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Author: Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.
Title: Hexapla in Danielem: that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine prophesie of Daniel wherein according to the method propounded in Hexapla vpon Genesis and Exodus, sixe things are obserued in euery chapter. 1. The argument and method. 2. The diuers readings. 3. The questions discussed. 4. Doctrines noted. 5. Controversies handled. 6. Morall observations applyed. Wherein many obscure visions, and diuine prophesies are opened, and difficult questions handled with great breuitie, perspicuitie, and varietie ... and the best interpreters both old and new are therein abridged. Diuided into two bookes ... By Andrevv Willet Professour of Diuinitie. The first booke.
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Print source: Hexapla in Danielem: that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine prophesie of Daniel wherein according to the method propounded in Hexapla vpon Genesis and Exodus, sixe things are obserued in euery chapter. 1. The argument and method. 2. The diuers readings. 3. The questions discussed. 4. Doctrines noted. 5. Controversies handled. 6. Morall observations applyed. Wherein many obscure visions, and diuine prophesies are opened, and difficult questions handled with great breuitie, perspicuitie, and varietie ... and the best interpreters both old and new are therein abridged. Diuided into two bookes ... By Andrevv Willet Professour of Diuinitie. The first booke.
Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.
[Cambridge]: Printed by Cantrell Legge, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, 1610.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- Daniel -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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TO THE MOST CHRI∣STIAN, RIGHT NOBLE, MOST excellent, and mightie Prince, IAMES by the grace of God, KING of great BRITTAIN, France, and Ireland, Defender of the true Christian Faith, &c.
THE PREFACE TO THE Christian Reader.
THE PROPHESIE OF DANIEL EXPLANED. Generall observations vpon the whole Booke.
1. The summe, argument, parts, and contents of the whole Prophesie.
2. The diuers language and readings observed in this Booke.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
Quest. 1. Of the author of this propheticall booke of Daniel.
Quest. 2. Of the signification of the name Daniel.
Quest. 3. Of the kindred of Daniel.
Quest. 4. Why Daniels kindred is not particu∣larly expressed in the text.
Quest. 5. When Daniel beganne to prophesie, and at what age.
Quest. 6. Of the time when Daniel had his seuerall visions.
Quest. 7. Of the whole time of Daniels age, and time of prophesying.
Quest. 8. Why Daniel is not mentioned to haue returned with the rest out of captiuitie.
Quest. 9. Of the times wherein Daniel liued, compared with frrn Curonicles, and of the memorable things which happened therein.
Quest. 10. Of the excellencie, vse, and vtilitie, of this booke of Daniel.
Quest. 11. Of the authoritie of the pro∣phesie of Daniel.
Quest. 12. Of the difficultie and obscuritie of this prophesie.
4. Places of doctrine.
5. Places of controuersie.
1. Controv. The vulgar Latine translation not the best.
2. Controv. The historie of Susanna, the Song of the three children, and of Bell and the Dragon, are no parts of Daniel, nor of the Canonicall Scripture.
6. Morall observations.
CHAP. I.
1. The Argument and method.
2. The diuers readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. v. 1. Of the third yeare of Iehoiakim, which is called the fourth, Ier. 25. 1. how these places are reconciled.
Quest. 2. How this third yeare of Iehoiakims raigne is to be counted.
Quest. 3. Of Iehoiakim and Iehoiachin, what difference betweene them.
Quest. 4. Why the King of Babel had such an enuie against Iehoia∣kim.
Quest. 5. Of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babel, and how many there were of that name.
Quest. 6. Of the acts and exploits of Ne∣buchadnezzar.
Quest. 7. Of the time of Nebuchadnezzars raigne.
Quest. 8. Of the citie of Babylon.
Quest. 9. ver. 1. Of the citie Ierusalem.
Quest. 10. v. 2. What this phrase meaneth, To be giuen into ones hand.
Quest. 11. How Iehoiakim was giuen into Nebuchadnezzars hand, whether he caried him to Babylon.
Quest. 12. VVhether Daniel at this time went into captiuitie with Iehoiakim.
Quest. 13. VVhy it pleased God that Daniel and others that feared God should be taken captiues.
Quest. 14. Of the meaning of these words, ver. 2. Which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god.
Quest. 15. Of the land of Shinar, or Shingar.
Quest. 16. Of the gods and idols of the Chaldes.
Quest. 17. Ver. 2. What is to be commended, what discom∣mended in Nebuchadnezzar in carrying away part of the vessells of the Temple.
Quest. 18. Why it pleased God to suffer that the vessels of the Temple should be carried away.
Quest. 19. Of Ashpenah the master of the Enuches his name and office.
Quest. 20. Whether Daniel may be prooued from hence to haue beene an Eunuch in the first sense.
Quest. 21. Who are vnderstood here by the Princes.
Quest. 22. VVhy the children of the Princes and Nobles were taken captiues.
Quest. 23. How the Lord performed his promise to Dauid that his kingdome should be established for euer, 2. Sam. 16. seeing Iehoiakim was giuen into Nebu∣chadnezzers hand.
Quest. 24. Whether it were lawfull for Daniel to be taught the learning of the Chaldeans.
Quest. 25. Of the Chalde language, and the difference betweene it, and the Hebrew.
Quest. 26. v. 4. Of the necessarie institution of schooles, and the manner and order thereof.
Quest. 27. Why other names were giuen them.
Quest. 28. Of the signification of their names both the newe, and the olde.
Quest. 29. Ver. 8. Why Daniel refused to eate of the kings meate, and of the diuers kinds of abstinence.
Quest. 30. The causes which mooued Daniel to forbeare the kings meate.
Quest. 31. vers. 8. How Daniel should haue beene defiled with the kings meate.
Quest. 32. Whether Daniel euer after abstained from the kings meate.
Quest. 32. Ver. 9. What fauour it was which Daniel found with the chiefe of the Ennuches not obtaining his request.
Quest. 33. Of Daniels request to the butler or officer.
Quest. 34. Whether Daniel tempted not God, in setting a certaine number of daies.
Quest. 35. vers. 12. Why Daniel did chuse rather to eate of pulse, then of the kings meate.
Quest. 36. vers. 15. Whether the beautie and strength in Daniel and the rest feeding of this course foode, was a naturall worke.
Quest. 37. ver. 17. Of the knowledge and vnder∣standing which God gaue vnto Daniel and the other three, whether it were naturall or supernaturall.
Quest. 38. VVhether Daniel and the rest learned the curious arts of the Chaldeans.
Quest. 39. Whether it be lawfull to vse the artes and inuentions of the heathen.
Quest. 40. Of the dreames and visions which Daniel had vnderstanding of.
Quest. 41. Whether this gift of vnderstanding visions and dreames were in Daniel as an habite permanent and remaining alwaies in him.
Quest. 42. Of the diuers kinds of dreames, and whether there be any diuine dreames.
Quest. 43. Whether there be any diuine dreames.
Quest. 44. Whether there be any truth or certentie in dreames.
Quest. 45. Of the causes of true dreames.
Quest. 46. How Diabolicall, and Diuine dreames may be discerned.
Quest. 47. Why it pleased God by visions and dreames to instruct his seruants.
Quest. 48. Why visions and dreames are often shewed vnto simple and vnlearned men.
Quest. 49. Why dreames are not alwaies cleare and manifest, but darkely and obscurely propounded.
Quest. 50. What dreames may be obserued, and by whome.
Quest. 51. Whether in diuine dreames there is a free vse of reason and the will, and the same acceptable to God.
Quest. 52. vers. 21. How Daniel is said to haue beene vnto the 1. yeare of king Cyrus.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doct. vers. 2. The translating of kingdomes, subduing of cities, is ordered and disposed by God.
2. Doct. vers. 8. That mens hearts are in the hand of God.
3. Doct. vers. 12. Of th commenda∣tion of fasting.
4. Doct. That true vertue consisteth in the in∣ward purpose of the heart, not in the outward ap∣pearance.
5. Doct. Of worldly feare which carrieth away carnall men.
6. Doct. ver. 12. Prooue thy seruants tenne dayes, of the certaintie of faith.
7. Doct. That learning is necessarie in Kings.
8. Doct. That the perfection euen of humane arts and learning is to be found in the Church of God.
5. Places of controuersie.
1. Controv. Whether the changing of the Popes name be grounded vpon the example of Peter.
2. Controv. That fasting is not meritorious, nor satisfactorie.
3. Controv. That the prescript of fasting daies for religion, and forbearing of certaine kinds of meate, is not warranted here by Daniels abstinence.
4. Controv. vers. 20. What the wisemen of the Chaldeans were: and whether the wisemen which came to Christ were kings.
5. Controv. v. 20. Of the Magicians among the Chaldeans, and how that such were alwaies opposite to the true Church of God, as diuers of the Popes were such.
6. Morall observations.
1. Observ. v. 2. That victorie and conquest is to be vsed moderately.
2. Observ. Princes can doe no more then God permitteth.
3. Observ. The Lord punisheth by degrees.
4. Observ. God will not be honoured with euill gotten goods.
5. Observ. v. 8. Against the riotous liuing, and excessiue expenses of students.
6. Obserua. vers. 18. That time is to be redeemed.
CHAP. II.
1. The argument and Methode.
The diuerse readings.
1. The questions discussed.
Quest. 1. vers. 1. How the second yeare is to be counted wherein Nebuchadnezzar had this dreame.
