A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…

These are the two Olive trees, and the two Candlesticks; A speech borrowed from the Prophet zachary, where it is said, that being returned from captivity, the Lord gave them Ministers, which as O lives should Minister Oil for the light of the Church: Even so in the wretched & cursed days, albeit the Church of God waxed fewer and fewer, yet there should be some Olive trees to give Olives, that is, some Ministers to preach peace unto the children of God, the Olive being a sign of peace, as also to drop in Oil (as Zechariah saith) into the Candlesticks, alluding to the use of the Candlesticks in the Temple, which having Oil put in them, did give light in the Temple, burning before the Lord continually: even so he saith, that even in those dark times, there should notwithstanding be some which should be able to give light unto the Church, by the Ministry of the Gospel.

These are the two Oliue trees, and the two Candlestickes; A speech borrowed from the Prophet zacharie, where it is said, that being returned from captiuitie, the Lord gaue them Ministers, which as O liues should Minister Oyle for the light of the Church: Euen so in the wretched & cursed dayes, albeit the Church of God waxed fewer and fewer, yet there should be some Oliue trees to giue Oliues, that is, some Ministers to preach peace vnto the children of God, the Oliue being a signe of peace, as also to drop in Oyle (as Zachary saith) into the Candlesticks, alluding to the vse of the Candlesticks in the Temple, which hauing Oyle put in them, did giue light in the Temple, burning before the Lord continually: euen so he saith, that euen in those dark times, there should notwithstanding be some which should be able to giue light vnto the Church, by the Ministery of the Gospell.

Afterward it is said that these two Prophets, that is, this little number of Ministers, should have fire go out of their mouths, whereby they should devour all their enemies: Which showeth unto us the power of the Word of God, which is like a fire, by the light whereof, the godly should be enlightened, by the heat whereof, the wicked should be consumed, so that sith they would not be enlightened by it to their salvation, it should send them to the darkness of hell, to their deeper condemnation. So that here we see the Word hath a contrary effect, in regard of the godly and