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

But then you will say, There is mentioned after this an overcoming and killing of these witnesses by a war of the Beast, even his last war against the Saints, whereby he shall throw down there Candlesticks, and cut down these Olive trees; And if so, where then is all the encouragement which you have given?

But then you will say, There is mentioned after this an overcomming and killing of these witnesses by a warre of the Beast, even his last war against the Saints, whereby he shall throw downe there Candlesticks, and cut downe these Olive trees; And if so, where then is all the encouragement which you have given?

I dare not […], that this killing is as yet to come; it is the greatest controversy in this Book, whether it be past or no; But however, supposing it not yet past, to take off discouragements from thence,

I dare not 〈…〉, that this killing is as yet to come; it is the greatest controversie in this Book, whether it be past or no; But however, supposing it not yet past, to take off discouragements from thence,

First, for the time of it, we know it not how long, it may be a good while unto it, and in the mean time we may yet enjoy a summer of the Gospel, and an harvest of a better Reformation, a little time of which (if it were to be bought) were worth a world.

First, for the time of it, we know it not how long, it may be a good while unto it, and in the meane time we may yet enjoy a summer of the Gospel, and an harvest of a better Reformation, a little time of which (if it were to be bought) were worth a world.