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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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19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of rage, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he charged and commanded that they should heat the furnace at once seven times more then it was wont to be heat. 20 And he charged the most valiant men of war that were in his army, to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the hot fiery furnace.
19 Then was Nebuchadnezer full of rage, and the forme of his visage was chaunged agaynst Sadrach, Mesach, and Abednego: therfore hee charged and commaūded that they should heate the fornace at once seuen tymes more then it was wont to be heat. 20 And hee charged the most valiant men of warre that were in his army, to binde Sadrach, Mesach, and Abednego, and to cast thē into the hote fiery fornace.
At the first sight God seemeth here to forsake his servants because he doth not openly help them. The king commandeth them to be cast into a fiery furnace: no help appeareth from the heavens. Wherefore this was a full and perfect trial of their faith. They were now armed, as we did see before, to suffer all things. For they do not answer so constantly only because they trusted in the present help of God: but because they were determined to dye, and a better life did so comfort their minds, that they were content to lose this present life.
At the first sight God séemeth here to forsake hys seruantes because he doth not openly helpe them. The kyng commaundeth them to be cast into a fiery fornace: no helpe appeareth from the heauens. Wherfore this was a full and perfect triall of their fayth. They were now armed, as we did sée before, to suffer all things. For they do not aunswere so constantly onely because they trusted in the present helpe of God: but because they were determined to dye, and a better life dyd so comfort their mindes, that they were content to lose this present lyfe.