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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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There is an other cause why king Darius calleth him the God of Daniel whom Daniel worshipped: because he revealed him self to Daniel: as he is called the God of Abraham, because he revealed him self unto Abraham. But to explicate this thing more manifestly: why is he called the God of Daniel, rather then the God of the Babylonians? Doubtless because Daniel, as he had learned by the law of ⟨p. 117⟩Moses, so did he worship God purely, which had made his covenant with Abraham and the holy fathers, and which had adopted the Israelites for a peculiar people unto him self. This did therefore depend of the worship prescribed in the law, and the worship did depend of the covenant. Wherefore the name of Daniel is not put here as though he had liberty to feign or imagine a God: but because he worshipped that God that had revealed him self by his word. Finally this manner of speech must be thus understand, that all men must fear that God that hath made his covenant with Abraham and his posterity, and which hath chosen that nation as a peculiar people to him self, who hath taught the manner and form of the true and right worship, and hath declared it by his law, and whom also Daniel worshipped.
There is an other cause why king Darius calleth him the God of Daniel whom Daniel worshipped: because hee reueled him selfe to Daniel: as he is called the God of Abraham, because hee reueled him selfe vnto Abraham. But to explicate this thing more manifestly: why is hee called the God of Daniel, rather then the God of the Babylonians? Doubtles because Daniel, as hee had learned by the law of ⟨p. 117⟩Moses, so did hee worship God purely, which had made his conuenaunt with Abraham and the holy fathers, and which had adopted the Israelites for a peculiare people vnto him selfe. This did therfore depend of the worship prescribed in the law, and the worship did depend of ye couenaunt. Wherfore the name of Daniel is not put here as though he had libertie to fayne or imagine a God: but because he worshipped that God that had reueled him selfe by his word. Finally this maner of speach must be thus vnderstand, that all mē must feare that God that hath made his couenaunt with Abraham and his posteritie, and which hath chosen that nation as a peculiar people to him selfe, who hath taught the maner and forme of the true and right worship, and hath declared it by his law, and whom also Daniel worshipped.