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…

But lo, the tumults and tempests do spring forth of an other fountain: because that some times the nobility and such as are in high honour in the world, do not willingly suffer the yoke of Christ: sometimes the foolish multitude spitteth forth what soever is for salvation, before they have any taste what it is: and part like porks delight them selves in their filthiness. And others, as though they were enraged with infernal furies, are outrageous in slaughters. And the devil doth prick forth those that he hath, wholly to be his slaves with most excessive fury and outrage, to bring all to hurly burly. Hereof cometh the sounding of the trumpets, hereof come battles and wars, whiles that Heliogabalus that ⟨image 6⟩Prelate of Rome, with his red and bloody route and horned beasts, rageth so fiercely against Christ and seeketh for help on every side of his filthy Clergy, the which altogether although it be not fed in like dainty sort, yet doth it eat brewis and collops out of the same pot, and many hungry companions fly unto them to offer their service. A great number of the judges which were wont to stuff their bellies with Idolatrous feasts, do fight for their kitchens & bellycheare: but chiefly the devil sendeth railers out of the cloisters of Monks and Friars and forth of the dens of dimsicall Doctors, who are like bellows to kindle the fire.

But loe, the tumultes and tempestes do spryng forth of an other fountaine: because that some tymes the nobility and such as are in hygh honor in the world, do not willyngly suffer the yoke of Christ: sometymes the foolish multitude spitteth forth what soeuer is for saluation, before they haue any taste what it is: and part like porkes delite them selues in their filthynes. And others, as though they were enraged with infernal furies, are outragious in slaughters. And ye deuil doth pricke forth those that he hath, wholly to be his slaues with most excessiue fury and outrage, to bryng all to hurly burly. Hereof commeth the soundyng of the trumpets, hereof come battailes and warres, whiles that Heliogabalus that ⟨image 6⟩Prelate of Rome, with hys red and bloudy route and horned beastes, rageth so fiercely agaynst Christ and seketh for helpe on euery side of his filthy Clergy, the which altogether although it be not fedde in like daynty sort, yet doth it eate browys and collaps out of the same pot, and many hungry companiōs flye vnto thē to offer their seruice. A great number of the iudges which were wōt to stuffe their bellyes with Idolatrous feastes, do fight for their kitchyns & bellycheare: but chiefly the deuill sendeth raylers out of the cloysters of Monkes and Friers and forth of the dennes of dimsicall Doctours, who are like bellowes to kindle the fire.