A37035:1492
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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4. Consider in these persecutions the many banishments and great spoilings of goods, used during that time. It is marked in History, that then they endeavoured the undoing of Christians by banishments, not only to have them at a distance, but, that by fore travel, and spoiling of all they had, they might be weakened and debilitated. At one time, Trajan having tried who would own Christianity in his Army, and finding ten thousand Christian Soldiers adhering to the faith of Christ, he banished them all, with many Ministers, into barren Islands: beside, some were purposely Martyred by starving, as is recorded of one Hyacin•bus, one of Trajans own Chamber; plundering and confiscation of goods was rise, particularly under Severus, whereby, no question, much poverty and great straits followed on the Church, Baron. Vol. 2. pag. 27.44. &c. and other Writers make it clear.
4. Consider in these persecutions the many banishments and great spoilings of goods, used during that time. It is marked in History, that then they endeavoured the undoing of Christians by banishments, not only to have them at a distance, but, that by fore travel, and spoiling of all they had, they might be weakened and debilitated. At one time, Trajan having tried who would own Christianity in his Army, and finding ten thousand Christian Souldiers adhering to the faith of Christ, he banished them all, with many Ministers, into barren Islands: beside, some were purposly Martyred by sterving, as is recorded of one Hyacin•bus, one of Trajans own Chamber; plundering and confiscation of goods was rise, particularly under Severus, whereby, no question, much poverty and great straits followed on the Church, Baron. Vol. 2. pag. 27.44. &c. and other Writters make it clear.
5. Consider, besides all these outward trials, the Church was distracted and overwhelmed with errors, heresies, and corruptions that crept in, such as the Marcionites, Basilides, Corprocratii, Valentinians, Prisci•ianists, Montanists, Cataphrygians, Appollinarists, with thousands more, venting most gross and vile errors and fooleries, whereby both the purity of Doctrine was obscured; and, even in all, a great declining from the Primitive simplicity, under the pretext of reverence to Martyrs, and following of traditions, &c. All which is specially marked to have begun about that time of Trajan's beginning to reign, Euseb. lib. 3. cap. 26. & lib. 4. cap. 11. more largely observed, Cent. Magd. in their preface to the second Century.