A Complete Christian Dictionary

Suab]

Rooting up, or treading under soot. 1 Chr. 7. 36. The Son of Zaphah.

Subdue]

is put for,

• To rule over, Gen. 1. 28.
• 2. To vanquish and overcome, Dan. 7. 14.
• 3 To be brought under the obedience of God, Phil. 3. 21. and under the feet of Christ, 1 Cor. 15. 28.
• 4. To take away the strength of sin, Mic. 7. 19.
• 5. To trample underfoot the wicked and Satan, Rom. 16. 20. Mal. 4. 3.

Subdued]

Deut. 20. 20. Heb. come down, marg. 2 Sam. 20. 40. & Psal. 18. 39. Heb. caused to bow, marg.

Subject]

is spoken of all Creatures, as they are subject unto God, or unto themselves.

In respect of God, they are either unwillingly subject, as the Devils, and wicked men, Luk. 10. 17, 20. Heb. 2. 8. or 〈◊〉 , as the godly.

The subjection of the Creatures unto one another, is either good, and lawful, or evil, and unlawful.

Of the first sort is, The subjection of Children unto their Parents, Luk. 2. 51. The Subject unto the Higher power, Rom. 13. 1, 5. Wives unto their Husbands, Eph. 5. 24. Servants unto their Masters, 1 Pet. 2. 18. or, one mutually unto another, 1 Pet. 5. 5.

Of the other sort is, The subjection unto Ordinances, Col. 2. 20. to Bondage, Heb. 2. 15. and to Sin, and Satan.

Subject]

Let every soul be subject, Rom. 13. 1. The word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , signifieth an ordinary subjection, and implies the reverence of the heart, respectful language and gesture, obedience without resisting, a subjection willing, and in due manner. It comprehends all duties and services.

For it is not subject, Rom. 8. 7. The word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 . signifieth an orderly subjection, subject according to order, a submitting of the neck unto the yoke. Leigh Crit. Sac.

Subject]

To bring into, or under subjection, Rom. 8. 20.

Subjection, or Submission]

;;The placing and setting one thing upon another in a due order, as the water under the earth, and earth under the air, the air under the firmament, and this under the third heaven, Children under Fathers, Servants under Masters, Subjects under Princes, &c.

;;2. That obedience that all creatures yield unto their Sovereign Christ, either voluntarily or unvoluntarily. Eph. 1. 22. He hath made all things subject unto his feet. Phil. 2. 10. That in the name of Jesus every knee shall bow.

;;3. Reverence and obedience towards God. Heb. 12. 9. Be in subjection to the Father of spirits.

;;4. The willing obedience yielded in word or deed, by doing and suffering, from inferiors towards their superiors, Rom. 13. 1. Eph. 2. 2. 〈◊〉 submit yourselves to your Husbands.

;;5. Inordinate and preposterous yielding unto the wicked desires of others, or to the bondage of such things, as ought not to rule over our consciences. Gal. 2. 5. To whom we gave no place by subjection. 1 Cor. 6. 12. I will not be brought under the power of anything.

Subjection]

Heb. 2. 5. Unto the Angels hath he not put in subjection. The word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 doth signify to subject in a Military rank or order, when as the whole Army is subjected to one Captain, Leader, or Governor, as the Church is to Christ. Jones.

Heb. 2. 8. Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. All power was given unto Christ at his Resurrection, Mat. 28. 18. Joh. 5. 27. but yet he doth not fully exercise this power: this is left to the judgment of the great day, when all his enemies shall be put under his feet. See ch. 1. 13. Annot.

To submit]

;;To yield obedience to all lawful Governors, with a willing acknowledgement of their just authority over us. Col. 3. 8. Wives submit yourselves to your Husbands.

;;To serve one another through love for God's sake. Eph. 5. 21. Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Submit]

2 Sam. 22. 45. or yield feigned obedience, marg.

Submitted, 1 Chr. 29. 24. Hebr. gave the hand, marg. To sufter or humble ones self to the will of another, Gen. 16. 4. To yield with approbation, Rom. 10. 3. To be at command, Eph. 5. 22. To be willing to be guided, Heb. 13. 17. To resign ourselves quietly, Jam. 4. 7. To show teachablenesse, 1 Pet. 5. 5. Bernard.

〈◊〉 ]

Act. 6. 11. Then they suborned men, &c. that is, They instructed false witnesses what the should say against Steven. Annot.

Subscribe]

To testify and confirm by writing the name unto a deed or instrument, Jer. 32. 10, 12, 44.

It is put for, To give up ones self unto Christ, Isa. 44. 5.

Substance]

is taken,

• 1. For a living creature, Gen. 7. 23.
• 2. For riches, Gen. 13. 6. & 15. 14. 2 Chr. 32. 29. Job 1. 3. Psal. 17. 24.
• 3. For man himself, Psal. 139. 15.
• 4. For grace, Prov. 8. 21. Heb. 10 34.
• 5. For faith, Heb. 11. 1.
• 6. For natural strength, and vigor, Isa. 6. 13.

〈◊〉 ]

put for the body in the womb, Psal. 139. 15. Possessior, Prov. 1. 13. Ground or confidence, Heb. 11. 1. marg. Blessedness in heaven, Heb. 10. 34.

And all the substance, Deut. 11. 6. or living substance which followed them, marg. Job 22. 20. or Estate, marg.

Substance]

If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned, Cant. 8. 7. or all the riches, (wealth) as silver, gold, &c. that is in his house, it would wholly be contemned. As the love between Christ and his Church cannot be separated, being united by the holy Ghost, so neither can love, nor any other grace of God be bought for money, but is the free gift of God, bestowed on whom he pleaseth, Act. 8. 18, 19, 20. Rom. 9. 11, 16. So 〈◊〉 cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof, Joh. 28. 15, — 19. Prov. 8. 11, 19. Ainsworth.

Or, all his riches, or all his life for love, namely to bribe or corrupt love, which they that think to do shall be utterly contemned, or be as nothing: because they that love Christ truly account all as nothing for his sake: and therefore they that would give all their substance to tempt and violate such love, they prevail nothing; As the Church before preferred Christ's love before Wine, Cant. 1. 2. so here she is ascended higher, and looks down with an holy scorn and indignation upon anything whatsoever, that might seem either to force or flatter her out of her loyalty to her beloved. Annot.

For all tempting offers of wealth, of pleasures, of honors, how easily are they all contemned for the love of my Savior? Hall.

Substance]

A treasure, or a chief good thing, Heb. 10. 34. Heb. 11. 1. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, or ground, or confidence, or expectation, See chap. 3. 14. This verse some have translated thus. Now Faith is the expectation of that which is hoped for, and the hope of things which are not seen. Annot.

Ths meaning is, that though there are many things promised by God, which men do not presently enjoy, but only hope for, because as yet they are not: yet faith doth after a sort give a subsistence or being unto them: Leighs Annot.

Subtill]

Gen. 3. 1. that is, prudent and crafty. Prudent (or wise) to save and help itself; whereupon it is said, Be wise as Serpents, Mat. 10. 16. Crafty, to deceive others; as Paul saith, The Serpent by his craftiness beguiled Eve, 2 Cor. 11. 3. by which two words the scriptures do express the Hebrew here used, which often is taken in the good part, opposed to simplicity and folly, Prov. 1. 4. & 8. 5. & 14. 15, 18. & 22. 3.

Subtilly]

Psal. 105. 25. Craftily, or guilefully for their destruction: as Gen. 37. 18. Exod. 1. 9, 10, 12. &c. Ainsworth.

Subtilty]

;;A singular wit, or natural policy, wherewith Serpernts were endued at their creation. Gen. 3. 1. And the Serpent was more 〈◊〉 then any beast of the field; that is, more provident and wise: for Subtilty here is taken in good part, because the Serpent was thus made of God, and God made everything good, but Satan abused this good quality to a bad end.

;;2. Craft and wicked wiliness, whereby men are made fit to deceive others. Act. 13. 10. O full of all subtlety and mischief. Here the word [Subtilty] is taken in ill part, for guile and deceit.

;;As it seemeth also to be used for guile, Gen. 27. 35. where the indirect means which Jacob used are blamed, for none should do evil that good may come.

Subbert]

To seduce and draw away from the truth. Tit. 1. 11. Act. 15. 24. To be obstinately bent against the truth, Tit. 3. 11.

Subberted]

;;One quite overturned in his judgment, as an house, whose foundation is turned upward, hardly to be built again: so an Heretics case is very desperate, as being damned of himself, oppugning and withstanding the truth against the light of his own conscience, being bent to his error obstinately, to maintain it, and willfully to stand in it: wherefore, worthy after admonition and public conviction to be rejected, and by excommunication cut off by the censure of the Church. Tit. 3. 10, 11. He that is such, is subverted, being condemned of himself.

Subutbs]

The buildings and streets without and adjoining unto the walls of the City. They were three thousand cubits every way from the wall of the City and outward. Ainsworth. on Lev. 25. 34.

The first thousand are the Suburbs, and the two thousand which they measured without the Suburbs, were for fields and vineyards. Idem on Numb. 35. 4.

Succeed]

To come into the place of another, Deut. 2. 12, 21. & 25. 26. & 12. 29. & 19. 1. Inherit, Deut. 2. 12. Possess, Ib. 12. 29. marg.

Note, that succession is

• 1. Natural, by propagation from Father to Son, generation to generation. The Church dependeth not upon such a Succession, it being the prerogative of the obstinate Jews that they are the Successors of the Patriarchs and Prophets, in respect of carnal generation, yet they are not the true Church.
• 2. Political, in respect of place and authority, one succeeding another in order, and without interruption; the Church is not tied to this succession.
• 3. There is a Succession of Truth and Piety, which is requisite for the Church; to have the same mind and opinion, is to have the same Seat; not to have the same opinion, is to be contrary in respect of the Seat; the Succession of the Seat hath but the name of Succession, the Succession of Opinion hath the truth of it; saith Nazianzen. Cameron prejudices of the Church, c. 25.

Success]

Have good success, Josh. 1. 8. or do wisely, marg. Thou shalt carry thyself prudently and prosperously in all thy undertakings, and have good success in all thy counsels and enterprises. Annot.

Succoth]

Tabernacles or Tents. A City, Gen. 33. 17. Gen. 12. 37. Judge. 8. 6. Psal. 60. 6.

Succoth-benoth]

The Tabernacles or anoyntings of Daughters. An Idol, 2 King. 17. 30.

Succor]

;;To help and relieve, 2 Sam. 18. 3. & 21. 17. Rom. 16. 2.

It is put for spiritual comfort, 2 Cor. 6. 2. Heb. 2. 18.

Succourer]

Rom. 16. 2. or Assister. Annot.

Such]

A word of likeness and equality. The several acceptations of it are easily known by the words that it is joined with.

Such]

The like whereof, Gen. 41. 19. So qualified, Deut. 5. 29. Of that sort, 1 King. 10. 12. Them, Psal. 25. 10. That, Act. 3. 6. It relateth sometimes to what goeth before, sometimes to what followeth after, and is in some places, very emphaticell.

Suchathites]

A family of the Scribes, 1 Chron. 2. 55.

Suck]

is taken for,

• To abound with all blessings spiritual and temporal, Deut. 32. 13, 14. As, defense and protection, Isa. 60. 16. and to be partaker of comfort in every estate, Isa. 66. 12. and of riches and wealth, Deut. 33. 19.
• 2. To be in great calamity and affliction, by reason of the judgments of God, Ezek. 23. 34. Psal. 75. 9. Isa. 51. 17. Job 20. 16. Ezek. 33. 34.

Suck]

To gather, Deut. 32. 13. To partake, Deut. 33. 19. To draw out the breast, Job 3. 12. To drink, Job 20. 16. To receive nourishment, Cant. 8. 1. or be nourished, Isa. 60. 16.

To suck the breasts of my mother]

;;To live in familia rity, as a brother with a brother, which dwelleth in one house together, and daily embrace one another.

;;2. To live in most near familiarity with Christ, Cant. 8. 1. O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother. See Breasts.

Suckiing]

One not yet weaned, Deut. 32. 25.

Sudden]

Hasty, unlooked for, unexpected. Spoken of fear, Job 22. 10. Prov. 3. 25. and destruction, 1 Thess. 5. 3.

Suddenly]

is put for,

• Presently, by and by, Job 5. 3. Jer. 4 20. Mal. 3. 1.
• 2. For, unexpectedly, Act. 2 2. & 9. 3. 8 16. 26. & 22. 6. Thus shall Christ come at the last, Mar. 13. 36. and destruction upon the wicked, 1 Thess. 5. 1, 2, 3.
• 3. For, Quickly and diligently, 2 Chr. 29. 36. In a moment, Jer. 4. 20. marg.

To sue at law]

Mar. 5. 40. To go to law. D. Translnamely unjustly. Annot.

To suffer]

;;To give leave to do a thing, or not to hinder when one may. Luk. 9. 59. Suffer me first to go bury my Father. 1 Cor. 10. 13. Psal. 105. 14.

;;2. To endure pain with patience. 2 Tim. 2. 3. Suffer affliction as a good Soldier, &c.

Suffer]

To bear afflictions, Rom. 8. 18. To be patient, and longsuffering, 1 Cor. 13. 4. Todye, 1 Pet. 4. 1. To mortify sinful corruption, Ibid.

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer, Rev. 〈◊〉 10. The storm is not yet past, imprisonment and straits will follow. Do not out of fear anything unbeseeming a Christian. Mat. 10. 28. Luk. 4. 4. Annot.

To suffer with Christ]

;;Either to be a companion with Christ in suffering, or to endure patiently painful things, for his sake. Rom. 8. 18. If so be ye suffer with me.

To suffer in the flesh]

;;To die a painful death, according to his human nature. 1 Pet. 4. 1. For as much as Christ hath suffered in the flesh.

;;2. To mortify our sinful corruption, which is so painful a thing, as may well be called a suffering. 1 Pet. 4 1. He that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin. By degrees we ought to crucify our corrupt nature till it be utterly abolished.

To suffer for the Kingdom of God]

;;Not to think to demerit heavenly felicity by suffering affliction, but to endure under hope to enjoy it at the length, because affliction is the way unto the Kingdom. 2 Thess. 1. 5.

Not to suffer]

;;To forbid or interdict, 1 Tim. 2 12.

To suffer violence]

;;To press upon the heavenly treasure with earnest and zealous affection, stirred up by the preaching of the Gospel, which both offereth this Celestial treasure, and forcibly through the Spirit, causeth the hearts of the elect to receive it by faith, Mat. 11. 12. The Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence. See Luk. 16. 16.

Suffer the word of exhortation]

Heb. 13. 22. The Apostle speaketh this to qualify the seeming boldness of some exhortations sprinkled here and there in this Epistle; especially in the sixth and tenth chapters. Annot.

Suffered]

Endured as a Nurse beareth her child, Act. 13. 18. marg.

Thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, &c. Rev. 2. 20. It is a great commendation for the Pastor to bear meekly and patiently many infirmities in the flock, both for differences in some points of doctrine, as also in manners; also to bear with froward men, and suffer patiently; but to suffer such abominable poison as this to be poured forth, and spread among the Saints of God, even to the polluting of the Church, to the reproach of the holy faith, and extreme danger of the weak, was a foul fault. The good man and the whole flock, or the most part of them, in this thing were over gentle, and too patient. Giffard.

Sufferings]

Heb. 2. 10. To make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. It was most comely, fit and convenient for God, which so graciously gave his Son for us, for the better illustration of his own glory, for a more lively demonstration of his mercy and justice in the world, to consecrate unto his everlasting Kingdom and priestood the Arch-duke, the Captain, the Leader, the Author of our Salvation (for whom, and by whom are all things) through afflictions, in the whole course of his life, especially at his death and passion. So that Christ's afflictions are so far from being a shame or ignominy to him, that they be solemn Rites, or sacred Ceremonies, whereby he was consecrated Bishop of the universal Church. If Christ had not become man, afflicted and put to death; he could not have cerryed men into the Kingdom of heaven. If the Prince could not get to heaven without afflictions, should the subjects imagine to go thither without crosses? Jones. Annot.

