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A42414	A resolution of three important questions (premis'd as a foundation to an intended exposition of the fourth and fifth chapters of the apocalypse) in answer to the late reverend and learned Dr. H. M. Wherein is shewed, I. That the fourth and fifth chapters of the Revelation, are properly a prophecy of things to come to pass after St. John's receiving of the vision of them. II. That by opening of the book, Rev. v. is meant, of prefigured the explaining of it. III. That by the throne in both the said chapters, is meant a throne of God on Earth, and not in the highest heaven. By W. G. V. T.	Garrett, Walter.	1688 (1688)	Wing G271A; ESTC R200685	23,074	29

represented as comforting him with the joyful News of the unfolding of it in these words Weep not Behold the Lion of the Tribe of Judah the Root of David hath prevailed to open the Book v. 5. As who should say Behold through the assistance of Christ whose Merits are ever prevalent with God for the good of his Church I have set forth an Explication of it Whence it undeniably follows That the time of the Church presigur'd in that Chapter is the very time wherein it would please that Lion of the Tribe of Judah to impart the first true Exposition of that Book to his People And the Book is the same which the Lamb takes Chap. v. 7. and opens Chap. vi where also the Contents of it are particularly rehearsed If therefore that Book be truly expounded as no doubt it is already then is the time prefigur'd in Rev. v. 5. past And the Person that has done it being one of the four and twenty Elders was a Member of that glorious Church describ'd Chap. iv 4 c. So that that Church or state of the Church must needs be come also which Observation will be of great use to us when we come to the particular Explication of the Prophecy FINIS III. More Arguments to shew That by the Throne Rev. iv v. is meant a Throne of God on Earth and not in the highest Heaven With Answers to Objections TO the two Arguments made use of in the former Sheet to prove that by the Throne Rev. iv v. is meant some Throne of God on Earth and not in the highest Heaven I now add Thirdly That it is certain and confest by all Interpreters that by Heaven in some places of the Revelation as also in other Prophecies of Scripture is meant an Heaven upon Earth As in Rev. xii where we have mention of a Woman in Heaven and of a great Red Dragon there also persecuting her which Dragon is call'd at ver 9. the Devil and Satan and the Woman afterwards flying into the Wilderness c. Who can be so sensless as to interpret this Heaven otherwise than of an Heaven upon Earth where the Woman the Church is persecuted by her profest Enemy the Devil Since therefore it is so demonstrably certain that in this Prophecy Heaven is sometimes taken for an Heaven upon Earth and it cannot be made out clearly that Heaven where it is spoken of as the Scene of any Action is ever used there in any other sense it follows that the Heaven we speak of Rev. iv v. is an Heaven upon Earth too and consequently the Throne there spoken of an Earthly Throne But Fourthly If it could be made appear that Heaven where it is made the Scene of Action is any where us'd in this Prophecy for the highest Heaven Yet here it were a most unreasonable thing to take it in that sense For then the Sitter on the Throne with the Book sealed in his Right Hand Rev. v. 1. must be God Almighty And whereas it is said in the next Verse that Proclamation was made by a strong Angel Who is worthy to open the Book c. In the 3d Verse it is return'd thereupon That no Man in Heaven nor in Earth neither under the Earth was able to open the Book neither to look thereon The meaning of which if by Heaven be meant the highest Heaven must be That Christ himself was not able to open the Book neither to look thereon which were most absurd And the more because it is certain that God had given his Son the Revelation whereof the Book we speak of is confest to be a part before ever this Vision was exhibited to St. John. For Christ would not have sent his Angel to signify it to his Servant John Rev. i. 1. if God had not signified it to Christ before Wherefore when it is said That no Man in Heaven was able to open the Book the meaning cannot be that no Man in the highest Heaven where Christ sitteth at the Right Hand of God was able but it must be expounded as it is certain that it ought in other places of an Heaven upon Earth To this the Doctor answers That Christ is excepted according as is answered by St. Paul in a like Case 1 Cor. xv 27. But I reply That let the Doctor understand it how he pleases it is certain that St. John did not understand it with exception of Christ viz. as if it had been said No Man in Heaven but Christ was able to open the Book And this appears from what follows in the iv ver where St. John tells us He wept much because no Man was found worthy to open and read the Book neither to look thereon For if the Sitter on the Throne were God Almighty on the Throne of Glory with a Book in his Right Hand sealed how odly would it have look'd in St. John to weep and that much because no Man but Christ was found worthy to open it For whom could he expect or desire should do it besides But the Doctor adds Par. Proph. Chap. xxxiv resp ad 5. That St. John did not know as yet that Christ was worthy to open the Book and read it nor so much as to look upon it Repl. I wonder the Doctor should venture to say so For this is to make that great Apostle and beloved Disciple a very ignorant Man indeed For did not St. John know the Worthiness and Abilities of Christ as well as any Man The Prophet had cause to weep then indeed if he were so weak as to think that Christ himself was not worthy to read the Book But how could he be ignorant of that which every Christian is suppos'd to know Besides St. John must needs have known what the Book was or else he would not have wept that no Man could open it But it is confest on all hands that the Book was part of the Revelation So that St. John of all Men could not be ignorant of Christ's Worthiness to open the Book when he knew that Christ had call'd him on purpose to communicate it to him Object But if St. John's ignorance of Christ's Worthiness had not been the cause of his Weeping how comes the Elder ver v. to comfort him in these words Weep not behold the Lion of the Tribe of Judah the Root of David hath prevailed to open the Book c. For by this it should seem that St. John did not know that Christ could do it Answ I have before prov'd this Vision to be a Prophecy and that by Opening the Book is prefigur'd the Explaining of it So that the meaning of the Elder 's words is plainly this Not that Christ in his own Person hath given out an Exposition of the Book but that some Member of his Church on Earth hath done it through the prevalence of his Intercession As if the Elder had said Behold I through the Merits of Christ have been enabled to Expound the Book So