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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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The first Prayer that he continually used before the same. ¶ The Lord God grant us to be exercised in the mysteries of his heavenly wisdom with true increase of Godliness, unto his glory and our edification. Amen.
The first Prayer that he continually vsed before the same. ¶ The Lord God graunt vs to be exercised in the mysteries of his heauenly wisedome with true encrease of Godlines, vnto his glory and our edification. Amen.
Here followeth the book of Daniel the Prophet, the utility & commodity whereof, how great it is, may more easily be understand by the going forward in the same, then aptly in few words be declared. But I will now give some taste yet thereof, which may the better prepare us to the reading, & make us more attentive. And before I do come so far, I will briefly comprehend the sum of the book and so divide it as may best further us. Wherefore we will divide it into two parts. First Daniel rehearseth how he attained authority even amongest the infidels. For it was necessary that he should be raised up to his prophetical office after a strange & rare manner. All things (as is well known) were so confused and so far out of order amongest the Jews, that scarcely could any man believe that there remained yet any Prophet. Jeremiah was a live in the beginning, and Ezekiel afterward. Also the Jews had their Prophets after their return: but Jeremiah & Ezekiel had almost ended their course when Daniel began to Prophecy. Others, as Haggai, Zakari, and Malachi were created Prophets to exhort the people: so that their office seemed to be limited. As concerning Daniel, he could scarcely be counted for a Prophet unless God had set him up after a marvellous manner, as I have said. ⟨image 10⟩This shall we see to the end of the vj. chapter, that he was adorned of God with special notes and tokens, that the Jews might fully be assured that God had given him unto them for a Prophet, unless they would condemn them selves of filthy ingratitude against God. His name was famous amongest the Babylonians, and much honoured. If the Jews had despised him that was had in admiration even of the profane Gentiles, was not this as it were of set purpose to quench & to tread under foot the grace of God? Daniel therefore had certain notes and tokens whereby he might be known the Prophet of God, & whereby his vocation might be ratified.