Sufferings of Christ]

;;All the painful and reproachful afflictions which Christ felt in his own person for our Redemption; or which his members, to wit, the faithful, do feel for exercise and trial of their faith, patience, and love. Col. 1. 24. 〈◊〉 the rest of the sufferings (or) afflictions of Christ. 1 Pet. 1. 11. See Passion and Affliction.

Suffice]

is,

• 1. To fill the belly, Numb. 11. 22.
• 2. To be enough, Deut. 3. 26. 1 King. 20. 10.
• 3. To be contented, Joh. 14. 8.
• 4. To be more then enough, 1 Pet. 4. 3. Mar. 10. 25. 2 Cor. 12. 9.

Suffciency]

is put,

• 1 For plenty, Job 20. 22.
• 2. Ability, 2 Cor. 3. 5. & 9. 8.

Sufficient]

Enough, Exod. 36. 7. That which will supply what is deficient and wanting, Deut. 15. 8. What is needful, Luk. 14. 28. Fit, able, 2 Cor. 2. 16. & 3. 5.

Let his hand be sufficient for him, Deut. 33. 7. or enough for him, when he fighteth, as God taught David' s hands to war, and his fingers to fight, Psal. 144. 1. and girded him with strength to battle, 2 Sam. 22. 35. 40. The Gr. translateth, judge for him. The Chaldee. execute vengeance for him on them that hate him. Ainsworth.

Sufficiently]

To eat sufficiently, Isa. 23. 18. Hebr. to eat unto satiety, or fullness, as Lev. 25. 19. & 26. 5. Prov. 13. 29. That God's Ministers may have food sufficient, even to the full, 2 Chr. 13. 10. Mat. 3. 30. Annot.

Had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, 2 Chr. 30. 3. This may have reference to the Number of Priests that were but few, which had sanctified themselves, ch. 26. 34. Or, it may have reference to the rites of Sanctification, that they had not fully observed all. Annot.

〈◊〉 ]

An order of garment, Judge. 17. 10.

2. A cause or controversy, 2 Sam. 15. 4.

3. A request, Job. 11. 19.

〈◊〉 ]

〈◊〉 , or oynted; covered, or shadowed. A people of Africa, 2 Chr. 12. 3.

Sum]

signifieth,

• 1. A price, Exod. 21. 30.
• 2. The number, Exod. 30. 12. Numb. 4. 2, 22. & 26. 2.
• 3. A compend or drawing up to one head, Heb. 8. 1. Eccles. 12. 12. Or, it may signify the principal and chief part.
• 4. A collection. So the sum of God's thoughts are so many, that if we should reckon them our memory should be overwhelmed, Psal. 139. 17.

Sum of silver]

2 King. 22. 4. Tell it, to see how much there was of it. Annot.

Summer]

;;The hottest season in the year. Gen. 8. 22. And summer and 〈◊〉 .

;;2. Opportunity and fit time to do things in. Prov. 6. 8. Prepareth her meat in Summer.

Summer]

Isai. 18. 6. To abide by them, find harbor with them, and feed upon them, all the summer. Annot.

Drought in Summer]

Extreme dryness. Psal. 32. 4. My moisture was consumed into the drought of Summer.

Summer-fruit]

Amos 8. 1. Not as the hasty fruit before the Summer, Isa. 28. 4. Nor as that corn, 2 King. 19. 26. Isa. 37. 27. but fully ripe. See Rev. 14. 18. Annot.

Summer-fruits, Mic. 7. 1. Hebr. the gatherings of summer, marg. After harvest; when the fruits are gathered, and the fields are bare. Annot.

〈◊〉 ]

Luk. 16. 19. Gorgeously, solemnly, magnifically, in great state.

Sun]

;;That great Light, which giveth light by day, a most pure, bright, and glorious creature. Gen. 1. 16. The Sun to rule the day. In Hebrew it cometh of a word which signifieth a Minister, or Servant, Deut. 4. 19.

;;2. Christ Jesus, the Sun and Light of the world. Joh. 1. 5. And that Light shineth in darkness.

;;3. The bright and glorious presence of God. Rev. 21. 23. This City hath no need of the Sun, for the glory of God did light it, or was a Sun to it.

;;4. Worldly prosperity. Job 31. 26. I did not regard the shining of the Sun.

;;5. The inward beauty and purity of the Church of God. Cant. 6. 9. Pure as the Sun.

Sun ] Light, Job 31. 26. marg.

It is put for Christ, Psal. 84. 11. Mal. 4. 3. who is fitly compared to it, both in respect of the properties within it, and effects without.

The properties within it are,

• 1. There is but one Sun, and so but one Sun of righteousness, the only begotten Son of his Father, Joh, 1. 24.
• 2. The Sun is not only Light, but a fountain of light; so is Christ light in his essence, a heavenly Light, the Light of the world, and in him there is no darkness, Rev. 1. 16. 1 Joh. 1. 5.
• 3. The Sun is a pure creature looking upon all, yet from 〈◊〉 filthyest contracts no uncleanness; so Christ is purity it self, before whose eyes all things are naked, yet he contracted no stain of sin, by his conversing among sinners.
• 4. The Sun is powerful by the warmth and heat thereof, reaching all creatures; so Christ by his Spirit and grace is present with his Church and every member 〈◊〉 unto the end of the world.
• 5. The Son is a communicative creature; so Christ enlighteneth everyone that cometh into the world, John 1. 9.

The effects without, are,

• 1. The Sun driveth away darkness; so Christ drives away darkness of ignorance and the night of misery, with the black and thick mist of our sins, and bringeth the light of knowledge, and day of grace.
• 2. The Sun gives direction by his light unto all the actions of our Natural and Civil life; so Christ by his wisdom and Spirit 〈◊〉 his members in all the ways of spiritual and eternal life.
• 3. The Sun is the most comfortable creature in the world, warming and refreshing all living creatures, so is Christ the life of the Church, and quickeneth the elect, dead in sins unto eternal life, he warmeth them with the beams of his love, and comforteth them by his gracious aspect.
• 4. The Sun maketh the several seasons of the year; so hath Christ in his power all times and seasons, as the seedtime of grace here, and the Harvest of glory hereafter; he appointed the summer of 〈◊〉 , and bringeth upon his Church the Winter of affliction, so that all the vicissitudes and changes are appointed and directed by his wisdom, Dan. 1. 21. Taylor on Rev. p. 33, 34.

Sun]

Put for, The light of the Sun, Numb. 25. 4. The heat of it, Deut. 33. 14. The beams of it, 2 King. 3. 22. The image of it, 2 King. 23. 11. Comfort, Job 30. 28. God's especial favor, Psal. 89. 11. The light, Eccl. 6. 5.

To behold the Sun]

;;To rest and satisfy a man's self in the sweet pleasures of this life void of care, and without consideration, either of mortality, (called here the days of darkness) or of the worlds vanity, Eccl. 11. 7, 8.

Sun black]

;;The prosperity and peace of the Christian Church eclipsed and taken away for a time by most cruel persecutions, and bloody extremities, exercised as at other times, yet specially in the days of Diocletianus, and Maximinianus, Emperors. Rev. 6. 12. And the Sun was black as sackcloth. Here is an allusion to the Prophets, Jer. 4. 23, 28. Isa. 50. 3.

Sun and Moon confounded, &c. ]

;;That such shall be the glory of Christ his Kingdom when the Jews shall be called by the Gospel toward the end of the world, as in comparison thereof Sun and Moon shall lose their light. Isa. 24. 23. The Moon shall be ashamed, and the Sun confounded. Or haply by Sun and Moon may be meant the Churches of the Gentiles, who shall blush to see their zeal and piety eclipsed, by a far more excellent shining light set up amongst the Jews.

Sun]

;;Christ Jesus, the Sun of righteousness. Rev. 12. 1. Cloathed with the Sun.

He resembleth the Sun,

• 1. In its Properties.
• • 1. In unity; there is but one sun in the world, and but one sun of righteousness in the Church. Joh. 1. 14. 1 Tim. 2. 5.
  • 2. Light, Rev. 1. 16.
  • 3. Purity.
  • 4. Power and sufficiency.
• 2. In its effects.
• • 1. Illuminates.
  • 2. Directs.
  • 3. Refresheth.

The righteousness of Christ is 〈◊〉 to the Church, Cant. 6. 10. And as Cloaths serve for a covering, shelter, ornament, so Christ's righteousness. Leighs Annot.

The Church of God, the Spouse of Christ, the brightest and most glorious 〈◊〉 in the world, shineth in the doctrine of her Ministers, and lives of her members, Mat. 5. 14, 15, 19. Thus she shineth before the world, as being clothed with Christ's righteousness, whom she hath put on. Gal. 3. 27. She shineth before God. See chap. 19. 8. Annot.

Sun]

;;The light of truth, obscured, or extinct rather, by heresy in doctrine, and by superstition in the worship of God. Rev. 9. 2. And the Sun and the air were darkened.

Sun, Moon, Light, not darkened]

;;When he was yet in his young flourishing age, and in prosperity, which by the Light is noted often in Scripture, as adversity and all kind of misery is signified by darkness, Eccl. 12. 2.

Sun not to fall down]

;;Quickly to expel the immoderate affections of anger, ere it be night, Eph. 4. 26.

;;2. Hot persecution, and sharp 〈◊〉 , wherewith (as with the hot Sun) the Church is parched and made black (as it were) Cant. 1. 6. The Sun hath looked upon me.

Sun]

;;The spiritual beauty and purity of the Church of Christ, Cant. 6. 9. Pure as the Sun.

Sunder]

To disjoin, or make a separation between, Job. 41. 17.

Sunder]

It's joined with Beat, Isa. 27. 9. Break, Psal. 107. 14. Burst, Nah. 1. 13. Cut, Psal. 46. 9. & 107. 16. Isa. 45. 2. Luk. 12. 46.

Sundry]

Sundry times, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 . It signifies the degrees and increasings of prophetical doctrine by many pieces not entirely, Heb. 1. 1.

Sup]

put

• 1. for Corporal feeding, and taking repast at evening for the body, Luk. 17. 8.
• 2. Spiritual food, and repast for the soul, 1 Cor. 11. 25.
• 3. Celestial feasting forever in heaven, body and soul, Rev. 3. 20. Bernard.

Sup up]

To consume, Hab. 1. 9. where the Jews are threatened with the Chaldeans, who shall sup up, i. e. consume their goods, as the East wind doth the fruits and herbs of the ground.

To sup with Christ]

;;To comunicate in all the spiritual delicates of Christ (as they which sup together, partake in bodily food) Rev. 3. 20. He shall sup with me.

And will sup with him, Rev. 3. 20. Converse familiarly, cheerfully and comfortably with him, as friends use to feast and make merry one with another. Cant. 5. 1. Joh. 14. 23. for their feasts were for the most part at 〈◊〉 time, when their daily employments were over. Luk. 14. 17. See chap. 19. 9. Annot.

Christ supping with us]

;;His cheering and delighting himself with his own graces and gifts of his Spirit, bestowed upon us (as one that 〈◊〉 sweet and pleasant meat.) Rev. 3. 23. I will come and sup with him.

Supererogation]

;;A work of counsel done by perfect ones, being more then they were bound unto, by any precept of the Law of God. [Popish.]

〈◊〉 of naughtiness]

Abundance of wicked and corrupt affections, Jam. 1. 27.

Superfluous]

That which is more then enough, or exceeds the just proportion in number, quantity, or quality, Lev. 21. 18. & 22. 23.

It is put for, Needless, to no purpose, 2 Cor. 6. 1.

Superscription]

;;A title written over ones head, showing the cause of his death, Luk. 23. 38. This superscription was written over him.

;;2. A title engraven in coin, to show whose it is. Mat. 22. 21. Whose Image or Superscription is this?

Superscription]

Mar. 14. 26. It was the Romans custom to write the crime for which any man suffered death in a table, and carry it before him to execution. And as of other kinds of death, so particular of those that are crucified. Whence appears the propriety of all these expressions in the several Evangelists, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , the superscription of the cause, or of his crime, as here in St. Mark, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , the charge or cause written over his head, 〈◊〉 . 27. 37. and simply 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , inscription, Luk. 23. 38. (so superscription, is rendered, Mat. 22. 20. marg.) and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (the Latin word titulus) 〈◊〉 , Joh. 19. 19. all to the same purpose, noting this Roman custom observed in the dealing with him more Romano, after the manner of the Romans, Dr. Ham. Annot. b.

Superstition]

;;A form of divine worship devised by men, beside or beyond the commandment of God, breeding in the followers of it a servile fear, Act. 17. 22. I perceive you are in all things too 〈◊〉 .

;;2. True Religion, 〈◊〉 and slandered with the name of Superstition. Act. 25. 19. 〈◊〉 some words of their superstition. Thus the Heathen man termed the Religion of Moses.

Superstition]

The Atheist is like hard ground, where no corn groweth; the Superstitious exceeds in his worship, and runs as 〈◊〉 into the other extremity; Christ suffered between two 〈◊〉 , so Truth suffereth between Atheism and Superstition. The Heathen hold a multitude of God's denying the Unity; the Jew holds the Unity, and denies the Trinity. It exceeds in worship, 〈◊〉 more to God then he requires at their hands, Isa. 1. 12. And as 〈◊〉 Lord forbids men to be too just, Eccles. 7. 16. So he will not have men exceed this way, and run into Superstition. It is the Mother of ignorance Joh. 4. Ye worship ye know not what. The companion of it is Hypocrisy; and the Daughters of it are Will-worship and Idolatry. It is found more in women then in men, Act. 13. 50. and more in the ignorant then learned. It is like Wine that runs into the head, and maketh giddy; but true Religion is like Wine that runs to the heart, and cheers it. It is hardly rooted out, and finds no comfort in Religion, as the religious do. The Church to the religious is a place of pleasure, to the superstitious a place of torment, therefore their 〈◊〉 are called terriculamenta, and tormina, 〈◊〉 . 50. 38. Weems degem. Son. p. 17, 18.

Superstitious]

Too superstitious, Act. 17. 22. More superstitious then ordinary, finifying the worship of more gods then other Cities worshipped. Idem. Annot. e.

Supper]

is taken for the preaching of the Gospel, Luk. 14. 16. which is called a Supper, because it is reserved after the Law, unto the last age of the world. It is called great,

• 1. Because Christ (who prepares it) is great, even King of Kings, and Lord of Lord's.
• 2. Because of the great cheer prepared in it, even Christ himself, and his merits with the graces of the Spirit.
• 3. Because of the great number that are invited to it, and shall be partakers of it, to wit, not only the 144000 of the 12. Tribes, but innumerable others, of all Tongues, Kindreds, and Languages; for, many shall come from the East and West and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of heaven.
• 4. Because of the greatness of persons invited, being all Kings and Priests unto God, Rev. 1. 6, 7.
• 5. Because of the excellency of the end, to wit, the marriage of the elect unto Jesus Christ, in judgment, mercy, and truth forever, Hos. 2. 16.

It is put for the Glory of the Saints in Heaven, Revel. 19. 19. and for the great Wrath of God in the destruction of the wicked, Rev. 17. 18.

Supper of the Lord]

;;The Sacrament of Bread and Wine ordained by the Lord. 1 Cor. 11. 20. This is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

;;This Sacrament is called a Supper. because Christ ordained it at his last Supper. Secondly, because it is a spiritual banquet, or Soul-feast. Mat. 26. 26. And as they did eat Jesus took the bread, &c. It is termed (by a part) breaking of bread, Act. 20. 7. & 2. 42.

