A17638:253
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…
A commentary of M. John Calvin, upon the book of Joshua finished a little before his death: translated out of Latin into English by W.F. Whereunto is added a table of the principal matters.A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine, vpon the booke of Iosue finished a little before his death: translated out of Latine into Englishe by W.F. Wherevnto is added a table of the principall matters.
London: printed by Thomas Dawson for George Bishop, 1578
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
18 And he brought his household, man by man, and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
18 And he brought his housholde, man by man, and Achan the sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah, of the tribe of Iudah, was taken.
10 The Lord said, &c.) God doeth not simply reprehend Joshua, that he lay along, and bewailed the calamity of the people: seeing this was the way to obtain pardon, humbly to fall down before him: but that he gave him self to sorrow without measure. Although this chiding may be referred rather to the time to come, than to the time past, because he biddeth him make an end of mourning, as if he said, He hath lie• long enough prostrate, he must shake off negligence, for the matter requireth an other remedy. But first, in showing the cause of the trouble, he prescribeth a mean how to take it away. Wherefore, he telleth him, that the end of the battle was therefore unlucky, for that being offended with the wickedness of the people, he hath refused the defence of them. We have showed before, why he transferreth the punishment of one mans sacrilege unto the whole people: for, although they were not guilty in their own judgment, nor in the judgement of other men, yet the judgement of GOD, by which they were cast into the same condemnation, had secret reasons, of which although perhaps we may soberly enquire, yet cunningly to search them, it is not lawful. Yet this is a singular example of his clemency, that extending the condemnation by his own mouth unto them all, yet he executed punishment but upon one house, which was defiled with the cursed matters. That which followeth doth set forth the greatness of the crime, and therefore the particle GAM, is so often repeated: for otherwise they would have sought to extenuate & diminish the heinousness of the offence. Therefore, where he saith: They have also transgressed the covenant, he signifieth, that they had not lightly offended. And the prohibition ⟨image 41⟩