DOUBLE (ltib"1), which is the translation of several Hebrew and Greek words, has many meanings. Thus the BR I, ASTELATE (which see) was to be made of two thicknesses of cloth (Exod. xxxix:9).
Figurative. (i) God's people receive of his hand double for all their sins. The Jews in their Chahkuan captivity received large punish ment, sufficient to answer God's designs with them (is. xl :2). (2) The Jews had double for their shathe, when their troubles and disgrace were removed, and great happiness and glory succeeded (Is. lxi :7). (3) Antichrist's cup shall be tilled double; the judgments of God shall, at last, be more dreadful than the persecution inflicted on the witnesses of Christ (Rev. xviii (4) A double portion is either twice as much as any other (Dent. x xi :17). or a very large share (2 Kings ii :9). (5) A double garment is a lined one (Exod. xxxix :9). (6) A double heart, or mind, is that which pretends an inclination to good, and yet habitually works wickedness with pleasure; and is opposite to a single, honest, faithful, and sincere one (Ps. xii :2; James i :8).
DOUBT (clout), to be uncertain what to think or believe (John x:24; Matt. xxviii:17).
The New Testament gives us a series of terms which run through the shades of meaning ex pressed by our words, perplexity, suspense, dis traction, hesitation, questioning, scepticism, shad owing down into unbelief. (1) Perplexity and suspense (Matt. vi :20 ; Luke xxiv :4; John xiii: 22; Acts xxv :20; 2 Cor. iv :8; Gal. iv :2o. (2) Distraction (Luke xii :29; Matt. xiv :31 ; (3) Hesitation (Luke xxiv :38; Rom. xiv :1; Phil. ii:14; Acts xi:12). (4) Skepticism and Un belief (Matt. xxi:21; Mark xi:23; Rom. xiv:23; James i:6; Jude 22).