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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.
A sinner is induced to receive that offer, which is done by consenting, and submitting to that way of obtaining righteousness; this is the closing with the Covenant▪ and thus Faith is the condition thereof. Then, 2. Suppose him to look to the charge that standeth against him for his former sins in Gods threatened curse▪ and to satisfy this he giveth-in Christs satisfaction; which being offered to him for this end that he, upon the receiving thereof, may be justified; he, by Faith resting on Gods faithful Word, through Christ, repelleth all these charges, by presenting that as his defence, and by the letter of the Law of Faith, which saith, He that believeth shall not come into condemnation, but hath passed from death to life, he is absolved: and this is Justification, even ⟨p. 240⟩as he was formerly condemned by the Law of Works. Here the only meritorious cause of the absolution, and the righteousness upon which the sentence passeth, is, the Cautioners payment; yet so as it is Judicially pleaded: in which respect, we say that Faith is instrumental. And though this pleading of it be necessary, and the Law absolveth not but when the ground i• instructed; yet this pleading or instructing, is not the persons righteousness properly, or the ground of his absolution; but that which is pleaded and instructed, to wit, the Cautioners payment: which being according to Law instructed, is the ground of absolving the debtor from the charge: this is plain even in the dealing of humane Courts. And the tenor of the way of Justification, being holden forth in the Word with respect to a judicial procedure in humane Courts, as is said, it can no other way be more satisfyingly cleared.
A sinner is induced to receive that offer, which is done by consenting, and submiting to that way of obtaining righteousnesse; this is the closing with the Covenant▪ and thus Faith is the condition thereof. Then, 2. Suppose him to look to the charge that standeth against him for his former sins in Gods threatned curse▪ and to satisfie this he giveth-in Christs satisfaction; which being offered to him for this end that he, upon the receiving thereof, may be justified; he, by Faith resting on Gods faithfull Word, through Christ, repelleth all these charges, by presenting that as his defence, and by the letter of the Law of Faith, which saith, He that believeth shall not come into condmnation, but hath passed from death to life, he is absolved: and this is Justification, even