The Return of Prayers

Moses he prays he might go into Canaan, God answers the ground of his prayer, though not in the matter in it expressed and desired, and that both for Moses his comfort and his own glory; for he takes him up to ⟨p. 201⟩heaven, the true Canaan, whereof that Canaan was but a type, and he appoints Joshua a fresh and a young man, coming on in the world, and one whom Moses himself had tutored and brought up, and was his pupil, servant and attendant, Num. 6. 11, 28. and this was more for Gods glory, for Joshua was therein to be he type of Christ leading us to heaven, which the Law (of which Moses was the type) could not bring us unto by reason of the weakness of it; and he being young did it better: and it was not so much also for Gods glory, that one man should do all; ⟨p. 202⟩and whereas Moses desired to have the honour of it; in that his servant that attended him, and had been brought up by him, and had all from him, that he was the man should do it, was well nigh as great an honour to Moses, as if he had been the leader himself. And so David when he desired to build the Temple and an house to God, for the like reasons God denied it, but yet honoured him to prepare the materials, and to draw the pattern, as also in that his Son did it, who was therein also the like type of Christ, being a Prince of peace, but David a man of blood and war, ⟨p. 203⟩and likewise God accepted this of David, as if he had built it, and will recompense him as much.

Moses hee prayes hee might goe into Canaan, God answers the ground of his prayer, though not in the matter in it expressed and desired, and that both for Moses his comfort and his owne glory; for hee takes him up to ⟨p. 201⟩heaven, the true Canaan, whereof that Canaan was but a type, and hee appoints Ioshua a fresh and a young man, comming on in the world, and one whom Moses himselfe had tutored and brought up, and was his pupill, servant and attendant, Num. 6. 11, 28