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A17638	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.; Commentaires sur le livre de Josué. English	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Fulke, William, 1538-1589, attributed name.; W. F., fl. 1578.	1578 (1578)	STC 4394; ESTC S107374	176,858	222

she had also they brought out all her familie and put them without the host of Israel 24 After they burnt the citie with fire and all that was therein onely the siluer and the golde and the vesselles of brasse and yron they put vnto the treasure of the house of the Lord. 25 So Ioshua saued Rahab the harlot and her fathers housholde and all that she had and she dwelt in Israel euen vnto this day because she had hid the messengers which Ioshua sent to spie out Iericho 26 And Ioshua sware at that time saying Cursed be the man before the Lord that riseth vp and buildeth this citie Iericho he shall lay the foundation therof in his eldest sonne and in his yongest sonne shall he set vp the gates of it 27 So the Lord was with Ioshua and he was famous through all the worlde 20 So the people shouted c. Here the obedience of the people is praised and also the trueth of GOD is magnified They testified their faith by their shouting being persuaded that they were not commanded to doe so in vaine and GOD suffereth them not to loose their labour but fulfilleth in art that which he promised by his worde The other vertue was not inferiour to this that despising the vnlawfull gaine they willingly destroyed all the spoile of the citie For no doubt but many thought in them selues on this maner Why will GOD haue so great riches to bee cast away Why doeth he enuie vs to enioy those thinges which he hath deliuered into our handes Why doeth he not rather rewarde vs with it that we might haue occasion to geue him thankes But letting all reasons passe that might hinder them from doing their du●tie they doe willingly cast away all the spoile which they had in their handes euen the riches of an whole citie which was a token of care and excellent continencie That they slue all the people without respect of age or sexe both women and children young and olde it might seeme to bee a cruell murther but that GOD him selfe commanded it so to bee done But because he in whose power are life and death had iustly condemned those nations vnto destruction let all argument and disputation cease Adde herevnto that he had borne with them foure hundred yaeres alreadie vntill their iniquitie were come to the full Who shoulde now complaine of immoderate rigour when God suspendeth his iudgement so long If any man will obiect That yet at the least the young infantes were free from offence the answeare is readie Because they were a cursed and a reprobate broade they were iu●●ly destroyed This in deed we must confesse that it had bene extreame and barbarous crueltie if the Israelites following their owne rage and furie had slaine the tender infantes with their mothers but now it is accompted godly and laudable forti●●de and defended to be a holy zeale while they execute the commaundement of God which woulde haue the lande of Chanaan whiche long time had bene corrupted with foule and stinking filthinesse in this sort to be purged 22 Iosue saide to the two men c. How faithfull and vpright Iosue was to keepe promise appeareth by this carefulnesse but because the whole citie was subiect to the curse the question may be moued of the exception of one familie For it was not lawfull for a mortall man to chaunge any thing in the sentence of god But because Rahab had couenanted for her safegard by inspiration of Gods spirite I iudge that Iosue in preseruing her did nothing but wisely with good consideration Moreouer the messengers at that time were not tied with any religion because GOD had not yet pronounced his pleasure concerning the destruction of the Citie For they had hearde generally that all those nations were to be destroyed yet was it free for them to make a couenant with one woman which willingly departed and fell away from her owne countriemen Although a more readie answeare will followe soone after namely while by the commaundement of God the Israelites exhorted all men against whom they came to yeelde them selues vpon hope of pardon but they blinded with stubbornesse refused the peace that was offered because God determined to destroy them all when all the rest were manifestly hardened vnto their owne destruction it followeth that Rahab was exempted by priuiledge that when the rest perished she might be preserued Wherefore Iosue did wisely consider that this woman which willingly remoued into the Churche of God not without the peculiar grace of God was deliuered in time from the destruction In deede the case of her father and her whole familie was not l●●e but seeing they did all willingly renounce their former state by promptnesse of obedience they confirmed that preseruation which Rahab couenanted for them But by the example of Iosue let vs learne that although we doe not maliciously and of set purpose breake our faith and promise yet that is not sufficient to testifie our honestie except we geue all diligence to perfourme suche couenantes as we haue made For he doeth not onely suffer Rahab to be saued by her ghestes but he taketh heede in time that at the first tumult she suffer no iniurie and that they might be more redie to doe their duetie he putteth them in minde that they were bound to it by oth 23 So the spies entered c. No doubt but God woulde haue them to be saued whose mindes he bended so willingly to imbrace their deliuerance Or else they would haue cast her off no lesse proudly nor with lesse scorne than the two sonnes in lawe of Lot did But they are muche better prouided for while they are set without the host so by straight charge are called to the deniall of their former life For if they had bene immediately admitted and ioyned vnto the people perhaps they would neuer haue thought of their vncleannesse and so might haue bene frosen in it Now when they be placed apart least they shoulde infecte the congregation with their uncleannesse they are stricken with shame which might moue them to earnest repentaunce For it is not to be thought that they were remoued into a place of safetie least any of the people should haue violently risen against them for they should haue bene receiued with great fauour and gratulation of all men but in the solitarie place they were more subiect to hurt Wherefore by this separation their former vncleannesse was set before their eyes least they being defiled shoulde rashly rushe into the holie assemblie but rather by this rudiment shoulde be taught to chaunge their former life For it followeth soone after that they dwelt in the middest of the people for when they were purged from their vncleannesse they began to be taken none otherwise than if they had bene descended from the stocke of Abraham Finally it signifieth that after they had confessed them selues to haue liued before in filthinesse they were admitted indifferently with the rest And by

