John Trapp on Zechariah 3:10

Verſe 10. In that day, ſaith the Lord of hoſts, ſhall yee call, &c.] i. e. Yee ſhall have peace, Regionis & Religionis. of countrey and of conſcience. Chriſtus auferet iniquitatem, afferet pacem. Chriſt, as he ſaveth his people from their ſinnes; ſo from the hands of them that hate them. When this Prince of peace was born, in the dayes of Auguſtus, Ʋniverſa gentium erat aut pax, aut pactio: Luc. [illegible: 1 letter]lor. l. [illegible: 1 letter]. there was a generall either peace, or truce among all Nations. And this man ſhall be the peace, when the Aſſyrian ſhall come into the land—thus ſhall he deliver us from the Aſſyrian, &c. Mic. 5.5, 6. But behold a better thing: This Shiloh, this Tranquillator, Pacificator, by removing iniquity, createth peace of conſcience: like as after Jonah was caſt over-board, the ſea became calme. Of the encreaſe of his government and peace there ſhall be no end, Eſay 9.7. Where Chriſt ruleth there is peace, peace, Eſay 26.3. that is, perfect, ſheer, pure peace, with God, our ſelves, and others: and the more Chriſts government increaſeth in the ſoul, the more is peace renued, continued, multiplied.Pſal. 119.16[illegible: 1 letter] Great peace have all they that love thy Law and nothing ſhall offend them, ſaith David. And thou haſt been a ſtrength to the poor, a refuge from the ſtorm, a ſhadow from the heat, &c. (Eſay 25.4.) better then that of the broad-leaved Vine, and fig-tree, very cooling and comfortable in thoſe hot countreys. See this in righteous Noah: who being juſtified by faith, had peace with God, and therefore was medijs tranquillus in undis. How ſecurely doth he ride out that uproar of heaven, earth, and waters! He hears the pouring down of rain above his head, the ſhrieking of men, the bellowing of beaſts on both ſides him, the raging and threats of the waves under him. He ſaw the miſerable ſhifts of diſtreſſed unbeleevers, & in the mean time ſits quietly in his dry cabbin, not feeling, nor fearing evil. How happy a thing is pardon of ſinne, and peace with God! what a quiet ſafety, what an heavenly calme doth it lodge in the ſoul! what earneſt pantings, and ſtrong affections to the ſalvation of others. Ye ſhall call, &c.