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life in and of himself, and is infinitely secure against death, hurt, or ruin of any kind, 1 Tim. i. 17. and vi. 16.The eternal blessedness of the saints is called immortality; it can never cease, and is free from such pain, corruption, or unsightliness, as attends death, Rom. ii. 7: and it is brought to light, i. e. more clearly discovered by the gospel-dispensation, 2 Tim. i. 10. Our mortal body shall put on

righteousness, and holiness; and in his dominion over the creatures, Gen. i. 26, 27. Man, with respect to his wife, is the image of God,in respect of dominion and power, 1 Cor. xi. 7. We are born in the image of Adam; like him in our natural form, and in our rebellion against God, Gen. v. 3; and we bear the image of Christ, and are renewed after it, when our nature is changed, and we are therein made like God in spiritual knowledge, righ-immortality, when it shall gloriously teousness, holiness, and every other rise from the dead, and be no grace, 1 Cor. xv. 49. Col. iii. 10. All subject to any tendency towards disimages in worship are expressly con- solution or wasting, Cor. xv. 53. demned, and are represented as teachIMMUTABILITY; unchangeaers of falsehood, as none can justly re- bleness, Heb. vi. 17, 18. present any divine person, Exod. xx. IMPART; to bestow of one's 4. Jer. x. 3-16. Hab. ii. 18. Psal. fulness on others, Luke iii. 11. The cxv. 4-8. and cxxxv. 15-18. Ma-apostles were willing to impart their ny of the heathen images of their souls, spending their strength, exertgods were monstrously mixed pic-ing their skill, and exposing their tures of human and brutal animals. || life, to edify their hearers, 2 Thess. Some were monstrously large. That ii. 8.

IMPENITENT;

more

not disposed to repent of sins committed, Rom. ii. 5.

of Belus, erected by Nebuchadnezzar IMPEDIMENT in speech, is that in the plain of Dura, was at least 90 ||which hinders one to speak plain, and feet high, and nine feet thick, Dan.makes to stutter or stammer, Mark iii. 1. That of Apollo at Rhodes, vii. 52. was almost 128 feet high; and the tallest ships in these times might sail in between its legs. The image of the wicked, which God despiseth, is their outward appearance, glory and happiness. Psal. Ixxiii. 20. The image of the beast, is a likeness to the form of the Heathen empire, or the shadow of the Roman empire in that of Germany, Rev. xiii. 14, 15.

IMPERIOUS; proudly disposed to bear rule, Ezek. xvi. 30.

IMPLACABLE; scarcely to be pacified or reconciled, Rom. i. 31. IMPLEAD; to charge with crimes before a judge, Acts xix. 38.

IMPORTUNITY; earnestness in requesting. It might be translated shamelessness, Luke xi. 8.

IMPOSE; to lay or bind upon one, Heb. ix. 10.

IMPOSSIBLE; what cannot be done. In respect of God's nature, it is impossible for him to lie, or deny himself, Heb. vi. 18. Tit. i. 2. In respect of his power, nothing good is impossible to him, Luke i. 37. and xviii. 27. In respect of God's purposes and providential methods, it is impossible that offences should not come, or that the elect should be deceived, Luke xvii. 1. Matth. xxiv. 24. In

respect of his attendant power, nothing miraculous was impossible to the apostles, Matth. xvii. 20. That is impossible for men, which is above their strength, Matth. xix. 16.

IMPOTENT; weak; diseased; without ability in legs, feet, &c. John

v. 3.

IMPOVERISH; to make poor; to carry off wealth from one, Jer. v.

17.

IMPRISON; to shut up in prison, Acts xxii. 19.

IN; in the midst of a thing, or ha ving some very close connexion with it. God is in Christ; is one with him as God; has the closest connextion, is well pleased with, and reconciled to men in him: And Christ is in him; has the same nature as his Father, John xiv. 10. 2 Cor. v. 19. God is in all the saints, is specially united to, and dwells in them by his Spirit, Eph. iv. 6. God purposed in Christ; connected with him as our covenant

chapter with Gen. xii. 3. xv. 5, 6. and xxii. 18. where the object of it is farther explained, we shall find that it was a faith which had a reference to Christ the promised seed, and to what should be done by him, that all nations might be blessed in

