A37035:1880
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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Vers. 1. The first particular described, is, the fountain and great instrument of all this spiritual plague, that is, I saw a Star fall from heaven unto the earth. That by Star is meant some person, the words after do clear: To him, that is, to the Star was given, &c. That it must be some Church-officer, is also clear from Chap. 1.20. from our Lord Jesus His own exposition: and considering what power this Star hath in the world, it must hold forth some eminent Church-officer. By Heaven, is understood here (as frequently in this Book) the visible Church, which is the Heaven wherein Christ hath placed Apostles, Pastors and Teachers as Stars to give light, because the Church is furnished with heavenly privileges, heavenly light of Doctrine, and ought to be of heavenly conversation in respect of the rest of the world. By Earth is understood earthliness, or the rest of the world, as contradistinguished from the Church, which the opposition cleareth; and thus, Earth signifieth worldly designs, worldly grandeur, corrupt doctrine, liker to that of Heathens than that of Christ, carnalnesse in conversation, and such like: for, this Earth is something contradistinguished from, and opposed to, the Heaven formerly mentioned. To fall here from heaven unto earth, signifieth a declining from the one to the other. And so in sum, the meaning of this part of the Verse will be, I foresaw the defection of some eminent Church-officer (who once had place in the visible Church) from Christian simplicity, purity and holiness in Doctrine and Conversation, to a Religion and way of living by superstitions, Idolatries and external pomp, becoming rather the men of the world, and liker their way than a Minister of Christ.
Vers. 1. The first particular described, is, the fountain and great instrument of all this spirituall plague, that is, I saw a Star fall from heaven unto the earth. That by Star is meaned some person, the words after do clear: To him, that is, to the Star was given, &c. That it must be some Church-officer, is also clear from Chap. 1.20. from our Lord Jesus His own exposition: and considering what power this Star hath in the world, it must hold forth some eminent Church-officer. By Heaven, is understood here (as frequently in this Book) the visible Church, which is the Heaven wherein Christ hath placed Apostles, Pastors and Teachers as Stars to give light, because the Church is furnished with heavenly priviledges, heavenly light of Doctrine, and ought to be of heavenly conversation in respect of the rest of the world. By Earth is understood earthlinesse, or the rest of the world, as contradistinguished from the Church, which the opposition cleareth; and thus, Earth signifieth worldly designs, worldly grandour, corrupt doctrine, liker to that of Heathens than that of Christ, carnalnesse in conversation, and such like: for, this Earth is something contradistinguished from, and opposed to, the Heaven formerly mentioned. To fall here from heaven unto earth, signifieth a declining from the one to the other. And so in sum, the meaning of this part of the Verse will be, I foresaw the defection of some eminent Church-officer (who once had pláce in the visible Church) from Christian simplicity, purity and holinesse in Doctrine and Conversation, to a Religion and way of living by superstitions, Idolatries and external pomp, becoming rather the men of the world, and liker their way than a Minister of Christ.