A37035:1884
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. 2. The exercise of this power is set down with three effects following thereupon, vers. 2, 3. And he opened the bottomless pit, that is, as he was employed by the devil, and permitted by God to assume an Authority for the advantage of Hell, so did he instantly exercise his power for that end, and left nothing unassayed for bringing superstition and Idolatry out of the bottomless pit: where it was formerly restrained, now it is let louse, as appeareth by the effects, The first whereof, is, There arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace. What is to be understood by this smoke, the second effect following upon this, to wit, darkening of the Sun and the Air, will make it appear: for, by Sun and Air are understood here, the light and purity of the Doctrine of Christ, which shined clearly and comfortably in the Primitive Church. The third part of this light was smitten by the fourth trumpet, Chap. 8.12. Now, by this fifth trumpet this darkness spreadeth, and the whole Sun and also the Air is darkened, which holdeth forth a greater degree of corruption in Doctrine, than was under the former: it began then, but now is at a height. This being then the meaning of darkening the Sun and Air, this smoke, which bringeth forth this effect, must be these corrupt and superstitious Doctrines, and increasing of humane traditions and ceremonies, whereby the light of the Truth of God was obscured. This is compared to a great smoke, 1. Because error and superstition, though it seemeth to be something sib to devotion (as smoke is to fire) yet is really not only without light and heat, but also is onerous and hurtful, as smoke is. 2. Because the darkness which error and superstition inferreth upon the Truth of God, doth not corrupt it in it self, more than smoke can darken the Sun; but doth by ceremonies and traditions darken it to us, as great smoke doth the Sun to onlookers. Again, this smoke is said to be ⟨p. 438⟩as of a great furnace from the bottomless pit, to show, that the defection of Antichrist consisteth not in one particular error, but (as it were) an inundation of errors ascending together. 2. To show, that whatever the Authors pretended, Yet the rise of these superstitions were from Hell, as in the forecited place, 1 Tim. 4.2, 3.
Vers. 2. The exercise of this power is set down with three effects following thereupon, vers. 2, 3. And he opened the bottomlesse pit, that is, as he was imployed by the devil, and permitted by God to assume an Authority for the advantage of Hell, so did he instantly exercise his power for that end, and left nothing unassayed for bringing superstition and Idolatry out of the bottomlesse pit: where it was formerly restrained, now it is letten louse, as appeareth by the effects, The first whereof, is, There arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace. What is to be understood by this smoke, the second effect following upon this, to wit, darkening of the Sun and the Air, will make it appear: for, by Sun and Air are understood here, the light and purity of the Doctrine of Christ, which shined clearly and comfortably in the Primitive Church. The third part of this light was smitten by the fourth trumpet, Chap. 8.12. Now, by this fifth trumpet this darknesse spreadeth, and the whole Sun and also the Air is darkened, which holdeth forth a greater degree of corruption in Doctrine, than was under the former: it began then, but now is at a height. This being then the meaning of darkening the Sun and Air, this smoke, which bringeth forth this effect, must be these corrupt and superstitious Doctrines, and increasing of humane traditions and ceremonies, whereby the light of the Truth of God was obscured. This is compared to a great smoke, 1. Because error and superstition, though it seemeth to be something sib to devotion (as smoke is to fire) yet is really not only without light and heat, but also is onerous and hurtfull, as smoke is. 2. Because the darknesse which error and superstition inferreth upon the Truth of God, doth not corrupt it in it self, more than smoke can darken the Sun; but doth by ceremonies and traditions darken it to us, as great smoke doth the Sun to onlookers. Again, this smoke is said to be