A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part PU – Part PY
P U.
Puah]
A mouth, corner; or, bush of hair. The Son of Issachar, Gen. 46. 13. of whom the family of the …, Numb. 26. 23. A Midwife, Exod. 1. 14. The Son of Dodo, Judg. 1. 10.
Publican]
;;One who bought (in great) the Emperours …, Mat. 21. 31. Mat 9. 9, 11. … eateth your Master with Publicans and sinners? These Publicans were held of the Jews for the vilest men that lived, in two respects.
;;First, because they were servants to the Romans, whose yoke the Jews could not abide.
;;Secondly, because they exacted more then their due, for their own advantage.
Every Province had his several society or company of Publicans, every society his distinct Governours; in which respect it is, that … is called by the Evangelist, foreign the chief Receiver of the tribute, or the chief Publican, Luk. 19. 2. And all the Provinciall Governours in these severall Societies, had one chief Master residing at Rome, unto whom the other subordinate Governours gave up their accounts. Of them one …, for his honest managing of that office, in an honorable remembrance thereof, had certain images erected, with this superscription, foreign, for the … Publican. Goodwyn his Moses and Aaron, p. 7, 8.
Publican]
Many Publicans and …, Mat. 9. 10. Publicans were infamous persons among the Jews, not onelyonly because they dealt, and (by necessity of their Trade) conversed with the Gentiles, (whence perhaps the foreign, … here joyned with them, note Heathens, call'd sinners of the Gentiles, Gal. 2. 15. And as Publicans and Sinners here, so we read Publicans and Heathens, chap. 18. 17.) but … in respect of their calling, that of hiring the tributes at a price, and raising gain to themselves by exaction. The Publicans trade is filthy and sordid, saith Artemidorus. And so that of the Poet, All Publicans are theeves, all rapacious, or robbers. And the Hebrews have a Proverb, Have not a … out of a family in which there is a Publican, because they are all Publicans, theeves, wicked, sinners. According to this is Zacheus his confession of his former life, Luk. 19. 8. Dr. Ham. Annot. c.
Publick]
;;1. That which is open or manifest to many, either for place or manner: so a person is for place, a matter for manner.;;
;;2. That is common or ordinary.;;
Publickly]
Openly in the … of others, Act. 18. 28. & 20. 20.
Publish]
To proclaim, Deut. 32. 3. Solemnly with joy and thanksgiving to make known, … Sam. 31. 9. To cause to hear, Psal. 26. 7. Jer. 50. 2. To preach, Act. 10. 37.
Publius]
Common. The chief man of Melita, Act. 28. 7, 8.
Pudens]
Shameface'd. A mans name, 2 Tim. 4. 21.
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To ensnare, Psal. 12. 5. marg. To defie, set at nought, domineer over, as if he could overthrow them with his breath; be angry.
Pussed up, 1 Cor. 5. 2. that is, Proud. Pride in the soul is like a tumour or swelling in the body; and what is pride, but a winde? a winde to fill and a winde to torment:
;;Or, one hoven and swollen by arrogancy and pride, 1 Cor. 4. 6, 18. And 1 Cor. 8. 1. And 1 Cor. 5. 2. 1 Cor. 13. 4. In these places pride is likened either to smoak, to note their high vanishing thoughts like smoak; or to a bladder blown full of winde; or to a tumour or swelling of a belly, by the Tympany, or Dropsie; even such a thing is pride in the heart of an arrogant man.
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Deceiving a mouthfull, or breadth. A family descended of Shobal, 1 Chr. 2. 53.
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Decay, or a bean. A King of Assyria, 2 King. 15. 19. A Country, Isa. 66. 19.
Pull]
To cause to come, Gen. 8. 9. marg. To bring in, lb. 19. 10. To bring forth, Psal. 31. 4. The words down, in, off, …, up, &c. annexed hereunto, point out the meaning.
Pulled away the shoulder, Zech. 7. 11. that is, Gave a backsliding shoulder, marg.
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Of wood, Nehem. 8. 4. that is, Tower of wood.
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Pease, beans, &c. Dan. 1. 12.
To punish]
;;To chastise, and correct, as a Father doth his children, for their humbling, and amendment, Psal. 73. 14. Daily have I been punished, and chastised every morning.
