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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.
Their glorious condition after their Resurrection, is further expressed, vers. 12, 13. in these circumstances, 1. There is a call given them. 2. Their obedience, or the consequent following it. 3. Some effects are marked to accompany and follow their ascending. The call is several ways set out, 1. It is from Heaven: to show a divine warrant, and an extraordinary call of God, which the first Reformers after Popery should have. 2. It is called a voice, and a great voice, to signify the distinctness and clearness of their warrant, and the weight it had on them for putting them to this duty, either by some external Authority, provoking them to it, or (which is most probable) some extraordinary instinct and impulse of the Spirit constraining the Preachers and Professors of the Gospel now to a public separation from Rome more than formerly was. 3. And they heard it: whereby is shown, that though God had given many commands of separating from Antichrist, and of coming out of Babel in the former ages; yet were they not heard nor understood, even by many Godly then living in that fellowship, and burdened with their superstitions, but now God giveth these revived witnesses at the beginning of Reformation to heat, and distinctly to understand His mind in this particular: and it doth imply also, that though many saw their practice, yet was not their call cleared to all, possibly alluding to that of Paul, Acts 9. where though many saw a glimpse of the light about him, yet he only heard the voice that spake to him. 4. The great thing in the call, is, the duty called-for, Come up hither, that is, to Heaven, as the words following do clear. That the term from which, is the antichristian Church and World, and the low condition that Christs Servants had by her means, is evident.
Their glorious condition after their Resurrection, is further expressed, vers. 12, 13. in these circumstances, 1. There is a call given them. 2. Their obedience, or the consequent following it. 3. Some effects are marked to accompany and follow their ascending. The call is severall wayes set out, 1. It is from Heaven: to shew a divine warrand, and an extrordinary call of God, which the first Reformers after Popery should have. 2. It is called a voice, and a great voice, to signifie the distinctnesse and clearnesse of their warrand, and the weight it had on them for putting them to this duty, either by some externall Authority, provoking them to it, or (which is most probable) some extraordinary instinct and impulse of the Spirit constraining the Preachers and Professors of the Gospel now to a publick separation from Rome more than formerly was. 3. And they heard it: whereby is shown, that though God had given many commands of separating from Antichrist, and of coming out of Babel in the former ages; yet were they not heard nor understood, even by many Godly then living in that fellowship, and burdened with their superstitions, but now God giveth these revived witnesses at the beginning of Reformation to heat, and distinctly to understand His mind in this particular: and it doth imply also, that though many saw their practice, yet was not their call cleared to all, possibly alluding to that of Paul,