Quest. 2. What Nebuchadnezzar this was, and whence he was so called.
Quest. 3. vers. 1. Why he is said to haue dreamed dreames.
4. Quest. What manner of dreame this was which Nebuchadnezzar had.
Quest. 5. Why it pleased God to send this dreame vpon Nebuchadnezzar.
Quest. 6. vers. 1. Of the meaning of these words, and his sleepe was vpon him.
Quest. 7. Of the fower kinds of wisemen whom the king sendeth for.
8. Quest. Why Daniel was not called and sent for among the rest of the Chaldeans.
9. Quest. v. 4. Of the Aramites language, whether it differ from the Hebrew▪ and be all one with the Chalde.
10. Quest. Why the Chaldeans speake in the Aramites language.
11. Quest. v. 8. Why the King saith, They would gaine or redeeme time.
12. Quest. v. 10. Of the Chaldeans answer vnto the King.
13. Quest. Of the impostures and falshoods in the answer of the Chaldeans.
14. Quest. What the Chaldeans meane in these words, Except the gods whose dwelling is not in the flesh.
15. Quest. v. 12. Of the Kings rash sentence in commanding all the wise men of Babel to be slaine.
16. Quest. v. 13. Whether the wise men in deede were slaine.
Quest. 17. What office Arioch had, to whom Daniel maketh this motion. vers. 14.
Quest. 18. vers. 15. How Daniel was ignorant of the kings decree against the Soothsayers.
Quest. 19. vers. 19. How this secret was reuealed vnto Daniel in the night.
20. Quest. Of the forme and order of Daniels thanksgiuing.
Quest. 21. v. 19. How Daniel is said to haue blessed the God of heauen.
22. Quest. vers. 21. How the Lord is said to change times, and seasons.
23. Quest. vers. 22. VVhat secret things the Lord is said to discouer.
24. Quest. How light is said to dwell with God, v. 22. where∣as it is said, Psal. 18. 11. he made darke∣nesse his secret place.
Quest. 25. vers. 24. Whether Daniel did well in staying the execution of the kings sentence vp∣on the wisemen.
Quest. 26. vers. 25. Whether Arioch lyed vnto the king! in saying, I haue found a man, &c.
Quest. 27. vers. 25. Why Arioch nameth Daniel to be one of the captiues rather then of the wisemen.
Quest. 28. vers. 26. How the king is said to answer no question beeing demanded.
Quest. 29. vers. 27. Why Daniel denieth that any of the wisemen of Babel could expound this dreame.
Quest. 30. vers. 28. VVhether God onely be the reuealer of secrets and things to come.
Quest. 31. vers. 28. VVhat Daniel meaneth by the latter dayes.
Quest. 32. vers. 29. Whether Nebuchadnezzars thoughts were the cause of his dreame.
Quest. 33. vers. 29. Why it pleased God to impart vn∣to Nebuchadnezzar this dreame.
Quest. 34. vers. 30. This secret is not shewed me for my wise∣dome: Whether Daniel by any naturall wisdome could haue attained to the know∣ledge of this dreame.
Quest. 34. vers. 30. Why Nebuchadnezzar could not vn∣derstand the dreame which he same.
Quest. 36. vers. 30. Of the two ends, why it pleased God to reueale vnto the king his dreame.
Quest. 37. vers. 31. Of the vision which the King sawe in his dreame the manner and parts thereof.
Quest. 38. Of the diuerse kinds of signes of things to come, and of which kind this image was.
39. Quest. What kingdomes of the earth are not comprehended in this vision.
40. Quest. Why the Chaldean Monarchie is compared to the head of gold.
41. Quest. Of the largenesse of the Empire and dominion of Nabu∣chadnezzer.
42. Quest. Whether Nabuchadnezzers dominion were at that time the greatest in the world.
43. Quest. v. 39. Of the second Monarchie described by the armes and breast of siluer, what it was.
44. Quest. v. 39. Why the Persian Monarchie is said to be inferiour to the Babylonian.
45. Quest. Whether the Monarchie of the Chaldeans or of the Persians was more cruell toward the Iewes.
46. Quest. Why the Persian Monarchie is compared to siluer.
47. Quest. Why the third Monarchie is likened to the bellie and the thigh, and vnto brasse.
48. Quest. Of the largenes of Alexanders Empire, and of other memorable and notable things in him.
Quest. 49. vers. 40. Whether this fourth kingdome must be vnderstoode to be the Romane Empire.
Quest. 50. That this fourth Monarchie diuided into two kingdomes, resembled by the two legges of the image, was the kingdome of Syria and Egypt.
Quest 51. Of the beginning and continuance of the foure generall Monarchies of the world.
Quest. 52. vers. 43. Of the meaning of these words, they shall mingle themselues with the seede of men.
Quest. 53. vers. 44. What manner of kingdome the Propet speaketh of, which God shall set vp.
Quest. 54. Whether the stone cut out of the mountaine, doe signifie Christ or his kingdome.
Quest. 55. Whether this prophesie be fulfilled in the first, or second comming of Christ.
Quest. 56. The description of the kingdome of Christ by the Prophet, vers. 44. 45.
Quest. 57. That this kingdome which God shall raise vp must be vnderstood of the kingdome of Christ.
Quest. 58. That this kingdome of Christs is a spirituall, no temporall kingdome.
59. Quest. v. 44. In the daies of what kings Christs kingdome should be raised vp.
60. Quest. How Christs kingdome is said to destroy other kingdomes.
61. Quest. Whether Christ at his comming did in deede destroy the temporall dominions.
62. Quest. How Christ is said to be the stone cut out without hands.
63. Quest. In what sense Christ is compared to a little stone, and how it filled the earth.
64. Quest. v. 46. Whether Nabuchadnezzer did well in bowing vnto Daniel, and commanding odors to be offered vnto him.
Quest. 65. Whether Daniel refused this worship offred vnto him.
Quest. 66. vers. 47. Of Nebuchadnezzars ample and large confession of God.
Quest. 67. Whether Nebuchadnezzar had the true knowledge of God.
Quest. 68. Whether Daniel did well in accepting of the gifts and honours, which the king bestowed on him.
Quest. 69. VVhether Daniel with a good conscience could be set ouer the wise men and soothsayers of Babylon.
Quest. 70. How Daniel is said to haue sate in the kings gate.
Quest. 71. Whether it be lawfull for a Christian to liue in an idolatrous kings Court.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doct. That God onely hath the knowledge of things to come.
2. Doct. Of the immortalitie of the soule.
3. Doctrine. Of the vanitie of Soothsayers.
4. Doctrine. Of the mutabilitie of Prin∣ces fauours.
5. Doct. The sentence of death ought not ha∣stily to be executed.
6. Doctrine. Of Gods pro∣uidence.
7. Doct. Of the mutable state of kingdomes.
8. Doct. A good King hath many carefull thoughts of his kingdome and commonwealth.
9. Doct. Of the kingdome of Christ, as he is God, and as he is Mediatour, God and man.
10. Doct. Daniels prophesie of Christs euerlasting kingdom, con∣taineth the whole summe of the Gospel.
11. Doct. Of the certentie of our saluation.
12. Doct. Religion ouerthroweth not the policie and forme of Commonwealths.
5. Places of controuersie.
1. Controv. That the Scriptures should be extant in the vulgar and knowne tongue.
2. Controv. That prayer must onely be made vnto God.
3. Controv. That prayer is not meritorious, but grounded onely vpon Gods mercie.
4. Controv. That matrimonie is no sacrament.
5. Controv. That the Saints merit not.
6. Controv. v. 21. That the Pope hath no power committed vnto him to put downe Kings.
7. Contr. That the Pope can not be Christs Vicar generall in earth.
8. Controv. That the time of Christs comming to iudgement can not be gathered from Daniels prophesie, v. 44.
9. Controv. v. 45. Whether the virgin Marie be the mountaine out of the which the stone was cut.
10. Controv. Whether Christ verily encreased in the gifts and graces of his soule.
11. Controv. That the Pope is not to be reuerenced, honoured, and worshipped through the world.
12. Controv. That it can not be prooued out of Daniels prophesie, that the Pope is not Antichrist.
13. Controv. Of the lawfulnes of Magistracie against the Anabaptists.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Witches and Sorcerers are not to be sought vnto.
2. Observ. Of mutuall prayer.
3. Observ. Of the efficacie of faithfull prayers.
4. Observ. The vnderstanding of the Scripture is obtained by prayer.
5. Observ. We must loue our enemies.
6. Observ. Of the fraile and mutable state of of the world.
7. Observ. The Church of God in the world is kept vnder by affliction.
8. Observ. Godly reprehension is patiently to be heard, and endured.
9. Observ. Of the thankefulnes and liberalitie of Kings.
CHAP. III.
1. The Methode and Argument.
The diuers readings.
1. The questions discussed.
Quest. 1. At what time Nebuchadnezzar set vp this great image.
Quest. 2. To whom Nebuchadnezzar errected this image.
Quest. 3. To what ende this image was set vp.
Quest. 4. How it came to passe that Daniel indred not the kings purpose, in setting vp this image.
Quest. 5. Of the place where this image was set vp.
Quest. 6. Of the greatnesse of this image compared with others and in it selfe.
Quest. 7. Of the mysticall application of this image.
Quest. 8. Of the seuerall names and titles of the kings nobles and officers here rehearsed. ver. 2.
Quest. 9. Why Nebuchadnezzar onely called his nobles and officers.
