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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 › Part › The Prayer.
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The Prayer.
Grant almighty God, that seeing we are in danger every day and hour, and we are not in jeopardy only by the rage of one cruel tyrant, but the devil stirreth all the world against us, and armeth the princes of the world to destroy us: grant we beseech thee, that we may feel in our hearts, and that thou wilt declare in deed that our life is in thy hand, and that thou art such a faithful keeper thereof, that thou wilt not suffer one hear to fall from our heads, but that thou wilt so defend us, that the wicked also may know that we boast not in vain of thy holy name, neither that our prayers unto thee are fruitless, and when we have felt thy fatherly goodness and care all the course of our life, in the end receive us to that blessed immortality which thou hast promised unto us and laid up for us in the heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
GRaunt almighty God, that seing we are in daunger euery day and hower, and we are not in ieopardy only by the rage of one cruell tyrant, but the deuill stirreth all the world agaynst vs, and armeth the princes of the world to destroy vs: graunt wee beseech thee, that we may feele in our hartes, and that thou wilt declare in deede that our life is in thy hand, and that thou art such a faythfull keeper thereof, that thou wilt not suffer one heare to fall from our heads, but that thou wilt so defend vs, that the wicked also may know that we boast not in vayne of thy holy name, neither that our prayers vnto thee are fruteles, and when we haue felt thy fatherly goodnes and care all the course of our life, in the ende receiue vs to that blessed immortalitie which thou hast promised vnto vs and layd vp for vs in the heauen, through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen.