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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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28 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said: Blessed is the ⟨image 45⟩God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his Angel and delivered his servants that put their trust in him, and have changed the kings commandment, and yielded their bodies, rather then they would worship or serve any God save their own God.
28 Nebuchadnezer spake and sayd: Blessed is the ⟨image 45⟩God of Sadrach, Mesach, and Abednego, who hath sent his Angell and deliuered his seruauntes that put their trust in hym, and haue chaunged the kynges commaundement, and yelded their bodyes, rather then they would worshyp or serue any God saue theyr owne God.
This is a rare confession of a king: but it will appear by process that he was carried with a sudden vehemency, and that there was no lively root of the fear of God in his hart. And I do repeat this again that we may know, that true repentance doth not consist in one work or twain, but in perseverance & continuance, as Paul saith: If you do live in the spirit, walk ye in the spirit. Where he requireth constancy of the faithful,1 that they may show them selves to be truly regenerate by the spirit of God.
This is a rare confession of a kyng: but it will appeare by processe that he was caried with a sodaine vehemency, and that there was no liuely roote of the feare of God in his hart. And I do repete this agayne that we may know, that true repentaunce doth not consist in one worke or twaine, but in perseuerance & continuance, as Paul sayth: If you do lyue in the spirite, walke ye in the spirite. Where he requireth constancy of the faithfull,