By this computation of sin, wherein the months are observed so exactly, how long Nebuchadnezzar rebelled after he was warned, Daniel shows what reckoning GOD keeps of our months, and weeks, and days, which he gives us to repent, as he did Nebuchadnezzar, and what an account we shall make of them, as Nebuchadnezzar did, though we count no more of our age then the child doth of his youth, and have done no more of our task at twenty, then when we were but ten, nor at thirty, then when we were but twenty, nor at forty, then when we were thirty, yet we shall give account of mo ⟨p. 386⟩hours in the day of judgement, and it shall be heavier to the old then to the young, to you which have the word, then to them which want it: and there is great odds between Nebuchadnezzar & us for he which challenged Nebuchadnezzar for twelve months since he was warned, may challenge us of twelve years since we were warned, & yet we look not for so great punishment as fell upon Nebuchadnezzar for twelve months. Daniel names there twelve months, as though he would speak of a great matter, and shows how worthy Nebuchadnezzar was to be punished, because he might have reformed his life since he was warned: for there were 12. months between his dreams and his punishment. But that year wherein he had so many warnings & teachings was as vain as the rest, and vainer then the years before: for now he should have been a mourner like the King of Nineveh, when Jonah threatened destruction unto them. But like a victor of a country returned from battle to solemnize his triumph, first he decked his palace as brave as himself, and then he walks his stations in it, and when he hath set all things before him, which might make him forget God, and like a serpent that would burst, unless he discharged some of his poison, he breaketh out and said, Is not this great Babel, which I have ⟨p. 387⟩built by the might of my power, for the honour of my majesty? wherein observe first what a glorious opinion this vain King had of his vain buildings. Secondly, how that he names himself the founder of them, as though he had done all without an help. Thirdly, that in all his works he sought nothing but vain-glory, as he witnesseth against himself, saying; which I have built for the honour of my majesty? not for the honour of Gods majesty, but for the honour of my majesty.
By this computation of sin, wherein the moneths are obserued so exactly, how longe Nabuchadnezzar rebelled after he was warned, Daniel shewes what reckoning GOD keepes of our moneths, and weeks, and daies, which he giues vs to repent, as he did Nabuchadnezzar, and what an account wee shall make of thē, as Nabuchadnezzar did, though we count no more of our age then the childe dooth of his youth, and haue doone no more of our taske at twentie, then when we were but tenne, nor at thirty, then when we were but twenty, nor at fortie, then when we were thirtie, yet we shall giue account of mo ⟨p. 386⟩hours in the day of iudgement, and it shall be heauier to the old then to the young, to you which haue the worde, then to them which want it: and there is great ods betweene Nabuchadnezzar & vs for he which challenged Nabuchadnezzar for twelue moneths since he was warned, may challenge vs of twelue yeeres since we were warned, & yet we looke not for so great punishment as fell vpon Nabuchadnezzar for twelue moneths. Daniel names there twelue moneths, as though hee would speake of a great matter, and shewes how worthie Nabuchadnezzar was to be punished, because he might haue reformed his life since he was warned: for there were 12. moneths betweene his dreames and his punishment. But that yeere wherein he had so many warnings & teachings was as vaine as the rest, and vainer then the yeres before: for now he should haue been a mourner like the King of Niniuie, when Ionas threatned destruction vnto them. But like a victor of a countrie returned from battell to solemnize his triūph, first he decked his pallace as braue as himselfe, and then he walkes his stations in it, and when he hath set al things before him, which might make him forget God, and like a serpent that would burst, vnles he discharged some of his poyson, he breaketh out and sayde, Is not this great Babel, which I haue ⟨p. 387⟩built by the might of my power, for the honour of my maiestie? wherein obserue first what a glorious opinion this vaine King had of his vaine buildings. Secondly, how that he names himselfe the founder of them, as though hee had done all without an helpe. Thirdly, that in all his works he sought nothing but vain-glorie, as hee witnesseth against himselfe, saying; which I haue built for the honour of my maiestie? not for the honour of Gods maiestie, but for the honour of my maiestie.
