A Complete Christian Dictionary, Dictionary · Part EA – Part EC
E A.
EAch]
Every, Gen. 15. 10. Numb. 1. 44. & 7. 3, 11, 85. & 17. 6.
Each peoples Neh. 13. 24. Heb. of people and people, marg.
Eagle]
;;A bird, the King of birds, whereof Pliny mentioneth divers kinds, unto which it is common, to be gathered together to a dead Carion, through the smell or sent of it: also to flie aloft, and to carry their young upon their wings in a tender care of them, &c. Job. 39. 31, 32. 33, 34.
;;2. Believers, which upon the wings of a lively faith soar aloft, and mount up to Christ Jesus, whose crucified flesh hath a sweet savour, that attracteth and draweth them to him, as the savour of the dead … can cause the Eagles to resort unto it. Luk. 17. 37. Where the carkasse is, there will the Eagles resort.
;;Or thus: If there be such wit in Birds (as Eagles) that they will come so … to one carkasse; a great shame it is to believers, not to be gathered to the Author of life, by whom they are truly fed unto an everlasting life.;;
;;These senses and collections be not contrary, but divers; and may well stand together.;;
;;Or thus: as Eagles assemble to the …, so the Believer shall be perfectly joyned to Christ in … of Satan, according to that, 1 Thess. 4. 17. And so they shall be ever with the Lord: When the Son of man shall come to judge the world, all the faithful shall be gathered to him. An Allegory.
Hereunto (in respect of its swiftness) the dayes of man are compared, Job 9. 26. So also the persecutors of the Church, Lam. 4. 19. So riches, Prov. 23. 5.
Hereunto (in respect of its tender affection) the Lord himself is compared, Deut. 32. 11. So in respect of its strength and unwearyedness, Exod. 19. 4.
Hereunto (in respect of its wit or …) Believers, Mat. 24. 28. As also the godly, in respect of its long life, Psal. 103. 5.
It's of great courage, as which dare set upon Harts, and such great beasts. It's of no lesse subtilty in taking them; for, having filled its wings with sand and dust, it fitteth on their horns, and by its wings shaketh the same into their eyes, whereby they become an easie prey. It flyeth very high (whence that phrase, The way of an Eagle in the air,) Prov. 30. 19. yet in the twinkling of an Eye seiseth on the prey, whether in the sea or on the ground. It buildeth its nest very high, Job 39. 27. (where several other … are set down) Jer. 49. 16. Obad. 4. It goeth forth to … about noon-tide, when men are gone home out of the …. It's of a sharp and quick sight (though it hath a little eye) and can both a great way off discern its prey, and behold the sun with open … Such of her young ones as do not thus look upon the sun, but either wink or have watery eyes, they … as unnatural. It liveth very long, nor dieth of age or …, but of hunger, as most hold, for the longer it … is bill groweth more hooked, and … more hard, whereby at the length it cannot feed. When it walketh it pulleth in its clawes, that when it preyeth they may be the more useful; nor doth it prey on … … small …, but on …, Hares, …, Serpents, … …. It's said of it, that it preserveth its … from poyson, by having therein a precious stone named Aetites (without which it is thought the Eagle cannot lay her egs) and keepeth it clean by the frequent use of the hearb Maiden-hair. Unless it be very hungry it devoureth not the whole prey, but having taken its share, gives the rest unto the birds which follow it; but if either it want a prey, or the prey is not sufficient for it self, it preyeth on them. As the Eagles feathers or quils are said to consume other quils or feathers laid near them; so Church-goods bring ruine upon mens estates, as … also doth. It's said to be free from lightening, which may be thus conceived, for that it flyeth high, and can speedily go unto other places where there is no lightening. Between the Eagle and the Dragon there is a natural antipathy and strife, each seeking the others destruction. The Eagle seeketh to kill it, and the Dragon breaketh all the Eagles eggs that it can finde, and hearing the noise of the Eagle in the air speedeth to his den and there hideth himself. Having three young ones, it casteth off, flingeth away one, which another bird named Fulica, taketh care of, and bringeth up. To provoke its young ones to flie, it flyeth often over them, and being come to maturity, and not thus provoked, it beats them with its bill, and gives them … food, so … them hereunto. Being … hot and dry, it soon waxeth angry, nor keepeth it society with others, but shunneth it. Some Eagles prey in the air, some in the sea (wherein from on high they can perceive the smallest fish) some on the land. They prey in places remote or far from their nest.
Eagle]
;;Either all Fowles and Birds (by a … of one principal Bird the Eagle, named in stead of all) as being all, both great and little, governed by the providence of God: or else the knowledge of great and high mysteries, represented fitly by the Eagles mounting aloft in the ayr. Others, by the Eagle understand … the Evangelist, who dived deepest into that high mystery of the Divinity of Christ, and his Incarnation. The middle signification is best, the last is worst; because these … must be taken of Ministers, which should be after this Vision, not of such as had been before (as Apostles were:) as it is written in the first verse … the fourth Chapter, Come and I will shew thee things that must be done hereafter. Secondly, such as apply these four Beasts to the … Evangelists, do vary much. One faith, … is the Eagle, as …: Others say, the Eagle signifies …. Some say, John is figured by the Lyon, as …: others say, Mark: and Augustine saith, Matthew is the …. Rev. 4. 7. The fourth beast an Eagle.
See Four Beasts.
Great Eagle]
;;The most mighty and rich King of Babel; to wit, …, Ezek. 17. 3. so expounded in vers. 12. of this chap.
A Metaphor.
Two wings of a great Eagle, Rev. 12. 14. God gave her strength to flee into a … place …; and so wonderfully delivered and preserved her from Antichrists rage. Annot.
