The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick.

Josephus

Date:: [1640]

Credit: The famous and memorable works of Josephus ... / Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Thomas Lodge, Doctor in Physick. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$fm er rmi uci w— yc ~ a EUR 104, is] tab 19,11,22. who dwelt not farre off from Jerufalem) underftanding what had t fall upon them) thought it not good to offer treaties of peace to lofuah, fuppofing they fhould finde no tolerable conditions at his hands, becaufe they knew that he anites from offthe earth. They therefore made a league withthe Cepherites, and Cathieri- mites their neighbours, telling them that they fhould not efcape the danger, if fo be it fell out that the Gabeonites were firft taken by the Ifraelites : but that ifthey were united toge- ther, they might both refift the greatneffe and avoid the danger of them. Which counfell of LU al both moft capable and wifeftamongftthem in the affaires of Common-weale (tothe intent Embafladors to entreat a peace betwixt them and the Ifraelites : who knowing that it would be very dan- eiue gerous forthem,ifthey fhould fay that they were Canaanites , and that onthe contrary fide, they fhould avoid the danger,ifthey protefted that they had no community oralliance with them, butthatthey dwelled far off from them ; told Jofuah, that (being incited by his fame) they had undertaken along journey, the truth whereof he might conjecture by their habits: forupon their fetting forth their garments were new, and now bytheirlong journey quite worne (for they had purpofely put upon them oldraiment, tothe endit might be futable to 6... their fabtile infinuation, ) Standing up therefore in the middeft of the multitude (attired I The oe after this maner) they told them that they were fent by the Gabeonités,and the neighbour- to the Hebrws ingOities thereabouts (farre disjoyned from that countrey) to articulate and ratifie a peace between them, accordingas they have been accuftomed to proceed intheir accords: For knowing wellthat the countrey of Canaan was given unto them by the grace and gratuitie of God(to the end they fhould be matters and'poffeflours thereof)they were much rejoyced vic thereat, and required them to be received as theit confederates. By thefe words, and to- Jefusmaketh kens of their garments, and intimation of theirlong journey, they perfwaded the Hebrews a covenant A . . . E wih:eó, voenteran accordand amitie with them. Andthe high Prieft Eleazar with the councell of With the Ga- (he Elders fwzre untothem, that they fhould be reputedfor friends andallies, and that no But Jofvah encamping with his Armie upon their confines, and underftanding that the Ga- beonites dwelt not far off from Jerufalem, and that they likewife were of the race of the Ca: naanites, he fent forthe principalland princes among them, and complained and upbraided . them of their deceit : whereunto they anfwered, that they had no other meanesto procuré theirfafetie and fecuritie, and forthat caufe (and their neceffitiefake) that they had fought Ep their refuge thereby. Whereupon he called unto him E/eazar the high Prieft and the coun- ne Gabeo- ; ci : : - : : cut. AM of'the Elders, whotold him that he might not infringe the oath which they had made poinedto — unto them, but that he might depute them to fervethe publike minifteries. Whereupon ire mini they were adjudged to attend onthefefervices: and bythis meanes delivered they them- Dofush 16. v 1. {elves from their imminent peri Thekingof gainftthe Gabeonites (for that they had revolted and fubmitted to ref? ws) he affembled to- Jewaem gecherthekings of his neighbour nations, to make warre againft them. The Gabeonites againftthe. perceiving the danger they were 1n, and how the enemie was prepared toaffault them (and Gabconitcs. howto that intent they had pitched their tents neere untoa certain fountain not far offfrom the Citie) they required /efzs to affift and defend them. For their affaires were in that eftate, thar they expected death from the hands oftheir friends : and contrariwife hoped for helpe vef.9, 10,11, tobe warranted by thofe Hebrews, with whom they had contracted amitie (notwithftand- Jette <i ing that they arrived in that countrey to deftroy the whole nation of the Canaanites. ) Jofuab falemto tight therefore (haftning onward with his whole army to give them affiftance,and marching both day and night) affault) and having put them to flight, he purfued them by a ftecpie tra&, which placeis cal- ois. ledBethora, where he knew that God had fought for him (as it appeared manifeftly by the TheSunne thunder, lightning and haile that fellat that time, farre bigger then was accuftomed.) The feodílll ^ dav likewife (the like whereof wasnever heard of before) was lengthened, left by the Ípee- dy approch ofthe night the enemie fhould efcape from the victor: whereuponit came to paffe that Je/z« took all thofe five Kings ina certaine cave ncere Makkedah, wherethey were Kwekims; ^ hidden, and condemned them alltothe death, And that the day at that time encreafed a- fae 7 — bovecommon cuftome, itisextant and regiftred in the facred volumes, which are refer- lofuah 11,20 ved inthe T emple.When afterthis maner the Kings that invaded the Gabeonites were flain 12. per top. : ROTE : à 2 à aud conquered, Zefa led his Armie into the mountaines of Canaan, where having madea S feu enemie f ubt penu fo great {laine Theki Lui fare quel were more Cii ln; tool adde dinde tie of All tion, Ww Wdh Me fo$