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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.
Beside, this word sea, in this place, doth not look to these raging waters, which are called sea, as contradistinguished from the dry land (the mistake whereof may be the ground of this usual application) But it expresseth a great vessel made for use and ornament, and accordingly made use of in the houses of great men, and was particularly mentioned among the ornaments of the Temple and Ceremonial worship, as was formerly marked, and is especially for washing, or bathing thereinto. Now, these considerations will by no means suffer it to be applied to the world, as expressing the vanity and worthlessness thereof; neither will there be any just analogy found betwixt the two, whereby the one may be found to resemble, or to be resembled by the other.
Beside, this word sea, in this place, doth not look to these raging waters, which are called sea, as contradistinguished from the dry land (the mistake whereof may be the ground of this usuall application) But it expresseth a great vessell made for use and ornament, and accordingly made use of in the houses of great men, and was particularly mentioned among the ornaments of the Temple and Ceremoniall worship, as was formerly marked, and is especially for washing, or bathing thereinto. Now, these considerations will by no means suffer it to be applyed to the world, as expressing the vanity and worthlesnesse thereof; neither will there be any just analogie found betwixt the two, whereby the one may be found to resemble, or to be resembled by the other.
The last thing mentioned here for the commendation of this glorious Train, is, four beasts, which are largely insisted on, vers. 6, 7, and 8. That these beasts are mentioned immediately after the sea of glass, it showeth, that by the sea of glass must be understood something that tendeth to the commendation of Gods presence in His Church, seeing it is placed in the midst of the other commendations; for, that these beasts are mentioned to set forth His Glory, cannot be questioned. The word rendered beasts, is in the Original [Greek or Hebrew], and might be well translated living creatures, as it is, Ezek. 1. or, living wights. By these, are not understood Angels, as in