Some conceive, that in this place, the Lord fore-showed Job the Incarnation of Christ, who is the true corner-stone, knitting all in One. For mostly, when the Scripture would set forth the security of our salvation by Christ, it doth it by this resemblance: Upon him believers are founded, and in him fastened. If we had not Christ a corner-stone for our salvation, it were not possible that our salvation should be sure to us: The building cannot be sixth without it. Christ is said to be our peace, who hath made both one (Eph. 2.14.) where the Apostle speaks first of taking away the middle wall of partition, and then of making both (that is Jews and Gentiles) one by Christ, the only corner stone. By one and the same faith in Christ, two people, Jews and Gentiles, are joined in one: As in the corner of a building, two walls always meet and are closed together by the corner-stone. And as Christ is a corner-stone laid in with the foundation, so he is a corner-stone upon the foundation in the continued rising of the building, till raised to the top. As the corner-stone hath its use in any part of the corner, from the foundation to the roof, so it is placed in the highest part of the building; There Christ is the chief corner-stone. The Prophet speaks thus of Christ (Zach. 4.7.) And he (that is Zerubbabel) shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying grace, grace unto it; which seems to signify, that Christ should be manifested and brought publicly forth, like the chief or uppermost corner-stone. The corner-stone is called the Head-stone, because 'tis set above in the building; and 'tis called also the Head-stone, because it is polished, and appeareth above the rest, like an head above the body.1 Thus you see the use of the corner-stone in Scripture, as applied to Christ, in allusion to a building, for the security and firmness of it: the corner-stone being that which bindeth the building, and fastens the contiguous walls together. Here the Lord speaking of his framing the Earth, tells us of a corner-stone, ⟨p. 71⟩to show that the frame of the earth shall stand and continue unshaken, & undivided. In opposition to this phrase, when the prophet describeth the irreparable destruction of Babylon, or that it shall be ruined without recovery; he expresseth it thus (Jer. 51.26.) And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundation;
Some conceive, that in this place, the Lord fore-shewed Job the Incarnation of Christ, who is the true corner-stone, knitting all in One. For mostly, when the Scripture would set forth the security of our salvation by Christ, it doth it by this resemblance: Upon him believers are founded, and in him fastened. If we had not Christ a corner-stone for our salvation, it were not possible that our salvation should be sure to us: The building cannot be fixt without it. Christ is said to be our peace, who hath made both one (Eph. 2.14.) where the Apostle speaks first of taking away the middle wall of partition, and then of making both (that is Jews and Gentiles) one by Christ, the only corner stone. By one and the same faith in Christ, two people, Jews and Gentiles, are joyned in one: As in the corner of a building, two walls alwayes meet and are closed together by the corner-stone. And as Christ is a corner-stone laid in with the foundation, so he is a corner-stone upon the foundation in the continued rising of the building, till raised to the top. As the corner-stone hath its use in any part of the corner, from the foundation to the roof, so it is placed in the highest part of the building; There Christ is the chief corner-stone. The Prophet speaks thus of Christ (Zach. 4.7.) And he (that is Zerubbabel) shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings, crying grace, grace unto it; which seems to signifie, that Christ should be manifested and brought publickly forth, like the chief or uppermost corner-stone. The corner-stone is called the Head-stone, because 'tis set above in the building; and 'tis called also the Head-stone, because it is polished, and appeareth above the rest, like an head above the body.1 Thus you see the use of the corner-stone in Scripture, as applied to Christ, in allusion to a building, for the security and firmness of it: the corner-stone being that which bindeth the building, and fastens the contiguous walls together. Here the Lord speaking of his framing the Earth, tells us of a corner-stone, ⟨p. 71⟩to shew that the frame of the earth shall stand and continue unshaken, & undivided. In opposition to this phrase, when the prophet describeth the irreparable destruction of Babylon, or that it shall be ruined without recovery; he expresseth it thus (Jer. 51.26.) And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundation;
- 1Educet lapidem capitis. Heb. Quod instar capitis promineat, aut quod emineat in supremo loco.