;;The Lord's Supper had sundry names given it by old Writers, who called it Synaxis, also Love, and Eucharist, of the end and use, which is thanksgiving; also a Sacrifice, not propitiatory, (for that is Christ only, dying on the Cross) but 〈◊〉 , as a remembrance of Christ crucified; also Oblation of the offering of bread and wine, which the Church made toward the celebration: also Missa, either of things sent by the rich, for the use of the poor; or of sending away the Catechumen, or dismissing of the whole Assembly. What help is here for setting up the Mass, from this word Missa est?

Marriage Supper ] Rev. 19. 9. Hereby is meant, the great general wedding feast in heaven after the resurrection, where the king of glory, and the Angels are, where the Lambs wife, verse. 7, 8. and all shall meet, at which are all the creatures in their greatest glory. Leighs Annot.

Supplant]

To circumvent and deceive, Gen. 27. 36. Jer. 9. 4. A Metaphor taken from Wrestling, wherein the weakest Wrestler useth deceit with his feet, or otherwise, to trip up his adversary.

Supple]

Ezek. 16. 4. To supple thee; or when I looked upon thee, marg.

Suppliant]

One that humbly entreateth or desireth anything kneeling, or prostrate.

My suppliants, Zech. 3. 10. Some hereby understand the Gentiles to be called and converted; others, the dispersed Jews, that they shall return to their Land, and there worship the Lord, and make one body with the converted Gentiles. Annot.

〈◊〉 ]

A humble entreating.

It is proper to them that 〈◊〉 poor, contemptible, Pro. 18. 23.

It is commonly put in Scripture for the humble prayers of the godly, put up to God in behalf of themselves and others, Eph. 6. 18. In respect whereof, they are called God's Suppliants, Zeph. 3. 10.

Supplication]

Made supplication, 1 Sam. 13. 12. Heb. entreated the face, marg.

With supplications, Jer. 31. 9. or favors, marg.

Supply]

To relieve in time of necessity, 2 Cor. 8. 12 & 11. 9. & 9. 12.

It is put for, To furnish with spiritual graces, Phil. 4. 19. for, The help and assistance of the Spirit, turning the sinful actions of the wicked unto the good of the godly, Phil. 1. 19.

Sometime it is put for, The preaching of the Gospel in the absence of the proper Minister, Phil. 2. 30.

Support]

To relieve the necessities and be careful of the Saints, bearing their burdens, and supplying their wants both with temporal and spiritual benefits, Act. 20. 35. 1 Thess. 5. 14.

Suppose]

To think, or be of opinion, 2 Sam. 13. 32. To believe, Luk. 7. 43. To be persuaded, Joh. 21. 25. 2 Cor. 11. 5. 1 Pet. 5. 12. To intend a thing, Philip. 1. 16.

Supremacy]

;;That high and Sovereign power and authority which Kings and Princes have under and from God immediately, and chief and supreme Governors over all persons, and in all causes temporal and Ecclesiastical, according to the Word of God, as good customs of several Countries where they reign. This doth that man of sin most falsely claim to himself, by virtue of succession to Peter the Apostle, who was subject to secular power in his life and death.

Supreme]

1 Pet. 2. 13. The Superior, chief Magistrate, one that hath above the having of other men, in matter of authority and supremacy.

Sur]

A giving back, or rebellion. This was the East gate, called the gate of the foundation, 2 Chr. 23. 5. The higher gate, 2 King. 15. 35. by reason of the fairness and height of it, and the new gate, Jer. 36. 10. after Jotham had new built it, 2 Chr. 27. 3. Annot. on 2 King. 11. 6.

Sure]

;;Certain, firm, and constant. 2 Pet. 1. 19. We have a most sure word of the Prophets. Ver. 10. Make your election sure; that is, firm to yourselves, Phil. 19. 7.

;; Note. The Word of God is sure in itself, it is surer being confirmed with on oath, therefore will not fail and deceive any which rely upon it, Numb. 29. 19. Amos 8. 7. Heb. 6. 13.

Sure]

To be made over and confirmed, Genes. 23. 17, 20.

It is put for, To be confident of, Exod. 3. 19. To be persuaded, or take for granted, Numb. 32. 23. 1 Sam. 20. 7. 〈◊〉 Sam. 1. 10. for, Firm and permament, 1 Sam. 2. 35, & 25. 28. Certain, Job 24. 22. Faithful, everlasting, Psal. 19. 7. & 93. 5. & 111. 7.

Sure]

Deut. 12. 23. Heb. strong, marg. 2 Tim. 2. 19. or steady, marg.

Surely]

Certainly, Doubtless, Gen. 18. 18. & 28. 16.

Thou shalt surely die, Gen. 2. 17. Dying thou shalt die; or as the Gr. translateth it, ye shall die the death. Ainsworth.

Shall surely die, 2 Sam. 12. 5. or is worthy to die, marg.

〈◊〉 ]

Prov. 11. 15. Heb. those that strike hands, marg.

Surety]

;;One that undertaketh for the debt of another man. Prov. 6. 1. If thou be surety for thy neighbor.

;;2. Christ, who undertook to answer the debt of our sins to God's Justice, by his obedience to death. Heb. 7. 22. Jesus is made surety.

Surety is expressed in Scripture by Striking of hands, Prov. 6. 1. Job 17. 3. Rash suretyship forbidden, Prov. 6. 4. otherwise it is lawful, being upon good grounds: Thus 〈◊〉 was Surety to his Father for Benjamin, and Paul for Onesimus: So Christ is our surety, both by speaking for us by his 〈◊〉 intercession; unto this David alludes, Psal. 119. 122. And also by paying all our debts.

It is put for Certainty, or of a truth, Gen. 15. 13. Act. 12. 11.

〈◊〉 ]

An overcharging the stomach with meat or drink.

It is forbidden, Luk. 21. 34. It makes us forget the coming of Christ to judgment, Ibid.

Surmisings]

Suspicions, suppositions, false conclusions.

It is taken in evil part, 1 Tim. 6. 4. Examples are in 1 Sam. 1. 3. Judge. 15. 2. 1 Sam. 22. 8. 2 Sam. 10. 3. Jer. 43. 2. Act. 28. 4.

Surname]

A name added unto the proper name for distinctions sake: Examples of such are in Act. 10. 5. & 11. 13. & 12. 12, 25. Mat. 3. 16, 17. Luk. 22. 3. Act. 1. 23. & 10. 18. & 15. 22.

Thus it is prophesied of the Gentiles, that they shall surname themselves by the name of Israel, Isa. 44. 5. and God himself is contented to be called, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Heb. 11. 16. and all Christians are called so by the name of Christ, Jam. 2. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 17.

Surname]

I have surnamed thee, Isa. 45. 4. The word signifieth properly to enstile or entitle one, to give him some eminent or honorable title, chap. 44. 5. Job 32. 21, 22. The word therefore would rather be rendered, I have entitled or styled thee; or, I have given thee an honorable style or title, to wit, in calling thee Cyrus my shepherd, chap. 44. 28. and Cyrus mine anointed; for that is the style, and those the titles that God here fasteneth upon him. Annot.

Surprise]

To lay hold upon, and possess a City or strong hold unawares, Jer. 48. 41. & 51. 41. To be suddenly amazed and affrighted, Isa. 33. 14.

〈◊〉 ]

One of the Nations which the King of Assyria placed in the Land of Israel, and joined with the rest against the people of God, Ezr. 4. 9.

Susanna]

A lilly, rose; or joyfulness. A woman that followed Christ, Luk. 8. 3.

〈◊〉 ]

A horse, swallow, or moth. The Father of Gaddi Numb. 13. 11.

Suspicion]

It is denied of Charity, 1 Cor. 13. 5. and forbidden, 1 Tim. 6. 4.

Three things concur to make up suspicion.

• 1. That he who suspects be more enclinable to the worst sense of a thing.
• 2. That he do it out of a self-love, and hatred of his neighbor, in respect whereof there ariseth joy in the heart, if that which was suspected, be found so; which the Apostle observed, 1 Cor. 13. 6. where he saith, that Charity rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth in the truth; i. e. if any be found guilty, Charity from hence seeks not matter of joy, but of grief rather; and if he that was suspected of wickedness, be found innocent, it rejoiceth.
• 3. It is required that he who suspects have no probable ground of his suspicion. It differs from Credulity, in that it is an infirmity of the mind and understanding, rather then a sin in the conversation; for he is said to be credulous, not who incontinent is most enclinable to the better part, but he that doth it upon a sudden, without deliberation: To believe all things, is the mean between these two. This is spoken of Charity affirmatively, 1 Cor. 13. 5, 6. and he is said to believe all things, who is most inclined to the better part, chiefly, when he hath no ground to the contrary. Cameron. tom. 3. p. 78, 79.

Suspicion is a fruit of lust, 1 Tim. 6. 4. and the first beginnings of it ought to be suppressed. The first use of it was, to procure our safety, and preserve our souls; in respect whereof, it is better to be solicitously fearful, then securely improvident, as Paul suspected the worst, and yet a truth, Act. 27. 30. and when that which is given us for the help of ourselves and others, is turned to the hurt of ourselves and others, this must be a great sin. We must avoid Suspicion, otherwise everything will cause us to make this conclusion that the Barbarians made of Paul, Sure he is a 〈◊〉 . Andrew's Com. p. 851.

Sustain]

To provide all manner of maintenance, Gen. 27. 37. 1 King. 17. 9. Neh. 9. 21.

To sustain, or support]

;;To bear or hold up a thing, as a proper shore, or keep it from falling, Psal. 3. 5.

;;2. To uphold one, either that he take not a fall by sin and calamity, or that he take no hurt by such falls. Psal. 3. 4. The Lord sustained me. Psal. 23. 1, 3.

;;3. To hold or lift up one that is falling, Act. 20. 35. Luk. 1. 54.

Sustenance]

Provision, or things necessary to live by, as meat, drink, &c. Judge. 6. 4. 2 Sam. 19. 32.

No sustenance, Act. 7. 11. Not enough to keep them alive, or satisfy nature.

Swadle]

Those that I have swaddled, Lam. 2. 22. or swathed; so rather then as some, which I carried in my hands. It seemeth to comprehend all those offices that Mothers or Nurses exercise about their children, for the managing of their limbs, and keeping of them in their due proportion and posture, during the time of their tender infancy. Annot.

Swadling-band]

Is the girdle wherewith the clothes are made fast about the Infant newly born, Ezek. 16. 4. Luk. 2. 7.

It is put for darkness, Job 38. 9.

Swallow]

Is careful to provide a place wherein to build, and skillful in building her nest, Psal. 84. 3. If it want clay or mud wherewith to build, it wetteth itself with water, and then rolling in the dust, maketh mud. It keepeth its nest clean, and teacheth its young ones so to do. It knoweth the time of coming, which is in the Spring. Jer. 8. 7. It feedeth all its young ones alike, not giving more to one then to another. In the Summer we have its company, but in the Winter it's gone. It's very swift, and taketh its food whilst it flieth. It's subject to diseases in the eyes, whereof it cureth itself by applying Cellenden. Instead of singing it chattereth, Isa. 38. 14. It's said to depart from ruinous houses. It's not harmful to other bids. There's a certain kind of Cantharides, which would destroy its young ones, but by putting garlic it its nest among them, they are preserved. As it's natural for the Swallow to fly, so causeless cursing is not to be regarded, Prov. 26. 2.

To swallow]

;;To destroy, or abolish, Psal. 21. 9. Will swallow them in his anger. See Psal. 35. 25. & 52. 16. & 55. 10. Psal. 27. 2. & 124. 3.

;; Note. The Scripture useth to note out the Tiger-like cruelty of Church enemies, by this Metaphor of Swallowing up, drawn from the likeness of great Whales, or other great beasts which swallow things at once.

To swallow ] To help and assist, Rev. 12. 16. It is put for, To enjoy quietly, Job 20. 18. It is to sup up, Obad. 1. 6. It signifieth also, To want words to express ones grief, Job 6. 3.

To swallow]

;;To sink in, and cause to vanish, as the earth or land doth to the floods of water which it drinketh in: so did the earth, (that is, men of earthly religion and affections) swallow and drink in (as it were) the rage and persecution intended by the Devil and his instruments, against the Church of Christ in earth. Rev. 12. 16. The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood. This was verified in the Vandals, Goths and other barbarous people, who coming to dwell in civilized Countries; and being turned (in show at least) to Christian Religion, did much help the true Church by stopping and allaying the furious minds of her adversaries. See Flood.

Swan]

Hereof mention is made, Lev. 11. 18. & Deut. 14. 16. where it's reckoned among the unclean fowls. It's very meek and gentle. It loveth pleasant places near rivers. Is not harmful, is fruitful in increase, and loveth its young ones dearly. It seldom or never diveth under the water, as some other Water 〈◊〉 do. Its chiefest strength is in the wings. It feedeth sometimes on Nettles, to keep under and extinguish its lust. It's an enemy to the Eagle, yet beginneth not the fight, but standeth on its own defense. At sometimes one Swan devoureth another. It hath broad feet, whereon it standeth firmly. It presageth its own death by singing, and being aged and near unto death it singeth the more sweetly. They feed one another. Being weighty in body, it flieth seldom. It's white of color, but hath a blackish flesh, which is ill of digestion.

I sware]

Numb. 14. 30. Heb. listed up my hand, marg.

Sware]

Heb. 3. 11. So I sware in my wrath, God 〈◊〉 seldom: Swears by himself, by no creature. And it's a matter of weight that makes him swear: Nor sweareth he rashly, in heat and choler, but for the confirmation of his mercy and gracious promises to his children, ch. 6. 13. and the strengthening of his justice and threatenings against the wicked, as in this place. God, as ye see, swears, 〈◊〉 may we do; if we could keep ourselves within 〈◊〉 limits, that he did, Jones.

Swarm]

A company of Flies, Exod. 8. 21, 22, 24, 29, 31. Bees, Judge. 14. 8.

Swarve]

To rove and err from the right mark, like unskillful Shooters, 1 Tim. 1. 6. & 6. 21. 2 Tim. 2. 18.

Swarve]

Having swerved, 1 Tim. 1. 6. or not aiming at, marg.

To swear]

;;To use the name of God in an Oath, to witness some matter in controversy, for the ending of strife. This may be done either 〈◊〉 and falsely, or reverently and truly. Mat. 5. 34. Swear not at all. Zach. 5. 3. Deut. 10. 20. Eccl. 9. 1.

;;2. To worship and serve God, whereof lawful Swearing is a part. Deut. 6. 13. Thou shalt swear by my name. Synecdoche.

;;3. To make confession, or solemn profession by mouth, that God is only searcher of hearts, to acknowledge him as the witness and rewarder of truth, but as a severe and just revenger of falsehood and perjury, Isa. 45. 23. Rom. 14. 11. The latter place expounds the former; and albeit, that Prophesy of Isaiah cited and interpreted by Paul, be in part fulfilled now in this life, (for the wicked are forced sometime to confess Christ to be a just and righteous God, whom the faithful willingly acknowledge to be so) yet it shall not be fully accomplished, until Christ come in the Clouds, and all appear before him, when, will they, 〈◊〉 they, they shall be driven to acknowledge him their Judge. Now because none can be the universal Judge of the world, save he which is essentially God, therefore Paul aptly citeth that Text out of Isaiah, to prove that the glory of the Godhead doth belong to Christ, to whom all must give an account, and before whom all knees must bow.

;; Note: That Swearing is always expressed in Hebrew in the form passive, because it is with a passion of mind, and is occasioned or offered by another.

;;It hath also the signification of seven, because it is confirmed by the seven; that is, many witnesses, Gen. 21. 31. seven a mystical number, Gen. 2. 2.

