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At the end of these days. As Daniel noted the time of his pride, when he walked in his palace, to show how pride grows out of buildings, and wealth, and apparel, and such roots: so he noteth the time of his fall, while the words were in his mouth, to show that he was punished for his pride and ignorance, that he might know where to begin his conversion, and abate his pride, and when he had taken away the cause, then God would take away the punishment: so likewise he noteth the time of his Restitution, At the end of these days, that is, after seven years were expired; to show how long the sickness of pride is in curing, and to show how every thing was fulfilled which was prophesied, even to the point of time, for it was told him by Daniel that he should be like a beast seven years, therefore Nebuchadnezzar is prompt as it were to confess the trueth, and saith as the Prophet saith, At the end of these days, that is, at the end of seven years, I Nebuchadnezzar was restored to my kingdom, as Daniel told me. Yet another note is set upon this beast, least we should think that God only regarded the season, and think seven years punishment enough for such a sin: He saith not barely, that his understanding and honour were restored unto him, when seven years were ended: but that they ⟨p. 408⟩were restored unto him when he began to lift up his eyes unto heaven: to show that this blessing came from above, and that he which had humbled him, had restored him again, as if he should say to all that are cast down with sickness, or poverty, or infamy, or any trouble whatsoever in body or mind, he which hath humbled you will raise you, as he hath done me, but you must look up unto heaven, and lift up your hearts unto him, and then your understanding, and comfort, and wealth, and pleasure, & health, and liberty, and good name, and all shall return unto you again: like Jobs sheep, and camels, and oxen, in greater number than he had before, as all the blessings of God returned to Nebuchadnezzar when he looked up to heaven: so they shall come back like a river upon you, when your eyes can go by these vanities, and look upon him which looks upon you, or else seven and seven years shall pass over you, and you shall be never the better, but worse and worse; like Saul which was vexed more and more, till he had killed himself.

At the end of these dayes. As Daniel noted the time of his pride, when hee walked in his pallace, to shewe how pride growes out of buildings, and wealth, and apparell, and such rootes: so he noteth the time of his fall, while the wordes were in his mouth, to shewe that he was punished for his pride and ignorance, that he might knowe where to begin his conuersion, and abate his pride, and when he had taken away the cause, then God would take away the punishment: so likewise he noteth the time of his Restitution, At the ende of these dayes, that is, after seauen yeares were expired; to shewe how long the sicknesse of pride is in curing, and to shewe how euerie thing was fulfilled which was prophesied, euen to the poynt of time, for it was tolde him by Daniel that he should be like a beast seuē yeares, therefore Nabuchadnezzar is prompt as it were to confesse the trueth, and sayth as the Prophet sayth, At the ende of these dayes, that is, at the ende of seauen yeares, I Nabuchadnezzar was restored to my kingdome, as Daniel tolde me. Yet another note is set vpon this beast, least wee should thinke that God only regarded the season, and thinke seuen yeares punishment enough for such a sinne: He saith not barely, that his vnderstanding and honour were restored vnto him, when seuen yeares were ended: but that they