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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.
That this and the two following do hold forth sad dispensations, will be easily granted by these who consider the descriptions of them. The main thing to clear then, is, 1. Whether these hard things do principally point at judgements on the world, for despising of the offer of Grace made under the former seal; or, 2. Persecution stirred and moved by the world against the Professors of Christ; or, 3. Gods judgements on persecutors: These three in their causes and in the events, are so linked together, that one of them is not long without the other, and it is no great inconsistence to take in all. The world despiseth Grace, God plagueth it for that; the Heathens blame the Christians for those evils, being stirred up by the devil against them, as the only troublers of the world and contemners of their gods, which putteth them to persecute, and then the Lord letteth loose all sorts of judgements on them, as was hinted before.
That this and the two following do hold forth sad dispensations, will be easily granted by these who consider the descriptions of them. The main thing to clear then, is, 1. Whether these hard things do principally point at judgements on the world, for despising of the offer of Grace made under the former seal; or, 2. Persecution stirred and moved by the world against the Professors of Christ; or, 3. Gods judgements on persecuters: These three in their causes and in the events, are so linked together, that one of them is not long without the other, and it is no great inconsistence to take in all. The world despiseth Grace, God plagueth it for that; the Heathens blame the Christians for those evils, being stirred up by the devil against them, as the only troublers of the world and contemners of their gods, which putteth them to persecute, and then the Lord letteth loose all sorts of judgements on them, as was hinted before.
Yet more especially, considering the scope (which is to show the condition of the Church) and the arguments which are in the Text, we think, it specially setteth out the sufferings of the Church: For, 1. it is the same type in all with the former, to wit, a horse, differing only in accidentals, as colour, &c. It is most like then that they set forth the same thing, and belong to the same subject, to wit, the Church, but as she is diversly affected, according to the diverse description of circumstances. 2. The fifth seal cleareth this; for, they suffer here, who cry for vengeance there, But that is the Church, who are supponed by that crying to have been long under suffering before that, which can be no other but the sufferings holden out by these seals. 3. It agreeth best with that contemporary prophecy, Chap. 12. where this bloodiness is set out by the red Dragons waiting to devour the man child new brought forth. 4. The event, and Christs prediction,