Commentary on Daniel, List of questions
A Table of the questions.
THe prophesie of Daniel explaned. Generall obseruations vponupon the whole booke.
Of the diuers languages vsed in this booke, and why Daniel writeth a great part therof in the Chalde tongue.
1. qu. Of the author of this propheticall booke of Daniel.
2. qu. Of the signification of the name Daniel.
3. qu. Of the kinred of Daniel.
4. qu. Why Daniels kinred is not particularly expressed in the text.
5. qu. When Daniel began to prophesie, and at what age.
6. qu. Of the time when Daniel had his seuerall visions.
7. qu. Of the whole time of Daniels age, and time of prophesying.
8. qu. Why Daniel is not mentioned to hauehave returned with the rest out of captiuitie.
9. qu. Of the times wherein Daniel liued, compared with forren Chronicles, and of the memorable things which happened therein.
10. qu. Of the excellencie, vse, and vtilitie of this booke of Daniel.
11. qu. Of the authoritie of the prophesie of Daniel.
12. qu. Of the obscuritie of this prophesie.
Questions vponupon the first Chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. Of the third yeare of Iehoiakim, which is called the fourth, Ierem. 25. 1. how these places are reconciled.
2. qu. How this third yeare of Iehoiakims raigne is to be counted.
3. qu. Of Iehoiakim and Iehoachaz, what difference betweene them.
4. qu. Why the king of Babel had such an enuie against Iehoiakim.
5. qu. Of Nabuchadnezzer the king of Babel, and how many there were of that name.
6. qu. Of the acts & exploits of Nabuchadnezzer.
7. qu. Of the time of Nabuchadnezzers raigne.
8. qu. Of the citie of Babylon.
9. qu. Of the citie Ierusalem.
10. qu. v. 2. What this phrase meaneth, to be giuen into ones hand.
11. qu. How Iehoiakim was giuen into Nabuchadnezzers …and, whether he carried him to Babylon.
12. qu. Whether Daniel at this time went into captiuitie with Iehoiakim.
13. qu. Why it pleased God that Daniel and others that feared God, should be taken captiues.
14. qu. The meaning of those words, which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god.
15. qu. Of the land of Shinar or Shingar.
16. qu. Of the god and idols of the Chaldes.
17. qu. v. 2. What is to be commended, what discommended in Nabuchadnezzer in carying part of the vessels of the Temple.
18. qu. Why it pleased God to suffer that the vessels of the Temple should be carried away.
19. qu. Of Ashpenaz the master of the Eunuches his name and office.
20. qu. Whether Daniel may be prooued frō hence to hauehave beene an Eunuch in the first sense.
21. qu. Who are vnderstoode here by the Princes.
22. qu. Why the children of the Princes and nobles were taken captiues.
23. qu. How the Lord performed his promise to Dauid, that his kingdome should be established for euer, 2. Sam. 16. seeing lehoiakim was giuen into Nabuchadnezzers hand.
24. qu. Whether it were lawfull for Daniel to be taught the learning of the Chaldeans.
25. qu. Of the Chalde language, and the difference betweene it and the Hebrew.
26. qu. Of the necessarie institution of schooles, and the manner and order thereof.
27. qu. Why other names were giuen them.
28. qu. Of the signification of their names, both the new and the old.
29. qu. v. 8. Why Daniel refused to eate of the kings meate, and of the diuers kinds of abstinence.
30. qu. The causes which mooued Daniel to forbeare the kings meate.
31. qu. v. 8. How Daniel should hauehave beene defiled with the kings meate.
32. qu. whether Daniel euer after abstained from the kings meate.
32. qu. v. 9. What fauour it was which Daniel found with the chiefe of the Eunuches not obeying his request.
33. qu. Of Daniels request to the butler.
34. qu. Whether Daniel tempted not God, in setting a certaine number of daies.
35. qu. Why Daniel did chuse rather to eate of pulse, then of the kings meate.
36. qu. vers. 15. Whether the beautie and strength in Daniel and the rest feeding on this course foode, were a naturall worke.
37. qu. v. 17. Of the knowledge and vnderstanding which God gaue vntounto Daniel and the other three, whether it were naturall or supernaturall.
38. qu. Whether Daniel and the rest learned the curious arts of the Chaldeans.
39. qu. Whether it be lawfull to vse the arts and inuentions of the heathen.
40. qu. Of the dreames and visions which Daniel had vnderstanding of.
41. qu. Whether this gift of vnderstanding visions and dreames were in Daniel as an habit permanent and remaining alwaies in him.
42. qu. Of the diuers kinds of dreames.
43. qu. Whether there be any diuine dreames.
44. qu. Whether there be any truth or certentie in dreames.
45. qu. Of the causes of true dreames.
46. qu. How diabolicall and diuine dreames may be discerned.
47. qu. Why it pleased God by visions and dreames to instruct his seruants.
48. qu. Why visions and dreames are often shewed vntounto simple and vnlearned men.
49. qu. Why dreames are not alwaies cleare and manifest, but darkely and obscurely propounded.
50. qu. what dreames may be obserued, and by whome.
51. qu. Whether in diuine dreames there is a free vse of reason and the will, and the same acceptable to God.
52. qu. v. 21. How Daniel is saide to hauehave beene vntounto the first yeare of king Cyrus.
Questions vponupon the second chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. v. 1. How the second yeare is to be counted wherein Nabuchadnezzer had this dreame.
2. qu. What Nabuchadnezzer this was, and whence he was so called.
3. qu. v. 1. Why he is said to hauehave dreamed dreames.
4. qu. What manner of dreame this was, which Nabuchadnezzer had.
5. qu. Why it pleased God to send this dreame vponupon Nabuchadnezzer.
6. qu. v. 1. Of the meaning of those words, And his sleepe was vponupon him.
7. qu. Of the foure kind of wise men whome the king sendeth for.
8. qu. Why Daniel was not called and sent for among the rest of the Chaldeans.
9. qu. v. 4. Of the Aramites language, whether it differ from the Hebrew, and be all one with the Chalde.
10. qu. Why the Chaldeans spake in the Aramites language.
11. qu. v. 8. Why the king saith, they would gaine or redeeme time.
12. qu. v. 10. Of the Chaldeans answer vntounto the king.
13. qu. Of the impostures and falshoods in the answer of the Chaldeans.
14. qu. what the Chaldeans meane in these words, Except the gods whose dwelling is not in the flesh.
15. qu. v. 12. Of the kings rash sentence, in commanding all the wise men of Babylon to be slaine.
16. qu. v. 13. whether the wise men indeede were slaine.
17. qu. what office Ario…h had to whome Daniel maketh this motion. v. 14.
18. qu. v. 15. How Daniel was ignorant of the kings decree against the Soothsaiers.
19. qu. v. 19. How this secret was reuealed vntounto Daniel in the night.
20. qu. Of the forme and order of Daniels thanksgiuing.
21. qu. v. 19. How Daniel is said to hauehave blessed the God of heauen.
22. qu. vers. 21. How the Lord is said to change times and seasons.
23. qu. v. 22. what secret things the Lord is said to discouer.
24. qu. v. 22. How light is said to dwell with God, wheras it is said, Psal. 18. 11. he made darkenes his secret place.
25. qu. v. 24. whether Daniel did well in staying the execution of the kings sentence vponupon the wise men.
26. qu. v. 25. whether Arioch lied vntounto the king in saying, I hauehave found a man.
27. qu. v. 25. why Arioch named Daniel to be one of the captiues rather then of the wise men.
28. qu. v. 26. How the king is said to answer, no question being demanded.
29. qu. v. 27. why Daniel denieth that any of the wise men could expound this dreame.
30. qu. v. 28. whether God onelyonly be the reuealer of secrets and things to come.
31. qu. v. 28. What Daniel meaneth by the latter daies.
32. qu. v. 29. whether Nebuchadnezers thoughts were the cause of his dreame.
33. qu. v. 29. why it pleased God to impart vntounto Nebuchadnezer this dreame.
34. qu. v. 30. This secret is not shewed me for my wisdome: whether Daniel by any naturall wisdome could hauehave obtained the knowledge of this dreame.
35. qu. v. 30. why Nebuchadnezer could not vnderstand the dreame which he saw.
36. qu. v. 30. Of the two ends why it pleased God to reueale vntounto the king his dreame.
37. qu. v. 31. of the vision which the king saw in his dreame, the manner & parts therof.
38. qu. of the diuers kinds of signes of things to come, and of which kind this image was.
39. qu. what kingdoms of the earth are not comprehended in this vision.
40. qu. v. 8. why the Chaldean Monarchie is compared to the head of gold.
41. qu. Of the largenes of the Empire and dominion of Nebuchadnezer.
42. qu. whether Nebuchadnezers dominion were at that time the greatest in the world.
43. qu. v. 39. Of the second Monarchy described by the armes and breasts of siluer, what it was.
44. qu. v. 39. why the Persian Monarchie is said to be inferiour to the Babylonian.
