A37035:1992
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.
More particularly the scope of this command, is, to condemn all will-worship, and worshipping of God otherwise than He hath prescribed, as Idolatry; and worshipping of Him by Images is grounded upon no Scriptural warrant, but their own tradition, as is said. 2. This Command forbiddeth all serving of the true God after the manner which the Heathens used in serving their Idols: So, Deut. 12. comparing vers. 2, 3. with the 4. I• shall not do so unto the Lord your God, &c. Again, verse 30. Take heed to thy self that thou be not snared by enquiring how did these Nations serve their gods? vers. 31. Thou shalt not do so to the Lord thy God. It is not, thou shall not do so to these Idols, but not so in that manner to the true God, as they did to their Idols: But vers. 32. What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. Yet, more particularly the command doth instance two things, 1. That no Image should be made; not simply condemning all painting, &c. but all Images of God, or, for worship. Deut. 4.12. it is observed, that the people heard a voice, but saw no Image, lest thereby they had taken occasion to represent Him: which fault the Lord upbraideth, Isa. 40. To whom will ye liken me that I should be like him? And though Christ Jesus, the second person, hath now assumed our nature, yet it cannot be thought that the making the image of a man can represent that person who is God and man in two distinct natures: and this command being Moral, and binding now, as we said, it must be still as impossible, and unwarrantable to represent God as ever. Even the Tridentine Catechise, (Sect. 19. i• 1. Precept.) affirmeth this to be a breach of this command, and saith, that Israel sinned so in representing God by an Ox, Exod. 32. with Psal. 106. The second thing condemned in this command, is, the worshipping of Images made of whatever shape, or kind, and with such expressions, Thou shalt not bow down to them nor serve them, and backed with such reasons, For I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, &c. as purposely intending the overthrowing of all distinctions in this matter. In a word, if multiplying of Images in Gods service be not contrary to this command, we can conceive no other meaning to it,