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A86457	An exposition, or, A short, but full, plaine, and perfect epitome of the most choice commentaries upon the Revelation of Saint John. Especially of the most learned and judicious authors, as Bullinger of Helvetia, Francis Iunius, Thomas Brightman, Aug. Marlorate, Aug. de Civitate dei, but especially (among many) the excellent and learned David Pareus. With severall remarkable notes, observations, and doctrines very profitable. / As it was for the most part delivered by way of commentary in the parish-church of Sutton-Valence, Kanc [sic]. By Hezekiah Holland Anglo-hibernus, Minister of the Gospell at Sutton-Valence.	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2426; Thomason E606_1; ESTC R5543	143,079	206

thee to buy of me gold tried by the fire meaning faith or the word tried in the fire of affliction is much more precious then gold that perisheth By faith righteousnesse forgivenesse of sins and eternal life through Christ is purchased Buy of me Christ is the rich Merchant that hath the Monopoly of all good which we may buy and come by by Tears and Prayers alone or as Isa 55. Come and buy without money without price but with that caveat O yee that thrist That thou mayst be made rich he that enjoys much gold is in the world accounted rich but t is not gold but faith that possesseth Christ and all his treasure which will make us rich in Gods account And white raiment that thou mayst be clothed because we are naked Christs garment of righteousnes which is white unpolluted he advises to buy there are two white garments mentioned on v. 5. where the heavenly glory is meant as a reward of victory after this life but here the Robes of Christs righteousnesse is meant with which we must be cloathed in this life that so we may be acceptable in the sight of God 'T is thought allusion is had to the Romanes who when they sought for an office in the Common-wealth came clothed in white to the place of Election by their garments testifying the integrity which becometh Magistrates And annoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayst see Because he was blind the meaning is to ask of God the illumination of the spirit by which their darkned hearts may be enlightned Vers 19. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten here note the difference between the afflictions of the Saints and the wicked these are chastised as children but the wicked are condemned and judged to hell Of Gods love in affliction see my book at large p. 64 65. Be zealous therefore and repent Since the means is yet to be had as gold white raiment eye-salve which may restore thee make good use of them and shew thy zeal for the time to come and repent of thy former luke-warmnesse Vers 20. Behold I stand at the doore and knock Formerly Christ compared himselfe to a Merchant and Physician freely selling the Merchandises and salves of salvation now to a wayfaring man but a rich one who yet stands to note his care and diligence for to forward our salvation at the doore doth presently go away though the doore be not presently opened The doore here is our heart which is naturally shut against Christ yet Christ knocks more then once or twice even till it be opened it notes the assiduity and constant or continued care Christ hath of us Christ knocks many waies First By the preaching of the Law and destruction Secondly By the Gospel and free pardon of sin Thirdly By laying the crosse of affliction Fourthly By his spirit Outwardly we heare Christ knocking when we attend upon the word preached Inwardly when we imbrace the same And open Christ hath the key to open though he be said to knock we open to him when we savingly apply the Promises of the Gospel for then Christ with all his benefits enter into our hearts I will come and sup with him Here are three mercies promised First He will come together with the Father and the Spirit and dwell in our hearts an infinite favour greater then if Kings should dwell with us and make our Cottages their Palaces Secondly Will sup with us Christ sups with us when by faith he makes us partakers of his word spiritual Sacraments when he delighteth in our faith and conversation Thirdly And he with me Christ is rich comes loaden with blessings to communicate to us the good things of the Gospel I willingly omit any cavils upon the words Christ knocks it is certainly spoken to capacity we have not a power to open till he bring the key for we are dead by nature now what power is there in a dead man till Christ doth by his powerful knocking awaken us Vers 21. To him that overcometh He shuts up the Epistle with an accustomed conclusion It is a promise upon victory I will grant to him to sit with me on my Fathers Throne but note the condition taken from Christs example As I overcame and am set down with my Father Christs throne is the glorious power of his exaltation for the word Throne notes Majesty and Power so that Christ will make his really partakers of that his glory if they overcome for they shall be coheires with him so yet as there shall remaine a remarkable difference betwixt Christ the head and the members Vers 22. Is easie by what hath been delivered Concerning the Epistles to the seven Churches that to Philadelphia seemes to be the excellentest next to which that to Smirna the sharpest to Laodicea They all are almost for substance alike I mean consisting of three things First A description of Christ the Author of the Epistles Secondly The praise or dispraise of each Angel being a narration Thirdly Good things are promised to those that overcome and destruction to those that fall away which may be called in other termes thus A Preface a Narration Exhortation and Exclamation of Promises annexed But I study to be briefe CHAP. IV. Vision 2. Vers 1. After these things I saw AFter I had seen the first Vision Behold a doore opened in heaven The heavens appeared opened to John wherein as a Theatre he saw this Vision Some by heaven understand the Church and the opened doore to be the sense of Scripture interpreted The first voice which I heard c. Meaning Christs voice who had formerly promised to shew to his servants things that must shortly come to passe to wit hidden things of Gods secret counsel concerning the condition of his Church in this world Vers 2. And immediately I was in the spirit He was in a Trance the second time and so ascended into heaven by Christs Commandement from Patmos where the holy Spirit represented these things to his understanding and revealed the mysteries thereof to him these kind of Visions are called intellectuall And behold a throne was set Hereby is represented the dominion and judgement of God over all things Vers 3. And he which sate on the throne He is not named yet doubtlesse it was God for it is called Gods throne chap. 7.15 Was like a Jasper This stone is green and cleare though there be of other colours some say the Jasper refreshing the eyes represents Christs divinity and the Sardine which is red Christs humanity bloud-red in his passion who came from Bozra in red garmens Esay 63.1 The Emrauld and this Jasper are alike much and represent his divine Majesty But I seek for no mystery the preciousnesse of the Stones set forth the condition and of him on the Throne The Rainbow notes his mercy for in Genesis he sets the Rainbow in the cloud promising not to destroy the world any more It was round about the throne Because he

