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…

but took hold of the only ⟨p. 48⟩promise, with the commandment of God: whereby it cometh to pass, that they leave no hope at all unto them: because they were simply and precisely commanded to kill them every one, to purge the land, and to dwell in their places whom they had slain.

but tooke holde of the onely ⟨p. 48⟩promise, with the commaundement of God: whereby it commeth to passe, that they leaue no hope at all vnto them: because they were simply and precisely commanded to kill them euery one, to purge the land, and to dwell in their places whome they had slaine.

6 So they came, &c.) I said before, that by good right this league was in vain, and to no purpose. For what do they win, if they obtain their desire, but that they should be in safety, if they came out of a far distant region of the world? And the oftener they do repeat the same lie, the more they do abrogate the covenant procured by deceit, because the league is not conceived, but in these words, That the Israelites do not molest a strange & far distant people, especially, when the Israelites do by name exclude all the inhabitants of the land of Canaan. Therefore they should have gained no reward by their subtlety. Neither doth it any thing help them, that they do deceive the mind of Joshua, with a false pretence of the name of God. For they pretend, that they were come in the name of God: as though they professed, that they gave glory to God, and even to the God of Israel: in which words is contained a refusal of those superstitions, unto which they were accustomed. For if it were true, that they were moved to come by the fame of those miracles, which were showed in Egypt, they ascribe the highest power to the God of Israel, though unknown to them.

6 So they came, &c.) I said before, that by good right this league was in vaine, and to no purpose. For what doe they winne, if they obteine their desire, but that they should bee in safetie, if they came out of a farre distant region of the world? And the oftener they doe repeate the same lie, the more they doe abbrogate the couenant procured by deceipt, because the league is not conceiued, but in these words, That the Israelites doe not molest a straunge & farre distant people, especially, when the Israelites doe by name exclude all the inhabitantes of the land of Chanaan. Therefore they should haue gained no reward by their subtiltie. Neither doth it any thing helpe them, that they doe deceiue the minde of Iosue, with a false pretence of the name of God. For they pretende, that they were come in the name of God: as though they professed, that they gaue glorie to God, and euen to the God of Israel: in which wordes is contained a refusall of those superstitions, vnto which they were accustomed. For if it were true, that they were moued to come by the fame of those miracles, which were shewed in Egypt, they ascribe the highest power to the God of Israel, though vnknowen to them.