Commentary upon the Book of the Revelation, A: Volume 1, Lectures on Chapters 1-3

This first of three projected volumes comprises a third of the lectures and fully half of the theological essays. The text covers chapter one in nine lectures (the most on any chapter) and the letters to the seven churches in Asia. The theological lectures contained cover such subjects as the doctrine of the Trinity, a call to the ministry and qualifications for the ministry, church government and church discipline, repentance, the difference in common and saving grace, and preaching and application in preaching. The text has been collated with a 1653 manuscript and an appendix contains texts and full lectures that are significantly different than the published edition of 1658. 

504 pages 

Table of Contents:

To the Judicious & Christian Reader by John Carstairs
To the Reader by Robert Baillie
A Brief View of the Series of the Whole Book of the Revelation 
Chapter One
Lecture 1: Revelation 1:1-4
Excursus 1: Concerning the Holy Trinity and Object of Worship
Lecture 2: Revelation 1:4-6
Lecture 3: Revelation 1:7-9
Lecture 4: Revelation 1:10
Lecture 5: Revelation 1:10-11
Lecture 6: Revelation 1:12-15
Lecture 7: Revelation 1:15-16
Lecture 8: Revelation 1:17-18
Lecture 9: Revelation 1:19-20
Excursus 2: Concerning a Calling to the Ministry, and clearness therein
Excursus 3: Concerning Writing
Excursus 4: Of Reading, and Hearing 
Chapter Two
Lecture 1: Revelation 2:1-3
Lecture 2: Revelation 2:4-5
Lecture 3: Revelation 2:6-7
Excursus 5: Concerning Church-government and Discipline, in General
Excursus 6: Concerning a Minister’s Relation to a Particular Congregation
Excursus 7: Concerning the Nature and Difference of Saving and Common Grace
Lecture 4: Revelation 2:8-11
Excursus 8: Concerning the Influence that the Devil has on Some Wicked Men’s Actions, and How He Carries on the Same
Lecture 5: Revelation 2:12-17
Lecture 6: Revelation 2:18-29
Chapter Three
Lecture 1: Revelation 3:1-6
Lecture 2: Revelation 3:7-13
Excursus 9: Concerning Ministerial Qualifications
Lecture 3: Revelation 3:14-22
Excursus 10: Concerning the Identity of Angel, Bishop, and Presbyter
Excursus 11: Concerning the Way of Covenanting with God, and of a Sinner’s Obtaining Justification before Him
Excursus 12: Concerning Repentance
Excursus 13: Some General Observations Concerning Preaching, and Especially Application