A17638:878
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.
16 When ye shall transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and shall go and serve other gods, and bow your selves to them, then shall the wrath of the Lord wax hot against you, and ye shall perish quickly out of the good land, which he hath given you.
16 When ye shall transgresse the couenant of the Lorde your God, which he commaunded you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and bow your selues to them, then shall the wrath of the Lorde waxe hote against you, and ye shall perish quickly out of the good land, which he hath giuen you.
12 Therefore if ye turn away, &c.) According to the usual method and order of the Law, he addeth threatenings, that if they be not sufficiently touched with the sweetness of the grace of God, yet at the least through fear they may be stirred up to do their duty. It is a shame indeed, that when God doth gently allure men to come to him, they do not immediately run forth to meet him, that they may answer his gentleness with ready & cheerful obedience: but such is the slothfulness of the flesh, that it hath always need of the spurs of threatenings. Wherefore Joshua keepeth the usual order of the Law, while he striketh a terror into the Israelites, if they do not study earnestly and willingly to embrace the favour of God, when it is offered unto them. And this was not once or twice denounced unto them, that the nations of Canaan should be pricks 1in their sides, and thorns in their eyes, if they had any familiarity with them. First, because God had consecrated that land unto him self, he would have it be purged of all corruptions: secondly, because he saw how easy it was to have the people corrupted by evil examples, he would also provide a remedy for that mischief. Now, whereas the people on the one side esteemed it as nothing, that the land was defiled with ungodly superstitions, and that idols were there worshipped in steed of the true God: and on the other side, too greedily drew in the infection of their vices, it was a just reward of so gross contempt, that they should feel them hateful & troublesome, whom they had so evil spared and pardoned. And that that which both Moses & Joshua threatened was throughly fulfilled, it appeareth sufficiently out of the book of Judges. And yet this open threatening of the vengeance of God was not altogether unprofitable: