A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part WO

A Complete Christian Dictionary · Dictionary · Part WO

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Woe]

;;The threatning or denouncing of judgements. Ezek. 2. 10. There was a woe written therein.

;;2. The judgments threatned, either … or eternall. Mat. 23. 23, 25. Woe unto you … and Pharisees,

;;Hypocrites, 1 Cor. 9. 16. Woe to me, if I preach not. Jude vers. 11.

;;3. Sorrow of heart in regard of some sin committed, and judgment deserved. Lam. 5. 16. Wo now unto us that we have sinned.

Woe, Woe, Woe]

;;Three exceeding grievous plagues and evils to be sent upon the wicked world, more fearful then any former calamities. The first woe was the sending or stirring up of Antichrist, or the Kingdome of Popery, whereof Rev. 9. 2, 3. The second, Turkisme, ch. 9. 13, 14, 15. &c. The third is that most dreadfull vengeance, both here and eternally … on the wicked, whereof we may read chap. 11. 14, 15, 16, 17. &c. Rev. 8. 13. Saying with a loud vice, …, woe, woe.

Doubtless when the inhabitants of the Christian Romane Empire, in the mean space, while the former trumpets sounded, had defiled themselves with the worship of new Idols, the trumpets whinh remained are encreased, for the punishing now of a double sin. For that that sin also of the Romaa Empire came moreover into the reckoning of a crime to be punished with the former, of the death of the Martyrs, it appeareth, in that to the Second woe, is con joined this Elogie, to wit, The rest of the men that were not killed by these plagues (that is, as I conceive truly, by that woe, and the fo mer) repented not the works of their hands, that they should not worshir devils, and Idols of gold and silver, and brass and stone and wood, which can neither …, nor hear, nor walk. Mede.

Woful day]

A time of calamity and sorrow, Jer. 17. 16.

Wolf]

;;A cruell and savage Beast, delighting in slaughter, blood, and devouring.

;;2. Unregenerate men, which be of a fierce and cruel disposition, like Wolves. Isa. 11. 9. The Wolf and the Lambe shall feed together, Also ch. 65. 25.

;;3. A false Prophet, or heretical Teacher, which with his erro's and lies, … greedily how to destroy souls. Act. 20. 9. Wolves shall come in among you.

;;4. A valiant and terrible Captain, marching and dividing his prey among his Souldiers, as a Wolfe amongst his Whelps and young ones. Gen. 49. 22. Benjamin is a ravening Wolfe.

;;5. A tyrant, or cruell Persecutor, Joh. 10. 12. Seeth the Wolf comming, and flyeth.

Wolf]

They seldome howle till they are oppressed with famine. They smell and see excellently. They devour hair, bones, flesh, and render them whole in their excrements, who therefore … grow fat. They cannot abide any man to look upon them while they eat, but being filled, they are meek, till hunger again seise on them, which is especially in the evening. They eat a kind of earth called Argilla (Potters clay) whereby their teeth are sharpened, and their bellies weigh heavy, that so they may hang fast at the throats of those beasts which they kill, after which th y vomit it. The remainder of their meat they alwayes cover in the earth, and if there be many of them hunting together, they equally divide the prey; yea, if plentifull, by howling call others then absent to partake with them. They rather prey upon beasts then men. When they would feed on Goats, they take the green leaves and small boughs of Osiers in their mouthes, wherewith they know the … are delighted, that so they may draw them therewith, as with a bait, to devour them. They eat Swine out of the water, because of the heat of their flesh. In the absence of the Shepherd and his Dog, they enter into the Fold, and kill all therein before they begin to eat of any. They seise on the lips of a Calf, pulling it forward, the Calf in the mean time drawing backwards, whereby the Calf being wearied, and pulling hard, the Wolf lets it goe, and it falling on the back, he satisfies his hunger on its Belly. When they see an Oxe in the mire, by baiking they weary him till he be dead, then one takes him by the tayl and pulleth him, a second Wolf pulleth the tayl of the first, a third of the second, &c. thereby tormenting and stretching their own bodies, … their tails, mutually pinching and straining every joynt, till they have compassed their desire. In time of great famine, when they can get no meat, they destroy one another; for when they meet together, bemoaning themselves each to other, as it were by consent, they run round in a Circle, and the first which (through giddinesse, not able to stand) falleth to the ground, is straightway devoured by the residue. They fear stones throwing, fire, the sound of bells, Seacrabs, the singing of men, or women. They are at enmity with all beasts. They are subject to a disease, which consumeth all the flesh of their body, if they feed not every day on fresh meat. They take revenge especially on them by whom they have been hurt. When they set upon horned beasts, they invade them behind, or on the back. When upon Sheep, they make choise of a dark cloudy day, that they may escape the more freely. And to the intent that their treading may not be heard, they lick the bottome of the soles of their feet, whereby they make no noise among the … leaves, and if going along they chance to break a stick, and so against their minde make a noise, then presently they bite their foot, as if it were guilty of the offence. They are very fearfull, not daring to do any thing, but for their belly, and not then neither, but upon a singular advantage. The female bringeth forth one the first year, two the second, &c. till nine yeers. If the young one lap as a Dog, she rejecteth it; if it suck the water as the Swine, or bite as a Bear, she nourisheth it. It's reported that there are Wolves in Italy, who when they look upon a man, cause him to be silent, and that he cannot speak. If a Mare tread in a Wolves footstep, she casteth her Colt. Being to swim over deep rivers increased by rain, they hold one anothers tails in their mouths, and so orderly pass over. It's said that such Colts as have been bitten by them have proved the more couragious, and fuller of metall. If they can meet with no prey they prey on the very earth. What they tread on, dieth. To deceive the Shepherd and his Dog, they faign at some time the voices of men, and barking of Dogs. When they intend to set on a Sheepfold, they go against the wind, to prevent the Dogs smelling them. They hunt not neer the places where their Young ones are. There's a wonderful antipathy between them and Sheep, as whilest alive, so even when dead. That sheepskin proveth lowsie, which hath been bitten by the Wolf, and those consume which are laid with Wolves-skins, and Drum-heads of Wolvesskins break those which are made of Sheeps-skins; nor in musicall iustruments will the strings made of their guts make an harmonious sound. To conclude, it's recorded that by a wolf Gelon of Syracusa, then a Scholar at School, was thus preserved. The Wolf entring the School, seised on Gelon's writing tables, and hasted to be gone, Gelon for the recoverie thereof, pursueth after it, and in the mean time the School house fell down, whereby both School-master and Scholars perished, Gelon alone being preserved.

Wolf and Lamb do dwell together]

;;The admirable peace and agreement which Christ by his mighty grace should work in the daies of the Gospel; when men as fierce, cruel, and savage as Wolves, shall be meekned, and quietly live with men of lowest and least account. Isa. 11. 6. The wolf … dwell with the Lambe, and the Leopard with the Kid, &c. The Prophet by way of allusion unto the concord and agreement of savage and harmfull beasts, accompanying peaceably together with the harmelesse, doth describe the sweet effects and benefits of the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, p. 735whereby universall and most gracious tranquillitie should be marvellously wrought among all the true worshippers of Christ, being by natural corruption like hurtful beasts. Therefore such as be contentious, and love debate, being given to cruelty, and wrong doing have not the Spirit of the Gospel.

;;Note also, that the Prophet Isaiah speaketh of beasts according to their original estate by their creation, when all things being made very good, and sin not being entred into the world, there was a perfect harmonie and consent between man and beast; also between the beasts one with another; and so shall be again, at the … of all things.

A Wolf in Sheeps clothing]

;;A false Prophet, setting abroach damnable errors, to the destruction of mens souls, under pretence of truth. Matth. 7. 15. Beware of false Prophets, which come unto you in Sheeps cloathing, but … they are ravening Wolves.

Wolves, Bears, Leopards, Lyons]

;;The most mighty, fierce, and harmful persons, being tamed by the power of Christ in his Gospel, shall be joyned to his Church. This is an effect of Christs Kingdome. Isa. 11. 6.

Wolves in the Evening]

;;Tyrannous Rulers, and most cruel enemies, exercised to mischief, like unto an old Wolf beaten and exercised to spoil in the Evening, Jer. 5. 6. Zeph. 3. 3. Her judges are as Wolves in the evening.

… Wolves]

;;Most savage, fierce, and cruell men, whose pleasure is in hurting the salvation of others, Matth. 7. 15. Are ravening Wolves.

Woman]

;;A female by sex, made of God to be an helper to man, Gen. 2.

;;2. A Wife joined in marriage to a man. 1 Pet. 3. 5. Thus holy Women did attire themselves, and were subject to their Husbands.

;;3. A Virgin being a Mother. Jer. 31. 22. A woman shall compass a man. Gal. 4. 4. Born of a Woman; that is, a true man, taking flesh of the substance of a Virgin, yet without a Father.

;;4. The visible Church of God militant in earth. Rev. 12. 1. A woman cloathed with the Sun, that is, the Church compassed about Christ the Sun of righteousnesse. This is the true Church, decked spiritually with heavenly ornaments.

;;5. The Pope, and the whole body and masse of his filthy creatures, Cardinals, Massing-Priests, Monks, Fryers, Jesuits. Rev. 17. 3. And I saw a woman sitting upon a Scarlet coloured Beast, full of names of blasphemy, &c. Vers. 5. In her forehead was a Name written [Mystery.] This is plain that it cannot be meant but of the Romish Church, that false Church, decked not with spiritual garments, hid from the eyes of the world, but outwardly with Gold, Pearl, Purple, Scarlet, Crimson, and all other pompous apparel, glorious to the eye of the flesh, being inwardly most filthy and full of abomination. Also effiminate, dissolute, wanton men, which follow their own affections, Isa. 3. 12.

6. Infirm, weak, of small courage, 1 Pet. 3. 6. Isa. 19. 16. Jer. 48. 41. & 49. 22. & 50. 37.

;;7. A whole Nation, Isa. 32. 10. Ezek. 16. 41. & 23. 2. Where by two women, the daughters of one Mother, is understood, the Israelites of the ten Tribes, and the Jews, Zech. 5. 7. where by the woman sitting in the midst of the Ephah, is meant the people of the Jews.

Woman]

1 Cor. 9. 5. or Wife. Comp the text with the mar.

Woman]

;;The tru Church of Christ, often in the Scripture called his Wife and his Spouse. Rev. 12. 1. A woman cloathed with the Sun.

;;2. Idols. Rev. 14. 4. These are they which are not desiled with women. This text no whit speaks against marriage, in any kind or degree of persons, but as the Scriptures usuaally call [Idolatry] Fotnication and Whoredome; so after the same form of speaking, Idols are in … … called [Women.]

… The City of Rome, as it is become the seat of … Rev. 17. 3. And I saw a Woman sit on a scarlet … …. This woman being all glorious (not within, … …, cannot be that true Spouse of Christ, … … … is spiritual and inward.

… …] Wicked Teachers, who set forth … … … … … Gods Word, Prov. 9. 13.

A woman whose heart islnates! &c.]

;;A monstious evill woman in body and mind, breathing out, devising and doing mischief of all sorts, being full of crafts, subtle drifts, cunning waies and arrs, to insnare, hurt, catch and destroy men. Eccl. 7. 26. I find a woman, &c. To escape such a woman is a singular favour of God, without whose grace and help it is impossible to be freed from her

A strange woman]

;;One who is not thine own Wife, being a strumpet. Prov. 2. 16. To deliver thee from the strange Woman.

A virtuous woman]

;;A woman endued with honest and holy manners, Prov. 31. 10. Who shall find a vertuous woman.

Woman-kinde]

Levit. 18. 22. or a woman, Aynsw.

Wombe]

;;That part of a woman, wherein she containeth and nourisheth her Infant, before it be born. Luk. 1. 31. Thou shall conceive in thy Wombe and bear a Son. Luk. 11. 23.

;;2. The Church, wherein (as in a Wombe) the elect are born again, by the … seed of the Word. Psalm. 110. 3. The youth of thy Wombe shall be as the morning dew.

To cast out of the Wombe]

Job. 20. 15. is, To be deprived of evil gotten goods.

From the Wombe]

;;From the time of our birth, ever since we were born. Psal. 58. 3. The wicked are strangers from the Wombe.

Wombe]

From the Wombe of the morning thou hast the dew of thy youth, Psal. 110. 3. or more then the wombe of the morning thou shalt have, &c. marg.

Mr. Aynsw. renders them thus, of the wombe of the early morning, to thee the dew of thy youth. This place (saith he) is difficult, and may diversly be understood, either of Christ himself, or of his people; and again, if of Christ, either in respect of his Godhead, or of his Manhood; of his Godhead, that the Father saith unto him, of the wombe (that is, of mine own essence) before the early morning (that is, before the world was) to thee was (or thou hadst) the dew of thy youth (or birth;) so noting the eternal generation of Christ before all worlds, as is shewed, Prov. 8. 22, 23, 24, 25. And this sens the Gr. Interpreters seem to follow, translating, of the wombe before the morning star I begat thee. If it be meant of Christs manhood, we may take it thus, of the wombe of the dark morning, (or of the obscure Wombe of the Virgin) thou hadst the dew of thy birth. If of Christs people before mentioned, it may thus be read, of the Wombe of the morning to thee shall be (or shall come) the dew of thy youth, that is, thy youth (thy young or new born people) shall be to thee as the morning dew, which falleth secretly from heaven, and abundantly covereth the earth, for so the dew is sometime used, 2 Sam. 17. 12. and unto rain, dew, ice, &c. the Scripture applyeth the names of wombes and begetting, Job 38. 28, 29. and the increase of the Church is by this figure described, Mic. 5. 7. This last sense accordeth best with the beginning of the vers. Aynsw. This sense is also preferred by the …. on this place; where's shewed why these words are very variously both translated and ….

To have the Wombe satisfied with the fruit of the mouth]

To be rewarded well or evill, by reason of his words Prov. 18. 20. 21.

To shut and open the Wombe]

;;To make one barren and childlesse, or to give one Children, 1 Sam. 1. 5. The Lord had shut her wombe.

Women may be considered

1. According to their names; so we read of Jezebel, … bad woman; of Mary, Martha, Lydia, Damaris, &c. good women.

2. According to their Countrey; as …, Gen. 46. 10. Aethiopian, Numb. 12. 1. Greek, Mar. …. 26. Hebr. …. 15. 12. Israelitish, Lev. 24. 10. Midianitish, Numb. 25. 6. Ontlandish, Neh. 13. 26.

3. According to their state of life; servants, Gen. 20. 14. divorced, Lev. 21. 14. forsaken, Isa. 54. 6. marryed, 1 Cor. 7. 34. unmarried, Ibid. a Widow, 1 King. 11. 26.

4. According to to their naturall infirmities; diseased, Mat. 9. 20. menstruous, Ezek. 18. 6. removed, Ezek. 36. 17.

5. According to their high place, or repute; great, 2 King. 4. 8. honorable, Act. 13. 50.

p. 7366. According to their age; old, Zach. 8. 4. young, Tit. 2. 4.

7. According to their …; travailing, Isa. 42. 14. and …; barren, Psal. 113. 9.

8. According to their outward usage and feature; beautiful, Deut. 21. 21. 2 Sam. 11. 2. comely and delicate, Jer. 6. 2. fair, Gen. 12. 11, 14. Prov. 11. 22. of a fair countenance, 2 Sam. 14. 27. odious, Prov. 30. 23. tender and delicate, Deut. 28. 56.

9. According to their naturall Endowments; whether for good, as of good understanding, 1 Sam. 25. 3. wise, Prov. 14. 1. …, Prov. 12. 4. Or for evill; as cunning, Jer. 9. 17. which might be seen by their faigned mourning, Ibid. foolish, Prov. 9. 13. silly, 2 Tim. 3. 6.

10. According to their tryals; thus Hannah was a woman of a sorrowfull spirit, 1 Sam. 1. 15.

11. According to their different qualities, and wayes; thus as on the one side we read of the adultercus, Prov. 30. 20. angry, Pro. 21. 19. brawling, Prov. 21. 9. contentious, Prov. 27. 15. evill, Prov. 6. 24. imperious, whorish, Ezek. 16. 30. …, Ezek. 23. 44. perverse, rebellious, 1 Sam. 20. 30. …, 1 Tim. 3. 11. …, Prov. 22. 14. whorish, Prov. 6. 26. wicked, 2 Chron. 24. 7. (of all which it may be said, that they are cursed, 2 King. 9. 34. are famous, Ezek. 23. 10. so on the other, we read of faithful, 1 Tim. 3. 11. fearing the Lord, Prov. 31. 10. …, Prov. 11. 16. holy, 1 Pet. 3. 5. quiet, and a … spirit, Ibid. 4. Sober, discreet, chaste, good, obedient, &c. Tit. 2. 3.

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O thou fairest … women, Cant. 5. 9. What now fair, when her vail was taken away? Now fair, when the … abused her? Now fair when she was …? Yes, Now fair, and now fair, in the sight of the Daughters of Jerusalem, and in the sight of Christ … calls her the … among women. So that under all disgraces, infirmities, and scandals, under all the shame that riseth in the soul upon sin, and under all these clouds, … is an excellency of the Church, she is the fairest among women,] notwithstanding all …. Sibs

Daughter of women]

;;Cleopatra tbe Daughter of Antiochus the great, who disappointed of his hopes, bestowed her on Ptolomeus …, King of Aegypt, that by her most … and lewd counsel, he might circumvent and destroy her Husband; whereas he was therein deceived; for … stood with her Husband against her Father, contrary to their agreement. Dan. 11. 17. He shall go unto the Daughter of women, corrupting him, &c.

To be won without the word]

;;To be gained (not efficaciously) but preparatively, by the honest life of the Wife, to a willingnesse to give ear and attend the Word of God, which unbelieving Husbands …, 1 Pet. 3. 1.

Wonder]

;;Some strange unwonted work of God, moving and deserving admiration. Act. 2. 19. I will shew wonders in … …. Act. 4. 30.

Wonder]

;;Some strange and marvellous thing, worthy to be wondred at, for the greatnesse and rarenesse of it. …. 12. 1. I saw a great number in Heaven. Also, chap. 12. 3.

Or, Sign. A strange sight and apparition, Annot.

A new vision, Or, an unusual type of a strange battell, and marveliously to be wondred at. Leighs ….

To wonder]

;;1. To be stricken with …, or to fail in our knowledge at the sight or hearing of some matter; that is, 1. new, or strange, 2 great, 3 beyond our reason, Luk. 24. 41.;;

;;2. To be moved with extraordinary reverence and estimation of some great good thing, Luk. 4. 22.;;

;;3. To think earnestly upon the cause and occasion, the means and manner of some great and seldome seen thing, Psal. 139. 6, 14. & 143. 5.;;

Wonderfull]

;;Ample, large, and excellent withall, clear, and splendent in glory. Psal. 8. 1. & …. last. How wonderful is thy name! Christ is wonderful in nature, office, and Works, as Isa. 9. 6.

There be four sorts of wonderful things.

1. Of Nature, as that the Loadstone should draw Iron to it; that this power of the Loadstone should be restrained, … the Adamant … near it; and that the Adamant cannot be broken upon an Anvil, which is easily broken, being anointed with Goats bloud.

2. Wonderful things of Art; as there were seven Buildings that were called the … of the World: as the Pyramids of Aegypt, &c.

3. Wonderful things of Satan, and his instruments, Magicians and Sorcerers; he can compasse the earth in a little time, he can raise tempests, hurry a body, and remove it in a small time, as the body of Christ from the Wildernesse to the pinnacle of the Temple, thence to the Mountaine. So the Sorcerers of Aegypt did many wonderful things.

4. Wonderfull things of God; as generally all his … are; and particularly the … miracles he wrought in Aegypt.

Wonderfully]

1 Sam. 6. 6. or reproachfully, marg. Marvellously or excellently, Psal. 139. 14. ….

Wonderous]

Marvellous, Psal. 72. 18. …. Such things as we cannot understand the cause of, because it goes above the capacity of our naturall reason. The word signifies not onelyonly things that we admite, as not knowing the causes of them, but also any thing hidden or above the reach of our understanding, Judg. 13. 18. Psa. 131. 1. It is derived from a word that signifies dividing or separating, Exod. 33. 16. It imports things divided from our understanding, as miracles are, which are above the course of nature, and many things also in the course of Gods ordinary providence; for he speaks not here of Creation, as appears by the instances following. These are difficult things, and such as we use to wonder at, Gen. 18. 14. Deut. 17. 8. God doth most magnificent works, which do far exceed our strength and capacity. Annot. on Job. 5. 9.

