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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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: 1for they would have been suffered still unpunished when they maliciously troubled the Church, when they corrupted the pure doctrine, yea when they took upon them to rob like thieves and rage like murderers. For it was manifest that diverse were then murdered by them and others maimed. When these men lived so wickedly, yet would they have their wickedness to go unpunished: & this ⟨p. 38⟩they held for a principle, that no man ought to be punished for holding a contrary religion.
In the meane ceason this is to be noted, that this decrée of the king is praysed by the spirite of God. For Daniell doth rehearse it for none other purpose, but to declare the fruite of the conuersion in the king. Wherefore thys is with out al controuersy, that king Nebuchadnezer hath testified his repentance when he magnified the God of Israell before all the world, and appoynted a penalty for all them which spake blasphemously agaynst that God. Therfore is this place oft cited by Augustine agaynst the Donatistes: 1for they would haue bene suffered still vnpunished when they maliciously troubled the Church, when they corrupted the pure doctrine, yea when they tooke vpon them to robbe like theues and rage like murtherers. For it was manifest that diuerse were then murthered by them and others maymed. When these men liued so wickedly, yet would they haue their wickednes to go vnpunished: & thys ⟨p. 38⟩they helde for a principle, that no man ought to be punished for holding a contrary religion.
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