IMPUDENT; shameless in sinning. Whores, and persons given whereas the apostle sets Abraham's justito boldness in wickedness, are impu-to justification by works, and shews that fication by faith or believing in opposition dent, Prov. vii. 13. Ezek. iii. 7. righteousness was so imputed to him that IMPUTE; to account to one, in the reward was of grace, not of debt. Belaw-reckoning, what himself, or ano-sides, if we compare what is said of Abrather in his room, hath done, in orderham's faith in the following parts of this to reward or punish him for it. We have righteousness without works imputed to us, when the obedience and sufferings of Jesus Christ in our stead, is legally reckoned to the account of us guilty sinners, to render us righte-him: For Abraham saw Christ's day and ous in law before God as a judge, imputing or counting of faith for rightewas glad. And what is here called the Rom. iv. 6, 11. Sin is imputed, when ousness is (in the next chapter, ver. 9, 10, one is charged with it, in order to his 11, 19.) called our being justified by Christ's suffering punishment for it, 2 Sam.blood, our being reconciled to God by the death xix. 19. Lev. xvii. 4; and the not imputing it, imports the free and full forgiveness of it, Rom. v. 13. In order to warrant such imputation, the actor, and the one to whom it is imputed, must be one either really or legally. The Chaldean king imputed his power to his god, accounted his idol to have assisted him in conquering the nations, Hab. i. 11.*

of his Son, by whom we have received the atonement, our being made or constituted righteous by his obedience. Therefore, when it is said, Abraham's faith or believing was imputed to him for righteousness, it is an example of (what is no uncommon thing in scripture) the act being put for the obbelieved. So the faith of the woman, who ject; of faith being put for that which is had an issue of blood, is put for the power of Christ apprehended by her faith, Mark v. 34. Jesus said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole. Faith is imputed to us for righteousness, that is, we are justified by faith: just as a person's When the apostle says, that Abra-thirst may be said to be quenched by a ham's believing or his faith was imputed cup; or a house to be enlightened by a or counted unto him for righteousness, Rom. window in which expressions it is obiv. 5, 22. we are not to understand the ex-vious, that the cup is put for the liquor pression as meaning that Abraham's act which it contains, and the window for the of faith was his justifying righteousness: light which it transmits. In justification, for then Abraham would have been justi-faith is not considered as an act of obedified by works: since the act of faith is as ence, but only as the mean or instrument much a work as any other duty command-by which we receive the righteousness ed in the moral law; and were it the of Christ Jesus exhibited to us as a free righteousness imputed to us, the reward gift in the word of the gospel, Rom. v. 17. in justifying us would be of debt, that is, Philip. iii. 9. See the article JUSTIFICAit would be due to us for the work done :TION. Dr. Guise and others. VOL. II. E

:

INCENSE; that which is ordinarily so called, is a precious and fragrant gum, issuing from the frankincense tree.

The incense used in the Jewish offerings, at least that which was burnt on the altar of incense, and before the ark, was a precious mixture of sweet spices, stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense, beaten very small. None but priests

head, he purposed to effect our whole || is, in a state of union to the person of salvation through Christ, Eph. iii. 11. Jesus, and in the exercise of daily reThe law of the Spirit of life is in ceiving out of his fulness, to study Christ; the new covenant is establish- faithfulness and diligence in the work ed with him; he is the great agent in of preaching the gospel, or practising it, and means of its operation. The holiness; and to salute others from Holy Ghost, as the Spirit of Christ, love to the Lord, and on account of operates in us, by uniting us to and their bearing his image, Eph. vi. 10. maintaining our fellowship with 1 Cor. iv. 17. Rom. xvi. 12, 22. To Christ, Rom. viii. 2. To believe or be dead in sin, or perish in iniquity, is trust in Christ, or in God, or in his to be under the reigning power of it, name, is, in a way of receiving Christ, and to be dead and perish by means of and God in him, as the husband and it, Eph. ii. 1. Josh. xxii. 20. John viii. saviour of our souls, offered in the 21. The accurate consideration of promises, to expect from his perfec- the sense of this preposition IN, is oftions, relations, and work, whatever ten of great use to lead to the true is good and necessary for us, John meaning of many inspired texts.* xiv. 1. To live, move, and have our being in God, is to exist and act by virtue of our connexion with him, and by his supporting and actuating influence, Acts xvii. 28. Col. i. 3. The truth is in Christ; he is the substance and exemplification of it; by his death it is ratified and in beholding and receiving of him, its light and glory are perceived, and its power felt, Eph. iv. 21. 2 Cor. i. 21. We are blessed, chosen, called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and obtain an inheritance in Christ; our whole salvation was concerted with him as our Surety, purchased by him as our Ransomer, is lodged in him as our treasury, and in a state of union to him, we share of it; and the enjoyment of him, as the Lord our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, is the sum of it, Eph. i. 3, 4, 6. &c. We are in Christ, and he in us. He dwells in our heart by faith, and we are close-it is rendered, after, Numbers xxviii. 26. ly united to him as our surety, our head, husband, and root of spiritual influence, John xvii. 26. Rom. xvi. 7. But persons are said to be IN Christ, if they are members of his visible church, and in outward profession joined to him, John xv. 6. To glory in the Lord, is to make him the object of our spiritual boasting, 1 Cor. i. 31. To be strong in the Lord, be faithful in the Lord, labour in the Lord, and salute others in the Lord,

