Deuteronomy — Chapter 18
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Verse 15
A PROPHET of thy nation.] Amongst other places this plainly proueth that the same words in holie Scripture may haue diuers literal senses. For first the coherence of the text sheweth, that God here promised to giue his people an other extraordinarie Prophet, after Moyses death, of their owne nation; as wel to take away occasion of seeking to southsayers, diuiners, and other prophane prophets of false Gods, strictly forbidden in the words going immediately before; as in approbation of their conuenient desire, mentioned in the words folowing, to heare Gods wil, not by himself, nor by an Angel, but by Moyses, who was now shortly to be taken from them. And so this promise was first performed in Iosue, succeeding next after Moyses in gouernment. And as neede required God ceased not to send more Prophets besides their ordinarie Priests. Againe this place is also vnderstood of Christ our Sauiour, chief Prophet, and master of al Prophets, S. Peter so expounding it. Act. 3. v. 22. & 23.