A37035:1682
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
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with palms in their hands, a sign of victory and joy in a full measure, suitable to these who had gotten their heads above all difficulties, Mat. 21.8. 5. They are described from their work and exercise, which is set down, (vers. 10.) in the matter and in the manner. 1. In the manner, they cry out with a loud voice: To show, 1. the good reason they had to bless Him. 2. The goodwill and heartiness they had to do it. 3. The publicness of their profession, and the spreading of it, whereas the Song of the hundred forty and four thousand was secret; none could learn their Song, Chap. 14. this is public and avowed, they care not who hear their Song. 2. The matter of their Song, is in few words, but very material. In general, it is to ascribe to God the glory of their victory, as to the author of it, and to Christ as Mediator, as the great mean and procurer of it. It taketh in the rise, progress, and perfecting of their happiness spiritual and temporal, it is all Salvation, and Salvation from all things that may hurt His people. More particularly, this Salvation is ascribed to God, as the fountain and efficient cause, in whose Counsel the work of salvation bred, and was concluded; and it is ascribed to Christ; as the meritorious cause and procurer of it. To point out, 1. That their Salvation is in Him, and belongeth to Him. 2. That their Salvation is no where else to be gotten: Isa. 43.1. and 21. appropriateth it to God, so as it excludeth all others. 3. It is an attributing not only Salvation in the general to God, but this same particular delivery from Antichrists sin, snares, his idols and ignorance, Psal. 3.8. 4. It is the giving or ascribing the Glory to Himself alone, and so an acknowledging of the freeness of it, that is was for no deserving or worth in them. 5. Christ is joined with God, because all Grace and Salvation is given in Him, and for Him to the Church, He is not misknown in the administration of Grace, therefore neither should He be in His Peoples thanksgiving. 6. His Salvation is mainly as He is a Saviour to save from sin, Mat. 1.21. therefore this loud cry in uttering and attributing Salvation only to God and to the Lamb, is not in respect of the outward delivery alone, but in respect of the Doctrine of Justification, which was before obscured and divided amongst many merits and Mediators: