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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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17 The tree that thou sawest which was great and mighty, whose height reached unto heaven and the sight thereof through all the world: §2118 Whose leaves were fair and the fruit thereof much, & in it was meat for all, under the which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven did sit: §2219 It is thou O king, thou art great and mighty: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the ends of the earth.
17 The tree that thou sawest which was great and mighty, whose height reached vnto heauen and the sight therof through all the world: §2118 Whose leaues were fayre and the fruite therof much, & in it was meat for all, vnder the which the beastes of the field dwelt, and vppon whose braunches the foules of the heauen did sit: §2219 It is thou O kyng, thou art great and mighty: for thy greatnes is growen, and reacheth vnto heauen, and thy dominion to the endes of the earth.
Here we do see, (as I have touched) that Daniel did see his duty to the king, that he did not forget his prophetical office, but boldly executed Gods commandment. And this diversity is to be noted: for there is nothing more hard to the Ministers of Gods word than to keep this mediocrity. For some under the pretence of zeal do thunder and forget that they are men, breathing forth nothing but only bitterness, showing no sign of benevolence. So cometh it to pass that their words are of none authority, & their admonitions are abhorred. So make they the word of God to be loathed and evil spoken of, when they go about to terrify men so rigorously without any sign of compassion or