A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the book of Joshua finished a little…A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the booke of Iosue finished a little…

14 And he said, Nay, but as a captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. Then Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?

14 And he said, Nay, but as a captaine of the host of the Lord am I now come. Then Ioshua fel on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said vnto him, What saith my Lord vnto his seruant?

15 And the captain of the Lords host said unto Joshua, Lose thy shoo off thy foot: for the place whereon thou standest, is holy: and Joshua did so.

15 And the captaine of the Lords host said vnto Ioshua, Lose thy shooe off thy foote: for the place whereon thou standest, is holy: and Ioshua did so.

Here is declared, that the Passover was celebrated upon the day appointed by the law. Although there be some which think, that mention is here made of it, as of a thing unwonted: and thereof they gather, that it was omitted forty years, even as circumcision was left off. Namely, because it had been inconvenient, that men uncircumcised, should celebrate that holy feast: and secondly, for that from the beginning of the second year, we do not read, that any Paschal lamb was slain. Howbeit, it is not like, that it was so suddenly cast off, which GOD so lately had ordained to be perpetual. For it was said unto them: It is a night to be observed of the children of Israel in all their generations. Howe is it then likely, ¹that it grew out of use within two years after, which should have been observed in all ages? And what slackness had it been, in so short time to have buried the remembrance of such a benefit so lately received? But it will be replied, that want of circumcision kept a great part of the people from it, least the mystery should be profaned. For it was likewise said: No uncircumcised person shall come near it. I have answered already, that this was an extraordinary