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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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5 And he appointed them provision every day of ⟨image 15⟩the kings meat and of his wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof, they might stand before the king. 6 Now among these were certain of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 Unto whom the chief of the Eunuchs gave other names. For he called Daniel Belteshar, & Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael Meshach, and Azariah Abednego.
5 And he appointed them prouision euery day of ⟨image 15⟩the kynges meate and of hys wyne which hee dranke, so nourishyng them three yeares, that at the end therof, they might stand before the kyng. 6 Now among these were certaine of the children of Iuda, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. 7 Vnto whom the chief of the Eunuches gaue other names. For he called Daniel Belteshar, & Hananiah Shadrach, and Mishael Meshach, and Azariah Abednego.
¶ The Meditation.
Here Daniel declareth that Nebuchadnezzar commaū dead those children of the kings seed of Judah to be fed from his own table of his own meat & wine, that he might make them drunken with his delicates and thereby cause them to forget their own nation. We know that if there be any craft in the world it is chiefly practised in kings Courts. Nebuchadnezzar therefore seeing that he had to do with a stubborn people (as the Jews were) would by this practise win him servants which should freely and willingly serve him: and therefore doth he labour to overcome them by his dainty fare from his own table: As this is the greatest honour that can be done to any in the Court at this day, to be served of the same service with the Prince. But the king doth not this save only for his own purpose, to make them like well the Chaldees manners and to renounce their own nation. Howbeit God preserved Daniel and his fellows with his spirit from this devilish craft, that they abstain from the kings meat and drink, lest they should be polluted. For this cause also the king changeth the names of these young men, to put away the memory of their kindred and original, and that they should thus become altogether Chaldees. The which thing they could not withstand nor let, though this were a great grief unto them: