A17638:264
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.
25 And Joshua said, In as much as thou hast troubled us the Lord shall trouble thee this day: and all Israel threw stones at him, and burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
25 And Ioshua saide, In as much as thou hast troubled vs the Lord shall trouble thee this day: and all Israel threw stonnes at him, and burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
26 And they cast upon him a great heap of stones unto this day: and so the Lord turned from his fierce wrath: therefore he called the name of that place, The valley of Achor unto this day.
26 And they cast vpon him a great heape of stones vnto this day: and so the Lord turned from his fearce wrath: therefore he called the name of that place, The vallie of Achor vnto this day.
19 Then Joshua said, &c.) Although Achan is snared by the lot which seemeth to fall at all adventures: yet, because God pronounced that he would point out as it were with his finger, who was Author of the crime, Joshua doth not examine him doubtfully: but commandeth him to confess the matter as already known. It is like, this was an usual form of charge and adjuration, as in John 9. 24. The scribes and priests do adjure the blind man, whom Christ had restored to sight, by the very same words, to answer them, as concerning the miracle▪ yet there was a special cause why Joshua exhorted Achan to give glory to God, for that by denying & refusing to confess, he should have denied the certainty of his decree. For now the matter was already determined by lot. Wherefore Joshua commandeth him simply to subscribe unto the sentence of God, and not to increase his wickedness by pleading in vain against it. He calleth him son, neither scornfully, nor feignedly, but truly and sincerely doth testify, that he bare a fatherly affection toward him whom he condemned to die. By which example Judges are taught, so to temper their rigour when they punish wickedness, that they put not off the affection of humanity: and again, so to be pitiful that they be not slack and negligent in punishing: finally, let them in such sort be fathers of them, whom they condemn, that severity by gentleness be not much diminished. Many with fair words