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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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They shall cast thee forth of mans company, and thy dwelling shall be with wild beasts, and they shall make thee eat grass like the bullocks. That is to say, thou shalt be deprived of all thy princely delicates, yea of all the common diet of the vulgar people, thou shalt have none other meat then brute beasts have. And seven times shall pass over thee. Of this we have spoken before. Some do restrain it to vij. days, which neither hath reason nor colour. Neither do I expound it of months, for that had been a short time. Wherefore their sentence is more probable which do extend it to seven years. For if Nebuchadnezzar were cast forth by any tumult, he could not be so shortly called in again. Furthermore, because that God would show in his person an example, the remembrance whereof might continue many ages, I doubt not but that he was separated from the common state of men for a long season. If it had been but for seven days or months, we see how little Gods judgements, unless they be severe, are regarded in the world. Wherefore, that God might print this punishment in the hearts of all, he continueth it for a long space: I do not say vij. years precisely, for (as I said) the certain number is put for the uncertain, but I do say that it was a long space.
They shall cast thee forth of mans company, and thy dwelling shall be wyth wilde beastes, and they shall make thee eate grasse like the bullockes. That is to say, thou shalt be depriued of all thy princely delicates, yea of all ye commō diet of the vulgare people, thou shalt haue none other meat then brute beastes haue. And seuen tymes shall passe ouer thee. Of thys we haue spoken before. Some do restreine it to vij. dayes, which neither hath reasō nor colour. Neither do I expound it of monethes, for that had bene a short tyme. Wherefore their sentence is more probable which do extend it to seuen yeares. For if Nebuchadnezer were cast forth by any tumult, he could not be so shortly called in agayne. Furthermore, because that God would shew in his person an example, the remēbraunce whereof might continue many ages, I doubt not but that he was seperated from ye commō state of men for a long season. If it had bene but for seuen dayes or monthes, we sée how little Gods iudgementes, vnles they be seuere, are regarded in the world. Wherefore, that God myght print thys punishment in the hartes of all, he continueth it for a long space: I do not say vij. yeares precisely, for (as I sayd) ye certaine number is put for ye vncertayne, but I do say that it was a long space.