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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.
For verifying the event according to this exposition given, these things are to be made out, that the Pope (whom we take to be Antichrist) hath tread upon the Church, and that his followers have possessed the title of the visible Church during that time, which we may the less insist in, because it is gloried in, and boasted of by his followers; and as Bellarm. alleageth, lib. 3. de pontif. cap. 2. before the Pope was pointed at as Antichrist by us, he universally flourished, but since that time did never grow but decrease, and lost many Kingdoms, reckoned there by him. Beside, it is evident from story, that though Antichrists height be not reckoned so far up, yet that he came to tread all under his feet during that period, experience through the world can bear witness thereof.
For verifying the event according to this exposition given, these things are to be made out, that the Pope (whom we take to be Antichrist) hath tread upon the Church, and that his followers have possessed the title of the visible Church during that time, which we may the lesse insist in, because it is gloried in, and boasted of by his followers; and as Bellarm. alleageth, lib. 3. de pontif. cap. 2. before the Pope was pointed at as Antichrist by us, he universally flourished, but since that time did never grow but decrease, and lost many Kingdoms, reckoned there by him. Beside, it is evident from story, that though Antichrists height be not reckoned so far up, yet that he came to tread all under his feet during that period, experience through the world can bear witnesse thereof.
The second thing will not need much clearing either, to wit, that the true Church was few, and in a great part latent, and where it was discerned, ever persecuted: That which especially is to be made out, is, 1. That though they were few, yet was there ever some Church and witnesses kept pure from Antichrists abominations until Reformation was restored in the Christian world. And, 2. that about that time of the Reformations springing up, the Professors and Witnesses of this Truth were brought exceeding low for a short time, to their exceeding great contempt before the world, and to the exceeding great joy and insulting of the Popish party; which yet continued not long, but ended with a more full authoritative settling of Religion than formerly it had. The first, to wit, that there was still a Church and witnesses during Antichrists height, may appear from these considerations,