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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 second ground, is, And hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of •very kindred, and tongue, and people▪ and nation. In this there is a very sum of the Gospel and Work of Redemption, and it is the more particular application of the former ground, and the effect thereof, as was said; and this enforceth the former reason. We have reason (say they) to praise Thee for Thy death; for, by it, we that were lost and sold under sin, are redeemed unto God, &c. To consider the words more particularly, we must follow the similitude of Redemption, as it is used amongst men, and in this case is made use of to help ⟨p. 290⟩us to understand somewhat of this great mystery of the Gospel. And here is implied, 1. That God had a peculiar right to these that praise in this song, before ever they came to be sold or mortgaged; So, to redeem a thing amongst men, supposeth a man once to have had a right to such a thing: here, we take Gods right to these redeemed, not only to be that interest which He had in them by Creation, for that is common; but that which He had from Eternity by His purpose and decree of Election: in which respect, the Elect are called His singularly, and Job. 17. vers. 6. Thine they were, and thou gavest them to me, &c. where these that were Elected and given to Christ, are in a peculiar manner said to be Gods; and this is implied in the phrase, Thou hast redeemed us to God: for, it supposeth, that by Christs purchase, as it were, access is made for them again to be the Lords possession, according to His former right. 2. Here is implied, that even these to whom God had this peculiar right, are before this Redemption someway mortgaged, or, as we use to say, wadset; and yet so as the former right was not fully dissolved: for, if there had not been some mortgaging and alienation, there had been no need of Redemption; and if there had been a total dissolution of the former right, there had been no access to redeem. This mortgaging in Scripture, is clearly expressed to be that spiritual bondage under the Law, wrath, and curse of God, whereby even the Elect by their sins have enthralled themselves; and because of that, are lying under the curse of God till He be satisfied, and His honour repaired, which suffered by their sin: this is largely expressed, Rom. 3