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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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Although these be vanities beyond any thing which he condemneth in Mr. Brightman himself, and exceedingly unsuitable to the scope of the Spirit; and though there can be little expectation to convince any who so unwarrantably asserteth their own imagination as a certain truth, without any warrant from the Word, or any History; yet we must say somewhat, seeing the stress lieth here, whether there were any Presbyters in the days of the Apostles, in the notion that we now take Presbyters? or, whether all preaching Officers were then only Bishops with Jurisdiction, as he doth understand them? For if there were Presbyters in this notion as we speak; and if, according to his own principles, Bishops and Presbyters were one and the same, Then it will follow that at that time they were both preaching Presbyters or Elders. For, in pleading that there were such Presbyters, we ⟨p. 231⟩purpose not to plead for any middle order, as he calleth it; but, according as himself saith the asserting of a Lord-bishop to have been instituted in these days, doth necessarily deny the office of Preaching▪presbyters to have then been in the Church of Christ: so, upon the contrary, it will follow, that if it be made out that there was such an Officer as this Presbyter in the Church of Christ, Then this of Bishops, as distinct from it, must also fall. Now, to make out that there was such Presbyters in the Church of Christ in the Apostles days, who yet were not Bishops in his sense, we propose these considerations.
Although these be vanities beyond any thing which he condemneth in Mr. Brightman himself, and exceedingly unsuitable to the scope of the Spirit; and though there can be little expectation to convince any who so unwarrantably asserteth their own imagination as a certain truth, without any warrand from the Word, or any History; yet we must say somewhat, seing the stresse lyeth here, whether there were any Presbyters in the dayes of the Apostles, in the notion that we now take Presbyters? or, whether all preaching Officers were then only Bishops with Jurisdiction, as he doth understand them? For if there were Presbyters in this notion as we speak; and if, according to his own principles, Bishops and Presbyters were one and the same, Then it will follow that at that time they were both preaching Presbyters or Elders. For, in pleading that there were such Presbyters, we ⟨p. 231⟩