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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.
We may add, that the whole prophesies of this Book, and so that of the seven vials, is comprehended in that Book which the Lion of the tribe of Judah opened, Chap. 5. And seeing, Chap. 10. the finishing of the mystery of God is applied to the seventh trumpet, these vials then must contemporate with, and belong unto that trumpet, seeing the event that is applied to it, is, Chap. 16, 17, and 18. particularly described, and to be fulfilled by them; and if they belong not to this trumpet, it could not be said that the event fulfilled by them, to wit, the avenging of Gods people on the Antichrist and the whore and their destruction, were also fulfilled by it.
We may adde, that the whole prophesies of this Book, and so that of the seven vials, is comprehended in that Book which the Lion of the tribe of Iudah opened, Chap. 5. And seing, Chap. 10. the finishing of the mystery of God is applyed to the seventh trumpet, these vials then must contemporate with, and belong unto that trumpet, seing the event that is applied to it, is, Chap. 16, 17, and 18. particularly described, and to be fulfilled by them; and if they belong not to this trumpet, it could not be said that the event fulfilled by them, to wit, the avenging of Gods people on the Antichrist and the whore and their destruction, were also fulfilled by it.
A special weight of the whole series laid down, doth lye in the confirmation of this, to wit, that the seventh trumpet and the seventh vial do contemporate and belong to the same times and events: we therefore further add, that we must either say that this trumpet doth contemporate only with the seventh vial, or with all the vials, or at least with some few of them and not with all; But neither the first nor the last, can be said: not the first, to wit, that the seventh trumpet and the seventh vial only do contemporate; because if so, then the six first vials immediately preceding, behoved to contemporate with the six trumpets or these which proceed the seventh; But that cannot be, 1. Because the six first trumpets and the seventh are different prophesies, six of them continuing the height of the Churches enemies and her low condition, and the seventh contrarily; and all the seven vials continue matter of one kind, to wit, the Churches rising condition, and her enemies down bringing: they cannot therefore be said to contemporate with prophesies of diverse natures. 2. If the first six vials should belong to the sixth trumpet and contemporate with it, Then it will follow, that the Churches lowest condition and most flourishing condition did belong to one prophecy; yea, to one step of one prophecy, to wit, one trumpet: and on the contrary, that the highest and lowest condition of the Churches enemies, to wit, Antichrist, did belong to one period; yea, to one step of the same period of the Churches condition: for, it is clear, that the Church is never lower than under the sixth trumpet, as the exposition of it doth clear, and what precedeth in this Chapter doth confirm, and enemies were never higher, treading all under foot: on the contrary, during the first six vials, the Church beginneth to flourish, the plagues are poured out upon his kingdom and seat, and himself taken and cast in the lake by the sixth vial; But this is absurd, that such contrary events, as Antichrists height and ruin, should belong to one period; yea, to the sixth part of one period; and the like can be showed in no other step of this prophecy wherein two such contrary events are comprehended, either amongst the seals, trumpets or vials, They cannot then be comprehended under the sixth trumpet; they must therefore all belong to the seventh. 3.