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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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16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king: O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 17 Behold, our God whom we serve, is able to deliver us from the hot fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, O king. 18 But if not, be it known to thee O king, that we will not serve thy Gods, nor worship the golden Image which thou hast set up.
16 Sadrach, Mesach, and Abednego aunswered and sayd to the kyng: O Nebuchadnezer, we are not carefull to aunswere thee in this matter. 17 Behold, our God whom we serue, is able to deliuer vs from the hoate fiery fornace, and hee will deliuer vs out of thy hand, O kyng. 18 But if not, be it knowne to thee O king, that we will not serue thy Gods, nor worshyp the golden Image which thou hast set vp.
This is the chief thing to be considered in this history, that these three holy men did remain constant in the fear of God, though they did know most present danger of death to hang over their heads. Wherefore when death was set before their eyes, they turned not back from their right course, but they set more by the glory of God, then ⟨p. 24⟩by their own life, yea then by an hundred lives, if it had been needful to have bestowed so many, and that had been granted unto them. Daniel doth not rehearse all their words, but gathereth a brief sum only: in the which yet that invincible power of the holy ghost wherewith they were endued, doth plainly appear.