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16. That Christ
also is called a Stone.
In Isaiah: “Thus saith the Lord,
Behold, I place on the foundations of Sion a precious stone, elect,
chief, a corner stone, honourable; and he who trusteth in Him shall not
be confounded.”4039
Also in the cxviith
Psalm: “The stone which the builders rejected, the same is
become the head of the corner. This is done by the Lord, and it
is wonderful in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath
made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. O Lord, save therefore, O
Lord, direct therefore. Blessed is He who cometh in the name of
the Lord.”4040
Also
in Zechariah: “Behold, I bring forth my servant. The
Orient is his name, because the stone which I have placed before the
face of Jesus; upon that one stone are seven eyes.”4041
Also in
Deuteronomy: “And thou shalt write upon the stone all this
law, very plainly.”4042
Also in Jesus the son of
Nave: “And he took a great stone, and placed it there
before the Lord; and Jesus said unto the people, Behold, this stone
shall be to you for a testimony, because it hath heard all the things
which were spoken by the Lord, which He hath spoken to you to-day; and
it shall be for a testimony to you in the last of the days, when ye
shall have departed from your God.”4043
Also in the Acts of the Apostles,
Peter: “Ye princes of the people, and elders of Israel,
hearken: Behold, we are this day interrogated by you about the
good deed done to the impotent man, by means of which he is made
whole. Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel,
that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye have crucified,
whom God hath raised up from the dead, by Him he stands whole in your
presence, but by none other. This is the stone which was despised
by you builders, which has become the head of the corner. For
there is no other name given to men under heaven in which we must be
saved.”4044
This is
the stone in Genesis, which Jacob places at his head, because the head
of the man is Christ; and as he slept he saw a ladder reaching to
heaven, on which the Lord was placed, and angels were ascending and
descending.4045
And this
stone he designating Christ consecrated and anointed with the sacrament
of unction. This is the stone in Exodus upon which Moses sate on
the top of a hill when Jesus the son of Nave fought against Amalek; and
by the sacrament of the stone, and the stedfastness of his sitting,
Amalek was overcome by Jesus, that is, the devil was overcome by
Christ. This is the great stone in the first book of Kings, upon
which was placed the ark of the covenant when the oxen brought it back
in the cart, sent back and returned by the strangers. Also, this
is the stone in the first book of Kings, with which David smote the
forehead of Goliath and slew him; signifying that the devil and his
servants are thereby thrown down—that part of the head,
namely, being
conquered4046
| 4046 The
Oxford edition reads, “conquered, that is, in that part of the
head.” | which they have
not had sealed. And by this seal we also are always safe and
live. This is the stone which, when Israel had conquered the
aliens, Samuel set up and called its name Ebenezer; that is, the stone
that helpeth.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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