45. qu. whether the Monarchie of the Chaldeans or of the Persians was more cruel toward the Iewes.
46. qu. why the Persian Monarchie is compared to siluer.
47. qu. why the third Monarchie is likened to the belly and the thigh, and vntounto brasse.
48. qu. Of the largenes of Alexanders Empire, and of other memorable and notable things in him.
49. qu. v. 40. whether this fourth kingdome must be vnderstood to be the Roman Empire.
50. qu. That this fourth kingdom diuided into two kingdoms, resembled by the tw…gges of the image, was the kingdom of Syria and Egypt.
51. qu. Of the beginning and continuance of the fowre generall Monarchies of the world.
52. qu. v. 43. Of the meaning of these words, they shall miagle themselues with the seede of men.
53. qu. v. 44. What manner of kingdome the Prophet speaketh of which God should set vp.
54. qu. Whether the stone cut out of the mountaine, do signifie Christ and his kingdome.
55. qu. Whether this prophesie be fulfilled in the first or second comming of Christ.
56. qu. The description of the kingdome of Christ by the Prophet, v. 44. 45.
57. qu. That this kingdome which God shall raise vp must be vnderstood of the kingdome of Christ.
58. qu. That this kingdome of Christ is a spirituall, no temporall kingdome.
59. qu. v. 44. In the dayes of what kings Christs kingdome should be raised vp.
60. qu. How Christs kingdome is said to destroy other kingdomes.
61. qu. Whether Christ at his comming did indeede destroy the temporall dominions.
62. qu. How Christ is said to be the stone cut without hands.
63. qu. In what sense Christ is compared to a little stone, and how it filled the earth.
64. qu. v. 46. Whether Nebuchadnezzar did well in bowing vntounto Daniel, and commanding odours to be offered vntounto him.
65. qu. Whether Daniel refused this worship offered vntounto him.
66. qu. Of Nebuchadnezzars ample and large confession of God.
67. qu. Whether Nebuchadnezzar had the true knowledge of God.
68. qu. Whether Daniel did well in accepting the gifts and honours which the king bestowed on him.
69. qu. Whether Daniel could with a good conscience be set ouer the wise men and soothsayers of Babylon.
70. qu. How Daniel is said to hauehave sate in the kings gate.
71. qu. Whether it be lawfull for a Christian to liue in an idolatrous kings Court.
Questions vponupon the 3. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. At what time Nebuchadnezzar set vp this great image.
2. qu. To whom Nebuchadnezzar erected this image.
3. qu. To what ende this image was set vp.
4. qu. How it came to passe that Daniel hindred not the kings purpose in setting vp this image.
5. qu. of the place where this image was set vp.
6. qu. of the greatnes of this image compared with others, and in it selfe.
7. qu. of the mystical applicatiō of this image.
8. qu. of the seuerall names and titles of the kings nobles & officers here rehearsed. v. 2.
9. qu. why Nebuchadnezer onelyonly called his nobles and officers.
10. qu. v. 5. of the diuers kinds of instruments here rehearsed.
11. qu. v. 5. of their falling downe and worshipping this image.
12. qu. That it is not lawfull to bow vntounto an image, though one in his heart abhorre it.
13. qu. Of the malice of the Chaldees against the Iewes.
14. qu. why they say in the plural, they wil not serue thy gods, v. 12. whereas there was but one image.
15. qu. why these three, Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego, are onelyonly called.
16. qu. what age these three were of, when they were brought before the king.
17. qu. why Daniel m…de not intercession to the king for his three freinds.
18. qu. Of Nebuchadnezers speech vntounto these three brought before him.
19. qu. Of the religious and resolute answer of these three conuented before the king.
20. qu. why the Lord doth not alwaies deliuer his out of temporall dangers.
21. qu. why they are so resolute not to worship the golden image.
22. qu. whether the Prince is by fire & sword to root out thē which are of contrarie religiō.
23. qu. of the extraordinarie heating of the fornace.
24. qu. of the exquisite cruelty and torments which these three were put vntounto.
25. qu. of the apparel which they were cast into the fire with.
26. qu. why Daniel was not cast into the fierie fornace with the rest.
27. qu. How the flame of the fire slew those which were the ministers of the kings cruelty.
28. qu. How these three men cast into the fire were preserued.
29. qu. of 7. miraculous things concurring in this preseruation of them from the fire.
30. qu. whether any thing without miracle may be preserued from the fire being in the flames therof.
31. qu. That these three were true martyrs, though they escaped by miracle the daunger of death.
32. qu. whether all those are to be held martyrs which die constantly and courag…ously.
