A37035:1617
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
AN EXPOSITION Of the BOOK of the REVELATION. › Lecture 1 › Chapter 7
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We conceive the last to be especially aimed at here, and that these winds do hold forth the growing and increasing of false Doctrine and Schism in the Church, rather than any of the former two, 1. Because this agreeth best to the scope, which is to guard the Elect from these evils. Now, in the strain of this Book we will not find the Elect saved from temporal evils more than others: it must therefore be understood of spiritual judgements, and that in a high degree; from which only they (to wit the Elect) have a peculiar exemption, Mat. 24.24. 2. This exemption doth specially relate unto these evils of Antichrist whereof the world partaketh, and from which only the Elect are kept clean, as will appear from Chap. 13.8. and Chap. 14. vers. 1, 4. These sealed ones are said not to be defiled; by which we may gather what is the judgements they are to be kept from, to wit, spiritual defilement, seeing purity from these is peculiar to the sealed ones as a fruit of their sealing. Again, we understand the form of this spiritual judgement (to speak so) to consist rather in the actual blowings of error, than in the privative restraint of pure Doctrine; because the effects mentioned of hurting Trees, Earth, Sea, &c. are the effects of winds actually blowing and bringing hurt unto these things. Beside, the holding of these winds being for that end, till the Elect should be marked, evidenceth that the judgement is in letting loose these winds, the holding whereof, is a restraint upon them.
We conceive the last to be especially aimed at here, and that these winds do hold forth the growing and encreasing of false Doctrine and Schism in the Church, rather than any of the former two, 1. Because this agreeth best to the scope, which is to guard the Elect from these evils. Now, in the strain of this Book we will not find the Elect saved from temporall evils more than others: it must therefore be understood of spiritual judgements, and that in a high degree; from which only they (to wit the Elect) have a peculiar exemption, Mat. 24.24. 2. This exemption doth specially relate unto these evils of Antichrist whereof the world partaketh, and from which only the Elect are keeped clean, as will appear from Chap. 13.8. and Chap. 14. vers. 1, 4. These sealed ones are said not to be defiled; by which we may gather what is the judgements they are to be keeped from, to wit, spiritual defilement, seing purity from these is peculiar to the sealed ones as a fruit of their sealing. Again, we understand the form of this spiritual judgement (to speak so) to consist rather in the actuall blowings of errour, than in the privative restraint of pure Doctrine; because the effects mentioned of hurting Trees, Earth, Sea, &c. are the effects of winds actually blowing and bringing hurt unto these things. Beside, the holding of these winds being for that end, till the Elect should be marked, evidenceth that the judgement is in letting loose these winds, the holding whereof, is a restraint upon them.