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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.
Before we leave this part of the prophecy, it will be needful to inquire, 1. If these 1260. days of the Gentiles treading under foot the outer court, and the Prophets prophesying in sackcloth be expired? and if the killing of the witnesses be past? 2. How, or what way this prophecy is fulfilled? that so we may take occasion to consider this time more particularly, and compare the event in story with this prophecy. In clearing of the first, we would not be understood as supposing all the trial of the Saints and Ministers to be past, or that, by analogy from these witnesses killing immediately after the finishing of their testimony, it might not be gathered that the work of God often suffereth great obstruction even after its begun rise, and that the saints and witnesses are most subject to great difficulties and straits, when the Gospel in their hands is even come to the birth, and bringing forth, as in the examples of Moses, Elijah, Zerubbabel and the Apostles may be seen: we grant, that by proportion, such doctrines may be raised from this prophecy; yet, if we will more seriously consider the particular event and time prophetically aimed at by the Spirit in this place, we will find that these days here intended, are expired, and that this killing of the witnesses is fulfilled, and so that the seventh trumpet hath sounded, and our time is to be reckoned as under it: for making out whereof, we offer these considerations,
Before we leave this part of the prophesie, it will be needfull to inquire, 1. If these 1260. dayes of the Gentiles treading under foot the outer court, and the Prophets prophesieing in sackcloth be expired? and if the killing of the witnesses be past? 2. How, or what way this prophesie is fulfilled? that so we may take occasion to consider this time more particularly, and compare the event in storie with this prophesie. In clearing of the first, we would not be understood as supposing all the triall of the Saints and Ministers to be past, or that, by analogie from these witnesses killing immediatly after the finishing of their testimonie, it might not be gathered that the work of God often suffereth great obstruction even after its begun rise, and that the saints and witnesses are most subject to great difficulties and straits, when the Gospel in their hands is even come to the birth, and bringing forth, as in the examples of Moses, Elias, Zerubbabel and the Apostles may be seen: we grant, that by proportion, such doctrines may be raised from this prophesie; yet, if we will more seriously consider the particular event and time prophetically aimed at by the Spirit in this place, we will find that these dayes here intended, are expired, and that this killing of the witnesses is fulfilled, and so that the seventh trumpet hath sounded, and our time is to be reckoned as under it: for making out whereof, we offer these considerations,