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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
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.
The first circumstance, whereby this is set out, is the time of their killing, vers. 7. When they have finished their testimony, or were about to finish their testimony; for, it is within the term of Antichrists height that this is done: what was called prophesying before, is called their testimony here: because for that end they were to testify and preach. It is called their testimony, to set out that peculiar task which God had given them as their work and errand that behoved to be done and ended, even as it is said of John, that he finished his course, Acts 13.•• and so Paul speaketh of himself. 2 Tim. 4:7. Thus was it with Christ, He preached about three years and an half (who was the true witness) and could not be impeded till his hour came, and his testimony and work given him was finished, Joh. 17. More particularly, it will be found to be about the expiring of the forty two months, which is one with the beasts coming to an height; for, as we show before, these Prophets prophesying is contemporary with the beasts reign; their putting on sackcloth and mourning is occasioned by his rise; and so beginning together they go on in an equal length, and therefore must end together, that is, at the beasts begun fall, when they begin to put off their sackcloth. But the question thence riseth, 1. How can it be said, that their testimony is finished, and they are killed and reproached, when Ministers testifying is a continuing work? And, 2. how can it be said that the beast prevaileth more against the witnesses now at the beginning of his fall, than in the time of his reign? For answer.
The first circumstance, whereby this is set out, is the time of their killing, vers. 7. When they have finished their testimonie, or were about to finish their testimonie; for, it is within the term of Antichrists height that this is done: what was called prophesying before, is called their testimony here: because for that end they were to testifie and preach. It is called their testimonie, to set out that peculiar task which God had given them as their work and earand that behoved to be done and ended, even as it is said of Iohn, that he finished his course, Acts 13.•• and so Paul speaketh of himself.