Wonderously]

Marvellously, miraculously, Judg. 13. 19. Joel. 2. 26.

And all the … wondred after the Beast, &c. Rev. 13.

2. That is, with full approbation and consent, they took part with the Beast. Mede.

An universal Apostasie to Antichristianisme, All the world wondered, that is followed wondering, so as they gave themselves over wholly to be led …, … with admiration, saying, who is like the Beast, and partly with fear, saying, who is able to war with him? …. 4. ….

He doth great …, Rev. 13. These wonders are no true miracles, for by them he deceives the earth, vers. 14. and they are called Sorcerers, Chap. 18. 23. and by St. Paul, lying wonders, the working of Satan. 2 Thess. 2. 9, 10. Bernard.

It is no smal temptation to simple and weak Christians when wonders and miracles are alledged, for confirmation of heresies. Therefore doth our Saviour arm us against it before-hand. Mat. 24. 24. and the Apostle Paul, 2 Thes. 2. 9. All Satans wonders are

1. Either by illusion, and seem to be that which they are not, as the appearing of Samuel to Saul; for that he who appeared, was not Samuel, but Satan, his own words do tell us, To morrow thou shalt be with me. Now to put elect Samuel, and reprobate Saul in one place, cannot stand. Or,

2. If it be such a wonder as is done indeed, then sute it is wrought by natural causes, and is to be accounted a lying wonder, no lesse then the former, because the ends of all signs and wonders proceeding from Satan or his instruments, is to confirme alye. And therefore that we may not be deceived, letus observe this plain rule. Doctrine should not be tried by Miracles, but miracles shonld be tried by Doctrine. Deut. 13. 1, 2, 3. Gal. 1. 8. Cowper.

Wonders]

See Signs.

Lying wonders]

;;A false jugling wonder, or a true wonder and miracle done to confirme false doctrine. 2 Thessalonians 2. 9. with all power, and signs, and lying wonders.

;;The miracles which the Romane … Antichrist (destroyer of the Romane Heathenish Empire) shall doe, be called lying wonders:

;;1 Because appearing wonders for a time, yet indeed they prove no miracles.

;;2 Because they be wrought to support heresies and lies in Doctrine.

;;3. They are wrought by the power of Satan, the Fathereof of iles, not by the holy Spirit of truth.

Wont]

Vsed for to frequent, 1 Sam. 30. 31. To accustomed, p. 7372 Sam. 20. 18. Dan. 3. 19. Mat. 27. 15. Mar. 10. 1. Luk. 22. 39. Act. 16. 13.

Wont]

Used. Dan. 3. 19. Mat. 27. 15.

Wood]

That which is cut out of Trees for any use, Gen. 22. 6, 7, 9. A great multitude of Trees growing together, Deut. 19. 5. Josh. 17. 15. Judg. 6. 26.

It is put for an Idoll, Hab. 2. 19. and for doctrine that will not endure the tryall of Gods Word, 1 Cor. 3. 12.

Wood]

Cant. 2. 3. See trees. wood of Lebanon, Cant. 3. 9. that is, of Cedar wood that grew on …, figuring the Saints likened to Cedars in Lebanon, Psal. 92. 12, 13. of which as of the matter, Christ maketh his Church. Rom 1. 7. 1 Cor. 1. 2. Aynsw.

Woof]

Lev. 13. 48. So named of weaving in. The Hebr. word properly signifieth mixture, because the woof is mixed with, and woven into the warp, or threads that run along. Aynsworth.

Wool]

The subject hereof are Rams, 2 King. 3. 4. and Sheep. Hence we read of Sheep-shearers, Gen. 38. 12. 2 Sam. 13. 23, 24. and shearing of sheep, 1 Sam. 25. 4. The efficient cause or giver, God, Psal. 147. 16. Hos. 2. 5, 9. Used for merchandise, Ezek. 27. 18. Profitable, Hos. 2. 9. for garments, Deut. 22. 11. Ezek. 34. 3. about which the virtuous woman employeth her self, Prov. 31. 13. Prescribed in the Legall worship, Numb. 19. 6. Heb. 9. 19. It's (for the most part) white, Isa. 1. 18. Dan. 7. 9. Rev. 1. 14.

White as Snow, or Wool]

;;Sinners by remission of their sins through Christ, by his perfect righteousnesse imputed, and by the renewing of the holy Ghost, become of foul and black, pure and holy, without spot and unblameable. Isa. 1. 18. … shall be white as wool, or snow.

Woollen]

That which is made of wool, Lev. 13. 47, 59.

Word]

;;Some speech uttered by the mouth, to declare the intent and meaning of the heart. Psal. 52. 4. Thou lovest all words, &c. This is a naturall word.

;;2. The Son of God, the second person in the Trinity, by whom the Will of God is declared to the Church, as our minds are exprest to other men by our words, 1 Sam. 7. 11. 1 Chr. 17. 19. Hag. 2. 5. Joh. 1. 14. The Word was made flesh. This is the Essential, Divine, and uncreated Word.

;;There be in Scriptures two special attributes, peculiar to the Son of God, the second Person in the Trinity; one to be called [the wisdome of the Father] as in Proverbs, because he knoweth perfectly all the secrets and hidden things of God his Father: the other, [the word of his Father] because by him those secrets are revealed to the Church.

;;These two Epithets Christ doth claim to himselfe, Mat. 11. 27. Joh. 1. 18. when … faith, none but he knoweth the Father, and no man ever saw God, he assumeth therein to be his Fathers wisdome; and to be his Word, when he saith that he revealeth and declareth him: hence called a Prophet, and that Prophet.

;;Note that Christ is rightly called the Word, because of the promise that was made of him to the Church from the beginning in Paradise.

;;3. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. Luk. 11. 28. Blessed are they that hear the word. Act. 11. 19. This is the inspired and created Word.

;;4. The decree, ordinance, will and beck of God, touching any thing that he will doe, or not. Mat. 4. 4. Man lives by every word that comes out of the mouth of God. Heb. 1. 3. Beareth up all things with his mighty word. This is the Word of Gods ordinance and purpose. It signifies also a thing decreed of and uttered by Prophesie, Isa. 2. 1.

;;5. The divine Law, teaching and commanding good things and forbidding evill. Psal. 119. 101. I have resrained my feet from every evill way that I might keep thy word. This is the Word of precept and commandement. Gal. 5. 14. In one word; that is, one precept.

;;6. Every promise of God, touching any good things, temporall and eternall; but especially the promise of free Justification by Christ, received by faith. Psal. 119. 8, 9. I wait for thy word. Also vers. 25. Thy word hath quickened me. Luk. 1. 38. Eph. 5. 26. By the washing of water through the word. This is the Word of free promise, whereof in Rom. 10. 8.

;;7. A word of prediction or foretelling things that are to come. Isa. 2. 1. The word which Isaiah saw … …, Ezek. 3. 4. Declare unto them my words. This is the word of Prophesie: Also victory the matter of the word, Psal. 60. 12. Judg. 5. 1, 2. & 11. 63. 1 Sam. 18. 5.

;;8. A commandement for doing any thing in the matters of this life. Luk. 5. 5. At thy word we will let downe our Nets. Luk. 7. 7. Say the word, and my Servant shall be whole. Joh. 10. 35. This is a word of authority, charging things to be done effectually.

;;9. A grave, wise, and pithy sentence. Prov. 11. 6. To understand the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. Eccl. 12. 11. The words of the wise are like goads. Act. 20. 35. This is a Word of instruction and perswasion. Also it … doctrine uttered and spoken to the teaching of the Church, 1 Tim. 4. 12.

;;Note; a Word first uttered by the prophets, and afterward handled by such wise men as were furnished of God with gifts to divide it aright.

;;10. Any thing or matter, that is either said or done. Luk. 1. 65. And all these words were … abroad throughout all the …. Exod. 18. 16. …. 17. 1. 1 King. 14. 13. Gen. 21. 1, 20. & 15. 1.

;;11. The voyce of God, calling a man to doe the work of a Prophet, Jer. 1. 4 Ezek. 1. 3. This is the word of vocation.

;;12. The preaching of the Word of God, Act. 6. 2. 1 Thess. 2. 13. Not that it is the same with the Scriptures or written Word of God formerly, but is, or ought to be so, 1 Analogically, or by agreement with it; 2 Materially, or for substance of that which the Preacher teacheth, Isa. 8. 20. 1 Tim. 6. 3. & 2. 4.;;

;;13. Prayer to God, or the word of Supplication to God. So the word of Elias, 1 King. 17. 1. is interpreted and explained by St. James, ch. 5. 17.;;

Word]

Numb. 20. 24. Heb. mouth, marg. 1 King. 20. 12. Message. Comp. the text with the marg. 2 Cor. 1. 18. or Preaching, marg.

Word]

;;The whole will of God, revealed in the Law and Gospel. Rev. 3. 8. Thou hast kept my word.

;;2. That part of Gods will contained in the Book of the Revelation, ch. 22. 7. which observe thewords of this prophesie.

;;3. The eternall and infallible Decree of the most high God, concerning the conversion of the Jews, unto the faith of Christ, Rev. 19. 9. These are the true words of God himself.

;;4. Christ … the Son of God, the second Person in Trinity, the eternall wisdome of his Father, that word which was from the beginning. Rev. 19. 13. The word of God.

;;5. A particular prophesie touching the making of all things new; to wit, in the restitution of the Jews, and after that of the whole world. Rev. 21. 5. Write, for these words are faithsull and true.

There's a threefold word.

