An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Remember the cruel wars which Nabuchodonozer King of Babylon made against Gods people. He took their city, spoiled their Temple, sacked Jerusalem, and gave the pray to his soldiers. He took the Nobles and gentlemen, and merchants, and yeomen, and led them captives. Some of them he took with him to Babylon, and some he sold for money: so great and so terrible was his victory. In the middest of all his pomp, God bereft him of his wit, and astonied him with deadly madness. He was driven from men, and did eat grass ¹as the Oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown as Eagles feathers, & his nails like birds claws. He imagined that he was an Ox, that he had hoof and horn, and hair as Oxen. He ⟨p. 368⟩therefore forsook his palace, his princely apparel, and dainty fare, and lay abroad, and fed with beasts. So did God avenge the cause of his people.

Remember the cruel warres which Nabuchodonozer King of Babilon made against Gods people. He tooke their citie, spoyled their Temple, sacked Ierusalem, and gaue the pray to his souldiers. He tooke the Nobles and gentlemen, and marchants, and yeomen, and led them captiues. Some of them he tooke with him to Babilon, and some he sold for money: so great and so terrible was his victorie. In the middest of al his pompe, God bereft him of his wit, and astonied him with deadly madnesse. He was driuen from men, and did eate grasse ¹as the Oxen, and his bodie was wet with the dewe of heauen, til his hayres were growen as Eagles feathers, & his nayles like birds clawes. He imagined that he was an Oxe, that he had hoofe and horne, and haire as Oxen. Hée ⟨p. 368⟩therefore forsooke his palace, his princely apparel, and daintie fare, and lay abroade, and fed with beastes. So did God auenge the cause of his people.

1. 1Dan. 4.