A15000:112
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the…
A godly treatise, entitled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nebuchadnezzars subversion. Set forth by William Wheatley Master of Art, and preacher of Gods word.A godlie treatise, intituled the view and down-fall of pride Wherein is declared the cause of Babylons destruction, and Nabuchadnezzars subuersion. Set forth by William Wheatley Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Thomas Creed for John Deane and John Baily, 1602London: printed by Thomas Creed for Iohn Deane and Iohn Baily, 1602
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Princes of Babylon (over whom Daniel was preferred by the King, as Moses by God) got by subtlety a decree of the King, confirmed against Daniel, and cast him into the Lyons den: but Daniel by Gods providence was delivered from ⟨p. 91⟩the power of the Lyons: & at the commandment of the King, those men which had accused Daniel, were brought and cast into the den of Lyons, they, their children, and their wives, and the Lyons had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the ground of the d••••. Thus these that would have destroyed others, were themselves destroyed of the destroyer. Then let us learn to believe, that he which loveth cursing, so shall it come unto him. And he that loveth not blessing, so shall it be far from him. And even he that stoppeth his ear at the crying of the poor, so he shall cry himself (even to God in his distress) and shall not be heard. For it is written: With what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again, sayeth Christ.1 Therefore when Adonibezecke was taken in war by the Israelites, they cut off the thumbs of his hands and feet, as he had done by others. Then said Adonibezecke: Seventy Kings having the thumbs of their hands and of their feet cut off, gathered bread under my table: 2as I have done, so God hath rewarded me.
The Princes of Babilon (ouer whom Daniel was preferred by the King, as Moyses by God) got by subtiltie a decree of the King, confirmed against Daniel, and cast him into the Lyons denne: but Daniel by Gods prouidence was deliuered from ⟨p. 91⟩the power of the Lyons: & at the commaundement of the King, those men which had accused Daniel, were brought and cast into the denne of Lyons, they, their children, and their wiues, and the Lyons had the masterie of them, and brake all their bones in peeces or euer they came at the ground of the d••••. Thus these that would haue destroyed others, were themselues destroyed of the destroyer. Then let vs learne to beleeue, that hee which loueth cursing, so shall it come vnto him. And he that loueth not blessing, so shall it be far from him. And euē he that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, so hee shall cry himselfe (euē to God in his distresse) and shall not be heard. For it is written: With what measure you mete, it shall bee measured to you againe, saieth Christ.