lame men repairing to that place, and watching for the moving of the water, which being suddain, at one fixed time, they could not have been able to attend, had they had no cover to defend them from the weather, and place to rest in. The word foreign there used, (whence the Stoicks had their name) signifieth, a private place to walk in, a walk.
Solomons porch, Joh. 10. 23. that is, that part of the Temple which was built again, after the pattern of that porch which Solomon builded.
Porter]
;;A dore-keeper, which hath authority to admit and let in and out of the house where his charg is, being Civill, 2 Sam. 18. 26. Ecclesiasticall, 1 Chr. 9. 21. & 2 Chr. 23. 4, 19.
;;2. The holy Ghost, by whom the doctrine of Christ (that dore) doth finde … into the faithfull, to the enlightening of sound knowledge of God and his Word, Joh. 10. 3.
Portero]
1 Chr. 16. 42. Hebr. For the gate, ….
Portion]
;;A share or part in lands or goods. Luk. 15. 12. Give me the portion of the goods that fall to me.
;;2 God himselfe, who is the life and portion of his people. Psal. 16. 5. The Lord is the … of my inheritance.
3. Ordinance, Neh. 11. 23. marg.
4. Such things as belong to one, Est. 2. 9. See Lot.
Portius]
cometh either of porcus, a hog, or of foreign, a fishers net, so foreign should be the same with foreign, a fisher. The Governour of Judea, Act. 24. 27.
To possesse]
;;To hold something as our owne. 1 Cor. 7. 30. And they that buy, as if they possessed not. Matth. 10. Possesse no gold in your girdles. To inherit, Deut. 12. 2. marg.
;;2. To be constant. Luk. 21. 19. … your souls in patience; that is, be constant in …. 1 Thess. 4. 4. Possesse your vessels in holinesse; that is, Keep so constantly, and with continuance.
;;3. To be content with that which one hath, as if he had all things, and lacked nothing. 1 Cor. 6. 10. Having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
;;4. Fully to enjoy or inherit by desert. Mar. 10. 17. What shall I doe to Possesse eternall lise? The man which put this question dreamed of deserving heaven by works; therefore Christ fitting his answer accordingly, sendeth him to Moses Law, not to himself.
To possesse the Mount of …]
;;To have the borders and bounds of the Church of God enlarged in receiving into the bosome thereof the Gentiles when they and the Jews shall be made one people through the Gospel, Obad. 19. 20.
Possession]
;;Lands, which men hold and keep by some proper right which they have in them, Act. 4. 32, 34, 37. & 5. 1.
;;2. The Sacrifices offered up unto God, which were the Levites possession. Ezek. 44. 28. For I am their possession.
3. Businesse, 1 Sam. 25. 2. marg.
4. Cattel, 1 Chr. 28. 1. marg.
5. Lands, houses, and habitations, 1 Chr. 7. 28.
6. Rule, or dominion, Gen. 36. 43. Psal. 2. 8.
7. Riches, whether in lands, goods, servants, or cattel, Eccl. 2. 7. Mat. 19. 23.
7. A dwelling place, Act. 7. 5.
8. The Land of Canaan, and the Kingdomes which God gave Israel, Act. 7. 45.
10. Enjoyment of lands, and other means, for maintenance, Ezek. 44. 28.
11. Heaven, Eph. 1. 14.
To give a possession]
;;To make sale of it, or to give it for a just price. Gen. 23. 4. Give me a possession to bury my dead in.
Possession]
Was in their …. Deut. 11. 6. Hebr. was at their feet; foreign, rendred in Act. 5. 4. … it remained signifies, a possession immovable, an estate in land, which is called a demean, in this very notion of foreign, remaining, because when the fruit is taken off, the land remains; and so is applyed here to foreign, a possession, vers. 1. upon the same account again it's called an estate, as being a standing, remaining, continuing possession. Proportionable to this foreign is wealth, in money, or lands sold, or put into money. And then the meaning of the whole is clear, was not the land, estate, demeans; thy owne land, estate, demeans? And, was not the price for which it was sold, wholly in thy power, i. e. in thy hand, as foreign, in the hand, signifies, in the power, not as of an owner, but as a receiver. As Gen. 24. 10. it's said of Abraham's servant that all the goods of his Master were in his hand, as in the Stewards hand to receive, and look to. So that in both respects, the possession being wholly thine, and the money coming wholly to thy hands, paid wholly to thee (the contrary of either of which would have allowed him some pretence or excuse) there was no excuse, for thy not bringing according to thy vow, the whole value of it. Dr. Ham. on Act. 5. 4. Annot. c.
