A37035:1049
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
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3. Although this may seem not to exalt works by giving them any merit; yet it is impossible to account them even to be our Evangelic-righteousness, or a condition of the Covenant ⟨p. 245⟩of Grace, but there will still be a readiness to heighten them above their own place, which derogateth to the way of Grace that is laid down by Faith in Christ: for, it is easy to exceed in reference to any thing in our selves, considered in it self; whereas when Faith is only respected, as it apprehendeth Christ, it cannot be so considered; for, it not only merits nothing, but it excludeth merit and all boasting: and therefore the Lord hath thus wisely ordered that all may be kept from boasting, even of Faith.
3. Although this may seem not to exalt works by giving them any merit; yet it is impossible to account them even to be our Evangelick-righteousnesse, or a condition of the Covenant ⟨p. 245⟩of Grace, but there will still be a readinesse to heighten them above their own place, which derogateth to the way of Grace that is laid down by Faith in Christ: for, it is easie to exceed in reference to any thing in our selves, considered in it self; whereas when Faith is only respected, as it apprehendeth Christ, it cannot be so considered; for, it not only merits nothing, but it excludeth merit and all boasting: and therefore the Lord hath thus wisely ordered that all may be keeped from boasting, even of Faith.
4. We may answer, if by legal-righteousness be understood that which may be satisfying to the Law, so Christ indeed is our legal-righteousness; yet so as by the Gospel only we have access to Him, and have a promise of being accepted through Him, without the receiving of which by Faith, He is not a legal-righteousness to any: and so He is our only Evangelic-righteousness also: and thus our legal-righteousness and Evangelic, are the same; for there is but one charge to a sinner, which only can be answered by fleeing to Christ: and so, He is our legal-righteousness, as the Laws charge is satisfied by Him; and He is our Evangelic-righteousness, as that mean of answering the Law, is to us proposed in the Gospel and for us (upon the condition foresaid) accepted by the same, without which Christ had never been our legal-righteousness: and the dividing of these two righteousnesses, doth suppose, that there may be a legal-righteousness in Christ, to such as may actually never partake thereof, (and we are afraid that some such thing may occasion this distinction) whereas Gods way in the Gospel is to provide a righteousness for such as were given to Christ, by which they may be actually justified,