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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.
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Hewat, Peter, d. 1645.
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iniquity of that land in one day 10 In that day saith the Lord of Hostes shall ye call every man his neighbour vnder the vine and vnder the sigge tree THe Prophet in this Chapter goeth on in comforting the people of God with the assured hope and expectation of the accomplishment of that worke of their begun deliuerie from the captivity of Babylon incouraging them to goe forward in the building of the house of God not looking to nor regarding the outward face and appearance of things how vnlikely soeuer but lifting their eyes to the consideration of h◅ infinite wisedome power and loue who hath promised vnto them this pledge of his favour that his Temple shall bee againe set vp in the middes of them and they shall inioy these same outward ensignes of his blessed presence All which for their sinnes in their banishment and captiuity were vtterly put downe and defaced Among the rest of these things which were in the peoples eyes and occurred to their consideration to discourage them this was not one of the least the present estate condition of the Priesthood which had lost all the former glory and dignity to them it appeared a thing altogether impossible that euer their Priest and Priesthood should recouer the wonted beautie To meet with them in their doubtful cogitation and to raise their hearts with comfort in this same particular There is in the beginning of this chapter a vision concerning Iehoshua their high Priest who althogh he be as in the vision he is represented vile and contemptible partlie in regard of the malice of Sathan that pursueth him partly in regard of his owne pollution and sinnes which are the mater of Sathans assaults and accusations Yet is the Lord him self euen the Messias the great Mediatour and Advocat of his Church broght in pleading for him And in this pleading so prevailing that Sathan gets the foyle and is rebuked Iehoshua is made free and absolued His filthy garments are taken from him a crown for his head and the ornaments besitting the Priesthood are rendred to him In the Chapter conteining this heauenly comfortable vision there are two chiefe and principall points The one is the speech of God in the mouth of his Prophet anent Iehoshua the high Priest And the second is the translation of his speech from Iehoshua the Type to the great high Priest of the House of God IESVS CHRIST Wherein is set down the happy estate and condition of his Church and people vnder him But leauing the first part of the Chapter let vs deale with the last three Verses wherein that which hath beene formerly spoken of the Leviticall Priesthood to be restored in the person of Iehoshua is now declared to haue the accomplishment in the person of Iesvs Christ then to come and now exhibite of whom Iehoshua was the type for the Lord our God would not haue his people abide or rest in the externall shadow of that ministery but that in it they should consider what was figured and looke to IESVS CHRIST who was to come And heerein may be considered 1. That the Maiesty and dignity of that Priesthood before the captivity was very great 2. In the time of the captivity the honour of that Priesthood was laid as it were in the dust and casten to the ground The visioun representing that time brings in Iehoshua cled in filthy garments in a base vile estate 3. After the captivity the Lord as a signe of his mercifull returne to his people he restoreth the Priesthood again And yet neither the glory of Priest nor Temple was thought answerable to that which was of before Heere therefore comes in the peoples consolation to looke in through all these Types to the glory and dignity of the Priesthood of IESVS CHRIST to come with which in dignity and maiesty cannot enter in cōparison the Leviticall Priesthood then standing now abolished 1. The Priest and Priesthood then was glorious in their owne forme of glory and splendor But all the glory which they had was but a shadow And the end of it was to point at the glorious Priesthood of IESVS CHRIST 2. That Priesthood with the glory of it was subiect to alterations and decayes But the Priesthood of IESVS CHRIST remaines vnchangeable and is euerlasting 3. That the people should not rest vpon these shadowes and to comfort them against all mutatiōs whatsoeuer There is no solide nor stedfast way but one looke to IESVS CHRIST In him as the Father hath declared himselfe well pleased So in him only doth the soule of the beleeuer finde sound peace and contentment The Lord our God who typed IESVS CHRIST in the Law and deliuered him in figures to the people in that Leviticall seruice althogh he hath remoued the types And we haue IESVS plainly and simply deliuered to vs in the Word and Sacraments Yet remaines there in his Church some teaching of this kinde and nature wherein by outward we are led vnto inward and by earthly wee are carryed vnto spirituall things And in things concerning this life is shadowed vnto vs things eternall and which concerneth the life that is to come The glory of the Temple of old was great But what was it in comparison of the glory beau ty of the spirituall House of IESVS CHRIST who is fairer then the children of men The glory and Maiesty of the high Priest of old was great but what was it compared with the glory and Maiestie of our high Priest But these types are away What remaines yet and shall remaine in the Church to the end of the World of that kinde of doctrine Euen thus much Hast thou any delight or pleasure in the beautifull shape or frame of this World or any of the Creatures that are therein Should thou rest there No This World and the shape and fashion of it will goe away But thinke that all these things being but shadowes they cannot by many degrees come to the resēblance of that delight these euerlasting pleasures in the life to come for the which as thy soule should earnestly seek so except thou get assurance to be partaker of them it had beene better for thee neuer to haue beene borne The glory and Maiesty of earthly Kings is great yet all their glory followes them but to their graue But O how great is that glory to bee crowned in Heauen to be cloathed with fine white robes hauing palmes in their hands in signe of victory And all this glorious estate is promised to the meanest subiect of the Kingdome of IESVS CHRIST Bread is comfortable to an hungrie body but as the hunger of the body may make thee say to him Lord giue vs this day our daylie bread So knowing the want of thy soule should thou not run with a petition for it to him who hath said I haue hid Manna to giue you
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