A glossary of the principal words used in a figurative, typical, or mystical sense in the holy Scriptures, with their significations gathered from the sacred writers themselves, or from the works of the ancient fathers |
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angels Antichrist Apostles Aquin Augustine Bern blessed blood Body of CHRIST Cant carnal Christians Church militant conversion death denotes Deut devil doctrine Durand earth earthly Eccl Ephah eternal Eucharistic evil explains Ezek faith Fathers flesh Gentiles God's Gospel grace Greg Gregory heart heaven heavenly HOLY GHOST Holy Scripture HOLY SPIRIT Incarnate Irenĉus Israel JESUS CHRIST Jews Job xli Job xxxix Job xxxviii John John iii John x judgment LORD Luke xv lust Matt mind mystical meaning ness Old Testament passage Passover preachers preaching precepts Prophets Prov punishment righteous Sacraments sacrifice saints Satan Serm signifies sins soul spiritual spoken temporal Testament things Thos unto viii Vulgate whole Church wicked word worldly xlix xvii xxii xxiv xxviii xxxi xxxii xxxiv Zech
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Page 150 - AND it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, " My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Page vii - And no man putteth new wine into old bottles else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.
Page 28 - And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth : and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
Page 150 - And set me up for his mark: his archers compass me round about. He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare ; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Page 150 - Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Page 126 - Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Page 140 - The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly ; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier.
Page vi - He shall pour the water out of his buckets, And his seed shall be in many waters, And his king shall be higher than Agag And his kingdom shall be exalted.
Page 92 - And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal ; that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
Page 44 - Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.