A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part AW – Part AZ
A W.
To awake]
;;To come, or get out of sleep, Matth. 8. 25.
;;2. To come out of the sleep of sin by repentance, as he that comes out of bodily sleep by awaking. Eph. 5. 14. Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead.
;;3. To be prompt and ready with a watchful minde to perform good duties, Psal. 108. 2. I my self will awake right early, Psal. 139. 18.
;;4. To minister and give present succour after it hath been long kept from us, as though God had been asleep and forgotten us, Psal. 7. 6. Awake for me, O Lord.
;;5. To rise from death as from a sleep, Psal. 17. 15. Dan. 12. 2.
It's spoken Corporally, of the living, Gen. 28. 16. Of the dead restored to life, Joh. 11. 11. Mentally, when the spirit is made cheerful, Psal. 108. 2. or the minde brought to a serious consideration of that it should think upon, Joel 1. 5. Spiritually, to leave sin, Rom. 13. 11. It's spoken of God figuratively, Psal. 7. 6. Of Christ mystically, Cant. 2. 7. Of other things also improperly, as of the tongue or soul, Psal. 57. 8. Instruments of musick, Psal. 108. 2. The sword, Zech. 13. 7. Wood, Hab. 2. 19.
Awake]
Cant. 2. 7. & 3. 5. & 8. 4. To provoke Christ to exercise his Church by any change of their estate till it shall please himself. To disturbe the peace of the Church, and to provoke Christ again to leave them desolate. Cotton.
Either through idleness, or disorderly walking and following after sinful pleasures to grieve the Spirit, and to give Christ cause when they may have and hold him to … himself from them. Finch.
To drive away Christ from his Churches embraces. ….
The … are adjured, and all they who boast themselves to be of the Church, that they disturb not its peace, which is a most sweet sleep, which the Bride taketh with Christ her Bridegroom, lest they rend the Church ad spoil its Ministery and order. Mercer.
He solemnly forbids all that have relation to her, that they take heed (as they will answer it) of troubling her peace or truth which she had received by any false novelties of doctrine, or uncharitable contentions. Annot.
Take heed how you vex and disquiet my merciful Saviour, and grieve his Spirit, and wrong his Name with your vain and lewd conversation, and do not dare by the least provocation of your sin, to interrupt his peace. Hall.
The Lord is said then to stir up or awake, when he delivereth his Church out of troubles, Psal. 78. 65, 66. and the Church then stirreth up the Lord, when it earnestly prayeth for … deliverance, Psal. 44. 24, 25. The Chaldee Paraph. and other Hebrews understand it so here, but apply it to the deliverance of Israel out of Egypt, which might not be untill the time appointed of God. And if we take it in this sense, the daughters of Jerusalem are charged to suffer affliction, for and with Christ, in faith and patience unto the coming of the Lord, Jam. 5. 7. & 1 Pet. 5. 6, 7. and not to provoke him by murmuring or otherwise, through fear or unbelief; a figure whereof may be seen in Christ sleeping in the storm, aud the disciples awaking him, Mat. 4. 37. 40. But it may be applyed unto the stirring and provoking of Christ by sin, for which he often departed from his people, and chastned their transgressions, Exod. 23. 20, 21. Isa. 59. 2. & 63. 10. that they should by no means grieve the holy Spirit of God, Ephes. 4. 30. Aynsw.
Awake O North-winde, Cant. 4. 16. stir up, or raise up, (thy self) thou North-winde. Though the North and South windes be of contrary qualities, as cold and hot, moist and dry, yet are they both fitting for the Church her estate, which sometime needeth sharp reproof, and sometime calm and gentle consolation. Aynsw.
He never denyeth his Spirit to those that ask it with a true faith, but is ready to grant the desires of his servants to make them fruitful and abundant in every good grace. Finch.
Sec North-winde.
Aware]
Are not aware, Luke 11. 44. Know not, take no notice of.
Aware]
Or ever I was aware, Cant. 16. 12. Heb. I … not, marg. He knew not, neither was aware of the forwardness of his people, which was beyond mans expectation. ….
But did not Christ know what the study and cheerfulness of this people would be? These things are spoken historically, that their conversion would be beyond expectation, Isa. 49. 21. Brightman.
The words excellently note the affectionate haste and desire, wherewith Christ was carryed on in a kinde of insensible manner to revisite his Church, and restore comforts to her. ….
So earnestly did I long to revisite thee, and to restore comfort unto thee, that I hasted I know not which way. Hali.
To stand in awe]
;;To be moved with the fear of the anger of God, who is wrathfully displeased with all unjust dealers. Psal. 4. 4. … in awe. Some Interpreters thinking this to be spoken to the godly Israelites, take this to be the meaning, that in their anger against … persecuters they should not exceed measure, lest they sinned; and indeed the translation of the Septuagint is, Be angry and sin not; which Paul followed, Ephes. 4. 26. following not the genuine sense, but the common creek version, as Piscator judgeth, upon this reason, because the course and order of Davids words shew this speech to be directed to the Counsellers and Couitiers of ….
