A29372:378
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.
But what are the two Candlesticks? These are the two Olive-trees, and the two Candlesticks.
Our Saviour tells you that the seven Golden Candlesticks, are the seven Churches. They were seven: Now in Anti-christian times reduced to a lesser company, two Candlesticks: Though as I said before, Christ will lose none in the latter times, yet in Antichristian times reduced unto two.
These are the two Candlesticks: Christ tells you the Candlesticks are the Churches: So then put this together: Would you know what these two Olive trees are and the two Candlesticks? They are the godly Magistrate and godly Minister in conjunction with the Saints of God and Churches of Christ. The two Olive-trees are the godly Magistrate and the Ministry: The Candlesticks are the Churches and Saints of God. The godly Magistrate and Minister, in conjunction with the Churches and Saints of God. The godly Magistrate alone, is not it: Nor the Ministry alone, is not it: Nor good people and Saints alone, is not it; Here are two Olive-trees, and two Candlesticks: So that would you know what these are? They are the godly Magistrate, and Minister, in conjunction with the Saints of God, and Churches of Jesus Christ.