A37035:1193
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.
In the seventh Verse, we have a more particular description of the several shapes of these beasts, which is the fifth thing by which they are described: the first beast, is like a Lion; the second beast like a Calf; the third beast had a face as a Man; the fourth beast, is like a flying Eagle. By this diversity of forms, or shapes, is set forth the diversity of gifts and furniture, which the one holy Spirit useth to dispense unto the Ministers of the Church, as 1 Corinth. 12.4, 5. &c. and hereby the Lord showeth, that as private Christians may be more eminent in some Graces than others, so Ministers are some of them eminent in one gift, some of them in another, as the Lord mindeth to make use of them, (as we may see by comparing Barsabas, the son of consolation, with Boanerges, the sons of thunder) yet all these gifts work for the good of the one body of the Church, that there may be no schism or defect in the same, as it is, 1 Corinth. 12.25. In the description of these Cherubims, or living Wights, Ezek. 1. every one of them hath all these properties and perfections, as their description cleareth; because the scope is there to describe holy Cherubims; but here, being applied to Ministers of the Gospel, not one of them hath all these properties; yet all of them jointly have them all: which showeth, that though the Lord furnish not every Minister eminently with all gifts, that yet He useth to furnish Ministers, jointly considered, with what gifts are needful for His Churches good; so that what one wanteth, another hath; that the hand, and the eye may acknowledge they have need of the foot, &c.
In the seventh Verse, we have a more particular description of the several shapes of these beasts, which is the fifth thing by which they are described: the first beast, is like a Lion; the second beast like a Calf; the third beast had a face as a Man; the fourth beast, is like a flying Eagle. By this diversity of forms, or shapes, is set forth the diversity of gifts and furnitour, which the one holy Spirit useth to dispense unto the Ministers of the Church, as 1 Corinth. 12.4, 5. &c. and hereby the Lord sheweth, that as private Christians may be more eminent in some Graces than others, so Ministers are some of them eminent in one gift, some of them in another, as the Lord mindeth to make use of them, (as we may see by comparing Barsabas, the son of consolation, with Bnerges, the sons of thunder) yet all these gifts work for the good of the one body of the Church, that there may be no schism or defect in the same, as it is,