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Thus you have heard what the voice spake from earth, now you shall hear what the voice spake from Heaven: for it followeth, While the word was in the kings mouth, a voice came from heaven, and said; O King to thee be it spoken, thy kingdom shall be taken from thee, &c. God will warn him no more by dreams, nor by Prophets, as he did: but his Judgements shall speak. Here is fulfilled that which Elihu saith to Job, God speaketh once and twice by dreams and visions in the night, and man seeth it not: at the last God openeth his eyes, by the corrections which he had sealed: so God spake unto Nebuchadnezzar first by dreams, and after by his Prophet; & Nebuchadnezzar regarded it not: at last God openeth his eyes by corrections, which he had sealed up, that they should not touch him if any other messenger could bring him.

Thus you haue heard what the voyce spake from earth, now you shall heare what the voyce spake from Heauen: for it followeth, While the word was in the kings mouth, a voyce came from heauen, and sayd; O King to thee be it spoken, thy kingdome shall be taken from thee, &c. God will warne him no more by dreames, nor by Prophets, as he did: but his Iudgements shall speake. Heere is fulfilled that which Elihu sayth to Iob, God speaketh once and twice by dreames and visions in the night, and man seeth it not: at the last God openeth his eyes, by the corrections which he had sealed: so God spake vnto Nabuchadnezzar first by dreames, and after by his Prophet; & Nabuchadnezzar regarded it not: at last God openeth his eyes by corrections, which hee had sealed vp, that they should not touch him if any other messenger could bring him.

As the holy Ghost doth note the time when Nebuchadnezzar spake in his palace: so he noteth the time when God spake from heaven, Even while the words were in the Kings mouth: as though he should say, God answered before he looked for it, when he thought God had been as far from him, as he was all the year before. Thus God lay (as it were in the scout) to watch when he spake treason, and to apprehend him upon it: O Nebuchadnezzar, thou hast vaunted this twelve months since I warned thee: I made as though I heard not, but suffered thee to do and speak thy pleasure: and vauntest thou still? Surely thou shalt scape me no longer, I will not hear one word more against my honour. So he cutteth him off while the words were in his mouth, and pronounceth the word of judgement against him.