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Show ~ThefecondBookeof thejirSt part Cuari6.§3 Tofi3-1, ghad toficourage. Whereupon théday after the returne of the Spies;which was Tce, e the neand fortiethyeere after the Egreflion;%e/wa remooued from Site timéinthe plaities of Moab,anddrewdown his Army to the bankes of the Riucr Iordan, bad gatierthem:commandementto put thenifelues in order to follow the ArkeofGod, Tof3.3- Soi: 3.13. Tofi1.12- whenthe Leuités tookeit vp,'andmoued towards the Riuer; giuing them wichallehis forcibleencouragement, That they fhouldtherebyaffure themfelues of his fauour and prefénce who isLordofall the world, ‘when the Riuer of Tordan fhouldbecutoffand diuidedj andthe waters comming from aboue fhould ftand ftill ina heape, whereby thofe below towards the Dead Sea wanting fupply,, they might pafle ouer into theland h 1 of! Canaan withdry feet. 4 Heealfo commanded Reuben, Gad, and the halfe Tribe of Afana//e, to prepare them felues: (according to their Couenant made with 440/es) to marchin the headoftheref, andaswe callivin.this age,toleade in the Vanguardwhich through all the Deferts ofArabia,from the MountSinaito this place thofe ofthe Tribe of luda had performed. For thefe Tribes being already prouided oftheir habitations;and Countrie andCities ofthe Aihorites, bythe helpe ofthe reft,conquered for them: Iragreed with iuftice and equalivte,that Rembem, Gad, andthe halfe ofA¢ana/fé fhouldalfo affitt their brethren inthe obtaining of théippartsy as yetin'theirenemiespoffeffion. yo On the banks oflordan they refted themfelues from the fixth day to the ninth;andon the tenithday of theifirft moneth Wi/an, or Adarch, they paft ouerto the other fide,takings Tof-4.19. Tof, 5.2. with them twelue ftones from the drie ground in the middeft of the Riuer : which,ora memory ofthatmiracleby God wrought, they {et vpat Gilgal, on the Baft fide of the Citic oflerico,where theyencampedthe firft might. At which place Zo/#agaue commat- demént,that all borninthelatt fortiech yeere in the Deferts fhould be circumcifed,which ecremonic tothat day had beene omitted... Of the negleét whereof S. Angrftinegiicth 4069-30 1E Con eaufe sEhe-peoples contemptoftheirfiperiours,Thomas excufeth it in this fortsThat Thom. part 2. quest.70.art.gu ad.3. Tofs.10. the Ifraelires knew notthe certaine time oftheir temouing from one place to another + Damafcen, Thatit was not needfull by circumcifionto diftinguith them from othet Ne tions;at fuchtimeas they!liuediby themfeluesyand a-pait ftom all Nations. Onthe fourteenth day ofithe {ame Monethjthe children of Lftael celebrated the Pat} oder now the third times !firlyat their leaving Egypt ; fecondly , at Mount Sinai ; 204 nowat Gilgal. After which being defirous to tafte of the finits ofthe Countrie,andhning, asitwere,{urfered on' Asan, they patched of the Corneof the land, being notytt fully tipe, ahdarethereof, onAndas-Aofés began todiftriburethofe Re gions beyond Tordan, wit, the Landsof the Amotites;which Og ofBafan;and Sehom held,{o did Jofwa performto ethe reft,andaftt a'wiew and partition made ofthe Tetricories: hee gaue to each Tribehis portion by lat ‘But rhis partition and diftribution was notdoneat once, baratth ree:{euerall times; fit by Adofes to Gad, Reuben, and the halfe Tribe of Manaffesofth e Lands ouer Jordan; Se condly, by Jo/sa, tothe Tribe of Juda, Ephraim, and the other-h alfe Tribe ofManaft' aboutthefiftyecre of his gouernment; ;proued inthe 14. of lofua, v.10.a nd athirddi- uilion was madeto the orher{euen Tribes, at Shilo, whereyo/a the Congregation, ; feared the Taberme" The victories of Zofua ag ainft the Kings of the Canaanites,are fo particularly e,do"® in0 hiso his wn boo t kes, as I tha ll notneed tolengthenthis part by their repitition. InW ioe StorieTchid fly riote thefe particulars. Fir) howin thebeginning of the warit, liscle Kings or Regals OFthe Canadnices,had (lucstogetheragainttehe Ifraelives j buta norfo much Viideiitunding,as to vnitethe™ ceotding tothe dittome ofthofe charts, whefe-Gouemn durs:God hatWtakena way all wifedo i nt . hey leftt hole ,: they fore-fight edome anu fore: y w hich were nexttheintiadets,rorhenat thtirowne)!Nation, of S\andto their owe defencesyhoping thav the firekindled fomewhar fine owoe=ine hanebeen que Cheduereit could {preadit felfe fo farreas their owne'Tétiitories and Cities: Bar fuch time as leticoand Aiwereentred, andthe Kings; ‘People; and'Giries confumers Bucot hole $42 Kings/all whichat leagthipelifhedin thatwartejioyned them{elues'" sethes,firftartempring the Gibeonites,whotiadr¢ndred themfelues to Zo/ma. Onely Ee on nee - ofaddvett theIebufites, in lebus, orHic! %eit Kings of Hebron',fucceffénamely3the Jerimorh, Lithis82 King Eplon,, chem felixes forrefiltaae ¢ Armic being by Lofiieherpied ‘and broken, ‘themiehies defpairing to at Cuar.6.