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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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❧ John Calvin to all the true worshippers of God, which desire the kingdom of Christ to be rightly restored in France, Salvation.
❧ Iohn Caluine to all the true worshippers of God, which desire the kyngdome of Christ to be rightly restored in Fraunce, Saluation.
Although these six and twenty years wholly I have not unwillingly wanted that our native country, whose beauty doth entice so many strangers from far to come unto it, because I had no delight nor desire to dwell in that land whence Gods truth, pure Religion, and the doctrine of eternal salvation was banished, forth of the which Christs kingdom was violently driven, neither yet at this day do I greatly desire the same: yet to forget the people and nation of whom I was borne, it were neither any point of humanity, neither lawful so to do. And I do suppose that I have with plain proofs declared how carefully and earnestly I have desired to profit our countrymen: unto whom it may be that mine absence hath been profitable whiles that by my study and travail they have received more fruit. The consideration of the which commodity hath not only wiped away all grief, but hath made mine exile sweet and comfortable. Wherefore seeing all this long time I have laboured publicly to profit my countrymen of France, and have not ceased privately also to stir up the slothful, to prick forward the sluggish, to encourage the fearful, to exhort the doubtful weaklings unto perseverance: I thought it now my duty in this dangerous time, not to slake my diligence towards them, especially God giving me so good occasion to do it. For when my Lectures wherein I did interpret Daniels Prophecies should come abroad, nothing could have come to hand more aptly, then hereby to show unto you dear brethren in this glass, how that God willing to prove the faith of his at this time with diverse exercises, hath provided by his marvellous wisdom, to confirm and establish their minds with old examples, lest they ⟨image 4⟩