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A42411 A paraphrase upon Rev. I. The plain meaning of the first chapter of the Revelation, set forth in way of paraphrase, and notes. Being also an exhortaion , not to rest in the literal sense of the epistles; but to seek out for such a one, as may be answerable to the stateliness of their common frontispeice, I know thy works. Garrett, Walter. 1699 (1699) Wing G270; ESTC R217952 9,414 8

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Numb 2. A Paraphrase upon Rev. 1. The Plain Meaning of the First Chapter of the Revelation set forth in way of Paraphrase and Notes Being also an Exhortation not to Rest in the Literal Sense of the Epistles but to seek out for such a one as may be Answerable to the Stateliness of their Common Frontispiece I Know Thy Works Line upon line line upon line here a little and there a little Esay XXVIII 10 13. Which things are an Allegory Gal. IV. 14. THE Reader is here suppos'd to have had a sight of the former Sheet where I explain the three first Verses and so I proceed to the Business in hand which is A Paraphrase upon Rev. 1. V. 1. The Revelation whereof Jesus Christ is Author as God and not as Man for no Man is Capable of such Fore-knowledge The Main End and Scope of it being this viz. To Fore shew unto His Servants some things of Great Importance near approaching to wit Those Things which in the XXI and XXII Chapp are said to have bin Shewed to John by one of the Vial-angels The same Joh. who V. 2. has Recorded the Doctrin and Miracles of Jesus Christ and was himself a Present Witness of them V. 3. Now for Encouragement to the Studious of these Mysteries Blessed is he that Interpreteth saith the Spirit and they that attend to the words of This Prophecy and Live answerably and Observe the wonderful Workings of God's Providence in bringing to pass the said great Things Predicted in it For the Time of their Accomplishment is Now at hand it being the latter end of the Vial-times which the Revelation chiefly addresses to before which Times it could not be rightly Understood and in respect of which Only it is properly call'd a REVELATION Notes Observe here that although the Blessedness may after a sort be so interpreted as to belong to the Reader even of the Literal sense of this Prophecy there being many Excellent things appearing in its very Superfice yet those words for the time is at Hand which are assign'd as the Reason of the Blessedness cannot be applied but only with regard to the Mystical or Prophetic sense of it But here we are to note also That the Visions of this Book begin at V. 9. All before that is but a Preface containing the Title the Author the main Scope and Design the Scribe the Benefit of Reading it All which are compris'd in the 3 first verses Afterwards as John had received a Commandment at V. 11. to write what he had seen or should see and send it to the Churches c. so in the 4th verse he begins his Epistle to them in these words V. 4. John to the seven Churches which are in Asia Grace be unto you and peace from God who in these Visions has bin represented to me under the Title of Which is and Which was and Which is to come Chap. 4.8.16.5 and from the Holy Ghost who has bin Represented to me as Seven Spirits before the Throne of God Chap. 4.5 Notes One Church consider'd as divided into Seven Intervals is represented in this Prophecy as seven Churches just as One Empire for the like reason is set forth as Seven Beasts or Empires Chap. XVII For that Empire under its sixth Head is represented as a Dragon Chap XII 3. under its seventh as a Leopard c. Chap XIII 2. So a Book with One Seal consisting of One Continued Mystery all along is call'd Chap. V. 1. a Book with 7 Seals Because the Book is there Consider'd as Divided into Seven Parts And in like manner the Ministers of the Church who in this Prophecy are Usually call'd the Angel of it if the Church it self be consider'd as Divided into seven Intervals or Churches are call'd Seven Angels These Angels are also called Spirits Chap. 4. 5. V. 6. And as the Lamb is sometimes Christ and sometimes his Church see my Notes on Chap. 4.9 and the Sitter on the Throne sometimes God and sometimes the King according as the sense Directs so a spirit is sometimes the Ministers of the Church and sometimes the Holy Ghost himself under whom they Minister who has constituted them his Overseers and who acts in them and by them Lastly as one Church is 7 Churches one Angel seven Angels so one Spirit is seven Spirits according to the seven-fold Division of the Church in which he is And whereas these seven Spirits are said to be before the Throne which argues them to be Ministring Spirits it will come all to one if we understand them of the Holy Ghost as I have said consider'd as the Actuater and the influencer of his Ministers that is as making good our Saviours Promise that he should Abide in and with the Church for ever John 14.16 c. For God is represented no otherwise according to the Mystical sense of this Prophecy than as Ruling in and by some King nor Christ than as suffering or Triumphing in his Church nor the Holy Ghost than as Acting in his Ministers V. 5. And from Jesus Christ who is the Faithful Witness who laid down his Life for the Truth 's sake and is Risen again as the First-fruits of them that sleep in him 1 Cor. 15.20 and who by his Faithful servants has frequently done the same as hath bin shewed me in these Visions Who presently after his Resurrection became in his Own person The Prince of the Kings of the earth and in these Visions has bin Exhibited as such in his Vicegerents on Earth Chap. 22.3 4 5.21.23 24 25 26. Unto him who in his Own Person hath Loved us and Washed us from our sins in his own Blood V. 6. And as hath bin shewed me in the following Representations hath by the Ministry of Reformed Princes and particularly of those of England highly Honour'd us both Laics and Clergy-Men with great Power and Large Revenues to be employed in the service of God and his Father and now no more after the Restauration of the Church of England to be taken from us To Him be Glory and Dominion for ever and ever Amen Notes The main Business of the Revelation being to set-forth the Honour of Christ its Author V. 1. may be conceived as the Reason why St. John singles Him out from the other Persons of the Trinity contenting himself with a Bare Mention of the Father and the Holy Spirit and expresly ascribing Glory and Dominion to Christ only a thing very well worth our Observation For this is well accommodated to the Business in hand which is per varios casus Discrimina to bring us in the End to that most Glorious and most Desirable Establishment of Christ's Eternal Kingdom in the world Chap. XXI and XXII and withall to assure us of our Saviour's Divinity With relation to which things to wit the Kingdom of Christ on earth and his Equality with the Father we are also to understand the next two verses thus V. 7. Behold he is Coming speedily