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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.
15 This is the dream that I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen: therefore thou O Beltsazar, declare the interpretation thereof: for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me the interpretation: but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy Gods is in thee.
15 Thys is the dreame that I king Nebuchadnezer haue seene: therefore thou O Beltsazar, declare the interpretatiō thereof: for all the wise mē of my kingdome are not able to shew me the interpretation: but thou art able, for the spirit of the holy Gods is in thee.
Here doth Nebuchadnezzar repeat that which he had spoken of before, that is, that he seeketh the interpretation of the dream. He knew what figure had been showed unto him: but he could not understand the counsel of God, neither yet persuade with himself whereto it belonged: therefore he trieth in this part the faith of Daniel. He affirmeth that he saw a dream, that Daniel might be more ready to interpret it: and he addeth this also to the same end, that all the wise men of his kingdom could not declare the dream. Where he confesseth after a sort, all the ⟨image 61⟩Astrologians, Soothsayers, and all other of that kind which said they knew all things, to be false and deceitful. For some were Augurs, some Soothsayers, some dream readers, others Astrologians, which did not only dispute of the order, and course, and distance of the stars and of the property of them, but also which would foretell by the aspects of the stars, all that was to come. Whereas then they did boast so greatly of the knowledge of all things, Nebuchadnezzar doth confess that they were deceivers. For he ascribeth this to Daniel, because he had a divine spirit. Wherefore he excludeth all the wise men of Babylon from so great a gift, because he perceiveth by experience that they were destitute of the spirit of God. He doth not speak plainly, but this is easily gathered of his words, that falsehood was found in all the wise Chaldees. Again in the second part he separateth Daniel forth of their number, & also noteth the cause: even because he had a divine spirit. Wherefore Nebuchadnezzar doth here give unto God that which is due unto him, and doth also acknowledge Daniel to be his Prophet and minister.