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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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4. (Verse 10.) There is Johns obedience: though it was told him it would be bitter, yet he took it, and ate it up, and found as it was told him in the event or effect of his eating, whereby he might be the more confirmed in the truth of what was typified by it. What is meant by Johns eating of the book, is expressed to him in plain words, vers. ult. he went on st•l, not disputing, nor asking what it meant till He show him who gave the command; Thou must (saith He) prophesy again: intimating by this speech, 1. That there had been prophecy. 2. That some intermission had intervened. 3. That it should be again revived. 4. That it should be spread again before Kings, Nations, Tongues, &c.
4. (Verse 10.) There is Iohns obedience: though it was told him it would be bitter, yet he took it, and ate it up, and found as it was told him in the event or effect of his eating, whereby he might be the more confirmed in the truth of what was typified by it. What is meant by Iohns eating of the book, is expressed to him in plain words, vers. ult. he went on st•l, not disputing, nor asking what it meaned till He shew him who gave the command; Thou must (saith He) prophesie again: intimating by this speach, 1. That there had been prophesie. 2. That some intermission had interveened. 3. That it should be again revived. 4. That it should be spread again before Kings, Nations, Tongues, &c.
If it be questioned, whether John be to be looked on here as getting a new commission for himself only, or as being a type of Gods raising the former decayed pure Preaching of the Gospel, and furnishing, or commissionating of Ministers for that end after that darkness should be past; for, we will see (Chap. 11.) Ministers may live, and prophesy in their successors, when they are gone? Ans. I conceive both to be meant, but the last principally; and John's eating, and commission that he getteth to proceed himself in this prophecy, to be but a type to represent the other, and a sign to strengthen him and others in the faith of it; that as truly as God setteth him on work again to prophesy, and maketh him eat an open book which before was sealed, So will He do in reference to that He hath promised in the former part of the Chapter, in bringing the Gospel again to light after Antichristian darkness. Reasons of this, are, 1. It is most agreeable to the scope of the Angels appearing, and this little book open in his hand, which is, to comfort particularly in reference to the strait the Church was then in. John had no other use of eating the book; for, his commission was clear before to write what he saw and heard, and all his visions afterward are what he saw without respect to this book, as if he had not eaten it. Neither was there any such intermission of John's prophesying, to say he must again prophesy, nor did he ever actually, first or last, prophesy before Kings, &c. But this being a main part of the prophecy, must certainly be of larger use as it is prophetical, than to stir John up to a particular duty. It must then be understood especially of the revealing of the Apostles Doctrine, which was to be for a long time almost buried, yet was it, even that same Doctrine, again by the Lord to be revealed, in which John was again to prophesy in his Doctrine, or when this Revelation, especially by events, should be made more plain, then it