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…

Daniel still laboureth to cause the king and all others to give all glory unto God. Therefore he affirmeth that none of those whom they counted wise men, neither any man by art and science is able to understand Gods secretes, but God who is in the heavens doth only reveal them as he pleaseth. And with this point he beginneth with the king, to smite a reverence and fear of Gods majesty into the kings hart, that he might more diligently hear & fear the words that should after follow, and so be the more apt to receive the mysteries that should be revealed. For this is it that wanteth amongst the worldlings, that they can not think that it cometh of God which Gods messengers do bring unto them. Many now a days are willing to hear what can be said of the Gospel, and what may be brought against popish superstition and error, but they are not inwardly touched nor moved, therefore what so ever they conceive doth but vanish without profit and goeth forth of their remembrance. Wherefore this reverence of God and his word is most necessary, as the beginning of wisdom and the preparation of the mind to ⟨p. 13⟩right understanding. So doth Daniel then prepare the kings mind, and abaseth him self and his own knowledge, that God only may have the glory.

Daniel still laboureth to cause the king and all others to geue all glory vnto God. Therefore he affirmeth that none of those whom they counted wise men, neither any man by arte and science is able to vnderstand Gods secretes, but God who is in the heauens doth onely reueile them as he pleaseth. And with this poynt he beginneth with the king, to smite a reuerence and feare of Gods maiesty into the kinges hart, that he might more diligently heare & feare the wordes that should after follow, and so be the more apte to receiue the mysteries that should be reueiled. For this is it that wanteth amongst the worldlinges, that they can not thinke that it commeth of God which Gods messengers do bringe vnto them. Many now a dayes are willing to heare what can be sayd of the Gospell, and what may be brought agaynst popishe supersticion and error, but they are not inwardly touched nor moued, therefore what so euer they conceiue doth but vanish without profite and goeth forth of theyr remembrance. Wherefore this reuerence of God and his word is most necessary, as the beginning of wisedome and the preparation of the minde to