Sometimes, in is used to denote cause and may be rendered by or through, Gal. iii. 12. The man that doth these things shall live in them; that is, by or through them, Col. ii. 18. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility, &c. that is, by a voluntary humility. Sometimes, it signifies for or on account of, Matthew xi. 6. Blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me; that is, on my account or for my sake. In this sense beth in Hebrew and en in Greek are often rendered for as

in Gen. xxix. 18. Matth. vi. 7. Sometimes

after your weeks. Sometimes, it denotes concomitance, and may be rendered with; as in Matthew xvi. 27. in the glory of his Father, that is, with the glory, &c. Beth of, as 1 Samuel xix. 3. I will commune of thee, Romans xi. 2. The scripture saith of Elias; and with, Matthew iii. 11. I baptize with water. It is used to denote an oath, as in Romans ix. 1. I say the truth in Christ, that is, by Christ or as in his pre

in Hebrew and en in Greek are rendered

sence. Sometimes in must be understood

as signifying before, John i. 1. In the be ginning, that is, before the beginning.

led to a very high degree. Jeremiah || tion, and provokes fleshly lusts, Isa. was filled with indignation by God; v. 11. Men inflame themselves with he was appointed to deliver messages idols, when they have a burning zeal of wrath; he was exposed to trouble, || for their service and worship, and are and to the fury of the Jews, and mo-ready to expend their wealth, honour ved with holy zeal against their evil and strength in it, Isa. lvii. 5. INways, Jer. xv. 17. FLAMMATION; a burning bile, either INDITE; to form thoughts for in the inner or outer part of the body, speech or writing. The word signi-occasioned by an excessive flow of the fies, to boil up, as water in a spring, blood into that part; or the blood beor as the sacred cil in the fryingpan, comes too thick, or the fibres are rePsal. xlv. 1.† laxed or bruised, Deut. xxviii. 22.

INDUSTRIOUS; sensible, and active in business, 1 Kings xi. 28.

INFALLIBLE; which cannot fail; cannot admit of any doubt, Acts i. 3. 1

INFAMY. See REPROACH. INFANT; a child almost newly born, Luke xviii. 15. During the Millennium, there shall not be an infant of days; professors of Christianity shall not be so ignorant, or easily tempted to sin, as now; nor perhaps shall infants so frequently die as now, Isa. lxv. 20.

INFERIOR; lesser in honour, wealth, wisdom, or excellency, Job xii. 3.

INFIDEL; an Heathen, who be

INFLUENCE; the virtue that flows from one thing to another, as from the sun, moon, stars, or rain, to make the earth bring forth fruits Job xxxviii. 31.

INFOLD; to wrap up; catch hold of, Ezek. i. 4.

INGATHERING; the feast of ingathering, viz. after all the product of fields and vineyards was gathered in, was the same with the FEAST of tabernacles, Exod. xxiii. 16.*

INGRAFT. See GRAFF.
INHABIT; to dwell in. See HA-
BITATION.

INHERIT. See HEIR.
INIQUITY. See SIN.

INJURE; to do one wrong or in

person is one that does wrong to God, his people, &c. 1 Tim. i. 13.

lieves not the revelations of God injustice, Gal. iv. 12. An injurious Scripture, 2 Cor. vi. 15. 1 Tim. v. 8. INFINITE; (1.) Exceeding great, Nah. iii. 9. (2.) Altogether unbounded, Psal. cxlvii. 5.

INFIRMITY. See WEAKNESS. INFLAME; to set on fire. Wine inflames men, if drunk to excess; it too much heats the bodily constitu

INK; a liquor for writing with on paper, parchment, &c. Common ink is made of galls, copperas, gum-arabic, vitriol, &c. Printers ink is made

* These two feasts are, by Divine authority, evidently conjoined, Lev. xxiii. The word rahesh, which is used only 34, 39. The more eminent glory of the in this place, signifies hath boiled or pre-latter days, may be said to be the blissful pared, as the meat offerings were prepared period, in which the church shall at once in vessels proper for the purpose. The celebrate the feast of tabernacles and of preparation of the heart to praise God may ingathering; when she shall not only combe compared to this preparation of the memorate the former goodness of the Lord meat-offering pure meditations suggest-her God, in preserving her in the wildered by the Holy Spirit being like the fineness, but celebrate his present goodness in flour mingled with oil; while the spiritual affections of love, joy, and admiration, excited by these meditations labouring to get vent in suitable expressions, is like the heat of the fire causing ebullition. See Sample on the xlv. Psalm.

giving her so rich a harvest of souls; nay in the exercise of faith, anticipate his future goodness, and praise him, because he shall bless her in all her increase and in all the works of her hands. Dr. Jamieson on the use of Sacred History.