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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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9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the chief of the Eunuchs. 10 And the chief of the Eunuchs said unto Daniel: I fear my Lord the king who hath appointed your meat and your drink: therefore if he see your faces worse liking then the other children which are of your sort, then shall you make me lose mine head unto the king. 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar whom the chief of the Eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 12 Prove thy servants I beseech thee, ten days, and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee and the countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the kings meat, and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 14 So he consented to them. ⟨image 17⟩15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and better liking then all the children which did eat of the kings meat.
9 Now God had brought Daniel into fauour and tender loue with the chief of the Eunuches. 10 And the chief of the Eunuches said vnto Daniel: I feare my Lord the king who hath appointed your meate and your drinke: therfore if he see your faces worse lykyng then the other children which are of your sort, thē shall you make me lose myne head vnto the kyng. 11 Then sayd Daniel to Melzar whom the chief of the Eunuches had set ouer Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 12 Proue thy seruaūts I besech thee, ten dayes, and let them geue vs pulse to eate, and water to drinke. 13 Then let our countenaunces be looked vpon before thee and the countenaunces of the childrē that eate of the portion of the kynges meate, and as thou seest, deale with thy seruauntes. 14 So he consented to them. ⟨image 17⟩15 And at the end of ten dayes theyr countenaunces appeared fayrer and better lykyng then all the childrē which dyd eate of the kyngs meat.