The great …, figureth the Lord Jesus; and it seems allusion is made here to that flight, which the Church made from Egypt to …, which she undertook not by her own counsell, but the Lords command, and performed not by her own strength, but the Lords, Deut. 32. 11, 12. And by the two wings are meant all those means, which God out of his providence fore seeth, and outof his power employeth for the deliverance of his Church in time of her trouble. Cowper.
Eagle]
Wheresoever the … is, there will the Eagles be gathered together, Mat. 24. 28. Wheresoever the Jews are, there will the Romane Armies (… … is the Eagle, and who will have a sagacity to finde out Jews, as the Eagle hath to smell out carkasses, Job 39. 30.) finde them out, and slaughter them. To this final destruction of the Jews, by the Romane Eagles, that Prophesie so long before delivered by Moses, Deut. 28. 49. & Hos. 8. 1. may be applyed. Dr. Ham. Paraph. & Annot. m.
Thy youth is renewed like the Eagles.
1. The Eagle casteth her feathers yearly, and new grow up, whereby she seemeth fresh and young, flyeth high, and liveth long. Compare Isa. 40. 3. Aynsw.
2. The Eagle by casting her feathers and her beak, seems to receive a new youthfulness. Hall.
3. The … held, that the Eagle being ten years old, flyeth to the element of Fire, whence (its feathers being burnt off) it filleth into the sea, and getteth new feathers, and that it doth thus every tenth year, till it be an hundred years old.
4. Some hold, that when the Eagle waxeth old it becometh heavy, and its eyes and feathers putrefie, but that by washing it self in a certain fountain, it becometh as when it was young.
5. Some hold, that its beak being grown long and hard, whereby it is hindred from feeding, it flyeth against a rock, and breaketh it off, and thereupon can feed as before.
6. Others thus: The Lord will renew thy strength; so that thou mayst be compared with the most lusty and strong youth of Eagles, and that both in the vigour of thy minde, and the strength, …, and agility of thy body. … Hist. Animal. …. 2. …. 1 de Aqu la.
Eagles wings]
;;The merciful providence of God, saving and protecting his people from dangers. Exod. 19. 4. I carryed you upon Eagles wings. Eagles fly aloft, and carry their young on their wings, to put them out of danger; which signifieth Gods loving providence, procuring the safety of the Church, and of every member of it. A Metaphor.
;;2. Swiftness, speedyness, and by sudden flight vanishing away, Prov. 23. 5. Riches make themselves wings, they flie away as an Eagle towards heaven.
Ear]
;;The Instrument of hearing.
;;2. The understanding which comes by hearing. Deut. 26. A …. Rev. 2. 11. He that hath ears to hear, &c.
;;3. Service, obedience, or perpetual subjection. Psal. 40. 6. Mine ears hast thou opened; that is, thou hast framed me to thy perpetual service, Exod. 21. 6.
Referred,
1. To God, importing as well his infinite knowledge of all things, Psal. 94. 9. As his readiness to hear the prayers of such as call upon him in truth, Psal. 34. 15. Psal. 18. 6.
2. To Man; taken both properly, Exod. 21. 6. and figuratively for men, Job 29. 11. Of ears, some are good, as the … ear, Neh. 1. 6, 11. The opened ears, Psal. 40. 6. The hearing ear, Prov. 20. 12. The obedient ear, Prov. 25. 12. The blessed ear, Mat. 13. 16. Others bad, as the stopped ears, Prov. 21. 13. The ears turned away from hearing the law, Prov. 28. 9. The heavy ears, Isa. 6. 10. The uncircumcised ears, Jerem. 6. 10. The deaf ears, Mic. 7. 16. The dull ears, Mat. 13. 15. The itching ears, 2 Tim. 4. 3. In Eccl. 12. 4. the ears are termed, The daughters of musick, as which both receive words, Job 4. 12. & 42. 5. and try them, Job 12. 11. & 34. 3.
Ear]
;;The outward organ of the body, to wit, that sense which is the instrument of understanding.
;;2. The minde, wherewith we understand things, and attend to get more understanding. Rev. 3. 7. He that hath an ear, &c.
Gods eat]
;;Either his infinite knowledge (as if he heard all things) or his readiness to hear and to grant our requests. Psal. 94. 9. He that made the ear, shall he not hear? Psal. 116. 2. He hath inclined his ear unto me. A Metaphor.
Ear]
Exod. 9. 31. The Hebr. …, signifieth a green ear of Corn, with the stalk, Lev. 2. 14. Of it, the month when Corn was newly ripe, is called …, Exod. 13. 4. Aynsw. Hereof mention is made, Mar. 4. 28. & 2. 23. Luk. 6. 1.
Ear]
1 Sam. 8. 12. Isa. 30. 24. To plough, till the ground, Gen. 45. 6. Neither earing, that is, ploughing, or tilling of the Land, the Chald. saith sowing. This seemeth to be for lack of Corn, which therefore in the last year Joseph supplyed, Gen. 47. 23. Aynsw.
Early]
Implying care, fear, willingness, readiness, alacrity, earnest endevour and desire to attain, is put … Speedily, Psal. 90. 14. Hastily, Prov.. 27. 14.
Ear-ring]
Gen. 28. 22. or a …, jewel, …; which was hanged sometime on the ear, Gen. 35. 4. Sometime on the nose, face, or forehead, Ezek. 16. 12. And so this here was, as the 47 ver. sheweth. Aynsw. Isa. 3. … Amulets, superstitious trinkets of magical device. supposed to have virtue against charms and inchantmens, and other casual evils: Plates or Medals of gold, with spells or characters ingraven on them to that purpose. This seemeth thence to be conceived, because of the near affinity between the void here used, and that that signifies to charm and inchant, Psal. 58. 5. Eccl. 10. 11. Annot.
