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But Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and embolden him, for he shall go before this people, and he shall divide for inheritance unto them the land which thou shalt see, &c.

But Charge Iosua, and incourage him, and embolden him, for he shall goe before this people, and hee shall deuide for inheritance vnto them the land which thou shalt see, &c.

Now Moses fainteth, here cometh Joshua a figure of Christ, who leadeth the people into Canaan, as Christ doth lead them into heaven. Moses is no sooner dead, but God chooseth another to go in & out before his people. And now God chooseth a governor: See what a man he chooseth. O would that God might have the choosing still, for then all governors should be such as Joshua: for such is our corruption,¹ that if we choose our selves, that we still choose such as God would not have chosen, and therefore we had need to pray to the Lord God as Moses did,² that he would appoint a man which may go in & out before us, that we be not as sheep without a shepherd. More was spoken touching this point, which I have not noted, because I could not set it down in such perfection as it was delivered.

Now Moses fainteth, here commeth Iosua a figure of Christ, who leadeth the people into Canaan, as Christ doth lead them into heauen. Moses is no sooner dead, but God chooseth another to goe in & out before his people. And now God chooseth a gouernour: See what a man he chooseth. O would that God might haue the choosing still, for then all gouernours should be such as Iosua: for such is our corruption,¹ that if we choose our selues, that we still choose such as God would not haue chosen, and therefore wee had neede to pray to the Lord God as Moses did,²