Swear]

That a Christian may swear lawfully, when called unto it by the Magistrate, he must look,

• 1. To the object, that he swear by the Lord alone; for seeing we defy and make that our God we swear by, therefore we forsake the true God, if we swear by that which is no God; and so provoke the Lord not only to execute his judgments on us, but also upon the Country wherein we live, Jer. 5. 7.
• 2. In respect of the manner, that he swear in Truth, Judgment, and Righteousness, Jer. 4. 2.
• • In truth, that he may say with the Apostle, I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the holy Ghost, Rom. 9. 1.
  • In judgment, i. e. advisedly, and upon necessary occasion.
  • In righteousness, promising nothing by Oath, but what is lawful and just.
• 3. In respect of the end; that God may be glorified, our duty discharged, controversies appeased, our Brethren satisfied, and our innocence cleared. Downam Psal. 15. p. 144, 145.

To swear by the Lord]

;;To call upon the name of the Lord, as a witness and Judge against us, if we do not deal and speak truly, Josh. 2. 12.

To swear unto the Lord]

;;By solemn oath, to bind ourselves wholly unto God, to serve him only with a pure heart. 2 Chr. 15. 14. And they sware unto the Lord. Also v. 15. Isa. 19. 18.

To swear by Malcham]

;;To halt between the service of the true God and Idols. Zeph. 1. 5.

Whosoever shall swear by the Temple, &c. Mat. 23. 16. It seems by that which Christ here affirms of the Pharisees, that they had a tradition, that those oaths only were obligatory which were conceived by God, or something immediately consecrated to him; meaning thereby not the Temple and Altar, which had only an universal consecration (being set apart to his service ) but other particular oblations and gifts, which were by the voluntary piety of men devoted to him. Of this sort is the gold of the Temple, and the gift on the Altar, wherein it seems they placed a more special sanctity then in the other. This Christ looks on as a pityful nice piece of deceit, either to frustrate the obligation of some oaths, or to make a nice distinction of sanctity, where indeed there was none, the whole sanctity of the gold or gift flowing from the Temple or Altar, to which and the God in it, they were consecrated. What should be the color or pretence of this doctrine of theirs, it would be hard to guess; unless perhaps it was, that they conceived the Temple by its having been demolisht, to have lost its sanctity, and not have recovered it at its rebuilding, and increase by Herod; whereas the gold and the gift, which the piety of the Jewish Donour had consecrated, might be allowed by them to have that sanctity; but this being so weak a reason, leaves it liable to the censure of hypocrisy, which Christ here lays upon it, the true cause surely being that by persuading men that the gold and gifts brought to the Temple, were the holiest things in the world, holier then the Temple, or Altar itself, they might bring men to great liberality that way, and so make gain of their doctrine. Dr. Hammond Annot. c.

To swear in Truth, Judgment, and Righteousness]

;;To take an Oath, neither falsely to confirm a lie, nor breaking what is truly affirmed or promised; not lightly and vainly, without good ground, and just cause, concerning God's glory, our neighbors good spiritual or bodily, or our own name, when truth without an oath cannot be known; nor lewdly and wickedly, against religion, or right, as Herod' s and the Jews oath, Mark 6. Act. 23. Jer. 4. 2. Thou shalt swear in truth, &c.

Swearers]

False swearers, such as swear flalsly. Against these, see Levite. 19. 12. 1 Tim. 1. 10. where they are termed perjured persons.

Swearing]

Jer. 23. 10. or cursing, marg.

Sweat]

Natural, Gen. 3. 19. Supernatural, Luk. 22. 44. Bernard.

Sweat of face]

;;Great labor and hard pains, such as cause sweat and weariness. Gen. 3. 19. Thou shalt eat thy bread in the sweat of thy face.

Sweep]

signifieth, 1. To oppress and rob, Prov. 28. 3.

2. To destroy, Isa. 14. 23. & 28. 17.

A Sweeping rain]

Prov. 28. 3. Understand this of a rain, which by reason of its greatness and continuance, maketh a great flood, or causeth a great inundation of water, whereby the corn or other grain, and the fruits of the ground, are beaten down, destroyed, and as it were swept and carried away, so that there is no store or provision of bread and other victual left in the field. D. Annot.

Sweet]

;;Grateful, acceptable. Lev. 1. 9. An offering of sweet odors unto the Lord. Here it is taken in good part.

;;2. Pleasant and delightful. Thus is wickedness sweet unto the mouth of a wicked man, Job 20. 12. (Here it is taken in ill part) and God's Statutes to the soul of a righteous man, Psal. 19. 10.

Sweet]

Spoken of, and applied unto, Bread of deceit, Prov. 20. 17. Calamus, Exod. 30. 23. Cane, Isa. 43. 24. Cinnamon, Exod. 30. 23. Clods, Job 21. 33. Counsel, Psal. 55. 14. Desire accomplished, Prov. 13. 19. Every thing, Prov. 27. 7. Flowers, Cant. 2. 3. Honey, Rev. 10. 9, 10. Honey-comb, Prov. 24. 13. Incense, Exod. 30. 7. (Heb. incense of spices, marg.) Influences, &c. Job 38. 31. Light, Eccl. 11. 7. Meditation, Psal. 104. 34. Melody, Isa. 23. 16. Mouth, Cant. 5. 16. Myrrh, Cant. 5. 5. Odours, Lev. 26, 31. Psalmist, 2 Sam. 23. 1. Sacrifices, Jer. 6. 20. Savour, Gen. 8. 21. (Heb. a savor of rest, marg.) Sleep, Eccl. 5. 12. Smell, Isa. 3. 24. Spices, Exod 30. 34. Stolne waters, Prov. 9. 17. Voice, Cant. 2. 14. Water, Jam. 3. 11. Waters, Exod. 15. 25. Wickedness, Job 20. 12. Wine, Isa. 49. 26. Words, Psal. 119. 103. & 141. 6.

Sweet Cinnamon]

;;It is the bark of a Tree, used for sweet odors, and signifies spiritual grace, Prov. 7. 17. Cant. 4. 14. Exod. 30. 23.

Sweet fruits, things and flowers]

;;The graces of the Spirit, and works of faith which are as delightful as sweet fruit, or any sweet thing, Cant. 4. 13. With sweet fruits.

;;2. The doctrine of the Word, which is as sweet to the godly soul, as anything can be to the mouth, Cant. 5. 13. His cheeks are as sweet flowers. See Fruit.

Sweet smelling Myrrh, Heb. passing, or running about, marg.

Sweet savor, Ezek. 16. 19. Heb. a savor of rest, marg.

Sweet wine, Isa. 46. 26. or new wine, marg.

Sweetly]

Pleasantly, Job 24. 20. Cant. 7. 7.

Whith goeth down sweetly]

Cant. 7. 9. The virtue and efficacy of the Word of God preached and taught is here intended, which is like excellent wine, acceptable to Christ, and which moveth and worketh strongly in the hearts of them that receive it (as wine which is a creature full of life and spirit, sparkleth and danceth in the glass, Prov. 23. 31.) especially when men ponder it seriously, and meditate upon it, and digest it. Annot.

Sweetness]

Pleasantness, Judge. 9. 11. Eloquence, Prov. 16. 21. Good advice, Prov. 27. 9.

Neither did thy foot swell]

Deut. 8. 4. The Hebrew word signifieth properly the swelling up, puffing up, rising of dough by means of leaven mixed with it. As if Moses should say, that their feet were not hurt, or galled at all by the cumbersomness and trouble of all their marching and travelling. D. Annot.

Swelling]

it is put for Emulation and Indignation, 2 Cor. 12. 20.

2. For proud, boasting, 2 Pet. 2. 18. Jude v. 16.

3. For troublesome, and dangerous, Jer. 12. 5.

4. For the near approaching of God's judgments, Isa. 30. 13.

Swept]

is put,

• 1. For utterly destroyed, Judge. 5. 21. Jer.. 46 15.
• 2. For void of grace, Mat. 12. 44. Luk. 11. 25.

Swift]

is applied Properly,

• 1. To things without life, as the Weavers Shuttle, whereunto the life of man is compared, Job 7. 6.
• 2. To living Creatures, as the Dromedary, which is swift, not so much in respect of the course, as the raging lust that is in it; whereunto the Jews are compared, that ran to Idolatry as it were with a raging desire, Jer. 2. 2, 3. And it is applied to a Post; whereunto the life of man is compared, Job 9. 25.

2. Improperly, it is spoken of them that go about a business without delay; and thus it is applied,

• 1. To God, who is said to come swiftly against the enemies of the Church to be revenged on them, Joel 3. 4.
• 2. Of Men; and that,
• • 1. In a good part, when he is ready to do any good, Mat. 28. 7. as to hear the word, Jam. 1. 19. To worship God, Psal. 68. 32. and, to fulfill his Word, Deut. 9. 12.
  • 2. In an evil part; when it is used in the committing iniquity; as, in the going aside from God, Exod. 32. 8. and when the feet are swift to shed innocent blood, Rom. 3. 15. Isa. 59. 7.

Swiftly]

Speedily, Joel 3. 4. Continually, Zech. 8. 21. Weariness, Dan. 9. 21. marg.

Swim]

is properly spoken both of fishes and other creatures which swim, as also of everything that floats upon the water, as Isa. 25. 11. God is compared to one spreading out the hands to swim, when he cometh to punish his enemies.

Improperly, it is spoken of those who are in great grief, in respect whereof they shed abundance of tears, Psal. 6. 7. and of the Land of Egypt, which is overflowed with Nile, Ezek. 32. 6.

Swine]

Reckoned among the unclean beasts, Lev. 11. 7. Deut. 14. 8. forbid to be eat, Isa. 66. 16. They feed on husks, Lev. 15. 16. To look after them, a base employment, Luke 15. 15. The Devils until Christ gave them leave, had no power to enter into the Swine, Mark 5. 12. Hereunto such are compared, who regard no more the precious promises of the Gospel, then Swine do pearls, Mat. 7. 6. They love to wallow in the mire, 2 Pet. 2. 24. are not offended with the smell of carrion, &c. so dull is their sense of Smelling. They are ravenous, nor abstain they at some time from the flesh of their own kind. Inwardly they resemble very near the inward parts of a man. In what night soever a wild Hog or Sow farroweth, there will be no storm, or rain. By the first farrow of the Sow, it may be known how fruitful she will be: she ever offereth her foremost dug to the Pig which is first 〈◊〉 : and if any of her Pigs be taken from her and killed, the dugs which they suck presently dry up, the milk returneth backward. If its head be held upward, it crieth not, as being always accustomed to look downward. Sweet savors are very hurtful to them. If they lie long wallowing in the mire, or if they feed more greedily then they are accustomed to do, or leap and dance, they presage foul weather. They are hurtful in rooting and turning up the earth. There is no beast less profitable, being alive, then a Hog, and yet at his latter end he payeth his Master for his keeping. They feed of the fruits of the Tree, but look not up to the Tree that beareth them. When they wax fat, they feel not the bitings of the Mice 〈◊〉 on their fat. They sleep much, especially in the Summer, nor can they abide the cold of the Winter. Their milk, dung, flesh, &c. are all useful in physic. If they lose their eyes, they quickly die. They are of a very hot and moist nature; whence it cometh to pass that they often prove measely. When any one of them is 〈◊〉 , or maketh a noise, all the rest come about it to help it, or (if need be) to fight for it. They are still grunting, nor cease therefrom even whilst they are feeding. They cast not their hair as other beasts do. For the most part they are either feeding, or sleeping, or wallowing.

Swine]

;;Obstinate and desperate sinners, which scorn and deride the Word of admonition, rolling and tumbling with pleasure, in the mire of their old, filthy, and rotten conversation. Mat. 7. 6. Cast not pearls before Swine.

Swoon]

Lam. 2. 11, 12. The children swoon, or faint and go away for want of food. Heb. are covered or overwhelmed, a mist or cloud coming before the eyes of those that are fainting or swooning, which taketh away their sight.

Sword]

;;A sharp instrument of iron, made for defense and offense. Luk. 22. 49. Shall we smile with the sword?

;;2. The Word of God. Eph. 6. 17. The sword of the Spirit, &c. Heb. 4. 12. For the 〈◊〉 of God is lively, and mighty in operation, and sharper then any two-edged Sword.

;;3. An instrument of Justice, or ensign of public authority. Rom. 13. 3. They bear not the sword in vain. Also the power to draw out the sword to punish 〈◊〉 .

;;4. The judgment of War. Lev. 26. 25. I will send a sword.

;;5. The sharp justice and vengeance of God hewing down sinners. Deut. 32. 41, 43. I will whet my glittering sword, and my sword shall eat their flesh.

;;6. Death executed by the Sword. Exod. 18. 1. And delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

;;7. Bloody war, strife, and deadly contention, Matth. 10. 34.

Sword ] Wicked men whom God useth to afflict his people, Psal. 17. 13. Grief and vexation of Spirit, Luk. 2. 35. Cruel and slanderous tongue and words, Psal. 59. 7. & 57. 4. Every thing contrary to peace, Matth. 10. 34.

It is put for drought, Deut. 28. 22. marg.

Sword]

Joel 2. 8. or Dart, marg.

Two-edged sword]

Metaphorically is put for the lips of a Whore, Prov. 5. 4.

2. For the Word of Christ, Heb. 4. 12. Rev. 1. 16. & 2. 12. For it hath a twofold operation, one upon the wicked, another in the elect; it wounds the wicked at the heart, and bringeth them to eternal death, Isa. 11. 4. Herewith he shall consume Antichrist, 2 Thess. 2. 8. visit Leviathan, and slay the Dragon; i. e. the greatest enemies of the Church, Isa. 27. 1.

In killing of the wicked, Christ hath a threefold action with his sword.

• 1. He revealeth unto them their sins; as, hypocrisy, pride, and rebellion against both Tables.
• 2. He revealeth the wrath of God, which is the curse of the Law due unto him; in which respect it is a killing letter, 2 Cor, 3. 6.
• 3. He wakeneth the guilty conscience, and sharpeneth the sting thereof, and terrifieth him at the hearing of the Word, as in 〈◊〉 , Act. 24. 25. and 〈◊〉 , Dan. 4. 6.

These are wrought in the wicked without any 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mercy, or reformation of 〈◊〉 .

The 〈◊〉 work of this Two-edged 〈◊〉 is in the Elect; in whom it hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , all 〈◊〉 to their subjection.

• 1. It woundeth to the quick the corruption of their nature, so as it shall never recover again. This is 〈◊〉 in Conversion.
• 2. After Conversion it pareth away the remnant of unbelief, doubting, and other sins that be in 〈◊〉 Elect; for every branch that bringeth 〈◊〉 fruit in Christ, the Father pruneth it, that it may bring 〈◊〉 more 〈◊〉 , Joh. 15.
• 3. It serveth to keep the godly in awe and subjection unto God.
• 4. It serveth for our defense and victory in all temptation, Eph. 6. 17. With it Christ desended 〈◊〉 against Satan. Mat. 4.

A flaming sword]

;;A Sword of fire, or like a flame of fire, or rather by a Synecdoche of the part for the whole, many fiery Swords held in the hands of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Angels, shaking and 〈◊〉 them to and fro in terrible manner, to afright Adam and Eve, that they should be a feared to enter again into Paradise, out of which God forever had in justice 〈◊〉 them, Gen. 3. 24.

From the sword, Isa. 31. 8. or for fear of the sword, marg.

To live by the sword]

;;To lead a 〈◊〉 life, being driven to maintain his own by War. Gen. 27. 42. He shall live by the sword.

;;2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 his Country, and not with peace, as Jacob did, Gen. 25. 40 Deut. 〈◊〉 . 27, 28. Sword is opposed to 〈◊〉 , Mat. 10. 34.

Sword sharp, and sword of his mouth]

;;The Word of God, the force whereof is mighty, 〈◊〉 the cutting down of sin in the repentant, and for cutting a pieces spiritually, and destroying the impenitent. Rev. 2. 12. Which hath a sharp sword with two edges. Rev. 2. 16. 〈◊〉 the sword of my mouth. This signifies the same thing with [ sharp sword ] unless haply, some grievous 〈◊〉 of War be meant, which being pronounced by the Word, is therefore called the Sword of his mouth.

