A37035:1508
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.
It hath, as the former, these three, 1. A word, calling, Come and see. 2. A type representing something to come. 3. A word added for explication.
For the first, it is common with the rest, When the Lamb had opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth beast say, Come, and see. This Preface is the same, save that he is the fourth beast, which (Chap. 4.7.) is like an Eagle, whereby is holden forth the sharp sightedness, and learning, with a heavenly high fleeing (so to speak) strain of spirit called for amongst the Ministers of the Gospel. This fourth beast, is reserved for this type, because then such qualifications amongst Ministers should be most necessary, and also should be by God bestowed upon them during this time, while death was so frequent in the Church, and temporary contentments so blasted, Therefore Ministers were to soar on high themselves, and to call others upward with them, this fleeing and mounting being a special property of the Eagle, Isa. 40.31. Jer. 40.16. Jo• 39.27. Prov. 23.5.
For the first, it is common with the rest, When the Lamb had opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth beast say, Come, and see. This Preface is the same, save that he is the fourth beast, which (Chap. 4.7.) is like an Eagle, whereby is holden forth the sharp sightednesse, and learning, with a heavenly high fleeing (so to speak) strain of spirit calledfor amongst the Ministers of the Gospel. This fourth beast, is reserved for this type, because then such qualifications amongst Ministers should be most necessary, and also should be by God bestowed upon them during this time, while death was so frequent in the Church, and temporary contentments so blasted, Therefore Ministers were to soar on high themselves, and to call others upward with them, this fleeing and mounting being a speciall property of the Eagle,