A37035:1825
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.
By mountains in Scripture, are understood figuratively Powers or Authorities, Zech. 4.7. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain. He meaneth the opposition of that Monarchy which then oppressed them. Jer. 51.25. Babylon is called a destroyed mountain, and a mountain that shall be made a burnt mountain: So by mountain here we understand eminent men in the Church and her Authority, or these placed in Authority in her, who by their place are eminent above others; it being the Church here that especially is spoken of, this mountain must be their Judicatories and these in power. Therefore the Disciples, and in them Ministers, are said to be as a city set on a mountain, or hill, Matth. 5. these being mountains for eminency in the Church, as civil Governors, or Governments are in the State. 2. This mountain is said to be burning; which we conceive to be kindled with pride, and contention flowing therefrom, as Christ saith, He came to send fire on the earth, and it was already kindled, which is to be expounded variances amongst these in nearest relations: so also fire, it is taken for contention in Jotham's ⟨p. 424⟩parable, Judg. 9. compare vers. 20. with vers. 23. which is the more clear here, that it followeth upon the former trumpet, as taking fire from it, and it seemeth to be the Church-Governors that were kindled by it. This fire having kindled within their bowels, breaketh out and infecteth others and spreadeth this division under this trumpet at the back of the former heresy and sad state which the Church was in, having to do not only with open Heretics, but with pride and contention amongst Church-men themselves, whereby exceedingly the Church was wronged, and way was made for the in-bringing of more corruption and Antichrists rising.
By mountains in Scripture, are understood figuratively Powers or Authorities, Zech. 4.7. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Z•rubbabel thou shalt become a plain. He meaneth the opposition of that Monarchie which then oppressed them.