;;2. War and battle, or slaughter of men in war, executed by the Sword. Rev. 6. 8. Power was given to kill with the sword.

Sword]

They all hold swords; Every man hath his sword upon his thigh. Cant. 3. 8. Or, holden, ( apprehended) of the sword, that is, girded therewith, having it by his side prepared and ready to fight, as Exod. 32. 27. The Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit, Eph. 6. 17. which men do then 〈◊〉 , when they hold forth the Word of 〈◊〉 , Phil. 2. 16. and therewith resist Satan and all enemies. and by faith overcome. 1 Joh. 2. 14. & 5. 4. Christians which are to wrestle against manifold temptations, and against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickednesses in high places, are willed to take unto them the whole armor of God, and to stand, having their 〈◊〉 girded, &c. Eph. 6. 12, 13, 14. Ainsworth. Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, word for word it is, a man his sword, or the sword of every man upon his thigh, which note that readiness and promptitude, that should be in spiritual Watchmen: as they write of Caesar, he never laid by his sword, and as the Heathen painted their Pallas, always in her Arms, so should the servants of Christ be always accinct, and appointed, Cap a pe, but chiefly with his sword on his thigh; that is, not with the sign of the cross; or any such thing (as some Romanists dote) but with prayer and the word of truth, which is a two edged-sword, Heb. 4. 12. How will they or can they else in any sort be answerable to their calling and duty, which is to stand in the house of the Lord in the night, and keep his family? Psal. 134. 1. which unless thus provided and strengthened they are more likely to betray. Annot.

Sycamine]

Luk. 17. 6. A kind of Mulberry-tree. Some call it the Egyptian Fig-tree.

Sycomore]

A Tree growing in Egypt, Psal. 78. 44. and Palestine, and Judea, Luk. 19. 4. having leaves broad like the Mulberry tree, and producing a fruit, Amos 7. 14. like a Fig, without little grains or seeds; not upon the branches, but coming out of and adhering to the body of the tree; which ripen not except it be pared off with the nails or knife, saith Dioscorides, ic. 167. It is very frequent in those Countries where it useth to grow, and of a small price, 1 King. 10. 27. 2. Chr. 1. 15. & 9. 27. Isa. 9. 9. yet necessary for the life of man, by reason of the fruit thereof, Amos 7. 14. and therefore the consuming of them is a great judgment for the sins of men, Psal. 78. 44.

Sychat]

A conclusion, or finishing. A City, John 4. 5.

Syene]

Ezek. 29. 10. Heb. Sevench. It hath been, and is commonly thought, by reason of the likelyness of the name, that it was the City of Syene, standing upon the South confines of Egypt, in Thebais, where there might be some Tower, to mark the defect of shadows, in the very day of the Summer solstice; as there was a Well also to that purpose, as some write. Annot.

Spnagogue]

signifieth, To gather together, and is applied to all things whereof there may be a collection, as Psal. 82. unto the assembly of Judges. But commonly they are Houses dedicated to the worship of God, wherein it was usual to pray, preach, and dispute, but not to sacrifice. The Temple was the great Cathedral, the Synagogue was the Parish Churches.

It is probable they began when the Tribes were settled in the Land, the Temple being too far distant for them that dwelt in remote places; they were in David' s time, Psal. 78. 4. In Jerusalem were 480 of them; partly for Jews, partly for Strangers: one of which was called, The Synagogue of the Libertincs, Act. 6. 9. Out of the City there were many in other places of the Country, as in Galilee, Mat. 4. 23. Damascus, Act. 9. 2. 〈◊〉 , Ib. 13. 5. Antioch, Ibid. 13. 14.

They had many inscriptions; over the gate was written that of Psal. 118. 20. This is the gate of the Lord, the 〈◊〉 shall enter into it. Upon the walls, Remember thy Creator. To enter into the House of the Lord without humility, and prayer, and without attention, is like a body without a soul, and such like.

In them the Scribes ordinarily taught, but not only they, for Christ himself taught in them. He that gave liberty to preach, was called The Ruler of the Synagogue. There was also a Minister who gave the Book into the Preacher, and received it again after the text was read. Luk. 4. 20. Goodwin's Moses and Aaron. p. 86.

They were ordered in most things after the manner of the Temple; as,

• 1. In their situation they stood in the highest place of the Town; for which they alleged, Prov. 8. 2.
• 2. As in the Temple there was a High priest, and his Sagan, or second Priest; so they had the chief Ruler, and a second Ruler.
• 3. In the Temple the Court of the Priests was distinguished from the Court of Israel; which again was distinguished into the Court for the Men, and Court for the Women. So in the Synagogues, the Teachers sat by themselves, and the 〈◊〉 by themselves, in ranks one above another. Whereunto the Apostle seems to allude, Jam. 2. 2, 3. The Women sat by themselves, Zech. 12. 12.
• 4. They had an Ark in them wherein they kept the Book of God, and the people's faces were towards it.
• 5. As no man might carry through the Temple any vessel or but then, Mar. 11. 16. so no man might carry through the Synagogue any but then or vessel; and there was great devotion required of them that went into the Synagogue to worship. Weems Christ. Syn. p. 110.

Cast out of the Synagogue]

Whereof mention is made, Joh. 9. 22. & 12. 42. & 16. 2. is, To be excommunicate from Church Assemblies; which appears,

• 1. Because the cause was matter of Scandal in point of Religion, either truly, or supposed so to be, Joh. 9. 22. & 12. 42.
• 2. The Assembly was Spiritual, as we may gather, Mat. 10. 17. Act. 13. 15.
• 3. The Communion was spiritual, therefore the Excommunication must be such.
• 4. The end was spiritual, to glorify God, Isa. 66. 5. Joh. 16. 2. Gillespie Aaron's Rod, p. 60, 61.

Synagogue]

He should be put out of the 〈◊〉 , Job. 9. 22. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , the Synagogues of the Jews signify all manner of Assemblies. Agreeably the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , removing or turning out of the Synagogues, is the separating any offender from such Assemblies, setting a mark of reproach upon him, that he might not be 〈◊〉 conversed with by any, which is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , Luk. 6. 22. the Nidui so known among the Jews. This was always done with circumstances of 〈◊〉 , and so hath 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 added to it, contumelious usage, Luk. 6. 22. And so verse. 35. of this chap. Their casting the man out of their Synagogue, signifies that 〈◊〉 of reproach, the officers of the Court taking him that was condemned, and thrusting him out of the Assembly. What thus belonged to excluding him out of the Assembly, though it belonged to civil commerce, yet certainly excluded him out of the sacred Assembly also; for the lowest degree of Excommunication among the Jews, being to the separating for the space of four paces; this must needs belong to all kinds of Affemblies, as well sacred as civil. Dr. Ham. Annot. b.

Synagogue of Satan]

;;A company or assembly of men indeed worshipping and serving the Devil by errors and profaneness, yet pretending themselves to be the holy people of God. Revel. 2. 9. Which are not Jews, but are the Synagogue of Satan. And ch. 3. v. 9.

Synedrion]

The place where the Court of the Jews sat.

There were two sorts of these Synedria among the Jews, the great Council and the lesser; the great was called Sanhedrin Gedolah; and the 〈◊〉 , Sanhedrin 〈◊〉 : the great Court sat at Jerusalem only; the lesser, in other places also, and they were called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , judicia. Unto the sitting of the great Court at Jerusalem, Christ alludes, Matth. 23. 37. A Prophet might not die out of Jerusalem; the great Synedrium only judged of a Prophet.

But afterwards this grent Synedrium was divided into five parts, by Gabinius the Proconsul of Syria: whereof one was placed at Jerusalem, another at Gadara, the third in Amathus toward the Red Sea, the fourth in Jericho; and the fifth he placed in Sephra in Galilee.

Of these Councils Christ means, Mar. 10. 17.

The number that sat in this great Council were 72. Six out of every Tribe; but for making the number round, they were called Seventy.

There were two Presidents in this Council; the first was chosen in respect of his power, dignity, and wisdom, and was called Princeps, Pater Consessus, the Father of the Assembly: upon his right hand sat he who was greatest among the Seventy, and was called Pater consistorii; the rest sat according to their dignity and age next unto the Prince, and they sat in a circuit, or half-moon, that both Presidents might see them.

The great Synedrium sat every day, except the Sabbath, and Festival days, and then the little Synedrium sat but from the Morning Sacrifice, until the sixth hour, i. e. 〈◊〉 twelve: but the great one sat from the Morning Sacrifice until the Evening Sacrifice, i. e. three a clock in the afternoon. The matters which they judged were of greatest weight; as, To judge of a false Prophet, when to make Wars, to appoint Magistrates for inferior Cities, for cutting off a Tribe, and punishing the High-priest, and the like. The High-priests sat with the Judges, and did interpret their Sentence; which whoso disobeyed, was to die the death, Deut. 17. 9, 12.

In the lesser Judicatory they might not judge of a capital crime, unless they were Twenty three, a full 〈◊〉 ; so they judged of a beast that had killed a man, or lain with the woman, to be put to death, Lev. 20. 26. Weems jud. Law, p. 61. See Sanhedrin.

Syntiche]

Coming; or, telling a Tale. Philip. 4. 2.

Syracuse]

Drawing violently. A City of Sicilia, Act. 28. 12.

Syria]

(called Aram, from Aram the Son of Sem ) signifieth, high, descending; or, the slander of them. A Country in Asia, having on the East the River Euphrates, on the West the Mediterrancan Sea, on the South Palestine and on the North Silicia, and other parts of Asia the less. It was divided into certain Countries; as Syria of Damascus, 1 Chr. 18. 5, 6. Syria Zoba, and Rchob, 2 Sam. 10. 6, 8. and Syrophenicia, Mar. 7. 26. The Syrians of Damascus, were vanquished by David, and their Country made tributary to him, 2 Sam. 8. 5, to 9. A small Army of them overcame Judah because they forsook God, 2 Chr. 24. 23, 24. Aiding the 〈◊〉 against Israel, were slain by 〈◊〉 , 1 Sam. 10. 6, to 15. They took a little maid of the Land of Israel that served Naaman' s Wife, 2 King. 5. 2 Elisha told the Israelites that the Syrians would assault them, if they went whither they were determined, 2 King. 6. 9. Besieging Samaria, they were chased away by God, 2 King. 7. 6. The 〈◊〉 in subjection to the Syrians, 2 King. 13. 3. are promised to be delivered by Joash, 2 King. 13. 17. Hence Syriac, Dan. 2. 4, and Syrian, Gen. 25. 20. and Syrians, 2 Sam. 8. 5.

Syriac]

Dan. 2. 4. or the Babylonian tongue. So Isa. 36. 11. Yet now the Syriac and Chaldee tongue do much differ; and did in the days of our Savior, who used the Syriac tongue, as the Jews did in his time. This appears by many Syriac words in the New Testament, which yet are called Hebrew, because that was the ancient and Mother language, and the Syriac but a corruption of it. See Joh. 5. 2. & 19. 13, 17, 20. Act. 21. 40. & 22. 2. Rev. 9. 11. & 16. 16. Annot.

Syrian]

Gen. 25. 20. The Hebr. name is Aramite, which the holy Ghost in Gr. calleth Syrian, Luk. 4. 27, Ainsworth.

Syrion]

Deut. 3. 9. This Mount had five names, Hermon, Shirion, Shenir, and Zion, 4. 48. and Hor, Numb. 34. 7. That divers people called it by divers names, and because of divers parts of this Mountain. This in Psal. 26. 6. is by the Chaldee Paraph. there expounded, the Mount that bringeth forth fruits. Ainsworth.

Syrophenician]

Redness, or purple; drawn, or drawing unto it. An inhabitant of Syrophenicia, Mark 7. 26.

TAanab]

Breaking asunder, or humbling thee, or answering to thee. A City, Josh. 12. 21. Judge. 5. 19. 1 King. 4. 12.

Taanath-shileth]

Dissolving, or breaking a fig-tree, a little fig-tree of abundance, or peace. A place, Josh. 16. 6.

Tabbaoth]

Rings, circles, drowned; a good time, or a good hour. Neh. 7. 46.

Tabbath]

Good, or goodness. A place, Judge. 7. 22.

Tabal, or 〈◊〉 ]

Good God. One whose Son the Kings of Syria and Israel purposed to make King over Judea, in the place of Achaz; Isa. 7. 6. What Country-man he was is not certain.

Another of that name was an Accuser of the Jews, Ezr. 4. 7.

Taberah]

A burning. A place, Numb. 11. 3. Dan. 9. 22.

A Tabernacle]

;;Properly signifies a Tent in war, and the flitting habitation of warfaring men; or a military mansion, and portable house, which hath no fixed and settled place and seat.

Tabernacle]

;;A place purposely built and appointed under the Law, therein to do sacrifice, and to serve God openly, as afterward was done in the Temple, and as we now use to do in our Churches. It was made like a Tent, to remove to and fro as occasion required; it had in it but one room, called the holiest of all, wherein the High-priest entered once a year: and another room, called the Holy place, Heb. 9. 2, 3, 4. For the first Tabernacle was made, wherein was the Candlestick: and after the second veil was the Tabernacle, which is called the Holiest of all. This was the public Tabernacle, for public uses of divine service.

;;The Tabernacle set up, and put together by joints, figured the mystical body of Christ; to wit, his Church knit and coupled together by joints, by the power of Christ, working within them inwardly, as Ephes. 4. 16.

;;2. A place or Tent to dwell in. Mat. 17. 4. Make us here three Tabernacles. Psal. 132. 3. This was a private Tabernacle for private use of human life.

;;3. Christ's human Nature, which is the true incorruptible Tabernacle, conceived by the holy Ghost, not made with hands, wherein the Son of God dwelt substantially. Heb. 9. 11. & 8. 2. And is a Minister of the Sanctuary, and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man.

;;4. Our natural body, wherein our soul dwelleth for a time as in a frail brittle Tabernacle. 2 Cor. 5. 1. 〈◊〉 our earthly 〈◊〉 be dissolved. 2 Pet. 1. 13.

;;5. Heaven, which is appointed to be the everlasting Tabernacle and habitation for the Saints to dwell in. Rev. 21. 3. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men, he will dwell with them. Psal. 104. 2. Luk. 16. 9.

;;6. The visible Militant Church, way-faring as a Pilgrim here upon earth. Psal. 15. 1. Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? The Church is called a Tabernacle, because of many mutations and changes it is subject unto, and because it hath here no abiding place.

Tabernacle was the first place commanded for the worship of God, and was a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 heaven, Psal. 15. 1. and when they could not have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Tabernacle, they thought themselves like the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , that 〈◊〉 not God, nor his worship. Psal. 120. 5. 〈◊〉 is me that I 〈◊〉 so long, dwelling as in the Tents of Kedar.

This Tabernacle was divided into three parts,

• 1 The holiest of all.
• 2 The holy place: And
• 3 The Court of the people.

The holiest of all, typified Heaven.

The Court of the Priests, signified the Old Law; where they entered in, and offered Sacrifice for themselves and the people.

And the Court of the people, signified the Church here below.

The people might not come into the holiest of all, but Isa. 56. 7. My house shall be called a house of Prayer; he applieth this both to the Jews and Gentiles, which Christ applied to the Jews in the Temple of Jerusalem; and the Prophet speaketh in the antitype, as Christ speaketh in the type.

The Proselytes might not come into the Court of the Israelites, they stood but in Atriogentium, in the Court of the people: but the Prophet foretelleth that the Gentiles shall have as free access unto the house of God, as the Jews; because his House is the House of Prayer; and this 〈◊〉 foretold, 1 King. 8. 41. If a Stranger come from a far Country, to call upon thy Name, then hear thou in heaven; i. e. Grant that they may have as free access to thee, as the Jews have.

There was no light in the holiest, the signification whereof is in Rev. 21. 22. The glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. It was not covered above, to signify that the Church here hath more of the light of nature then of grace.

It is put for any place of habitation, either of the godly, or the wicked, Jer. 4. 20. Psal. 84. 11. & 50. 1. for a whole Kingdom, or Country, Psal. 87. 2. Jerem. 30. 18. Mal. 2. 12.

• 2. For a particular house, wherein anybody dwelleth, Judge. 19. 9. & 20. 8. Job. 5. 24. & 8. 22.
• 3. For the Inhabitants of a Country, Psal. 83. 7. & 87. 2. or, for the indwellers of any house, Psal. 91. 10. and their posterity and riches, Psal. 49. 12.

It is put for the Celestial sphere, wherein the Sun moves, Psal. 19. 5.

Tabernacle]

Lam. 2. 6. or Hedge, marg.

Tabernacle]

Heb. 9. 2. There was a Tabernacle made, &c. What the Apostle called the worldly or earthly Tabernacle or Sanctuary, here he further describeth with the principal furniture thereof; dividing it into two parts, making as it were two Tabernacles of one, whereof the first was a Type of Christ's human nature, chap. 8. 2. The second of heaven, ver. 12. Annot. Heb. 8. 2. And of the true Tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man, chap. 9. 11. that is, of his own body or human nature, whereof the corporal Tabernacle was a type. Hence St. John saith, that the Word dwelt (or Tabernacled, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 ) among us, Joh. 1. 14. speaking of his being in our flesh, or his taking upon him our human nature, ch. 7. 27. & 9. 14. See Joh. 2. 19. Col. 2. 9. It being conceived of the holy Ghost, and was erected by the hand of man; or not conceived by concurrence of the man, see ch. 9. 11. Annot.

Tabernacle]

;;The dwelling of God, or (as some other learned Divines judge) the whole worship of God, which under the Law was exercised in the Tabernacle. Rev. 21. 3. Behold the Tabernacle of God is with men.

An allusion to the people of the Jews, which had the Tabernacle; and an intimation, as some think that these here meant were not yet 〈◊〉 in heaven. Therefore it is called, a Tabernacle, not an abiding City, Heb. 9. 10. and God said to be with them, and not they with him, 1 Thess. 4. 17. he will give them abundance of grace. And the Tabernacle is mentioned, as some think, to show that the Jews were come in to the Church. So the service of God under the New Testament, is called Incense and Offering, Mal. 1. 11. Or, heaven may be called so, in allusion to the Tabernacle, Psal. 15. 1. Ezek. 37. 28. where God is present with his forever, as the Ark was in the Tabernacle, as long as it lasted. Annot.

A Tabernacle is moveable, therefore (say some) this is not spoken of heaven, yet this glorious Church of Jews and Gentiles shall have Ordinances. Leighs Annot.

Tabernacle]

;;The Church of God, in her pilgrimage or wayfaring here on earth; especially, when it is most obscure, and least known of the world. Rev. 13 6. To blaspheme the Tabernacle of God.

Tabernacle of Congregation]

;;That part of the Tabernacle where the people resorted and gathered together at an appointed time; or else whither God resorted to speak with Moses and his Successors, Exod. 27. 21. Numb. 7. 8, 9. When Moses should enter into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to talk with God. This part was called the Sanctuary.

;; Note: It was the place where God met with his people, Exod. 25. 22. & 30. 36. Elsewhere it is named the Tent of the Testimony, or Tabernacle of Witness, Numb. 9. 15. & 17. 7. Act. 7 44. Rev. 15. 5. because the Tables of Testimony were kept in the Ark therein. The covering of the Tabernacle with a Tent, signifieth God's Church by his providence protected and covered, Exod. 26. 7.

Tabernacle of David]

;;The Kingdom and Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is as a Tabernacle or place of refuge to the godly, howsoever it be contemptible in the eyes of the world. Amos 6. 11. In that day I will raise up the Tabernacle of David, which is fallen.

Tabernacles]

;;The several places where the Tabernacle was fixed, Psal. 43. 3. Though the Tabernacle was but one, yet (till Solomon built the Temple) it had sundry stations and places of residence wherein God's ordinary worship was exercised and preserved. As first in the City of Kiriath-jearim, whence David carried it into his City, 1 Chr. 15. & 16. In the reign of Saul, the place was at Nob, 1 Sam. 21. 2, 3. where many priests did abide to minister unto the Lord. Another place was at 〈◊〉 , in the first days of Solomon' s reign, 〈◊〉 King. 3. 4, 5. Lastly the Temple being built, the Ark (being a visible token of God's most holy presence) did there rest a long time. This multiplicity of places caused the Prophet in the plural number to say, lead me to thy Tabernacles.

Feast of Tabernacles]

;;That feast, at which the Jews dwelt seven days in Tents, to put them in remembrance, that God made there Fathers 〈◊〉 dwell in Tents, when he brought them out of Egypt, and that here they had no abiding place, Joh. 7. 2. Now the Feast of the Tabernacles drew near. Lev. 23. 34.

Feast of Tabernacles was kept seven days, Lev. 32. 34. The last day was the greatest day of the Feast, Joh. 7. 37. this day they kept Festum laetitiae legis, the Feast of the 〈◊〉 of the Law, because they ended the reading of the Law this day. Upon this day, Christ who is the end of the Law, stood up: and whereas the Jews delighted much in eating and drinking this day, Jesus Christ called all those to him who did thirst, Joh. 7. 37.

Upon the first day of the Feast they offered thirteen young Bullocks, two Rams, and fourteen Lambs of the first year. The second day, twelve. The third day, eleven. The fourth day, ten. The fifth day nine. The sixth day, eight And upon the seventh day, but seven bullocks. So that though it was the greatest day of the Feast, yet it had but the least offering; which signified unto them, that the Lord was to abolish these Sacrifices, and bring in a perfect Sacrifice in place of them, Jesus Christ once offered for all.

At this Feast they held up branches, and so they held them up to Christ before the Passover; and they sang Hosanna, which was a solemn sort of Prayer, Salva 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , Save now Ibeseech thee; and they wish not only peace to him on earth, but also in heaven; then the shout of a King was amongst them, Numb. 23. 21. Weems 〈◊〉 . Law, p. 97, 98.

Tabitha]

A Roe-buck. A godly woman, Act. 9. 36.

Table]

;;A frame of wood, made to eat meat upon.

;;2. All earthly benefits, serving for necessity, or honest delight and ornament. Psal. 23 5. Thou hast prepared a 〈◊〉 for me. Psal. 69 22.

;;Because men come to the Table, there to be 〈◊〉 , and to be refreshed, also do furnish their Table with the best meats and delicates; therefore (by a Synedoche) Table signifieth all acceptable, pleasing, prosperous, and happy things, even whatsoever useth to give contentment to our mind, be they blessings spiritual, as Scriptures, Sacrifices, Temples, &c. or temporal, as Health, Strength, Riches, Friends, Prosperity, Peace, public State, Laws, Magistracy, Credit, &c. All which (though good in themselves, and good unto good men; yet to the wicked, which be without Christ and God's enemies) they be all turned to their hurt and destruction: which Paul setteth forth by three similitudes:

• ;;1. Of a snare, made to take birds when they seek their food.
• ;;2. Of a trap or net, wherein wild beasts are caught.
• ;;3. Of a stone or block, whereat blind men, drunkards, and heedless persons use to stumble and to fall: So all healthful things shall prove hurtful to 〈◊〉 sinners, as it happened unto the obstinate Jews.
• ;;3. That which is upon the Table, (Btead and Wine) also that which is represented thereby, Christ and his benefits, 1 Cor. 10. 21.

Table is put for Heart, wherein the Word of God ought to be written, and kept, Prov. 3. 3.

• 2. For the worship of God; where Isa. 28. 8. it is said, Their Table is full of vomiting; the meaning is, that they have defiled the pure worship of God by their sinful lives, and false doctrine; and have made it filthy in the sight of men. See Mat. 1. 7, 12.
• 3. It signifieth a Bed, Mar. 7. 4. marg.

Table]

is put for provision, Prov. 9. 2. A feast, Isa. 21. 5. & 28. 8. The Altar of God, Mal. 1. 7, 8. Heavenly joys, Luk. 22. 30. The relieving the poor, Act. 6. 2.

Table]

While the King sitteth at his table, Cant. 1. 12. By his round table (which the Greek translateth his sitting down, which was wont to be in a round, or as in a ring, 1 Sam. 16. 11.) may be understood the spiritual banquet of Christ with his Church, feeding her with his Word and graces, as the table of the Lord, in Mal. 1. 12. & 1 Cor. 10. 21. signifies the communion between him and his people, as doth also the supping one with another, Rev. 3. 20. Ainsworth.

Or, is set down, or, on his royal bed, (as the custom was) or throne, enjoying himself in blessed peace, amidst his Angels and Saints, who stand in a circle, or ring about him, or, at his holy Table in the 〈◊〉 , where he vouchsafeth to feed with his Church, 1 Cor. 10. 21. Annot.

This sitting round, cannot intend the Kings sitting alone, but a session with others, even the many faithful guests that together with this King inviron this Table. In the Sacramental Supper, the unity of Christ and his members is notably signified and sealed, for as the circle unity begins and ends in Christ, who is our Alpha and Omega, first and last; so besides he giveth unto these faithful ones himself for food, that so in a spiritual sort He the King, and they the people may become one, as in a natural sort, the Bread and Wine becometh one with our natures. They that stood in Solomon's presence are of Shebaes Queen pronounced blessed: how much more they that stand, yea that sit in the presence of this King, yea which is more, live in him? Clapham.

S. Finch understandeth this of Christ's sitting in the round globe of the highest and most glorious heavens, absent in the flesh: so Dr. Hall his sitting in the throne of heaven, among the companies of Angels, who attend round about him, who yet is present with his Spouse in Spirit.

Though Christ be in heaven, yet is he not unmindful of his on earth, whereof they are sensible by the sweetness of his Spirit dwelling in their conscience, and sealing his love towards them, &c. Tomson. If such sweetness cometh unto us through this distance, how sweet and delightsome shall he be unto us when he shall dwell with us in the heavens? Giffard.

Mr. Cotton understands this of Jehosaphats sitting at rest and peace, refreshing himself at home, God establishing his Kingdom in his hand, and giving him riches and honors in abundance. Mr Brightman of King Asa.

Table of Devils]

;;Fellowship with Devils, by being present at the Sacrifices offered unto Idols. 1 Cor. 10. 20, 31. These things that the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to Devils. 〈◊〉 cannot be partakers of the Lord's Table, and the Table of Devils.

To eat and to drink at Christ's Table]

;;To communicate and have fellowship with Christ in heavenly joys. Luk. 22. 30. That ye may drink at my Table, in my Kingdom.

The Table of the Lord]

;;The company of God's people assembled to partake in the Lord's Supper. 1 Cor. 10. 21. Ye cannot partake of the Lord's Table; that is, ye cannot have society and fellowship with Christ and his members in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, if you partake of the Table of Devils.

;;What reason have Papists to scoff at our CommunionTables, seeing Scriptures bear out this name? Have not we cause rather to abhor their sacrificing Altars?

Table of Shittim wood]

;;The standing Table of Wood and Sacraments, where God keepeth open house (as one would say) to refresh and feast his people in Christ, Exod. 25. 23. & 26. 35. To this figure alludeth Solomon, Prov. 9 2. and David, Psal. 36. 9. & 65. 5. Also, Christ, Rev. 3. 20.

;;2. It represented the fullness of joy that is in God's presence, and the pleasures which are at his right hand for evermore, Psal. 16. 11. which he hath prepared for the elect, That they might eat with him, Luk. 22. 16.

To sit, or be at Table]

;;To partake or have society with others in eating and drinking. Joh. 13. 28. But none of them that were at the Table, knew for what cause he spake it unto him.

To spread, or prepare a Table]

;;To make liberal provision of meat and drink, and of other necessaries for this life. Psal. 78. 19. Can God prepare a Table in the Wilderness.

;;2. To set in due order Dishes upon the Table, Isa. 21. 5.

Tables of testimony]

;;The two stones (as two Tables) wherein the Law was written, which bare testimony of God's will, Exod. 32. 15. And Moses returning, descended from the Mountain, with the two Tables of testimony in his hand.

To serve Tables]

;;To take charge and care of the poor Saints, to provide for them by distribution of the Church goods or alms, for their needful sustenance at their eating together, as Act. 2. 46. & 6. 2. And serve 〈◊〉 .

Tablet]

A jewel worn by the Israelites, and other people, ornament, Exod. 35. 22. Numb. 31. 20.

It signifieth the house of the Soul, Isa. 3. 20. marg.

Tablets]

Isa. 3. 20. Hebr. houses of the soul, or breath; soul for breath, as Gen. 6. 17. & 7. 22. and so some take it not 〈◊〉 , Jam. 2. 26. By these houses or receptacles of breath, some understand pomanders or boxes wherein they carried sweet odors about them; with small holes pierced in them (not unlike the Myrrh-boxes, by 〈◊〉 thought to be mentioned, verse. 19.) by the 〈◊〉 thereof to refresh their spirits when they pleased. Others, masks or mufflers, or the like, that covering the mouth, receive or keep in the breath. Annot.

Tabor]

A housing; or purity. A High Mountain in the middle of 〈◊〉 , Joh. 19. 22. Judge. 4. 6. Psal. 8. 12. whereon Christ was transfigured, Mat. 17. 1. Mar. 9. 2. Luk. 9. 28. Also, A City, 1 Chr. 6. 77.

〈◊〉 ]

The Son of Micah, 1 Chr. 9. 77.

Tabret]

A musical instrument; the use of it was to testify joy and gladness, Gen. 31. 27. Hence To be adorned with a 〈◊〉 , is exceedingly to rejoice for a prosperous condition, Jer. 31. 4. and the joy of the 〈◊〉 is said to cease, by Isa. 24. 8. when he would describe great calamity and sorrow.

It was used principally,

• 1. After victory, Exod. 15. 2 9. Judge. 11. 34. 1 Sam. 18. 6. Psal. 68. 26.
• 2. In feasts, Isa. 5. 12.
• 3. In dancings, 1 Sam. 18. 6. Job 21. 12.
• 4. To delight Kings and great men, Ezek. 28. 13. Neh. 2. 7.
• 5. In praising of God, Exod. 15. 20. 1 Sam. 10. 5. 2 Sam. 6. 5. Psal. 68. 26. & 81. 3. & 149. 3.

Tabrimon]

A good Pomegranate, apple; or high goodness; or navil prepared, numbered, or rewarded. 1 King. 15. 18. The Father of Benhadad.

Tabring upon their breasts]

Nah. 2. 7. Beating their breasts as if they had been a Taber, thus expressing their inward grief.

〈◊〉 ]

Hooks, or clasps, or latchets (both of gold, and brass) for the use of the Tabernacle, Exod. 26. 6, 11.

Tachmonite]

2 Sam. 23. 8. or, Josheb-bassebet the Tachmonite, head of the three, marg.

Tackling]

The ropes and furniture of a Ship, whereby she is fitted for sailing, and preserved both in storm and harbor. Hence by loosing the tacklings, is meant, the destruction of the wicked, Isa. 33. 23.

Tadmor]

Confession, praise of bitterness, or myrrh of confession, or praise. A City, 2 Chron. 8. 4. 1 King. 9. 18.

Taban]

Beseeching, merciful, full of grace; or pitching Tents. The Son of Selah, 1 Chr. 7. 25. Of him came the Tahanites, Numb. 26. 35.

Tahapanes]

The cover of confidence, or hidden confidence. A City, Jer. 2. 16.

Tabath]

Fear, or under; or after the Syrian, a going down, Numb. 33. 26. The Son of Assir, 1 Chr. 6. 24. The Son of Eladah, 1 Chr. 7. 20.

