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Commentaries of the divine John Calvin, upon the prophet Daniel, translated into English, especially…Commentaries of the diuine Iohn Caluine, vpon the prophet Daniell, translated into Englishe, especially…
Commentaries of the divine John Calvin, upon the prophet Daniel, translated into English, especially for the use of the family of the right honourable Earle of Huntingdon, to set forth as in a glass, how one may profitably read the Scriptures, by considering the text, meditating the sense thereof, and by prayerCommentaries of the diuine Iohn Caluine, vpon the prophet Daniell, translated into Englishe, especially for the vse of the family of the ryght honorable Earle of Huntingdon, to set forth as in a glasse, how one may profitably read the Scriptures, by consideryng the text, meditatyng the sense therof, and by prayer
London: printed by John Daye, 1570London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1570
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King Nebuchadnezzar made an Image of gold. The height thereof was lx. cubits, and the breadth thereof vj. cubits, and he set it up in the plain of Dura in the province of Babel.
KYng Nebuchadnezer made an Image of gold. The height therof was lx. cubites, and the breadth therof vj. cubites, and he set it vp in the playne of Dura in the prouince of Babel.
Nebuchadnezzar, after that he had professed the God of Israel to be the true God, doth fall again to this foul Idolatry: wherein after the custom of the Idolaters he uttereth his own pride and ambition. Wherein God would have his wicked hart to be made manifest. Who might have been thought by his former confession to have been wholly changed: but by this it appeareth that in his fairest show of words he remained wicked. And as this is the manner of all superstitious persons, when they pretend their Religion and think that they serve their God, yet will they be seen and praised of the world: so many times they will mix policy with their Religion, to bring men into an uniformity. And these two things are hear manifest. His Idol is so costly and great that his fame must needs spread, and he straitly chargeth all nations both Jews and Gentiles upon pain of death to ⟨image 32⟩join in this Idolatry.
NEbuchadnezer, after that hee had professed the God of Israel to be the true God, doth fall agayne to this foule Idolatry: wherein after the custome of the Idolaters hee vttereth his owne pryde and ambition. Wherein God would haue his wicked hart to be made manifest. Who might haue bene thought by hys former confession to haue bene wholly chaūged: but by this it appeareth that in his fayrest shew of wordes he remained wicked. And as this is the maner of all superstitious persons, when they pretend their Religiō and thinke that they serue their God, yet will they be seene and praysed of the world: so many tymes they will mixe policie with their Religion, to bryng men into an vniformitie. And these two thinges are heare manifest. His Idole is so costly and great that his fame must nedes spred, and he straitly chargeth all nations both Iewes and Gentiles vppon payne of death to