33. qu. Why it pleaseth not God alwaies to deliuer his seruants out of daunger, as he did these at this time.
34. qu. v. 25. In what sense the king saith, that the fourth was like the sonne of God.
35. qu. of the apparition of Angels in humane shape, what maner of bodies they appeared in.
36. qu. why the Angels vsed to appeare in humane shape.
37. qu. Of the sudden change and conuersion that was in Nebuchadnezzer, with the parts thereof.
38. qu. whether this were a true conuersion in Nebuchadnezzer.
39. qu. whether blasphemie is to be punished with death.
40. qu. whether the 3. last verses doe belong vntounto this third chapter.
Questions vponupon the 4. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. of the kings epistle, the summe and parts thereof.
2. qu. At what time Nebuchadnezer wrote this epistle.
3. qu. How Nebuchadnezer could write vntounto all the people in the world.
4. qu. Of the signes and wonders which Nebuchadnezer declareth.
5. qu. whether Nebuchadnezer were now at the last truly conuerted.
6. qu. Of the author of this epistle.
7. qu. whether this historie contained in this chapter of Nebuchadnezers transmutation, were so done in deede.
8. qu. why Daniel was called by the name of Belteshazzar.
9. qu. In what sense Nebuchadnezer saith, that Daniel had the spirit of the holy gods.
10. qu. Of Nebuchadnezers dreame and the summe therof.
11. qu. why this tree is said to be in the mids of the earth.
12. qu. why Nebuchadnezer is compared to a tree.
13. qu. v. 11. who are vnderstood by the beasts and foules.
14. qu. v. 12. how Nebuchadnezer was bound with a band of yron and brasse.
15. qu. v. 11, 12. why this prophecie is vttered in the imperative moode, hew downe the tre… &c. leaue the stumpe.
16. qu. v. 14. why the Angels are called watchmen.
17. qu. By whom the 14. v. was pronounced, by the Angel or by the King.
18. qu. v. 14. Of the meaning of those words, According to the request of the holy ones.
19. qu. of the meaning of those words, v. 14. & appointeth ouer it the most abiect of men.
20. qu. Why Daniel held his peace for the space of an houre.
21. q. v. 16. In what sense Daniel wisheth this dreame to the kings enemies.
22. qu. That a tyrannical gouernment is better then an Anarchie, or no gouernment.
23. qu. v. 20. What is meant by hewing down the tree.
24. qu. v. 22. How Nebuchadnezzer was driuen from among men, & dwelt with beasts.
25. qu. How Nebuchadnezzer did eat grasse like an oxe.
26. qu. How the kingdom of Babylon was gouerned in Nebuchadnezzers absence.
27. qu. v. 22. what is vnderstood by 7. times.
28. qu. Of Nebuchadnezers transmutation, but first in generall of the diuers kinds of transmutations.
29. qu. what manner of change Nebuchadnezers was.
30. qu. How Nebuchadnezzers bodie was changed.
31. qu. v. 24. How Daniel gaue counsel to the king to preuent this iudgement, seeing it was determined.
32. qu. whether Daniel did counsell the king to redeeme his sinnes by almes deedes.
33. qu. whether Daniel spake doubtfully saying, v. 24. It may be thy prosperitie may be prolonged.
34. qu. whether Nebuchadnezer did follow Daniels counsell.
35. qu. Of the greatnes of the citie of Babylō.
36. qu. whether Nebuchadnezer were the builder of Babel.
37. qu. Of Nebuchadnezers pride in saying, which I hauehave built for the house of &c.
38. qu. what manner of voice it was which came downe from heauen.
39. qu. The summe of the sentence denounced against Nebu…hadnezer.
40. qu. v. 30. of the execution of the sentence vponupon Nebuchadnezer, he did eat grasse &c.
41. qu. v. 31. After the end of what daies Nebuchadnezer was restored.
42. qu. of the restitution of Nebuchadnezer.
43. qu. That God onelyonly is without check, and not to be controlled in his works.
44. qu. whether Nebuchadnezer were saued.
45. qu. why Nebucdadnezer was saued, and not Pharaoh, both being in the same cause.
46. qu. why Nebuchadnezer being thus conuerted, the Iewes kept in captiuitie were not deliuered, nor Ieho…akim released out of prison.
Questions vponupon the fift chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. Why this chapter is transposed, and no… set downe according to the order of time.
2. qu. Of the kings of Chalde which succeeded after Nebuchadnezer.
3. qu. Of the diuers names of this Balthazar.
4. qu. In what yeare of Balthazars raigne this historie fell out.
5. qu. of the greatnes of Balthazars feast.
6. qu. of the maner and order of this feast.
7. qu. of the occasion of this feast.
8. qu. who commanded the vessells of the Temple to be brought, and how.
9. qu. Of Balthazars prophaning of the holy vessels.
10. qu. Whether Nebuchadnezer did not likewise prophane the vessels in laying them vp in his idols temple.
11. qu. Of the blind and obscene idolatrie of the Chaldeans.
12. qu. How farre it is lawfull to applie some things to prophane vses.
13. qu. Of the fingers which appeared on the wall, how they were caused.
14. qu. whether it were the likenes of an hand onelyonly, and seene of Balthazar alone.
15. qu. Of the manner of the apparition of this hand.
16. qu. Why the hand appeared ouer against the candle sticke.
17. qu. Of Balthazars sudden feare, and the manner thereof.
18. qu. v. 7. Why Daniel is not here called among the rest.
19. qu. How it came to passe that the wise men could not so much as read the writing.
20. qu. What Queene it was which came in.
21. qu. In what sense Nebuchadnezzar is called Balthazars father.
22. qu. of the Queenes oration to the king.
23. qu. of the excellent wisdome and other princely parts in this old Queene.
24. qu. of Belshazars speech vntounto Daniel.
25. qu. Of Daniels answer to the king, and the seuerall parts thereof.
26. qu. Of Daniels abrupt beginning in his speech to the king, v. 17. keepe thy rewards to thy selfe.
27. qu. why Daniel reiecteth the kings rewards.
28. qu. why Daniel receiueth the like rewards from Nebuchadnezer, and refuseth them from Balthazar.
29. qu. VVhether Daniel after his refusall accepted afterward of these rewards, v. 29.
30. qu. whether in these words, he put to death whom he would, v. 19. Nebuchadnezzars tyrannicall gouernement be expressed.
31. qu. Of the writing, and interpretation thereof in generall.
32. qu. Of the interpretation by writing in generall.
33. qu. why the first word Mene is doubled.
34. qu. Of the meaning of the word, tekel.
35. qu. Of the meaning of the word, Pheres.
36. qu. Of the tropological, that is, the morall application of this vision.
37. qu. why Balthazar commanded Daniel to be honoured hearing so euill newes.
38. qu. Of the honours here bestowed vponupon Daniel.
39. qu. whether Daniel did well in accepting of these honours.
40. qu. why Daniel exhorted not Balthazar to repentance as he had done Nebushadnezzar before.
41. qu. v. 30. whether Balthazar were slaine at that time.
42. qu. whether Balthazar were slaine the same night▪ and the citie taken.
43. qu. whether Balthazar was taken in Babylon.
44. qu. By what meanes Babylon was taken.
45. qu. By whom Balthazar was slaine.
46. qu. By whom the citie of Babylon was taken.
47. qu. who was chiefe in the taking of Babylon Darius or Cyrus, and why mention is made onelyonly of Darius.
48. qu. Of the cause of this Babylonian war.
49. qu. whether Babylon was at this time finally destroyed according to the predictions of the Prophets.
50. qu. How long the Chaldean Empire and Monarchie continued.
51. qu. Of the yeares of the raigne of the seuerall kings of Babylon.
Questions vponupon the sixt chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. what Darius this was which tooke vponupon him the kingdome of Babylon.
2. qu. of the diuers names which Darius had.
3. qu. How Darius tooke vponupon him the kingdome of Babylon.
4. qu. when Darius tooke vponupon him the kingdome of the Chaldeans.
5. qu. Of the officers which Darius appointed, and the reason thereof.
6. qu. Whether Darius did wisely in thinking to set Daniel, beeing a stranger, ouer the whole realme. v. 3.
7. qu. Whether Daniel did well in taking vponupon him to beare office in an idolatrous kings court.
8. qu. How the rulers failed in their purpose, finding no fault at all in Daniel.
9. qu. Of the edict and decree made to entangle Daniel, the occasion thereof, and iniustice therein.
10. qu. Of the immutable decrees of the Medes and Persians. v. 8.
11. qu. why Daniel did not stay the kings decree by his contrarie aduise.
12. qu. Of Daniels constancie of praying, with the circumstances therof.
13. qu. How Daniels custome in opening the windows when he praied, agreeth with our Sauiours precept, Matth. 6. to shut the dores of the chamber in praier.
14. qu. Why Daniel opened the window of his chamber toward Ierusalem.
15. qu. why Daniel praied thrice in a day.
