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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
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2. For its rise, we will find it immediately to follow upon the back of the Heathenish persecution under the seals, and to be reckoned from the sixth seal as immediately knit to it, for, this trial of the Church during these forty and two months under and by Antichrist, doth begin with the trumpets, and immediately succeedeth to the former trial she had by Heathenish persecution. Therefore during the sixth seal, before the seventh be opened (Chap. 7.) provision is made against Antichrist by sealing the Elect, as it were, marking and setting a part some few to be kept clean from his corruption: which sealing, being especially against Antichrist, and so solicitously to be gone about before the seventh seal be opened, or any of the trumpets found, it doth evince this, that we are to reckon the beasts rise (and so the beginning of these forty and two months) from the close of the sixth seal, and opening of the seventh or a little before: it doth also confirm this, that the beast, and the number sealed (Chap. 7.) in reference to him, are wholly contemporary; but that sealing contemporateth with the beginning of the seventh seal which succeedeth to the sixth, and continueth with the beast to the end of the sixth trumpet, as that Learned Author Mede, part. 2. Synchron. 1. doth demonstrate.
2. For its rise, we will find it immediately to follow upon the back of the Heathenish persecution under the seals, and to be reckoned from the sixth seal as immediately knit to it, for, this trial of the Church during these fourty and two moneths under and by Antichrist, doth begin with the trumpets, and immediately succeedeth to the former trial she had by Heathenish persecution. Therefore during the sixth seal, before the seventh be opened (Chap. 7.) provision is made against Antichrist by sealing the Elect, as it were, marking and setting a part some few to be keeped clean from his corruption: which sealing, being especially against Antichrist, and so sollicitously to be gone about before the seventh seal be opened, or any of the trumpets found, it doth evince this, that we are to reckon the beasts rise (and so the beginning of these fourty and two moneths) from the close of the sixth seal, and opening of the seventh or a little before: it doth also confirm this, that the beast, and the number sealed (Chap. 7.) in reference to him, are wholly contemporarie; but that sealing contemporateth with the beginning of the seventh seal which succeedeth to the sixth, and continueth with the beast to the end of the sixth trumpet, as that Learned Author Mede, part. 2. Synchron. 1. doth demonstrate.