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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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Now, amongest how many stirs and storms was the Prophet tossed those 70. years that he lived in Captivity, it will be good to consider. He was so well treated of no king as he was of Nebuchadnezzar, whom he yet found a raging ⟨image 5⟩beast. The other were more cruel, whiles by the sudden death of Balsazar and the winning of the City, he was brought under new Lords, the Persians and the Medes. Who fiercely breaking in like cruel enemies, as they made all afraid, so is there no doubt but that they wounded his heart. And though he were well used of Darius, so that that servitude was tolerable: yet through the envy and cursed conspiracy of the noble men, he was then in most danger. Howbeit as he was more careful for the commune safety of the Church then for his own quietness, in what sorrow was it like that he remained, and with how great grief was he troubled, when that present state did show none end of the cruel oppression of that miserable people? He did depend assuredly upon the Prophecy of Jeremiah. But this was an incomparable patience and constancy, that his hope did not languish nor decay being so long differed, yea that it was not utterly drowned being drawn through so many raging floods and tempests after such sundry sorts.
Now, amongest how many styrres and stormes was the Prophet tossed those 70. yeares that he lyued in Captiuity, it will be good to consider. He was so well treated of no kyng as he was of Nebuchadnezar, whom he yet found a ragyng ⟨image 5⟩beast. The other were more cruell, whiles by ye sodaine death of Balsazar and the wynnyng of the Citie, he was brought vnder new Lordes, the Persians and the Medes. Who fiercely breakyng in like cruell enemyes, as they made all afrayde, so is there no doubt but that they wounded his heart. And though he were wel vsed of Darius, so that that seruitude was tolerable: yet through the enuy and cursed conspiracy of the noble mē, he was then in most daunger. Howbeit as he was more carefull for the commune safety of the Church then for his owne quietnes, in what sorow was it like that he remained, and with how great grief was he troubled, when that present state dyd shew none end of the cruell oppression of that miserable people? He did depend assuredly vpō the Prophecy of Ieremy. But this was an incomparable paciēce and constancy, that his hope dyd not languish nor decay beyng so long differed, yea that it was not vtterly drowned beyng drawen through so many ragyng floudes and tempestes after such sondry sortes.