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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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12 Because a more excellent spirit and knowledge, and understanding (for he did expound dreams and declare hard sentences, and dissolved doubts) were found in him, even in Daniel whom the king named Beltsazar: now let Daniel be called & he will declare the interpretation.
12 Because a more excellent spirite and knowledge, and vnderstandyng (for hee did expounde dreames and declare hard sentences, and dissolued doubtes) were found in him, euen in Daniel whom the kyng named Beltsazar: now let Daniel be called & he will declare the interpretation.
The Queen doth here show the cause wherefore Daniel got that dignity, that he might be counted the prince and ⟨image 94⟩master of all the wise men: Because (saith she) the excellency of the spirit was found in him: so that he did interpret dreams, and declare secretes, and open doubtful matters. Here she reckoneth three gifts wherein Daniel was excellent, and so she proveth that he passed all the Mages, and that none was able to be compared unto him. The Mages in deed did boast that they were interpreters of dreams, that they could disclose all doubts and declare dark matters: but their vanity and foolish boasting was now already twice tried out. The Queen therefore doth worthily attribute these three things unto Daniel, to declare that he excelleth all others. Again she reasoneth of his authority when she saith, that he had a name given him of the king. We have spoken of this name Beltsazar before: but for this purpose did the Queen say that this name was given him, that king Beltsazar might know that he was had in great estimation and honour with his grandfather: and therefore is he named, because Beltsazar might have despised foreigners: but reason compelled him to yield somewhat to the judgement of his grandfather, whom all men did know to have been an excellent man, although God for a time did abase him, as we have seen, and Daniel doth again repeat it.