16. qu. whether Daniel did well in this praying, to offer himselfe to publike danger.
17. qu. Of Daniels aduersaries practise and accusation against him.
18. qu. How the king laboured to deliuer Daniel till the Sunne went downe.
19. qu. whether Darius might not hauehave broken this decree.
20. qu. whether Darius praier for Daniel were of faith.
21. qu. v. 17. why the king sealed the stone with his seale.
22. qu. Whether Darius were truly conuerted, confessing Daniels God to be the liuing God.
23. qu. Of Daniels deliuerance from the lyons, and the cause thereof.
24. qu. Of Daniels salutation to the king, O king liue for euer.
25. qu. Of Daniels maner of deliuerance frō the lyons, that it was diuine & extraordinary.
26. qu. why the Lord doth not alwaies send his children temporall deliuerance.
27. qu. Of Darius ioy, v. 23. then was the king exceeding glad.
28. qu. whether the king did iustly in causing Daniels accusers, with their wiues and children, to be cast into the denne.
29. qu. Of king Darius decree concerning the worshipping of Daniels God, the order and parts thereof.
30. qu. Of Daniels prosperous estate vnderunder Darius and Cyrus.
31. qu. Whether this miracle of Daniels deliuerance from the lions were shewed at Babylon in Chaldea or in Media.
Questions vponupon the seuenth chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. Of the order obserued by Daniel in the setting downe of these visions.
2. qu. Of the visions which followe in generall.
3. qu. Of visions in generall.
4. qu. Of the time when this vision was reuealed vntounto Daniel.
5. qu. Why the vision of the fowre Monarchies is againe reuealed vntounto Daniel being shewed before to Nebuchadnezzar, c. 2.
6. qu. What manner of vision this was which Daniel here had, and how it was reuealed.
7. qu. What was meant by the fowre winds which stroue together vponupon the sea.
8. qu. Of the description of these beasts in generall.
9. qu. Why the kings and kingdomes of the earth are likened vntounto beasts.
10. qu. Of the agreement betweene this vision of the fowre beasts, and that of the image shewed to Nebuchadnezzar, c. 2.
11. qu. Of the first beast representing the Chaldean Monarchie.
12. qu. Where the Chaldean Monarchie here described must take beginning.
13. qu. Of the second beast, and why the Persian Monarchie is compared to a beare.
14. qu. Why the beare is said to stand vponupon the one side.
15. qu. Of the three ribs in his mouth, what they signifie.
16. qu. Who said vntounto him, Arise and deuoure, &c. v. 5.
17. qu. Of the Persian kings with whom the Persian Monarchie begunne and ended.
18. qu. Of the third beast called a leopard, the description of the third Monarchie.
19. qu. Why the fourth beast hath no name.
20. qu. Of the description of the 4. beast in generall.
21. qu. Whether the Romane or Turkish Empire be signified by this fourth beast.
22. qu. That the kingdome of Syria which was held by Seleucus and his posteritie, was this fourth beast.
23. qu. Of the yron teeth and other parts of the generall description of the fourth beast.
24. qu. Why it is said to stampe the residue vnderunder the feete.
25. qu. Wherein this fourth beast was vnlike the rest. v. 7.
26. qu. Of the tenne hornes, what is signified thereby, v. 7.
27. qu. Who is signified by the little horne, ver. 8.
28. qu. VVho these three kings should be, signified by the three hornes plucked away.
29. qu. Of other properties of this litle horne.
30. qu. Of the description of the glorious manner of Gods iudgement expressed, v. 9. to v. 15.
31. qu. VVhether the finall iudgement in the ende of the world be here described.
32. qu. v. 9. who is said to be the auncient of dayes, and how.
33. qu. How God was seene of Daniel which is invisible.
34. qu. How iudgement is said to be set, seeing God is iudge from euerlasting.
35. qu. VVhat the fire signifieth which issued from the throne.
36. qu. Of the number of Angels that ministred vntounto God, thousand thousands, &c. ver. 10.
37. qu. VVhat bookes these were which were opened, v. 10.
38. qu. Of the destructiō of the fourth beast.
39. qu. VVhy t…e other beasts had their dominion taken away, and how their liues were prolonged.
40. qu. v. 13. VVhy it is said one like the sonne of man.
41. qu. How he is said to come in the clouds, and approacheth to the auncient of dayes, and when.
42. qu. That this kingdome could not be the kingdome of the Macchabees.
43. qu. That this kingdome is the kingdoms of Christ our Blessed Lord and Sauiour.