Quest. 10. ver. 5. Of the diuerse kinds of in∣struments here rehearsed.
11. Quest. v. 5. Of their falling downe and worshipping this image.
12. Quest. That it is not lawfull to bow vnto an image, though one in his heart abhorre it.
13. Quest. Of the malitious accusation of the Chaldees against the Iewes.
14. Quest. Why they say in the plural they will not serue thy gods, v. 12. when as there was but one image.
15. Quest. Why these three, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are onely accused.
16. Quest. What age these three were of, when they were brought before the king.
17. Quest. Why Daniel made not intercession to the king for his three friends.
18. Quest. Of Nabuchadnezzers speech vnto those three brought before him.
19. Quest. Of the religious and resolute answer of these three conuented before the king.
20. Quest. Why the Lord doth not alwaies deliuer his out of temporall daungers.
21. Quest. Why they are so resolute not to worship the golden image.
22. Quest. Whether the Prince is by fire and sword to roote out them which are of contrarie religion.
23. Quest. Of the extraordinarie beating of the fornace.
24. Quest. Of the exquisite crueltie and torments which these three were put vnto.
25. Quest. Of the apparell, which they were cast into the fire with.
26. Quest. Why Daniel was not cast into the fierie fornace with the rest.
27. Quest. How the flame of the fire slew those which were the ministers of the kings crueltie.
28. Quest. How these three men cast into the fire were preserued.
Quest. 29. Of the seauen miraculous things concurring in this preseruation of them from the fire.
Quest. 30. Whether any thing without miracle may be preser∣ued from the fire, beeing in the flames thereof.
Quest. 31. That those three were true Martyrs, though they escaped by miracle the daunger of death.
Quest. 32. Whether all those are to be held Martyrs which die constantly and couragiously.
Quest. 33. VVhy it pleaseth not God alwaies to deliuer his ser∣uants out of danger, as he did these and at this time.
Quest. 34. vers. 25. In what sense the king saith, that the fourth was like the sonne of God.
Quest. 35. Of the apparition of Angels in humane shape, what manner of bodies they appeared in.
Quest. 36. Why the Angels vsed to appeare in humane shape.
Quest. 37. Of the sudden change and conuersion that was in Nebuchadnezzar with the parts thereof.
Quest. 38. Whether this were a true conuersion in Nebuchadnezzar.
39. Quest. Whether blasphemie is to be punished with death.
40. Quest. Whether the three last verses doe belong vnto this second chapter.
4. The places of doctrine.
1. Doct. That the godly haue alwaies some enemi or other to encounter with.
2. Doct. Of the manner of accusation, which the wicked lay in against the seruants of God.
3. Doct. That God is one.
4. Doct. We must be resolute in religion.
5. Doct. Of the difference of temporall and eternall promises.
6. Doct. Obedience is not to be giuen vnto Magistrates in all things.
7. Doct. Of the certentie of the resurrection.
8. Doct. The maintenance of true religion belongeth vnto the ciuill Magistrate.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. That an image vsed for any religious vse and an idol are all one.
2. Controv. Against the adoration of Images.
3. Controv. Whether images in Churches may be tolerated, though they be not adored.
4. Controv. Of the waies and meanes, whereby idolatrie is promoted.
5. Controv. Of the vse of Church musicke, and musicall instruments.
6. Controv. That the multitude of professors doth not argue the truth of the profession.
7. Controv. Of superstitious dedications.
8. Controv. That Councels and generall assemblies may erre.
9. Controv. The fire, and sword, and other cruelties the wea∣pons of idolaters and superstitious men.
10. Controv. That these three seruants of God were not deli∣uered from the fire for their virginitie or abstinencie.
11. Controv. Against the Vbiquitares.
12. Controv. That miracles are not alwaies a note and sure marke of the Church.
13. Controv. Whether a contrarie religion may be to∣lerated in a commonwealth.
14. Controv. That the conuersion of Nebuchadnezzar here doth not signifie the conuersion of the deuill in the ende of the world.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Obseruat. The mutable state of religion in kingdomes.
2. Obseruat. That not euery one, which vpon a sudden passion confesseth God, is truely conuerted.
3. Obseruat. We ought rather to die, then to de∣nie our religion.
4. Obseruat. We must obediently submit our selues, and all we haue to the Lords good will and pleasure.
5. Obseruat. Of the vtilitie of affliction.
6. Obseruat. Of the contentment of Gods children in the middes of their affliction.
CHAP. IIII.
1. The Argument and Method.
2. The diuerse readings.
3. The questions discussed.
Quest. 1. Of the kings epistle, the summe and parts thereof.
Quest. 2. At what time Nebuchadnezzar wrote this epistle.
Quest. 3. How Nebuchadnezzar could write vnto all the people in the world.
Quest. 4. Of the signes and wonders which Nebuchadnezzer declareth.
Quest. 5. Whether Nebuchadnezzer were now at the last truely conuerted.
6. Quest. Of the author of this Epistle.
7. Quest. Whether this historie contained in this chapter of Nebuchadnezzers transmutation, were so done in deede.
8. Quest. Why Daniel was called by the name of Belteshazzar.
9. Quest. In what sense Nebuchadnezzer saith, that Daniel had the spirit of the holy gods, v. 5.
10. Quest. Of Nebuchadnezzers dreame, and the summe thereof.
11. Quest. Why this tree is said to be in the middes of the earth.
12. Quest. Why Nebuchadnezzer is compared to a tree.
13. Quest. v. 11. Who are vnderstood by the beasts and foules.
14. Quest. v. 12. How Nebuchadnezzer was bound with a band of yron and brasse.
15. Quest. v. 11, 12. Why this prophecie is vttered in the imperatiue moode, Hew downe the tree, &c. leaue the stumpe.
16. Quest. v. 14. Why the Angels are called Watchmen.
17. Quest. By whome the 14. v. was pronounced, by the Angel, or by the King.
Quest. 18. ver. 14. Of the meaning of these words, according to the request of the holy ones.
Quest. 19. Of the meaning of these words, ver. 14. and ap∣pointeth ouer it the most abiect of men.
Quest. 20. Why Daniel held his peace for the space of an houre.
Quest. 21. v. 16. In what sense Daniel wisheth this dreame to the kings enemies.
Quest. 22. That at yrannicall gouernement is better, then an anarchie, or no gouernement.
Quest. 23. v. 10. What is meant by hewing downe the tree.
Quest. 24. 22. How Nebuchadnezzar was driuen from men, and dwelt with the beasts.
Quest. 25. How Nebuchadnezzar did eate grasse like an oxe.
Quest. 26. How the kingdome of Babylon was gouerned in the time of Nebuchadnezzars absence.
Quest. 27. ver. 22. What is vnderstood by seauen times.
Quest. 28. Of Nebuchadnezzars transmutation, but first in generall of the diuerse kinds of trans∣mutations.
Quest. 29. What manner of change Nebuchad∣nezzars was.
Quest. 30. How Nebuchadnezzars bodie was changed.
Quest. 31. ver. 24. How Daniel gaue counsell to the king to pre∣uent this iudgement, seeing it was determined.
Quest. 32. VVhether Daniel did counsell the king to redeeme his sinnes by almesdeeds.
Quest. 33. Whether Daniel spake doubtfully saying. v. 24. it may be thy prosperitie may be prolonged.
Quest. 34. Whether Nebuchadnezzar did follow Daniels counsell.
Quest. 35. Of the greatnesse of the citie Babylon.
Quest. 36. Whether Nebuchadnezzar were the builder of Babel.
Quest. 37. Of Nebucadnezzars pride in saying, which I haue built for the house of the kingdome.
Quest. 38. v. 28. What manner of voice it was which came downe from heauen.
Quest. 39. The summe of the sentence denounced against Nebuchadnezzar.
Quest. 40. ver. 30. Of the execution of the sentence vpon Nebu∣chadnezzar: he did eate grasse as the oxen.
Quest. 41. v. 31. After the ende of what dayes Nebu∣chadnezzar was restored.
Quest. 42. Of the restitution of Nebuchadnezzar.
43. Quest. That God onely is without checke, and not to be controlled in his workes.
44. Quest. Whether Nebuchadnezzer were saued.
45. Quest. Why Nabuchadnezzer was saued, and not Pharaoh, both beeing in the same cause.
46. Quest. Why Nabuchadnezzer beeing thus conuerted, the Iewes kept in captiuitie were not deliuered, nor Iehoiachin released out of prison.
4. The places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. That the ende of ciuill gouernment is the peace and prosperitie of the subiects.
2. Doctr. That we are to pray euen for Tyrants and cruell gouernours.
3. Doct. Of the office and parts of a good Magistrate.
4. Doctr. God tempereth and moderateth his iudgements with mercie.
5. Doctr. Of the necessitie of good Counsellers.
6. Doctr. What manner of almes are acceptable vnto God.
7. Doctr. Of true repentance.
8. Doctr. That God seeth and knoweth all things.
9. Doctr. Gods iudgements come of a sudden.
10. Doct. Gods iudgements meete with sinnes in the same kind.
11. Doct. True repentance is the gift of God.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. That the virgin Marie was not without sinne.
