A37035:1940
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.
There are four moe particular sins charged upon them, vers. 21. and impenitency under the same also. All which may be figuratively understood according to the strain of this Book, or properly, as the words sound. The first sin, is, their murders; figuratively understood, it holdeth forth the great blood-guiltiness of souls, which we formerly hinted at in the exposition of the fifth trumpet. Properly, it holdeth forth the many massacres, persecutions and butcheries of Antichrist, whereby that Kingdom is guilty of the blood of many thousands of the Saints, as from Chap. 11.7. and 13.7. and 18.24. will appear. The second thing, is, their sorceries, which figuratively holdeth forth bewitching and intoxicating Doctrine, and delusion therein, at a height: literally taken, it holdeth forth a guiltiness of devilish and magical arts. According to the first sense, the whore is said to have a cup, Chap. 17.4. according to the last, Antichrist is said to come (2 Thess. 29.) after the working of Satan, with signs and lying wonders. The thing signified by both, will be found in Popery, their Doctrine having bewitched and blinded so many, and Magic vented in lying signs and wonders, and other abominable pranks, hath been abounding and frequent not only amongst the inferior Clergy, but even in the Popes themselves. And this, under the pretext of working miracles and exorcisms, hath been in some cases •vouched. The third sin, is, fornication: by which we may understand their whorish Doctrine, which draweth souls away from God, in which respect that Kingdom is called the great whore; or, bodily filthiness (which we will often find in Scripture to go alongst with idolatry, as from the counsel of Balaam, (Numb. 3•.16 and elsewhere) may appear. This sin is not wanting in the Popish Church, especially in the Clergy, their pretended vows are snares to bring it on, as experience hath proven; yea, Bellarm. de Monachis lib. 2. cap. 24. saith, that it is more tolerable to commit fornication, than for one under a vow to M•rrie, although he have not the gift of continence, because, saith he, Marriage reddit eu•• inh•bilem ad votum servandum, which the other doth not. By their principles they maintain Bordels. It is said in Rome alone, the permission of them have yielded yearly 40000 Crowns to the Pope.