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A33295	A sermon preached at a general meeting in the Gray-Friar-Church of Edinburgh, upon the 13 day of June, 1638 by that eminent, faithful, and zealous servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. Andrew Cant ...	Cant, Andrew, 1590?-1663.	1699 (1699)	Wing C450; ESTC R34783	15,112	25

A SERMON Preached at a GENERAL MEETING IN THE Gray-Friar-Church OF EDINBVRGH Upon the 13. Day of Iune 1638. By that Eminent Faithful and Zealous Servant of Jesus Christ Mr. ANDREW CANT Minister of the Gospel at Aberdeen EDINBURGH Printed for Alexander Henderson M. DC XC IX A SERMON on Zech. 4. 7. Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel thou shal● become a plain and he shall bring forth the head stone thereof with Shouting Crying Grace Grace unto it I Perceive that God will have his Temple built which had been long neglected partly by the worldliness of the people who had greater Care of their own houses then of the house of God as appears by the prophet Haggai 1. v. 3 4. He reproves them for this fault That they cared more for their own houses than for the house of God partly because of the great impediments and difficulties they apprehended in the work Yet God having a purpose to have it builded sends his Prophets to stir them up to the building of it Hag. 2. 4. As for impediments he promises to remove them all and assures them of this by Haggai and Zechariah Yea he shews to Zerubbabel and the people that although impediments were as mountains yet they should be removed I need not stand upon Introductions and Connections this Verse I have read shows the Scope of the Prophet to wit God will have his work going on and all Impediments removed These Times require that I should rather insist upon Application to the present Work of Reformation in hand then to stand upon the Temple of Ierusalem which we know well enough was a Type of Christs Kirk which in this Land was once built but now hath been Defaced by the Enemies of Christ we have long neglected the Re-edifying of it partly Men being given more to build their own houses nor the house of Christ and partly Because of the great Impediments that have discouraged God's people to meddle with it now it hath pleased God to stir up Prophets Noblemen and People of the Land to put to their Hands to this Work and I think God saith to you in this Text Who art thou O great mountain thou shalt become a plain There are two Parts in this Text First An Impediment removed under the Name of a Mountain Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain 2ly In the second Part of the Text the Work goeth up and is finished the Impediment being removed He shall bring forth the head stone thereof with Shouting Crying Grace Grace be unto it But that ye may take up all that is to be said in Order and Method there are six Steps in the Text three in the Mountain impeding the Work and three in the Work it self the three in the Mountain are these 1. It is a Mountain seen O great mountain 2. A Mountain reproved Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel 3. A Mountain removed Thou shalt become a plain The three in the Work are 1. A Work growing and going up 2. A Work finished He shall bring forth the head stone thereof 3. A Work praised He shall bring forth the head stone thereof with Shouting Crying Grace Grace be unto it I shall speak of all these God willing and apply them to the time As for the three in the Mountain 1. It is a Mountain seen It is called a great Mountain under this are comprehended all Impediments and Difficulties impeding the Bullding all being taken together make up a great Mountain which is un-passible the Enemies which impede this Work were this Mountain look Ezra 4. and ye will see the Adversaries of Iudah become a great Mountain in the Way of that Work That ye may take up this Mountain the better I find that Kings are called Mountains in Scripture and good Kings are so called for these three First For their Sublimity as Mountains are high above the Valleys so are Kings lifted up in Majesty above their Subjects Some apply that place to Kings Micah 6. 2. Hear ye O mountaens the Lords controversie and ye strong foundations of the earth 2. They are called Mountains for their Strength to Guard their People Psal. 30. David saith God hath made my mountain strong 3. Good Kings are called Mountains by reason of the Influence of Peace to the People Psal. 72. v. 3. The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness I find also that the strong Enemies of the Church are called Mountains because of the great impediments to the Kirk's building that are made by them as ye may see in Ps. 144. This Mountain that I may speak more plainly is Prelacie which hath ever been in the Mountain in the way of our Reformation It may be some of you that hears me are not of my Judgment concerning Episcopacie for my Judgment I ever condemned it as having no Warrand for it to be in Christ House Yet I am sure that all of you who are here this day will agree with me in this that Prelacy being Antichrstian is intollerable but such is the Prelacy of this Kirk it is Antichristian I may easily prove that that amongst many marks of Antichrist thir two are most evident False Doctrine and Tiranny in Government where Antichrist is there is Tirannical Government imposing Laws upon the Consciences of Gods People where Antichrist is there is Idolatry Superstition and Error these two are clearly seen in our Prelacy their Idolatry Superstition and Error may be seen in their Service-Book their Tyranny may be seen in their Book of Canons I think there are none here but they may see this Mountain no greater Tyranny hath ever been used by Antichrist than hath been used by our Prelats and exercised upon this Kirk This Mountain being seen by you all I would have you taking a view of the Quality of it I find in Scripture That the Enemies of the Kirk being called Mountains are so called because of these three Qualities the first is in Ps. 76. 4. They are called Mountains of Prey so called because from them the Robbers rush down to the Valleys and Prey upon the Passengers 2. The second is in J er 51. 25. Babylon a great Enemy to Gods Kirk is called a destroying Mountain thee word in its own language is called a Pestiferious Mountain so called because the Pest destroys 3. The third is in Isa. 2. 14. They are called Mountains of Pride compared with the 12. Vers. and you will find these Mountains called Mountains of Pride Our Mountain of Prelacie hath all these Three bad Qualities first it is a Mountain from which they have like Robbers made a Prey of the Kirk of Christ Tell me I pray you and I appeal to your own Consciences who are my Brethren if there be any priviledge or liberty that ever Christ gave us but they have taken it from us and made a Prey of it 2. This Mountain is a pestiferous