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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42413	A persuasive to the study of the Revelation, or, An exposition of the three first verses of that prophecy wherein 1. There is an account given of the unintelligibleness of the Revelation ... 2. Dr. Hammond's key ... shewn to be a mistaken one. 3. That neither the Doctor himself, nor anyone else in his time, understood the meaning of those passages. 4. That it can proceed from no better cause than injudiciousness or unskilfulness in these mysteries, to take exceptions at our modern Protestant expositions of the Revelation upon the account of novelty / by Wal. Garrett, rector of Everly.	Garrett, Walter.	1699 (1699)	Wing G271; ESTC R42043	8,363	8

A ●ERSUASIVE To the STUDY of the REVELATION OR An EXPOSITION of the Three first Verses of that PROPHECY WHEREIN There is an Account given of the Unintelligibleness of the Revelation ●or a long time viz. Till the Time it self prefixes for the Understan●ing of its own Visions Dr. Hammond's Key taken from things shortly to come to pass and seal not the Prophecy is shewn to be a mistaken one That neither the Doctor himself nor any one else in his time understood the meaning of those Passages That it can proceed from no better Cause than Injudiciousness or Un●kilfulness in these Mysteries to take Exceptions at our Modern Protestant Expositions of the Revelation upon the account of Novelty By Wal. Garrett Rector of Everly ●●thing what or what manner of Time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie c. Vnto whom it was revealed that not unto themselves but unto us they did minister 1 Pet. i. 11 12. Science has no Enemy but the Ignorant Gnom LONDON ●●inted March 1698 9. And are to be had with the rest of the Authors 〈◊〉 Tracts at W. Dotchen's Bookseller in Holborn over-against Chancery-Lane … d and at M. Ball 's in Leestreet near Red Lyon Square The PREFACE THAT the Wisdom of this World is Foolishness with God as the Wisdom of God is with the World 1 Cor. i. 18 24. iii. 19. appears in nothing more than in those great and unjustifiable Endeavours that have been used to keep the Mysteries of this admirable Prophecy in perpetual darkness at the same time when the blessed Author of it is doing all be can to recommend it to our serious and diligent perusal He does not suffer it to be entit'led the Vision or Words of the Prophet as was usual in former times Isa i. 1. Jer. i. 1. but the Revelation of Jesus Christ with this notable Addition which God gave unto him intimating thereby his high esteem of the Gift for the Givers sake And accordingly it is well worth our Observation in what a glorious as well as graceful form of Words the Dignity of Opening or unfolding those Divine Mysteries is set forth to us Rev. v. 1 2 3 c. But alas it is but too too evident that the Great ones of the world have very far different thoughts of it Their Objections indeed are civil enough I wish I could say the same of their Oppositions too And besides I shrewdly suspect some to make use of unlawful Weapons poysoned Arrows these I leave to the just Judgment of God who is a true Beholder of all the dark paths they tread But if any Man has a mind to traverse the Point fairly with me I shall be ready by God's Ass●stance to give him a clear and a full Answer to all pertinent Allegations My Des●gn at present is to perswade the Study of the Revelation to be worth our while especially at This time and to take off the grand Objection drawn from the Unintelligibleness of it To which purpose I here shew That the Time when our blessed Saviour design'd to have the Revelation understood is plainly noted in the Prophecy it self which is a very considerable circumstance that no former Expositor has been aware of and which the Reader I hope will take notice of as a good Omen of what may be expected Now above what is to be met with in any former Interpreter My Design then is by degrees as God shall enable me to carry on the Exposition of the Revelation to where Mr. Mede begun his viz. to the end of the vth Chapter The ivth and vth I have done in Latin already to try before I was engaged too far what the more learned sort had to say against it which in point of Argument I do not find to be discouraging at all But I see These labour under mighty Prejudices from which the m●aner sort of Scholars being free may pr●v● for ought I know as capable of Sense as they I am therefore now good English Reader by the Blessing of God preparing for thee a plain Exposition of the Five first Chapters of the Revelation a truly Noble and Divine Prophecy never before understood by any Man extending from the Beginning of a Christian Church in Rome to the Times we Now live in And I pray take this Sheet of Paper as a Specimen of what may be expected in the following If you like This prepare for greater Discoveries and I hope this will convince thee That the Time is now come for that Blessedness to him that Reads and Hears and Keeps or Observes this Prophecy Chap. i. 3. to take effect and wherein we may safely affirm without a new Revelation That Christ Jesus will not take it well of those that would obstruct the Opening of those glorious Mysteries Let nothing then discourage us from lending every one his helping hand towards it For When Man cries Seal the Book and God says Not Whose Word shall stand Man talks he knows not Study it then good Christian and depend what On God's sure Promise for a blessed End A Persuasive to the Study of the Revelation c. REV. I. Vers 1. THE Revelation of Jes●s Christ which G●d gave unto him to shew unto his Servants things that must shortly come to pass and he sent and signified them by his Angel to his Servant John 2 Who have Record of the Word of God and of the Testimony of Jesus Christ and of all things which he saw Blessed is he that readeth and they that hear the words of this Prophecy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and keep or observe these things that are written therein for the Time is at hand In which words the Book is Entitled The Revelation of Jesus Christ that is The Discovery of Future things revealed or made known by Jesus Christ the Author of the Discovery which Discovery he was enabled to make in vertue of his Divine not Human Nature Mat. xxiv 36. which is the meaning of those Words Which God gave unto him For hence it is That with respect to his being the Author of this Prophecy he so often takes upon him the Stile or Title of the Only True God viz. The First and the Last c. Rev. i. 8 11 17 xxii 13. For this very Title does Isaiah set forth as the into nmunicable Attribute of the Only True God Isa xli 4. xliv 6. xlviii 12. And hence also it is That Jesus Christ is called The Lord God of the Holy Prophets Rev. xxii 6. And the Lord God of the Holy Prophets sent his Angel c. For at verse 16 of the same Chapter it is said of the same Mission and the same Messenger I Jesus have sent mine Angel Jesus therefore it need must be whom a little before the Angel that was sent had called The Lord God of the Holy Prophets And can any one now ●●●nk either that Christ as a Good Man w●●●● have thus intruded himself into the Society of the Godhead Or