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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.
The third and last thing in the Elders praise, is, their song, or verbal expression, vers. 11. when they are fallen down, they say thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Wherein, 1. we have their acknowledgement of Gods gloriousness, and that praise is His due. 2. The reasons whereby they demonstrate this. In their acknowledgement, we may consider both the matter and manner of their expression: The matter is in three words, 1. they acknowledge that Glory is His due, this floweth from the essential excellencies that are in Him. The 2. is, Honour; this respecteth the Lords Sovereignty, who, by His place, being Head and Lord of all, ought to be honoured by all. The 3. thing acknowledged to be due to Him, is, Power; which is confirmed from the exercising of His Omnipotency in the Work of Creation, as the reason following cleareth. Again, the manner of their acknowledgement is observable: for, they say not, we give unto Thee glory, honour, &c. but, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honour, &c. which is done, not because of their unwillingness positively to ascribe the same to Him; but because their hearts, being warmed and affected with zeal to the thing, could not come up as they desired in the expressing of the same: and therefore (as it were) they say; although we cannot give Thee glory, honour, &c. as becometh; yet Thou art worthy of the same, and it is becoming▪ that Thou should have it, and we are so far convinced of the same, as, by this acknowledgement, to put our seal to this truth that Thou art worthy to have all praise, honour, and glory given unto Thee. And thus they rather express their affection to that work of praise, than their satisfaction in attaining any length therein. In which we have an excellent copy of a heart affected with Gods honour, to wit, it is always desirous that He should be glorified, and yet never satisfied with its own glorifying of Him.
The third and last thing in the Elders praise, is, their song, or verball expression, vers. 11. when they are fallen down, they say thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Wherein, 1. we have their acknowledgement of Gods gloriousnesse, and that praise is His due. 2. The reasons whereby they demonstrate this. In their acknowledgement, we may consider both the matter and manner of their expression: The matter is in three words, 1. they acknowledge that Glory is His due, this floweth from the essentiall excellencies that are in Him. The 2. is, Honour; this respecteth the Lords Soveraignty, who, by His place, being Head and Lord of all, ought to be honoured by all. The 3. thing acknowledged to be due to Him, is, Power; which is confirmed from the exercising of His Omnipotencie in the Work of Creation, as the reason following cleareth. Again, the manner of their acknowledgement is observable: for, they say not, we give unto Thee glory, honour, &c. but, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honour, &c. which is done, not because of their unwillingnesse positively to ascribe the same to Him; but because their hearts, being warmed and affected with zeal to the thing, could not come up as they desired in the expressing of the same: and therefore (as it were) they say; although we cannot give Thee glory, honour, &c. as becometh; yet Thou art worthy of the same, and it is becoming that Thou should have it, and we are so far convinced of the same, as, by this acknowledgement, to put our seal to this truth that Thou art worthy to have all praise, honour, and glory given unto Thee. And thus they rather expresse their affection to that work of praise, than their satisfaction in attaining any length therein. In which we have an excellent copy of a heart affected with Gods honour, to wit, it is alwayes desirous that He should be glorified, and yet never satisfied with its own glorifying of Him.