Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen, and precious: He who believes in him will not be disappointed."
      IV. The apostle adds a further description, still preserving the metaphor of a stone, 1 Peter 2:8; 1 Peter 2:8. The words are taken from Isaiah 8:13; Isaiah 8:14, Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself--and he shall be for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence, whence it is plain that Jesus Christ is the Lord of hosts, and consequently the most high God. Observe,