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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 › Chapter 10
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We may look upon what precedeth this, as preparatory, and take up what followeth in the Chapter in three distinct principal parts, yet all tending to one scope. The first is expressed by these seven thunders uttering their voices: wherein we have, 1. the voices of these thunders. 2. John's practice, he was about to write what they uttered, which supposeth that he understood it. 3. There is the inhibition whereby he is restrained from that. We may look upon this, 1. generally, as prognosticating sad judgements to come upon that unrepenting world; for, by thunders, such are often signified in this prophecy, as Chap. 11.19. (thundering in it self being an evidence of Gods dreadfulness) and though this general may be gathered safely, yet it is like the Lord intended not (at lest in this place) particularly to set them forth, which we are to reverence, and not to seek any new mystery from these words, but what elsewhere may be gathered, till the event speak. Or, 2. seeing they had intelligible voices, and were of concernment to the Church, which made John aim to write them, and so not like to have been for no purpose at first revealed (with reverence) they may be conceived to hold forth the same seven judgements, which are executed by the seven vials following. For, these seven thunders signify future judgements, and most probably must hold out the third and last woe which is yet to come by the sounding of the seventh Angel; especially considering, that (Chap. 11.19.) thunderings and earthquakes are marked to follow upon that Angels sounding, and these seven vials are the same with the last woe. Beside, the number of the vials being seven, and the seven last plagues which followed these thunderings in the event, we conceive it not unsuitable to take these seven vials, as the fulfilling of what was more generally hinted at by the thunders: And seeing we seek no new mystery out of the words, but rather do bound curiosity, and do content our selves with what is afterward revealed, we conceive there is no danger to say, it is either thus, or it is nothing, which we can or should search into.
We may look upon what preceedeth this, as preparatory, and take up what followeth in the Chapter in three distinct principall parts, yet all tending to one scope. The first is expressed by these seven thunders uttering their voices: wherein we have, 1. the voices of these thunders. 2. Iohn's practice, he was about to write what they uttered, which supposeth that he understood it. 3. There is the inhibition whereby he is restrained from that. We may look upon this, 1. generally, as prognosticating sad judgements to come upon that unrepenting world; for, by thunders, such are often signified in this prophesie, as Chap. 11.19. (thundering in it self being an evidence of Gods dreadfulnesse) and though this generall may be gathered safely, yet it is like the Lord intended not (at lest in this place) particularly to set them forth, which we are to reverence, and not to seek any new mysterie from these words, but what elsewhere may be gathered, till the event speak. Or, 2. seing they had intelligible voices, and were of concernment to the Church, which made Iohn aim to write them, and so not like to have been for no purpose at first revealed (with reverence) they may be conceived to hold forth the same seven judgements, which are executed by the seven vials following. For, these seven thunders signifie future judgements, and most probably must hold out the third and last wo which is yet to come by the sounding of the seventh Angel; especially considering, that (Chap. 11.19.) thunderings and earthquakes are marked to follow upon that Angels sounding, and these seven vials are the same with the last wo. Beside, the number of the vials being seven, and the seven last plagues which followed these thunderings in the event, we conceive it not unsuitable to take these seven vials, as the fulfilling of what was more generally hinted at by the thunders: And seing we seek no new mysterie out of the words, but rather do bound curiosity, and do content our selves with what is afterward revealed, we conceive there is no danger to say, it is either thus, or it is nothing, which we can or should search into.