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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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3 Then were brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the Lords house at Jerusalem, and the king and his princes, his wives and his concubines drank in them. 4 They drank wine and praised the Gods of gold and silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.
3 Then were brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at Ierusalem, and the kyng and his princes, hys wiues and his concubines dranke in them. 4 They dranke wine and praysed the Gods of gold and siluer, of brasse, of yron, of wood, and of stone.
Here the Prophet doth show more clearly and distinctly that the king did then deride the true & only God, when ⟨p. 73⟩he commanded the vessels to be brought unto him. For when they were brought: they praised (saith he) all their golden and silver Gods: that is, they celebrated the praises of the false Gods in the reproach of the true God, as though they would thank them, as also Habakkuk 1saith. Albeit there is no doubt but they sacrificed to their power, to their strength, as the Prophet saith in the same place: but they set up their Gods to that intent that they might overthrow the glory of the true God. And this is also the reason wherefore the Prophet doth now plainly tell, that those vessels were brought out of the temple of the house of the Lord. For here he doth exaggerate the wickedness of the king and his nobles, that they did lift up their horns against the God of Israel. Therefore this antithesis is to be noted betwixt God which commanded that they should built him a temple in Jerusalem & that sacrifices should be offered, and betwixt the false Gods. And this was a casting down unto punishment, when Beltsazar did of set purpose so rise against God: and did not only tyrannically and cruelly oppress the miserable Jews, but did also triumph over their God, even the maker of heaven and earth. By this raging means he did hasten to him self utter destruction. But this was done because the time of deliverance was nigh. Therefore have I said that he was drawn by the secrete instinction of God to such madness, that the vengeance might be hastened.