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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
AN EXPOSITION Of the BOOK of the REVELATION. › Lecture 1 › Chapter 12
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Vers. 5. The event hath three steps, 1. The woman's delivery and the child's description. 2. The child's exaltation. 3. The woman's fleeing, vers. 6. By this delivery, in general is set out not only her bringing forth of Believers or Professors, but such a delivery as one bringing forth a man-child is said to have, Joh. 6.21. a comfortable delivery, and which, in ⟨p. 523⟩place of crying, giveth her a Song afterward, as vers. 10. for, she had children before, but had not her pains taken from her, and was not at freedom to bring forth without the enemies watching. The child is described most for her comfort, and with respect to our Lord Jesus Christ. It is mystical Christ, 1 Cor. 12.12. who in His Members is brought to a flourishing condition, and His Church set at liberty from persecution, and some of her sons exalted to Heaven to an honourable condition, from which Lucifer is said to fall, Isa. 14.12. This shortly is fulfilled, when after Heathenish persecution for three hundred years had prevailed, Christians were advanced, Constantine being made Emperor, and Christianity was established by a Law. That thus the delivery, Child, and Heaven to which he is taken, are to be understood, will appear in these, 1. This is the delivery which is the ground and subject of this Song, vers. 10. Now is Salvation and the Kingdom of our God, &c. that is, a full evidence of Gods reigning, delivering them from these persecutions and giving them liberty, But that is this delivery. 2. Such is the child's taking to Heaven, as is the devils casting from Heaven, for these are opposed, But that is the spoiling of him of the Authority of the Emperors which he abused before; now he hath not the Throne, as in the Church of Pergamos, Chap. 2. vers. 13. but Laws and Authority are for Christians. 3. It is as the witnesses were taken to Heaven, Chap. 11.12. that was by a public authorized Church-condition and state after Antichrists persecution; so here, Religion authoritatively is established, which never was before: and Christians countenanced after Heathen persecution is over; and seeing it is usual to the Scripture to call Magistrates gods, it is not unsuitable to express their station and state above others by Heaven.