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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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As though he should say: take my counsel, break of thy sins, cease from thy wickedness, enter into a new trade of life, that is, turn thy cruelty into humanity and mercy, and thy tyranny into pitiful compassion of the poor: thus let the error of thy former life be redressed. Thou hast long enough gone astray. For hitherto thou hast wandered without all judgement, whiles thou hast followed thine unbridled lust. Put an end therefore to thine error, open thine eyes ⟨image 67⟩and understand at the length that thou oughtest to repent. This seemeth to be the meaning of the words. Now for the points of the doctrine.
As though he should say: take my counsaile, breake of thy sinnes, cease from thy wickednes, enter into a new trade of life, that is, turne thy crueltie into humanitie and mercy, and thy tyranny into pityfull compassion of the poore: thus let the errour of thy former life be redressed. Thou hast lōg enough gone astray. For hetherto thou hast wandred without all iudgement, whiles thou hast folowed thine vnbridled lust. Put an end therfore to thine errour, opē thine eyes ⟨image 67⟩and vnderstand at the length that thou oughtest to repent. This semeth to be the meanyng of the wordes. Now for the pointes of the doctrine.
Daniel doth deal more mildly with this profane king, then if he had preached to his own countrymen. For them he would have used his prophetical authority, & not have talked of his own counsel. But because he did know that the king knew not the first principles of Religion, he taketh upon him the person of a counsellor because he was not an ordinary teacher. That Nebuchadnezzar had now called him, it was not usual every day, as though he would submit him self to his doctrine. Daniel doth therefore consider with what manner of man he had to do, when he saith: Let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and then doth utter it in few words: Break of thy sins, [or cast them from thee] by righteousness, and thine iniquities by mercy toward the poor.