Possessour of heaven and earth]
;;The most just Owner, Lord and disposer of heaven and earth, and all things in them, by right of creation and preservation. Gen. 14, 19, 22. The great possessour of heaven and earth.
By possessours in Zech. 11. 5. may be understood such as had any right over the people of God; whether by purchase, conquest of war, or otherwise. And by Possessours of lands, or houses, in Act. ch. 4. vers 34. such may be understood as were Owners thereof, or had them in their hands.
Possible]
;;1. That which may be done though it never be done. Mat. 19. 26. With God all things are possible.
2. That which may be …, Mar. 9. 23. Rom. 12. 18. or for the esfecting whereof there was probability, Act. 20. 16.
3. Convenient and necessary, Gal. 4. 15.
4. Standing with Gods will and decree, Mat. 26. 39.
Not possible, or impossible]
;;Some things which cannot be done, no not of God himselfe, in respect of his decree and revealed will, though it might be done in respect of his absolute power. Heb. 6. 4. It is not possible that they which were … enlightened, if they fall, &c.
;;2. That which can never be done by any humane strength, Mat. 19. 26.
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A part (in probability of that frame of wood, or building where with the Tabernacle was encompassed, to preserve it from being hurt by the weather: For otherwise the Tabernacle made by Moses had neither gates nor posts, but onelyonly an hanging or curtain in the entry of it, Exod. 28. 36. Annot. on 1 Sam. 1. 9 A dore-post, Deut. 6. 9. or, of a gate Judg. 16. 3.
Post]
A speedy Messenger, Est. 3. 13, 15. & 8. 10, 14. Job 9. 25. 2 Chro. 36. 6, 10. Jer. 51. 31.
Posterity]
The generation following, Psal. 109. 13. People that should be borne, Psal. 22. 31. Off-spring, Job 27. 14. Seed, Psal. 25. 13. Children, Psal. 78. 6.
Pot]
;;A vessel of earth or other metall, for uses in a family, 2 King. 4. 38. Eccl. 7. 6.
;;2. A mortall man, frail as an earthen pot, Jer. 18. 6. Rom. 9. 21. The power of God over man his creature, is greater then of a Potter over his pot; for God made the matter whereof man was made, so did not the Potter; therefore, … cause why man should not reason against God.
;;3. Calamities, and great afflictions. Psal. 68. 13. … you have lyen among the pots. It is a Metaphor from Kitchin and Scullion boyes, which in time of war follow the Camp, where to defend themselves form wind and weather, (the injuries of the air) they lie down between their Chimney-stuffe, on the hearth stones, and smoaking rusty pots, which all to besmuch and black them. To this sense is the place of Ezek. 40. 43. to be interpreted.
4. Slavery, and … …, Psal. 81. 6.
5. Jerusalem, Ezek. 24. 3. 6.
6. A … of the same quantity with the Log, containing six eggs, that is half a pint, or a pint and an half, …. 7. 4. ….
Pot]
Heb. 9. 4. … was the golden pot. He saith that there were three things laid up in the Ark, the pot of Manna, Aarons Rod, and the Tables of the Covenant. They conce it well, that say, the Ark is the Church; the Tables, the …; the Manna, the …; and the Rod, the …. Leighs Annot.
OnelyOnly Petentate]
;;God the Father being compared with Christ, as he is incarnate, so as the Godhead of Christ, and Spirit is not excluded by this word [OnelyOnly] neither here nor elsewhere, 1 Tim. 6. 15, 16. Joh. 17. 3.
Potiphar]
is in the … tongue, a bull, in the Syrian, Hebrew, and Chaldee, a fat bull, or the fructifying of fatnesse. An Officer of Pharaoh, Gen. 37. 36. & 39. 1.
Poripherab]
Heb. & Syr. scattering abroad fatnesse, or the makeing hare of fatnesse, or the revengement os satnesse. The Father of Joseph's Wife, Priest, or Prince of On, Gen. 41 45.
Pot-sheard]
A piece of an earthen vessel, Job 2. 8. Fraile, and … man, Isa. 45. 9.
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Broth, wherein herbs are boyled, 2 King. 4. 38. That which Jacob sold unto Esau was red, Gen. 25. 30. which might be by some hearbs, as Lentiles, whereof they were made, lb. 34. or by somewhat put therein, which might give them that colour, as Safforn. The word red is doubled, because the portage was red, as the good good, Judg. 11. 25. emphatically signifieth very good, and naught naught, Prov. 20. 14. very naught.
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One who working in clay maketh pots, Isa. 41. 25. Jer. 18. 2-6. God our Maker, Isa. 64. 8. Rom. 9. 21.
Poverty]
Lack, want of things necessary, need, scarcity, Prov. 30. 8. This commeth through sluggishnesse, Prov. 6. 11. & 20. 13. & 24. 34. Miserablenesse, Prov. 11. 24. Refusall of instruction, Prov. 13. 18. Drunkennesse and gluttony, Prov. 23. 21. Following after vain persons, Prov. 28. 19. Hasting to be rich, lb. 22. The effect whereof is destruction, Prov. 10. 15. One may be outwardly poor, yet spiritually rich, rich towards God, Rev. 2. 9.
Pound]
1. The name of a measure and weight, containing twelve ounces, or twelve and an half, Joh. 12. 3. & 19. 39.
2. A sum of money which in gold weighed one hundred shekels, 1 King. 10. 17. comp. with 2 Chr. 9. 16. Whereof the value was 75. l. In silver it weighed sixty shekels, Ezek. 45. 12. So that it valued 7. l. 10. s. Goodwyn, p. 326. As mina, by the interposition of […] cometh of the Greek foreign, so doth foreign of the Hebrew, foreign.
Pourtray]
To describe, write, expresse draw our, resemble, counterfeit, Ezek. 4. 1. To carve or paint, Ezek. 8. 10. To be set forth in lively colours, Ezek. 23. 14.
Powder]
Small dust. Deut. 28. 24. The rain of thy land, powder; that is, In stead of rain,? your air shall be filled with dust, which the wind and other things raise in the time of drought.
Grinde to powder, Matth. 21. 44. that is, Break him in pieces; so as chaffe useth to be scattered with the wind. Some understand this both of temporall and eternall destruction.
Ground it to powder, Exod. 32. 20. that is, Till it was small, even as dust, that they might drink thereof, and it might be abolished.
There's mention made of the powder of the merchants, Cant. 3. 6.
Power]
;;I. Divine might, whereby God can doe, and doth all things whatsoever he hath purposed to doe, and hindereth whatsoever he will not have done. Mat. 6. 13. Thine is the Kingdome, Power, and Glory. See Almighty.
;;There are 7 degrees of Power to perfect any thing, Dr. Andrews in 2 Cor. 3. 5.;;
;;1. To think.;;
;;2. To understan.;;
;;3. To will or desire.;;
;;4. To speak of it, or for it.;;
;;5. To begin work, or to attempt it.;;
;;6. To work it.;;
;;7. To finish or accomplish it. All these may be in us, but not be of us.;;
;;1. Not finishing, Rom. 7. 8.;;
;;2. Not doing, Joh. 15. 5. Rom. 7. 17. Isa. 26. 12.;;
;;3. Not beginning to doe, Isa. 37. 3. Phil. 1. 6.;;
;;4. Not to speak, Prov. 16. 1.;;
;;5. Not to will, Phil. 2. 13.;;
;;6. Not to understand, Rom. 8. 7. 1 Cor. 2. 14.;;
;;7. Not to think, 2 Cor. 3. 5. Psal. 94. 11.;;
;;II. Absolute right and authority, to doe a thing. Mat. 9. 6. The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins; that is, he which is the Son of man (being God) hath this power.
;;III. The effectuall force of the holy Spirit, working mightily in the hearts of the elect, both for their conversion from sin to grace, and confirmation in grace. Eph. 1. 19. According to the working of his mighty power. 2 Thess. 1. 11.
;;IV. Prerogative or dignity, 1 Cor. 9. 5. Joh. 1. 12. To so many as received him, he gave power to be the Sons of God; that is, the right and priviledge of Sons: that it cannot be meant of Free-will, is plain, by vers. 13.
;;V. A mighty instrument of Gods power. Rom. 1. 16. The Gospell is the power of God to salvation. 1 Cor. 1. 18. To us that are saved it is the power of God. A means of the saving power of God. Metalepsis.
;;VI. Inward strength of a renewed soul, whereby it is able to resist evill, and to doe good. 2 Tim. 1. 7. God hath Given to us the Spirit of power.
;;VII. That most excellent strength and agility, wherewith the bodies of the elect shall be endued after the resurrect. on. 1 Cor. 15. 43. They shall be raised again in power.
;;VIII. Signes and wondrous works, done by the mighty hand and power of God. 1 Cor. 12. 10. Effects of his power, called Power, by a metonymie.
;;IX. Such persons, as have the gift and power to doe miracles, and works of wonder. 1 Cor. 12. 28. He hath ordained powers; that is, some to doe miracles.
;;X. A lawful Magistrate, enabled of God with authority and might, to execute his judgement. Rom. 13. 1. Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. Also, it signifies the authority it self, and publick right of Governours, Joh. 9. 10, 11.
;;XI. A vail or covering which women did wear, as a token of that power which their husbands had over them; and of their subjection thereunto. 1 Cor. 11. 10. For this cause a woman ought to have power upon her head; that is, a signe of power.
;;XII. Extraordinary strength, given of God to some persons, therewith either to doe great good, or greater harm. Luk. 9. 1. He gave them power over all devils. Act. 1. 8. Rev. 9. 3. Unto the Locust, was given power, as the Scorpions of the earth have power.
;;XIII. Wicked or good Angels, which are of exceeding strength, and have leave and commission of God, to doe mighty things; and therefore are called Powers. Col. 1. 16. By him were created powers, principalities. Eph. 6. 12. We wrestle against principalities and powers. Devils are called Powers in the plurall number, to teach that they be mighty and many; and Power, Eph. 2. 2. in the singular number, to shew these many to be but one corporation or Army, ready with joynt force, and one minde, to conspire and fight against the faithfull to destroy, them; yet so as they do wholly and for ever prevaile against none, save such as be addicted to disobedience, Eph. 2. 2. See Col. 2. 35. where evill Spirits are called Powers.
;;This power is naturall to the Spirits good and bad, being Gods gift to them by creation and their property by possession, and is in it selfe, and of it selfe good; but the abuse of it to evill, is not naturall to the Devils, but accidentall, and is later then their creation.;;
;;The power of Angels, good or bad, is twofold:;;
;;1. Within them, or naturall, called foreign, potentia, strength.;;
;;2. Without them, or accidentall, called foreign, potestas, (i. e.) authority, leave, liberty or commission: without this (which God granteth or denyeth as he pleaseth) the former cannot work. But the former God never taketh from them, as being part of their created properties.;;
;;XIV. Excellent and singular gifts of the Spirit. Act. 6. 8. Stephen full of saith and power, did signes and miracles, &c.
;;XV. Kingdomes and Nations, which have great power. Luk. 4. 6. All this power will I give thee.
It's put also for Might, Deut. 8. 17. Hand, Ib. 32. 36. marg. Job 5. 20. marg. Substance, 1 Sam. 9. 1. marg. Strength, Job 26. 2. Dominion, 2 Chr. 32. 9. marg. Arm, Ezek. 22. 6. marg. Palm of the hand, Hab. 2. 9. marg. Liberty, 1 Cor. 8. 9. marg. & 9. 5. It's spoken of God, 1 Pet. 1. 5. Whose power is great, Psal. 147. 5. Mighty, Luk. 6. 43. Eternall, Rom. 1. 20. Exceeding, Eph. 1. 19. Glorious, Col. 1. 11. Divine, 2 Pet. 1. 3. Of Christ, Mat. 9. 6. Who is the power and wisdome of God, 1 Cor. 1. 24. Of the holy Ghost, Luk. 1. 35. & 4. 14. Of Angels, 2 Pet 2. 11. Great men, Est. 1. 3. Deut. 4. 30. The holy people, Dan. 13. 7. Prophets, Luk. 1. 17. Apostles, Mat. 10. 1. …, Luk. 4. 32. Rom. 1. 16. Godlinesse, 2 Tim. 3. 5. Endlesse life, Heb. 7. 16. Gods works, Psal. 111. 6. Mans hand, Prov. 3. 27. Mans tongue, Prov. 18. 21. The flame, Isa. 47. 14. Lions, Dan. 6. 27. The grave, Hos. 13. 14. Satan, Act. 26. 18. Darknesse, Col. 1. 13.
All power]
;;Universall power over every thing, in heaven and earth, without exception of any, Mat. 28. 18. All power is given … me. This power, the Father (as God) gives. the Son (as Mediator) receives it. Also, power of sundry kindes, or divers, 2 Thes. 2. 9.
Power of his Christ]
;;The unconquerable might, whereby Christ protecteth his members against all the powers of devils and hell. Rev. 12. 10. Now is the power of his Christ.
His Christ,
1. For distinction, other Kings were set up and anointed by men.
2. For eminence.
3. For near relation. Leighs ….
Power over the fire]
;;The rule and authority which, by Gods dispensation, is given to some Angel, over the Element of fire, for the ordering of it; as to some other Angel is like power given over the Waters, as Rev. 11. 6. & 16. 5. The Angeli of the waters. Angels being for this purpose tearmed principalities, powers and dominions; because to them is committed of God the ordering and conservation of the creatures, Rev. 14. 18. An Angel which hath power over the fire. Some expound this of Christ, who is laid to come, to send Fire into the Earth. Some, that the Angel should execute Gods vengeance upon the bloody Kingdom of Antichrist, with fiery and servent affection. But others more probably, yet understand this of the ability and strength whereby some Martyr should bear and overcome the violence of the fire (which is to have power over the fire) applying it to Thomas Cranmer, sometimes Archbishop of Canterbury, who not onelyonly gave his body to be burned of the fire for the truth, but al o suffered his right hand to be first devoured, by which he had subscribed against the truth: and thus had he power over the fire.
It may be that Angel spoken of, Chap 8. 5. who stood at the Altar of incense, and took fire from the Altar of burntoffering, and cast it on the earth, from whence followed the judgements there ensuing. And in that respect he might be said to have power over the fire. Or, at least, it may be an allusion to that story, and may represent such, as by their servent prayers could prevail with God to bring his judgments on Antichrist, and his followers, and as it were command Ministers and Rulers to go about it, stirring them up with the slaughter of those Martyrs, which lay under the Altar, Chap. 6. 9. Or, this Angel is said to have power over the fire, that is, to restrain the fire of contentions (Judg. 9. 20.) from amongst protestant Princes, that they might joyntly fight against the Pope. Annot.
Power]
;;Might, strength, and ability to hurt and annoy either bodies (as Scorpions do by a naturall strength) or souls and bodies both; as Turks, Saracens, Popish Monks and Fryers, by their Civil and Spirituall strength, enabling them to put forth the sting of their tyranny and idolatry to the wounding and destroying of innumerable persons. Rev. 9. 4. And power was given to them, as the Scorptions of the … have power Rev. 17. 13. They shall give their power to the beast.
;;2. Rule and dominion. Rev. 20. 6. On him the second death hath no power.
;;3. Praise and confession of power and divine might and strength, to belong of right to Christ. Rev. 5. 12, 13. Power.
In power, and in the … Ghost]
;;That strength and virtue which the holy Ghost hath ministred, and namely, the assurance and cheerfulnesse of heart, 1 Thess. 1. 5.
Power of his glory]
;;Glorious power, so called, for the manner of strengthening and delivering the Saints by weak or no means: also, for the event or end of their upholding and preservation, which is his praise and glory, Col. 1. 11.
Power of God]
;;The most mighty and powerfull God. Mat. 26. 64. Sitting at the right hand of the power of God.
;;2. That notable virtue and might given to the Apostles; not onelyonly to work miracles, but also to tame and bridle the wicked. 2 Cor. 6. 7. By the power of God. Christ is called the power and wisdome of God, both by efficacy and essence, 1 Cor. 1, 24.
Power]
On the right hand of power, Mat. 25. 64. The right hand of power, is the right hand of God the Father, who is called power by the Hebrews. So the right hand of greatnesse, Heb. 8. 1. So 1 Pet. 4. 14. the Spirit of glory, is, the Spirit of God. Dr. Ham. Annot. k.
