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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 6 › Part › Meditation
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Here may we behold again how God alway cared for his Prophet, and that not so much for his own sake only or any private respect, as for that some comfort might come to the miserable exiles and captives by his means and diligence. For God purposed to reach forth his hand by Daniel. And we may call him worthily the hand of God, that strengthened the Jews: ⟨p. 93⟩For it is certain that the Persians as they were a barbarous people of their own nature, would have been no more gentle Lords unto the Jews, had not God set up his servant Daniel as a mean to succour them.
HEre may we beholde agayne how God alway cared for hys Prophet, and that not so much for his owne sake onely or any priuate respect, as for that some comfort might come to the miserable exiles and captiues by hys meanes and diligence. For God purposed to reach forth his hand by Daniel. And we may call hym worthely the hand of God, that strēgthned the Iewes: ⟨p. 93⟩For it is certayne that the Persians as they were a barbarous people of their own nature, would haue bene no more gentle Lordes vnto the Iewes, had not God set vp his seruaunt Daniel as a meane to succour them.
This then is to be noted, that Daniel was chosen one of the three governors by Darius. He had been now the third under king Beltsazar, though it were but for a moment: yet this might have brought him into hatred with the new king, because he had such honour given him. But it is very probable that Darius was admonished of those matters which Daniel hath declared before: that is to say, that a hand did appear upon the wall, that Daniel did declare the writing, and that he was as an Herald sent from the heavens to pronounce the destruction of king Beltsazar. For unless this report had been brought to Darius, he could never have gotten such authority with Darius. For Darius had in his army very many: and we know that when one is a conqueror by the sword, he hath many hungry men about him, for all men are desirous of the spoil. Wherefore Darius would never have taken unto him this man being a stranger and a captive, to set him up in such honour and power, unless he had known him assuredly to be the Prophet of God and his Herald in declaring the destruction of the Monarchy of Babylon.