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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
AN EXPOSITION Of the BOOK of the REVELATION. › Lecture 3 › Concerning Repentance.
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.
In the second place, this may be made out, if we consider the promises of Gods Covenant, in which remission of sins is subjoined to the exercise of Repentance, as necessarily antecedent; so that without it there is no access to any promise of pardon. See, first, Levit. 26.40, 41, 42. If they shall confess their iniquity, then will I remember my Covenant: which doth presuppose confession, and the exercise of Repentance, and the ⟨p. 250⟩humbling of the heart, to go before the application of the Covenant. And, left it should be thought a legal-covenant, it is expressly said to be the Covenant with Isaac and Abraham, which cannot be denied to be of Grace. The like also may be gathered from the 1 King. 8.47. where Solomon expressly Covenanteth for pardon on these terms: and, 2 Chron. 7.13. the Lord doth expressly assent to these articles. Yet this is a Covenant of Grace, being a Covenant for obtaining of pardon through Faith in Christ Jesus, whereof praying toward the Temple and Mercy-seat, was a type: and it is expressly said to be, upon the matter, Gods Covenant with David: which cannot be denied to be the same Covenant of Grace with that comprehended in the Gospel, seeing the mercies sworn to the Fathers Abraham and David, are the same mercies that are now conferred upon Believers. And, although there were some peculiar promises made to Abraham and David in respect of their own seed, and some other things; yet these peculiar promises were not the grounds of their own Justification, much less are they to be pleaded by any other for that end. Now, the Covenants end, as it holdeth forth remission, and its essential promises, must be common to all. It may be confirmed also from 1 Joh. 1.9. If we confess our sins, God is faithful to pardon, &c. which supposeth that there is no engagement (to speak so) upon Gods faithfulness to pardon any sinner but him who repenteth.
In the second place, this may be made out, if we consider the promises of Gods Covenant, in which remission of sins is subjoyned to the exercise of Repentance, as necessarily antecedent; so that without it there is no accesse to any promise of pardon. See, first,