Chapter 9 8

And therefore shall not Moses, though of God Highly belovd, being but the Minister Of Law, his people into Canaan lead; But Joshua whom the Gentiles Jesus call, [ 310 ] His Name and Office bearing, who shall quell The adversary Serpent, and bring back Through the worlds wilderness long wandering man Safe to eternal Paradise of rest. Meanwhile they in thir earthly Canaan plact [ 315 ] Long time shall dwell and prosper, but when sins National interrupt thir public peace, Provoking God to raise them enemies: From whom as oft he saves them penitent By Judges first, then under Kings; of whom [ 320 ]

The second, both for pietie known And puissant deeds, a promise shall receive Irrevocable, that his Regal Throne For ever shall endure; the like shall sing All Prophecie, That of the Royal Stock [ 325 ] Of David (so I name this King) shall rise A Son, the Womans Seed to thee foretold, Foretold to Abraham, as in whom shall trust All Nations, and to Kings foretold, of Kings The last, for of his Reign shall be no end. [ 330 ] But first a long succession must ensue, And his next Son for Wealth and Wisdom famd, The clouded Ark of God till then in Tents Wandring, shall be in a glorious Temple enshrine.

Such follow him, as shall be registered [ 335 ] Part good, part bad, of bad the longer scrollle, Whose foul Idolatries, and other faults Heapt to the popular summe, will so incense God, as to leave them, and expose thir Land, Thir Citie, his Temple, and his holy Ark [ 340 ] With all his sacred things, a scorn and prey To that proud Citie, whose high Walls thou sawst Left in confusion, Babylon then calld.