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EFFECTUAL, adj. That which produces adequate results ; that which is equal to the circumstances and occasion. EFFECTUALLY, adv. Fully; completely; realising all that was intended to be done.

EMBRACE, v. To clasp in our arms; to lay hold of, both literally and mentally; to receive as true anything which is presented to our minds.

ENABLE, v. To qualify for any work or office; to make able or fit for any thing. As God enabled Paul for his work, see 1 Tim. i. 12; Phil. iv. 13.

ENDEAVOUR, v. To labour towards a certain end; to strive for the accomplishment of our purposes.

ENDEAVOUR, sub. A striving after something desired; labour bestowed on an object it is wished to accomplish. ENDUE, v. To bestow or impart gifts to any one: to possess with certain qualifications. As God the Apostles with the gifts of the Holy Ghost, Acts, ii.

ENEMY, sub. One who is opposed to us, and seeks to do us harm. The Christian's great enemy is Satan, who is ever seeking to ruin their souls.

ENLIGHTEN, v. To communicate light to any person or place; especially to give light, or knowledge, on Gospel subjects to men in darkness, or ignorance thereof, Matt. iv. 12-16; John, i. 1-9; iii. 19-21.

ENSAMPLE, sub. Same as EXAMPLE, which see.

ENSUE, v. To follow after, and seek to arrive at. "Seek peace and ensue it," saith St. Peter, i. e. follow hard after it.

ERROR, sub. A mistake, or blunder; a departure from the truth: it signifies properly a wandering from the right path, and is used in that sense in the Collects; the path referred to being the path of righteousness.

ESCHEW, v. To shun; avoid; keep out of way of. See Prov. iv. 14, 15.

ESTABLISH, v. To fix on a firm basis; to settle a thing so firmly, that it is not easily moved or altered: it is thus Christians should be established in the faith of the Gospel, 1 Cor. xvi. 13; Eph. iii. 17; iv. 14; Col. ii. 7; Heb. xiii. 9.

ESTATE, sub. Rank or condition; station in life or society.

ETERNAL, adj. Continuing for ever; having no limits;

without beginning and without end; a title of God, because such is His nature; and the character of that state of things which is to succeed the present temporal state, 2 Cor. iv. 15.

ETERNITY, sub. A state of duration for ever; that state which is to succeed the present.

EVANGELICAL, adj. Agreeable to the Gospel; relating to the Gospel; connected with the Gospel.

EVANGELIST, sub. A preacher of the Gospel. The word is usually considered to express or denote one who was only occasionally so employed; who had no regular sphere of labour allotted to him, but was sent forth from time to time, as occasion required. The writers of the four Gospels are also so called, because their works contain all the leading events connected with the Gospel and its Founder.

EVERLASTING, adj. Enduring for ever; without beginning or end; a feature in the character of Jehovah equivalent to ETERNAL (which see), Ps. xc. 1, 2.

EXALT, v. To lift up; to raise up on high; actually, or in words and praises. Thus God exalted David from shepherd to king; and David exalted God in his psalms and songs, Ps. xxx. 1. So, also, Christ was exalted to heaven, and to the right hand of God, Acts, ii. 33; Phil. ii. 9.

EXALTATION, sub. The act of raising up on high; the state of being exalted.

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EXAMPLE, sub. A copy, or pattern; a specimen of anything; a model after which anything is to be done. great example of the Christian is Jesus Christ, his Lord and Master, in whose steps we should seek to walk, 1 Pet. ii. 22. Holy men of God are also set before us as examples for us to copy, 1 Cor. ii. 1; Heb. vi. 11, 12; xiii. 7.

EXCEED, v. To go beyond or pass over any fixed bounds or limits; to surpass another; to more than equal expectations. Thus Solomon's wisdom exceeded all that the Queen of Sheba had heard or conceived, 1 Kings, x. And so God's promises will exceed all that we can desire or form any idea of.

EXCELLENT, adj. Extremely good; of very great worth or value.

FAIL, v. Not to attain our object; to fall short; to miss our aim.

FAITH, sub. Dependence on the veracity of another; trusting in promises made; believing what is told us. Divine faith, or faith in divine things, with which we have most to do, is an assent and consent of the mind of man to the revelation given by God, whereby pardon of sin, and peace of mind as the consequence of pardon, is secured; for where a right faith is found in the heart it is counted unto man for righteousness, and has the proImise of life annexed. The foundation on which faith rests is the character of God, Tit. i. 2; the objects of faith are, first, and chiefly, Christ, his offices and work; then the promises which God has made to us in His word, 2 Pet. i. 4; the fruits of faith here are a perfect justification, and a progressive sanctification, Rom. v. 1; Acts, xv. 9; and its final end is salvation, i. e. a state of glorification in Heaven, 1 Pet. i. 9; Rom. viii. 30.

