Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…

This sentence is therefore repeated, because now the wars of the tribe of Judah are declared, of which wars, Caleb without doubt was the captain. Wherefore here is declared what he obtained. Namely those things which God would have done (as he had spoken by Moses) as it is written in the first chap. of Deut. and .xiii. chap. of Num. and xiiii. and xxv. chap. of Joshua. But that which is written after it how that the children of Benjamin did not caste out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem, but dwelled together with them, pertaineth to those things, which the other tribes had to do with the Canaanites, and it beginneth with Benjamin for this cause, because that tribe was next to Judah, yea and that which is now written of Benjamin, ¹is declared of the tribe of Judah in the book of Joshua toward the end of the xv. chap. And I think that that was therefore done, because the city of Jerusalem was in the limit of both the tribes, and was inhabited together both of them of Judah, and also of the Beniamites. Yea and some affirm that the part of the city where the temple stood belonged to the tribe of Benjamin, and to that purpose do they wrest that, which Jacob the Patriarch said on his death bed, when he blessed his son Benjamin: Benjamin is a ravening wolf, early taking his pray, in the morning, and dividing the spoils at even: thinking this oracle to belong to the morning and evening sacrifices of the Temple. But how truly they so do, I will not now reason. But yet they are not so far out of the way, as Augustine, which drew the saying of the Patriarch to Paul the Apostle, because he was of the tribe of Benjamin.

Thys sentence is therefore repeated, bicause now the warres of the tribe of Iudah are declared, of which warres, Chaleb without doubt was the captayne. Wherefore here is declared what he obteyned. Namely those thynges whiche God would haue done (as he had spoken by Moyses) as it is written in ye fyrste chap. of Deut. and .xiii. chap. of Num. and xiiii. and xxv. chap. of Iosuah. But that which is written after it how that the children of Beniamin dyd not caste out the Iebusites that inhabited Ierusalem, but dwelled together with them, perteyneth to those things, which the other tribes had to do with the Chananites, and it beginneth with Beniamin for thys cause, bycause that tribe was next to Iudah, yea and that which is now written of Beniamin, ¹is declared of the tribe of Iudah in the booke of Iosuah toward the ende of the xv. chap. And I thynke that that was therfore done, bicause the citye of Ierusalem was in the limite of both the tribes, and was inhabited together both of them of Iudah, and also of the Beniamites. Yea and some affyrme that ye part of the citye where the temple stoode belonged to the tribe of Beniamin, and to that purpose do they wrest that, which Iacob the Patriarch sayd on his death bed, when he blessed hys sonne Beniamin: Beniamin is a rauenyng wolfe, early taking hys pray, in the morning, and deuiding the spoyles at euen: thynkyng thys oracle to belong to the morning and euenyng sacrifices of the Temple. But howe truly they so doe, I will not nowe reason. But yet they are not so farre oute of the waye, as Augustine, whiche drewe the saying of the Patriarche to Paule the Apostle, bycause he was of the tribe of Beniamin.