( 4 )
Before I go further you may readily ask ⟨me⟩ who was this Moses, that is prevl(illegible text)eged with this ⟨extraordinary⟩ appearance of God? I answer, he ⟨was⟩ a very great and bright man. who bears a very ⟨considerable⟩ character in the sacred writings. He ⟨was⟩ in many things a noble illustrious Type of o(illegible text) lord Jesus Christ. No sooner is Moses born, th(illegible text) Pharaoh pursues him to take away his life, as is ⟨planned⟩ from the bloody ⟨Edict⟩ passed by him for cutting (illegible text) the male children of Israel (illegible text) assoon as the ⟨Lord⟩ of glory appeared in our world, wicked Herod ⟨pursued⟩ him for his life Again, as Moses was ⟨obliged⟩ to flee for his life to the land of Midian so the ⟨Lord⟩ Jesus Christ, when but a very young child, is ⟨forced⟩ to flee to the Land of Egypt, for preservation ⟨from⟩ the hands of bloody Herod. Again, Moses ran ⟨the⟩ risque of his life in delivering of (illegible text) kinsmen ⟨from⟩ death; so our Lord not only ran the risque of ⟨his⟩ life, but even lost the same in rescuing his ⟨people⟩ from their spiritual enemies. Again, Moses ⟨acted⟩ the part of a shepherd for a considerable part of ⟨his⟩ life: so our Lord Jesus Christ is by God the ⟨Father⟩ constituted a shepherd, and acts the part on one (illegible text) the sheep of his pasture, and will do so till all his ⟨select⟩ flock be brought home to glory. Again, ⟨Moses⟩ was a redeemer, in saving of poor enslaved ⟨Israel⟩ and ransoming them from the sad and (illegible text)ore bondage they groaned under, by the tyranny of the ⟨Egyptian⟩ task masters, and their barbarous prince, and in ⟨leading⟩ them thro’ the red Sea and Wilderness to ⟨the⟩ borders of the goodly land of Canaan; so our ⟨Lord⟩ Jesus Christ a greater than Moses delivers ⟨his⟩ people from sin, Satan, and all their other ⟨spiritual⟩ enemies, and, under a safe convoy, leads them ⟨through⟩ all the straits, difficulties and troubles they can be exposed to in this waste and howling wilderness ⟨until⟩ the heavenly Canaan, that lies on the other side th(illegible text) Jordan of Death Again, as Moses was the man ⟨to⟩ whom the children of Israel always applied themselves
FINIS