Earn]
To get or purchase by ones labour, Hag. 1. 6.
Earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes, Heb pierced through, mar. lb. Reap not any profit or benefit by all their labours. Annot.
Earnest]
;;Something given to binde a bargain; as a shilling to binde the payment of an hundred pounds.
;;Note: It is in Hebrew …; hence the Greek … is borrowed; and it signifieth a pledge, pawn, or earnest.
;;2. A pledge or pawn.
Gen. 38. 17, 18. What is the earnest (or pledge) that I shall give thee?
;;3. An hostage given in Warre. All these are (as an earnest) to confirm and assure a thing, 2 King 14. 14.
Earnest of the Spirit]
;;The gift of the Spirit which is like an earnest in a bargain: for the first fruits or the saving gifts of the Spirit, to wit, Faith, Hope, Love, and Repentance do in such sort assure the godly of … their full happiness in heaven at last, as he that hath received an earnest is sure to have the full sum paid him, or the full bargain accomplished, Eph. 1. 14. Also, 2 Cor. 1. 22. And hath given the earnest of the Spirit. In this sense the Apostle in the aforesaid places useth the similitude of a Sea, which also serveth to confirm a promise, and therefore fit to signifie the assurance which the Spirit of Adoption doth give them of their inheritance in heaven, in due time to be seen and enjoyed of them.
Earnest]
Careful, solicitous; applyed to expectation, Rom. 8. 19. Phil. 1. 20. desire, 2 Cor. 7. 7. care, …, 8. …, Heb. 2. 1.
The earnest expectation of the creature waiteth, Rom. 8. 19. The word foreign (which cometh of foreign the head, and foreign to be seen) is very significant. It signifieth the looking for of some person or some thing, with lifting up the head, or stretching out of the neck, or putting forth the head, or setting out the eyes, with earnest intention and observation, to see when the person or thing shall appear; as a poor Prisoner that is condemned doth, who often putteth forth his head out of the window, in a continual expectation of the gracious pardon of his Prince; or, as a man who looketh for the coming of a special friend, whose company he much desires, having a promise of his coming, he getteth him up to some Turret or high place, and putteth forth his head, and looketh this and that way, and he setteth his eyes on the way his friend is to come, to see if he can espy him coming, wishing and desiring his appearance: So the creature doth earnestly and continually (as it were) with the stretching out of the neck, or thrusting forth of the head, expect and wait when the Sons of God shall be revealed. The text runneth thus, The expectation, or earnest desire of the creature, expecteth or …. An Heb. Pleonasme to expresse the continual desire or expectation of the creature. Mark, first, the emphasis of the word doth expect, as one that puts his head out of a Castle to look for some body. Secondly, of the phrase, the expectation expects; as if the creature were nothing else but expectation. The Apostle in Phil. 1. 20. According to my earnest expectation, to signifie the strongness and sureness of his hope, useth this very word, expressing as much as they that earnestly looking for a thing, stretch out the head to look for it. Leigh Crit. Sac.
Earnestly desireth, Job. 7. 2. Hebrew, gapeth after marg.
Earnest expectation]
;;A looking after something with great greediness, and unwearyed continuance. Rom. 8. 19. The earnest expectation of the creature, &c. Here is a Prosopopeia, or fiction of persons: there is a person put upon the unreasonable Creature, of one who expecteth and looketh after some man or matter, as it were with heads and necks stretched out, to behold and spy that which they eagerly desire to see and enjoy: so the Creature (as a woman in travel) Rom. 8. 22. fervently coveteth its own restauration, by a natural instinct which is put of God into the Creature, whereby it is moved secretly to covet and attend the end for which it was made; which is that perfect estate wherein it was made of God, and from which by mans sin it fell, and unto which still it tendeth by a natural inclination, even as heavy things naturally tend downward, and light things upward.
Earuestly]
Taken in a bad sense, Mic. 7. 3. In a good, being put for,
1. Diligence and fervency which is to be shewed in welldoing, …. 3. 20. In prayer, Luk. 22. 44. Act. 12. 5. marg. Jam. 5. 17. In defence of truth. Jude 3.
2. Atrentive and heedful beholding, Luk. 22. 56. Act. 1. 12. & 23. 1.
3. Vehement desire, 1 Cor. 12. 31. 2 Cor. 5. 2. In Jer. 11. 7. & 31. 20. It's spoken of God, I earnestly protested, I do earnestly remember him; but according to the Original it is, In protesting I protested, remembring do remember.
To have ears]
;;To have the minde prepared, or the understanding opened, obediently to hear and attend the things of God; such are called upon to mark, in the conclusion of every Epistle. Others will but contemn the Word. Revel. 2. 11. Let him that hath an ear to hear.
Let not the Pastor only, but every one of the Church of Ephesus, lay this to heart. Or, let them hearken whose ears God hath opened, Psal. 40. 6. Isa. 50. 5. Or, that have a spiritual ear, as well as a natural, to hear what God saith, Deut. 29. 4. Psal. 85. 8. Prov. 20. 12. See Mat. 13. 9. Annot.
Earth]
;;Dry land, Gen. 1. Psal. 24. 1. The earth is the Lords. Also it signifieth that matter whereof all terrestrial and celestial bodies were made, Gen. 1. 2.
;;2. Land and Sea, and all that is in them, Gen. 2. 1. Thus God created both heaven and earth. Psal. 124. 8. Which made heaven and earth. Also by a … Earth is put for all things created. And for the water which covered the earth, being dryed by a strong East-winde, Gen. 8. 1.
