Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	bring_v	good_a	tiding_n	2,863	5	11.4428	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

lies Vers 4. These are the two Olive Trees and the two Candlesticks standing in the presence of the Lord of the earth HEre the Lord now begins to declare unto his servant Iohn and so unto all the Saints what his two Witnesses are in their own true nature in saying These are the two Olive Trees and the two Candlesticks standing c. The two as if he had said the onely two and the very same two Olive branches the two anointed ones or Sonnes of oyle shewed before unto the Prophet Zechary which stood fructifying continually before the Ruler of the whole earth not onely in the Prophets time but also long before his dayes and since Zach. 4.14 for so much doe the words clearly imply shewing that they were not two new ones not yet sprung up but those that were of old the Lord referring us as it were to the testimony of the Prophet which we are further to consider of As first where he saith I have looked and behold a Candlesticke all of gold with a bole upon the top of it and his seven lamps thereon and seven pipes to the seven lamps which were upon the top thereof And two Olive Trees by it one upon the right side of the bole and the other upon the left side thereof vers 2.3 So the Prophet having seen these things desires to know what they were and the Angel answered him saying This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel saying Not by might nor by power but by my Spirit saith the Lord of Hosts Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel thou shalt become ●plain and he shall bring forth the head stone thereof with shouting crying Grace grace unto it vers 3.4 5 6 7. And the word of the Lord came again unto the Prophet saying The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands shall also finish it and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you For who hath despised the day of small things for they shall rejoyce and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven they are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro through the whole earth vers 8 9 10. Although the Prophet had seen and heard all these things yet was he not satisfied concerning the two Olive trees but questions again saying What be these two Olive trees upon the right side of the Candlestick and upon the left side thereof vers 11. And again What be these two Olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the oyle out of themselves into the gold ver 12. And the Angel answered him saying Knowest thou not what these be And he said No my Lord. Then said the Angel unto him These are the two anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth Now the Prophet understood every thing and accordingly as they were declared unto him he writ them downe to the end that other Saints also might understand the same And yet for all this and notwithstanding all that Christ hath revealed and spoken by his Angell unto his servant Iohn and hee left written to us it remaines in doubt and is still a great question with many at this day what the two Witnesses the two Olive Trees are Some saying they are Enoch and Elias whom they will have to come Others say they are Zerubbabel and Iosua And some say they are other two men or more whom they will have to stand up in these times And others say they are the two Churches of the Iewes and Gentiles and the Ministers of both And others that they are the Ministers of the Gospel since Christ and some say the Magistracie and the Ministery And others the two Testaments and the Ministers And some say they are the two Testaments onely Now which of all these opinions is the truth that shall stand approved when all the rest shall vanish like smoake and come to nothing Surely not to make any further demurring the Two Witnesses are the Two Testaments of God without the adding or joyning men or Churches unto them in that respect For which of all those other may be said to empty the pure oyle and light of the righteousnesse and justice grace and truth of God out of themselves through their golden pipes into the golden Candlestick which is the Church of God but his two Testaments onely who have the same oyle in themselves naturally as the Olive trees have their oyle in themselves naturally It is true the Church having received into her seven Lamps of the pure oyle and light of these two Olive Trees and two Candlestickes as Christ also calleth them because they have light in themselves as well as oyle may through the sevenfold Spirit of Prophesie given her of God those seven eyes which Zechariah saw graven on the head Stone Zech. 3.9 and were with Zerubbabel Zech. 4.10 and are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth spoken of also Rev. 5.6 The Church I say having so received and being made partaker of these excellent graces and gifts may and doth by her Prophets prophesie and hold forth the light of Gods two Witnesses the two Olive Trees and two Candlestickes and testifie the same righteousnesse and justice grace and truth to the world in all parts and places where they come For which cause it is said of her O Jerusalem which bringest good tidings lift up thy voyce with strength O Sion that bringest good tidings c. And againe How beautifull upon the mountaines are the feet of those that bring good tidings of peace and good things unto us And St. Paul saith of that holy Citie that she is free and is the mother of all the children of God because she ministers the glad tidings of grace and peace unto them Although all this be true of the Church of God and that she is so neerly united unto his two Witnesses as that they cannot be divided nor parted asunder yet they may and must be distinguished so one from another as that the Church and her Prophets may not bee the Witnesses nor part of them nor the Witnesses the Church For it can no more be so then the woman mentioned Rev. 12. which had the two wings given her wherewith she might flie into the wildernes can be the two wings or the wings the woman though without them she could not flie nor be cloathed nor fed when she was in the wildernesse as the Text Rev. 14. implies the two wings being also the two Testaments which contain in them the word of the Lord wherewith she is in spirit cloathed and fed and they are but two not three nor foure nor more but onely two which God in those dayes gave unto her perfectly finished to be her guide and help every way upon all occasions and in all places wheresoever she removed or should bee dispersed And therefore Christ her Lord who was carefull of her advised