Tabpenes]

Hidden temptation, or flight, or a covered banner. The Wife of Pharaoh, 1 King. 11. 19, 20.

Tahrea]

Anger, or wicked contention; or, contention of the Shepherd. The Son of Micah, 1 Chr. 9. 41.

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ]

Nether-land newly inhabited. 2 Sam. 24. 6.

Tail]

The hindermost part of the beast, or other creature, Exod. 4. 4. Job 40. 17.

It is put for base and contemptible, Deut. 28. 13.

• 2. For a false Prophet, Isa. 6. 15.
• 3. For the Rear of an Army, Isa. 7. 4.

Tail]

;;Temptation, by ambition, vain-glory, covetousness, or by fear of persecution, whereby (as by a Tail) the Stars or Pastors of the Church, were stricken and pulled down from their brightness of doctrine and life, into errors and profaneness, Rev. 12. 4. And his tail drew down the third part of the stars of heaven. For the fulfilling hereof, see Euseb. lib. 6. c. 41.

;;2. The basest of any society, as begging Friers in Popery, &c. Amongst the Turks, the dregs of the Saracens, instruments of cruelty, Rev. 9. 19.

His tail, that is, The power and policy of the Devil. Leighs Annot.

He subjected the third part of the Provinces of the world to his Empire, Chap. 6. 13. Or, seduced many of the Ministers, Chap. 1. 20. Dan. 7. 10, 11, 12. and that by craft, Chap. 9. 19. unless the force of the Dragon be in his tail, as 〈◊〉 write. Annot.

Tail of the Dragon]

Rev. 12. 4. The base arts and means whereby he pulls down the stars from heaven; as,

• 1. Force, and tyranny; for the Dragon hath more force in his 〈◊〉 , then in his 〈◊〉 .
• 2. Flattery and insinuation.
• 3. Poison and infection with heresy and opinions against the truth. Taylor on 〈◊〉 . 12. p. 227, 228.

To take]

;;Not only to receive a thing of another; but sometime to give a thing to one, Gen 34. 22. As taking in Psal. 68. 16. is expounded giving, Eph. 4. 8. Exod. 18. 12. & 25. 2.

It is put for,

• 1. To apprehend. 1 King. 18. 40.
• 2. To supprise, Jer. 48. 41.
• 3. Yield, 2 Thess. 1. 8.
• 4. To bear, Joh. 1. 29.
• 5. Give, Deut. 1. 13.
• 6. To spoil, Deut. 20. 14.
• 7. Put, Judge. 4. 21. possess, impoverish, Judge, 14. 15. marg.
• 8. To labor, Isa. 5. 2.
• 9. To choose, 1 Tim. 5. 9.

To take the armor of God]

;;To put on all our spiritual hardness, fitting it close unto our hearts, and using it for our defense, and safety against sin and Satan. Eph. 6. 11, 13. For this cause take to you the whole armor of God.

Take away]

Pluck out, root out, Psal. 25. 5. Cause to perish, Jer. 25. 10. Add no more, Hos. 1. 6.

To take away]

;;Utterly to remove a thing, as if it had never been, Heb. 10. 4, 9, 11.

To take away sin]

;;Sometimes to abolish all instruments and means of sin, namely, of false worship and Idolatry. Isa. 27. 9. To take away sin; that is the stones of the Altars, Images, and Groves, as it follows in that verse.

;;Sometimes, to deliver (not only from temporal captivity or calamity, brought for sin upon the Jews but) from guilt and eternal punishment by free remission; and from the tyranny of sin by sanctification of the Spirit, Isa. 27. 9. Rom. 11. 26, 27. This promise was made, not to Gentiles, but peculiarly to the Jews, as appears by the two words of Zion and Jacob, in verse. 26. of Rom. 11. Not to some or a few Jews, but to the whole people; not for their deliverance from Babylon, and that by Christ the deliverer of the Jews, ( Ipso propinquitat is jure ) coming of them according to the flesh. But as yet we see not this people so delivered and converted to Christ; therefore they must be delivered and saved by him before the end of the world; to which purpose Paul citeth that Text of Isa. 27. 9. Whereas Joh. 1. 29. the 〈◊〉 saith of Christ in the present time, that he taketh away, (purging sin by his blood, and abolishing it at length by his Spirit) it is to signify a continual act; for the force of Christ his death, to expiate and extirpate sin out of man's nature is perpetual: and mentioning [Sin] in the singular number, he chiefly meaneth that ( peccatum peccans ) original corruption, the root of all, together yet with all the fruits thereof, which are usually called [Sins] in the plural number. Lastly, under [World] he comprehendeth both Jews and Gentiles, as it is written, 1 Joh. 2. 2. Finally the Baptist propoundeth him to his Disciples, as a Lamb and Sacrifice even before his sufferings and death betimes to pluck out that common error of the Jews wherewith even Christ's own Disciples were infected, that the Messiah should be an earthly King, to rule with outward pomp and glory, Act. 1. 6.

To take the cup of Salvation]

;;To offer and give unto God the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and afterward he would make a solemn feast to the people in remembrance of his manifold deliverances, according to the custom of the Law when they took some part of the Sacrifice to make a banquet, in token of rejoicing when they rendered solemn thanksgiving unto God, Psal. 116. 13. See 1 Chr. 16. 1, 2, 3.

To take the Foxes]

;;To remove, or take out of the way whatsoever hurteth the Church in doctrine or manners. Cant. 2. 15. Take the foxes.

〈◊〉 us the Foxes]

Cant. 2. 15. The taking (or apprehending and holding fast ) of these Foxes, is the discovering and refuting of their errors, the judging, censuring and casting them out of the Church, 1 Tim. 1. 3, 18, 19. 20. or avoiding them if they be none of the Church, 2 Joh. 10. the rooting of them out. Ainsworth.

The Magistrate with the sword is to seise on the Foxes, the Minister also with the Word of God to seise on them. Clapham.

To take 〈◊〉 ]

;;To be wary or watchful for the preventing of some sin or danger, Eph. 5. 15. Luk. 12. 28. Take heed and beware of Covetousness.

Take her]

Judge. 15. 2. Hebr. let her be 〈◊〉 , marg.

Take hold]

Overtake, Zech. 1. 6. marg.

To take hold]

;;To 〈◊〉 Christ by faith, that we may draw him and his benefits to us, Cant. 3. 5. I took hold on him and 〈◊〉 him not. See Go, would not let him go.

To take hold of God's arm, or strength]

;;By true repentance and acknowledgment of him, with hearty prayer for pardon to hold God (as it were) by the arm, and stay him from striking. Isa. 27. 5. Let him take hold of my strength.

To take in ill part]

;;To wrest words and actions to an ill purpose when they might be taken well. Rom. 1. 29. Taking all things in evil part.

Take off]

Lift up, Hos. 11. 14.

To take to one]

;;To prophesy or say, that he was like to a man who had taken to him such a woman, and such children, Hos. 1. 2. This was done in type, not in truth.

Take out]

;;Deliver, Amos 3. 12. Close up, Job 24. 24. marg.

To take thought]

;;To vex and disquiet 〈◊〉 heart with fear and grief. Luk. 12. 15, 26. 〈◊〉 take you thought for the remnant?

To take in vain]

;;To abuse a thing by using it rashly, or to wicked purpose. Exod. 20. 7. Thou shalt not take the name of the 〈◊〉 thy God in vain; that is, either lightly, or wickedly.

Take up]

Gather, Psal. 27. 10. marg.

To take up the cloud, or to let it abide]

;;To rest, or to go on at the voice of Christ, as the Israelites journeyed, or lay still, as the cloud abode on the Tabernacle, or was taken up, Numb. 9. 16, 17. Thus expounded, 〈◊〉 . 10. 3, 4.

Taken, 1 Tim. 5. 9. or Chosen, marg.

Taken 〈◊〉 ]

Taken alive, 2 Tim. 2. 26. marg.

To be taken up unto God]

;;To be miraculously protected of God (as Christ the Son of Mary was) by warning given to the wise men, and willing Joseph to fly when Satan by Herod would have destroyed him, Mat. 2. and afterwards strangely kept against the subtle and cruel practices of the Herodians, Pharisees, Jews and Gentiles. If this text be meant of Constantine the Great (because the Revelation speaks not of things past, but forespeaks thing to come, Rev. 4. 1.) then to be taken up, signifies to be placed in height of earthly honor and majesty, being made Emperor when he looked not for it, and with more large power and dominion, upon earnest request of the Romans (burdened and wearied with the tyranny of Maxintius ) being assured of victory against his enemies, by voice and token from heaven (as stories report) Rev. 12. 5. And he was taken up (or caught up) unto God and his throne.

Thou hast taken thee thy great power ] Rev. 11. 17. Showed thy great power in weakening Antichrist. Or, hast shown that thou art king of the world, which many doubted of before, because of Antichrists great power over thy Church. Annot.

And the beast was taken, &c.] Rev. 19. 20. The Emperor and Pope, or Pope with his Clergy, were taken alive, like a beast in a snare. This seemeth to be at the conclusion of the sixth vial, or beginning of the seventh. See chap. 16. 16, 17. Annot.

Taketh]

Heb. 5. 4. No man taketh this honor unto himself, that is, ought to take. Verbs active in the 〈◊〉 of the Scripture, sometimes import not the act itself, but duty, or office, as Gen. 20. 9. Lev. 4. 2, 13. Psal. 32. 8. uzziah thought 〈◊〉 King must not take the Priests Office upon him, 2 Chron, 26. 16. Annot.

Taking vengeance]

Ezek. 25. 12. Hebr. revenging revengement, marg.

Tale]

Sum, number, 1 Sam. 18. 27. 1 Chron. 9. 28.

It is put for a Fable, not to be believed, Luk. 24. 11.

• 2. For a thing of no continuance. Psal. 90. 9.
• 3, For slander, and back-biting, Ezek. 22. 9. Meditation, Psal. 90 9. marg.

Tale bearer]

;;One that goeth about (as a Pedler with wares) with reports and tales, Lev. 19. 16. Prov. 20. 19.

Tale-bearer ] A slanderer, Prov. 11. 13. A Whisperer, Prov. 18. 8. Men of slanders, Ezek. 22. 6. marg.

It is forbidden, Lev. 19. 16. where it is compared to a Pedler. So likewise Psal. 50. 20. it is condemned as a notable crime, which God will not suffer to go unpunished.

It is reckoned among the sins of them given up to a reprobate sense, Ron. 1. 29, 30. and threatened of God, Ezek. 22. 9.

Talent]

;;A certain piece of gold, which weighed 60 pound, as the common Talent did; or 120 pound, as did the Talent of the Temple, 2 Sam. 12. 30. Exod. 25. 39. Of a Talent of pure gold thou shalt make it.

;;2. A free and frank gift of God, bestowed on man, in a certain portion and measure, to be used to his own glory and the profit of others. Mat. 25. 25. And to one he gave five Talents. There is no man but hath some Talent committed to him, whereof he must make use here, and account hereafter.

Talent was the greatest weight among the Jews. It consisted of three thousand shekels, as may be gathered out of Exod. 38. 24, 25, 26, 27. where it is said, that 603550 did pay everyone of them half a shekel: the sum came to 100 talents, and 1775 shekels; the 600000 men came to 100 Talents, & the 3550 came to 1775 shekels, two men to one shekel. Now if 600000 men pay 100 Talents, then 6000 men pay 1 Talent; therefore a Talent containeth 3000 shekels: where it is said, 2 King. 12. 30. that David took their Kings crown from off his head, ( the weight thereof was a Talent of gold, with the precious stones) and it was set on David's head, may seem strange; who was not able to carry a Talent (being 125 pound weight) upon his head: It is cleared by 1 Chr. 20. 2. where it is said, David took the crown of Milcom from off his head; which was an Idol, 1 King. 11. 5. having upon his head a crown, weighing a Talent. Now David brake this crown, and purged it by fire, and changed it into another form, neither did he put all the Talent into it, but that which was competent. Weems Nat. and Mor. Oser. p. 141.

Talent]

Zech. 5. 7. or weighty piece, marg. Mat. 18, 24. A talent is 750 ounces of silver, which after 5 s. the ounce, is 187 l. 10. s. marg.

Talent]

;;A stone or other thing of very great weight, such as we read of, Josh. 10. 11. to have been cast upon the accursed Canaanites; and such as here are threatened to be cast upon the Antichristian rout, to break them in pieces withal. Rev. 19. 21. There fell a great hail about the weight of a Talent.

Very great hail-stones, big enough, not to kill men only, but also to dash them in pieces. Annot.

In Josh. 10. they are called Great stones; but here is noted an incredible weight, only to show, that most deadly vengeance in a most incredible manner (yet as certain as John telleth the weight of these stones) shall light upon these men to destroy them. Bernard.

〈◊〉 -cumt]

Damsel arise. This was spoke to the Daughter of Jairus, Mar. 5. 41.

Talk]

Expression of the mind by words.

It is put for, Meditation, 1 King. 8. 27. marg.

2. A reasoning of the case, Jer. 12. 1. marg.

In an evil part; it is unprofitable, Job 15. 3.

2. Superfluous. Prov. 14. 23.

3. Proud, 1 Sam. 2. 3.

4. Deceitfull, Job 13. 7.

Comely talk]

;;Gracious words, tending to edification, Cant. 4. 3. Thy talk is comely.

Talk]

To say, speak, confer, commune, Gen. 45. 15. 2 King. 18. 26. To meditate, that is, speak advisedly, and after due meditation, Psal. 71. 24. Ainsworth. To dispute or reason, Act. 20. 11.

Let me talk with thee, Jer. 12. 1. or, let me reason the case with thee, marg.

Talkers]

Ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, Ezek. 36. 3. or, ye are made to come upon the lip of the tongue, marg.

Talking]

He is talking, 1 King. 18. 27. or he meditateth, marg.

Tall]

Of high stature, Deut. 2. 10. 21.

Tall]

2 King. 19. 23. Heb. tallness, marg.

〈◊〉 ]

A surrow, or delaying waters, or the assembling together of waters. A Giant; Numb. 13. 23. Josh. 15. 14. The King of Geshur, 2 Sam. 3. 3.

〈◊〉 ]

Dew prepared. A Porter, 1 Chron. 9. 17. Ezr. 1. 42.

Tamab]

Blotting out; or, shaving, Neh. 7. 55.

Tamar]

A Palm-tree. Gen. 38. 6. The Daughter of David, 2 Sam. 13. to 23. Also a City, Ezek. 47. 19. Also the Wife of Er, Gen. 38. 6.

Tame]

is spoken,

• 1. Of unreasonable creatures, Jam. 3. 7.
• 2. Of men that are possessed with the devil, Mar. 5. 4.
• 3. Of the tongue, Jam. 3. 8.

Tamed]

Hath been tamed, Jam. 3. 7. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , to tame, may (as ordinarily it doth) signify 〈◊〉 , to take off from wildness, and so to make tame and familiar, to bring to hand; and that may be very appliable both to 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 & 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , beasts and birds which are by men thus tamed, and made serviceable to us. But because this is not so commonly practiced in serpents and fishes, and yet these are here named indifferently with the former, it is more reasonable that another notion of the word should here be pitched on, which may indifferently be appliable to all the 〈◊〉 here mentioned, and that is the notion of the subduing, mastering, getting power over them, that they shall not be able to offead or hurt. And then this will be of a larger extent, belong to all hurtful creatures, which by horns, or teeth, or heels, or by their poisonous nature are able to hurt us; and to all the several ways and inventions that men have to avoid and restrain these by taking them, depriving them of their weapons of ossence, their stings, their teeth, or when they have bitten or poisoned any 〈◊〉 , by curing that wound, 〈◊〉 that poison. And this last of poison, if it be not primarily here meant, is certainly to be taken in, as may be guessed by the Antapodosis, or second part of the similitude, verse. 8. where the tongue that no man can subdue or restrain, is said to be full of deadly, mortiserous poison, whereas the poison of other things is conquerable, curable. Dr. Ham. Annot. e.