44. qu. That this kingdome giuen to the sonne of man shall not be in earth, against the Chiliastes.
45. qu. Of the excellencie of Christs kingdome beyond other kingdomes.
46. qu. How the kingdome of Christ is said to be euerlasting, seeing it shall be deliuered vp vntounto God, 1. Cor. 15. 24.
47. qu. v. 17. Of the rising of the fowre beasts.
48. qu. VVho shall possesse the kingdome of the Saints.
49. qu. VVhy they are called the most high Saints, v. 18.
50. qu. v. 20. How the horne called before little, is said to be in shewe, greater then the rest.
51. qu. How this little horn is said to change lawes and times.
52. qu. What is meant by a time, times, and a part of time, v. 25.
53. qu. What is meant by the halfe or diuiding of time, v. 25.
54. qu. How this kingdom is said to be giuen to the holy people, v. 27. which is said, v. 14. to be giuen to the sonne of man.
Questions vponupon the 8. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. The difference between this vision and the former.
2. qu. Of the time of this vision.
3. qu. What manner of vision this was.
4. qu. How Daniel is said to be in Sushan, ver. 2.
5. qu. Of the citie Sushan, by whom it was builded, and whence so named.
6. qu. Of the situation of the citie Sushan.
7. qu. Of the riuer Vlai where Daniel had this vision.
8. qu. Why Daniel nameth himselfe in the first person.
9. qu. Why the kings of Persia are compared to a ramme, v. 3.
10. qu. Who are signified by the two hornes, whereof one was higher then the other.
11. qu. Of the greatnesse and prosperous successe of this ramme.
12. qu. Of the meaning of these words, as I considered. v. 5.
13. qu. Why the kingdome of the Grecians is resembled to a goat.
14. qu. Of Alexander the great signified by the horne betweene the eyes, his birth, education, exploits, death, and ende.
15. qu. Of the victorie of Alexander against Darius, described by the goats ouercomming the ramme.
16. qu. Of the breaking of this great horne, and of the death of Alexander.
17. qu. Of the fowre hornes which came vp in the stead of this great horne.
18. qu. When these foure kingdomes did arise after the great horne was broken.
19. qu. Who was this little horne, v. 9.
20. qu. Of the outrages committed by Antiochus Epiphanes signified by this litle horne.
21. qu. Of the meaning of these words, v. 12. the armie was giuen vp with the daily sacrifice by iniquitie.
22. qu. Of the meaning of the word, Palmoni, v. 13.
23. qu. What Angel that was, vntounto whom one of the Angels spake.
24. qu. Of the time prescribed, v. 14. of 2300 dayes, how it is to be taken.
25. qu. When this tearme of 2300. beganne and ended.
26. qu. When the kingdome of the Greekes so often mentioned in the booke of the Macchabees tooke beginning.
27. qu. Why the kingdome of the Greekes is counted from the raigne of the Seleucians.
28. qu. of the name Gabriel.
29. qu. v. 16. VponUpon these words, make this man to vnderstand the vision, whether Augels can giuegive vsus vnderstanding.
30. qu. How Alexander is said to be the first king of Grecia.
31. qu. of the time when Antiochus Epiphanes should rise vp in the latter ende of their kingdome, v. 25.
32. qu. The description of Antiochus and of his doings.
33. qu. Of some differences in the storie of the Macchabees concerning the death of Antiochus.
34. qu. Of the agreement of other persecutions of the Church with this description of Antiochus.
35. qu. Why it is called the vision of the euening and morning, v. 26.
36. qu. Why Daniel is bidden to seale vp the vision.
37. qu. What kings businesse Daniel did, v. 27.
38. qu. Of the meaning of these words. v. 27. none vnderstood or perceiued it.
39. qu. The historie of Antiochus Epiphanes raigne abridged, for the better vnderstanding of this vision.
Questions vponupon the 9. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. What Assuerus this was whose sonne Darius is said to be.
2. qu. of the yeares of Darius raigne, and how this vision is said to be in his first yeare.
3. qu. Whether in the first yeare of Darius the Chaldean Monarchie was dissolued, and the 70. yeares captiuitie ended, against the opinion of Ioseph. Scaliger, lib. 6.
4. qu. of the 70. yeares of captiuitie in what sense they are called seuen generations, Baruch, 6. 2.
5. qu. When the 70. yeares of captiuitie mentioned v. 2. tooke their beginning.
6. qu. when the 70. yeares of captiuitie ended.
7. qu. of Daniels prayer, v. 4. to v. 20.
8. qu. How Daniel prayeth for the deliuerance of the people, seeing it was certainely promised after the 70. yeares.
