A37035:1869
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 9
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For further clearing of this, we say, 1. It is not any temporal judgement by Armies (such as the sixth trumpet holdeth forth, to wit, one of a mixed nature) such as came by the Saracens; for, that would not be so far greater than the former woes of that kind, as is said. 2. These locusts are but called as horses, or, like horses, vers. 7. not horses themselves, […] is expressly said of these under the sixth trumpet, thereby giving us to know that there is something of their nature signified, rather than what is literally expressed. 3. Their power is not to kill, as in the sixth trumpet, but to hurt men and torment them spiritually, and not to kill them bodily, as vers. 3. 4. These are secluded and exempted from this plague, that were sealed and marked, to wit, the Elect, Gods servants; but these were not excluded from temporal plagues, (as appeareth, Chap. 11.) nor from that of the Saracens: often they share most under these, and these marked ones are all such as were written in the Lambs Book, Chap. 13.8. who yet did partake deeply of outward afflictions. 5. These troubles (Chap. 11.) belong expressly to this trumpet, though continuing under •he sixth, and contemporary with it; yet they belong not to it, but to this: for, these troubles are upon the Saints by way of persecution: the sixth hath judgement on ungodly professors by way of justice. 6. All the circumstances will clear this further, as the mean by whom, a Star, his opening the bottomless pit, the darkening of the Sun, &c. as after will appear: for these locusts do darken light, and obscure truth; which showeth it is a spiritual evil on Religious things, springing up from within the Church, which also answereth the scope of these trumpets best, as is said.
For further clearing of this, we say, 1. It is not any temporall judgement by Armies (such as the sixth trumpet holdeth forth, to wit, one of a mixed nature) such as came by the Saracens; for, that would not be so far greater than the former woes of that kind, as is said. 2. These locusts are but called as horses, or, like horses, vers. 7. not horses themselves, 〈…〉 is expre•ly said of these under the sixth trumpet, thereby giving us to know that there is something of their nature signified, rather than what is literally expressed. 3. Their power is not to kill, as in the sixth trumpet, but to hurt men and torment them spiritually, and not to kill them bodily, as vers. 3. 4. These are secluded and exempted from this plague, that were sealed and marked, to wit, the Elect, Gods servants; but these were not excluded from temporall plagues, (as appeareth, Chap. 11.) nor from that of the Saracens: often they share most under these, and these marked ones are all such as were written in the Lambs Book, Chap. 13.8. who yet did partake deeply of outward afflictions. 5. These troubles (Chap. 11.) belong expresly to this trumpet, though continuing under he sixth, and contemporary with it; yet they belong not to it, but to this: for, these troubles are upon the Saints by way of persecution: the sixth hath judgement on ungodly professours by way of justice. 6. All the circumstances will clear this further, as the mean by whom, a Star, his opening the bottomlesse pit, the darkening of the Sun, &c. as after will appear: for these locusts do darken light, and obscure truth; which sheweth it is a spirituall evil on Religious things, springing up from within the Church, which also answereth the scope of these trumpets best, as is said.