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A03128 Three excellent points of Christian doctrine I. The nativity of our Lord Iesus Christ. II. His bitter sufferings for the sinnes of his people. III. The fruites flowing therefrom, to those that by faith apprehend him. All prophecied by Zachariah in the 8. 9. and 10. verses of the third chapter of his prophecie, and explained in three sermons, preached at Edinburgh by Master Peter Hewat being minister there. Hewat, Peter, d. 1645. 1621 (1621) STC 13258; ESTC S108984 62,915 104

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heere his faith flourisheth and bringeth forth brotherly kindnes or then they are more estranged from him being not of that society yet here his faith flourisheth bringing forth euen toward them Charity Hee that this way flourisheth he is imped in the Stock IESVS CHRIST he that flourisheth not he is saith the Apostle blind and cannot see farre off Hee hath forgotten that hee was purged from his old sinnes THE SECOND SERMON ZECHARIAH 3. Chap. 9. and 10. verses 9 For behold the Stone that I haue laid before Ioshua vpon one stone shall be seuen eyes behold I will engraue the grauing thereof sayeth the Lord of hostes and I will remooue the iniquity of that land in one day 10 In that day saith the Lord of hostes shall yee call euery man his neighbour vnder the Vine and vnder the fig-tree IN these last two Verses are set downe fiue excellent points concerning the Messias First a new Name giuen vnto him and it is a name of strength and firmenesse whereas the former two appeared names of weakenes a Branch and a Servant This is a name of strength and solidity he is a Stone and a Stone laide downe by the hand of GOD himself Secondly a new picture prefiguring of this Stone vpon this Stone shal be 7 eyes 3. A proper word of the suffrings of IESVS CHRIST whereas his father is brought in saying And I will ingraue the grauing thereof sayth the Lord of hostes 4 The comfortable fruit and effect of his passion in the remission of sins I will saith the Lord remooue the iniquity of the Land in one day 5. The great tranquillitie and peaceable estate that the subiects of this Kingdome shall inioy vnder this gratious King set downe in a borrowed speech In that day shall euery man call his neighbour vnder the Vine and vnder the fig-tree The first point is of this new Name giuen to the Messias he is now called a Stone and a Stone laide by Gods owne hand A Stone vpon which whosoeuer is not solidely builded he shall breake the neck of his soule and perish eternally This name was giuen to him of before by Esay in his 28 Chapter Behold sayth the Lord I lay in Sion a Stone a tryed Stone a sure foundation hee that beleeueth shall not make haste And the Apostle Peter in his first Epistle and second Chapter brings in the Lord speaking of him Behold in the same maner Behold I lay in Sion a chiefe corner Stone elect and precious he that beleeueth in him shall not be cōfounded This Stone Gods hands laide before Iehoshua to signifie that the ground and foundation of the heavenly Ierusalem is IESVS CHRIST 2. He laide him before Iehoshua the high Priest who serued in the Leviticall sacrifice First to signifie that the eye of their faith should be perpetually toward him 2. That all that seruice and daylie shedding of blood should so respect him that vnles it be builded on this ground the Messias the Lambe to be slaine his Blood that is onely able to pacifie the wrath of God if all be not laide vpon this Altar and vpon this stone which God himselfe hath laide downe it is all but foolish and in vaine We must heere a little examine the reasons of this Name giuen to the Messias both in the Old and New Testament which may be taken vp this way First he is called a Stone because hee is the maine scope of all Scripture whatsoeuer was formerly prefigured to the Patriarches by stones or a stone is in him truely fulfilled and accomplished We read in the 28 Chapter of Genesis of a stone that the Patriarch Iacob being weary in his Iourney laid his head vpon and sleeping there he saw that heauenly vision of the Ladder the one end whereof touching the ground the ●…oppe of it reached to the Heauen wherevpon he saw ascending and descending the Angels of God This Stone is CHRIST vnto whom we are sent in all our wearines to lay our head vpon him and there to rest Cast thy care vpon God and he shall provide for thee commit thy way to him Although this Stone vnto the World appeare to be but a hard resting place yet there is soft resting vpon it He that casteth his care vpon him and reposeth vpon this Stone he shall find him first a ready accesse to heaven a Ladder whose top reacheth to Heauen CHRIST himselfe is that Ladder Secondly he that casteth his care vpon him and reposeth vpon him shall find the Angels ready to minister vnto him Thirdly he that resteth this way and casteth his care vpon him shall find by him strength to prevail against all the mutations and tedious things of the world It is a word serving 1. to slay in vs faithlesse care 2. to direct vs the right way to seek rest and ease to our soules against both tormenting cares and cruciating feares And 3 heere is our great comfort that the writing on this Stone are euen these same words of God spoken to Iacob in his wearisome Iourney for he that layeth his head this way and committeth himselfe to God through IESVS CHRIST he shall euen read vpon this Stone these comfortable words I am with thee I will keepe thee I will not leaue thee vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken vnto thee A second Stone we reade of in Exod. 17 Chapter when Moyses praying for Israel that they might prevaile against Amalek he being wearyed his hands waxing heavy they tooke a Stone and put it vnder him and he sate thereon And Aaron and Hur supporting his hands his hands were stedfast vntill the going down of the Sunne This Stone hath also a representation of IESVS CHRIST who is called heere The Stone that the Lord hath laide Our prayers must be vpon this Stone founded vpon this ground vpon Iesus Christ his Commandement his merite or els they are but weake and feeble and can do no good If our faith take fast hold on him and our hearts be lifted toward him then doe we prevaile against Amalek the deuill the world and the flesh But when our faith waxeth feeble and our heart falleth downward then doe they prevaile against vs. And of the example of Moyses wee are to make these vses First to consider that by reason of the great burden of flesh and corruption which we carrie we are subiect to great wearinesse in the best and most spirituall exercises Secondly meanes of wakening and stirring vp would be vsed Aaron at the one hand and Hur at the other a Sermon this day another the next day the Word at the one hand the Sacramentat the other hearing sometime conference at another And all such means would be vsed to hold vp the heart that growes faint and feeble in spirituall exercises Thirdly although there be much wearinesse many imperfections great infirmitie