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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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But although more cruel things were yet at hand, that you may declare your selves the Disciples of Christ rightly instructed in his school, you must endeavour your selves that no rage of the wicked which deal so outrageously, do drive ⟨image 7⟩you from that moderation whereby hitherto only they have been overcome and disappointed. And if so be that the length of time do make you weary, remember oftentimes that famous Prophecy, in the which the condition of the Church was lively expressed. God declared then unto his Prophet what battles, what troubles, what griefs and perils the Jews should suffer from the end of their captivity and joyful returning into their country, until the coming of Christ. Now the likeness of times causeth the same things to be agreeable unto us, and therefore may be applied to our use. Daniel rejoiced for the miserable Church which had ben long drowned with a deep flood of miseries, when he collected by the count of the years, that the day of deliverance spoken of by Jeremiah the Prophet was at hand.1 Howbeit he had an answer that the state of the people should be more grievous after that liberty were restored, so that they should scantly have any breathing time from their continual miseries. Daniel continued his hope seventy years not without great and bitter sorrow and many griefs: but now God increasing the time sevenfold, doth strike him to the heart, as it were with a deadly wound. Neither doth he yet only pronounce that the people should be subject to new troubles, when after long time they being restored had gathered strength, had built their City and Temple: but in the first beginning of their mirth, when they had scarce tasted the sweetness of the comfort, he doth appoint them unto misery. Now, concerning the calamities which followed soon after (whereof there is a long rehearsal) seeing we tremble at the hearing only of them, how doleful and bitter do we think they were to the rude people, how horrible and fearful a spectacle was it to see the temple profaned by the bold malice of a cursed tyrant, the sacrifices mixed with filthy pollutions in despite, and all the books of the law to be burned to destroy all Religion, and all those to be drawn to the same fire, who soever did confess plainly and constantly that they would persevere and continue in the worship of God?
But although more cruell thynges were yet at hand, that you may declare your selues the Disciples of Christ rightly instructed in his schole, you must indeuour your selues that no rage of the wicked which deale so outragiously, do driue