A37035:985
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.
The third consideration, is, that there is some footsteps of this identity of Bishop and Presbyter in the most corrupt Writings of the most impure School-men: which may appear in these three, 1. In that, generally, Episcopacy is holden to be no distinct order from Presbytery; and that Presbytery, or Priesthood (as they speak) is the highest order in all their Hierarchy. And this is current as the doctrine of Lombardus the Master of Sentences, Hugo, Aquinas, Thomas Waldensis, and generally of all the Thomists at least. And though they seem to make Bishops to be of a more eminent degree; yet by Estius, and some others alleged by him, this is not thought sufficient to distinguish one office from another. And indeed considering their Doctrine in all the other branches, or orders of their Hierarchy, it will well follow, that these two, being the same order, cannot be ⟨p. 228⟩admitted to be distinct Officers, seeing in no other order such a distinction is admitted.
The third consideration, is, that there is some footsteps of this identity of Bishop and Presbyter in the most corrupt Writtings of the most impure School-men: which may appear in these three, 1. In that, generally, Episcopacy is holden to be no distinct order from Presbytery; and that Presbytery, or Priesthood (as they speak) is the highest order in all their Hierarchie. And this is current as the doctrine of Lombardus the Master of Sentences, Hugo, Aquinas, Thomas Waldensis, and generally of all the Thomists at least. And though they seem to make Bishops to be of a more eminent degree; yet by Estius, and some others alledged by him, this is not thought sufficient to distinguish one office from another. And indeed considering their Doctrine in all the other branches, or orders of their Hierarchie, it will well follow, that these two, being the same order, cannot be ⟨p. 228⟩admitted to be distinct Officers, seing in no other order such a distinction is admitted.
2. We may gather it from their acknowledging of this to have been a truth in the Primitive times. Thus Lombardus, the great Master of Sentences, lib. 4. distinct. 24. when he giveth the reason why only two orders, to wit, Presbyteratus, and Diaconatus, are mentioned by way of excellency in the Canons, and are called, Ordines Sacri: he subjoineth this as the reason, quia hos soos primitiva Ecclesia legitur habuisse, & de his solis pr ceptum Apostoli habemus; and doth for this end cite,