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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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Here Daniel declareth the miracle whereby God delivered his servants. Whereof there be two parts: One, that those three men walked safe in the midst of the fire: an other that the flame burnt up the kings Guard that cast them into the fire. And the prophet doth diligently rehearse the circumstances, to set forth the power of God, as that the king gave a strait charge, and with so great anger caused the furnace to be heated, and that his strong men were consumed with the utmost flame, where as they three walked in the coals in the fire and the flame. And this is as much as if the prophet had said, that the fire had no force at all upon the holy servants of God, and that the smoke had ⟨p. 29⟩killed the kings servants. Therefore saith he that those three did fall down in the fire. Then surely they could not help themselves nor find any shift to escape. Further he saith, that they fell down bound: wherefore naturally they should at the first brunt have been choked and smothered, and afterward have been consumed: yet do they remain safe and walk up and down lose in the furnace. We see then that the power of God is so evident, that the devil could darken it with no lies. And that the utmost flame doth devoureth kings Guard, of the other part God doth approve this to be his work. And this is the end of the history, that these three men were preserved miraculously and above their hope.
Here Daniel declareth the miracle whereby God deliuered his seruauntes. Whereof there be two partes: One, that those thrée men walked safe in the midst of the fire: an other that the flame burnt vp the kinges Garde that cast them into the fire. And the prophet doth diligently rehearse the circumstances, to set forth the power of God, as that the king gaue a straite charge, and with so great anger caused the fornace to be heated, and that his strong men were consumed with ye vtmost flame, where as they thrée walked in the coales in the fire and the flame. And this is as much as if the prophet had sayd, that the fire had no force at all vpon the holy seruauntes of God, and that the smoke had