;;2. To take vengeance upon sinners, as a Judg upon Malefactors. Gen. 4. 13. My punishment is greater then I can bear. Thus Tremelius readeth it.
3. To visit upon, Isa. 10. 12. marg. & 24. 21. Jer. 23. 34. marg. Hos. 4. 6. marg.
It's in effect the same with, To visit, Jer. 23. 2. To finde out, Numb. 32. 23. To repay, Deut. 7. 10. To take hold of Judgement, and to render vengeance, Deut. 32. 41. To bring his way upon his owne head, 2 King. 8. 32. To cut short, 2 King. 10. 32. To cut off, Psal. 101. 8.
Punishment]
;;The censure of excommunication, or delivering up to Satan, 2 Cor. 2. 6.
Iniquity, Gen. 4. 13. marg. Lam. 4. 6. marg. Ib. 22. marg. Sin, Zech. 14. 19. marg.
There's an outward punishment on the body, estate, &c. inflicted sometime immediately, by God; sometimes mediately, by instruments, Angels, Men, and other creatures. There's also an inward and spiritual, which is most fearfull.
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Beholding, or my face. A family descended of Puah, Numb. 26. 23.
Punon]
A precious stone, or beholding. A place, Numb. 33. 42.
Pur, and Purim]
Lot, or lots. They are Persian words. The Heathen used to cast lots to finde fit and seasonable times (as they thought) for effecting such things as they desired to be effected with good successe, Est. 3. 7. Annot.
Purchase]
Gen. 48. 32. Heb. the …, or the possession, or the inheritance. D. Annot.
To purchase]
;;To obtain a thing by laying down the due price of it, Gen. 49. 32.
;;2. To obtaine the inheritances of the Church and of heaven, by merit, Act. 20. 28. Eph. 1. 14. This is proper unto Christ, who alone hath power to merit with God, which neither Angels nor men can doe.
Pure]
;;Unmixed, clear, or like it self, as wine without water, silver without drosse.
;;2. Without mixture or sin, either more or lesse; according to that whereof it is affirmed. Thus it is written of God, that he is pure. Psal. 51. 4. Thou art pure when thou judgest. Psal. 19. 8. The commandement of the Lord is pure. Psal. 18. 30. & 119. 140. Prov. 30. 5. For God and his Word are without all mixture of sin and inquity. Also we read of a pure heart, 1 Tim. 1. 4. Mat. 5. 8. Blessed are the pure in heart. Whereby is meant, a heart partly freed from the mixture of sin, and endevouring stil to be more free. Lastly, we read of pure Religion, and pure Doctrine, Jam. 1. 27. when it is free from Errour, Idolatry, and Hypocrisie: Also, of pure Prayers, and of pure Hands lifted up, when our prayers are unmixed with wrath and doubting, Job 16. 17. 1 Tim. 2. 8. Jam. 1. 27. See 1 Tim. 4. 12. Also, without all desert or flattering, Psal. 12. 7. 1 Per. 2. 2.
3. Tryed, or refined, Psal. 119. 140. marg.
4. Clean, Prov. 30. 12.
5. Clear and free, Act. 20. 26.
6. Lawfull to be used, Rom. 14. 20. Tit. 1. 15.
7. Undefiled, innocent, not partaking with, 1 Tim. 5. 22.
8. A true beleever, Tit. 1. 15.
Pure]
Keep thy self pure, 1 Tim. 5. 22. The meaning hereof will appear by the ancient Glossary. foreign, castus, it signifies that kinde of purity which consists in perfect chastity free from all shew of impurity. So ch. 3. 2. 2 Cor. 11. 2 Tit. 2. 5. Dr. Ham. Annot. g.
Pure fine linnen, and shining, or in fine linnen clean and white]
;;The righteousnesse of Christ imputed to the saints, which is called Pure, because it presents them to God without spot or wrinkle; and shining, in respect of that glory which they have with God and Men, by the fruits of a lively faith. Lev. 19. 8. That she should be arrayed with pure fine linnen, or fine linnen clean and white, and shining. And vers. 14. Fine linnen white and clean. See ch. 15. 6.
Pure Myrrhe]
;;That holy and heavenly Word, which droppeth (as Myrrhe) out of the mouth of Christ, Cant. 5. 13. His lips like lillies, dropping down pure Myrrhe.
Pure water]
;;Either the bloud of Christ; whereof the purifying water in the Law, was a Type and shadow: or the grace of Christ his Spirit, which is like water in operation, cleansing us; which because the Spirit doth by application of Christs bloud; therefore both significations may stand together, Heb. 10. 23.
Purely]
Isa. 1. 25. Throughly. Heb. according to purity, or by purity. Purity, for purifying matter. Annot.
Purenesse]
It signifies an exact cleannesse such as is in gold purged from drosse; or in garments cleansed with sope; such is in a good man that makes conscience of avoyding, all kinds of sin, Job 22. 30. Annot.
To purge]
;;To make clean without guilt, by free forgivenesse of sin, through the blood of Christ. Psal. 51. 7. Purge me with hysop. The property of Hysop is to purge, whereunto Christ his blood is compared.
;;2. To make clean and free our hearts from corruption of sin, (that it raign not) by grace of sanctification. Tit. 2. 14. And purge us to be a peculiar people.
;;3. To cast out the filth of sin, by our own best indevours. Jam. 4. 8. Purge your heart you sinners.
;;4. To cast offensive sinners out of the Church by excommunication. 1 Cor. 5. 7. Purge out the old leaven.
;;5. To make clean from ceremonial pollution and uncleannesse. Lev. 12. 7. So shall she be purged from the issue of her blood.
6. To take away, 2 Chr. 34. 3.
7. To consecrate, Ezek. 43. 20, 26.
8. To cut off superfluites, Joh. 15. 2.
9. To justifie, Heb. 10. 2.
10. To empty, Mar. 7. 19.
To purge with blood]
;;To ratifie, confirm, and dedicate things by the blood of beasts. Thus the Old Testament was purged, Heb. 9. 22.
To purge drosse and tin]
;;To separate and to cast out by plagues, the Idolaters, Hypocrites, and other wicked men, mixed with the elect and godly as, drosse with silver. Isa. 1. 25. I will purge away thy drosse, and take away thy Tin.
To purge iniquity]
;;By affliction to bring unto repentance, as men are restored to health by medicines, Isa. 27. 9. See Dan. 11. 35.
To purg sins]
;;To take away the guilt and punishment of sin, by making a full satisfaction for them by his death, Heb. 1. 3.
Purged from his old sins, 2 Pet. 1. 9. namely sacramentally by Baptisme, openly also prosessing a renunciation of them.
Purgatory]
;;A place under the earth, devised by Popery, for purging of sin, by torments equall to hell pains in measure suffered of souls which die in mortal sin, or in veniall without absolution, to endure to the last judgement. This was dreamed of by Plato and Virgil, but defended for belly and lucres sake by doting, cousening Romanists.
Purification]
;;The uncleannesse wherein men are born, and the remedy they have by Christ, Lev. 12. 4. in conscience of this naturall corurption (and not of any particular sin in the conception of Christ) Mary the Virgin submitted herself to this Làw, and to the oblation appointed, Luk. 2. 22.
It's either Legall or Ceremoniall, Numb. 19. 9, 17. Neh. 12. 45. Luk. 2. 22. Act. 21. 26. or Civill such as was used for the use of great personages, Est. 2. 3, 9, 12.
According to the purification of the Sanctuary, 2 Chron. 30. 19. that is, Such means of purifying persons as are prescribed and enjoyned to such as come to Gods holy place.
To purifie]
;;To make clean and pure, that which before was foul and defiled. This was done, either by the blood of Goats, Buls, and Beasts, Heb. 6. 14. Or by faith in the blood of Christ, which makes us perfectly pure by imputation, and imperfectly pure by sanctification. Act. 15. 9. After that by faith he had purified their hearts.
It's all one in effect with, To wash away, Psal. 51. 7. To purge, take away, Isa. 27. 9. To make white, Dan. 12. 10. To purifie, Mal. 3. 3.