;;3. The inhabitants or people which dwell on the earth. Psal. 101. 1. Sing unto the Lord all the earth. Gen. 6. 11. Gen. 9. 13. by a Metonymie of the place containing, being for the persons contained in it, as Josh. 23. 14. Isa. 24. 19, 20. See Isa. 11. 5. 9. for the elect on the earth.
;;4. Earthly minded persons. Psal. 10. 18. That earthly man (or man of the earth) cause to fear no more: the wicked and impenitent which be on the earth, Isa. 11. 4.
;;5. That which is frail and weak. 2 Cor. 4. 7. We have this treasure in vessels of earth, or Earthly: signifying thereby, frail and weak men, to whom the treasure of the Gospel was committed, to be by preaching scattered abroad. It signifieth the Elect, Isa. 11. 10.
;;6. The increase or fruit which cometh out of the earth. Gen. 3. 17. In sorrow thou shalt eat of it (that is, the Earth) all the dayes of thy life. Metonymie.
;;7. A Region, Land, or Countrey, Mat. 9. 26. Mar. 15. 33. Luk. 4. 25. In all which places the word Englished Land is Earth in the Original, by a Synecdoche.
;;8. Only the Land of Israel, Rom. 9. 28.
;;9. That which is vain and vile, savouring nothing of heaven, Joh. 3. 31.;;
;;10. A similitude or comparison taken from the earth, or earthly things, Joh. 3. 12.;;
11. The waters which covered the earth whilest Noah was in the …, Gen. 8. 1.
12. The ground, Gen. 43. 26.
13. Countreys bordering or lying near, 2 Chron. 9. 23.
14. A certain quantity or portion of Earth, Numb. 16. 32.
15. The wicked and impenitent which be on the earth, Isa. 11. 4.
16. The false Church, Rev. 14. 3. & 16. 2.
17. Affection of love receiving Gods Word, and in nourishing it as the earth doth the seed, Mar. 4. 5.
18. All Nations, Psal. 67. 2. and Lands, Psal. 100. 1.
19. As heaven is put for the highest place, so is the earth for the lowest, Psal. 148. 13. Hence that phrase, Rev. 13. 11. I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; that is, being of a low and base Original.
20. The grave, Psal. 44. 25.
21. Gods Church here upon earth, Isa. 49. 8. & 51. 16.
22. A multitude of enemies, Psal. 46. 6.
Earth]
Men dwelling on earth, A Metonymie. Heb. 12. 26. It may be also taken for the Earth it self; which was shaken at the publishing of the law, Exod. 19. 18. did quake when Christ yeelded up the ghost, Matth. 27. 51. and when he rose again from the dead, Matth. 28. 2.
The earth to be as brasse, Lev. 26. 19. that is, which cannot be plowed, or through drought or some such like cause, doth not fructifie.
Earth]
The flowers appear on the Earth, Cant. 2. 12. This being naturally dry and barren, and cursed for mans sin, Gen. 3. is by the blessing of God, and by means of the rain and dew of heaven, made fruitful; so is our sinful barren nature, made fruitful by the blessing and Gospel of Christ, Heb. 6. 7, 8, 9. See Hos. 14. 4, 5, 6. Aynsw.
Earth empty]
;;That the Land of … and Israel should lack both inhabitants and treasure, Isa. 24. 1.
The God of the earth]
Rev. 11. 4. Who oweth and ruleth all the earth. Psal. 24. 1. & 93. 1, 2, 3. & 95. 3, 4. God is called, the God of heaven and earth. Gen. 24. 3. The God of heaven. Dan. 2. 18. but here he is called, the God of the earth, to shew for the cowfort of the Church, that howsoever Antichrist seemeth to sway all on earth, and all the world went wandering after him, chap. 13. 3. yet God keepeth the rule of the earth in his own hands still, and can protect his selected and marked ones, against the rage of Antichrist and his adherents. Annot.
Inhabitants, or dwellers on the Earth]
;;Men and women, whose names are not written in heaven in the Book of life; reprobate persons, which minde earthly things, and imbrace false Religion for filthy lucres sake. Thus also the word [Earth] often signifies in the Revelation, men of Terrene and earthly mindes. Rev. 12. 9, 12, 13, 16. … unto the inhabitants of the earth. Also 8. 5. Fire cast into the earth. Also vers. 7. & chap. 13. 8. & 16. 2. In all which places, by the earth, and such as dwell in it, is meant the wicked world, or the Church falsly (so called) consisting of earthly minded men, which are not chosen and sanctified of God, to have their conversation in heaven.
;;A ladder set upon the earth, Gen. 28. 12. as the Ladder representeth Christ the Son of man, on whom the Angels of God ascend and descend, Joh. 1. 51. & in Gen. 28. 12. is applyed in special to Jacob, and his journey; so the earth signifies his humane nature and conversing with men, and the heaven signifies his divine nature and mediation for men with God, …. 16. 28. Heb. 9. 24.
A man of the earth, Psal. 10. 18. that is, an earthly-mindedman, who being of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth, Joh. 3. 31.
Out of the earth]
Rev. 13. 11 From mean beginnings and spreading far. Gen. 2. 9. Or, not coming from heaven, but from hell, as chap. 11. 7. Annot.
The original of the beast (the Pope) being from the Earth, importeth,
1. That his rising is secret, subtile, and not perceived at the first.
2. The beasts usurpation over them that made it up, as the tall Cedars, and strong Oakes have no Mother, but the earth, and for a time are under her, but in time exalt their heads far above her.