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, 1 Cor. 10. 11. What the word foreign here signifies, will be best conjectur'd by looking on the Hebr. word, which signifies the Womans hood, or veil, and that is foreign, whose theme foreign, signifies dominion or power over any thing or person; according to which notion of the theme, the word foreign must needs be answerable to the Hebr. foreign and consequently, though it signifie power primarily, is yet fitly ser here to signifie a veil (and by the Vulgar translation, in some Copies rendred velamen) by the same proportion, as foreign, deduced from a root signifying power, is put for a womans veil, Cant. 5. 7. & Isa. 3. 23. And so Gen. 24. 65. & 38. 14. And this more fitly, in respect of the discourse or … importance of this place, which ver. 8. proves that the Woman should wear a covering, in token of her Husband's power over her. And … the Womans head, it signifies her head and face both, which were customarily covered with a veil, and it was counted immodest to be without it. And the woman must be covered, because of the Angels; i. e. she ought to doe that which was most decent in that place where the Angels were present to behold them; and that yet more particularly, when she hath those Angels (which use to be present in such places) for example also, who by covering their faces use to testifie their subjection toward God, Isa. 6. 2. Dr. Ham. Annot. c. d. e.
Powers of heaven]
;;The heavens or celestiall orbs and spheres, being exceeding firm and strong creatures, and exercising great strength upon these inferiour earthly bodies. Matth. 24. 29. And the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Power of the holy people]
;;Not the strength wherewith the Jews, Gods people, shall infest and hurt others; but passively, the power by which they shall be grievously hurt and wronged. Dan. 12. 7. To scatter the power of the holy people. Such a passive construction is found, Gen. 16. 15. My wrong (not, which I do, but which is done to me.)
Power over …, and tongues, and nations]
;;The largnesse of Antichrists jurisdiction, that he should stretch his throne far and wide, even into all the world, as …. 3. Also the universality of his tyranny, which should kill and destroy not a few people (as all Histories, and lamentable experience witness) so as the title of Catholick which he assumeth, doth well agree to him; 10 wit, a Catholick Tyrant, and a man of Catholick cruelty. Rev. 13. 9. And power was given him over every kindred, and …, and nation.
Power over nations]
;;Victory and dominion over all the enemies of the Church, whether open contemners (as then were Jezebel, and the … and since the Turks; chiefly the Bishop of Rome, and his Clergy) or such as were members of the Church in name onelyonly, and profession. These are here called Nations and Gentiles, (all Gentiles sincerely professing Christ, being reckoned for Israelites.) Rev. 2. 16. I will give them power over the Nations. These are here threatned to be broken in pieces as an earthen vessel, which is easily crushed, and cannot be repaired) by the power given to the Church.
Power over waters]
;;See Power over fire. Howbeit, some expound these words more mystically, not unprobably, (this book being so mysticall) for power to turn the truth into lies and errors, as Aegyptian waters were changed into blood. Rev. 11. 6. And have power over waters, &c. See Rev. 8. 8. The third part of water turned to blood; that is, the sound doctrine corrupted, being turned into a degenerate nature.
Such like power indeed Moses and Aaron used, when they brought Israel out of the Egyptian bondage. Whence I gather, that the power of the witnesses figured by this type, pertaineth not to all the dayes of the mourning prophesie, but to the end of them, or the time of the phyals; to wit, when by the conduct of the Witnesses or Prophets, as it were of Moses and Aaron, the Christian people is to be brought out likewise from the tyranny and servitude of the Beast, by plagues, expressed after the manner of those of Egypt. Mede.
Powerfull]
Psal. 29. 4. Hebr. in power. Annot. With able power. Aynsw. Spoken of Paul's letters, 2 Cor. 10. 10 and the Word of God, Heb. 4. 12. By this word the Septuagint often in the Old Testament rendred an Hebr. word, which signifieth praevalidum, (very strong, or mighty, of great power) as being in authority superiour to others, Jer. 9. 23.) Leigh Cr. Sac. in foreign.
Powers]
Col. 1. 16. The Angels are called, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities and Powers, because God by them governs the Nations, and (as some think) moves the Heavens, restrains the Devils, works Miracles, foretels things to …, protects the faithful, and exerciseth his judgements upon the world; yet so as these names may be given to all Angels in divers respects, and upon occasion of divers imployments,; or, they may be given to some Angels for a time and not for ever. Byfield on the Coloss.
And powers, Col. 2. 15. Hereby the evill Angels may be understood, called Powers, for their ability and force of working. Idem.