1 Divine, and this is the Word of the Lord, Gen. 15. 1. Psal. 18. 30. & 33. 4. of Christ, Joh. 14. 24. & 17. 8. Col. 3. 16. of the holy Ghost, Luk. 12. 12. Act. 1. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 11. 2 Pet. 1. 21. of the Seers, 2 Chron. 33. 18. of the Apostles, 1 Thes. 2. 13. of the Scriptures, 2 King. 22. 11. yea, that Word which God putteth into one, though the man be wicked, Numb. 22. 38. those may be fitly tearmed. Acceptable, Eccles. 12. 10. Comfortable, Zac. 1. 13. Easie to be understood, 1 Cor. 14. 9. Good, 2 King. 20. 19. Prov. 12. 25. 2 Thess. 2. 17. Heb. 6. 5. Goodly, Gen. 49. 21. Gracious, Luk. 4. 22. Ingraffed, Jam. 1. 21. pleasant, Prov. 16. 24. Precious, 1 Sam. 3. 1. Pure, Psal. 119. 140. Quick, Heb. 4. 12. Right, Psal. 33. 4. Soft, Job 41. 3. Sound, 2 Tim. 1. 13. Sure, 2 Pet. 1. 19. Sweet, Psal.: 119. 103. True, 2 Sam. 7. 28. of truth and peace, Deut. 2. 26. of truth and sobernesse, Act. 26. 25. Unspeakable, 2 Cor. 12. 4. of understanding, Prov. 1. 2. Wholesome, 1 Tim. 6. 3.

2. Humane, the words of men, 1 Sam. 24. 6. Prov. 18. 5. Eccl. 8. 3. Those are too often abominable, 1 Chr. 21. 6. Bitter, Psal. 64. 3. Blasphemous, Act. 6. 11. Corrupt, Dan. 2. 9. Devouring, Psal. 52. 4. Enticing, 1 Cor. 2. 4. Evill, 1 Cor. 15. 33. Faigned, 2 Pet. 2. 3. of falshood, Isa. 59. 13. Flattering, 1 Thess. 2. 5. Grievous, Prov. 15. 1. Great, Dan. 7. 25. of Hatred, Psal. 109. 3. Idle, Mat. p. 73812. 36. Lying, Isa. 32. 7. …, 3 Joh. 10. Stout, Mal. 3. 13. …, 2 Pet. 2. 18. Vain, Job 16. 3. Eph. 5. 6.

3 …, which Satan maketh men to speak, 1 Tim. 22. 13. 2 Tim. 2. 17. See …'s ….

Bring me word, Genes. 37. 14. Notice of, ….

By the Word]

;;According to the Commandement of God, … Preachers to teach Christ. Rom. 10. 17. And hearing by the … of God.

;;Some …, as Martyr, Pareus, doe interpret [ … ] for the matter and substance of preaching, or Sermons; which must not be any precepts or traditions of men (which are both uncertain and unlively, too dead … beget faith;) but the written Word, or Scripture of the Old and New Testament; which be indeed the lively seed and firm foundation of ….

;;Through this interpretation be godly, yet the … which I have … (ut of M. Bcza) is fitter.

;;1 Because it is ritten not Ec Rhematos, of the Word, but Dia, … the Word.

;;2 Because it is Rhema not Logos.

;;3 Because this doth … and … agree with … beginning of vers. 15. How shall they preach except they … …? that is, the Word and command … of God must come to send and to warrant some to teach, and others to hear them. Lastly, the [Word] is elsewhere put for Commandement, Luk 5. 5.

The Word of faith]

;;The Gospel or the doctrine of free salvation, upon condition we beleeve. …. 10. 8. This is the … of faith which we preach.

To fulfill the Word, Col. 1. 25. foreign, to fulfill … …, is a phrase that we meet with, 1 Mac. 2. 55. spoken of …, that sor fulfilling the … he was made a Judge in …; whereas the Word signifies the will and … of God, revealed unto him, so foreign to fulfill it, is to perform it in a very eminent manner. But in this place foreign being by the context confined to anotheir notion, the … or … the Gospel of Christ peculiarly, foreign, to fulfill the Word of God, will be, to fulfill that preaching, i. e. to proceed as far in the preaching of it, as by all his alligence and care, by himself and others he … do. Thus we have a … phrase, Rom. 15. 29. to fill up the preaching or Gospel of Christ, i. e. to preach it from City to City, from Jerusalem as far as to Illyricum. D. Ham. Annot. e.

It is … by the Word of God, 1 Tim. 4. 5. The … … God in this place, by which meats are said to be sanctified, i. e. … and sreed from all … or pollution, so that they may lawfully be used and enjoyed, is certainly that … of … … revealed in the …, which frees the … … those observances; for this … can … …, that it is lawfull to do so, and consequently … it may be done with faith or assurance, that they doe not … Idem Annot. c.

… word]

;;A vain unprofitable speech, whereof there is no use for soul or body; for this life or the life to …; for our … or others. …. 12. 36. … give account for … idle word they speak.

… of the Lord]

;;The …, which witnesseth of the, Lord; also the preaching of it, 2 Thess. 3. 1. 1 Thess. 1. 8.

Ministers of the Word, Luk. 1. 2. Instruments and actors of those things, which were the subject matter of this following …; for the word foreign may signifie, as it doth in some other places, as vers. 4. the matter, the thing spoken of. It is the opinion of some, that foreign signifies here as generally it doth throughout St. John's Gospel, the Word, i. e. Christ incarnate. D. Ham. Paraph. & Annot. b.

To put words into the mouth]

is, To teach, inform, instruct, Numb. 22. 38.

… of the Dath]

Heb. 7. 28. that is, the prophesie or promise of God by the Psalmist, confirmed by an oath. Annot.

Not to speak after ones word]

is, To acquiesce, and r st in it, Job 29. 22.

… of righteousnesse]

;;The Gospel, which teacheth the … of God, and the way to attain it, Heb. 5. 13. … teacheth the righteousnesse both of justification and sanctification. Annot.

To send a word]

is spoken when the thing is effected which God commanded, Psal. 107. 18. & 147. 14.

Words, Deut. 16. 19. or matters, marg.

By the words, 2 Chr. 29. 15. or in the businesse, marg. 1 Cor. 1. 17. or speech, marg. 2 Tim. 4. 25. or preachings, marg.

Good words]

;;See Accept, Grace, Justice, …, Justifie.

Vain words, 2 Tim. 1. 20. Hebr. words of the lips, marg. Job 16. 3. Hebr. words of wind, marg.

Work]

;;Threefold.

;;1. The work of God onelyonly, as Creation, or the creature; this God will not judge, but reform and repair.

;;2. The work of man onelyonly, as sin; this will God judge, and not absolve.

;;3. The work of God and man together, as godlinesse, 2 Cor. 6. 1. This God will reward.

A work]

;;Some outward deed or action, divine or humane, good or evill. Gen 2. 2. When God hath made an end of all his work. Jam. 2. 18. Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works. Rev. 2. 13. I will render cvery one of you according to your works.

;;2. The free reward which follows good works, in life everlasting. Rev. 4. 13. And their works follow them. Also correction for sin, Isa. 5. 12. 19.

;;3. Such servile work, as is proper to every mans calling, which may be done in the six dayes. Exod. 4. 5. also 10. 9. Thou shalt doe all thy works.

;;4. Merit or deserving by works. Rom. 3. 20. Therefore by the works of the Law shall no flcsh be justified, Vers. 28. Chap. 4. 2. & 11. 6. If it be of grace, no more then of works. Thus is […] taken in all places, where it is opposed and set against Faith or Grace.

;;5. … and unhonest manners. Tit. 1. 16. They deny him in their works.

;;6. Stuffe or matter needfull to build withall. Prov. 24. 27. Prepare … work without.

Work]

Exod. 16. 31. Heb. hand, marg. Joh. 10. 3. Heb. …, marg. Isa. 49. 4. or reward, marg. Rom. 9. 28. or account, marg.

Work of faith]

;;A true lively faith, which is the work of Gods wonderful power in the elect. 2. Thess. 1. 11. The … of saith with power. Joh. 6. 29. This is the work of God, that ye … in him whom he hath sent.

Work of faith]

;;Either Faith, which is a speciall and wonderfull work of God, or which is working and operative, … by love, Joh. 6. 29. 1 Thess. 1. 2. Gal. 5. 6. 2 Thess. 1. 11.

Work of the flesh]

;;Such sinfull deeds as nature unreformed, or inbred corruption brings forth, Galat. 5. 19.

Work of God]

;;Any thing created of God, or any blessing or punishment, as work of his Mercy, or Justice. This is the general acception of the word; but more particularly, the faith of the elect, which in the least measure and degree is yet wrought in our hearts by God, Rom. 14. 20 Whereas some understand that place of Paul, of mans salvation; others of man …, consisting of body and soul, and … of charity or other fruits and gifts of Faith: yet it is best to interpret it of the weak faith of such as knew not their liberty by Christ; for thus the circumstances of the place lead me to expound it: also the words of …, Joh. 6. 29. The least spark of faith coming from God, must be cherished in our weak and infirm brethren, after the example of our elder brother, who doth not quench the smoaking flax, Isa. 42. 3.

A good work, 1 Tim. 3. 1. A work of some virtue and … in it self, as being that which is the … a … life, at least the greatest part of it to the service of God; to which therefore an … crown of glory, is proposed by St. Peter as the reward, 1 Pet. 5. 4. Dr. Ham. Annot. a.

Work]

;;A thing wrought or done with exceeding skill, Cant. 7. 1. The work of the hand of a … workman.

Work of his hands]

;;Gods people regenerate by his Spirit, to be new creatures. Isa. 19. 15.

Work of our hands]

;;The duties both of our generall calling, as we are Christians, to wit, to beleeve in Christ, and to repent of our sins, bringing forth the fruits thereof by a godly and upright life; and also of our speciall and p. 739particular callings, as we are Magistrates, Ministers, Fathers, Masters, Subjects, Children, &c. Psal. 90. 18. Direct thou the works our hands upon us.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, Exod. 5. 9. Heb. let the work be heavy upon the men, marg.

Work of the Ministery]

;;The whole duty which a Minister by virtue of his calling is bound for to perform unto his …, as to Preach, to Rule, to Pray, to Administer the Sacraments, to exhort and comfort privately, &c. Eph. 4. 12. For the … of the Ministery.

Perfect work]

;;Our consummation in Christ, which is the work and use of afflictions, sent unto beleevers, as Gods instrument, to polish and perfect them. As Jam. 1. 4. Let patience have her perfect work.

Work]

Heb. 6. 10. Your work and labour of love; that is, those duties, which out of love to him, we perform with labour and striving. Leighs Annot.

To work, referred to God]

;;To execute and fulfil something decreed from everlasting in Gods counsel. Eph. 1. 11. God worketh all things after the counsell of his ….

