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…

For we know that glorious furniture doeth dazzle our eyes: and make our minds drunk with proud confidence. Therefore, a law was given, that the Kings should not multiply unto them selves horses and chariots: because nothing was more like to fall out, ¹than that they should transfer to their munitions, that which God did challenge peculiarly to him self. Hereof came that common saying: Some in chariots, some in horses: but we will advance our ²standard in the name of the Lord our God. God would also take from his people the matter of foolish boldness, that they might be quiet and content with their own bounds, and not to set upon their neighbours unjustly. And experience hath taught, that when froward ambition moved their Kings to prepare horses, they took in hand wars no less rashly, than they ended them unluckily. Wherefore it was need, that the horses being houghed, should be made unprofitable for the wars, and that the chariots should be destroyed, lest the Israelites should be accustomed to the manners of the Gentiles.

For we knowe that glorious furniture doeth dazell our eyes: and make our minds dronke with proude confidence. Therefore, a lawe was geuen, that the Kinges should not multiplie vnto them selues horses and charriots: because nothing was more like to fall out, ¹than that they should transferre to their munitions, that which God did challenge peculiarly tohim selfe. Hereof came that cōmon saying: Some in charriots, some in horses: but we will aduaunce our ²standard in the name of the Lorde our God. God would also take from his people the matter of foolish boldenesse, that they might be quiet and content with their owne boundes, and not to set vpon their neighbours vniustly. And experience hath taught, that when frowarde ambition moued their Kinges to prepare horses, they tooke in hand warres no lesse rashly, than they ended them vnluckily. Wherefore it was neede, that the horses beeing houghed, should be made vnprofitable for the warres, and that the charriots should be destroyed, lest the Israelites should be accustomed to the maners of the Gentiles.