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Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London
Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by William Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by Willam Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1668
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Sermon 4: The two Witnesses, their Testimony.Sermon 4: The two VVitnesses, their Testimony.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Wat's that? These are the Olive-trees: Why if you look into Zech. from whence this is taken, you shall find the two Olive-trees are the godly Magistrates and Ministers, by whose assistance the golden Oil is emptied into the Candle-sticks, and Lamps. Having spoken of the Candlestick of gold, at the 2d. vers. of that 4. of Zech. And of two Olive-trees by it; at the 3d. vers. At the 11. verse: Then answered I, and said unto him, what are these two Olive-trees upon the right side of the Candlestick, and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again, and said unto him, what be these two Olive-branches which through the two golden pipes, empty the golden Oil out of themselves? And he answered me, and said, knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No my Lord: Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole Earth—The two anointed ones—What's that?-Why the Magistrates were anointed, and the High-Priests were anointed. Zerubbabel and Joshua were the two anointed ones—
Wat's that? These are the Olive-trees: Why if you look into Zech. from whence this is taken, you shall find the two Olive-trees are the godly Magistrates and Ministers, by whose assistance the golden Oyl is emptied into the Candle-sticks, and Lamps. Having spoken of the Candlestick of gold, at the 2d. vers. of that 4. of Zech. And of two Olive-trees by it; at the 3d. vers. At the 11. verse: Then answered I, and said unto him, what are these two Olive-trees upon the right side of the Candlestick, and upon the left side thereof? And I answered again, and said unto him, what be these two Olive-branches which through the two golden pipes, empty the golden Oyle out of themselves? And he answered me, and said, knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No my Lord: Then said he, These are the two annointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole Earth—The two annointed ones—What's that?-Why the Magistrates were annointed, and the High-Priests were annointed. Zerubbabel and Joshua were the two annointed ones—
That stand by the Lord of the whole Earth. What's that? that are public Ministers. So then, these two Olive-trees are the godly Magistrate, and the godly Minister.