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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 words give occasion to speak of several Doctrines, as 1. The good that is to be gotten on the Lords day, when folks are in a spiritual frame. 2. That when folks are separated from the public Ordinances, they would be making it up in private, by giving themselves to spiritual exercises, 3. And that God not only can, but doth make up the good to be gotten by the public, by private and secret fellowship with Himself, when Believers in Him are banished from, or denuded of the public Ordinances. But nor to insist on these, they give occasion to speak a little of these three things. 1. The institution of ⟨p. 30⟩he Lords day. 2. The name that the Lords day gets. 3. Of the sanctification of it, or of a special part, wherein the sanctification of it consists.
The words give occasion to speak of severall Doctrines, as 1. The good that is to be gotten on the Lords day, when folks are in a spirituall frame. 2. That when folks are separated from the publick Ordinances, they would be making it up in private, by giving themselves to spirituall exercises, 3. And that God not only can, but doth make up the good to be gotten by the publick, by private and secret fellowship with Himself, when Believers in Him are banished from, or denuded of the publick Ordinances. But nor to insist on these, they give occasion to speak a little of these three things. 1. The institution of ⟨p. 30⟩he Lords day. 2. The name that the Lords day gets. 3. Of the sanctification of it, or of a speciall part, wherein the sanctification of it consists.
For the First, To wit, for the institution of this Day, several Arguments are here; or, we may argue several ways to prove it. 1. If in the Apostles time this day was set apart for the Lords Worship and Service, and in a special manner called His, as being kept to Him on a moral ground, Then we have warrant, and it's our duty to keep it for the same end and use: for, the practice of extraordinary men, grounded on moral and perpetual Reasons, and that were not peculiar to them as extraordinary, but are common to them and us (as the Grounds and Reasons of the setting apart this day are, it being for the remembrance of His Resurrection, and the bringing in of a new World; and therefore, all did from the beginning, keep that day) are binding to us, as is clear. But the first day of the Week, was appointed to be the Lord's day, in the Apostles times; and singled out and set apart for His Service on a moral ground, (for, no ground peculiar to them can be given) Therefore certainly it must be our duty to keep it. 2. If the first day of the Week, was singled out from other days, and counted the Lords day, Then there behoved to be an institution for it, or, a supposed institution, that is, it must be the Lords day, either because He instituted it, when He spoke many things to His Apostles after His Resurrection, concerning the right ordering of His House and Worship; and by His practice, observed and sanctified it, for His special Service; or, because these that were infallibly guided and led by His Spirit, instituted and gave warrant to keep it: for, without an institution and command, it is not to be kept, or named so, more than another day: But this first day, was in practice, singled out beside all other days, and is accounted the Lords in a special manner, as is said, Therefore there must be some institution of it. 3. Comparing this Text with