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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.
Obs. 1. Sufferings when they begin, oftentimes are not instantly at a close. Yea, 2. The Lord will sometimes exercise these that are most tender, with one cross upon the back of another. 3. He Himself is notwithstanding still tender of them, even when they suffer, as may be gathered from this comfortable message to Smyrna.
Obs. 1. Sufferings when they begin, oftentimes are not instantly at a close. Yea, 2. The Lord will sometimes exercise these that are most tender, with one crosse upon the back of another. 3. He Himself is notwithst•nding still tender of them, even when they suffer, as may be gathered from this comfortable message to Smyrna.
2. These sufferings are more particularly described, 1. In the kind of suffering, to wit, Imprisonment: this is not so to be understood, as if they were to be tried by no other kind of suffering; but it setteth out a main part of their cross, to wit, that some of them should be cast in Prison, and liberty taken from their persons, which it may be, heretofore they enjoyed. 2. It is described in the principal Agent and Instrument of their suffering, The devil shall cast some of you into prison. Heathen Emperors, wicked Governors and Soldiers, were instrumental therein; yet it is ascribed to the devil, as if it were immediately acted by him, for these reasons, 1. To show what influence the devil hath in the acting of wicked men, so that in effect their deed, is his deed, they are so subservient to him. 2. It is to show from what author all persecutions do flow, to wit, from the devil, who is a murderer and a liar from the beginning, and father thereof, Joh. 8.44. 3. It is to aggrege the horribleness of this sin of persecution, as being a main piece of the devils business, be instrumental therein who will. 4. It serveth also to comfort and encourage the suffering people to patience and constancy, seeing the devil is their special enemy, they ought therefore not to faint in opposing of him, nor to stumble in being opposed by him.