"I  will  allure  her  and  bring  her  into  the  wilderness  and  speak
conifortably  to  her,  and  I  will  give  her  her  vineyard  from  thence,
and  the  valley  of  Achor  for  a  door  of  hope,  and  she  shall  sing
there,  as  in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  as  in  the  day  when  she
came  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt :"  and  agreeably  to  many
prophecies  that  represent  the  salvation  of  the  Messiah  as  a  bringing
of  God's  people  into  a  state  of  liberty,  rest,  and  joy,  in  Canaan,
out  of  a  state  of  bondage  and  great  aflliction  in  foreign   lands,


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comparing  it  lo  God's  first  bringing  his  people  through  the  wil-
derness into  Canaan,  which  were  observed  before;  and  agreeable
to  many  prophecies  which  speak  of  God's  people,  as  delivered
from  great  miser}',  and  brought  into  happy  circumstances  by  the
Messiah,  and  as  therein  partaking  with  the  Messiah  in  his  dehve-
rance  from  his  sufferings  and  advancement  to  a  state  of  rest  and
glory. Joshua,  in  going  before  the  children  of  Israel  as  the  cap-
tain of  the  Lord's  host,  and  bringing  them  into  the  land  of
Canaan,  did  that  which  is  spoken  of  in  the  books  of  Moses  and
Joshua  themselves,  as  the  office  of  that  angel  of  God's  presence,
who  (as  I  have  shown  is  evident  by  the  Old  Testament)  was  the
same  person  with  the  Messiah,  Num. xxiii.20. "Behold  I  send  an
angel  before  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to  bring  thee  into
the  place  which  I  have  prepared."  Verse  23. "  For  mine  angel
shall  go  before  thee  and  bring  thee  in  unto  the  Amorites  and  the
Hittites,"  (fee. Chap,  xx.xlii. 14. *' My  presence  shall  go  with  thee,
and  I  will  give  thee  rest."  <,  osh. v. 14. "  Nay  but  as  the  captain  of
the  Lord's  host  am  I  now  come."  Joshua  was  a  most  glorious  con-
queror, as  the  Messiah  isi every  where  represented  to  be  in  the
prophecies. Joshua  enter|?d  Canaan,  conquered  his  enemies,  and
brought  in  his  people  to  th^ir  rest  and  inheritance,  by  his  righteous-
ness or  strict  obedience  toj  God's  commands. Josh. i. 2,  he. 