A37035:1985
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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and yet if their Idolatry was professed worshipping of the calves as gods, it will be found more gross than to worship the host of Heaven, at least there can be no such sensible gradation of heightening that Spiritual plague of worshipping the host of Heaven beyond the other, which is Stephen's scope; therefore it is thus to be understood, that because they corrupted the worship of the true God, contrary to His command, therefore God gave them up to the worshipping of these that are not gods, such as the host of Heaven; which way of justice, was formerly observed in reference to the Gentiles from Rom. 1, &c. So that the construction put upon their deed, (Acts. 7.41.) is the Lords estimation of it and not their own profession, and that the Israelites intended the worship of the true God in these calves, Bellarmin thinketh it not improbable, de imag. lib. 2. cap. 13.
and yet if their Idolatry was professed worshipping of the calves as gods, it will be found more grosse than to worship the host of Heaven, at least there can be no such sensible gradation of heightening that Spirituall plague of worshipping the host of Heaven beyond the other, which is Stephen's scope; therefore it is thus to be understood, that because they corrupted the worship of the true God, contrary to His command, therefore God gave them up to the worshipping of these that are not gods, such as the host of Heaven; which way of justice, was formerly observed in reference to the Gentiles from Rom. 1, &c. So that the construction put upon their deed, (Acts. 7.41.) is the Lords estimation of it and not their own profession, and that the Israelites intended the worship of the true God in these calves, Bellarmin thinketh it not improbable, de imag. lib. 2. cap. 13.