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You have heard what the voice spake from earth, now ye shall hear what the voice sounds from heaven. These three verses following declare this Kings fall, when and how, and from whom it was. While the words were yet, &c. there is the time. A voice, &c. there is the Judge O king, &c. there is the arraignment. Thy kingdom, &c. there is the judgement. He was driven from men, & lived with beasts in che wilderness, till his hairs were grown like Eagles feathers. There is the execution and manner of his punishment. First of the time, while, &c.

You haue heard what the voice spake from earth, now ye shal heare what the voice soūds from heauen. These three verses following declare this Kings fall, when and howe, and from whom it was. While the words were yet, &c. there is the time. A voice, &c. there is the Iudge O king, &c. there is the arraignement. Thy kingdom, &c. there is the iudgement. He was driuen from men, & liued with beasts in che wildernes, till his haires were grown like Eagles fethers. There is the execution and maner of his punishment. First of the time, while, &c.

As Daniel observed the time when Nebuchadnezzar sinned, so he observeth the time when Nebuchadnezzar is punished: as if God had lien in wait to catch him in his words, and take him at the trip, even as he watched Lots wife when she looked back, and transformed her into a pillar of of salt, so soon as she looked behind her: So now the Lord lay as it were in the scout, to watch when Nebuchadnezzar spake treason, and to apprehend him upon it, O Nebuchadnezzar thou hast vaunted these twelve months since I warned thee, and I made as though I heard not, but suffered thee to do and speak thy pleasure, and vauntest thou still? Surely thou shalt escape me no longer, I will not hear a word more against mine honour. So he cut him off while the words were in his mouth, and propoundeth the words of judgement against him. If you mark the time when the voice spake from heaven, you may see three wisdoms of God. First God takes him in his fault,¹ that he might see his fault, as Jeroboam was stricken when he stroke the Prophet, that he might know why he was stricken. Then he takes him suddenly, because he contemneth his warning,