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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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14 When the king heard these words, he was sore displeased with himself, and set his hart on Daniel to deliver him, and he laboured till the sun went down to deliver him. 15 Then these men assembled unto the king and said unto the king: understand O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree nor statute which the king confirmeth, may be altered.
14 When the kyng heard these wordes, he was sore displeased wyth hymselfe, and set hys hart on Daniel to deliuer hym, and he laboured til the sunne went downe to deliuer him. 15 Then these men assembled vnto the king and sayd vnto the king: vnderstand O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, that no decree nor statute which the kyng confirmeth, may be altered.
Daniel doth rehearse first, that the king was troubled when he knew the malice of his nobles, which before he knew not. For he did not consider what their purpose was, or what they went about. Now he seeth that he is deceived and entangled: therefore is he troubled. Hereby we are taught again, how much kings ought to take heed of wicked counsel: because they are set about on every side by wicked men, who purpose no other thing than either to get gain by false accusations, or else to oppress sometimes their enemies, sometime those of whom they look for some pray, and sometime to favour wicked causes. Seeing then that kings are compassed about with so many trains, they must be so much the more diligent to take heed of their subtleties. For in the end they know that they are deceived, when now there is no remedy: partly because they fear their own estate, & partly because they have such regard to their honour and credit, and had rather offend GOD then that men should note them of any lightness or unconstancy.