Candlestick a short point on the seat of the candle, but a "pricket candlestick" refers to a very large point (onto which the candle is placed) with a small base. Candles and candlesticks are also used frequently in religious rituals and for spiritual means as both functional and symbolic lights. In Jewish homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the Sabbath at sundown every Friday, hence, candlesticks are often on display. A seven-branched candelabrum, known as the Menorah, is the national symbol of the State of Israel, based on the candelabrum that was used in the Temple in
The Light upon the Candlestick title page reads, This has led to the supposition that William Ames was the author of "The Light upon the Candlestick", but the wording means that "The Light upon the Candlestick" agrees in principal with the work "The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God" by William Ames. As the title page says it was printed for the Author, it is likely that the tract was printed for the Author of "The Mysteries of the Kingdom of God", William Ames, to support his position “against several Professors” of the Collegiants with whom he was in disagreement. In the mid-seventeenth century there