3. That it is not from the heaven, but from the earth. Cowper.
Earth mourneth]
;;The people to be sorrowful, and through heaviness to pine away. Isa. 24. 4. Earth mourneth: and in the next verse the earth is said to be defiled, namely by the wickedness of the persons which tread thereon.
Earth, and the plenty thereof]
;;The whole frame of the world, and all creatures which be contained in heaven, earth and seas abundantly, as stars, beasts, fowles and fishes, and whatsoever springs out of the earth for mans use, 1 Cor. 10 26. Fulness of the earth, as Isa. 5. 3.
… from the Earth]
Rev. 14. 3. Bought by the bloud of Christ, and brought out of Popery, 1 Cor. 6. 20. & 7. 23. 1 Pet. 1. 18. from Antichrists earthly Church, chap. 12. 12. Annot.
Earth]
While the earth remaineth, Gen. 8. 22. Heb. as yet all the dayes of the earth, marg.
To return to this earth, Psal. 146. 4. that is, To die.
To fill wels with earth]
;;Prefigured the corruption of the clear doctrine of the Gospell, with earthly glosses and traditions, Gen. 26. 15.
Earthen]
Applyed to a Vessel, Lev. 6. 28. A Potters bottle, Jer. 19. 1. a Pitcher, Lam. 4. 2. as being made of earth.
In earthen vessels, 2 Cor. 4. 7. or in vessels of shell. Though the Apostles were as it were earthen vessels, of small price, weak, frail, subject to many knocks and fals, yet there was most excellent treasure of wisdom and knowledge in them. Annot.
Earthly]
1. That which hath its original of the earth, as the creatures on earth, Psal. 148. 7. and the body of man, 2 Cor. 5. 1.
2. That which is earthly, or savoureth of the corruption of the world, as earthly-wisdom, Jam. 3. 15. Earthly members, Col. 3. 5. Things on the earth, Col. 3. 2. Earthly things, Phil. 3. 19. Earthly speeches, Joh. 3. 31.
3. That which is natural, …. 3. 12.
Earth-quake]
The shaking and trembling of the earth, Job 9. 6. Psal. 18. 8. & 60. 2. & 77. 18. Joel 2. 10. & 3. 16. …, not of the whole earth, but of some parts thereof, especially Mountains, Psal. 68. 9. & 114. 4, 6. Zec. 14. 4. and Islands, Rev. 6, 14. & 16. 20. comp. with 18. Whereof the efficient cause is either supernatural (and that either principal, God, Exod. 19. 18. Psal. 29. 6. & 104. 32. or instrumental; the Angels, Mat. 28. 2.) or natural, namely, … shut up within the pores or bowels of the earth, which striving to break out from thence shaketh the ground. This the Lord doth to shew his power and majesty, Exod. 19. 18. 1 King. 19. 11. His anger and displeasure against sin, Amos 1. 1. Zech. 14. 1. His powerful assistance to his Church, Act. 16. 25, 26. Both, Psal. 77. 19. And it sets out the triumphing power of Jesus … Christ, Mat. 28. 2. This produceth a discovering of the channels of waters, and foundations of the world, Psal. 18. 15. The removal of Mountains from one place to another, Zech. 14. 4. Rev. 6. 12, 14. The cleaving of the rocks, and opening of the graves, Mat. 27. 51, 52, 54. and gates, Act. 16. 25. The destruction of many, Rev. 11. 13. Fear and trembling, 1 Sam. 14. 15. Act. 16. 26, 29. Famine and Pestilence, Mat. 24. 7. Mark 13. 8. Luk. 21. 11. A preparation of men unto faith and repentance, Act. 16. 26, 29, 30. Rev. 11. 13. It's put for fearful disturbances, great alterations and overthrow, Rev. 6. 12. & 16. 18. Or a great thange, Heb. 12. 6.
Earth-quake]
;;A most vehement shaking of the Earth, with horrible trembling. Rev. 6. 12. Lo, there was a great earthquake. This is a fearful judgement, whereof many examples in all ages, and a fore-runner of great mutations.
;;2. Great alterations and charges of Religion and Civill governments throughout the World, after the custom of the Scriptures, which use to call some notable change, a shaking of the Earth, as Heb. 20. 26. & Psal. 68. 9. The delivering the Israelites out of Egypt, is called the moving of the Earth. Rev. 16. 18. And there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth. Meanin hereby, some extraordinary punishment inflicted upon the ungodly world, by some great and unlooked for alteration of State.
As the natural earth-quake, such as is spoken of Amos 1. 1. Mat. 28. 2. shaketh the earth by the force of the wind gotten into it; so mystical earthquakes make Cities and Kingdoms quake with wars and troubles, when the Gospel beginneth to be preached in them; and therefore such stirs are set out by … quakes, chap. 6. 12. and 16. 18. ….
Earthy]
1 Cor. 15. 47. or earthly: that is, having a body that was earthly, and since the fall is become mortal and corruptible. Gen. 3. 17. Gr. of dust, namely of the earth. D. Transl. and Annot.
Ease]
;;A … resting and continuing in an evill and finful course, with pleasure and delight in it. …. 1. 32. The … of the fools … them. Isa. 32. 9. Psal. 123. 4.
It's put also, for rest or quietness, Deut. 28. 65. Security and carelesness, Job 12. 5. Jer. 48. 11. Ezek. 23. 42. Amos 6. 1. marg. Zech. 1. 15. … … any trouble or disquietness, Luk. 12. 19. Job 16. 12. & 21. 23. To sit down, Deut. 23. 13. marg. Without any great labbur, Judg. 20. 43. To lessen, 2 Chr. 10. 4, 9. To mirigate or asswage, Job 7. 13. To prosper every way, Jerem. 46. 27.
