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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 1. Object. is, This prophecy cannot be fulfilled so long as Antichrist continueth in ⟨p. 495⟩such power, and reigneth with such freedom: Therefore the fulfilling of it is yet to be looked-for. Answ. This supposeth the fulfilling of this prophecy to depend upon Antichrists complete destruction, which being carried on by many degrees under the seventh trumpet, as is said, cannot be granted. And therefore we say, the fulfilling of this prophecy, and Antichrists absolute dominion, are not consistent; this is granted: but the fulfilling of it, and his begun ruin, though continuing to reign in part, may stand together, and must go together, as it said. Now it is granted by the same reverend Authors, that the ruin of Antichrist is begun, and, Therefore this prophecy must be fulfilled also. Otherwise we must say, that this begun ruin, and his height can consist together.
The 1. Object. is, This prophesie cannot be fulfilled so long as Antichrist continueth in ⟨p. 495⟩such power, and reigneth with such freedom: Therefore the fulfilling of it is yet to be looked-for. Answ. This supponeth the fulfilling of this prophesie to depend upon Antichrists compleat destruction, which being carried on by many degrees under the seventh trumpet, as is said, cannot be granted. And therefore we say, the fulfilling of this prophesie, and Antichrists absolute dominion, are not consistent; this is granted: but the fulfilling of it, and his begun ruine, though continuing to reign in part, may stand together, and must go together, as it said. Now it is granted by the same reverend Authors, that the ruine of Antichrist is begun, and, Therefore this prophesie must be fulfilled also. Otherwise we must say, that this begun ruine, and his height can consist together.
2. It is objected, That the fall of this tenth part of the City is the same with the overturning of the seat of the beast under the fifth vial, Chap. 6. But that is not yet fulfilled; Therefore neither this prophecy. Ans. This objection is grounded upon an unwarrantable supposition: For, 1. the City here spoken of, is not properly the beasts seat or Rome it self, but the dominion thereof, as it is expounded by that same Learned Author, upon vers. 8. preceding. 2. The expression here of a falling of a tenth part thereof, doth evidently and manifestly differ from that total overturning prophesied of by the fifth vial, it being certain that the overturning of the tenth part is here to set forth a partial, and so a begun overthrow, distinguished from a total overturning threatened by the fifth vial: and therefore cannot be understood of the same event; But here the rise and beginning of that ruin is hinted at, which is perfected by the seventh trumpet and vials following.