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Show BE BE Te BExND., w. n 1. To be incurvated Bene'ary There is a clift, whofe high and Jending hea Looles fearfully on the confined deep. Shakefpeare g. To refolve; to determine : in this {enf the participle is commonly ufed Not {o, for once, indulg'd they fweep the main ‘Deaf to the call, or, hearing, hear in vai But, bert on mifchief, bear the waves before. Dryd While good, and anxious for his friend He s ftill feverely bent againft himfelf Renouncing fleep, and reft, and food, and eafe Addifon A fate of flavery, which they are Jent upon wit Addifon fo much eagernefs and obftinacy He is every where bent o avoids all manner of digreffions 4. To be fubmiffive ; to bow inftruétion, an Addifon The fons of them that afli¢ed thee fhall com bending unto thee Ifaiab Bexop. 2 /i [from To bend. incurvation *Tis true, this god did fhake His coward lips did from their colour fly And that fame eye, whofe bend doch awe the world Shakefpeare Did lofe its luftre 2. The crooked timbers which make th Skinner ribs or fides of a fhip 3. [With heralds.] One of the eight ho a fift containin nourable ordinaries when uncharged; but, when charged, third part of the efcutcheon. It is mad b tw lines draw fro thwartway the dexter chief to the finifter baf Harris point BE"NDABLE. adj. [from bend.] That ma be incurvated ; that may be inclined Be'NDER. 7. /. [from 70 bend. 1. The perfon who bends 2. The inftrument with which any thin is bent Thefe bows, being fomewhat like the long bow in ufe amongft us, were bent only by a rnan's immediate ftrength, without the belp of any bender or rack, that are ufed to others Wilkins's Mathematical Magick Be'NpwiTH word is generally taken for all ecclefia adv 1. In a lower place ; under 2. To lean or jut over 1. Flexure' BE z. /. An herb Dig I deftroyed the Amorit before them I de ftroyed his fruits from above, and his roots fro Amos beneath The earth which you take from bencath, will b Mortimer barren and unfruitful 2. Below, as oppofed to beaven Ho to a besefic Hav adj. [benediftus, Lat. ing mild and falubrious qualities: a old phyfical term It is not a fmall thing won in phyfick, if you ca make rhubarb, and other medicines that are bene« dif?, as ftrong purgers as thofe that are not withou Bacon fome malignity he might afpire nquire Much to ,hifafelf he tlgoughtli but little I:jsa"c;i{ And, undepriv'd, his benefice forfook, Be'NEFICED Any thing that is in heaven above, or tha is in the earth beneath Exodus Trembling I view the dread abyfs bereath Hell's horrid manfions, and the realms of death Yalden Be'~ep1cT tical livings, be they dignitie&ormhfi Co yl And of the prie}ii ef‘tfo}?ns 'gan to adj [fro fefled of a benefice D'}d: 5eneficg, Pof or church pref ment The ufual rate between the beneficed man an the religious perfon, was one moicty of the b nefice Ay BENE'FLCENCE. 7. /. [from bencfioem The practice of doing good ; ativ goodnefs Yo coul many perfons Aurelius not exten you bereficence to yet you have loft as few day a Drydes Love and charity extends our bensficence to th Rogers miferies of our brethren Benepi'cTion. 7. /. [benediétio, Lat. 1. Blefling ; a decretory pronunciation of | Bene'F1cENT. adj. [from benefius, bon happinefs ficentior, Lat.] Kind; doing good. I A fov'reign thame {o bows him ; his unkindnefs differs from denign, as the al from the That ftript her from his benediczion, turn'd he To foreign cafualties, gave her dear right To his doghearted daughters Shake[peare From him will raif A mighty nation 5 and upon him fhow' All nations fhall be bleft Milton 2. The advantage conferred by blefling Profperity is the blefling of the Old Teftament adverfity is the blefling of the New ; which carriet the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation o God's favour Bacon for bleflings receiv ed; thanks Could he lefs expe Than glory and benediftion, that is, thanks? Milt Such ingenious and induftrious perfons are delighted in fearching out natural rarities; reflecting upon the Creator of them his due praifes an benedictions Ray 4. The form of inflituting an abbot What confecration is to a bifhop, that benedictio is to an abbot or benignity exerted in action Such a creature could not have his originatio from any lefs than the moft wife and feneficen Hale being, the great God His benediction {o, that, in his feed 3. Acknowledgment difpofition; eneficence being kindnefs but in a different way for bithop is not properly fuch, till confecration; bu an abbot, being elected and confirmed, is properl fuch before benediction Ayliffe BeNE'APED. adj. [from neap.] A fhip i faid to be beneaped, when the water does Bewera‘cTiON. 2. /i [from &encfacio Lat. not flow high enough to bring her of the ground, over a bar, or out of a 1. The aét of conferring a benefit dock Di&. 2. The benefit conferred: which is th Bene'aTH. prep. [beneoS, Sax. beneden more ufual fenfe Dutch. One part of the benefations, was the expreffio of a generous and grateful mind Atterbury 1. Under ; lower in place: oppofed t above BEnEFA"CTOR. 7. /. [from denefacio, Lat. Their woolly fleeces, as the rites requir'd He that confers a benefit ; frequentl But Phebus, thou, to man encficent Delight't in building cities Pris Bener1c1aL. adj. [from beneficium, Lat. 1. Advantageous; conferring benefits profitable ; ufeful : with 70 before th perfon benefited Not any thing is made to beé beneficial #o him but all things for him, to fhew beneficence an grace in them Hosker This fuppofition grants the opinion to conduc to order in the world, confequently to be very beTillotfor neficial to mankind The war, which would have been moft benJficial to us, and deftrutive to the enemy, was neSwift gleéted Are the prefent revolutions in circular orb more bencficial than the other would be ? Bentl z. Helpful ; medicinal In the firft accefs of fuch a difeafe, any deob ftruent, without much acrimony, is beneficial Arbutbnot BeNEFI'cIAL. 7./i Anold word for a benefice For that the groundwork is, and end of all How to obtain a beneficial BENEFICIALLY adv Sperfer [from beneficial Advantageouily ; profitably ; he}PfullY BENEFI'CIALNESS. 7 /i [from beneficial Ufefulnefs; profit; helpfulnefs Dryden He laid bencath him, and to reft retir''d Ages to come might Ormond's piéture know he that contributes to fome public charity : it is ufed with of; but oftener wit to, before the perfon benefited Though the knowledge of thefe objects be com mendable for their contentation and curiofity, they do not commend their knowledge to us, upo the account of their ufefulnefs and bfmfiaalli‘fi}‘la {fome preflure Then fwell with pride, and muft be titled zods Great benefactors of mankind, deliverers BeNEF1CIARY. adj. [from enefice.] Hold And palms for thee benearh his laurels grow. Prior 2. Under, as overborne or overwhelmed b Our country finks beneath the yoke It weeps, it bleeds, and each new day a gaf Shakefpeare Is added to her wounds. And oft on rocks their tender wings they tear And fink beneath the burdeas which they bear Dryden Lower in rank, excellence, or dignity 3 We have reafon to be perfuaded, that there ar far more fpecies of creatures above us, than ther Locke are beneath 4. Unworthy of ; unbefeeming ; not equa to He will do nothing that is Aéneath his hig £ration, nor omit doing any thing which become i Atterbury Worfhip'd with temple, prieft, and facrifice. Milr From that preface he took his hint, though h had the bafenefs not to acknowledge his benefacior Dryden I cannot but look upon the writer as my benefaétor, if he conveys to me an improvement of m underftanding Whoeve make Addifon ill return to his benefattor muft needs be a common enemy to mankind Sawift BeNera"cTrEsS, n. [ [from benefalior. A woman who confers a benefit Be'~wEFICE. 7. [ [from beneficium, Lat. Adyantage conferred on another, This ing fomething in fubordination to another ; having a dependent and fecondar pofleflion, without fovereign powe The duke of Parma was tempted by 10 lef promife, than to be made a feudatory, or bent ciary king of England, under the feignory in chi of the pope Bexeri"crary e x /. He that 1s1n pol feflion of a benefice A benefice is either faid to be a benefice W it the cure of fouls, or otherwife. In the firlt calt if it be annexed to another benefice, the bengfciar is obliged to ferve the parith church in his ;w proper perfon Aylif BE'NEFIT |