His soul shall dwell at ease, Psal. 25. 13. that is, shall lodge in goodness, marg. Other men be eased, 2 Cor. 8. 13. that is, pay no contribution for the poor Saints.
Ease]
To case ones self, or do the work of Nature; Deut. 23. 13. Heb. sittest down, marg.
Easie to be understood, 1 Cor. 14. 9. Gr. significant. Easie to be intreated, Jam. 3. 17. foreign, or gently …, for it may be taken either actively or passively; that is, to be … easily to the best, or apt to perswade others with good speeches. Leigh C. S.
My yoak is …, Mat. 11. 30. The word foreign signifies foreign good, and something more good in the highest degree, and is rendred gracious, 1 Pet. 2. 3. So Christs yoke, the precepts which he layes on his Disciples, are here said by him to be not only a good, but a gracious, benigne, … yoke, that any man is the better for taking on him. Dr. Hammond Annot. l.
To be eased of his enemies]
;;To comfort him in the just punishment of his own people, become (through their Idolatry and Apostasie) enemies of their God. I will ease me of mine enemies; that is, I, will quiet and cheer my self when my wrath is satisfied and fulfilled in their punishment, Isa. 1. 24.
Easie]
;;That which may well be born, or which we may use with none or little incumbrance and burthen to us. Mat. 11. 30, My yoke is easie; to wit, unto the regenerate. See Yoke.
;;There is a facility or easiness twofold.;;
;;1. Of persons, when they be accessible, affable, exorable; it is the same with Kindness.;;
;;2. Of their works or things to be done, which consisteth of two parts.;;
;;1. In the fitness, multitude, power, presence, conjunction of the means or causes.;;
;;2. In the paucity, impotency, absence, disunion of the counter-causes or impediments.;;
Esier]
Lighter, lesse burthensome, Exod. 18. 22. Not so hard, lesse difficult, Mat. 19. 24. Luke 16. 17.
Easily]
Soon, readily, 1 Cor. 14. 5.
East]
;;Eastern people which dwelt in Syria and Mesopotamia, as the Philistines dwelt in the West, Isa. 2. 6. They are full of the East, or above the East, excelling them in superstition and Art-magick, whereunto they are given exceedingly.
It's the first of the fourth quarter of heaven, where the Sun begins to rise, Deut. 4. 47. Psal. 113. 3. and hereunto Idolaters in their worship turn themselves, Ezek. 8. 16. It's put not only for men dwelling in that Coast, Isa. 2. 6. Ezek. 25. 4, 10. but for the Countreys there, Jer. 49. 28. Dan. 11. 44.
Mr. Gregory in his Notes and observations on Zech. 6. 12. & 3. 8. as he readeth the Texts, thus, Behold the man whose name is the East. And, I will bring forth my servant the East. (… in our Translation the words are thus rendred, Behold the man whose name is the Branch. And, I wil bring forth my servant the Branch) So he layeth down this ground, which he tearmeth New; That the special presence of God ever was and is in that part of the heaven of heavens which answereth to the Equinoctial East of the Holy land, p. 72. And, that Adam worshiped God in Paradise toward the East, and so did the whole world till Abrahams time, p. 79. And, that the great atonement but once a year to be made by the highest and most holy man, and in the most holy place, was performed toward the East, quite … to all other manner of addressement in their devotion, Lev. 16. 15. p. 80. And, that the man Christ came down to us from the very same Eastern part, p. 81. For the proof whereof, he translateth Mic. 5. 2. thus, And his goings forth are out of the East from the dayes of old, P. 83. And, that he ascended unto heaven by the Eastern part, &c. p. 87. And that therefore prayer is to be made toward the East, p. 89, 90.
East, West, North-gate]
;;The commodious situation of the spiritual City, the Church (as some think) or the celestial City, the Kingdom of heaven (as others think) by comparison to the convenient site of earthly Jerusalem, where the entrance by gates, disposed in all four quarters of the winde, was very convenient for the comers unto it from all coasts of the Countrey of Judea, See Ezek. 48. 30. Revel. 21. 13. On the East part there were three gates, &c.
Hereby is shewed, that some out of all parts of the world shall come in, and be received. See Mat. 8. 11. Mar. 13. 27. Annot.
East …]
;;Land of the East part of Arabia, Gen. 25. 6. Hereupon mention is made of the Land of the East, Job 1. 3. And Job himself was in likelyhood the Son of one of these Sons or Nephews of Abraham by Keturah.
To come up from the East]
;;Christ Jesus our Lord, the Sun of righteousness, to arise in the doctrine of the Word, and to shine upon the Christian Churches, to expell from them spiritual darkness, even when a whole rout of infernal spirits are let loose to fill the world with the darkness of hell, to wit, with ignorance, superstition, idolatry and heresie. Rev. 7. 2. I saw another Angel came up from the East. Thus the Scripture elsewhere speaketh of Christ, as in the Song of Zachary, Luk. 1. alluding unto the custome and manner of the Sun, which from the East seemeth still to arise and ascend, till it come to the midst of heaven, which some do interpret of Constantine, who alcended out of the East parts of the world, as Stories shew, namely Eusebius; and by whom, as a main instrument of God, the light of the Gospell did break forth, to the scattering of the mists of errors, and the enlightening of the Church, after most darksome times: This exposition … herein from the former (which is more commonly received) in pointing to the Minister, or instrument; whereas the former pointeth to the author of such a mercy. In which case, both significations agree well; because author and instrument be not contrary, but subordinate one to the other.
