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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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Biblical commentary book of Daniel › Chapter 4 › Part › Meditation
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Here Daniel doth end the interpretation of the dream, and teacheth that God will not so severely deal with the king Nebuchadnezzar, but that he will leave some place for his mercy. Therefore he doth mitigate the great rigour of the punishment, that Nebuchadnezzar hoping for pardon, might call upon God and repent, as there shall follow afterward a more evident exhortation. But now Daniel doth prepare him to repentance, when he saith that the ⟨image 66⟩kingdom shall remain unto him. For God could have cast him out of mans company, so that he might alway have remained with the wild beasts. He might also have cast him straight way out of the world: but this is a sign of clemency, that he will restore him not only unto some mean state, but to his own dignity, as though he had been alway upright. Therefore we see that this dream had been profitable to king Nebuchadnezzar, if he had not despised the admonition of the holy Prophet: yea if he had not been unthankful unto God. For Daniel did not only forewarn him of the calamity which hanged over his head, but also he brought the message of reconciliation. God therefore had taught him profitably, had he not been stubborn and despised to learn, as the most part of men commonly do.
Here Daniel doth end the interpretation of the dreame, and teacheth that God will not so seuerely deale wyth the king Nebuchadnezer, but that he will leaue some place for hys mercy. Therefore he doth mitigate the great rigor of the punishment, that Nebuchadnezer hoping for pardon, might call vpon God and repent, as there shall folow afterward a more euident exhortation. But now Daniel doth prepare hym to repentance, when he sayth that the ⟨image 66⟩kingdome shall remayne vnto hym. For God could haue cast hym out of mans company, so that he might alway haue remayned with the wilde beastes. He might also haue cast hym streight way out of the world: but thys is a signe of clemency, that he will restore hym not onely vnto some meane state, but to hys owne dignitie, as though hee had bene alway vpright. Therfore we sée that this dreame had bene profitable to kyng Nebuchadnezer, if he had not despised the admonition of the holy Propeht: yea if he had not bene vnthākefull vnto God. For Daniel did not onely forewarne him of the calamitie which hāged ouer his head, but also he brought the message of reconciliation. God therfore had taught him profitably, had he not bene stubburne and despised to learne, as the most part of men commonly do.