A17638:337
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.
14 And the men accepted their tale, concerning their victuals, and counselled not with the mouth of the Lord.
14 And the men accepted their tale, concerning their victuals, and counseled not with the mouth of the Lord.
15 So Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to live: also the Princes of the congregation sware unto them.
15 So Ioshue made peace with them, and made a league with them, that he would suffer them to liue: also the Princes of the congregation sware vnto them.
1 When all the Kings, &c.) Seeing these Kings were not ignorant from the beginning of the peoples coming, it is certain, that their minds were made drunk from above with security, or rather slothfulness, that they did not at the first make a league, & join together to come forth against them. For it was a point of extreme blockishness, to take no care of themselves before they were violently drawn out of their drowsiness, by the overthrow of two cities. For because it was a common war, it was a kind of voluntary yielding, to send no aide to their neighbours against their enemies, yea to have no army in a readiness that might violently set upon them for their defence. But by this means God favoured the infirmity of his people, unto whom the strength of so many nations being joined in one, would have been very terrible. Wherefore it is certain, that by their sloth and dullness, the Israelites were made more valiant. For they had time given them to gather their forces together, & they that would have ben troubled with the very name of their enemies, prepare themselves at leisure to be ready to receive them when they came. So although the reprobate do use all means to destroy the church: yet God, to take away from them all power of annoying, doeth scatter and overthrow their counsels: yea doeth cut off their courage. On the other side their furious boldness betrayeth it self, that they are not moved with so manifest a miracle, but they will still set themselves like fierce and mad beasts, against the invincible power of God. The report of the taking of Jericho was brought unto