A37035:1443
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
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Reason 2. When the Gospel cometh among a people, it readily findeth them in some gross temper of ignorance, profanity, or the like, &c. and therefore when or where the general truths of the Gospel are believed, there is a more ready way to convince, and threaten, and a greater facility to take with convictions, and to tremble at threatenings, when the natural conscience can neither say against the truth it self, or the application of it to them. But again, where the Gospel hath been for a time, men are so puffed up with the name of Christianity (like Laodicea, or, are satisfied with formality for removing of challenges for grosser evils, or with presumption in misapplying the promises) that it is not so easy to alarm them with their hazard.
Reason 2. When the Gospel cometh among a people, it readily findeth them in some grosse temper of ignorance, profanity, or the like, &c. and therefore when or where the general truths of the Gospel are believed, there is a more readie way to convince, and threaten, and a greater facility to take with convictions, and to tremble at threatnings, when the naturall conscience can neither say against the truth it self, or the application of it to them. But again, where the Gospel hath been for a time, men are so puft up with the name of Christianity (like Laodicea, or, are satisfied with formality for removing of challenges for grosser evils, or with presumption in misapplying the promises) that it is not so easie to alarm them with their hazard.
Reason 3. Gods intention and purpose in sending of the Gospel to a people or place, is ⟨p. 343⟩to conquer: and His way of conquering, is, to catch (as it were) whole draughts by His net at once (as we may see by the many thousands, Act. 2.3. and 4. that are gained by one preaching) and therefore as He never sends the Gospel, but where He hath some to gather, (so to speak) He keepeth the tide, and sendeth where, and at such time as He hath many together, having, as it were, fitted and trysted them for that end. As we may see from