Easter]
Act. 12. 4. foreign, the …. The word is originally Heb. signifying to passe by, to leap, or passeover, foreign Pesach, from foreign Pasach. See Exod. 12. 13, 27. Leigh C. S.
East=side]
Judg. 21. 19. or towards the Sun-rising, marg. Where the words border, end, gate, part, side, street, winde, are annexed hereunto, the sense is plain.
East=ward]
Gen. 2. 8. from Cannan, and Arabia …, where Moses is thought to have been when he wrote this story, so was Mesopotamia situate. See Numb. 23. 7. compared with Deut. 23. 4. & Gen. 28. 2-8. inclusively, compared with chap. 29. 1. Annot.
It's mentioned in many other places, whereof exact notice being taken, together with the context, it will be easie to finde out the meaning.
To eat]
;;To chew meat with the teeth, to make it fit to enter the stomach. This is natural eating.
;;2. To receive and take part of all sorts of meats, even such as were forbidden by …. This … did among the Gentiles at Antioch, to confirm by his … that Christian liberty from the yoke of Moses Law, which the … of the Gospel taught and set forth; but afterwards when some Jews came thither from James (that is, from Jerusalem) he overthrew that he had established by his teaching and example, in that he applyed himself as a temporizing dissembler (in that one act) unto the Jewish custom, being with the Jews, Gal. 2. 12. Before certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles. Note, that by this latter act and deed of his he gave occasion to think, that the Ceremonies of the law were necessarily to be kept of all that would be saved; whereas by his former eating indifferently all kindes of meats with the believing Gentiles, he had built them up in the abrogation of those Ceremonies, so destroyed he what once he built: such imperfection is even in the best of men.
;;3 To … by Bribery, or gifts given by wicked people for their … of the sins, this is to eat the sins of the people, Hos. 4. 8.;;
;;A sin whereof Ministers by their flattery or evill silence at mens sins, and Magistrates by not punishing, and much more by upholding mens sins are guilty too often.;;
To eat]
is taken also for,
1. To enjoy, Isa. 1. 19.
2. Believe, or by faith partake of, Joh. 6. 56.
3. Consume, Nah. 3. 15.
4. Communicate or be partakers of Christ of his graces and comforts, Cant. 5. 1.
5. Devour, destroy, or overthrow, Numb. 24. 8.
6. Partake of idolatrous sacrifices, Numb. 25. 2.
7. Dine or sup, 1 Sam. 9. 19.
8. Live upon, Hos. 4. 8. be familiar with, 1 Cor. 5. 11.
9. Receive the Word, Isa. 55. 1. and that understandingly, with power and effectualness thereof, Jer. 15. 16. Ezek. 3. 1, …, 3. Rev. 10. 19.
10. Enjoy felicity, Rev. 2. 20. Do the will of God earnestly and with great desire, as an hungry man willingly eats his meat, Joh. 4. 32.
11. Feed cheerfully and plentifully, Ruth 3. 3, 7.
12. Live a merry life, Eccl. 8. 15, Isa. 65. 13.
13. Give ones self to pleasure, lead a dissolute or riotous life, Isa. 22. 13. Mat. 24. 38.
14. Live, Eccl. 5. 17.
15. Live by eating, 1 King. 17. 15.
16. Live at the charges of the Church, 1 Cor. 9. 4. By the words following this word Eat, the meaning of a great number of phrases will plainly appear.
To eat]
;;To communicate and take part with others in their good and joyful things, as they which eat together, are to take of one meat, Cant. 4. 1. Eat, O friends, Eat, drink, and make you merry.
To eat all things]
;;Not to pamper the belly by gluttony and excesse, but indifferently without choyce to use meats forbid by Moses law, as well as such which were allowed, upon knowledge of their liberty purchased by the passion of our Lord, from such Legal and Ceremonial observances. Rom. 14. … believeth that he may eat all things.
Not to eat bloud of Beasts]
;;Not to profane or dishonour holy things by imploying them to common use, for bloud was for expiation in sacrifices. Gen. 9. 4. Lev. 19. Lev. 17. 11, 12.
;;2. To be very careful not to shed mans bloud to satisfie our lust, Gen. 9. 4, 5. Deut. 12. 13.
;;The law which forbiddeth eating of the fat, Lev. 3. 17. & 7. 13, 14, 15. hath the same signification, which the bloud before did signifie, as touching our honouring holy things.
Not to eat unclean Beasts and Birds]
;;That nothing is lawful for us (no not for common use) unlesse it be sanctified by the Word and Prayer, Levit. 11. 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. untill vers. 12. compared with 1 Tim. 4. 5.
;;2. That we ought not to be carryed away with strange doctrines and manners of the Heathen, but to have our hearts established in the Lord with grace, Heb. 13. 9. Lev. 20. 25, 26.
Eat]
Before I eat, Job 3. 24. Heb. Before my meat, marg.
To eat bread]
;;To feed, or to eat meat. Mar. 3. 20. They could not so much as eat bread; that is, take their meat ….
To eat butter and …]
;;To be nourished and brought up with such … as is fit for an infant to feed on till … came to age and discretion. Isa. 7. 15, 16. Butter and hony shall … …: this must not be understood of the Son of the Virgin (Immanuel, vers. 14.) but of the young Son of Isaiah, Shear-…, v. 3. whom … had given as a sign of deliverance of … from the … and Israelites, who both perished in so short a time as this Childe could grow up: for both those Kings perished within the fourth year of the reign of …, whereas Immanuel was born long time after, 2 King. 15. 30. & 16. 9.