2. Controv. Against freewill.
3. Controv. Against the inuocation of Saints.
4. Controv. That the Pope is not the distributer of kingdomes.
5. Controv. Against satisfaction by workes.
6. Controv. Of the certentie of remission of sinnes.
7. Controv. Which be the good workes of Christians.
8. Controv. That Gods prouidence, is not onely a bare prescience or permission.
9. Controv. Against the presumption of the Pope, who would be without checke and controlement.
6. Morall observations.
1. Observ. Worldly and carnall men doe onely craue the helpe of the godly in the time of neede.
2. Observ. Witches and Sorcerers not to be sought vnto.
3. Observ. Prosperitie is daungerous.
4. Observ. Ministers must be faithfull in deliuering the truth, though it be not pleasing.
5. Observ. We must looke vnto Gods prouidence in our affliction.
6. Observ. Of the vtilitie and benefit that commeth of true and effectuall repentance.
7. Observ. Of the greatnesse of the sinne of pride, and how the Lord abhorreth it.
8. Observ. God fighteth for vs against the Deuill.
CHAP. V.
1. The Methode and Argument.
2. The text with the diuerse readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
Quest. 1. Why this chapter is transposed and not set downe according to the order of time.
Quest. 2. Of the kings of Chaldea which succeeded after Nebuchadnezzar.
Quest. 3. Of the diuerse names of this Balthazar.
Quest. 4. In what yeare of Balthazars raigne this historie fell out.
Quest. 5. Of the greatnesse of Balthazars feast.
Quest. 6. Of the manner and order of this feast.
Quest. 7. Of the occasion of this feast.
Quest. 8. VVho commanded the vessels of the temple to be brought, and how.
Quest. 9. Of Balthazars profaning of the holy vessels.
Quest. 10. VVhether Nebuchadnezzar did not likewise profane the vessels, in laying them vp in his idols temple.
Quest. 11. Of the blind and obscure idolatrie of the Chaldeans.
Quest. 12. How farre it is lawfull to apply sacred things to profane vses.
13. Quest. Of the fingers, which appeared in the wall, how they were caused.
14. Quest. Whether it were the likenes of a hand onely, and seene of Balthazar alone▪
15. Quest. Of the manner of the apparition of this hand.
16. Quest. Why this hand appeared ouer against the candlesticke.
17. Quest. Of Balthazars sudden feare, and the manner thereof.
18. Quest. v. 7. Why Daniel is not here called among the rest.
19. Quest. v. 8. How it came to passe, that the wise men could not so much as read the writing.
20. Quest. What Queene it was, which came in.
21. Quest. In what sense Nabuchadnezzer is called Balthazars father.
Quest. 22. Of the Queenes oration to the King.
Quest. 23. Of the excellent wisdome and other princely parts in this old Queene.
Quest. 24. Of Balthazars speach to Daniel.
Quest. 25. Of Daniels answer to the king, and the seuerall parts thereof.
Quest. 26. Of Daniels abrupt beginning, in his speach to the king, v. 17. Keepe thy rewards to thy selfe.
Quest. 27. Why Daniel reiecteth the kings rewards.
Quest. 28. Why Daniel receiued the like rewards from Nebuchadnezzar, and refuseth them from Balthazar.
Quest. 29. Why then Daniel after his refusall accepted after∣ward of these rewards, v. 29.
Quest. 30. Whether in these words, he put to death whom he would, v. 19. Nebuchadnezzars tyran∣nicall gouernement be ex∣pressed.
Quest. 31. Of the writing and the inter∣pretation thereof in ge∣nerall.
Quest. 32. Of interpretation by writing in generall.
Quest. 33. Why the first word Mene is doubled.
Quest. 34. Of the meaning of the word Tekel.
Quest. 35. Of the meaning of the word Pheres.
Quest. 36. Of the tropologicall, that is, the morall applica∣tion of this vision
Quest. 37. Why Balthazar commanded Daniel to be honoured hearing so euill newes.
Quest. 38. Of the honours bestowed here vpon Daniel.
Quest. 39. Whether Daniel did well in accepting of these honours.
Quest. 40. Why Daniel exhorted not Balthazar to repentance, as he had done Nebuchadnzzar before.
41. Quest. v. 30. Whether Balthazar were slaine at this time.
42. Quest. Whether Balthazar were slaine the same night, and the citie taken.
Quest. 43. Whether Balthazar was taken in Babylon.
44. Quest. By what meanes Babylon was taken.
45. Quest. By whome Balthazar was slaine.
46. Quest. By whome the citie of Babylon was taken.
47. Quest. Who was chiefe in the taking of Babylon, Darius, or Cyrus, and why mention is made onely of Darius.
48. Quest. Of the cause of this Babylonian warre.
49. Quest. Whether Babylon was at this time finally destroyed according the predictions of the Prophets.
50. Quest. How long the Chaldean Empire and Monarchie continued.
51. Quest. Of the yeares of the raigne of the seuerall kings of Babylon.
4. The places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. That Gods iudgements worke diuersly.
2. Doctr. Of the momentanie pleasures of the world.
3. Doctr. Man of himselfe can not vnderstand or perceiue heauenly things.
4. Doctr. That God often vseth weake instruments, as namely women, to effect his purpose.
5. Doct. Of the obliuion and forgetfulnesse in Princes of those which deserue well of them.
6. Doct. Of the necessarie and profitable knowledge of histories.
7. Doct. Of the vse that is to be made of examples.
8. Doct. That flatterers are about Princes.
9. Doct. God hath all things in number and account.
10. Doct. Of the fall and ruine of great and famous cities.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. That idolaters and worshippers of images, make them their gods.
2. Controv. Whether images in Churches may be retained, though they be not worshipped.
3. Contro. That no Protestants but Papists are the profaers of holy things.
4. Controv. That there are no certaine periods of kingdomes.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Of the dangerous sinne of drunkennesse.
2. Observ. Against carnall securitie.
3. Observ. Of the terrour of a wicked conscience.
4. Observ. The graces of God in others must not be neglected.
5. Observ. That it is a dangerous thing not to profit by the example of others.
6. Obseru. The tyrannie of the wicked shall haue an ende.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Of the dangerous sinne of drunkennesse.
2. Observ. Against carnall securitie.
3. Observ. Of the terrour of a wicked conscience.
4. Observ. The graces of God in others must not be neglected.
5. Observ. That it is a dangerous thing not to profit by the example of others.
6. Obseru. The tyrannie of the wicked shall haue an ende.
CHAP. VI.
1. The Methode and Argument.
2. The text with the diuerse readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. What Darius this was, which tooke vpon him the kingdome of Babylon.
2. Quest. Of the diuers names which Darius had.
3. Quest. How Darius tooke vpon him the kingdome of Babylon.
4. Quest. When Darius tooke vpon him the kingdome of the Chaldeans.
5. Quest. Of the officers which Darius appointed, and the reason thereof.
6. Quest. Whether Darius did wisely in thinking to set Daniel, beeing a stranger, ouer the whole realme. v. 3.
7. Quest. Whether Daniel did well in taking vpon him to beare office in an idolatrous kings court.
8. Quest. How the Rulers failed in their purpose, finding no fault at all in Daniel.
9. Quest. Of the edict and decree made to entangle Daniel, the occasion thereof, and iniustice therein.
10. Quest. Of the immutable decrees of the Medes and Persians, v. 8.
11. Quest. Why Daniel did not stay the kings decree by his contrarie aduise.
12. Quest. Of Daniels custome of praying, with the circumstances thereof.
13. Quest. How Daniels custome in opening the windowes when he prayed, agreeth with our Sauiours precept, Matth. 6. to shut the doores of the chamber in prayer.
Quest. 14. Why Daniel opened the windowe of his chamber toward Ierusalem.
Quest. 15. Why Daniel prayed thrice in a day.
16. Quest. Whether Daniel did well in thus praying, to offer himselfe to publike danger.
Quest. 17. Of Daniels aduersaries practise and accusa∣tion against him.
Quest. 18. How the king laboured to deliuer Daniel till the sunne went downe.
Quest. 19. Whether Darius might not haue broken this decree.
Quest. 20. Whether Darius prayer for Daniel were of faith.
Quest. 21. v. 17. Why the king sealed the stone with his owne seale.
Quest. 22. Whether Darius were truely conuerted, confessing Daniels God to be the liuing God.
Quest. 23. Of Daniels deliuerance from the lyons, and the cause thereof.
Quest. 24. Of Daniels salutation to the king, O king liue for euer.
Quest. 25. Of Daniels manner of deliuerance from the lyon, that it was diuine and ex∣traordinarie.
Quest. 26. Why the Lord doth not alwayes send his children temporall deliuerance.
Quest. 27. Of Darius ioy, v. 23. Then was the king exceeding glade.
Quest. 28. Whether the king did iustly in causing Daniels accusers with their wiues and children to be cast into the denne, v. 24.
29. Quest. Of king Darius decree, concerning the worshipping of Daniels God, the order and parts thereof.
30. Quest. Of Daniels prosperous estate vnder Darius and Cyrus.
31. Quest. Whether this miracle of Daniels deliuerance from the lyons, were shewed at Babylon in Chaldea, or in Media.
4. The places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. That order is necessarie in a kingdome.
2. Doctr. Of the ende of Civill administration and gouernment which must be for the common good.
3. Doctr. How praier should be made.
4. Doctr. Of kneeling in prayer.
5. Doctr. Of the ministerie of Angels.
6. Doctr. How farre the Prince is to be obeyed.
7. Doctr. Of true miracles.
8. Doctr. That the beasts and other creatures are readie to execute Gods will.
9. Doctr. Of the force and efficacie of faith.
10. Doctr. The magistrates office is not onely to procure things temporall, but spirituall also for their subiects.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. Against canonicall and stinted houres of praier.
