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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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30 At that same hour was this thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as the bullocks, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like Eagles feathers, and his nails like birds claws.
30 At that same houre was this thing fulfilled vpon Nebuchadnezer and hee was driuen from men, and did eat grasse as the bullockes, and his body was wet with the dew of heauen, till hys heares were growne like Egles fethers, and hys nayles like byrdes clawes.
The Prophet doth conclude that which he had spoken before, that is, as soon as the voice came from heaven, Nebuchadnezzar was cast forth of mens company. It may be that they had some occasion to drive him forth. But because the conjecture is doubtful, I had rather leave it indifferent which the holy ghost hath not revealed. I will only touch this briefly, that when he boasted that Babylon was built by the strength of his power, it might be that even the nobles also did disdain, whiles they saw him puffed up with so great arrogancy: or it may be also that he spake after this manner when he thought that they lay in wait for him, or when he perceived that troubles were moved against him. How soever it is, God sent forth his voice, and drove forth of the company of men the king Nebuchadnezzar in the same moment. Therefore, In that hour (saith ⟨p. 62⟩he) was the word fulfilled. If it had been a long space afterward, the cause might have been ascribed to fortune or other lower means: but where there is such copulation of the word with the work, the judgement is more manifest then can be darkened by mans malignity. Therefore he saith: that he was cast forth and did eat grass, so that he differed not from the oxen: that his body was watered with rain, because he did lye without the house. For we oftentimes are watered with rain, and there is none which can escape that necessity in the fields: and often times the travellers do come wet to their Inn. But here the Prophet doth speak of the continual judgement of God, that he had no house to go into, but did lye in the fields.