He took three Darts in his Hand, and thruft them THROUGH THE HEART of Abfalom. Old Teft. There is one God and Father of all, who is above all, and THROUGH ALL, and in you all. New Test. Through is likewife prefixed to the Name of that which is confidered as the Means or Motive of effecting any Thing; as, Ye are clean THROUGH THE WORD which I have spoken unto you. New Test. Some THROUGH AMBITION, or THE THIRST Of Gold, Quite through; as, Throughout. This Gofpel fhall be preached THROUGHOUT the whole World. New Test. Out of. Of, in the Senfe of from, is the Prepofition, and out is an Adverb. Out of fignifies either from within, or not in. Hence, the Name of whatsoever denotes the Subftance, Capacity, Content of that whereof any Thing proceeds, is formed, derived, &c. may take out of before it; as, in the Sweat of thy Face shalt thou eat Bread, till thou return into the Ground, for OUT OF IT waft thou taken. Old Teft. He performs all OUT OF his own Fund. Dryden. All the Fruits OUT OF WHICH Drink is pressed. Bacon. There were dwelling at Jerufalem, Jews, devout Men, OUT OF EVERY NATION under Heaven. New Test. To perfuade, fright a Man OUT or his Senses, &c. S The The Name of the Means, Motive, or Reafon whence Things become foor fo, frequently takes out of before it ; as, Trade and Commerce might doubtless be still varied a thousand Ways, OUT OF WHICH would arife fuch Branches as have not yet been touched. Spectat. No. 283. A War in which we engaged not OUT OF AMBITION, but for the Defence of all that was dear to us. Atterbury. and likewife to do fo or fo OUT OF COWARDICE, Laziness, Ignorance, Confcience, &c. Out of has likewife frequently the Signification of not in; as, One born OUT OF DUE TIME. New Teft. Chiefs OUT OF WAR, and Statesmen OUT OF PLACE. Pope. Be inftant OUT OF SEASON. New Test. When the Mouth is OUT OF TASTE. Bacon. And fo to be OUT OF LOVE with this or that; out of Reach, Hearing, Diftance, Proportion, &c. Without. This Prepofition is fometimes the Negative of within, and fometimes the Negative of with. Thus, it fignifies not within, or at the Outfide of, in Jefus alfo fuffered WITHOUT THE GATE. New Teft. Eternity is WITHOUT OUR REACH. Burnet. But it is more commonly applied to fignify not with, as, there is no living with thee nor WITHOUT THEE. Addifon. Ifrael hath been WITHOUT THE TRUE GOD. Old Test. Wife Men will do it WITHOUT LAW. Bacon. After. The Name of whatsoever is confidered as followed either in Time, or by fucceffive Pofition, Motion, Imi tation, tation, or any difcurfive Operation, may take this Prepofition before it; as, Ye know that AFTER TWO DAYS is the Feast of the Paffover. New Test. Sometimes I placed a third Prifm AFTER A SECOND. Newton. The Army of the Chaldeans purfued AFTER THE King. Old Test. There are many particular Figures of her made AFTER THE SAME DESIGN. Addifon. This Allufion is AFTER THE ORIENTAL MANNer. Pope. He takes Greatness of Kingdoms according to Bulk and Currency, and not AFTER THEIR INTRINSICK Value. Bacon. Behind. The Name of whatsoever is confidered as departed, may take this Prepofition before it in Dependence on the Verb to leave; as, he left BEHIND HIM myself and a Sifter, Shakespear. i. e. he left at his going away, &c. Likewife he has left his Gloves, Whip, Cane, BEHIND HIM. i. e. at his Departure. And fo with Regard to Death: What he gave me to publish was but a small Part of what he left BEHIND HIM. Pope. i. e. at his Death. The Name likewife of the Object by which Deficiency, or Want of Excellence, is estimated, may take this Prepofition before it; as, They wept, which beheld how much this latter (Temple) came BEHIND IT; i. e. the firft Temple by which the Defect of the latter is estimated. When this Prepofition is used to determine Place, it refers to the hinder Part of any Thing, or to that which is on the oppofite Side to the Front or Face of it; as, thou hast caft me BEHIND THY BACK. Old Test. To fit, ftand BEHIND A SCREEN, CURTAIN, BED, &c. Beyond. On the contrary Side of, farther in Distance than, more advanced than, exceeding; as, The good Land that is BEYOND JORDAN. Old Teft. What's Fame? A fancied Life in others Breath. And fo beyond Thought, Conception; beyond their Power, Capacity, Income, &c. The Negative of on; as, Of I was never OFF MY LEGS. Temple. i. e. never otherwife than on my Legs. Off likewife fignifies diftant from; as, Cicero's Tufculum was at a Place called Grotto Ferrate, about two Miles OFF THIS TOWN. Addison. Above. Higher than, more than, as, The Mountain of the Lord's Houfe fhall be exalted ABOVE THE HILLS. Old Test. i. e. higher than the Hills. The Man was ABOVE FORTY YEARS old. New Test. i. e. more than forty Years old. Hence the Name of whatsoever is excelled or exceeded, frequently takes above before it; as, There There is one God who is ABOVE ALL. New Test. Things may be ABOVE OUR REASON, without being contrary to it. Swift. And hence, above fometimes fignifies too high fpirited for; as, he is ABOVE A MEAN ACTION. Kings and Princes, in the earliest Ages of the World, were ABOVE NOTHING that tended to promote the Conveniences of Life. Pope. On, upon. These Prepofitions refer to the Names of Objects, when the Attention is carried to the upper Part or Side of them; as, Perch'd ON THE TREE. Dryden. As I did ftand my Watch UPON THE HILL. Shakespear. Hence, the Name of whatsoever is confidered as the Foundation on which any Thing refts, takes these Prepofitions before it. A wife man which built his Houfe UPON A Rock. New Teft. God commands us, by our Dependence UPON HIS TRUTH, to believe a Fact which we do not understand. Swift. Saul leaned ON HIS SPEAR. Old Test. We now may boldly spend, UPON THE HOPE We charge you, ON ALLEGIANCE TO OURSELVES, Hence, ON THY LIFE, the captive Maid is mine. Dryden. For here the Allegiance is confidered as the Foundation of the Charge, and the Man's Regard to his Life, as the Foundation of the Threat. The |