A37035:1572
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 some dreadful event is foretold here, is most manifest. The difficulty, is, how to apply it in particular. For understanding whereof, we premit these Considerations or Assertions, 1. It is usual to the Prophets to express great judgements (even such as are in temporal things) by such expressions, as, the overturning of Heaven and Earth, &c. It is also usual to John, to make use of the expressions which are used by them: particularly, we will find the same expressions in the Prophets that are here made use of in the threatening and foretelling of temporal judgements, as that in the type of the earthquake, the Suns darkening, and the Moons being turned into blood, may be gathered from Jer. 4.23, 24.28. Joel 2.10. The earth shall quake before them, the heaven shall tremble, the Sun and the Moon shall be dark, and the Stars shall withdraw their shining. Hag. 2.21, 22. I will shake the Heavens and the Earth, saith the Lord, which in plain terms followeth, ⟨p. 371⟩I will overthrow the throne of Kingdoms, and will destroy the strength of the Kingdoms of the heathens. In a word, it is to foretell a remarkable ruin upon the enemies of His Church. Add Isai. 13.9, 10. Behold, the day of the Lord cometh with fierce anger and wrath, &c. For the Stars of heaven shall not give their light, and the Sun shall be darkened, and the Moon shall not cause her light to shine. So also, (Ezek. 32.7.) I will cover the Sun with a cloud, and the Moon shall not give her light, &c. In all which places, the Prophets, after their manner, are aggreging temporal judgements by such expressions.
That some dreadfull event is foretold here, is most manifest. The difficulty, is, how to apply it in particular. For understanding whereof, we premit these Considerations or Assertions, 1. It is usuall to the Prophets to expresse great judgements (even such as are in temporall things) by such expressions, as, the overturning of Heaven and Earth, &c. It is also usuall to Iohn, to make use of the expressions which are used by them: particularly, we will find the same expressions in the Prophets that are here made use of in the threatning and foretelling of temporall judgements, as that in the type of the earthquake, the Suns darkening, and the Moons being turned into bloud, may be gathered from