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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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1. From our Lords repeating these grounds of consolation for John's encouragement, in general, Observe, That when fear groweth excessive, and degenerates, even in these that should least mistake Jesus Christ, it is not easily removed; but will take one ground of encouragement and confirmation after another, ere the soul be erected. This is clear from the many Arguments, and the repeating of them, to remove John's fear: for, Christ doth nothing idly: so apprehensive and jealous is flesh, when the Majesty of God kythes, and the sense of sin, and challenges for sin are wakened, and the creatures infirmity and weakness is discovered, and so strong is misbelief, That the souls of these who are most tenderly dealt with, (and readily none was more tenderly dealt with nor John, the beloved Disciple who lay in Christs bosom) are hardly raised up to comfort and confidence. This flows partly, from the proneness of our nature to mistake Christ, and sink in discouragement: and partly, through our weakness and sinfulness; so that the worth of Christ, gets no credit in the general, far less in our particular, at such a nick of time as this is, when discouragement prevaileth: a thing that experience teacheth, and that souls would walk in fear of, at such times; a temper like unto which we may see, Psal. 77. My sore did run in the night, my soul refused comfort.
1. From our Lords repeating these grounds of consolation for Iohn's incouragement, in general, Observe, That when fear groweth excessive, and degenerates, even in these that should least mistake Jesus Christ, it is not easily removed; but will take one ground of encouragement and confirmation after another, ere the soul be erected. This is clear from the many Arguments, and the repeating of them, to remove Iohn's fear: for, Christ doth nothing idely: so apprehensive and jealous is flesh, when the Majesty of God kythes, and the sense of sin, and challenges for sin are wakened, and the creatures infirmitie and weaknesse is discovered, and so strong is misbelief, That the souls of these who are most tenderly dealt with, (and readily none was more tenderly dealt with nor Iohn, the beloved Disciple who lay in Christs bosom) are hardly raised up to comfort and confidence. This flowes partly, from the pronenesse of our nature to mistake Christ, and sink in discouragement: and partly, through our weaknesse and sinfulnesse; so that the worth of Christ, gets no credit in the general, far lesse in our paticular, at such a nick of time as this is, when discouragement prevaileth: a thing that experience teacheth, and that souls would walk in fear of, at such times; a temper like unto which we may see,