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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 price by which He redeemed them, is mentioned, Thou hast redeemed us by thy blood. It was wonderful that He who was such a Person, should be the Redeemer; But, O how wonderful, that He should perform this Redemption by laying down such a price as His own blood! And, in this we may see, First, That seeing the threatening against sin, includeth death; (That day thou eats, thou shalt die) So the Redeemer condescended to undergo death for satisfying that. Secondly, When it is said, Thou hast redeemed us by Thy blood, there is imported a testimony of the singularity of His worth, and also of His love: for, no blood of goats, nay, nor of men, nor of mere creatures could make this Redemption, (for, no man can redeem his Brother, Psal. 49. so precious is the Redemption of Souls, that it ceaseth for ever, to wit, in respect of created redeemers) yet, then Thou condescended to do it, even with Thy blood, which (Act. 20.28.) is the blood ⟨p. 291⟩of God. Thirdly, This redeeming by His blood, doth express His death to be purposely, and formally laid down by Him, and accepted of by God, as a price and satisfaction in the room of these Elect, for the obtaining of their Redemption: otherwise, the whole strain of this Scripture will be to no purpose, except Christ be acknowledged to be the Redeemer, and His blood and sufferings to be the price which is laid down as a satisfaction to Gods Justice in the room of the Elect sinners, that thereby they may be set free. And Christs blood in this respect, is said to be a satisfaction equivalent before Justice, because, by His undertaking that debt, and submitting to pay the same, and Gods actual exacting it of Him, the Holiness and spotless Justice of God, is more gloriously manifested, than if these themselves had been kept still in the prison, who were yet never able to have paid one farthing, whereas now the Redeemer hath paid to the uttermost. 7. There is here the object of this Redemption, to wit, us; Thou hast redeemed us; and these are (to say so) two ways qualified, 1. In respect of the extent of this object; it is not some of one Family, City, Nation, or Kindred, &c. but it is extended to every kindred, tongue, people, and nation. And this is seemeth is done, to show the universality (to say so) and extent of Christs Church under the Gospel, in opposition to what it was under the Law and formerly.