2. Controv. That it is no Apostolical tradition to pray toward the East.
3. Controv. That the publike profession of our faith is necessarie, and it is not sufficient, to haue it inwardly in the heart.
4. Controv. That it is not lawfull worshipping God to looke toward an image.
5. Controv. Against the Papists and Vbiquiaries that hold a carnall presence in the sacrament.
6. Controv. Of the falfe suggestions of the Papists against Protestants.
7. Controv. Of the vniust proceeding of the Romanists in their cruell inquisition, condemning the Protestants, their cause not beeing heard.
8. Controv. Of the practizing of Popes against Princes.
9. Controv. Whether one is iust before God by an inherent iustice.
10. Controv. Whether Daniels innocencie were the meritorious cause of his deliuerance.
11. Controv. That a generall faith, called fides implicita, an implied faith, is not sufficient.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observat. Of Gods prouidence that watcheth ouer his seruants.
2. Observat. Of the monstrous sinne of enuie.
3. Observ. We must not giue ouer our profession, notwith∣standing any danger obiected.
4. Observ. Of continuing in prayer.
5. Observ. Of the terror of conscience.
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TO THE MOST EX∣CELLENT, VERTVOVS, AND Right noble Prince; HENRIE by the grace of God, Prince of Wales, and heire apparant to the most famous Kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, his gracious Lord.
CHAP. VII.
1. The Argument and Methode.
2. The text with the diuerse readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. Of the order obserued by Daniel, in the setting downe of these visions.
2. Quest. Of the visions which follow in generall.
3. Quest. Of visions in generall.
Quest. 4. Of the time when this vision was realed vnto Daniel.
Quest. 5. Why the vision of the fowre Monarchies is againe reuealed vnto Daniel, beeing shewed before to Nebuchadnezzar, cap. 2.
Quest. 6. What manner of vision this was which Daniel here had, and how it was reuealed.
Quest. 7. What is meant by the fowre windes which stroue together vpon the Sea.
Quest. 8. Of the description of these beasts in generall.
Quest. 9. Why the kings and kingdomes of the earth are likened vnto beasts.
Quest. 10. Of the agreement betweene this vision of the 4. beasts, and that of the image shewed to Nebu∣chadnezzar, cap. 2.
Quest. 11. Of the first beast representing the Chaldean Monarchie.
Quest. 12. Where the Chaldean Monarchie here described must take beginning.
13. Quest. Of the second beast: and why the Persian Monarchie is compared to a beare.
Quest. 14. Why the beare is said to stand vpon the one side.
15. Quest. Of the three ribbes in his mouth, what they signifie.
Quest. 16. Who said vnto him, arise, and deuoure, &c. v. 4.
17. Quest. Of the Persian Kings with whom the Persian Monarchie beganne and ended.
18. Quest. Of the third beast, called a leopard, and of the description of the third Monarchie.
Quest. 19. Why the fourth beast hath no name.
Quest. 20. Of the description of the fourth beast in generall.
Quest. 21. Whether the Romane or Turkish Empire be signified by this fourth beast.
Quest. 22. That the kingdome of Syria which was held by Seleucus, and his posteritie, was the fourth beast.
Quest. 23. Of the yron teeth, and other parts of the generall descripti∣on of the fourth beast.
Quest. 24. Why it is said to stampe the residue vnder the feate.
Quest. 25. Wherein this fourth beast was vn∣like the rest, v. 7.
Quest. 26. Of the tenne hornes, what is signified thereby, v. 7.
Quest. 27. Who is signified by the little horne, ver. 8.
Quest. 28. Who those three kings should be, signified by the three hornes plucked away.
Quest. 29. Of other proprties of this little horne.
30. Quest. Of the description of the glorious manner of Gods iudgement, expressed v. 9. to v. 15.
31. Quest. Whether the finall iudgement in the ende of the world be here described.
32. Quest. v. 9. Who is said to be the Auncient of daies, and how.
33. Quest. How God was seene of Daniel, who is inuisible.
34. Quest. How iudgement is said to be set, seeing God is Iudge from euerlasting.
35. Quest. What the fire signifieth, which issued from the throne.
36. Quest. Of the number of Angels that ministred vnto God: thousand thousands, &c. v. 10.
37. Quest. What bookes these were which were opened, v. 10.
38. Quest. Of the destruction of the fourth beast, v. 11.
39. Quest. v. 12. When the other beasts had their dominion taken away, and how their liues were prolonged.
Quest. 40. Why it is said, v. 13. one like the sonne of man.
Quest. 41. How he is said to come in the clouds and approach to the Auncient of dayes, and when.
Quest. 42. That this kingdome could not be the kingdome of the Mac∣chabees.
Quest. 43. That this kingdome is the kingdome of Christ our Blessed Lord and Sauiour.
Quest. 44. That this kingdome giuen to the Sonne of man, shall not be in earth: against the Chi∣liastes.
Quest. 45. Of the excellencie of Christs kingdome beyond other kingdomes.
Quest. 46. How the kingdome of Christ is said to be euerlasting, seeing it shall be deliuered vp vnto God, 1. Cor. 15. 24.
47. Quest. v. 17. Of the rising of the foure beasts.
48. Quest. Who shall possesse the kingdome of the Saints.
49. Quest. Why they are called the most high Saints, v. 18.
50. Quest. v. 20. How the horne called before little, is said to be in shew greater then the rest.
51. Quest. How this little horne is said to chaunge lawes and times.
52. Quest. What is meant, by a time, times, and a part of time. v. 25.
53. Quest. What is meant by the halfe or diuiding of time, v. 25.
54. Quest. How this kingdome is said to be giuen to the holy people, v. 27. which is said v. 14. to be giuen to the Sonne of man.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. Of the authoritie of Scripture.
2. Doctr. The Church in this world subiect to affliction.
3. Doctr. The Sonne of God equall vnto his Father.
4. Doctr. Of the vocation of the Gentiles.
5. Doctr. Of whome the kingdome of Christ consisteth.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. The Church is not discerned by the greatnes and bignes thereof.
2. Controv. Whether the Saints shall iudge the world.
3. Controv. The vulgar Latine translation not authenticall.
4. Controv. Of the diuers orders of Angels.
5. Controv. The glorious persons of the Trinitie are not to be represented by any image.
6. Controv. Against the Vbiquit aries which hold an omni∣presence of Christs humanitie.
7. Controv. That diuturnitie and long continuance without interruption, is no infallible note of the Church.
8. Controv. That the dominion of the Pope is temporall rather, then spirituall.
9. Controv. That Antichrist is alreadie come.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observat. The bed must be kept vndefiled.
2. Observ. The conscience must be carefully kept and watched ouer.
3. Observ. The word of God, and the ministers thereof to be resorted vnto for our instruction.
4. Observ. Of the terror of the day of iudgement.
CHAP. VIII.
1. The Argument and Methode.
2. The text with the diuerse readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. The difference betweene this vision and the former.
2. Quest. Of the time of this vision.
3. Quest. What manner of vision this was.
Quest. 4. How Daniel is said to be in Shushan. v. 2.
Quest. 5. Of the citie Shushan, by whom it was builded, and whence so named.
Quest. 6. Of the situation of the citie Shushan.
Quest. 7. Of the Riuer Vlai, where Daniel had this vision.
Quest. 8. Why Daniel nameth himself in the first person.
Quest. 9. Why the kings of Persia are compared to a ramme, v. 3.
Quest. 10. Who are signified by the two hornes, whereof one was higher then the other.
Quest. 11. Of the greatnesse and prosperous successe of this ramme.
Quest. 12. Of the meaning of these words, as I considered, v. 5.
Quest. 13. Why the kingdome of the Grecians is resem∣bled to a goat.
Quest. 14. Of Alexander the great, signified by the horne betweene the eyes, his birth, education, ex∣ploits, death, and ende.
Quest. 15. Of the victorie of Alexander against Darius, described by the goats ouercomming of the ramme.
Quest. 16. v. 8. Of the breaking of this great horne, and of the death of Alex∣ander.
Quest. 17. Of the fowre hornes which came vp in the stead of this great horne.
Quest. 18. When these fowre kingdomes did arise, after the great horne was broken.
Quest. 19. Who was this little horne, v. 9.
Quest. 20. Of the outrages committed by Antiochus Epiphanes signified by this little horne.
Quest. 21. Of the meaning of these words, v. 12. the armie was giuen vp with the daylie sacrifice by iniquitie.
22. Quest. Of the meaning of the word Palmoni, v. 13.
Quest. 23. What Angel that was, vnto whom one of the Angels spake.
Quest. 24. Of the time prescribed, v. 14. of 2300. dayes, how it is to be taken.
Quest. 25. When this tearme of 2300. beganne and ended.
Quest. 26. When the kingdome of the Greekes, so often mentioned in the booke of the Macchabees tooke beginning.
Quest. 27. Why the kingdome of the Greekes, is counted from the raigne of the Seleucians.
Quest. 28. Of the man Gabriel.
Quest. 29. v. 16. Vpon these words, make this man to vnderstand the vision: whether Angels can giue vs vnderstanding.
Quest. 30. v. 29. How Alexander is said to be the first king of Grecia.
Quest. 31. Of the time when Antiochus Epiphanes should rise vp: in the latter ende of their kingdome.
Quest. 32. The description of Antiochus and of his doings.
