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A82585	The two olive trees: or, The Lords two anointed ones, which alwayes stand before Him, the ruler of the whole earth, Zach. 4. Described also Rev. 11. by the names of [brace] two witnesses, two olive trees, two candlesticks, two prophets. [brace] And shewing what they are in their own true nature, differing from all the new fancied ones, and in what manner they alwayes prophesie. How they are said to finish their testimony. How they were to be killed by the Beast, and when. How long their corps should lie in the streets of the Beasts great citie, dead and unburied. And when the spirit of life from God should enter into them, and they stand upon their feet again. And what great things should follow after the same to the end, and thence for ever. Published according to order.	I. E.	1645 (1645)	Wing E13; Thomason E270_1; ESTC R212360	37,813	48

THE TWO OLIVE TREES OR The Lords two Anointed ones which alwayes stand before Him the Ruler of the whole Earth Zach. 4. Described also Rev. 11. by the names Of Two Witnesses Two Olive Trees Two Candlesticks Two Prophets And shewing What they are in their owne true nature differing from all the new fancied ones and in what manner they alwayes prophesie How they are said to finish their testimony How they were to be killed by the Beast and when How long their corps should lie in the streets of the Beasts great Citie dead and unburied And when the Spirit of life from God should enter into them and they stand upon their feet again And what great things should follow after the same to the end and thence for ever Published according to Order LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons 1645. To the Christian Reader ALthough there are many opinions at this day on foot concerning the two Witnesses of God described in Zach. 4. by the names of two Olive Trees and the two anointed ones which stand before the Ruler of the earth as also by the names of two Candlestickes and two Prophets Rev. 11. and much questionings and doubts made about them who and what they should be c. And that therefore I may seem too bold especially among men so learned and wise and in so great and difficult a cause as this is to speak or publish what I have heard or may seem to understand yet seeing things to be as they are I suppose I may with leave venture to doe it I confesse the matter hath already long before this time very truly been unfolded by some whose shooes I am not worthy to beare if we could see it but that wee are so naturally blind concerning the truth and given to seek out new inventions of our own and such as may seeme best to suit with the present times and affections of the people and withall serve to make for our temporall advantages which we are to repent of as being very great evils That which I shall doe herein is onely this to expresse some things a little more plainly to the plainer sort of Christians like my selfe to remove some objections and cleare some doubts After which I hope it will not remain to the meek humble in heart a matter altogether so obscure and unknowne what the two Olive Trees the Lords two Witnesses his anointed ones are in their own true nature differing from all the new invented ones which some would have us to entertain for them or besides them I request the Christian Reader therefore to excuse my boldnesse herein seeing it is his good that I seek as well as my owne desiring that we may all escape the errors and evils of the times and be led by the Spirit of truth into all truth and so Walke in the same to the praise of God and our owne salvation which is now neere at hand to be revealed So I rest His Christan friend I. E. Imprimatur Iohn Downam THE TWO OLIVE TREES OR The Lords two anointed Ones Zach. 4. Described also Rev. 11. by the names Of Two Witnesses Two Olive Trees Two Candlesticks Two Prophets REV. 11. vers 1. And there was given me a Reed like unto a Rod and the Angel that stood by me said Rise and measure the Temple of God and the Altar and them that worship therein BEfore the Lord begins to describe his two Witnesses 〈◊〉 requireth his servant Iohn to take a survey of his Church of Saints the spirituall house of God consisting of living stones built on the chiefe Corner Stone Jesus Christ they being the holy Priesthood who offer up spirituall Sacrifices acceptable to God by him which hee signifieth by the Temple of Jerusalem and the Altar of Incense that was in the same whereinto the Priests onely might enter through the vaile to sacrifice and adore These onely are they that the Lord will have to bee measured and taken notice of as being his part and portion his Tabernacle wherein he will dwell Vers 2. But the Court which is without the Temple cast out and measure not for it is given to the Gentiles and the holy Citie shall they tread under foot fourty and two months BY the outer Court of the Temple which John is bidden to cast out and not measure wee are to understand the common outward unregenerate Christians who especially after the dispersion of the true Spouse of Christ from her primitive viblsie estate should become many in number and attaine to great authority and power in the outward state of the Church and take upon them and assume unto themselves as if they were the very true Church and Spouse of Christ These who notwithstanding all this their outward profession and taking much upon them are but Gentiles in heart full of all uncleannesse and abominations resembled here by the outward Court of the Temple where the Brazen Altar was and whereinto all the people of Israel might enter and sacrifice are they whom the Lord commandeth to be cast out and forbiddeth to be measured or accounted of as being any part of his portion or inheritance And whereas these Gentiles are said to tread the holy Citie under foot fourty and two months is foreshewed that they should persecute kill and keep downe out of sight the true Spouse and her children who are here described by the name of the holy Citie because they are the Tabernacle and Sanctuary of God wherein hee will dwell for ever And that this they were to doe for the space of fourty and two months which are to be understood months of yeares taking every day of each month for a yeare according to Ezek. 4.6 Vers 3. And I will give to my two witnesses and they stall prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore dayes clothed in sackcloth BY which words the Lord by his Angel gives to his servant Iohn and unto all his Church of Saints to understand that although those Gentiles unto whom the outward Court was to bee given should tread the holy City of Saints under foot so long as fourty and two months of yeares yet neverthelesse hee would so give unto his two Witnesses that they should prophesie all the while even every one of the dayes of those months which according to the account of the Hebrewes who had thirty dayes to every month and twelve months to every yeare do contain according as the Lord doth here also intend it a thousand two hundred and threescore years And sheweth also that their manner of prophesying should be as cloathed in Sack-cloth that is to say in mourning for so in the same kinde of habit they always prophesied although it would be now much more abundant by reason of the abundant cruelties of their enemies who should for their word and testimony sake persecute those that in the evidence of the Spirit and the teares of true repentance faith and patience testified the same against their Gentilisme hypocrisie and

