A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated…A commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated…

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, waxed valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens:

34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, of weake were made strong, waxed valiant in battell, turned to flight the armies of the aliants:

35 The women received their dead raised to life: other also were racked and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection.

35 The women receiued their dead raised to life: other also were racked and would not be deliuered, that they might receiue a better resurrection.

And what shall I say more?] Vers. 32 Fearing least if he should stand to reckon up every particular example, he might thereby restrain the praises of faith but to a very few; he breaks off, and saith, I should never make an end, if I should recite all of them one by one; seeing those few which he hath already mentioned, may be extended to the whole Church of God. And first he notes the time which was between Joshua and David, during the which God raised up Judges to govern his people: which were these four whereof he makes mention, to wit, Gideon, Barak, Sampson, and Jephthah. ¹As concerning Gideon; was it not a thing ridiculous in the eyes of flesh and blood, that he should go to assail an infinite army of enemies, with three hundred men only? and what was the breaking of the pitchers in their hands? Surely a very fond thing, fit in all reason to serve to fray little children only. In like manner the forces that Barak had,