33. Quest. Of some difference in the storie of the Macchabees concerning the death of Antiochus.
34. Quest. Of the agreement of other persecutors of the Church with this description of Antiochus.
Quest. 35. Why it is called the vision of the enening and morning, v. 26.
Quest. 36. Why Daniel is bidden to seale vp the vision.
37. Quest. What kings busines Daniel did, v. 27.
38. Quest. Of the meaning of these words, v. 27. none vnder∣stoode, or perceiued it.
39. Quest. The historie of Antiochus Epiphanes raigne abridged, for the better vnderstanding of this vision.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. Of the office of a Prince.
2. Doctr. That all things in the world are ruled and guided by the diuine prouidence.
3. Doctr. The Scriptures are the rule of truth.
4. Doctr. That Angels haue not all knowledge.
5. Doctr. Christ is the Lord and head of the Angels.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. Prosperitie and externall felicitie is no perpetuall note of the Church.
2. Controv. That the abomination of desolation spoken of, v. 13. is not the abolishing of the sacrifice of the Masse.
3. Controv. The authoritie of the Scripture dependeth not vpon the testimonie of the Church.
4. Controv. The description of Antiochus agreeth to the Pope and Antichrist.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Religion maketh a citie or countrey famous.
2. Observ. The Church of God is militant and warfaring in earth.
3. Observ. Of the care and loue of the Angels toward the Church of Christ.
4. Observ. It is profitable to heare the same things often.
5. Observ. How we should be affected in hearing Gods word.
CHAP. IX.
1. The Argument and Methode.
2. The text with the diuerse readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. What Assuerus this was, whose sonne Darius is said to be.
2. Quest. Of the yeares of Darius raigne, and how this vision is said to be in his first yeare.
3. Quest. Whether in the first yeare of Darius the Chaldean Monarchie was dissolued and the 70. yeares captiuitie ended, against the opinion of Iosephus Scalling. lib. 6.
4. Quest. Of the 70. yeares of captiuitie in what sense they are called seuen generations, Baruch. 6. 2.
Quest. 5. When the 70. yeares of captiuitie mentioned, v. 2. tooke their beginning.
Quest. 6. When the 70 yeares of captiuitie ended.
Quest. 7. Of Daniels prayer, v. 4. to v. 20.
Quest. 8. How Daniel prayeth for the deliuerance of the people, seeing it was certainely promised after 70. yeares.
Quest. 9. Of the properties required in the prayers of the faithfull, obserued here in Daniels prayer, v. 20.
Quest. 10. Of the apparition of the Angel Gabriel, v. 21.
Quest. 11. How Daniel discerned this to be a good Angel.
Quest. 12. Whether the Angels haue .
Quest. 13. Why the Angel came about the time of the euening sacrifice, v. 21.
Quest. 14. Why Daniel is called a man of desires, ver. 23.
Quest. 15. v. 24. Seuentie weekes are determined, &c▪ How Daniels prayer is heard, praying for the peoples deliuerance.
Quest. 16. v. 24. How the seuentie weekes must be vnderstood.
Quest. 17 Why 70. weeks are said to be cut out or determined.
Quest. 18. Why this tearme of 490. yeares is expressed by weeks.
Quest. 19. Why the Angel saith, vpon thy people, and vpon thine holy citie.
Quest. 20. The meaning of these words, v. 24. to fi∣nish or rather restraine wickednesse.
22. Quest. Of the sealing of sinnes.
Quest. 22. What it is to reconcile iniquitie.
Quest. 23. v. 24. How the Messiah brought euer∣lasting righteousnesse.
Quest. 24. Why it is called euerlasting righteousnesse.
Here followe certaine questions of the iustice of Christ, in what manner, wherein, and in what measure it is applyed.
The contrarie obiections answered.
26. Quest. Whether the iustice brought in by Christ, exceede the iustice of Adam.
27. Quest. Whether it standeth with Gods iustice, to iustifie vs by an others righteousnes, and how that may be.
28. Quest. How the vision and prophesie was to be sealed vp.
29. Quest. Of the anointing of the holy one: who is signified thereby?
30. Quest. Why Christ is called the holy of holies.
31. Quest. How Christ was anointed.
32. Quest. When Christ was thus anointed.
Here followeth the explanation of the most difficult and obscure prophesie of Daniels 70. weekes.
34. Quest. Of the diuers interpretations of Daniels weekes, with an answer to the cauill of the Iewes concerning the dissention of our interpreters.
Quest. 35. What Chronologie and computation of time is to be followed in the account of the 70. weekes which make 490. yeares.
Quest. 36. Whether the account of the Olympiake yeares be a certaine direction for the vnderstanding of Daniels weekes.
37. Quest. Of the names and number of the Persian kings.
38. Quest. Of the vncertentie of the yeares of the Persian Mo∣narchie, and of the Persian kings.
39. Quest. That Daniels weekes doe signifie a certen definite number of yeares.
40. Quest. That Origens account can not stand, beginning the 70. weekes at Adam, and ending them in the destruction of Ierusalem.
41. Quest. That the 70. weekes must not beginne before the peoples returne out of captiuitie.
42. Quest. That the 70. weekes doe not beginne in the raignes of the other kings of Persia after Cyrus.
43. Quest. That Daniels 70. weekes must take beginning from the proclamation made by Cyrus for the returne of the people.
44. Quest. Vnder which of the Persian kings Mordecai liued and of his age.
45. Quest. Which of the Persian kings it was that renewed the decree for the reedifying of the Temple.
46. Quest. What Artaxerxes it was, in whose senenth yeare Ezra was sent, and in his 20. Nehemiah.
47. Quest. That Daniels 70. weekes were determined neither before Christs passion nor at the destruction of the citie.
48. Quest. That the 70. weekes ende not after the destruction of Ierusalem.
Quest. 49. That the 70. weekes must ende at the passion of Christ.
Quest. 50. Of the iust and exact computation of yeares, from Cy∣rus first vnto the passion of Christ.
Quest. 51. Of the yeares of the Persian kings in particular, to make vp the said summe of an 130. yeares, and first of the yeares to the finish∣ing of the Temple.
Quest. 52. Xerxes raigne was intermingled with his fathers in the beginning, and with his sonnes in the ende.
Quest. 53. Of the particular year of the second part of the Per∣sian Monahi the finishing of the Temple to the ende thereof.
54. Quest. Of the iust computation of the yeares of the Grecian Mo∣narchie.
55. Quest. The seuerall interpretations of Daniels 70. weekes, dispersedly handled before, summed together.
56. Quest. Why the 7. weekes are seuered from the 62. v. 25. Vnto the Messiah shall be 7. weekes, and 62. weekes.
57. Quest. Whether these 7. weekes must be counted before the 62. weekes, or after.
58. Quest. When this tearme of 7. weekes, that is, 49. yeares beganne, and when it ended.
59. Quest. Whether that place, Ioh. 2. 20. that the Temple was 46. yeares in building, haue any agreement with these 7. weekes.
Quest. 60. Vnto Messiah the Prince shall be seuen weekes, ver. 25. Who is here vnderstood by the Messiah.
Quest. 61. v. 25. The streetes shall be built againe in a troublesome time: how this was fullfilled.
Quest. 62. Of the 62. weekes, how they are to be vnderstood.
Quest. 63. Shall Messiah be slaine, v. 26. who this Messiah was, that should be slaine.
Quest. 64. Of the meaning of these words, and he shall haue nothing, or rather not for himselfe.
65. Quest. Of the yeare of the natiuitie of our blessed Sauiour.
66. Quest. Of the computation of yeares from the creation to the the natiuitie of our blessed Sauiour.
67. In what yeare of the raigne of Herod our blessed Sauiour was borne.
Quest. 68. In what yeare of his age Christ was baptized.
Quest. 69. How many yeares Christ liued on earth, and in what yeare of his life Christ was put to death.
Quest. 70. Of the number of Pasches, which Christ solemnized in the dayes of his flesh, whereby the time and yeares of his preaching is certain∣ly gathered.
71. Quest. At what time of the yeare Christ was borne.
72. Quest. Of the space and distance of time that was betweene Christs baptisme and his passion.
73. Quest. Vpon what day of the weeke Christ suffered, and whether vpon a festiuall day.
74. Quest. Who are meant by the people of the Prince to come, v. 26.
Quest. 75. How long after the Messiah was slaine, this destruction happened by Titus.
76. Quest. Why mention is made of the destruction of Ierusalem here, seeing it is without the compasse of the 70. weekes.
77. Quest. Of the meaning of those words, v. 26. the ende thereof shall be with a flood, and vnto the ende of the battell it shall be destroied, &c.
Quest. 78. That the ende of the state of the Iewes, not of the Ro∣manes, is here signified.
Quest. 79. Of the most grieuous calamities that fell vpon the Iewes in the finall destruction of their citie.
Quest. 80. That all this miserie came vpon the Iewes for putting to death the Messiah.
Quest. 81. He shall confirme the couenant with many for one weeke: how this one weeke is to be vnderstood.
Quest. 82. What is vnderstood by the couenant.
Quest. 83. How this couenant was ratified and confirmed.
Quest. 84. When this testament beganne to be ratified and confirmed by the preaching of Christ.
85. Quest. v. 27. In the halfe of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice to cease: when this halfe weeke beganne.