the gathering together the Kings of the earth into Armageddon the burning of the whorish woman the desolation of Babylon the event of the Goggish war More then the beginning we have seen and further shall see E. H. The Errata of moment are these CHap. 1. page 2. line 10. Alcasar should be set in the margin against that line l. 13. read changeable causes for unchangeable cause ch 3. p. 30. l. 6. after doth r. not l. 26. for spiritual r. spirit ch 8. p. 54. l. 31. r. Bishops successors ch 9. p. 66. l. 30. for eye r. use ch 9. l. last for withdraw r. wrath ch 10. p. 72. l last after locusts r. doctrine ch 11. p. 83. l. 37. for shew r. flew ch 12. p. 88. l. 11. for of Christs birth r. at Christs birth AN EXPOSITION OR A short but full plaine and perfect Epitome of the most choice Commentaries upon the REVELATION Of Saint JOHN Especially of the most learnedly judicious DAV PAREVS CHAP. 1. Vision 1. Vers 1. The Revelation of Iesus Christ .. THE Word Revelation or Apocalypse signifies the unfolding of a secret T is called a Revelation for two reasons First because we need the knowledge of it Secondly it shews the divine authority of it for the title answereth the title of the ancient Prophets as the vision of Isaiah so the Revelation of John Of Jesus Christ which God gave him God may be said to give it to Christ as he was man nay as God for the father is the fountaine of the Godhead So Christs wisedome is from the father by an eternal generation it shews Christ to be God because it belongs to God only to reveal secrets Isa 41.23 now t is Christ office to reveal to his People the Will of his father His servants To wit Christ This proves Christs divine nature because all the faithfull are his servants Which must shortly come to passe therefore this book doth not treat of things then past as some would perswade but things to come Must come shews the unchangeable decree of God Also secondary causes as the malice and rage of Satan and his instruments against the Church though unchangeable causes if not hindred by the over-ruling Power of God bring forth necessarily an effect Shortly That is shall begin suddainly to take effect though the things herein mentioned were not in a very short time to be all performed for many hundred years are past already and yet many things are not come to passe yet the time is short in respect of the age of the world already past or in respect of eternity Alcazar or God with whom a thousand years are but as one day And signified it by his Angel God gave him the Revelation not to keep for himself but to shew it to his servants now is expressed the faithfulnesse of Christ in executing his charge committed to him of God And he sent This proves Christs Divinity in that he commands the Angels and they obey him This is Pauls argument of the Deity of the Son Heb. 1.6 His servant John Christ takes notice of nay doth register the names of his servants Poor Lazarus is mentioned when the rich mans name is buried in Oblivion only there was a certain rich man Happy are his servants whom he hath graven unto their comfort be it spoken on the palmes of his hands not on iron but flesh not on his back parts but his hands not the back of them but the palmes of his hands Vers 2. Who bare record of the Word of God That is of Christ the Word note three things 1. That the Penman was one that writ of Christ 2. That 't was Iohn who in the entrance of his Gospel says In the beginning was the Word to wit Christ 3. That Iohn wrote his Gospel before he wrote the Revelation who bare Record of the Word And of the Testimony of Iesus Christ the doctrine of Christ the death and martyrdome of Christ for Iohn stood by and saw him crucified And of all things that he saw to wit now in visions also he alludeth to a place in his Gospel where he says he that saw it bare record and his record is true Vers 3. Blessed is he that readeth because by reading comes faith and observance also he commendeth the reading of this book to all men And which heare those then that cannot read may be blessed let them procure others to read to them this and other books of the Scripture especially explained And keep the things reading and hearing without observance will availe little yet it may be both a means to remove what may hinder our happinesse and to direct us in the right way of attaining the same Of this Prophecie This shews it is from God for all Prophecie is of him 2 Pet. 1.20 it may also the sooner stirre up our hearts to feek the knowledge of this book for men do covet to know the things to come See my little book called A glimpse of Christs love p. 14. concerning a Prophet and Prophecie in part For the time is at hand The time of the beginning of the performance The time both of the fury of the adversary and the deliverance of the Church this should stirre up in us a diligent care to read this Prophecie for the knowledge of good and evill at the doore ought not to be neglected Vers 4. Iohn to the seven Churches gathered in Asia the lesse by the preaching of the Word chiefly by Paul to whom Iohn dedicates and sends his book because the first Vision directly concerns them Grace he to you and Peace by grace understand the free love of God in pardoning sin by peace chiefly that of conscience but also all temporal blessings included in that word peace he is to reprove these to whom he wisheth thus well it teacheth that reproofe should be the effect of love not of malice From him which is which was and which is to come that is from the father alluding to that name in Exod. 3. I am which is because the father is from none which was because he was before all time in eternity which is to come because he shall come to judge the world by the Sonne the Sonne also is one with his father was for in the beginning was the Word is to come to judge immediately the quick and the dead yet I rather understand this of the father because by the seven spirits before the throne is meant the holy Spirit as Christ is expressed in the next verse From the seven Spirits before the throne the holy Spirit is called seven because he is perfect in working for seven is used for a perfect number in this book In my quoted book pag. 43. I proved that by Angels excelling in strength arch-angels are meant Psal 103.20 the rather because the ordinary Angels are meant in ver 21. yee his host Also I affirmed that by seven spirits ch 3. v. 5. happily these angels may be meant but in