Zerubbabels encouragement to finish the temple. A sermon preached before the honourable House of…

The Vision is made up of two things:¹

1. 1In the Vision, two parts.

First, a glorious Candlestick all of gold, with a bowl or cistern upon the top of it, and with seven shafts, with seven lamps at the ends thereof, all lighted.

First, a glorious Candlestick all of gold, with a bowle or cesterne upon the top of it, and with seveu shafts, with seven lamps at the ends thereof, all lighted.

And secondly, that these Lamps might have a perpetual supply of Oil, without any accessary way of humane help, there are presented (as ⟨p. 7⟩growing by the Candlestick) two fresh and green Olive trees on each side thereof, ver. 3. which do [empty out of themselves] golden oil, ver. 12. that is, did naturally drop and distil it into that bowl, and the two pipes thereof, to feed the lamps continually. A Vision so clear and full of light to set forth the work then to be done by the Jews, that the Angel wonders, that at the first sight the Prophet should not understand it.

And secondly, that these Lamps might have a perpetuall supply of Oyle, without any accessary way of humane help, there are presented (as ⟨p. 7⟩growing by the Candlestick) two fresh and green Olive trees on each side thereof, ver. 3. which doe [empty out of themselves] golden oyle, ver. 12. that is, did naturally drop and distill it into that bowl, and the two pipes thereof, to feed the lamps continually. A Vision so cleare and full of light to set forth the work then to be done by the Jews, that the Angel wonders, that at the first sight the Prophet should not understand it.