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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 Prayer.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Prayer.
Grant O most merciful father, seeing that every good gift proceedeth from thee, and though one do excel an other in quickness of wit, wisdom and understanding, yet no man hath any thing of his own, but as thou dost vouchsafe to distribute to every man after the measure of thy free liberality: that we may apply all our understanding and learning to the glory of thy name: Again that with all humbleness and modesty we may acknowledge all to be thine that thou hast lent us: and that we labour to keep our selves in such sobriety that we search nothing curiously, neither yet corrupt the true and natural knowledge of the creatures which should move us to magnify the creator, but that we remain in that simplicity whereunto he calleth us: Furthermore that we stay not in these earthly things, but that we may rather learn to lift up our minds to the true wisdom, that is to say, to know thee to be the very God, and so give our selves to obey thy justice, and that this be our only wisdom to obey thee and to ⟨p. 7⟩give our selves wholly to glorify thy name all our life long, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
GRaūt O most mercifull father, seing that euery good gift proceedeth from thee, and though one do excel an other in qicknes of wit, wisedome and vnderstāding, yet no mā hath any thing of his owne, but as thou doost vouchsafe to distribute to euery man after the measure of thy free liberalitie: that we may apply all our vnderstanding and learning to the glory of thy name: Agayne that with all humblenes and modesty we may acknowledge all to be thine that thou hast lent vs: and that we labour to keepe our selues in such sobrietie that we search nothing curiously, neither yet corrupt the true and naturall knowledge of the creatures which should moue vs to magnify the creator, but that we remaine in that simplicitie wherunto he calleth vs: Furthermore that we stay not in these earthly thinges, but that we may rather learne to lift vp our mindes to the true wisedome, that is to say, to know thee to be the very God, and so geue our selues to obey thy iustice, and that this be our onely wisedome to obey thee and to