;;2. To govern and rule the world by ordinary admi nistration. Joh. 5. 17. My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

;;3. To doe some extraordinary thing, which may in speciall manner declare either Gods mercy or wrath. Act. 13. 41. I work a work in your dayes, a work, which ye will not beleeve, if a man would tell it you.

;;4. To satisfie by offering of Sacrifices, legall, or by suffering penal evils. Rom. 3. 20. & 4. 5.;;

To work, referred to men]

;;To do some good action ap proved of God, and pleasing to him. Joh. 6. 28. That we might work the works of God.

;;2. To deserve something by his work, or to rest upon the merit of his work. Rom. 4. 4. To him that worketh wages is counted by debt.

;;3. Diligently to labour in a good vocation. Act. 18. 3. He abode with them, and wrought; for their craft was to make tents.

To work glory]

;;That God hath made afflictions for Christ to be the way to eternall glory, 2 Chr. 4. 17. Act. 14. 22. Things work to glory, either as causes, or occasions, or necessary helps.

To workout]

;;To be constant in doing good works, to the end of ones life, running on still in the race of godliness, Phil. 2. 12. Work out (or make an end of) your salvation fear and trembling.

To work will and deed]

;;To give power and make able by grace to will well, and work well, Phil. 2. 13. The doctrine of universall grace and free will, that all (if they will) may will and doe well, fals to the ground … this sentence, which refers all to Gods grace in matters of pleasing God, and of salvation, as in the latter end of this Verse is very plain: os his good pleasure; that is, as he willeth and pleaseth, so he distibuteth.

Work the works of God, …. 6. 28. The tasks or commands of God, which is evideneed by the following verse; This is the Work of God, (the task which God prescribes us) that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. D. Ham. Annot. c.

There are the Works,

1. Of God, being good. Phil. 1. 6. great, Psal. 92. 5. … and glorious, Psal. 111. 3. manifold, Psal. 104. 24. marvellous, Isa. 29 14. perfect, Deut. 32. 4. strange, Isa. 28. 21. terrible, Psal. 66. 3. wonderfull, Psal. 40. 5. wonder ous, Job 37. 14.

2. Of Christ, being mighty, Matth. 11. 20, 21. & 14. 2.

3. Of men; being,

1 …, Tit. 1. 16. and right, Eccl. 4. 4. as be the works of Art, Exod. 35. 32. building, Nehem. 4. 19. one calling, service, Levit. 23. 7. charity, 2 Cor. 9. 8. a good …? Mat. 5. 16. of faith and love, 1 Thess. 1. 3. 2 Thess 1. 11. husbandry, Prov. 24. 27. of the Law, Rom 2. 15. of the Ministery. Eph. 4. 12. of patience, Jam. 1. 4. of repentance, Act. 26. 20. of righteousnesse, Tit. 3. 5.

2. Evill, 2 Tim. 4. 18. and wicked, Psal. 141. 4. being the works of darknesse, …. 5. 11. dead, Heb. 6. 1. of …, …. 10. 15. of the flesh, Gal. 5. 19. of idols, Deut. 4. 28. of iniquity, Isa. 59. 6. wickednesse, Mal. 3. 15.

4. Of the Devil, 1 Joh. 3. 8. See Bernard's Thesaur.

Worker]

Taken, 1. In a good sense, for one that laboureth or exerciseth himselfe about the work of his calling; as a worker in brasse, 1 King. 7. 14. … of stone, 1 Chr 22. 15.

2. In a bad sense; as, deceitfull …, 2 Cor. 11. 13. evill …, Phil. 3. 2. workers with … …. 2 King. 24. 23. workers of …, Job 31. 3. & 34. 8, 22. Psal. 5. 5. & 6. 8. Prov. 10. 29. Luk. 13. 27.

Workers of miracles, 1 Corin. 12. 29. or powers, marg.

It is God that worketh in you both to will and to do, Phil. 2. 13. To work in us the foreign, the willing and the acting or operating, is the giving that strength, working in us those abilities which are required to our willing or working, as necessary to prepare and assist us to do either. Dr. Ham. Annot. d. Heb. 13. 21. working or …, marg.

Work-fellow]

foreign, Rom. 16. 21. Helper, as the word is rendred, Rom. 16. 3, 9. 2 Cor. 1. 24. or sellow-helper, as it's rendted, 2 Cor. 8. 23. or fellow. la ourer, as Phil. 4. 3. or fellow-…, as Col. 4. 11.

Working]

Heb. 13. 21. Working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, Gr. making in you, viz. by his holy Spirit, Phil. 2. 13. ….

It is not by any strength of our own, whereby good works are wrought; but even by the power of God working in us …. Dickson.

Working of Satan]

;;His might and strength, which Satan shal utter by Antichrist in doing wonders to deceive the … by his errors, 2 Thess. 2. 9.

Working together]

;;The meeting of many causes to bring forth one common effect. Rom. 8. 29. All things work together &c.

Workman]

One that worketh in …, a Brasier or sounder, Isa. 40. 19. One that worketh … timber, as a Wright, Carpenter, or Carver, Isa. 40. 20. …. A Minister of the Gospel, who laboureth in the work of the Lord, Mat. 10. 10. 2 Tim. 2. 15.

Workman]

See Cunning.

Workmanship]

Art, science, occupation, Hebr. …, Exod. 31. 3. Aynsw. Creation, work, fabrick, Eph. 2. 10. … workmanship. We are Gods workmanship, both in … of our first Creation, and in respect of our …, which is a second Creation, of which these … are to be understood; for he speaketh not of us as … are by nature, but as new creatures in Christ, by grace, Annot.

His workmanship]

;;Elect convetted … who are not their owne not the work of any creature, but the work and fabrick of the mighty God alone, regenerating and as it were creating them the second time, by renewing their corrupt nature, which was no more able to change itself in whole, or in part, then to make themselves at first. …. 2. 10. We are the workmanship of God, created, &c. Pelagians which do attribute our new birth to nature, and the Papists which doe divide this … work between nature and grace, do not know the Scripture, and therefore do grievously erre.

Workmen]

The ministers of the Gospel, Mat. 10. 10. Luk. 10. 7.

According to our works]

;;As our works shall be good or evill. so shall our judgement and doome be. Rom. 2. 6. … will reward every man according to his …. Psalm. 62. 12. Mat. 16. 27. Howsoever the form of the sentence at the last day shall passe, according to the condition of our works, yet works merit not as causes, but witnesse as tokens.

Works of darknesse]

;;Sinful works. which come from ignorance and …, Eph. 5. 11. See ….

;;Note. No good work in all the Scripture, but hath a commandement to do it.

;;2. A promise to them that do it.

;;3. An example of Saints which have done it.

;;By this rule most Popish works are discarded from being good works.

… shew by faith our works]

;;Not that a lively true faith can be voyd of works (being ever coupled with love to God and our Neighbour) but … ones faith (… he boasteth) cannot be shewed and demonstrated by any argument where the testimony of good works is wanting. …. 2. 18. Shew me thy faith by thy works. This beateth down Hypocrites.

p. 740Works of God]

;;Such deeds as God commandeth, allowes, loves, and will reward. Joh. 6. 28. What shall we doe, that we might work the works of God?

;;2. The actions of Gods mercies towards the elect, and of his judgements towards the wicked. Psal. 145. 17. The Lord is holy in all his works. Also v. 5, 10. All thy works praise thee. Isa. 5. 12.

Works of God]

;;1. The Creation of the world, Gen. 2. 1, 2, 3. Heb. 4. 10.

;;2. The Creatures or naturall things created by God. Either Man, or any other, Psal. 8. 4. & 138. 8. & 102. 25. Rom. 14. 20. Psal. 104. 24.;;

;;3. The gubernation and preservation of the world, Joh. 5. 17. Psal. 145. 17.;;

;;4. The Sanctification of his Church, or the sanctity it self of the Church; and good works of the godly, which are Gods works originally, Joh. 6. 28. & 9. 4. Isa. 26. Thou hast wrought all our works in us. And Eph. 2. 10. But are ours possessively and instrumentally.;;

;;5. The Redemption of mankind, Joh. 9. 4. Act. 3. 41.;;

;;6. Any temporal benefit or work of God, if it be extraordinary and miraculous, Joh. 5. 36. & 10. 25, 38.;;

;;7. The glorification or exaltation of the good, Phil. 3. 21. Psal. 111. 2, 3.;;

;;8. The condemnation or punishment of the evill, Psal. 111. 7.;;

Good works]

;;1. Properly, those actions which are according to Gods Law, Tit. 3. 8. Eph. 2. 10.

;;2. Improperly, and ironically, those which men think to be good and are not, but are evill, Tit. 3. 5. Mat. 9. 13. Isa. 57. 12.

Good works]

;;All manner of duties inward and outward, as well thoughts, as words and actions, towards God or man, which are commanded in the Law of God, and come from a pure heart, and faith unfaigned, being referred unto Gods glory. Eph. 2. 10. Created to good works. Blind Christians, which think onelyonly Almes-deeds to be good Works, or outward actions at utmost, be deceived; as the Papists, who reckon for good such works as themselves invented and are not commanded of God.

Good works]

;;Merciful and charitable actions, Heb. 10. 24.

;;2. Holy duties of all sorts, towards God and man, chap. 13. 21.

Good works and evill]

;;All Moral virtues and vices, commanded or forbid in the Decalogue or morall Law of God, 3 Joh. vers. 11. Ephes. 2. 16. Rom. 2. 7, 9. Joh. 5. 29.

;;2. The doers and workers of good or evil things. Rom. 13. 3. Rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evill. Evil works fear not, but the committers of them have cause of terror; as to the doers of good there belongeth praise and reward.

;;Also note, that the Works here, be not Moral, but Civil deeds; not Theological, but Politicall: such virtues or vicious actions, as by the good Laws of the Magistrate be commanded and prohibited: for there be very many works morally good and evill, which the Magistrate can neither praise nor punish, as all inward thoughts and imaginations. The rule of good works is the revealed Will of God: The generall heads of good works be these three:

;;1. Sobriety, which is the moderate use of sleep, meat, drink, and other benefits of this life.

;;2. Righteousnesse, which is our just dealing with men, without fraud or oppression.

;;3. Godlinesse, which is the worshiping of the true God, in a true and right manner, and with a true and sincere heart, Tit. 2. …

;;The particular works of Christians are then tryed and found to be good:

;;1. When they are guided by knowledge, and proceed of lively Faith, Rom. 10. 2. 2 Tim. 1. 5. Heb. 11. 6. and thoughout that Chap. 1 Tim. 4. 4.