FAITHFUL, adj. Full of faith; abounding in the works and fruits of faith, full of confidence in the word and promises of God.

FAITHFULLY, adv. After a faithful manner; in a believing spirit.

FAMILY, sub. The members of a household; the descendants of one common parent. The Church of God is called the family of God, because consisting of those who are made His children by adoption and grace. Of this family Jesus Christ is in one sense "the first born among many brethren," Rom. viii. 29; in another sense the Master and Lord, John, xiii. 13; Heb. iii. 6.

FAST, v. To abstain from all food for a certain time, or from our usual kind of food, and to take some coarser fare, from a religious motive; i. e. with an eye to God, and the mortification of our souls and bodies because of our sins. This practice is of very ancient date, is both proper and profitable; though of course subordinate to that sorrow of heart of which it is intended to be the outward manifestation. The kind of fasting most to be commended and practised, is a daily habit of self-denial; a daily mortification of our evil and corrupt affections; and such a course as is set forth in Isa. lviii., and Matt. vi. 16-18.

FAVOURABLE, adj. Kindly disposed towards one; ready to help and assist one.

FAVOURABLY, adv. In a favourable manner.

FEAR, sub. Apprehension of danger; dread, timidity, and trembling. The fear of God spoken of in Scripture is two-fold. There is a filial fear, i. e. such a fear as children have of their parents, the root of which is love, and which consists in an anxiety of mind lest they should offend those whom they love so dearly, and whom they would be sorry to offend. And there is a slavish fear, i. e. such a fear as arises from a sense of guilt and consciousness of punishment deserved and expected. In the former sense God is feared by His saints; in the latter by devils and wicked men.

FELLOWSHIP, Sub. Union together in one body or company; association of friends in some common cause. Thus Christians are associated together in the Church.

FIXED, adj. Firmly settled and established; centred upon some special object; not wavering and undecided. See Ps. cviii. 1; Jam. i. 6.

FLESH, sub. The soft part of the body. In the Scripture especially, man's corrupt nature; that sinful nature which is always leading to sin, and is opposed to the principle of holiness planted by the Spirit in the soul, Gal. v. 17; Rom. vii. 18-25. This corrupt nature must be overcome, or death will be the consequence, Rom. viii. 5–13.

FLOCK, sub. A quantity of birds or beasts collected together; especially applied to sheep. The Church of Christ is called His flock; and of this flock Jesus is the Shepherd, Ps. c. 3; Ezek. xxxiv; John, x; xxi. 15-17; 1 Pet. v. 1, 2.

FOLD, sub. The place wherein sheep are confined or housed, and made to rest; usually protected by a fence, and entered by a gate or door.

FORASMUCH, adv. Since; because; seeing that.

FORGIVE, v. To pardon an injury; not to require a debt, or exact a penalty. When spoken of God's forgiving sinners, it means His not requiring from them the sufferings due for sins committed against Him.

FORGIVENESS, sub. The act of pardoning, or forgiving injuries, debts, or sins.

FORSAKE, v. To leave; especially to leave when in want

or distress; to desert in the hour of need. As the disciples did their Master, Matt. xxvi. 56.

FORTHWITH, adv. Immediately, without any hesitation or tarrying.

FOUNDATION, Sub. The base of a building; that on which a building rests. The Church of Christ, when compared to a building, is said to rest on the "foundation of the Apostles and Prophets; Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Corner Stone," that is to say, the doctrine of the Apostles and Prophets,-all of which is the results of Christ's teaching, comes primarily from Him, and is "yea and amen" in Him,-forms the groundwork on which that Church rests, and constitutes its warrant and authority. Take it away, the Church has nothing to stand on, and must fall to the ground.

FRAIL, adj. Weak, tender, soon broken, not able to resist.

FRAILTY, sub. A state of infirmity and weakness. Such is man's state because of sin, which has led to a corruption of his powers, both bodily and mental, so that he "cannot do the things that he would," and if unaided must perish. But he has strength provided for him in his Saviour, and through Him may be made "more than conqueror," Rom. viii. 37.

FRUIT, sub. The produce of the soil, or of a tree or plant; that part of the productions of the earth which is good for food. Christians are compared to trees in the Scripture, and urged to bear much fruit. The fruit they should bear is the fruit of good works to the praise and glory of God, Col. i. 10; John, xv. 8.

FRUITION, sub. Enjoyment; pleasure arising from the possession or use of anything.

FULFIL, v. To bring about according to promise; to perform an engagement; to complete a bargain. Thus God fulfils His word to His people at all times, Josh. xxi. 45; 1 Kings, viii. 56; 1 Cor. i. 9; Tit. i. 1, 2; Matt. i. 22; ii. 15, 23.

FULFILMENT, sub. The completion of any engagement; the accomplishment of any plans or purposes.

GATE, sub. A door of entrance into a building or enclosure; used figuratively of death, as the way of entrance

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