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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 1 › Part › ¶ The Meditation.
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¶ The Meditation.
Whereas the other three companions of Daniel were singular in all liberal sciences and learning, Daniel only was authorised for the prophet of God, to declare dark visions: the which thing is written to confirm his doctrine both unto the Jews and the Gentiles. And the Lord gave this excellency of learning and knowledge unto these that were strangers, to stir up the king and his people to reverence his majesty in the presence of his servants, that they should be compelled to acknowledge Gods grace whom they worshipped, to be the cause of their excellent wits and great knowledge, seeing no man by nature is excellent ⟨image 19⟩in such things, but only as God giveth, and his country men were as diligently instructed as these strangers. God therefore did this for his own glory when he made Daniel and his fellows so excellent by tenfold above all the learned of his whole kingdom. And thus God useth to ravish his enemies into the admiration of his power, even when they would most fly from it. For what sought Nebuchadnezzar, but only to extinguish the memory of God, by bringing up these of the noble families in the sciences of the Chaldees, that they might oppugn the Religion of God wherein they were borne? The king purposed this, but God caused the kings counsel to set forth his glory and made Daniel to be known for an excellent prophet all the days of this kings life and long after, even unto the first year of king Cyrus, as appeareth in the fifth chapt. and the eleventh verse.
Wheras the other thrée companions of Daniell were singular in all liberall sciences and learning, Daniell onely was authorised for the prophet of God, to declare darke visions: the which thing is written to confirme his doctrine both vnto the Iewes and the Gentiles. And the Lord gaue this excellency of learning and knowledge vnto these that were strangers, to stirre vp the king and his people to reuerence his maiesty in the presence of his seruauntes, that they should be compelled to acknowledge Gods grace whom they worshipped, to be the cause of their excellent wits and great knowledge, seing no man by nature is excellent