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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.
More particularly, the quarrel, is, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, &c. For clearing of which, we would, 1. consider Jezebels fault, which the Lord chargeth upon her. 2. The Angel's fault, for which he is charged, who yet was free of her gross evils.
More particularly, the quarrel, is, because thou sufferest that woman Iezebel, which calleth herself a prophetesse, &c. For clearing of which, we would, 1. consider Iezebels fault, which the Lord chargeth upon her. 2. The Angel's fault, for which he is charged, who yet was free of her grosse evils.
For the first: Jezebel is described by her name and practice. It is not to be thought that there was such a woman, bearing such a name, or owning the practices of Jezebel ⟨p. 162⟩Queen of Israel, who is recorded, 1 King. 16.31. &c. But it is like, there hath been in this Church some impudent woman, who, for her furthering the abominable Sect of the Nicolaitans, getteth this name Jezebel, to make her and her Tenets the more odious, even as in the former Epistle, some were said to hold the doctrine of Balaam, for this very end. For Jezebels practice, 1 King. 16, &c. is recorded to be infamous for these two, 1. For gross idolatry and the spreading thereof. 2. For painting and fairding herself in an impudent way, which insinuateth her being guilty of Adultery and uncleanness. Which two being the faults whereof this counterfeit prophetess was guilty, the Holy Ghost giveth her this name of Jezebel: thereby to scare His People the more from her, &c. for, what ever she intended, she was, upon the matter, but a Jezebel. By this it appeareth also, that she hath been some special promoter of the Sect of the Nicolaitans: for, we will find her practice and Tenets to agree therewith. 1. She calleth her self a prophetess, that is, she took on her, and so gave out her self, as if she had been extraordinarily inspired by the Holy Ghost, thereby to gain more credit to her opinions. It's marked in Ancient History, that there was never almost an eminent Heresy or Heretic, but had some special women for the promovers thereof, who oftentimes took to themselves the name of prophetesses. Eusebius, lib. 5. cap. 16. (which is cited in the second Century. cap. de Hares.) marketh it of many: Simon Magus had his Helena; Carpocrates his Marcellina; Apelles his Philumena; Montanus had two, whom he called prophetesses, to wit, Priscilla and Maximilla: and Augustine frequently mentioneth one Lucilla, who was a great ring-leader of the Donatists: so it is like the Nicolaitans had such a prophetess, for furthering of their design.