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…

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⟩that we heard of before, he calleth the covenant: for as it were indenting with the Israelites, he challengeth the first fruits, and permitteth to them the spoil of the whole land. Wherefore he meaneth not the general covenant, but complaineth that he was deceived in the things accursed: as he addeth immediately by way of explication, also they have taken of the accursed things: and that without sacrilege, while they stole that which he had challenged to his own use: the word of lying is taken for defrauding, or deceiving, as it is often.

10 The Lord sayd, &c.) God doeth not simply reprehend Iosue, that he lay along, and bewayled the calamitie of the people: seeing this was the way to obtaine pardon, humbly to fal downe before him: but that he gaue him selfe to sorowe 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 remedie. But first, in shewing the cause of the trouble, he prescribeth a meane howe to take it away. Wherefore, he telleth him, that the ende of the battell was therefore vnluckie, for that being offended with the wickednesse of the people, he hath refused the defence of them. We haue shewed before, why he transferreth the punishment of one mans sacrilege vnto the whole people: for, although they were not guiltie in their owne iudgment, nor in the iudgement of other men, yet the iudgement 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 lawfull. Yet this is a singular example of his clemencie, that extending the condemnation by his owne mouth vnto them all, yet he executed punishment but vppon one house, which was defiled with the cursed matters. That which followeth doth set forth the greatnesse of the crime, and therefore the particle GAM, is so often repeated: for otherwise they would haue sought to extenuate & diminishe the heynousnesse of the offence. Therefore, where he sayth: They haue also transgressed the couenant, he signifieth, that they had not lightly offended. And the prohibition