Away]
Let us alone, Luk. 4. 34. comp. text with marg. By the words thereunto joyned its meaning is plain.
Awle]
Exod. 21. 6. Deut. 15. 17. Such as Cordwayners do use.
A X.
Axe]
;;An instrument to hew or cut down trees withall.
;;2. The Word of God, (which as a spiritual Axe) cutteth … … wicked men and hypocrites, like rotten and barren …. This is it which is elsewhere meant by plucking up, destroying, hardning, binding, retaining sins, making the ears heavy, and the heart fat, &c. Mat. 3. 10. Now is the Axe laid to the root of the trees, &c. Some … this, not o … judgements threatned in his Word against … …; but of the power of the …, … were the instruments of God, to destroy utterly the unfaithful and wicked generation of the Jewes, with a worldly destruction. The former is the better exposition.
;;3. King of Assyria, who was as an Axe in the hand of God, to use as he would; yet was stout, and spake proud things against God, Isa. 10. 14. 2 King. 19. 22.
Axe-head]
Heb. Iron, 2 King. 6. 5. marg.
…-trees]
1 King. 7. 32, 33. The wood whereabout the wheels turn.
A Z.
Aza]
Strength, or a goat. The Father of Bela, 1 Chron. 5. 8.
Azal]
The name of a place, Zech. 14. 5.
Azallah]
The Father of Shaphan, 2 King. 22. 3.
Azanlah]
…; or, the weapons of the Lord. The Father of Joshua, Neh. 10. 9.
Azarael]
Brother to Zechariah, Neh. 12. 36.
Azareel]
The help of God. The chief of the eleventh order of Singers, 1 Chr. 25. 18. One of them that marryed strange Wives, Ezr, 10. 41. The Father of …, Neh. 11. 13. Azariel signifieth the same, 1 Chr. 27. 22.
Azariah]
Help of the Lord. The Son of Amasiah King of Judah, 2 King. 14. 21. called also Uzziah, 2 Chron. 26. 1. and Ozias, Mat. 1. 8. A Prophet, 2 Chron. 15. 1. An high Priest, 2 Chr. 20. 17. Divers others also are thus named.
Azariel]
One that came to help David, 1 Chr. 12. 6. The Son of Jeroham, vers. 7. & 1 Chr. 27. 22.
Azaziah]
An Overseer, 2 Chr. 31. 13.
Azbuk]
The Father of Nehemiah, Neh. 3. 16.
Azekah]
A City, Iosh. 10. 10, 11.
Azel]
The Son of Elasa, 1 Chr. 8. 37.
Azem]
A City, Iosh. 15. 29.
Azer]
(See Azur) Ezek. 11. 1. The Father of Jaaza.
Azgad]
A strong hoste. The Father of Johanan, Ezr. 8. 12.
Aziel]
A Musician, 1 Chr. 25. 20.
Aziza]
Strength. The Son of Zattu, Ezr. 10. 27.
Azmaveth, or Azmeveth]
A strong death; or, the strength of death; or, a Buck-goat. The Son of Adiel, 1 Chr. 27. 25. The Son of …, 1 Chion. 8. 36. One of David's Worthies, 2 Sam. 23. 31.
Azmon]
Bone of a bone, or our strength. A City, Numb. 34. 5.
Aznoth Tabor]
The ears of election, purity, contrition, or breaking. A City, Josh: 19. 34.
Azor]
A helper, entry, or court. The Father of Sadoc, Mat. 1. 13. It signifieth also a girdle.
Azotus]
A City, Act. 8. 40. In Hebrew, Ashdod, Josh. 11. 22.
Azriel]
The help of God. A mans name, 1 Chr. 5. 24. The Father of Jerimoth, Ibid. 27. 19. The Father of Seraiah, Jer. 36. 26.
Azrikam]
Help, rising up, or revenging, or void-strength. The Sun of Neariah, 1 Chr. 3. 23. The Son of Azel 1 Chr. 8. 38. The Son of Hashabiah, 1 Chr. 9. 14. The Governour of King Ahaz his house, 2 Chr. 28. 7.
Azubah]
Forsaken. The Wife of Caleb, 1 Chr. 2. 18. Jehosaphat's Mother, 2 Chr. 20. 31.
Azur]
Holpen, or helper. The Father of …, Jer. …. 1. and Jaazaniah, Ezek. 11. 1.
Azzah]
Strong; or, a buck-goat. A City, Dcut. 2. 23.
Azzan]
Their strength. The Father of Paltiel, Numb. 34. 26.
Azzaziah]
The strength of the Lord. A Musician, 1 Chr. 15. 21. The Father of Hoshea, 1 Chr. 27. 20.
Azzur]
Holphen, or helper. One that sealed the Covenant, Neh. 10. 17.