IN this boke the holy Goſt ſetteth moſte liuely before our eyes the accompliſhement of Gods promes, who as he promiſed by the mouth of Moſés, that a Prophet ſhulde be raiſed vp vnto the people like vnto him, whome he willeth to obey, Deut.18,15: ſo he ſheweth him ſelfe here true in his promes, as at all other times, and after the deathe of Moſés his faithful ſeruant, he raiſeth vp Ioſhúa to be ruler and gouernour ouer his people, that nether they ſhulde be diſcouraged for lacke of a captaine, nor haue occaſion to diſtruſt Gods promiſes hereafter. And becauſe that Ioſhúa might be confirmed in his vocation, and the people alſo might haue none occaſion to grudge, as thogh he were not approued of God: he is adorned with moſte excellent giftes and graces of God, bothe to gouerne the people with counſel, and to defend them with ſtrength, that he lacked nothing which ether belonged to a valiant captaine or a faithful miniſter. So he ouercometh all difficulties and bringeth them in to the land of Canaan: the which according to Gods ordināce he deuideth among the people & appointeth their borders: he eſtabliſheth lawes and ordinances, and putteth them in remembrāce of Gods manifolde benefites, aſſuring them of his grace and fauour, if they obey God, and contrariwiſe of his plagues and vengeance, if they diſobey him. This hiſtorie doeth repreſent Ieſus Chriſt the true Ioſhúa, who leadeth vs into eternal felicitie, which is ſignified vnto vs by this land of Canaan. From the beginning of the Geneſis to the end of this boke are conteined 2597 yeres. For from Adám vnto the flood are 1656. from the flood vnto the departure of Abrahám out of Caldea, 363. and from thence to the death of Ioſeph 290. So that the Geneſis conteineth 2390. Exodus 140. the other thre bokes of Moſés 40. Ioſhúa 27. So the whole maketh 2597 yeres.