A37035:2144
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.
It remaineth that we should make some application of the witnesses killing and their Resurrection afterward, which according to the former grounds falleth immediately before the year 1558. in which time we will find these things to fall out.
1. Anno 1546. Began that war between the Emperor and the Duke of Saxon, Landgrave of Hessen, and other Protestants in Germany: the year thereafter the Duke is defeated and taken prisoner; the Landgrave is shut up in prison, the whole face of affairs is changed, Protestant Magistrates exauctorated, many hundreds of Ministers banished, and others put in prison, if they did not receive the interim, which with a safe conscience they could not do: so that the face of affairs was very sad, the Protestants were made a prey, their Castles demolished, a great and incredible number of Cannons, and other Arms taken from them, and they, and prisoners with them, sent out through several corners of Europe, as trophies of the Popes absolute victory and subduing of Lutheranism: whereupon great insulting followed through the Popish world. At this time also persecution was at a great height in France, in the Netherlands under the Duke of Alba, and in England, during the reign of Queen Mary which began in the year 1554. It is marked by some (to wit, by Alstediu•, Chron. restium) that from the year 1540. and some years after there were 900,000. Christians massacred for the cause of Religion, so that the Professors of the Gospel had not suffered more than they did immediately before that year 1560. having standing Laws in all Kingdoms against them, forfeitures, proscriptions, banishments, death, &c. exercised for the destroying of them, and they as infamous made incapable of all privileges and dignities. We may add, that about the same time, Anno 1545. fell out the great massacre of the poor Waldenses, in Provence in France, the burning of Merindol and other Cities where they lived, and the total destroying of their Country by the Lord O•e•s means: which, though it had been often formerly assayed, yet till this time could they never get it effectuated. Beside, at this time also was the persecution by the Duke of Savoy in the valleys of Piedmont: considering therefore the great and universal persecution rising at one time and with such success; considering also the persons upon whom it especially seized, being either these called Waldenses or Albigenses, who being the stock of these who witnessed against Antichrist in much suffering and sackcloth whiles there were no other, may well be accounted eminently the Witnesses;