Purifier]
Mal. 3. 3. Purifying. D. Transl. He represents his diligence and care about this work of cleansing his elect, likened to precious mettals. Annot.
About purifying]
Joh. 3. 25. How they might be purified before God, which the washings under the Law did, and baptism doth now represent. Annot. Or, about comparing of the worthyness of the baptism of John, with the Jewish purifications: Or, of the baptism of John, with the baptism of Christs disciples. D. Annot.
Purifie]
;;To establish and consecrate, setting them apart to holy uses, by the bloud of Christ, Heb. 9. 23. Thus the new Testament is purified.
Purity]
;;Unmixednesse with sin, as far as our frailty will suffer, 2 Cor. 6. 6. By purity.
Purloin]
Tit. 2. 10. The word signifieth, To detain any thing to ones self that belongs not to him, and to put it apart to his owne use. It is the same word, whereby the fraud of Ananias is set forth, who kept back part of the price of a possession which he sold, Act. 5. 2, 3.
Purple]
Exod. 25. 4. So we call it of the Gr. Porphura, the name of a Shel-fish, called the purple; it is like an Oyster, and hath in it a liquor, which is used to make the Purple dye of great esteem, as Pliny sheweth in his Nat. Hist. lib. 9. c. 36. The Hebrew is Argaman (and as Ezra writeth it after the Chal. manner, Argevan, Ezr. 2. 2, 7, 14.) from whence it seemeth the Gr. have borrowed Amorgis, the name of an hearb or reed, which is used to dye Purple. This is a Princely colour, and used both for Civill and Religious honour, Est. 8. 15. Jer. 10. 9. Dan. 5. 7, 29. Luk. 16. 19. Rev. 18. 12. Aynsworth. on Exod. 25. 4.
Purple]
;;Some rich and beautiful stuffe, representing the inward beauty and comelinesse of the Spouse of Christ, Cant. 7. 5. The bush of thy head is like Purple.
Araied in purple and scarlet colour, Rev. 17. 4. So the Pope and Cardinals are attired at Rome. Thus like a strumpet they deck themselves to allure lovers. And it may also let out their pride, in their Kingly and triumphant attire. Chap. 18. 7. Dan. 5. 29. and their luxury, whereof Rome is full. Annot.
To be like purple, or scarlet]
;;Properly to be of deep dye, or red and bloody hue: but figuratively it signifies the sins of the Jews to be not light and small ones but capitall and very hainous; such as did inhere and stick hard to them, and had greatly infected them with horrible wickednesse. Isa. 1. 18. If your sins be as Scarlet, or as Crimson and purple. It is thus named in Latine, of a kind of shell-fish called Purpura, of whose blood or juyce, this colour or dye is made: of the Greeks it is called Dibaphon, which is as much as a double tincture, or twice dyed, and by the Hebrews it is tearmed usually in Scripture, … of a little worm springing out of a grain or kernell, by the blood whereof, this Purple colour is said to be made.
Purpose]
;;A firm thought or determination of our minde, touching something which we mean to doe. Eccl. 3. 1. A time for every purpose under heaven. Prov. 16. 9.
;;2. The decree of God touching the eternall estate of all reasonable creatures. Rom. 9. 11. That the purpose of God might remain according to election.
;;3. The dectee of God touching the endlesse salvation of the elect. Rom. 8. 28. To them that are called of his purpose.
;;In Gods purpose of election, there be two acts not to be separated, yet by our consideration to be distinguished; one whereby he did eternally love them, and know them as his own before others. The second act whereby he setteth them apart, and fore-ordaineth them unto glory, by such means as he hath appointed. The former hath no moving or inpulsive cause but his owne good pleasure and will. The other is with respect unto the Mediator, in whom he chooseth them to grace, and directeth them to salvation, as being the foundation of the execution of Gods purpose, both touching the beginning, middle, and end of it, Rom. 5. 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11. Rom. 8. 2, 17, 34. & 3. 24, 25. 2 Cor. 5. 14. Eph. 1. 4, 5, 9, 10, 11. 2 Tim. 2. 10.
4. …, Job 33. 17. marg.
5. Foundation, Isa. 19. 10. marg.
6. The thoughts of ones heart, Job 17. 11.
It's
1. Divine, concerning, things both …, Isa. 14. 24, 27. & 46. 11. Jer. 4 28. & 49. 20. being sometime changeable, Jer. 26. 3. & 36. 3. sometimes unchangeable Jer. 51. 29. Isa. 46. 11. Jer. 46. 11. and spirituall, or heavenly, Rom. 8. 28. & 9. 11. being eternall, and so …, Eph. 3. 11.
2. Humane; Good, Psal. 17. 3. Dan. 1. 8. Rom. 1. 13. Bad, Jer. 49. …. Dan. 6. 17. Act. 27. 43. both which may be broken off and disappointed, Prov. 15. 22. Isai. 7. 6, 7.
Purpose]
To intend, resolve, determine, 2 Chr. 28. 10. & 32. 2. Isa. 14. 24.
To purpose]
Heb. To say, 1 King. 5. 5. marg.
To purpose in himselfe]
;;That God the Father decreed the salvation of a certain number in his Son, who as he is Mediator is a subordinate cause to the good pleasure of God; and further, that the fountain and first ground of his eternall purpose, is not to be found out of God himself, either in the merits of men present or foreseen, or in ought else …. Eph. 1. 9. Which he hath purposed in himself.
Purse]
Luk. 10. 4. foreign, which signifieth, to cast, or to put in, for that money is therein put and kept, Mat. 10. 9. The word is foreign, which chiefly signifieth a soldiers …, or a marriage girdle; the souldiers belt was lined within in the inside, where when they went to war they did … their money.
Let us all have one purse, Prov. 1. 14. equally share in the spoyl that we shall take.
Purse]
In your purses, Mat. 10. 9. The word foreign that … signifies a girdle, both in Greek and Latine Authours signifes also a purse, either because that was wont to be sowed or … to the girdle, or because the girdle being a loose thing, tyed about the middle, they used to wrap up their money within it. Dr. Ham. Annot. e.
Pursue]
1. Diligently and earnestly to follow after one to harm him. Exod. 15. 9. The enemy said, I will pursue. Deut. 16. 6. Lest the avenger of blood pursue.
2. To seek after a thing; or for the obtaining thereof with great earnestnesse. Psal. 3. 14. Seek peace, and pursue it. Prov. 19. 7. He pursueth them with words, yet are they wanting to him. This is to follow after, Phil. 3. 12.
3. To have a pursuit, 1 King. 18. 27. marg.
Pursue]
From pursuing him, 2 Chr. 18. 32. Heb. from after him, marg.
Pursuer]
One that eagerly followeth after another for his ruine and overthrow, Josh. 2. 16, 22. Lam. 1. 6.
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Exod. 12. 9. that is, the inward. The Lamb was to be rosted all and whole, not cut into pieces.
Push]
Spoken of an Oxe, Exod. 21. 29, 32, 36. In Deut. 33. 17. the word in Chaldee is, to kill. So in Psal. 44. 5. Aynsw.
In Deut. 8. 4. it's applyed to the Ramme; namely to the Kings of Media and Persia, Ib. 20. Pushing Westward and Northward, and Southward. And in Dan. 11. 40. it's spoken of the King of the South.
Put]
The hinge of a gate, or hook … a dore hangeth. A people of Affrica, Nah. 3. 9.
To put]
To place, Gen. 2. 8, 15. To binde, Exod. 29. 9. marg. To thrust. Deut. 33. 14. marg. To joyn, 1 Sam. 2. 36. marg. To give, Heb. 8. 10. marg.
Put]
To put her away, Mat. 1. 19. This here must be taken not as an act of divorce, but so as without taking notice of the betrothing, which being ordinarily performed at home, might he kept from publick knowledge, and so her being with childe needeth not bring the punishment of one found by the Husband to be no Maid, Deut. 22. 2. upon her, but onelyonly that which belonged to the unmarryed, Dr. Hamm. Annot. i.
Put away]
Heb. 9. 26. to put away sin, that is, to abolish or make void the guilt or obligation of sin, whereby it bindes over unbeleevers unto condemnation: so that unto beleevers, sin is of no force to accuse or condemn them, or to shut them out of heaven. Annot.
