A37035:1984
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
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The weight of this also will lie then upon the Assumption, to wit, that the people of Israel were charged with Idolatry in their worshipping of Images, even then when they pretended the worshipping of the true God by them. For clearing this, we shall consider these four Instances, 1. Exod. 32. 2. That of Micah, Judg. 17. 3. That Idolatry of Jeroboam's which the Tribes of Israel continued long in. 4. That worshipping in the high places, condemned in the Tribe of Judah, 2. Chron. 33.17. In all which places, we suppose these two to be clear, 1. That these worshippers intended not the worshipping of false gods, or of the Images which they had made, but to worship the true God by these. And, 2. that yet they are still condemned as Idolaters, and that sin of Joroboam's is expressly called worshipping of devils, 2 Chron. 11.15. For the first instance, Exod. 32. it is clear, 1. that they were not utterly forgetful of the true God, though practically that might be charged upon them, especially considering Aaron's uncontroverted going alongst with them. 2. That that Image is called JEHOVAH, which brought them out of Egypt; which being a deliverance past, before these Image had a being, must certainly be understood to be the representation of that God which brought them out of the Land of Egypt. 3. It can hardly be thought they should have esteemed these to be gods themselves, and so soon to have passed from them. 4. The service is service to the Lord, vers. 5. To morrow is a feast (not to the Calf) but to JEHOVAH. The worship performed, (vers. 6.) is not that which they used to give to Idols, but to the Lord Himself; the peoples end in requiring it, that they might have something to supply the want of Moses presence by some visible sign, and to have these to go up before them to Canaan whether the Lord called them and not back again to Egypt, doth make it appear, that their sin charged on them (vers. 8.) of turning out of the way, looketh to point out their failing to have been in their manner of worshipping the true God by an unwarrantable mean, especially if we compare this with Acts 7.40, 41, 42