;;2. To have such plenty as there should be none of the richer especially, to whom to sell; such a number should be exported captives to …, and so few inhabitants left in Judah. Isa. 7. 22. … and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
To eat as a …]
;;To overthrow the faith of others, as a gangrene doth overthrow a body by eating part after part. 2 Tim. 2. 17, 18.
To eat Christ]
;;To receive him by … in him, as meat is received into the stomach by …, … Christ is received into the soul by believing. Joh. 6. 35. He that … in me shall … hunger more, and he that believeth in me shall … thirst. This is spiritual eating. Thus is the flesh of Christ eaten, when we do by faith believe that it was given for us, and is the price of our sins to God. The Capernaical and Papistical eating of Christ, is both … and abominable; for so … and wicked men, yea very Mice and Rats may eat him, and have eternal life by him, if his very flesh were corporally present in the place where the Sacrament is administred.
To eat and drink]
;;To live and be safe, Exod. 24. 11. They saw God and did eat and drink.
;;2. To live voluptuously, being given to the pleasures of this life. 1 Cor. 15. 32. Gen. 25. 34.
To eat the flesh of the Whore]
;;To endevour (out of a deep detestation) the utter … of … … and Popish …; by cutting short their revenues, refusing their pardons, forbidding appeals to Rome, and to go to Rome for consecration of Bishops, … down their superstitious buildings, and conferring their Demains and Livings to better uses, … Peter pence: which all and much more, hath already been done in our Realm of England, and in some other Nations and free Cities, which have called back the … that went from amongst them to feed and enrich Rome: This is here called the eating of her flesh. Rev. 17. 16. They shall eat … flesh.
Spoil her as a Lyon … on his prey. Or, shall feed … on her …, which were as dear to her as her flesh. Mat. 5. 29, 30. Or, members, Col. 3. 5. … sheweth their great rage against her, Psal. 27. 2. Job 31. 31. but it appeareth more in the clause following, in that they were not content with eating her flesh, Job 19. 22. but burnt the remainders of her. ….
Freely eat]
Gen. 2. 16. Heb. eating thou shalt eat, Isa. 28. 4.
To eat pleasant fruit]
;;To be present with the Church to feast, and make merry with her in communicating of her graces, Cant. 4. 16. Let my well-beloved come to his …, and Eat his pleasant ….
To eat up Gods people]
;;To exercise wrong and cruelty towards the godly. Psal. 14. 4. They eat up my people like bread, even as usually and willingly as they eat bread, they do oppress the godly.
To eat hearbs]
;;To feed upon pease, beans, and all manner of pulse, or the vilest meats, that were, rather then to eat meats … by the Law; such was the … of believing Jews, Rom. 14. 2.
To eat … own judgement]
;;To procure judgement to ourselves by our eating unworthily the Lords Supper, 1 …. 11. …. He that … this bread unworthily, eateth his own …; that is, he is … of punishment to … by eating unduely.
To eat and live for ever]
;;To eat of the tree of life, on a purpose and hope to recover that life eternal which he had worthily lost by his eating of the tree of Knowledge, Gen. 3. 22.
;;Note: That Adam should not have lived for ever, though he had eaten; (sor by sin he was destitute of the force and fruit of the Tree, which should have conserved natural and continued spiritual life, on condition of his obedience) but the vain confidence and presumption of Adam, is here noted, such as Hypocrites have to get salvation (ex opere operato) by the bare action, or receiving of the Sacrament.
To eat a rowl, or a book]
;;To receive and (after a sort) to draw and take in both the argument or matter, and also the gift of prophesie. Ezek. 3. 1. Son of … … this ….
;;2. To study and learn the Scripture, till one know the … of …, and have the power thereof in the heart. Rev. 10. 9. Take the book and eat it up.
Eaten]
for Burnt, Isa. 3. 14. marg. To have greedily sinned, …. 18. 2. To be transported with an holy heat of spirit, Joh. 2. 17.
Eater]
Man that eateth, Nah. 3. 12. A Lyon, Judg. 14. 14.
Eater]
Out of the Eater came sorth meat, Judg. 14. 14. i. e. which lives by prey, and … all, and is food for none, came forth nourishm nt fit to preserve the … of others, (namely, honey out of the carkasse of the Lion) Annot. There's mention of …, of …, Prov. 23. 20. bread, Isa. 55. 10. figs, Nah. 3. 12.
Isa. 28. 4. He eateth it …, Heb. swalloweth, marg.
E B.
Ebal]
An heap of …. The Son of …, Gen. 36. 23. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 1. 22. Also, the name of a Mount, Deut. 11. 29.
Ebed]
A Servant. The Father of Gaal, Judg. 9. 26. The Son of …, Ezr. 8. 6.
Ebed=…]
A servant of the King. An Eunuch … …, Jer. 38. 7, 8.
Eben ezer]
The stone of help. A place, 1 Sam. 4. 1.
Eber]
Passing, pasage, or anger. The Son of …, Gen. 10. 24. or …, 1 Chr. 1. 18. Also, his posterity, Numb. 24. 24.
…]
A … … … …, or, a … Father. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 6. 23. The Son of …, 1 Chr. 9. 19.
Ebony]
A kinde of tree, … the wood is as black as … within, and beareth no leaves nor …, Ezek. 27. 15. There are two kindes of it, and therefore the word is put in the plural number. Tremel.
Ebronah]
Going over, or passing from one place to another, or, being angry. A place, Numb. 33. 34.
E C.
Eccho]
Ezek. 7. 7. Sounding again. … marg.
Ecclesiastes]
;;A person united … to the Church upon his repentance done and published before the Church, Eccl. 1. 1.
;;2. A book or portion of Scripture, called …, because it is a … of his (Solomons) uniting to the Church after his grievous fall.