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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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11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication unto his God.
11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication vnto his God.
Here do the nobles of Darius bewray their craft, whiles they do watch Daniel and that with mutual conspiracy. For they had none other cause that moved them to make that decree, but to draw Daniel unto death. Therefore they assemble them selves together and find Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. If Daniel had prayed privily, he had not been in danger of those trains: but he did not doubt to offer him self unto death: for he knew to what end the decree was made, and he knew that the nobles would come. We see therefore how he went willingly to death, and that for none other cause but that he might retain the true worship of God even in outward profession. Let them go now which will cloak their treason, whiles they pretend that men may not rashly cast them selves into danger: and that, seeing wicked men lye in wait for them on every side, they are ware therefore that they do not unadvisedly cast their lives away. For Daniel by their reason were to be blamed of to much simplicity and foolishness, because he went into known danger wittingly and willingly. Howbeit (as we have said) he could not have escaped this danger but he should after a sort have fallen from God. For straight way they would have cast him in the ⟨image 114⟩teeth: Wherefore doest thou leave of from thy wonted manner? why shuttest thou the windows? why darest thou not boldly pray to thy GOD? It appeareth evidently that thou doest more esteem the king then the reverence and fear of God. Therefore Daniel because the honour of God should so have been diminished, offereth him self as a sacrifice unto death willingly, as we have said.