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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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Let us not marvel then if God do often smite us with his hand, for daily experience doth try us to be slothful and very sluggards at Gods admonitions. When God therefore will bring us to repentance, he must of necessity beat us oftentimes, because either we are nothing moved when we are chastised by his hand, or if that we do seem for one time wakened, yet do we return again by and by to our old sinful slumber. It is of necessity therefore that the scourges be doubled. This do we see in this present history as in a glass. How be it this was a singular benefit of God, that Nebuchadnezzar did give place at the length, after that God had chastised him many times. Yet know we not whether this confession came forth of a true and unfeigned repentance: I do leave that in doubt. Yet I do nothing doubt but that Daniel doth rehearse this decree, to declare that the king was in the end compelled to confess the God of Israel to be the only God, and to publish the same to all people and nations under his dominion.
Let vs not merueile then if God doo often smite vs with his hand, for dayly experience doth try vs to be slouthfull and very sluggardes at Gods admonitions. When God therefore will bring vs to repentance, he must of necessity beate vs oftentimes, because either we are nothing moued when we are chastised by his hand, or if that we doo seme for one time wakened, yet doo we returne agayne by and by to our olde sinfull slumber. It is of necessitie therefore that the scourges be doubled. This do we sée in this present history as in a glasse. How be it this was a singular benefit of God, that Nebuchadnezer did geue place at the length, after that God had chastised him many times. Yet know we not whether this confession came forth of a true and vnfeyned repentance: I do leaue that in doubt. Yet I doo nothing doubt but that Daniel doth rehearse this decrée, to declare that the king was in the end compelled to confesse the God of Israell to be ye onely God, and to publish the same to all people and nations vnder his dominion.
In the mean season this is to be noted, that this decree of the king is praised by the spirit of God. For Daniel doth rehearse it for none other purpose, but to declare the fruit of the conversion in the king. Wherefore this is with out all controversy, that king Nebuchadnezzar hath testified his repentance when he magnified the God of Israel before all the world, and appointed a penalty for all them which spake blasphemously against that God. Therefore is this place oft cited by Augustine against the Donatists: