A37035:1535
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.
From this Verse we may Observe, 1. That though Gods people be liable to many sufferings, yet, their consolations being considered, do far exceed them all. 2. That Gods people are not to place their consolation on this side of time; it consisteth most in their comfortable being, and enjoying of God after this. 3. That in suffering times, they would comfort themselves in the happy outgate of their sufferings, and look more to these things which are eternal, than to the things seen, which are but temporal. 4. It is a certain truth, that souls have a life and being, when the body turneth unto dust, and that they exist, being separated from bodies. The soul, at mans Creation, was differenced from the body, as not being made of that substance, but in a peculiar way was created and infused by God, Gen. 2. At death, the soul is contradistinguished from the body, Matth. 10.28. the one dieth, the other cannot. After death they are differenced also, both in respect of the Godly and wicked, as these places, (Eccles. 12.7. Philip. 1.23. Act. 7.59. Christs word to the Thief, Luk. 23. and that parable of the rich glutton and Lazarus) abundantly do clear. 5. The souls of Believers, especially of sufferers, are in a most happy condition after death, to wit, under the altar, in Paradise, Abraham's bosom, with Christ Jesus, &c. God hath a special care of the souls of all His Saints; they are precious to Him, their reward is great in Heaven, Mat. 5. and sufferers with Him, they do in a special manner reign with Him; which being well considered, there would be no great cause to scare at suffering. 6. From the description of these Martyrs. Observe, That it is not every suffering for every thing which will denominate one a Martyr of Christ; it must be for the Word of God, and for that testimony, or it is not to be so accounted. It is recorded, (by Baron. an. 19. of Diocletian) that in these Primitive persecutions, especially that last, that many assumed to themselves out of pride, and had ascribed unto them by others the title of Martyrs unjustly; wherefore it was appointed, that where any Christians suffered, the cause of their sufferings should be diligently observed, that these who were found worthy might be enrolled, and that none other but such should be accounted so.