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A commentary upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…A commentarie upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…
A commentary upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the series of the several prophecies contained in that book, deduced according to their order and dependence on each other; the periods and succession of times, at, or about which, these prophecies, that are already fulfilled, began to be, and were more fully accomplished, fixed and applied according to history; and those that are yet to be fulfilled, modestly, and so far as is warrantable, enquired into. Together with some practical observations, and several digressions, necessary for vindicating, clearing, and confirming many weighty and important truths. Delivered in several lectures, by that learned, laborious, and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, James Durham, late Minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. To which is affixed a brief summary of the whole book, with a twofold index, one of the several digressions, another of the chief and principal purposes and words contained in this treatise.A commentarie upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the series of the several prophecies contained in that book, deduced according to their order and dependance on each other; the periods and succession of times, at, or about which, these prophecies, that are already fulfilled, began to be, and were more fully accomplished, fixed and applied according to history; and those that are yet to be fulfilled, modestly, and so far as is warrantable, enquired into. Together with some practical observations, and several digressions, necessary for vindicating, clearing, and confirming many weighty and important truths. Delivered in several lectures, by that learned, laborious, and faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, James Durham, late Minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. To which is affixed a brief summary of the whole book, with a twofold index, one of the several digressions, another of the chief and principall purposes and words contained in this treatise.
Edinburgh: printed by Christopher Higgins, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Yea, himself doth paraphrase it thus, and this in so eminent a manner, that your example had an happy influence, raised an emulation in all the Christians of the other Cities in Macedonia, &c. whereby it appeareth that the Church of the Thessalonians, is to be understood of the Christians of that particular City, and that as distinct from other particular Cities in Macedonia. Lastly, There are diverse Ministers of Coloss: for, Colos. 4.12. Epaphras is mentioned as one of their number, who certainly was a Preacher: and again, vers. 17. Archippus is spoken of. And if there were not plurality of Ministers in one place, What can be understood by these that are spoken of, Philip. 4.15, &c. who Preach Christ, some sincerely, and some out of envy? These, it seemeth, were all in Rome; and yet it will be hard to say that they were all Bishops in the sense pleaded-for.
Yea, himself doth paraphrase it thus, and this in so eminent a manner, that your example had an happy influence, raised an emulation in all the Christians of the other Cities in Macedonia, &c. whereby it appeareth that the Church of the Thessalonians, is to be understood of the Christians of that particular City, and that as distinct from other particular Cities in Macedonia. Lastly, There are diverse Ministers of Coloss: for, Colos. 4.12. Epaphras is mentioned as one of their number, who certainly was a Preacher: and again, vers. 17. Archippus is spoken of. And if there were not plurality of Ministers in one place, What can be understood by these that are spoken of, Philip. 4.15, &c. who Preach Christ, some sincerely, and some out of envie? These, it seemeth, were all in Rome; and yet it will be hard to say that they were all Bishops in the sense pleaded-for.
A fourth sort of Scriptures, are these that give Directions and Rules for the calling, and trying of the qualifications of Bishops and Presbyters, &c. Now, if these same Directions warrant to call and ordain Ministers in all after-times, and if the same Rules that are given in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, ought now to be observed, and the same qualifications to be enquiredfor in ordinaryMinisters, &c. by virtue of these Rules; Then it will follow that Presbyters in these places are to be understood of ordinary Ministers: But the former is true, except we will deny that any Directions are given at all for trying and ordaining Ministers in the Scripture. Beside, the Apostles scope in laying down these Rules, is, to direct Officers how to walk in the admission of all others unto the end of the world.