Tammuz]

Consumed, or a sire. An Idol worshipped by the Jews, Ezek. 8. 14. which is (as Jerome saith) Adonis, and Adonis is generally interpreted the Sun, from the Hebrew Adon, signifying Dominus, for he is the Lord or Prince of the Planets: our June was by the Hebrews called Tammuz. Concerning this Adonis, whom the 〈◊〉 call Osiris, there are two things remarkable: the loss and finding of him again; as there was great lamentation at his loss, so there was great joy at his finding. By his loss, is to be understood, the departure of the Sun; by his finding, 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Now he seemeth to depart twice in the year.

• 1. When he is in the Tropic of Cancer,
• 2. When he in the Tropic of Capricorn.

Answerable unto these two departures, there are two returns succeeding; which are as it were the findings or new appearings of the Sun. Hence the Adonia were celebrated by the Jews in the month of June, when the Sun was furthest Northward.

Of this 〈◊〉 is thought to have spoken, chap. 8. 14.

Some Jews say their Tammuz was an Idol, whose eyes they filled with lead, which being molten by the means of fire put under it, the image itself seemed to weep. 〈◊〉 Moses and Aaron, p. 185, 186.

Tanhumeth]

Consolation. The Father of Serajah, Jer. 40. 8.

Tanner]

One that dresseth and fitteth Hides, for Boots, Shooes, &c, Such a one was Simon, with whom Peter lodged, Act. 9. 43.

〈◊〉 ]

Clothes wrought with pictures of divers colors, used for Coverlets, Prov. 7. 16. & 31. 22.

Taphath]

A distilling from the head. 1 King. 4. 11. The Daughter of Solomon.

Tappuah

An apple, a swelling in the body; or, a tying. A City, Josh- 12. 17. & 15. 34. & 16. 8. The Son of 〈◊〉 1 Chr. 2. 43.

Tarah]

A bear, a wretch, or banished man. A mansion, Numb. 33. 27.

Taraiah]

The searching out of slander, or the searching out of strength, or the Turtle bird of slander or strength. A City, Josh. 18. 27.

Tarea]

Howling, doing evil; or, the chamber of guiltfull dealing, or the chamber of a companion; Syr. chance, or earthly, or lesser. The Son of Micab, 1 Chr. 8. 35.

Tares]

;;A kind of grain in the East-Countries, so like to Wheat (whiles it is in the blade) as hardly the one can be discerned from the other, being also a very hurt full thing.

;;2, The children of this world, but especially Hypocrites. Matth. 13. 38. The Tares are the children of the wicked one.

;;3. All offencers in manners and doctrine being so coloured and disguised, as hardly can virtues be known from vices, and errors from truth. Mat. 13. 25. And sowed tares among the Wheat.

;;False doctrine when it is disguised, is fitly signified by Tares, both because it is the 〈◊〉 and seed of wicked men: Also, for that it doth besot the mind, as Tares (being taken in drink or bread) do make giddy the brain.

Tares, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , quasi 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , saith Varinus, quia amat triticum, illud ut umbra corpus 〈◊〉 , imitatur, & simul 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 esset de tritici genere; i. e. because it loveth the wheat, and imitates it as the shadow imitateth the body, and groweth up with it, as if it were of the same kind with the wheat. Mat. 13. 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 36, 38, 40. It should not be translated tares, or fitches, but evil seed.

It is that which we call blasted corn, or the deaf ears, which grow up with the good corn, which cannot be discerned from it until the Harvest, and then it proveth naught; for fitches and tares may presently be discerned and pulled up. His enemy came and sowed tares, v. 15. i. e. corrupted that seed which seemed to be good seed. Leigh Crit. Sac. in. the word 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 .

Target]

A defensive weapon to keep off the blows of an enemy, 1 Sam. 17. 6. 1 Chr. 14. 8.

It signifies a Gorget, which is that piece of the armor that defendeth the neck, 1 Sam. 17. 6. marg.

Targets of strong men]

;;The whole complete armor of God as it is described and set forth, Eph. 6. Cant. 4. 4. All the Targets of the strong men. See Buckler.

Tarpelaites]

Thieves diligent and painful; Syr. and Heb. the hill of wonder, the keeper of decay, or the leaf of labor. A people, Ezr. 4. 9.

Tarry]

is put,

• 1. for, To lodge, Gen. 19. 2.
• 2. To abide with, and remain, Gen. 27. 44.
• 3. To delay, Gen. 45. 9.
• 4. To stay and continue, Exod. 12. 39. & 24. 14.
• 5. Tor forslow, Judge. 5. 28.
• 6. To dwell, and have fellowship, Psal. 101. 7.
• 7. To guard, 1 Sam. 30. 24.

It is put for, To establish, Psal. 101. 7. marg. To be still, 1 Sam. 14. 9. marg.

Tarshis]

One of the seven Princes of Persia, Est. 1. 14.

Tarshish]

;;The Ocean, or main Sea. Psal. 48. 9. Break the ships of Tarshish.

;; Tarshish was the name of the Son of Javan, the Son of Japheth, thy Son of Noah, Gen. 10. 4. Of whom Tarsus a City of Cicilia in Syria, had the name, Gen. 21. 24. From whence they went by shipping into far Countries, Africa, Judea, Ophir, &c. 1 King. 22. 48. & 10. 22. Hereupon that Sea was called Tarshish, and generally the name is applied to every Ocean.

It signifieth a beholding of the sword, a searching out of marble, the Turtle bird of the sword, a Jasper stone; or, the Sea.

Tarsus]

Winged. A City in Silicia, where Paul was born, Act. 29. 31.

Tartak]

Chained together, or shut up. An Idol, 2 King. 17. 31.

Tartan]

Searching out, or beholding a gift, the gift of the Turtle bird, or the law of them. 2 King. 18. 17. Isa. 20. 1. One sent against Hezekiah.

Task]

Exod. 5. 13. Heb. word, or thing; which in this case was their appointed task. Ainsworth.

Task-master]

;;Exactour, properly and generally such as exact or require either money, 2 King. 23. 35. or any debt, Deut. 15. 2. or otherwise do oppose any, Isa. 53. 7.

Task-masters]

Exod. 1. 11. Heb. Princes of tasks, or of 〈◊〉 ; that is, Commissaries to exact of Israel tasks, and servile works, as the Greek 〈◊〉 , Masters over works; the Chaldee. calleth them, Rulers, evil doers. Ainsworth.

Tasks]

Daily tasks, Exod. 5. 13. Heb. a matter of a day in his day, marg.

Taste]

Job 6. 30. Heb. Palate, marg. as which discerneth of tastes.

To taste]

;;To take some slender trial of meats or drinks, how good they be, before we receive them into our bodies, Job 35. 5. Mat. 27. 34.

;;2. Slightly to know and believe generally the doctrine and promise of Christ, as a man that tasteth of a cup, and drinks not; or as a 〈◊〉 , who tasteth the meat, and eateth it not: 〈◊〉 lastly, as a sick man, who doth taste meat, which he doth pirk back, or cast up again. Heb. 6. 4, 5. For it is impossible that they which were once 〈◊〉 , and have tasted of the heavenly gift.

;;3. To take experience of a thing, having indeed tried it. Psal. 34. 9. Taste and see how good the Lord is. 1 Pet. 2. 3. It signifies that joy which they have which earnestly embrace Christ, out of knowledge of him.

4. To eat a little, 1 Sam. 14. 24, 29, 43. Luke 14. 34.

5. To relish, 2 Sam. 19. 35.

6. To drink, Dan. 5. 2.

7. To die, Heb. 2. 9.

To taste]

;;To have a slight and slender belief in Christ and light feeling of heavenly bliss, Heb. 6. 5. Heb. 2. 9. That he should taste death for every man, that is, die, Mat. 6. 28. Mark 9. 1. Luk. 9. 27. or it may be understood of Christ's dying without seeing corruption, Psal. 16. 10. Act. 2. 17. & 13. 35. or, Christ may be said but to taste of death; because he continued but a short time under the power thereof, it being impossible that he should be holden of it, Act 2. 24. Annot.

To taste death]

;;To die, or to feel death. Mat. 16. 28. There be some here that shall not taste of death.

〈◊〉 ]

One that speaks foolishly and rashly of things they understand not, or concern them not, 1 Tim. 5. 13. To be such is proper unto 〈◊〉 , Eccl. 5. 3. & 10. 14. and Infidels, Mat. 6. 7.

Tatnai]

Rewarding. Governor on this side the River, Ezr. 5. 3.

Tavern]

A place where men meet, to talk, be merry, and 〈◊〉 themselves with wine. There stood three such about a days journey from Rome, Act. 28. 15.

Taught]

Judge. 8. 16. Heb. made to know, marg.

Taunt]

To be a by-word in everybody's mouth, and a laughing stock, Jer. 24. 9. Ezek. 5. 15. Hab. 2. 6.

Totax]

To lay on a certain rate 〈◊〉 sum of money, Exod. 21. 30. 2 King. 23. 35.

It is put for to value, or esteem worthy of, Job 28. 16, 17. and, Tó inrol, Luk. 2. 1, 3, 5.

Taxation]

A rate or sum which Jehoiakim with his officers laid on everyone, 2 King. 23. 35. Annot.

Taxed]

Luk. 2. 1. The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 is here literally descriptio, and that is (not an exacting of tribute or taxation, but) a setting down, or enrolling every person, according to their families and estates. It signifies the numbering of the people, or declaring how many, or what kind of people they are. Each man was sent for to make known what and how much they had, and whence his estate came to him. They were to tell what they were worth. This enrolling was, that all the differences of patrimony, dignity, age, craft, office, might be recorded. Dr. Ham. Annot. b.

Taxes]

A raiser of taxes, Dan. 11. 20. Heb. one that causes an exactor to pass over. An 〈◊〉 of tributes and taxations. Annot.

To teach]

;;To cause to learn; which God doth effectually, by enlightening the heart unto knowledge and faith of the Word; and men instrumentally, by interpreting the Word, and by lively voice familiarly propounding instructions to the outward ear. Jer. 31. 34. They shall be all taught of God. Psal. 119. 26. Teach me thy statutes. Act. 20. 21. Mat. 28. 9. Go Teach all Nations.

Teaching is by public and private persons; by words, works, signs, and creatures, &c. Gal. 6. 6. Even by afflictions also.

Note. Teaching hath in it Interpretation, Doctrine and Application. See Luk. 4. 18. Act. 8. 32, 33. Psal. 94. 12. God's Law teacheth both cheerfully to bear the Cross; and how to profit by them to amendment, as also from whom they come, to what end, and for what cause.

To teach is performed 〈◊〉 ways.

• I. By precept, Psal. 119. 31.
• II. By example, Prov. 24. 32.
• III. By experience, Gen. 37. 27.
• IV. By suffering, Heb. 5. 8. Judge. 8. 16.

In respect of all these, Christ is the most perfect Teacher.

• 1. Concerning Precept, Mar. 4. 34. He expounds every Parable privately.
• 2. By Example, Joh. 13. 15.
• 3. By Experience, he taught them practice.
• • 1 In increasing in knowledge, Matth. 17. 13.
  • 2 In casting out spirits, Mat. 10. 1.
• 4. By his suffering; and,

• • 1 As he suffered by reproof, so he taught by reproof, Mat. 15. 16. & 16. 12. in their ignorance of the Leaven: and verse. 23. he reproved Peter for his counsel: & Mar. 10. 14. for keeping Children from him: and thus they learned by reprehension. So Prov. 17. 16. Sharp words to the wise are better then whips to the fool.

    He taught also by Stripes, when it was needful, Joh. 2. 15, 16. when they made the House of God dens for thieves.

    It signifieth sometimes, Really to effect that which is taught. In which respect it is proper only to God. Thus he is said to teach us the good ways wherein we ought to walk. 1 King. 8. 36. 2 Chr. 6. 27. Psal. 25. 45. Isa. 2. 3. Mic. 4. 2. Thus it is to be understood, 2 Sam. 22. 35. Psal. 18. 35. & 144. 1. This is the teaching of the holy Ghost, Joh. 14. 26. 1 Joh. 2. 27. Hence the faithful are said to be taught of God, Isa. 54. 13. Jer. 31. 34. Joh. 6. 45. 1 Thess. 4. 9. i. e. are really made such as they are taught to be.

  • 2. It signifieth, To accustom unto, Jer. 9. 5, 14, 20.
  • 3. To admonish, Jerem. 32. 33. 〈◊〉 8. 31. & 9. 31.
  • 4. To counsel and advise, Rev. 2. 14. Job 8. 10.
  • 5. To suggest, and inspire, Luk. 12. 12. Matt. 10. 10, 20.
  • 6. To give notice, and signify. Thus the wicked are said to teach with their fingers, Prov. 6. 13.
  • 7. To prove and demonstrate, Hab. 2. 19.
  • 8. To whet, or sharpen, Deut. 6. 7. marg.

Teach]

Prov. 16. 23. Hebr. make wise, marg.

Teacher]

;;A public Minister, which by wholesome doctrine instructeth the Church, beating down errors. Eph. 4. 11. He gave some to be Teachers.

;;Such as by private instruction help others to know the things of God. Tit. 2. 3. Teachers of honest things. Thus Parents, and Masters, and common Christians are Teachers: the former by public, the latter by private authority.

Teachers]

Isa. 43. 27. Hebr. Interpreters, marg.

Teaching in thy Synagogues, Mat. 9. 35. It was the manner among the Jews for divers men to contribute their Talents, to the exposition of the Lesson that was read. This ordinarily belonged to the Sons of the Prophets, who were brought up in learning the Law, and at thirty years old might be made Doctors (at which time, being then of Doctors standing (saith Irenaeus) Christ began to preach, and not before; and proportionably Presbyters were not made in the Ancient Church till that age) and continued in that notion, or the other of Scribes, till they obtained the Spirit of Prophesy at God's hands, till which time they did ordinarily expound Scriptures, though not by revelation. Answerable to which, was that custom or practice among Christians mentioned 1 Cor. 14. 29. And thus might Christ, without pretension to any extraordinary power or authority, expound in their 〈◊〉 , which being the Doctors work, is here called teaching, and differs (in the Christian use of the word in the New Testament) from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , preaching (which follows) and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , publishing or preaching the Gospel, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , parallel with it (as appears by comparing Mat. 28. 19. with Mar. 16. 15.) gathering of disciples, in other places. All these being the publishing somewhat to those to whom 'twas news (as here the Gospel of of the Kingdom, i. e. the doctrine of Christianity ) the other 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , instructing Congregations that already professed that doctrine, which is therefore only by the Doctor farther explained to them. Dr. Ham. Annot. l.

Tear]

To rent asunder, or pull in pieces, Hos. 13. 8. Deut. 33. 20.

It is put for, To punish, Judge. 8. 7.

2. To destroy, Psal. 7. 2. & 50. 22. Jer. 15. 3. Amos 1. 11.

3. To vex and afflict, Psal. 35. 15. To thresh, Judge. 8. 7 marg.

Tear]

;;A water issuing out of the eye, from the moystnesse of the brain, as witness of some inward grief. Psal. 6. 6. I water my couch with tears. And 42. 3. My tears are, &c.

;;2. Sorrow and afflictions, the cause of tears, Rev. 21. 4. All tears shall be wiped from their eyes. Psal. 126. 5. If ye sow in tears, &c.

Tears]

See Weep.

He teareth him, Mar. 9. 18. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 , which signifies to break, or rend, Mat. 7. 6. & 9. 17. Mar. 2. 22. Luk. 5. 37. (and to break out, Gal. 4. 27. i. e. to speak ) signifies also to beat or throw down, upon or against the ground, which Tertullian rendereth by evertere, to throw down, Matt. 7. 6. (though the context in that place seems not to own it, the