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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.
The other sort of effects, are the same, •. e. expressions of terror, used, Isa. 2.19. They shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, &c. The other part of those effects we will find, Hos. 10.8. They shall say to the mountains, cover us, and to the hills, fall on us, &c. which words are by our Lord (Luk. 23.30.) applied to set out the terribleness of Gods judgement upon the Jews, which was to come a little after at the destruction of Jerusalem. From which places, put together, it will appear not inconsistent with this description and expressions thereof, to apply this event to some temporal judgement. For confirming whereof further, we may,
The other sort of effects, are the same, •. e. expressions of terror, used, Isa. 2.19. They shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, &c. The other part of those effects we will find, Hos. 10.8. They shall say to the mountains, cover us, and to the hills, fall on us, &c. which words are by our Lord (Luk. 23.30.) applied to set out the terriblnesse of Gods judgement upon the Iews, which was to come a little after at the destruction of Ierusalem. From which places, put together, it will appear not inconsistent with this description and expressions thereof, to apply this event to some temporall judgement. For confirming whereof further, we may,
2. Consider, that this event cannot be understood principally, and primarily of the day of Judgement; but must be understood of something going before that. It is true, the completing of vengeance (to speak so) will be then at its height: and, by proportion, we may gather from the terrible expressions used to hold forth Gods wrath in a temporal judgement, the unconceivable dreadfulness of the last Day, which will be exceedingly beyond the most terrible temporal event. Yet, we conceive, the scope of this place, is not to hold forth that day; but some particular judgement, wherein Gods wrath against the enemies of Christs Kingdom, is in a singular and extraordinary way manifested. For, 1. The seventh seal is yet to be opened, which containeth events in time posterior to the sixth, as was shown, Lect. 1. on this Chapter. 2. No mention hath hitherto been made of Antichrist, either of his rise, reign, or ruin: and it will not be consistent with that immediate dependence, which each of the former seals hath one upon another, to say, that this sixth seal leapeth from the Heathenish persecution over many hundreds of years, and all the intervening events till the day of Judgement. 3. The matter contained in it, is only terror against Christs enemies, who are enemies to Him as Mediator: which cannot be said of the day of Judgement, which is as comfortable to His friends as terrible to His enemies and all sorts of wicked men. It agreeth therefore better to some particular judgement, than to that general appearances. 4. If this were the day of Judgement principally longed-for by the Saints in the former seal? Then there needed not have been so many Arguments to press quietness during the suspension of that suit, if it were so instantly and immediately fulfilled. 5. It is not like, that the day of Judgement should be prophesied of and described before any temporal judgement on enemies be heard of, especially seeing they are spoken of in this same prophecy. But concerning this, see more in the first and seventh Lectures on this Chapter.