vallie of Lebanon euen vnto the mount Halak that goeth vp to Seir and Ioshue gaue it vnto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their portions 8 In the mountaines and in the vallies and in the plaines and in the hill sides and in the wildernesse and in the Southe where were the Hittites the Amorites and the Chanaanites the Perizzites the Hiuites and the Iebusites 9 The King of Iericho was one the King of Ai which is beside Beth-el one 10 The King of Hierusalem one the King of Hebron one 11 The King of Iarmuth one the King of Lachish one 12 The King of Eglon one the King of Gezer one 13 The King of Debir one the King of Geder one 14 The King of Hormah one the King of Arad one 15 The King of Libnah one the King of Adullam one 16 The King of Makkedah one the King of Beth-el one 17 The King of Tappuah one the King of Hepher one 5 And the land of the Gibilites and all Lebanon towardes the Sunne rising from Bahal-gad vnder mount Hermon vntill one come to Hamath 6 All the inhabitants of the mountaines from Lebanon vnto Misrephothmaim and all the Sidonians I will cast them out from before the children of Israel onely diuide thou it by lot vnto the Israelites to inherite as I haue commanded thee 7 Now therefore diuide this land to inherite vnto the nine tribes and to the halfe tribe of Manasseh 8 For with halfe thereof the Rubenites and the Gadites haue receiued their inheritance which Moses gaue them beyond Iordan Eastward euen as Moses the seruant of the Lorde had giuen them 9 From Aroer that is on the brinke of the riuer Arnon and from the citie that is in the middest of the riuer all the plaine of Medeba vnto Dibon 10 And all the cities of Sihon King of the Amorites whiche reigned in Heshbon vnto the borders of the children of Ammon 11 And Gilead and the borders of the Geshurites and of the Maachatites and all mount Hermon with all Bashan vnto Salcah 12 All the kingdome of Og in Bashan which reigneth in Ashtaroth and in Edrei who remained of the rest of the Giantes for these did Moses smite and cast them out 13 But the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites nor the Maachatites but the Geshurites and the Maachatites dwell among the Israelites euen vnto this day 14 Onely vnto the tribe of Leui he gaue none inheritaunce but the sacrifices of the Lorde God of Israel are his inheritance as he saide vnto him 1 When Ioshue was olde c. Because we haue seene before that after one and thirtie Kinges were subdued the land was in quiet it is like that some time of rest was graunted to the people to refresh themselues lest vnder continuall warrefare they should haue fainted Neither was that to be reprehended so that they rested but for a time and were alwayes bent to runne to the marke that was appointed for them But lest that intermission that was graunted them to recouer new strength should haue bene an occasion of slouthfulnes God pricketh them forward againe to proceede in their enterprise For he commaundeth the whole inheritance to be diuided among the tribes that all the coast of the Midland sea which was yet possessed of the enimies should be taken into the lot surely that partition might seeme to be foolish and vnreasonable yea worthie to be laughed to scorne when they cast lottes for other mens lands as if they had ben their owne But God of verie good purpose appointed it to be so For first they would haue cast aside all hope of the promise and contented themselues with the present state Yea after the lottes were cast and that God had assigned vnto them wholy whatsoeuer he promised yet through their slouthfulnesse as much as lay in them they sought to discredite his woord Neither was there any helpe in them but that the truth of God should haue remained maimed and vnperfect Wherefore the casting of lottes should haue ben to them a pledge of sure possession that they should be alwayes in a redinesse Now they whose portion fell in the enimies land because they were in the meane time but tenantes at will and dwelt as it were by sufferance out of their owne inheritance were appointed to be callers vppon the rest to pricke them forward daily And surely it was to much blockishnesse to neglect and forsake that which was assigned vnto them by god Now we see for what ende it behoued the whole lande to be parted by lottes and that euerie tribe should be placed in their owne seate And that was necessarie to be done while Iosue liued For that after his death the people would not haue so readily obeyed For no man succeeded whose authoritie might haue atteined to so hard a matter Moreouer because God by the mouth of Moses commanded it so to be done except he had done his duetie herein the whole worke should haue ben made vnperfect for want of a sufficient minister And although the time be not put in certaine yet it is like that when there was no more hope that while Iosue liued the people would take armour againe to enlarge their borders then at the length he tooke in hand to diuide the land as though he cried out promised with a solemne testification that the effect of that diuision should be ratified and confirmed because the trueth of God could not decay by the death of a man. 2 This is the land c. The old borders appointed by God in times past are called to remembrance that Iosue the people might be certeinly persuaded that the couenaunt made with Abraham should at the length be fulfilled to the vttermost Wherefore they are commanded to applie their diligence to conquere those partes that remained And it will be an apte application if this perseuerance be applied to that continuance which is required of vs namely that forgetting these thinges whiche are behinde wee laboure forward to the reward of our high calling and continue our course to the marke that is sette before vs For it shall nothing profite vs to haue runne in the race vnlesse we studie to continue to the end The beginning of the borders is from the riuer which diuideth Egypt toward the Sea from the holie land whether it be Nilus as we haue transla ted it after the cōmon opinion or else a litle riuer which ●ū●eth by the towne Rhinocornia which of many is thought to be Raphia or Raphane But this is out of doubt that the inheritance of the people on that side bordered vppon Egypt And although I haue followed the consent of many men that their borders were extended no further than to that coast which is lesse inhabited and almost desert lest too neere neighborhood shuld haue ben hurtfull if they had had familiar neere acquaintance with the Egyptians yet I do not vtterly refuse the contrarie opi●ion In