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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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16 Then Daniel whose name was Beltsazar, held his peace by the space of one hour, and his thoughts troubled him, and the king spake and said: Beltsazar, let neither the dream nor the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Beltsazar answered and said: my Lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
16 Then Daniel whose name was Beltsazar, held hys peace by the space of one houre, and hys thoughtes troubled hym, and the king spake and sayd: Beltsazar, let neyther the dreame nor the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Beltsazar aunswered and sayd: my Lord, the dreame be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation therof to thine enemyes.
Here Daniel doth recite, that he was after a sort astonished. And I refer this unto the sorrow which the holy Prophet conceived by the horrible punishment which God showed under this figure. Neither ought it to seem marvellous that Daniel was touched with sorrow for the calamity of the king of Babylon. For although he was a cruel tyrant, and straitly handled the Church of God, yea almost did destroy it: yet because he was under his dominion, it was mete that he should pray for him. For God did expressly command the Jews so to do, by the Prophet Jeremiah: 1Pray ye for the prosperous state of Babylon, for in the peace thereof shall be your peace. And at the end of seventy years it was lawful for the true worshippers of God, to pray unto God to deliver them: but until that time was ended which was before limited by the mouth of the Prophet, it was not lawful for them either to hate the king, or to ask any vengeance at Gods hand. For they did know that he was the executor of Gods just judgement, and also that he was their governor, and must be holden in the stead of their lawful king. Seeing then that Daniel was gently entreated of the king, and was by the law of war made an exile, it was his part to keep fidelity unto his king, although he did exercise tyranny against the people of God. This was the cause why he conceived such sorrow by the grisly vision.