Put down]
To cause to cease, 2 King 23. 5. marg. To remove, 2 Chr. 36. 3. marg.
To put, or set his right foot on the Sea, &c.]
;;Generally to rule (as King and Lord) over Sea and Land, standing firmly upon both (as a man stands upon the ground:) more particularly to raise up some even out of the Ecclesiastical State (noted by Sea) to be as feet and members. And others out of the Lay-people (meant by the earth) which likewise should be his true members, though not so excellent and strong as the former. Rev. 10. 2. And he set his right foot on the Sea, and his left upon the earth
Put from]
Act. 13. 46. that is, To reject and make light of with hatred.
To put into the hearts]
;;To inspire the mindes of Kings and Emperours with firm thoughts and purposes, to execute Gods judgements on Antichrist, to whom before they had submitted themselves and their whole power by Gods disposition. Rev. 17. 17. For God hath put into their hearts to fulfill his will, &c.
Never to put, or blot out ones name]
;;To preserve and keep for ever in the number of the elect, and in a sincere profession of his truth (from falling away into errours) such as be once chosen and called. Rev. 3. 5. And I will never put (or blot) his name out of the Book of life.
Put off]
Isa. 47. 11. that is, Expiate, marg.
To put off the body of sin]
;;To … corrupt and sinfull nature, … is called a body here, Col. 2. 11. & Rom. 6. 6. called also the old man, Col. 3. 9.
To put off the old man, &c.]
;;To repent soundly. Col. 3. 8. Put off all these, &c. This phrase or form of speech, is borrowed from garments, which being old and ragged, are abhort'd and put off, with a meaning to use them no more. So when a sinner truly turneth to God, he leaveth his sins with hatred of them, and grief of heart for the offence of God by them. This phrase is all one with casting off, Rom. 13. 14. and laying aside, Jam. 1. 21. with departing from sin, 2 Tim. 19. with mortifying and destroying our earthly members, the old man, Rom. 6. 6. Col. 3. 5.
Put on the Lord Iesus]
Rom. 13. 14. that is, apply his merits unto you by faith, and shew it by sanctification. By baptism we put him on, Gal. 3. 27. believing and being born anew.
Put on the new man]
Eph. 4. 24. Col. 3. 10. that is, Shew your selves conformable to Christs image, Rom. 8. 29. As new creatures, Gal. 6. 15. created to good works to walk therein, Eph. 2. 10. after godly wisdom, in holiness and righteousness, in which Gods image doth consist with uprightness, Eccl. 7. 29.
Put in order]
2 Sam. 17. 23. that is, Give charge, marg.
Put out]
To pluck off, Deut. 7. 22. marg. To bore out, Judg. 16. 21. marg.
Put together]
To gather, Genesis chap. 42. vers. 17. marg.
Put up]
To binde up, 2 King. chap. 12. vers. 10. marg.
Put upon]
Make to ride, 2 King. chap. 13. vers. 16. marg.
Put to the worse]
2 Chron. 25. 22. Heb. smitten, marg.
Puteoli]
A City of Campania, so called (as Festus conjectureth) a putore, from the stink or ill savour of hot water, or from the multitude of Wels or Pits. Pasor Lex.
Putiel]
… of God, or in Syr. and Heb. the fatness of God. His Daughter was the Mother of …, the Son of Eleazer, Exod. 6. 25.
Putrifying sores]
Isa. 1. 6. Hebrew, Moist, … is, either green hurts, as a green jaw-bone, Judg. 15. 15.) new …, lately made, or as other matter; moyst with matter, such as old festred sores use to be. Annot.
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Pygard]
Deut. 14. 5. So called after the Greek translation. The Hebrew word Dishon used only in this place, is variously understood.
Some take it for a wilde beast, whose horn turns inward toward his head; some for a kinde of Eagle; some for an Unicorn; some for a wilde beast like to a Fallow-deer, or Roe-buck: but though to us it be not perfectly understood, (as the names of many living creatures, hearbs, and stones are not;) yet those to whom the precept or prohibition of such things was given, had the right understanding of them (with the rule whether it were a command, or a caveat) if not in particular, yet by the general notes. Annot.
The Chaldee calleth it Rema, of highness. Aynsworth.