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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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25 Afterward king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages that dwelt in all the world: peace be multiplied unto you. 26 I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdom, men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God and remaineth for ever: and his kingdom shall not perish, and his dominion shall be everlasting. 27 He rescueth and delivereth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the Lyons.
25 Afterward king Darius wrote vnto all people, nations, and languages that dwelt in all the world: peace be multiplied vnto you. 26 I make a decree, that in all the dominion of my kingdome, men tremble and feare before the God of Daniell: for he is the liuing God and remayneth for euer: and his kingdome shall not perish, and his dominion shalbe euerlasting. 27 He rescueth and deliuereth, and he worketh signes and wonders in heauen and in earth, who hath deliuered Daniel from ye power of ye Lyons.
Here Daniel addeth the decree of the king which he caused to be published: and by this decree and proclamation he testifieth that he was so moved with the deliverance of Daniel, that he gave the most high glory to the God of Israel. Yet do I not think that the king is sufficiently proved ⟨image 128⟩hereby to be of sound religion, as many interpreters do here commend king Darius above measure, as though he had been wholly converted and had received the true worship prescribed in the law of Moses. No such thing can be gathered of the words of the decree: and the matter it self doth declare, that his dominion and kingdom was never purged from superstitions. For king Darius suffered his subjects to serve Idols, and he himself ceased not to be polluted with such filthiness: but he would place the God of Israel in the hiest degree, as though he could couple together fire and water: of the which thing we have spoken before. For the profane men think that they do their duty to the true God, if they do not altogether contemn him, but appoint him some place: but especially when they prefer him above all the Idols, they think that they have satisfied God. But this is foolish. For except all superstitions be abolished, God hath not his right, for he suffereth no companions. Therefore this place doth not show that there was any true or sincere Religion in king Darius: but we may only gather hereby, that he was moved with this miracle, to this end that he should celebrate throughout all nations that were subject unto him, the glory and name of the God of Israel.