ruling in their hearts is judged already So those dwellers on earth being tormented with their just and righteous sayings which the Saints and servants of God the true successors of the holy Apostles and Church of their time maintained against their ungodly superstitious filthy flesh-pleasing wayes And the beast hee being now risen up and seated in the Dragons Throne and there being nothing more tormenting or grievous unto him and his false prophets and those dwellers on earth then the true and righteous doctrines and prophecies of these two Prophets Gods anointed ones the light whereof being so contrary to their wayes and works Therfore as holding it their wisest surest way that they should torment them no longer they make battell against them and kill them And this they effected and brought to passe partly by belying their testimony giving most false and blasphemous expositions of their sayings making the world beleeve that so they meant and partly by suppressing those which stood to maintain their true intent and meaning and partly by keeping close their written words forbidding them to bee published or read in any of the tongues or languages of the Nations which were under the authority and power of the beast that the people should not come to the knowledge and understanding of them lest they should see and discover their false and deceitfull delusions So the beast and his false prophets by putting out the light and true intent of Gods two Witnesses which was and is their life they killed them Vers 8. And their carkasses shall remaine in the streets of the great Citie which is spiritually called Sodome and Egypt where also their Lord was crucified ONely their dead letter or bare text of their testimony they would retaine and keep as wee see they have done in their Cells Temples and streets of the Nations and Kingdomes where the beast is worshipped who with Rome their chiefe doe make up that great Citie which because of their spirituall whoredomes and hardnesse of heart are described by the names of Sodom and Egypt they answering in a spirituall manner unto them both And they are charged also with the crucifying of the Lord himselfe even as the Lord had charged the Scribes and Pharisees of his time with the blood of Abel because like as they imitated Cain in hardnesse of heart and wickednesse in their killing the Prophets as he did his brother So these imitating those of Jerusalem that crucified the Lord of life in their murdering his faithful Servants his Saints Martyrs are justly charged with crucifying the Lord they making up one generation with all the Heathen and wicked murderers and shedders of righteous blood in the world For which cause he saith And in her was found the blood of Prophets and of Saints and of all that were slaine upon the earth Rev. 18.24 Ver. 9. And there shall of the Tribes and People and Gentiles see their dead bodies three dayes and a halfe and shall not suffer their Corps to be laid in Monuments ANd so those Nations and Kingdomes People and Gentiles under the name of Catholick Christians having the dead bodies or letter of Gods two Witnesses lying in their streets could and can yet handle and look upon them while those three dayes and a halfe the time times and halfe a time of the beasts reigne lasteth That is to say not as the beast and they of the Church of Rome expound it three naturall yeares and a halfe which they will have to be the time of the reigne of a great Antichrist of their imagining which they pretend is yet to come but 3 propheticall years a halfe that is so many years of years which according to the account of the Hebrews are 1260 years A long time for Gods two Testaments to lie dead among them and not suffered to be so read or heard as they maybe understood and laid up in the hearts of the people where they ought to have been laid and kept as in their true and naturall graves or tombs where they should have been buried not to be forgotten but to be kept in memoriall to the praise of God and salvation of his people Ver. 10. And the inhabitants of the earth shall bee glad over them and shall send gifts one to another because these two Prophets tormented them that dwell upon the earth NOw the beast his false prophets and all those worshippers of the beast here named because of their great number The Inhabitants of the earth they having attained their wills and prevailed over Gods two Witnesses and cast his truth to the ground as the Prophet Daniel also foretold are glad at their hearts and in triumph over them and for joy that they may now goe on quietly in setting up and adoring their own inventions They as one well observeth make themselves merry with bonfires vigils festivals processions and in token of their joy as the text saith send gifts one to another Kings Princes and people present and endow the beast and his Church with donations immunities possessions gold and silver offerings c. And the beast on the other side requites their love and devotion with Titles Bells Prayers Pardons Bulls and such like And the reason of this their wicked and ungodly rejoycing is because they had put out the eyes or light of Gods two Testaments which are here named two Prophets and before his two Witnesses and two Olive Trees and two Candlesticks vers 3 4. that their abominations filthinesses of their fornications might not be discovered and reproved by them as formerly had been which was so tormenting unto them and is and will be still to all such lovers and beleevers of lies whose hope and conversation and dwelling is here on earth as nothing can be more For so much doe the words imply in saying Because these two Prophets tormented them that dwell upon the earth Ver. 11. And after three dayes and a halfe the Spirit of life from God entred into them and they stood upon their feet and great feare fell upon all that saw them ANd after three dayes and a halfe that is to say after the time and times and halfe a time of the Beasts reigne spoken of in Dan. 7.25 12.7 and mentioned in Rev. 12.14 to be the time of the woman being nourished in the wildernesse And so taking a day in this place as a time is to bee taken in Dan. 7.25 Rev. 12.14 Then these three dayes and a halfe in a propheticall understanding are as the three times and a halfe are three yeares and a halfe of yeares And therefore not as they of Rome would have them three naturall yeares and a halfe which they make to bee the time of their expected two witnesses Enoch and Elias and their being killed and lying dead c. and of their Churches desolation and being in the wildernesse which they pretend they expect shall come to passe upon the rising of their Antichrist a Jew of