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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 › ¶ The Prayer.
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¶ The Prayer.
Grant almighty God, seeing that, although we are nothing yet we do never cease to stand in our own conceit, and also are blinded by the vain confidence of our selves, and furthermore do vainly boast of our virtues and powers which are nothing: that we may learn to put of this perverse affection, and so to be subject to thee, that we may hang of thy mere grace and favour, that we may know that we stand and are sustain by thy only power: and so may learn to glorify thy name, that we do not only obey thy word in true and pure humility, but also may continually desire and seek for thy help, and mistrusting our selves may rest in that grace and favour which is our only stay, until at the length thou gather us into thy heavenly kingdom where we may obtain that blessed eternity which is gotten for us by thy only begotten son. Amen.
GRaunt almighty God, seyng that, although we are nothyng yet we do neuer cease to stand in our owne conceite, and also are blinded by the vayne cōfidence of our selues, and furthermore do vaynely boast of our vertues and powers which are nothyng: that we may learne to put of this peruerse affection, and so to be subiect to thee, that we may hange of thy mere grace and fauour, that we may know that we stand and are susteine by thy onely power: and so may learne to glorifie thy name, that we do not onely obey thy word in true and pure humilitie, but also may cōtinually desire and seeke for thy helpe, and mistrustyng our selues may rest in that grace and fauour which is our onely stay, vntill at the length thou gather vs into thy heauenly kyngdome where we may obteine that blessed eternitie which is gotten for vs by thy onely begotten sonne. Amen.
For as much as Nebuchadnezzar saith that he lift up his eyes unto heaven, and his understanding was given him again, hereby we gather that he was a space without his mind. Neither yet was he so without his mind, in my judgement, but he knew his misery: but in the mean season he did byte the bridle, and was like a brainsick man. Other say that he was altogether mad. I will not contend of this matter: but this is sufficient for me, that he was without his mind, so that he had some part of a beast. But it is probable that he had some intelligence left, that he perceived some punishment by his misery. In the mean season he did not lift up his eyes into heaven until God drew him to him. For the rods of God do nothing profit us except he work within us by his spirit, as we said before.