;;2. If they be directed unto Gods glory, 1 Cor. 10. 31.

;;3. Which they are carryed with a joynt respect to all Gods commandements, Psal. 119. 6.

;;4. When a speciall care is had of doing the duties of our particular callings, and we hold out with constancy, Rev. 2. 10. Luk. 3. 13.

;;Three chief spurs to good works (amongst many) be,

;;1. The precepts of God.

;;2. The example of the godly.

;;3. The benefits promised to works of godlinesse, both present and future.

;;Concerning the causes of good works, God onelyonly is the originall, primary, and efficient cause, 1 Cor. 4. 7. Eph. 2. 10. Phil. 2. 13. Joh. 6. 28, 29. and so they are Gods works, and not ours.;;

;;1. By commandement.;;

;;2. By assistance.;;

;;3. By acceptation.;;

;;But again, they are our works possessively and instrumentally, Phil. 2. 12. Joh. 6. 28, 29. 1 Cor. 15. 10, 11.;;

;;They that oppose the subordinate (the grace of God, or the duty, or endevour of man) as contraries, make an efficient without an instrument, and an instrument without an efficient: to think to do any good without the help or grace of God, is to contemne Gods grace, and to flatter mans weaknesse with the name of them; and again to expect the grace of God without our use of the means which God hath appointed, is to tempt God, and to nourish mens idlenesse.

Works of the Law]

;;Not works done before Faith, and the grace of Conversion, for they be sins condemned by the Law; but such Works as be commanded by the Law. Rom. 3. 28.

Our own works]

;;Our corrupt nature and the evill fruits of it, Heb. 4. 10.

Works of righteousnesse]

;;See Good works, and Saved by grace, and Righteousnesse. These save not,

;;1. Where they are not, Deut. 9. 4, 5, 6, 7. Tit. 3. 5.

;;2. Where they are good in opinion, but evil indeed, as Luk. 18. 11, 14. Mat. 9. 13.

;;3. Where they want the merits of Christ to cover their imperfections, 2 Tim. 1. 9.

;;4. They save not, nor serve by way of explation or satisfaction for evill works.

;;5. Nor as they are ours in our selves, but as Gods and by Gods grace in us, Eph. 2. 9, 10. Rom. 6. 22, 23.

;;But yet they are said to save, 2 Tim. 1. 9. Tit. 2. 11, 12. & 3. 5.

;;1. Privatively, as keeping us from our dissolving, the contrary sins, to which damnation is threatned, when they are committed, Dan. 4. 24.

;;2. Preparatively, as without which we shall not be partakers of the merits of Christ, Mat. 3. 2, 3. Luk. 13. 3, 5. Mat. 5. 20. & 18. 3. As being the conditions which God requireth of all that shall be justified and saved, Mat. 5. 20. & 6. 14, 15.

Workers …]

;;Apostles and Ministers, who by their painfull preaching of the Gospel, and outward dispensation of the Word and mysteries, do labour with, and under God, about the conversion and salvation of sinners. 1 Cor. 3. 9. For we are workers and labourers together with God. What doth this place further the Papists, to prove that Free-will of it self, and owne natural strength, doth work toward the imbracing of faith, repentance, spiritual righteousnesse, and regeneration of life? For in all these respects, Paul affirmeth himself and Apollos to be nothing, and that it is God giveth the whole increase, 1 Cor. 3. 6. As God of his owne good will calleth Ministers, putteth them forth to labour in the vineyard of his Church, poureth meet graces in them, to fit them to his work: So it is he alone which worketh in the hearts of the hearers to renew their hearts for to beleeve the Gospel, and repent of their sins. Therefore nothing but planting and watering, the externall work onelyonly belongeth to the Ministers; the inward conversion is peculiar to God alone, who makes his Ordinances effectuall, where and when he pleaseth, using his Ministers as instruments onelyonly in the salvation of men, as 1 Cor. 3. 5.

Works]

;;The dealings and practises of Ministers and people in their callings and affairs, wherein whatsoever is done well, is both seen and approved of Christ. Rev. 2. 2. I know thy works.

;;2. A … large and blessed reward by Gods free mercy, given to good works after this life. Rev. 14. 13. And their works do follow them. Not their merits, but a free reward to their works.

Their works do follow them; Go with them. The words p. 741well weighed sound so, works being put metonymically for the wages and reward of their works, as 2 Cor. 5. 10. their works are their eternal rewards, and that in four things. 1. In a consummation of Grace. 2. In a perfect communion with the Lord Christ. 3. In a perfect fruition of God. 4. In the glorious Imploiment that the Soul shal have in heaven. Leigh. Annot.

;;3. The merit and … of wickednesse and cruelty. Rev. 18. 6. Give her double, according to her works. Let such then see what they will answer to God, who would have … to be favourably thought of, and dealt gently withall.

;;4. Deeds and actions, evil or good. Rev. 20. 12. According to their works.

World]

;;The whole frame of Heaven and Earth, with all creatures above and below. Joh. 1. 10. The world was made by him. Heb. 11. 3. This is the Elementary world.

;;2. All the people or inhabitants of the world, men and women, even whole mankinde. Rom. 5. 12. By one sin entred into the world. 2 Pet. 1. 14 Lusts which be in the …. A Metonymie. This is the reasonable world, or world of men.

;;3. All unregenerate men, be they elect or reprobate. Joh. 15. 18, 19. I have chosen you out of the world. 1 Joh. 5. 19. The world lies in …. This is the world of the wicked, …. 16. 8.

;;4. The Elect only. Joh. 3. 16. God so loved the world. 2 Cor. 5. 9. God was in Christ reconciling the world. This is the world of the Elect, Joh. 3. 16. Elect … the world, both because they are taken out of Jews and Gentiles, and do by nature participate in the corruption and wickednesse of the world.

;;5. The company of true believers only, whether they be Jews or Gentiles 1 Joh. 2. 2. Not for our sins, but for the sins of the whole world. This is the world of the faithful, or believers.

;;6. The reprobate only, and the whole company of them. Joh. 17. 9. I pray not for the world. Joh. 14. 17, 22. whom the world cannot receive. This is the world of the Reprobate, who be tearmed the world, because they be the greatest number. 2. They do most hurt to the whole world. … And do savour onelyonly the things of this world.

;;7. Wicked lusts, such as reign in evill men, the children of this world. 1 Joh. 2. 16. Love not the world, nor the things of the world. Often it signifieth that sinful and miserable condition which all men lie under through Adam's sall, Joh. 14. 15. and elsewhere.

;;8. The condition and state of this terrene earthly life, 1 Cor. 7. 34. Careth for the things of the world; that is, things which belong to relieve us, whiles we live here in this … condition.

;;9. Earth it selfe. Matth. 4. 8. And shewed him all the Kingdomes of the world. This is the … world. It signifieth earth, and all creatures living thereon, save such as were in the Ark of Noah, 2 Pet. 2. 6.

;;10. The unbelieving Gentiles …, being dispersed throughout the world. Rom. 11. 10. If the sall of them be the riches of the world. Synecdoche of a part for the whole.

;;11. Evrey person indefinitely, without respect of sex, age, degree, or countrey. Joh. 18. 20. I speak openly to the world. Joh. 3. 17. That the world through him might be saved; that is, whatsoever persons should beleeve in him at any time.

;;12. The pomp and glory that is in men, and in all earthly things. Gal. 6. 14. … the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

;;13. The things that God gives us here to use, for the maintenance of this life. 1 Cor. 7. 31. They that use this world, as if they used it not. This is worldly goods.

;;14. The state and condition of such as shall be glorified in heaven. Luk. 20. 35. They that … be … worthy to enjoy that world. This is the Celestial world.

;;15. All … power of the world, that riseth up against our salvation. 1 Joh. 5. 4.

All the world]

;;Beleevers, of all sexes, ages, times, countreys, or degrees. … Joh. 2. 2. Of all the world.

;;2. Exceeding many, by an …, Joh. 12. 19.

All the world, Luk. 2. 1. That foreign doth not alwayes, signifie the … world, may be concluded by Act 11. 28. where the … of the … through the whole world, seems to belong to the … which was … by Christ Mat. 24. 7. Thus Luk, 21. 26. the things that come … the world, seems to belong only to those things that were a coming on Judea. Here the world belongs to the … Empire, … is often called by that Title. D. Ham. Annot. a.

World]

;;The whole company of the …, even whosoever are … from Christ, whether within or without the Church, Rev. 12. 9. … hath deceived all the world.

World]

which have been since the world began. Luk. 1. 70. The … is divided two wayes, either into the age … the Messias, and the age of the Messias, or into the age of this …, and of the world … come, after the day of doom. Accordingly the word foreign, is used sometimes for the first … of the first division, for the first state, beginning at the … of the world and … to the end of the Jewish Common-wealth. Thus is the phrase foreign, a seculo, ordinarily used: and accordingly foreign here, to note that generall age, from the beginning … the world, of which the Jewish state was an eminent part, under which prophecies had been allowed by God to this …. And it being resolved by the Jews, that there was to be another age (beside that first) which they call the age of the Messias, or the age to come, they are wont to use the … in seculum & seculum, to age and to age, meaning thereby both these ages, the then present, and that … then to come, the age of the Messias. Sometimes again the word foreign signifies the first member of the second division, this world from the Creation, till the day of doom, as Luk. 20. 34. And so likewise for the second part of the second division, the state after this lise, that of another world; ordinarily called the world to come, and … that world or age, it is oft called foreign simply also, as Joh. 6. 51, 58. Dr. Hamm. Annot. o.

Children of this world]

;;Such as live in the world, whether they be good or bad. Luk. 20. 34. The Children of this world marry …, and are marryed.

;;2. Such as are wholly given to the things of this life, and to this present world, Luk. 16. 8.

World to come]

Heb. 2. 5. The Apostle following the … of the …, Isa. 9. 6. cals the Church under the Gospel, especially after Christs Resurrection and …, when he had entred upon his eternal Priesthood, The world to come:

1. In relation of the Church before and under the Law.

2. Because of the … of all things by Christ begun already, 2 Cor. 5. 17. and shall be finished hereafter at the general day of resurrection, which is called the time of the … of all things, Act. 3. 21. Ephes. 1. 10. Annot.

Heb. 6. 5. And the powers of the world to come. The … of heaven. Annot.

When … … int the World]

Heb. 10. 5. Joh. 16. 28. & 18. 37. 1 Tim. 1. 5. understand it of his being made flesh, Joh. 1. 14. or being manifested in the flesh, 1 Tim. 3. 16.

Condemned the World]

Heb. 11. 7. that is, by building of which Ark through faith and obedience unto God, he witnessed against the disobedient and ungodly (1 Pet. 3. 20. 2 Pet. 2. 5.) of the old world, to the greater condemnation of their infidelity. Annot.

Ends of the World]

;;The latter daies and times of the world. Heb. 9. 16. But now in the end of the world hath he been made manifest.

;;3. The certain period and point of time, when the world (as it now standeth) shall be dissolved. Mat. 24. 4. And of the end of the world.

Faith overcometh the World]

;;That Christ received by faith, … down the remnants of corruption which reigneth in the world: Also strengtheneth us to bear the persecutions of the World; and lastly, conquereth Satan the Prince of the world, 1 Joh. 5. 4.

Foundation of the world]

;;The beginning of Heaven and earth; … the time when they were first framed. Heb. 9. 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world.

A Friend of the world]

;;One that loveth and embraceth the lusts and pleasures of sin. Jam. 4. 4. Whosoever will be a Friend to the world, makes himself an enemy to God.

God of this world]

;;The Devil or Satan, whom wicked men serve and obey as their God, and in whom he rules p. 742and work effectually, as in his own people and Subjects. 3. Cor. 4. In whom the God of this world had blinded their minde.

Goods of this World]

;;Riches, wealth, even all things pertaining to this life. 1 John. 3. 17. Whosoever hath this worlds goods.

Inhabitants of the World]

;;The Children of God which dwel in this world, and which for their sake was restored, and is continued. Isa. 26. 9. The Inhabitants of the world will learn righteousnesse. Thus I expound it, and not generally of all men, by reason of the opposition in the Vers. 9. 10. between the Inhabitants of the World, and the wicked, whom no correction can tame and teach goodnesse, be they never so equal and gracious afflictions, yet will not the ungodly by them be brought to their right senses, to see and acknowledge the excellent and mighty works of God, nor to submit to his word.

;;2. The Babylonians, the whole put for the part. Isa. 26. 18. The Inhabitants of the World.

;;3 Elsewhere it is often put for all people, which do dwell on the … face of the earth, and sometime for sinners and transgressors alone, as Isa. 26. 21.

World of iniquity]

;;An huge masse and heap of all manner of vices. Jam. 3. 6. Tongue is a world of Iniquity; that is, an instrument and organ to utter the innumerable corruptions of the heart, out of the abundance whereof the tongue speaketh.

Present evill world]

;;The sinful miserable condition of such as live now in the world: without the knowledge of Christ, being subject to the malice of Satan, and the corruption of sin. Gal. 1. 4. From this present evill world.

The rudiments of the World, Col. 2. 8. Those … waies of piety and virtue, which either the Jews or Gentiles, adhered to before Christ, or before receiving the faith of Christ. And so it must signifie here, the Gentiledoctrines, especially noted by Philosophy at the beginning of the vers. and the worshipping of Angels, vers. 18. but with all the Jewish abstinences, and observations, vers. 14. & 16. D. Ham. Annot. b.

Spirit of the World]

;;That spirit which teacheth such things as the men of this world do delight in. 1 Cor. 2. 12. We have not received the spirit of the world.

That world]

;;Eternal life in heaven. Luk. 20. 35. They shall be counted worthy to enjoy that world.

Worldly]

;;Of the world; applied unto lusts, Tit. 2. 12. …, Heb. 9. 11.

Worldly Sanctuary]

;;The Tabernacle under the Law, till the Temple was built, to have been earthly and brittle, because it was so made, as it might easily be taken asunder, and put together again, Numb. 4. 31, 32. & 7, 8. Exod. 26. 3, 20. Heb. 9. 1. A worldly Sanctuary. This signifieth that the faithful in this Tabernacle of their body (which is to be laid downe and set up) are sojourners from the Lord, till they come to have a stable habitation in the heavenly Kingdome. The work-men of the Tabernacle being industrious and skilful men, Exod. 36, 1, 2, 8. did signifie all the Ministers of the Church, with the several graces of the Spirit, fitting them to the Ministery, Rom. 12. 6. Ephes. 4. 8. 11. 1 Cor. 12. 4. 1 Pet. 4. 10, 11.

Worldly Sanctuary]

Heb. 9. 1. that is, earthly and corporal, it being here opposed to the heavenly and spiritual Tabernacle. Annot.

Hereby we are taught to think of all the external glory of Levitical service, only as the earthly representation of heavenly things: and under all these earthly shadows, to seek into an heavenly signification. Dicksson.

Made the …]

Heb. 1. 2. See made. There is another world besides this, Mat. 12. 32. or else it is so called for the variety of times and ages, and sorts of the creatures, one succeeding another. … Annot.

Worm]

;;A contemptible base creature, creeping upon the ground, &c.

Of worms there are divers kindes, as Earth-worms, worms breeding in the brain, stomach, belly of men, women, and children: So in beasts, fishes, fruits, &c.

;;2. A person contemned in the world, and had in vile account. Psal. 22 6. But I am a worm, and not a man, a shame and contempt of men. Accusing conscience, Isa. 66. 24.

Wormwood]

A bitter herb so called, Prov. 5. 4.

It is put,

1. For affliction and calamity, Lam. 3. 15, 19. Jer. 23. 15. & 9. 15.

2. For injustice and oppression, Amos 5. 7. & 6. 12.

3. For a false Teacher, Rev. 8. 10. 11.

4. For a grievous sin, Deut. 29. 18.

Wormwood]

;;Properly an Hearb (commonly known by this name) of quality very bitter, making the liquor into which it is poured, more bitter then that it can be ….

;;2. Figuratively, false doctrine, errors, lies, and heresies, which (like bitter wormwood) corrupt and poyson the sweet and wholesome waters of the Word. Revelation 8. 11. The name of the Star is called Wormwood.

Called foreign, because no man pleasantly eats of it, for the exceeding great bitternesse thereof. It seems here allusion is made to the waters of Marah, whereof Israel could not drink, because they were bitter; but this made the waters not bitter onelyonly, but deadly also. Wormwood is taken,

1. For sin, because it is bitter and ungracious to the Lord, and grieveth his Spirit. Amos 5. 7. & 6. 12. Naturalists write of it, that it is so bitter, that if the juice thereof be put into honey, the bitternesse of it overcomes the sweetnesse of the honey, and compels the honey, which was sweet before, to become bitter. Is it not thus with sinne? It maketh that Lord bitter to his own Creature, notwithstanding that of his own nature he be sweeter then the honey.

2. For judgment proportionable to the sin, which is as bitter to man, as the sin of man is bitter to God. Jer. 23. 15. In this place it figureth …, which is alwaies pernicious, and bringeth forth dangerous, yea deadly effects. That it is in it self, though it be counted very sweet to their corrupt sense, and darkned minds, who are infected therewith. Cowper.

It is a prophetical figure, wherein by the imposition (as it were) of a proper name, the quality, or destiny of the thing or person handled is set forth. This falling star is called Wormwood, that is, (according to the Hebrews with whom the abstracts are used for the …,) Absynthites, to wit, a Prince of bitternesse and sorrows. Such indeed was that Hesperian Caesar, if ever any were exercised with continual calamities from his first rising, unto his end; who while he reigned, the Romane … should be ruined, yea by the setting up of whom, occasion of the ruine was given, because by such division of the empire (as this) brought in, a way was opened to the Barbarians, and the Romane State was cast into direful calamities. Is not he worthily called …-wood for his lot, which fell out to be so bitter to himself and others? according to that of Naomi, Call me not Naomi, callme Marah, because the Almighty hath afflicted me with bitternesse. Mede.

Worse]

More evil, Genes. 19. 9. More harmful, 2 Sam. 19. 7. More wickedly, 1 Kin. 16. 25. 2 Chr. 33. 9. Jer. 7. 26. & 16. 12. Sadder, Dan. 1. 10. Greater, wider, Mat. 9. 16. More dangerous, Mat. 12. 45. More troubled with her disease, Mar. 5. 26. Not so good, Joh. 2. 10. Judgement, punishment, evill, Joh. 5. 14.

Are we the worse, 1 Cor. 8. 8. Have we the lesse, marg.

The last error shall be worse then the first. A proverbial form of speech. The people will believe in him more then before, Joh. 11. 48. & 12. 32. which they counted ….

Put it to a worse, 2 King. 14. 12. Heb. was smitten,

Worship]

Fame, glory, praise, …. 14. 10.

Worship]

;;Civil reverence due unto men, for their authority and gifts. Mat. 9. 18. There came a certain Ruler and worshipped him. This is civil worship.

;;2. Outward religious service, due unto God for the greatnesse of his majesty. Matt. 4. 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God. This is outward divine worship.

;;3. Inward religious honour of the heart; sincerely loving, fearing, and trusting in God, because of his infinite knowledge, mercy, and power. Joh. 4. 24. Must worship him in spirit and in truth. This is inward divine worship.

;;4. Immoderate reverence toward creatures. Act. 10. 25. He sell down at his feet, and worshipped him. Rev. 22. 8. Neither Cornelius nor … did take … or the Angel p. 743to be God, they failed in excesse of …, and were rebuked.

To worship the Angell]

;;To offer divine worship to the Angel, which was but a creature, being too much … with the most glorious brightnesse, and with the joy of his gladsome message. Rev. 19. 10. And I fell before his … to worship him.

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Heb. 1. 6. Let all the Angels of God worship him.

…

1. The Father communicateth to Christ, as his own Nature and Godhead by Generation; so also his own glory, by commanding the creatures to adore him.

2. What the creatures adore they acknowledge by adoration to be God; so God esteemeth.

3. And Christ is the Angels God, … they must adore him. Dickson.

Heb. 11. 21. And worshipped leaning upon the top of his ….

… up his body to do reverence to God, thereby testifying his humility, faith, and hope. Leighs Annot.

It is not said, that he … the top of his staff, but … the top of his staff leaning, for his weaknesse cause, by approaching death: because he would for this foreseen blessing of God upon his posteritie testifie by signs of worship in a weak body, how he esteemed of that favour. Dickson.

To worship the Beast]

;;To acknowledge and reverence Antichrist, and by some outward token or pledge to … subjection to him. Finally, to maintain him with mind and might. Rev. 14. 9. If any shall … the Beast or his Image.

To worship the Church]

;;To give honour to Christ, dwelling and reigning in his Church, and to honour the Church in Christ her head. Isa. 49 23. They shall … thee with their faces toward the earth. Rev. 3. 9. And worship before thy feet.

To worship devils]

;;To yeeld Religious or Divine honour to Idols, which is a kinde of serving of Devils. Rev. 19. 20. That they should not worship Devils and Idols of gold and silver. Mark that Popish Idolatry as well as Heathenish, is a worship of Devils, and no better, for all pretences.

The worshipping of Idols is an horrible sin, and therefore called, the … of Devils. Deut. 32. 17. The word of the Lord plainly condemns three points of doctrine allowed by the …, which are called doctrine of devils; name ly, the forbidding of marriage, forbidding of meat; and the worshipping of Idols of gold, silver, &c. here said to be the worshipping of Devils. Couper.

Worshipping of Images cometh from the Devil, being contrary to Gods commandement: and the Devil was worshipped in them. Annot.

VVhat Devils did they worship, thou wilt say? Surely not those whom they themselves hold for unclean spirits, and so call them; (for what Christian wittingly and willingly stould worship such?) but those …, which by the Heathen Theologists were understood by this name …, I mean Deastri, (men … ) consecrated by the names both of Angels, and of dead …, as it were Mediators between God and men; who being as it were a mediating divine power and Ministers of the Heavenly and chief Gods, had the oversight of humane affairs. These (especially those that they made of dead men) are called …, of …, the King of the Babylonians or …, or in the … pronounciation Belus, who first was consecrated by his posterity for a Demon, whence …, it came to pass, that such divine powers were called …, that is …, as Baal …, … …, …, …. (Jer. 19.) Even as … the first Emperour Julius Caesar, the other Romane …, afterwards are called Caesars. Mede.

To worship the Dragon]

;;To … supreme dignity and power unto … the Pope of Rome, in this regard that he succeeded the Heathenish Emperours in that City, which was the Metropolis of the Empire. Revel. 13. 4. And they worshipped the Dragon, which gave power to the ….

… obeying the Emperours or Popes idolatrous decrees, they not only worshipped them, but also the devill in them, …. 9. 20. 1 Cor. 10. 20. for the Dragon gave them that power, and his work they did. Not that these … or Popes would … they had their power from the …, or that this people thought they had it … him, or worshipped the Dragon visibly: but when they thought they worshipped God, who in their conceit had … up his dominion, they did closely worship Satan, who had set it up indeed. Or, as the Romane Eagle was caried before the Armie, whereby the beast was followed and worshipped, even with peril of life: So some write that they carried Dragons before every troop, and … that carried …, were called …. … they followed the …. ….

… worship God]

;;To yeild unto God alone Religious Adoration, and Divine honour. Rev. 19. 10. Worship God. Religious worship due to God alone.

Worship]

Worship me, Luk. 4. 7. or fall downe before me, marg. Matth. 18. 26. Worshipped him, or besought him, marg. The word foreign signifies to fall down, as Suppliants do to …. Dr. Hamm. on Matth. 8. 2. Annot. a. Or, as Spaniels couch and crouch before their Masters. Leigh Crit. Sac.

Worshipper]

foreign, Joh. 4. 23. who in the worship of God not only yeildeth the outward reverence of his body, but especially useth religious adoration. In Joh. 9. 31. the word is foreign, as who yeildeth unto God that divine worship which is due unto him only. This word is also applied unto Baal, and Diana, both which had their VVorshippers, 2 King. 10. 19. Act. 19. 35. A …, Gr. the Temple Keeper, marg.

Worst]

Ezek. 7. 24. The most wicked, violent, furious, unconscionable.

Worth]

Gen. 23. 9. Full money, or full silver, according to the Hebrew, According to the value of it, Lev. 27. 23. …. Of more value, 2 Sam. 18. 3.

Make my speech nothing worth, Job. 24. 25. Heb. Bring my speech to nothing; That is, Shew that my reasons … nothing worth, and do not prove for that which I brought them. Annot.

Worthy]

;;One that deserveth by merit of some work done. Rev. 5. 12. Worthy is the Lambe to receive power. Also vers. 4, 9. Thou art worthy to take the Book. Likewise in all places of Scripture, where [Worthy] is affirmed of Christ, and denyed unto men, it hath this signification; one worthy by approbation of strict justice.

;;2 Equal or proportionable. Rom. 8. 18. The afflictions of … time, are not worthy the glory that shall be shewed, that is, not equal in the ballance of Justice.

;;3. One reckoned and accepted as worthy through the worthinesse of Christ imputed unto him. Luk. 21. 39. that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all those things that shall come to passe. … by acceptation in mercy, Act. 5. 41. The verb in … is compound, and is used in Scripture alwaies to set forth the undeserved graces of God, as Luk. 20. 35. Apocalyps 3.

;;4. Fit, or meet. Mat. 3. 8. Bring forth … worthy of repentance; that is such works as be meet and beseeming those that do repent.

;;5. One of excellent valour and courage, deserving great praise for doing hardy and valiant exploits. 2 Sam. 23. 9. One of his three ….

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1 Sam. 1. 5. or double, marg. Luk. 3. 8. or meet for, marg.

Thou art worthy, &c. Rev. 4. 11.) Thou deserverst to be glorified and honoured by the acknowledgment of thine eternal power, for as much as thou hast created all things out of nothing. Leigh. Annot.

Worthy]

;;One who by the righteousnesse of Christ imputad (and not by holinesse inherent) is worthy of eternal glory. Rev. 3. For they be worthy.

Worthy, in my account, as Luk. 20. 25. 2 Thess. 1. 5. and in comparison of the Nicolaitans, Chap. 2. 15. or meet and fit, as in Mat. 3. 8. Eph. 4. 1.

VVhat is it to be worthy, but to merit? say some. By Christs merits, obedience, righteousnesse, in him and for his sake they are counted worthy, and whatsoever … God pronounceth of them for their work, it is by the gracious acceptation thereof in him, worthy, not … …, sed dignatione divina; they are worthy not absolutely, but compared to the other spoken before. Leigh. …

To walk worthy of the Lord, and of the Gospel]

;;To live in such sort as is meet and seemly, for such as have p. 742the mighty God for their Lord, and are professors of the glorious Gospel of Christ. Col. 1. 10. That ye might walk worthy of the Lord. Phil. 1. 27. As becometh the Gospel To walk agreeably to it.

Worthy]

Heb. 11. 38. Of whom the world was not worthy. Notwithstanding they were hated and persecuted of all Mat. 24. 6. and accounted the filth and off-scouring of the world. 1 Cor. 4. 13. Annot.

They have that excellence that the world is not worthy to enjoy them, they are not worthy of their presence, that they should so much as live amongst them; they are rather fit to be set as stars in heaven, and be before the Lord in his glory. Leighs Annot.

One beleever is more worth in Gods estimation then all the world beside; Not doe any despise such, but worthlesse and despicable souls. Dickson.

Worthies]

Nah. 2. 5. Gallant Heroes, Captains, and men of War, whether against Nineveh, as some; or belonging to Nineveh, as others. Annot.

Worthily]

Ruth 4. 11. Doe thou worthily in Ephratah; or, get thee riches, or power; or, make thee grow mightily, and full of riches.

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To know, Gen. 21. 26. & 39. 8. & 44. 15.

Woven-work]

Exod. 28. 32. Hebrew, the work of the Weaver. This coat was not of two pieces, but woven in one without seams, or shoulders, or sides. The Gospel … of Christ, how in the dayes of his flesh he wore a coat without seam, woven from the top throughout, Joh. 19. 23. Though that were not a Priestly garment, yet was it mystical. Aynsw. Joh. 19. 23. or wrought, marg.

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To wish, Gen. 30. 34. Aynsw. To be willing, or offer himself, 1 King. 13. 33. To will, or please, Neh. 6. 24. Est. 9. 5.

Wound]

The hurt upon the body received by stroke or fall.

2. For great affliction, Isa. 1. 6. Obad. vers. 7. Job 9. 17.

3. The reproof of a faithful friend, Prov. 27. 6. Psal. 141. 5.

4. For the trouble of conscience, Prov. 18. 14.

Wound]

Job 34. 6. Hebr. arrow, marg. Psal. 147. 3. Heb. grief, marg. A wound may be grievous, Jer. 10. 19. prove incurable, Jer. 15. 18. (in shew) deadly, Revel. 13. 3.

To wound the conscience, is, To cause a man to doe that against his will which he thinks unlawful, 1 Cor. 8. 12.

To wound the heart]

;;To strike ones heart with a vehement affection and passion of love, Cant. 4. 9. My sister, thou bast wounded my heart. See ravished.

Wound]

To wrap or roll, Joh. 19. 40. Act. 5. 6.

Wounded]

1 Sam. 31. 1. or slain, marg. 1 King. 22. 34. Heb. made sick, marg. Jer. 37. 10. Hebr. thrust thorow, marg.

Wounded]

They wounded me. Canr. 5. 7. Drew bloud of me, for it is a further degree of hurt then …. Exod. 21. 25. 1 King. 20. 37. So the husbandmen wounded the Lords servants, Luk. 20. 17. Aynsw.

They wounded her with their cruel persecutions, taking away by schisms and herefies her peace and union. Annot.

They wounded me, with the Canons of the second Councel of Nice; whither that Councel assembled in the Temple of Bysantium, and scattered by the people was … translated by the counsel of the Bishops of Rome. In this councel Images were again restored to the great grief of the godly, yea to the wounding of their hearts. The sentence of a General Councel in the behalf of any error, is no small … to the whole Church. Cotton. So Mr. Brighteman.

Wounded to death]

;;Greatly hurt and diminished by a grievous calamity, which both Rome and the Pope sitting there, received by the space of one hundred thirty and two years, by the violence of the Goths, Vandals, Hunnes, and other barbarous people, which had surprised Rome and taken it. Rev. 13. 3. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death.