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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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4. We say, That in this precept it is implied, that these positive evidences are not soon to be trusted; but that men are seriously, and diligently to enquire in the reality of them, for the quieting of themselves rationally in concluding that he is so and so qualified. And this we conceive is the great scope of that precept: for the general, that a Minister should be eminently qualified even in reference to Godliness, I suppose will not be denied by any: The miscarriage is ordinarily in the application, and that is not purposedly to admit an unholy man to be a Minister, but to account a man holy without ground, and thereupon suddenly to proceed. The Apostles scope therefore is principally to guard against this, that such thoughts of a persons fitness be not suddenly and without trial admitted and entertained. And we suppose, that although particular evidences be not insisted on; yet trial in the general, seriously and with circumspectness gone-about, will do much to quiet the mind in reference to its own act. And this is so understood by Chrysostom, Theophilact, and others, as importing a command to try, and try again.
4. We say, That in this precept it is implied, that these positive evidences are not soon to be trusted; but that men are seriously, and diligently to enquire in the reality of them, for the quieting of themselves rationally in concluding that he is so and so qualified. And this we conceive is the great scope of that precept: for the general, that a Minister should be eminently qualified even in reference to Godlinesse, I suppose will not be denied by any: The miscarriage is ordinarily in the application, and that is not purposedly to admit an unholy man to be a Minister, but to account a man holy without ground, and thereupon suddenly to proceed. The Apostles scope therefore is principally to guard against this, that such thoughts of a persons fitnesse be not suddenly and without trial admitted and entertained. And we suppose, that although particular evidences be not insisted on; yet trial in the general, seriously and with circumspectnesse gon-about, will do much to quiet the mind in reference to its own act. And this is so understood by Chrysostome, Theophilact, and others, as importing a command to try, and try again.