86. Quest. How and when the sacrifices were caused to cease, and were abolished.
87. Quest. What is meant by the ouerspreading of abomination, v. 27. of the best reading thereof.
88. Quest. What this abomination of desolation was.
89. Quest. v. 27. Whether the desolation of Ierusalem here spoken of, should be finall.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doctr. Of ordinarie and extraordinarie prayer.
2. Doctr. When fasting is to be ioyned with prayer.
3. Doctr. Confession of sinnes necessarie in prayer.
4. Doctr. Of the diuerse degrees of sinne.
5. Doctr. How the true ministers of God must be discerned.
6. Doctr. That Angels are of a finite and circum∣scriptible nature.
7. Doctr. That Christ is perfect God and perfect man.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. That prayer and fasting is not meritorious.
2. Controv. God onely is to be invocated, not Saints or Angels.
3. Controv. That Christ is the onely Mediator.
4. Controv. Against prayer and invocation of the dead.
5. Controv. Of the name of the Catholike Church, that it is but vsurped by the Romanists.
6. Controv. That no man is perfect in this life.
7. Controv. That the prayers of the faithfull are not meritorious.
8. Controv. That we are not iustified by any inherent righteousnesse, but imputed onely by faith.
9. Controv. Whether sinne after forgiuenesse may be said any way to remaine in the faithfull.
10. Controv. That charitie is not more principall in the matter of iustification, then faith.
11. Controv. That the Pope doth blasphemously vsurpe the title of Christ, to be called most holy.
12. Controv. Whether the Sacrament of the Altar be most holy.
13. Controv. That Christ is mediatour both as God and man.
14. Controv. Against the sacrifice of the Masse.
15. Controv. Against the Iewes, that the Messiah who was expected of the fathers, is alreadie come into the world.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Of diligent and carefull preparation to prayer.
2. Observ. That the promises of God should not make vs more slacke to pray.
3. Observ. The Scriptures are diligently to be read.
4. Observ. Of the efficacie of prayer.
5. Observ. To be mindfull of the Church of God in our praiers.
6. Observ. That we must alwaies in heart communicate with the publike seruice and worship of God.
7. Observ. God afflicteth and chastiseth whome he loueth.
CHAP. X.
1. The Argument and Method.
2. The text with the diuers readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. Of the excellencie of this vision reuealed in this Chapter and the two next vnto Daniel.
2. Quest. How the third yeare of Cyrus is here to be vnderstood.
Quest. 3. Of Daniels vnderstanding of this vision.
Quest. 4, v. 1. Why Daniel maketh mention of his name Belteshazzar.
Quest. 5. v. 2. Why Daniel was so long in heauines.
Quest. 6. Of the time that Daniel mourned, which was three weekes of dayes.
Quest. 7. Of Daniels abstinencie.
Quest. 8. Of the custome and vse of anointing, which Daniel also forbeareth.
Quest. 9. Of the riuer Hiddekel, where Daniel had this vision.
Quest. 10. Whether Daniel were onely in spirit, or bodily present by the riuer Tigris.
Quest. 11. Why this vision was shewed vnto Daniel by the riuer Tigris.
Quest. 11. Whether it were an Angel or Christ which ap∣peared here vnto Daniel.
Quest. 13. Of the description of the manner how Christ appeared, and first of his apparell.
Quest 14. Of the glorious parts of this heauenly bodie which ap∣peared vnto Daniel.
15. Quest. How Daniel is said to see the vision alone.
16. Quest. The causes of Daniels great feare.
17. Quest. Whose hand it was that touched Daniel.
18. Quest. Why Daniels prayer beeing heard at the first, yet the Angels comming was deferred one and twentie daies, v. 12.
19. Quest. What it was that Daniel praied for, and how he was heard.
20. Quest. Who is vnderstood to be the Prince of Persia.
21. Quest. How the Prince of Persia is said to haue withstood the Angel.
22. Quest. Who this Michael was, that helped the Angel.
23. Quest. How Michael helped the other Angel.
Quest. 24. How the Angel saith he was left with the kings of Persia.
Quest. 25. Who it is, whome Daniel calleth Lord, v. 17.
Quest. 26. Who it was that had this communication with Daniel in this vision.
Quest. 27. Who is meant by the Prince of Grecia.
Quest. 28. Of the originall of the Grecians here called Iavan, v. 20.
Quest. 29. In what sense the Angel saith, that none held with him, but Michael their Prince.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doct. Of the difference of true and false Prophets.
2. Doct. That idolatrous and heathenish names must be shunned.
3. Doct. God onely can foretell things to come.
4. Doctr. Of the diuerse kinds of feare.
5. Doct. Of the office of Angels.
6. Doct. Of the power of Angels.
7. Doct. Of the presence of Angels.
8. Doctr. The cause of the ruine of kingdomes.
9. Doctr. Of the certaintie of Gods decrees.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. Against superstitious fa∣sting.
2. Controv. That Paradise was a terrestriall place.
3. Controv. Against the curious distinction of the orders of Angels.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. That the schoole of Christ is the schoole of patience.
2. Observ. Of the sympathie and fellow-feeling of the members of Christ.
3. Observ. Of the interchangeable course of things.
4. Observ. God prepareth his seruants by feare.
5. Observ. The praiers of the faithfull are heard at the first, though they presently see it not.
6. Observ. God doth by degrees, not all at once minister comfort to his children.
CHAP. XI.
1. The Argument and Method.
2. The text with the diuers readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
1. Quest. Whether this vision in the 11. Chap. be diuers from the former vision in the 10. chapter.
Quest. 2. v. 1. Who it was that here saith, I stood vp, &c.
3. Quest. Who it was whom the Angel stood vp to strengthen.
Quest. 4. Why the Persian Monarchie is so briefely touched, and the Grecians set forth at large.
Quest. 5. That there were more then three kings of Persia, as may be gathered out of the Scripture.
Quest. 6. Who were these fowre kings of Persia here named.
Quest. 7. Of the fourth king of Persia his riches and power.
Quest. 8. Why the Angel leaueth at the fourth king of Persia, seeing there were more.
Quest. 9. A briefe description of the rising and fall of Alexanders kingdome, v. 3. 4.
Quest. 10. Of Alexanders birth, and education, acts and life, ende and death abriged.
Quest. 11. Of the fowre successors of Alex∣ander.
Quest. 12. How all Alexanders posteritie was rooted out, that none of them succeeded in the kingdome.
13. Quest. Of the meaning of these words, v. 4. It shall be for others beside those.
14. Quest. Of the petie diuisions of Alexanders kingdome among his seuerall captaines, before it grew into fowre, and of their mutuall dissension.
15. Quest. Why the Angel prosequuteth the storie onely of the king of the South, and of the North, omitting the the rest.
16. Quest. Of the Kings of Egypt, and Syria, of whome Daniel prophesieth in this Chapter.
These also were the kings of Syria, called the kings of the North.
17. Quest. Of the first Ptolome called here the king of the South.
18. Quest. v. 5. One of his Princes shall preuaile, who is meant hereby.
19. Quest. That this kingdome of the North is the same which Ezekiel calleth Gog and Magog.
20. Quest. Of the first variance betweene the king of the South, and the king of the North: and of their ioyning together againe.
Quest. 21. What king of the South this was whose daughter came to the king of the North.
Quest. 22. Of the translation of the Septuagint, which was pro∣cured by this Ptolome Philadelphus.
Quest. 23. Who was the bud of her rootes, v. 7. and of his exploits.
Quest. 24. Of the third battell betweene the king of the South, and the king of the North, v. 10. 11. 12.
Quest. 25. Of the first expedition of Antiochus the great against Epiphanes king of Egypt, v. 13. 14.
Quest. 26. Of the second expedition of Antiochus the great against Ptolomeus Epiphanes.
Quest. 27. Of the third expedition of Antiochus Megas against Epiphanes, v. 17.
28. Quest. Of Antiochus expedition against forren countries, v. 18.
29. Quest. Of the death of Antiochus the great, v. 19.
30. Quest. Of the acts and ende of Seleucus Philopator the sonne of Antiochus the great, v. 20.
31. Quest. Whether the rest of this chapter be properly vnderstood of Antiochus Epiphanes, or of Anti∣christ.
32. Quest. of Antiochus Epiphanes first entrance to the kingdome.
33. Quest. Of Antiochus Epiphanes his first expedition against Egypt, v. 22, 23, 24.
34. Quest. Of the second expedition of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt, v. 25, 26, 27, 28.
35. Quest. Of the third expedition of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt, v. 29, 30, 31.
Quest. 36. Of the meaning of the word Chittim, v. 30.
Quest. 37. Of the persecution of the people of God by Antiochus, and the manner thereof.
Quest 38. What is vnderstood by the armes, v. 31.
Quest. 39. Of the defiling of the Sanctuarie and the manner thereof.
Quest. 40. How Antiochus vsed as his instruments certaine wicked persons of the Iewes, that forsooke the lawe.
Quest. 41. Of such things as the faithfull people of God should doe and suffer in this persecution.
Quest. 42. Of the consolation of the afflicted Church of the Iewes, v. 34. 35.
Quest. 43. Of Antiochus pride, and the exalting of himselfe against God.
Quest. 44. Antiochus impietie and inhumanitie further described out of the 37. v.
45. Quest. How Antiochus should not regard the desires of women.
46. Quest. Of the strange god that Antiochus should set vp, v. 28.
47. Quest. Of Antiochus politike deuises to continue the idolatrous seruice of his new god, v. 39.
48. Quest. Of the last expedition of Antiochus against the Egyptians, Iudea, and other nations. v. 40. to 44.
Quest. 49. Of the Lybians and Aethiopians where they inhabited.
