A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part SL
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Slack]
;;One that … and puts off to do a thing, beyond the appointed and due time. 2 Pet. 3. 9. God is not slack; that is, he is not one that neglecteth his season, to come later then he should. God is not such a slack one.
Slack]
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, Pro. 10. 4. or, a poor man makes a deceitsull weight (as Mercerus translateth) or a deceitfull weight makes a poor man. And certain it is, that as poverty makes many a one fraudulent (Prov. 30. 10.) that otherwile would be honest, so faudulency, or fraudulent dealing is the undoing of many, who by truth and honesty might have thrived better. Annot.
Slack]
To fail, delay, defer, linger be slow, Deut. 23. 21.
Slack not thy riding for me, 2 King. 4. 24. Heb restrain not for me to ride, marg, Zeph. 3. 16. or faint, marg.
Slacknesse]
Delaying, deferring, lingring, 2 Pet. 3. 9. They are not slack that are long ere they come, but they that come not at their due and appointed time. God puts not off his coming one hour beyond the set time, Heb. 10. 37. Annot.
Slain]
Corporally, by having their lives taken away any way, whether by war or otherwise, they are brought to death and destruction, Gen. 34. 27. Numb. 19. 16. Deut. 1. 4. 1 Sam. 31. 8. Psal. 62. 3. Prov. 7. 26.
Spiritually, as Eph. 2. 16. Having slain the enmity thereby; that is, by his death and passion upon the Crosse, having taken away (as a man slain hath his life taken from him) the cause of enmity both between God and us, which is sin, and between the Jew and Gentile, which was the Ceremonial law, being the partition wall between us. Barnard. In 1 Cor. 5. 7. Sacrificed in the text is rendred by slain, in the marg.
Slander]
is a malicious defamation of a man behinde his back. It is condemned, Lev. 19. 16. Psal. 50. 20. Ezek. 22. 9. Rom. 1. 29. It raiseth from hatred and envy; for back-biters slander others, either because they hate them as their enemies, or envy them as their betters. In both respects it is reckoned among the … of the Tongue, and for that cause the Tongue of such is worthily said to be set on fire from hell, Jam. 3. and is compared to a Bow, a Sword, a Razor, an Aspe; for those who smite with their tongue they bend it, as it were a vow of lies, Jer. 9. 3. out of which they shoot bitter words, as arrows, Psal. 102. 3. & 64. 3, 4. wherewith they shoot at the upright in secret, they shoot at him suddenly, and fear not; they whet their tongue like a sword, Prov. 12. 18. and pronounce words like a piercing sword; yea, their words are swords, Psal. 55. 21. It is like a sharp razor, and the poyson of Asps is under their lips, Psal. 52. 2. & 140. 3. Their tongue is a fire, a world of wickednesse, an unruly evill full of deadly poyson, Jam. 3. 6, 8. No sin maketh a man so like the Devil as this, for from hence he hath his name foreign, which is a common name to him, with all slanderers.
The way to avoid this sin, is,
1. To flie curiosity in other mens affairs, security, neglecting our own, 1 Pet. 4. 15. 1 Tim. 5. 13.
2. To be conversant in judging our selves.
3. To observe our owne wayes, and to keep our mouth as it were with a bridle, Psal. 39. 1. and because we cannot do it our selves, to pray to God to do it for us, Psal. 141. 3.
Slander]
By bringing up a slander, Numb. 14. 36. Evill report, or defamation, The Gr. translate evill words, the Chald. an evill name. Aynsw.
The slander of many, Psal. 31. 13. The infamy of many, or the defamation (the ill report) of mighty men. Idem.
To slander]
;;To raise and give out an evil report of others, to their reproach. Psal. 15. 3. He that slandereth not with his tongue. Psal. 50. 20. One may slander his Neighbour in speaking the truth of him, if it be done with a minde to disgrace and hurt his name by discovering his faults.
Slander]
Thou slanderest, Psal. 50. 20. Givest ill report, … infamy, offensive, scandalous speech. Idem.
Slanderer]
1 Tim. 3. 11. A false accuser, as the Originall word foreign is rendred in Tit. 2. 3. or a Makebate, as it's there in the marg. In plain tearms, a devill. This name being by way of excellency ascribed to Satan, the Prince of Hell-hounds: So that … women (for men too) not to be slanderers, is all one with they must not be devils. To carry slander is the work of the devill. See Leigh Crit. Sac.
Slandereth his neighbour, Psal. 101. 5. Hurteth with tongue his fellow friend; that is, that traduceth, or (as the Hebr. phrase is) betongueth. Hereupon a man of tongue is for a Pratler, or Calumniator, Psal. 140 12. The Chald. Par. he that speaketh with a third (or threefold) tongue against his neighbour: meaning a back-biter or calumniator, who is said of the Hebr. Doctors to have a threefold tongue, because he hurteth three therewith; both himselfe by his sin; and his neghbour, whom he backbiteth; and the receiver of his tale, whom he corrupteth. Aynsw.
Slanderously reported]
Rom. 3. 8. foreign, standered, blasphemed, defamed, … blamed, … spoken of.
Slave]
There were two sorts of Slaves, Slaves bought with money, and Slaves born in the house. Annot. on Jer. 2. 14.
In Rev. 18. 13. they are called foreign, bodies, because (as Epiphanias observes) their Masters commandements reach onelyonly to their bodies.
Slaughter]
put for,
1 Destruction by the sword, Judg. 11. 33. 1 Sam. 4. 10.
2. To be killed for meat, as Sheep, Psal. 44. 22. and Oxen, Prov. 7. 22. Jer. 11. 16.
3. Death, and killing, Act. 9. 1.
4. The slain beasts for Sacrifices, Jam. 5. 5.
Slay]
To kill, Gen. 27. 41. 1 Sam. 15. 3. Act. 5. 30.
2. To bring to ruine, Prov. 1. 32. To vex and torment, Job 5. 2. To hate and envy, 1 Joh. 3. 15. To bite deadly, so as death followeth, Job 20. 16. To afflict, and heavily punish, Psal. 78. 34. To condemn and convince one to be guilty of death eternall, by reason of sin, Rom. 7. 11. In this respect the Law is called a killing letter, to deceive, and by deceiving to bring into great fear and despair, Ezek. 13. 19, 22. To expiate and take away sin by the blood of Christ, Eph. 2. 16.
Slay]
may be considered with relation unto the creatures, whether …, both in the water, Psal. 105. 29. and on the land; and both the wilde, 1 Sam. 17. 38. 2 Sam 23. 10. and tame; and this, both for common and sacred uses; common, as Gen. 43. 16. (Slay, Heb. kill a killing, m. Isa. 12. 13. sacred, as Exod, 29. 19. Lev. 1. 6. & 4. 29, 33. & 14. 13. or reasonable, Men, Women, Children. And that both by God, Exod. 13. 13. Psal. 78. 31. by his Angel, 2 King. 9, 35. by themselves, 1 Sam. 31. 4. by others, and that both in the time of war, Numb. 31. 7. Judg. 1. 4. & 3. 29. whether with the sword, Judg. 4. 15, 16. & 18. 27. or other instruments of death, as Judg. 15. 15. 2 Sam. 1. 22. Hos. 2. 3 and in the time of peace, whether, lawfully; as Numb. 35. 19. 21. or unlawfully; and that either fraudulently, Gen. 34. 25, 26. 2 Sam. 3. 30. or forcibly, 2 Sam. 21. 1. So some have been slain by fire, Dan. 3. 23. some by the fall of a tower, Luk. 13. 4. some by being stoned, Act. 22. 20. as others by divers other wayes. See Heb. 11. 37.
To slay a slaughter, or to kill beasts]
;;Either to offer Sacrifices, or to make a feast, which is the general meaning of this phrase, as Gen. 31. 54. 1 King. 1. 9. Numb. 22. 40.
Slayer]
Man-slayer, Numb. 35. 11. He who killeth another unawares, Josh. 20. 3.
Sleep]
;;The binding of the senses, to give the body rest after labour. Est. 6. 1. His sleep went from him. Psal. 3. 5. I slept, and rose again, Psal. 4. 8. This is a natural sleep, which is the rest of the body in the bed.
;;2. Sin, ruling and over-ruling in mens hearts, which makes the soul secure and senselesse of God, as if it were asleep. Rom. 13. 11. It is now time we should arise from sleep. Eph. 5. 14. Awake thou that sleepest. This is … sleep, which is the rest of the soul in sin.
;;4. Negligence and carelessnesse, more or lesse. Matt. 13. 35. While men slept. Mat. 25. 5. … they slept. This is also the sleep of the Christian soul, overtaken with some security, through abundance of peace and pleasures. It is a sleep of ease, security and ….
;;Death, or dissolution of the soul from the body, Dan. 12. 2. Act. 7. 60. & 13. 36. Joh. 11. 11, 14. 1 Cor. 11. 30. 1 …. 4. 14. And … sleep. This is mortall sleep, the rest of the body in the grave. It signifies quietnesse and rest of mind, voyd of carking care, Psal, 127. 2.
Sleep. Tranquillity and … in prosperity, Psal. 127. 2. Ezek. 34. 25. Contempt and neglect in time of affliction.
It is spoken by way of derision of the Idols of Baal, 1 King 18. 28. and of God, who seems to sleep, neglecting to hear the prayers of his servants, and delaying to help them, Psal. 44. 24. & 78. 65.
It is put for confidence and security, by reason of the protection of God, Psal. 4. 8. & 3. 5.
Sleep]
Deut. 31. 16. Heb. lie down, marg. To take bodily rest, Joh. 11. 13. To be buried, and lie in the grave, Joh. 7. 21. To be sloathful, carelesse, and negligent, Prov. 10. 5. Mat. 13. 35. To be dead, Joh. 11. 11. To live in blindnesse, Eph. 5. 14.
Could not sleep, Est. 1. 6. sleep fled away, marg.
Sleep]
;;A …, or half a sleep.
;;2. A spiritual … and drowsinesse in the minde and heart, touching heavenly things, Cant. 5. 2. I sleep, but my heart waketh.
Sleep is the rest or ceasing of the creature from the use of the outward senses, and from action. It is caused by vapours in the head that arise from meat, drink, &c. which stop the passages of the spirits, and binde the senses. This sleep, as it is a refreshing, is sometime used in a good sense, for the repose and rest that the faithful have in God, Psal. 3. 5. & 4. 8. Prov. 3. 24. But more often it signifieth the neglect of holy duties, and a sinful kinde of life, Isa. 56. 10. Rom. 13. 11. 1 Thess. 5. 6, 7. and this sleep is caused sometimes through sorrow, Luk. 22. 45. sometime through wearinesse, Isa 5. 27. sometime through sloathfulnesse, and then it causeth spiritual beggery, Prov. 19. 15. & 20. 13. The Spouse here having-eaten and drunk largely of the blessings of Christ, beginneth to remit her zeal, and neglect the works of faith and love, wanting the presence of her beloved, and being pressed with the remnants of the flesh, so she gave place to carnal ease and security, occasioned further hereunto by the time, the night; and by the weather, which was …; that is, by ignorance and errour prevailing, and by the opposition, and persecution of enemies. Aynsw.
We must not conceive this sleep, to be that dead sleep all men are in by nature, nor to be that judicial sleep, that spirit of slumber which is a … degree of that natural sleep, to which God giveth up some as a seal of their desperate condition; but here is meant that sleep that ariseth out of the remainder of corruption unsubdued, and now is here in the Chuch prevailing over the better part. In sleep the preciousest thing men carry about them, is taken away without resistance, and there is no danger but a man in sleep is exposed unto. And it is so in spiritual sleepinesse. Men suffer the profession of the truth to be wrung from them without much withstanding; and with letting fall their watch, let fall likewise (if not their grace, yet) the exercise of their graces, and are in danger to be robbed of all. There is no …, no sin, no judgement, but a secure drowsie Christian is open for; which is the ground of so often inforcing watchfulnesse by the Spirit of God in the Scriptures. Sibs.
To sleep]
;;To rest.
;;2. To sin, and live securely.
;;3 To dye. Thus men sleep, as before is shewed.
;;4. To be slow, and put off long to help one out of trouble. Psal 44. 23. Why sleepest thou O Lord? Thus God is said to sleep.
Sleeper]
One that seemeth deprived of all sense and understanding, as who then slept when others were agast with the horror of present death, Jonah 1. 6.
Sleeping]
Isa. 56. 10. or dreaming, or talking in their sleep, marg.
Sleight of men]
;;The cunning and craftinesse of corrupt Teachers and Hereticks, like unto that sleight and cogging whereby Dice players use to deceive such as they play withall. Eph. 4. 14. By the sleight of men. Mr. Beza judgeth that the Apostle, here doth borrow his speech from Gamesters and Dice-players, yet he referreth it unto the uncertain cases, whereby both false Teachers, and their followers are unconstantly tossed, finding no stay for their minde to rest on: like boats tossed up and down with waves, and like to the uncertain casts at Dice, and doubtfull event of Dice-players, who are ever unsure what chance they shall have, or what will be the issue of their game: even so unstable and restlesse are false Teachers.
Slew]
2 King. 23. 20. or sacrificed, marg. 2 Chr. 32. 21. Hebr. made fall, marg.
Slide]
To make defection from God, and his truth, Jer. …. 5. Hos. 4. 16.
2. To fall into great calamity, Deut. 32. 35.
3. To lose hope and confidence, Psal. 26. 1. To miscarry, Psal. 37. 31.
Slightly]
Jer. 6. 14. Heb. upon a slight, or slighted thing; which some interpret slighting, or making nothing of it. … with some slight medicine, with words of falsehood, saith the Chaldee, with saying Peace, peace, which was a very light matter for them to say. Annot.
Slime]
A tough morter used in the building of walls, and for daubing, to keep out water, or hold in any liquor, Gen. 11. 3. & 14. 10. Exod. 2. 3.
Sling]
A certain instrument for throwing stones in the time of war, Judg. 20. 15. 1 Sam. 17. 40, 50. Prov. 26 8. Hence sling-stones are put for all sorts of Warlike engines, Zech. 9. 15. and to sling is put for to subdue, and destroy, 1 Sam. 27. 29. Jer. 10. 18.
Sling]
To throw or cast stones out of a sling, wherein some of the Benjamites excelled, Judg. 20. 16.
Sling-stones]
Such as are slung out of a sling, Job 41. 28.
Slingers]
2 King. 3. 25. Engineers, who with such violence … stones against a wall our of their engines, as now Gunners shoot bullets. Annot.
To slip]
;;To fail in some duty towards God, or our neighbour, or our self. Psal. 73. 2. My foot had … slipt. Also,
1. To stumble and fall. It is put for to fall into calamity, 2 Sam. 22. 37. Psal. 18. 37.
2. To commit a fault, Job 12. 5.
3. To fall off, Deut. 19. 2.
4. To sin, Psal. 38. 16.
5. To forget, Heb. 2. 1.
6. To go away privately, 1 Sam. 19. 10.
Slip]
That my footsteps slip not, Psal. 17. 5. Heb. be not moved, marg.
Let them slip,, Heb. 2. 1. Gr. run out as leeking vessels, marg.
A Slip]
is a Tree or Plant, Isa. 17. 10.
Slippery]
is taken for that which is uncertain and unstable, Jer. 23. 12. Psal. 83. 18. & 35. 9.
Slippery]
Jer. 23. 12. or, as a very slippery way, Hebr. slipperinesses. The … signifies sometimes smoothnesses (for in the singular it is not read) and so it is used for flatteries, Dan. 11. 21, 34. And because smooth things are commonly slippery; hence it is that it cometh also to signifie slipperinesses. Annot.
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One that is idle and lazie. The properties of such are:
1. They are unprofitable, …. 15. 26, 30.
2. Voyd of understanding, Prov. 24. 30
3. They are wasters, Prov. 18. 9.
The effects are,
1. Such are under tribute, Prov. 12. 24.
2. They obtain nothing, Prov. 13. 4. but come to great want, Prov. 19. 15. & 20. 4.
3. They enjoy not that which they catch, Prov. 12. 27. & 21. 25. & 20. 4.
4. His very desires kill him, Prov. 21. 25.
Slothfulnesse]
By much … sse the building decayeth Eccl. 10. 18. As a State or Kingdome is compared to a house, and Princes are compared unto the Masters of the family; so mis … is compared unto carelesnesse in an House keeper, or Steward, that … not in time prevent those … in an house, which a … breaches uncured will quickly draw after them which to shew the greatnesse of it, is called in the duall …, double slothfulncsse, or the slothfulnesse of both hands. Annot.
Slow]
is spoken,
1. of the Speech, when it is not ready, but stammering, Exod. 4. 10.
2. It is taken for Idlenesse, Tit. 1. 12.
3. For …, Prov. 14. 29. Jam. 1. 19.
4. It is applyed to the Heart, and it signifieth the hardnesse and … of it to believe, Luk. 24. 25.
Slow to anger]
;;One loath to punish, deferring his vengeance. Psal. 103. 8. The Lord is slow to ….
Slowly]
;;Had sailed slowly, Act. 27. 7. Made but small progresse, but a little way.
Sluce]
;;Isa. 19. 10. Sluces, or dams; so some render it, as from a verb that signifies to shut, or stop up. Gen. 8. 2. Psal. 107. 42. Others, for hire, or gain, as the word is very commonly used, Jon. 1. 3. Mal. 3. 5. Annot.
Sluggard]
;;One that is idle, loving ease and bodily rest. Prov. 6. 6. Go to the Pismire, O Sluggard.
;;2. One that is carelesse and negligent in the duties of godlinesse. Prov. 23. 13. The Sluggard saith, There is a Lyon in the way.
Slumber]
is
1. spoken of God negatively, Psal. 121. 3. and it signifieth his carefulnesse of his children.
2. To Man; and it is,
1. To sleep and take rest, Psal. 132. 4.
2. For carelesnesse and negligence, Isa. 56. 10. Nah. 3. 18.
3. For delay, 2 Pet. 2. 3.
Spirit of slumber]
is a profound drowsinesse, depriving one of all sence and feeling. It is a habit of the soul, whereby it is so given to sin that it cannot be reduced to a beter estate: It is twofold.
1. In the godly, by reason of the remnant of corruption in them, Mat. 25. The wise Virgins slumbered as well as the foolish. Or,
2. In the wicked, who are in a more deep sleep, that they cannot be awaked, having their hearts frozen in the cold dregs of their sins, Jer. 48. 11. Zeph. 1. 12. Rom. 11. 8. Isa. 29. 10. & 6. 9.