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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 2 › The Text. › The meditation.
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The meditation.
Where Daniel saith that Nebuchadnezzar had this dream the second year of his Empire, it seemeth something contrary to the first Chapter. For if Nebuchadnezzar did conquer Jerusalem the first year of his kingdom, how can it be that Daniel was now counted amongst the wise men and Astrologians, for he was then a Scholar? This seemeth not then to agree, that Daniel with his companions were but Scholars the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, and that the second year he was in danger of his life because he was of the number of the Mages. Some say that the second year is to be ⟨image 20⟩counted from the captivity and destruction of the City: for they say that Nebuchadnezzar was called king after that he had a quiet Monarchy, and before he had destroyed the Temple and City he had not so. But I do think otherwise, as it is more probable, that this Nebuchadnezzar reigned with his father when he conquered Jerusalem in the time Joachim, and that he was then sent thither by his father: and after he had ended his wars in Egypt, he returned into Chaldea, to prevent seditions and innovations. Wherefore herein there is no absurdity, that Nebuchadnezzar reigned before the death of his father together with him, and afterward he reigned alone: and that this thing which is here spoken, came to pass in the second year of his own reign. He saith that he dreamed dreams, and yet there is but one dream declared. But because many things were wrapped up in this dream, he speaketh plurally as of many.
WHere Daniell saith that Nebuchadnezer had this dreame the second yeare of his Empire, it semeth somthing contrary to the first Chapiter. For if Nebuchadnezer did conquer Ierusalem the first yeare of his kingdome, how can it be that Daniell was now counted amonges the wyse men and Astrologians, for he was then a Scholer? This seemeth not then to agree, that Daniell with his companions were but Scholers the first yeare of Nebuchadnezer, and that the second yeare he was in daunger of hys lyfe because he was of the number of the Mages. Some say that the second yeare is to be