Quest. 50. Of the end of Antiochus, and such things as immedi∣atly went before.
Quest. 51. Of the sudden and fearefull ende of Antiochus.
4. Places of doctrine.
1. Doct. The Scripture the rule of truth.
Doctr. 2. Of the impotencie of images.
Doct. 3. Victorie not alwaies a signe of a good cause.
Doct. 4. The Church of God maketh a land glorious.
Doct. 5. Of the fidelitie of wiues to their husbands.
6. Doctr. That tribute must be paied to the Prince.
7. Doct. Religion is not to be compelled or vrged by torment.
8. Doctr. The ende of persecution is to trie and purge the faithfull.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. Of the birth and offspring of Antichrist.
2. Controv. That Antichrist shall not be one particular man.
3. Controv. That Nero the Emperour shall not be the great Antichrist.
4. Controv. That Antichrist shall be a deceiuer rather then a victorious conqueror.
5. Controv. Of Antichrists miracles.
6. Controv. That Antichrists comming shall not be deferred to the ende of the world.
7. Controv. That Antichrists seat shall not be at Ierusalem.
8. Controv. That the citie of Rome shall not be vtterly destroyed before Antichrist shall come.
9. Contro. That the Papists Antichrist, and the Iewes Messiah shall come together.
10. Controv. Of the true markes whereby Antichrist may be discerned.
11. Controv. How the description of Antiochus historically, doth typically decypher the Pope and An∣tichrist.
Controv. 12. That S. Paul speaketh of an apostasie and de∣parting from the faith, 2. Thessal. 2. 3.
13. Controv. Of other notes and markes wherein Antiochus and Antichrist agree.
Controv. 14. How the Antichrist of Rome hath persecuted Emperours, Kings, Princes, learned men, whole Churches for religion.
15. Controv. Of the pride and blasphemie of Antichrist against God.
16. Controv. How Antichrist is said to sit in the Temple of God.
17. Controv. Of the prosperitie and outward successe of Antichrist.
18. Controv. That externall happines is not a sure note of the Church.
19. Contr. Why the Lord suffereth Antichrist to rage against his Church.
20. Controv. That out of this text, v. 36. it can not be prooued that the Pope is not Antichrist, as Bellarmine intendeth.
21. Controv. How Antichrist shall forsake his fathers God, v. 37.
22. Controv. How the Romane Antichrist regardeth not the desire of women.
23. Controv. That Antichrist shallnot care indeede for any God, nor haue any sense of religion.
24. Controv. How Antichrist shall bring in a strange God, which his fathers neuer knewe, v. 38.
25. Controv. Of the theatricall and pompous seruice with siluer and gold, which Antichrist hath found out for his newe idol.
26. Controv. How Antichrist shall distribute honours and possessions vnto his fauourites, and that for money.
27. Controv. Of Antichrists insatiable ambition, crueltie, and couetousnesse.
28. Controv. Of the rage and furie of Antichrist.
29. Controv. How Antichrists palace is planted betweene the two Seas.
30. Controv. Of the fearefull ende of diuerse Popes.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. The Angels assist Princes in the defence of the Church.
2. Observ. Ambition and couetousnesse the causes of the ruine of kingdomes.
3. Observ. God resisteth and punisheth the proud.
4. Observ. Incestuous marriages vnhappie.
5. Observ. Princes that are enemies to the Church shall not long prosper.
6. Observ. There can be no firme peace among the wicked.
7. Observ. Peace betweene Princes enemies to the Church, dangerous.
8. Observ. That we be not dismaied, when religion is hindred.
9. Observ. The ende of the wicked shall be sudden and fearefull.
CHAP. XII.
1. The Argument and Method.
2. The text with the diuers readings.
3. The questions and doubts discussed.
Quest. 1. What time is here meant, and in that time shall Michael stand vp, ver. 1.
Quest. 2. Who is vnderstood here to be Michael the great Prince.
Quest. 3. What time of trouble the Angel here speaketh of.
4. Quest. What deliuerance the Angel speaketh of, and of whome.
5. Quest. Whether all the Iewes shall be called before the comming of Christ.
Quest. 6. What kind of booke Daniel here spea∣keth of.
Quest. 7. Why this mysterie of the resurrection is here reuealed plainely to Daniel.
Quest. 8: Of the coherence of this comfortable mention made of the resurrection with the former prophesie.
Quest. 9. Why it is said, many of them that sleepe, &c. shall awake, and not all.
Quest. 10. A description of the resurrection of both good and bad, vers. 2.
Quest. 11. Of the great glorie, which shall be giuen vnto those which instruct others to saluation, v. 3.
Quest. 12. How the faithfull teachers are said to iustifie others.
Quest. 13. Why Daniel is commanded to seale the booke, and what is the meaning thereof.
Quest. 14. Vntill the time defined or appointed, v. 4. what time this was here limited.
Quest. 15. Of these words, many shall runne thorough, and knowledge shall be encreased.
16. Quest. What two they were, whome Daniel saw by the brinke of the riuer, v. 5.
17. Quest. Who it was that inquired of the man that was clothed in linen, v. 6.
18. Quest. Who the man was clothed in linen, of whome the question was asked.
Quest. 19. What is meant by a time, two times, and an halfe. v. 7.
20. Quest. Of the meaning of the words, v. 7. When he hath made an ende to disperse the hand of the holy people.
21. Quest. What it was that Daniel vnderstood not, v. 8.
22. Quest. Whether Daniel had altogether a repulse in his demaund.
23. Quest. Of those words, v. 10. The wicked shall doe wickedly, and none shall haue vnderstanding: what wicked he speaketh of.
24. Quest. What the abomination of desolation is, mentioned v. 11.
Quest. 25. The 1290. dayes mentioned v. 11. how to be taken.
Quest. 26. The tearme of 1335. dayes expounded.
Quest. 27. Of the last words spoken to Daniel: goe thy waies vnto the ende, v. 13.
Quest. 28. Of these words, thou shalt rest, and stand vp in thy lot.
4. Places of doctrine.
Doctr. 1. Of the person and office of Christ.
Doctr. 2. Of the resurrection of the dead, and the manner thereof.
Doctr. 3. The difference betweene Philosophie, and the Christian religion.
Doctr. 4. That the word of God is not reuea∣led to all.
Doctr. 5. Of the office, qualitie, and condition of Angels.
Doct. 6. Concerning the person, dignitie, and office of Christ.
Doct. 7. Of the lawfulnesse of an oath, and the manner of it.
Doct. 8. Of the inequalitie and diuerse degrees of glorie in the resurrection.
Doct. 9. Election of grace, not by merit.
5. Places of controversie.
1. Controv. Against blasphemous Seruetus, that made himselfe Michael.
2. Controv. Whether Henoch and Elias shall stand vp with Michael in the last times.
3. Controv. What manner of persecution shall be vnder Antichrist.
4. Controv. Of the certentie of election, that none of the elect can finally fall away.
5. Contr. In what sense Moses wisheth to be rased out of Gods booke, Exod. 32. 32.
6. Controv. That the soules of the faithfull departed, doe not sleepe vntill the resur∣rection, but presently enioy the sight of God.
7. Controv. That all men shall rise againe, and not onely the faithfull: neither shall they die againe.
8. Controv. That Christ died not in generall for all, but for such onely as beleeue.
9. Controv. That the faithfull doe not iustifie other by way of merit or satisfaction, but as ministers onely of saluation.
10. Controv. That the Saints merits as they are diuers doe not merit diuers degrees of glorie.
11. Controv. The Scriptures not so obscure, but all may be admitted to the reading of them.
12. Controv. Bellarmine confuted, who by diuers arguments out of this chapter would prooue the Pope not to be Antichrist.
6. Morall obseruations.
1. Observ. Michael the great Prince standeth for his people.
2. Observ. The hope of the resurrection doth arme vs against all afflictions, yea death it selfe.
3. Observ. It is not sufficient to knowe the will of God, but we must teach it others, and doe it our selues.
4. Observ. The glorie of the next life, should teach men temperance and sobrietie.
5. Observ. Against curiositie.
6. Observ. Of the vse and ende of affliction.
7. Observ. Of the fruitfull meditation of death.
❧AN APPENDIX vnto this Commentarie, wherein are examined the reasons and Arguments vrged by GRASERVS, against IVNIVS exposition of the Image which Nabuchadnezzer saw in a dreame, c. 2. and of the visions set forth, c. 7. c. 8. and of the 11. chap. from v. 36. to the ende.
The first exercise perused and examined.
The second Exercise.
Exercise 3.
The fourth Exercise.
The fift Exercise.
The sixt Exercise.
The 7. Exercise.
The eight Exercise.
The ninth exercise.
The tenth Exercise.
A Table of the questions.
Questions vpon the first Chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the second chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 3. chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 4. chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the fift chap∣ter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the sixt chap∣ter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the seuenth chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 8. chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 9. chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the tenth chap∣ter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 11. chapter of Daniel.
Questions vpon the 12. chapter of Daniel.
A Table of the Controversies.
Places of Controversie.
Controversies vpon the 1. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 2. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 3. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 4. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 5. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 6. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 7. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 8. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 9. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 10. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 11. chap∣ter of Daniel.
Controversies vpon the 12. chapter.
The faults escaped.
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