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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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Biblical commentary book of Daniel › Chapter 3 › Part › Meditation
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O King, Live thou for ever. That was their common salutation. It is added afterward: Thou O king, for vehemency, as though they should say: thou of thy kingly majesty hast made a decree, that who so ever should hear the voice of the Trumpet, Harp, Pipe, and other instruments of music, he should fall down before the golden Image, and who so ever refused this, should be cast into the furnace of flaming fire. But here are Jews whom thou hast set over the charge of the province of Babylon. This they put to in despite, to charge them with ingratitude, that they being brought to so great honour by the king should despise the kings commandment, and entice others by their ensample to like disobedience. We see therefore that this was spoken to amplify the crime, that the king had set them over the province of Babylon, & they did not worship the golden Image neither honour his Gods.
O King, Liue thou for euer. That was their common salutation. It is added afterward: Thou O king, for vehemency, as though they should say: thou of thy kyngly maiesty hast made a decree, that who so euer should heare the voyce of the Trumpet, Harpe, Pipe, and other instrumentes of musike, hee should fall downe before the golden Image, and who so euer refused thys, should be cast into the fornace of flaming fire. But here are Iewes whom thou hast set ouer the charge of the prouince of Babylon. This they put to in despite, to charge them with ingratitude, that they being brought to so great honor by the king should despise the kinges commaundement, and intice others by theyr ensample to like disobedience. We sée therfore that this was spoken to amplify the crime, that the king had set them ouer the prouince of Babylon, & they did not worship the golden Image neither honor his Gods.
We see that the Chaldees in all this accusation have only this respect, to condemn Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego of this crime only, that they did not obey the kings commandment. For they do not dispute of their religion, because that was not profitable for them, to call into ⟨p. 22⟩question whether the Gods that they worshipped were worthy such worship or no. Therefore they pass with silence that thing which they think not to be expedient, and they lay fast hold of this dart: that the kings majesty is contemned, because these three do not worship the Image which the king by his decree had commanded.