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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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Assert. 2. Although this tie cannot be loosed by any private consent, so that no Minister can transport himself upon that account; yet may the Church for her own greater good transport a man from one particular place to another, and that warrantably, notwithstanding of the former particular tie and relation: yea, sometime it will be expedient for the good of the Church so to do. The application of the former grounds and the laying down of some others, will make way for the clearing and confirming of this. The first is, If there be an Union and Communion in the Catholic visible Church, and if Ministers be especially given to the edifying of it, and in a subordination thereto, to the edification of particular Churches, Then supposing that a Ministers transportation from one place to another may further more the good of the whole than where he is, in that case, it ought to be done. Because the whole is to be preferred to the part, the good of the Body to any particular member: and in that case, it is not the prejudice of that particular Church, that their Minister be set where he may more profit the Body, but (as the Learned Bowls in his Treatise of a Gospel Ministry, lib. 3. cap. 7. saith) It's rather their preservation and safety, even as it's the good of any particular Fort of a City, when a Watchman is removed from it to some other Post, where he may be more useful to the whole City: because the benefit of the City, is the advantage of every person therein. But both the former are true, as hath been said, to wit, that there is an Union and Communion in the Catholic visible Church; and that a Ministers relation, standeth principally to serve Christ in reference to the edification of the whole: Therefore, &c. 2. The examples used already, hold this forth, the Church being one City, and Ministers appointed to be Watchmen thereof, there can be no reason why one may not be removed from one corner to another, if so it may conduce for the good of the whole. This is allowed in all Commonwealths, Cities, and Incorporations, &c. and is engraven by nature on the hearts of all men to preserve themselves into Societies by such means: and can that be ⟨p. 113⟩denied to the Church of Christ, which nature maketh common to all Incorporations? 3.
Assert. 2. Although this tye cannot be loosed by any private consent, so that no Minister can transport himself upon that account; yet may the Church for her own greater good transport a man from one particular place to another, and that warrantably, notwithstanding of the former particular tye and relation: yea, sometime it will be expedient for the good of the Church so to do. The application of the former grounds and the laying down of some others, will make way for the clearing and confirming of this. The first is, If there be an Union and Communion in the Catholick visible Church, and if Ministers be especially given to the edifying of it, and in a subordination thereto, to the edification of particular Churches, Then supposing that a Ministers transportation from one place to another may further more the good of the whole than where he is, in that case, it ought to be done. Because the whole is to be prefered to the part, the good of the Bodie to any particular member: and in that case, it is not the prejudice of that particular Church, that their Minister be set where he may more profite the Bodie, but (as the Learned Bowles in his Treatise of a Gospel Ministery, lib. 3. cap. 7. saith) It's rather their preservation and safty, even as it's the good of any particular Fort of a City, when a Watchman is removed from it to some other Post, where he may be more usefull to the whole City: because the benefit of the City, is the advantage of every person therein. But both the former are true, as hath been said, to wit, that there is an Union and Communion in the Catholick visible Church; and that a Ministers relation, standeth principally to serve Christ in reference to the edification of the whole: Therefore, &c. 2. The examples used already, hold this forth, the Church being one City, and Ministers appointed to be Watchmen thereof, there can be no reason why one may not be removed from one corner to another, if so it may conduce for the good of the whole. This is allowed in all Commonwealths, Cities, and Incorporations, &c. and is engraven by nature on the hearts of all men to preserve themselves into Societies by such means: and can that be