§.8. oftheHiftorie ofthe World. 275 "ight,andhopeleffe of mercy by fubmiffion, creeping intoa Caue vader ground, werd thence by Zo/ua drawnie forth and hanged; In the profequution of which vidory healfo tooke Makkedath;and Libnah,and Lachis. Tothe reliefe whereof. Horan King ofGeear Yol-10. haftened,andperifhed. After which 7é/ua poffeft himfelfe of Eolon, Hebron, and Debir}torr6, deftroying the Cities with their Pritices. Inthe end,and when the South Countries were poffeft, the Cities thereofconquered; and their Kingsand People made duft: the reft of the Camaanites, guided by the ouerlate counfailesof neceflitie,vnited temfelues, to miake one grofle ftrengthand body of an Armie:. which /abia, King of Haxor, pracifed and gathered togethet; by Jofua dif= x10 couered, asthe fame refted necrethe Lake ofAéerom, lie vfed fachdiligence/as he eame on them vnawarres;and obtaining abfolute victory ouer them he profecutedthefameto the vimofteffeét, And, befides the flaughterof the defendants; he entrédtheir Cites; of which he burnt Haxor only,referuing the reft for #/7ae/to inhabiteand enioy. Secondly, I note, that /6/va fhewed himfelfe a skilfull man of Warre,for thatinthole ancienttimeshe vied the ftraragem ofan ambufh in taking ofw4 ¢and in thathee broke the Armies of the firft fluc Kings of the Amorites, which attempted Gibeon by -furprife, For hee marchedall night from his campeat Gi/ga/, andfet on them early the next BAYS tof 10,9. when-he ouerthrew /abizand his confederates. After which; making the beft'profit of his victory, heaflaultedthe great Citie of Hezor: 20 Thicdly,the miracles which God wrought during this warre, were exceeding admirable; asthe ftay of the Riuer Jorden atthe Springs.fo as the Armicof//rael paftit with adrie foote ; the fallof Zerico by the found ofthe Hornes;the fhowres of Haile-ftones, of. 3.¥,13,, whichfellypon the 4mérites intheir fight from Gibeon,whetb y more ofthém perifhed Capowe ats than by the {word.of //rael : againe,the arreft of the Sunnein the firmament; whereby the day was fo muchthe morelightened, asthe-#/rae/ties hadtimeto execute alltho{e whichfled after thejouerthrow +, a Wonder of wonders, anda worke only properto the all-powerfull God. rd on i Fourthly, out ofthe patfage betweene Jo/ua andthe Gibeonites,the Doétrine of keeping Faith.is fo plainely and excellently: taught; agidtaketh away all cuafion, iradmitteth no gointcufion, norleaveth open any hole orout-letarall ro rhat cunning perfidioufites, and horrible deceitof this Jatrer age, called Equinacation; For,notwithftanding that thefé Gibeonites were a people ofthe Lénites,exprefly and by name,by the commandementoftotg:75 Godto be rooted. out,and notwithftanding thartheyiwereliars,anddeceiuersjand coun: tcrfeits, and that they did:ouer-reach; and asit were, deride fofua3'and the Princes of Ifracl, .by fainingtobee fentas Embafladours froma farre Country, ia whichtrauaile theu-clothes were worne,their bread\mouldi¢,whichthey auowed to haue becn' warme forpewneile whenchey firlt (ecieout ; their barrels andbottels of wine broken ¢ theit {hogs patche ;-and) their facks rent and ragged) +) 'Yer Zofaa having fworne vnto thém b fet. Redd the Lord God of freed,hee durft not, though vrged by themultirude of the people, to tina 40 late violenthands onthem ; but hee {pared both their Lines,and the Cities of their inheritance, Nowif ever man -had warrant to breake Faith. ,anditoretraét his promife made, foflia hadit; Forfirt,rhecommandeme at which he ceceitted fronnGouto roote out this Nab "ae tion. among the reft precededbyfarre the peace whichhe had granted them: Secondly, hemight iufily haue put chefe men tothe (word; and have fackttheir Cities; if there be any euafion froma promife made, whereofitheJiving God istaledtowitnefle. For it wasnottothe Gibconites hee gaue peace, becaufe hee knew thenatobe wpeople hared of God, Herold them, thatif they were of the Hewites, it was novitmhis powerto make loboi7: league with them. But it was toa ftrange people that hegaue faith, 8to a\Nationwhich socame framfaire; who hearing of the werders which the God of-i/rae/ had:donein Egiptand oucr Jorden, fought. for pedce and protetion fromhis people,. Thirdly, the tolc9.v.24 accord, which //rarlmade with thefectafty Canadnites, was without wartaity Foritis written inthe fameplace, "Thar che //raclites accepted their tale, that is| beleeued what they bad {aid, 2d couufasled mot with the month ofthe Lord. Fourthly, thefemen who were knowac Idglarers, and ferued thofe Puppers of the Heathen; mica ofan Apith Re- digion, -asall Warthippers of Images are, could yorchallengethe witnefleof the true Ged. in whom theybelecued not. Lay therefore; thar if euer:iman might haue ferued binfelfe by anycuafionordiftingtion, ofa might juftly hauedoncit.. For hee needed riot) |