A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part SN
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Snail]
or Lisard; in Hebrew Chomet, in Greek Saura, that is, the Lisard. Others think this to be the Chameleon These creatures names are not elsewhere found in Scripture. Aynsw. on Lev. 11. 30. In Psal. 58. 8. there's mention of the Snail which melteth, or Snail of melting; that is, a consuming Snail, which creeping … of the shell, casteth her moystures, and so wasteth to death. Also with salt a Snail melteth into water. Aynsw.
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;;A Gin or Trap, to catch something in privily.
;;2. Some secret assault of an enemy. Psal. 91. 3. From the … of the hunter.
;;3. Sinfull temptations of Satan, and wordly lusts, wherein sinners are intrapt and held fast, as birds in a snare. 1 Tim. 6. 9. They that will be rich fall into temptations and …. 2 Tim. 2. 26. And come out of the snare of the Devill. Also, reproachful words, 1 Tim. 3. 7.
;;4. Worldly riches and pleasures, which to the wicked, (through their own fault) prove Snares, by Gods just jugdment. Psal. 69. 22. Let their Table be made a snare.
;;5. The hurt and ruine which cometh from Christ, to such as do not … his promises. Isa. 8. 14, 15.
;;6. Some secret and unexpected judgement of God on the wicked, which they shall not prevent by wit, nor break by strength, nor escape by flight, Ezek. 12. 13. Psal. 11. 6. Hos. 7. 12.;;
;;7. The day of judgement general, which shall be secret, sudden, sure, Luk. 21. 35.;;
Snare. For a Law binding the conscience, 1 Cor. 7. 35. For power and command, 2 Tim. 2. 26. For great danger, Psal. 124. 7. Prov. 29. 8.
Feat, pit, and snare]
;;All manner of evils, fearful, and dangerous, the fear thereof is worse then the thing feared: sudden and unlooked for mischief, as the falling into a pit, whereof one is not aware: and such calamites out of which a man shall not escape, as there is no getting out of a snare. Isa. 24. 17. Fear, and the pit, and the snare are put upon thee, &c.
Snare]
Lest thou be snared therein, Deut. 7. 25. By snared is meant falling into sin, and so into destruction. Aynsw.
Lest thou be snared, Deut, 12. 30. Lest thou be ensnared, that is, deceived in thy minde, and so fall into sin and destruction by following their Religion. The Gr. translateth, that thou seek not to follow them. Idem.
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Isa. 9. 20. Heb. Cut, or cut away, or cut …, as ch. 53. 5. rend, or take away by force, as Hab. 3. 16. as some, gnaw; because of eating, the speech of Annot.
Snort]
Snorting of his Horses, Jer. 8. 16. Neighing is that noyse properly which Horses make when they are frollick, or when they look afrer the Mare, or misse some of their company that they use to keep with; and this proceedeth by the mouth; but snorting, (which the Rabbins expresse by a word that signifieth neesing) is the noyse which they make when they are held in or chafed; so called because it passeth through the Nostrils, Job. 39. 20. The glory of his nostrils is terrible, or of his snorting, as some there … it. Annot.
Snout]
Prov. 11. 22. A Swines snout; that is, nose.
Snow]
The efficient cause is God, Job 37. 6. Psal. 147. 26. & 148. 8.
The end of it is to water the earth, that it may become more fruitfull, Isa. 55. 10. Psal. 147. 16.
2. To execute the judgements of God, Job 38. 22, 23. The properties of it are,
1. It is most pure and white, Lam. 4. 7. Exod. 4. 6. Numb. 12. 9. Hence to be white as snow, is, to be in great glory, Psal. 68. 15. and to be pure from sin, Psal. 51. 9. Isa. 1. 18.
2. It is soft like wool, Psal. 147. 16.
3. The water of it washeth clean, Job 9. 30.
Snow-water]
If I wash my self in snow-water, Job 9. 30. with the clearest water like to snow; or it may be some might use Snow-water in their Ceremonial ablutions, as clearest water, falling from heaven, and having no earth mixed with it. Annot.
Snowie day]
When store of snow fell, 1 Chr. 11. 22. There are two reasons why this circumstance is added. One, the more to amplifie the valour of Benaiah, for in snowie weather, beasts use not to be abroad, so as this Lion must needs be the more hunger-bit at that time for want of prey, and in that respect the more fierce. The other, to shew the occasion of his being in the pit, for the ground was then covered with snow, so as Benaiah could not see the pit, but unawares foll into …, and there finding a Lion, so defended himself that he slew it. Annot.
Snuffe]
To attract and draw up the air, or any other thing into the nose, Jer. 2. 24. & 14. 6. It is also a note of contempt and dislike, Mal. 1. 13.
Snuffe]
Ye have snuffed at it, Mal. 1. 13. or, whereas you might have blown it away, marg.
Snuffe-dishes]
Exod. 25. 38. Wherein the snuffe of the lamps was to be put. These being appointed of God, and by him prescribed, who would not leave the least and besest thing to their wills, shewing how odious in his service mens meer inventions be. B. Babington.
Snuffers]
Exod. 37. 23. or Tongs. Aynsw. Which served to make the lamp and light shine more bright; so shadowing out that the doctrine of the Church must be pure, bright and light, not mixed wiih darknesse and snuffs in it. And to this end the Lord hath Discipline in his Church, and Disputations, so to clear, when obscurity groweth, and to set things right that went awry. Though our gifts be not such as to set us high in the Tabernacle, yet are we not utterly unprofitable, unfit, or rejected of God, if we may be among the meanest vessels of his Sanctuary, and of his Church, as to be but Snuffers, or Snuffe-dishes, &c. Babington.