Powers of heaven, Mat. 24. 29. foreign ordinarily signifieth an host, or army, & foreign, answerable to foreign, the powers, or the hosts of heaven, are the Sun, Moon, and Stars, that move and shine there. These are used in Propheticall, i. e. figurative writings to denote the then Church of God, the people of the Jews, (according as the Temple is called the Camp, and all things in it are … by that Metaphor of a Militia) So when Dan. 8. 10. it is said of the little horn. It waxed great, even to the host of heaven and it cast down some of the host, and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. There is little doubt but that the Jews are meant there, by the host of heaven; for otherwise it would not be very intelligible, of the stars of heaven, how they should be cast down to the ground, and stamped on, save onelyonly in this sense, as Jerusalem is said elsewhere. Luk. 21. 24. to be troden under soot by the Gentiles. According to this notion of this phrase, all the rest of this verse will be interpretable that the Sun, i. e. the Temple the Moon, i. e. Jerusalem, the chief City; and the Stars, i. e. the rest of the lesser Cities, and so all together making up the host of heaven, i. e. the whole Nation and Church of the Jews, shall be brought down from the flourishing condition which they had formerly enjoyed, many Cities, Jerusalem particularly, utterly destroyed, and the whole people shaken, endangered shrewdly, brought very neer (only a remnate escaping, according to the prophesies) to utter destruction. (See Isa. 13. 10. & 34. 4. Ezek. 32. 7. Joel 2. 31. & Rev. 6. 13, 14. And so agreeable to this exactly will that voyce of Jesus the Son of Ananias be, … to the City, and to the People, and to the Temple. Dr. Ham. Annot. n.
Powers of the endlesse life]
;;The strength and vertue of a … which knows no end, but is eternal, Heb. 7. 19. Heb. 1. 3. by the Word of his power, that is, by his powerful Word or by his word of powers, by his mighty command, and according to his own will and pleasure, chap. 11. 3. Annot.
Heb. 2. 14. that hath the power of death, that is, through sin whereunto he had seduced man, and under which he kept him still, 1 …. 15. 56. Annot.
Be subject unto powers, Tit. 3. 1. Such as exercise delegated authority, and hold from those who have primary and … power under God, as … or Viceroyes under the King, Presidents of Provinces, Lieutenants over Countreys, Maiors of Cities or Towns, &c. Taylor on Tit.
…. 6. 5. and the powers of the world to come. Some interpret it of the world under the dayes of the Gospel they may have a taste of the Gospel-Ordinances and piviledges. Some understand the gift of miracles in the Gospel time, which is the world to come, in respect of the Jewish pedagogie, rather the worderful works of the life to come as Glorification, and Salvation, whereunto most refer it. A hypocrite may apprehend some evcellency of the Resurrection, conceive the manner of the day of judgement. God lets in a glimpse of heaven, (Numb. 23. 10.) or a flash of hell upon the conscience. Leighs Annot.
Powre]
is, To empty more or lesse out of one thing, into or upon another, and that of all liquid things as Oyl, Lev. 14. 18. 2 King. 9. 6. Blood, Lev. 17. 13. Water, Numb. 24. 7. Rain, Job 36. 27. It's spoken of Ashes, Lev. 4. 12. Money, Joh. 2. 15.
Figuratively, it's taken for very large, abundant, and muchnesse of that whereof it is spoken; as, of Gods indignation, fury, wrath, anger, Psal. 69. 24. & 79. 6. Jer. 10. 25. & 44. 6. Of the gifts of his Spirit, Joel 2. 28. Zech. 12. 10. Act. 2. 17, 18. Of his grace, Psal. 45. 2. Of his temporall blessings, Mal. 3. 10. Of mans soul and heart in prayer, Psal. 42. 4. & 62. 8. Lam. 2. 19. So of curse, deep sleep, contempt, &c. It's put also for, To belch or bubble, Prov. 15. 1. marg.
To powre out]
;;To give and bestow very liberally and frankly. As in Isa. 53. 12. He powred out his soul to death. Act. 2. 17. I will pour out my Spirit upon all …. Joel 2. 28. Zech. 12. 10.
Poyson]
Spoken of Serpents, Deut. 32. 24. Dragons, …. 33. Aspes, Job 20. 16. Adders, Psal. 143. 3. … … corrupt doctrine, and ungracious works, Deut. 32. 33. and for the malice and mischievous words of the wicked, Psal. 58. 4. Rom. 3. 13. Jam. 3. v. 8.
Poylon of Asps]
;;Malicious and bitter words, cast out against such as be absent, to their great hurt. Rom. 3. 13. The poyson of … is under their lips.
Poyson of Dragons]
;;The wicked ungracious works of ungodly men, which are as unpleasant to God, as the poyson of Dragons to men. Deut. 32. 33. Their wine is the poyson of ….