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…

This book therefore declareth, that when the intolerable ungodliness of the people had broken off the course of their deliverance, yet God notwithstanding in taking punishment of their sins, did so temper the rigour of his judgement, that nevertheless at the length he performed whatsoever he promised of the inheritance of the land of Canaan. Where also we meet with a very profitable consideration: that although men being taken away by death, do fail in the middest of their course, yet the faith of Gods promise never falleth away. There seemed to follow by the death of Moses an heavy change & conversion of the state. The people were left as a body whose head was cut off. In this so great fear of their dispersion, appeared not only the immortal truth of God, which never dieth, though men decay, but also in the person of Joshua was declared and showed as it were in a notable clear glass, that when God taketh away those men, whom he hath adorned with singular gifts, he hath enow in store, whom he can set up in their place: and that, although he will have some men to excel for a time, yet his power is not so tied unto their persons, but he can find successors for them, whensoever it pleaseth him: yea, he can raise up men of stones, which shall be meet to take in hand the greatest affairs.

This booke therefore declareth, that when the intollerable vngodlinesse of the people had broken off the course of their deliuerance, yet God notwithstanding in taking punishment of their sinnes, did so temper the rigour of his iudgement, that neuerthelesse at the length he performed whatsoeuer he promised of the inheritance of the land of Chanaan. Where also we meete with a verie profitable consideration: that although men being taken away by death, doe faile in the middest of their course, yet the faith of Gods promise neuer falleth away. There seemed to followe by the death of Moses an heauie chaunge & conuersion of the state. The people were left as a body whose head was cut off. In this so great feare of their dispersion, appeared not only the immortall truth of God, which neuer dieth, though men decay, but also in the person of Iosue was declared and shewed as it were in a notable cleare glasse, that when God taketh away those men, whom he hath adorned with singular gifts, he hath enow in store, whom he can set vp in their place: and that, although he will haue some men to excell for a time, yet his power is not so tied vnto their persons, but he can finde successours for them, whensoeuer it pleaseth him: yea, he can raise vp men of stones, which shalbe meete to take in hand the greatest affaires.