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…

Here doth Nebuchadnezzar declare more copiously that which he had touched briefly before, that is to say, that he had recovered his wit again: and so doth he commend the mercy of God, because he was content with a small temporal correction, & at the length gave him his merciful hand to make him a man again of a brute beast. Not that he was changed into a beast (as is said already) but because he was brought to that shameful misery that he was like the wild beasts, and fed also with them. Wherefore that deformity was so horrible that the restoring might be called as it were a new creation: and therefore Nebuchadnezzar doth so much celebrate this grace of God not without cause. Therefore, in that time mine understanding was restored to me. He had spoken this once but because understanding & reason is an inestimable benefit of God, Nebuchadnezzar doth inculcate this sentence, & doth confess that he had tried the singular grace of God, because he was restored to his mind again. And he doth also add, that he was restored to his honour, and to the excellency of his kingdom, because he ⟨p. 67⟩was sought to of his counsellors, and nobles. It is not known how this was fulfilled, because the memory of those times is buried: but that it is probable, that at the length the Princes of the kingdom were bowed to clemency, that they coveted to receive to them the king that was cast forth.

Here doth Nebuchadnezer declare more copiously that which he had touched briefly before, that is to say, that he had recouered his wit agayne: and so doth he commend the mercy of God, because he was contēt with a small temporall correction, & at ye length gaue him hys mercifull hand to make hym a mā agayne of a brute beast. Not that he was chaunged into a beast (as is sayd already) but because he was brought to that shamefull miserie that he was lyke the wilde beastes, and fed also with them. Wherfore that deformitie was so horrible that the restoryng might be called as it were a new creation: and therfore Nebuchadnezer doth so much celebrate this grace of God not without cause. Therfore, in that tyme myne vnderstādyng was restored to me. He had spokē this once but because vnderstādyng & reason is an inestimable benefite of God, Nebuchadnezer doth inculcate this sētēce, & doth cōfesse that he had tryed ye singular grace of God, because he was restored to his minde agayne. And he doth also adde, that he was restored to hys honor, and to the excellencie of his kyngdome, because hée ⟨p. 67⟩