9. qu. Of the properties required in the prayers of the faithfull obserued here in Daniels prayer, v. 20.
10. qu. Of the apparition of the Angel Gabriel, v. 21.
11. qu. How Daniel descer…ed this to be a good Angel.
12. qu. Whether the Angels hauehave bodies.
13. qu. Why the Angel came about the time of the euening sacrifice, v. 21.
14. qu. Why Daniel is called a man of desires, v. 23.
15. qu. v. 24. Seuentie weekes are determined: How Daniels prayer is heard, praying for the peoples deliuerance.
16. qu. v. 24. How the seuentie weekes must be vnderstood.
17. qu. Why 70. weeks are said to be cut out or determined.
18. qu. Why this tearme of 490. yeares is expressed by weeks.
19. qu. Why the Angel saith, vponupon thy people, and vponupon thine holy citie.
20. qu. Of the meaning of these words, v. 24. to finish or rather restraine wickednesse.
21. qu. Of the sealing of sinnes.
22. qu. What it is to reconcile iniquitie.
23. qu. v. 24. How the Messiah brought euerlasting righteousnesse.
24. qu. Why it is called euerlasting righteousnesse.
25. qu. Whether as Christs satisfaction for the punishment of sinne is imputed to vsus by faith, so likewise his innocencie.
26. qu. Whether the iustice brought in by Christ, exceede the iustice of Adam.
27. qu. Whether it standeth with Gods iustice to iustifie vsus by anothers righteousnesse, and how that may be.
28. qu. How the vision and prophesie was to be sealed vp.
29. qu. Of the annointing of the holy one, who is signified thereby.
30. qu. Why Christ is called the holy of holies.
31. qu. How Christ was anointed.
32. qu. When Christ was anointed.
33. qu. Of the obscurenes and difficultie of this prophesie.
34. qu. Of the diuerse interpretations of Daniels weekes, with an answer to the cauill of the Iewes concerning the dissension of our interpreters.
35. qu. What Chronologie and computation of time is to be followed in the account of the 70. weekes, which make 490. yeares.
36. qu. whether the account of the Olympiake yeares be a certain direction for the vnderstanding of Daniels weeks.
37. qu. Of the names and number of the Persian kings.
38. qu. Of the vncertainty of the yeares of the Persian Monarchie and of the Persian kings.
39. qu. That Daniels weeks do signifie a certain definite number of yeares.
40. qu. That Origens account cannot stand beginning the 70. weeks at Adam, and ending them at the destruction of Ierusalem.
41. qu. That the 70. weekes must not begin before the peoples returne out of captiuitie.
42. qu. That the 70. weeks doe not beginne in the raignes of the other kings of Persia after Cyrus.
43. qu. That Daniels 70. weekes must take beginning from the proclamation made by Cyrus for the returne of the people.
44. qu. VnderUnder which of the Persian kings Mordecai liued, and of his age.
45. qu. which of the Persian kings it was that renewed the decree for the reedifying of the Temple.
46. qu. VVhat Artaxerxes it was in whose 7. yeare Ezra was sent, and in whose 20. Nehemiah.
47. qu. That Daniels 70. weeks were determined neither before Christs passion, nor at the destruction of the citie.
48. qu. That the 70. weeks ende not after the destruction of Ierusalem.
49. qu. That the 70. weeks must end at the passion of Christ.
50. qu. Of the iust and exact computation of yeares from Cyrus first vntounto the passion of Christ.
51. qu. Of the yeares of the Persian kings in particular to make vp the said summe of … 130. yeares, and first of the yeares to the finishing of the Temple.
52. qu. That Xerxes raigne was intermingled with his fathers in the beginning, and with his sonnes in the end.
53. qu. Of the particular yeares of the second part of the Persian Monarchie from the finishing of the Teple to the end therof.
54. qu. Of the iust computation of the yeares of the Grecian Monarchie.
55. qu. The seuerall interpretations of Daniels 70. weekes dispersedly handled before summed together.
56. qu. Why the 7. weeks are seuered from the 62. v. 25. vntounto the Messiah shall be 7. weekes and 62. weekes.
57. qu. Whether these 7. weekes must be …ted before the 62. weeks or after.
58. qu. When this tearme of 7. weeks, that is 49. yeares beganne, and when it ended.
59. qu. Whether that place Iohn 2. 20. that the Temple was 46. yeares in building, hauehave any agreement with these 7. weekes.
60. qu. VntoUnto Messiah the Prince shall be 7. weekes, v. 25. who is here vnderstood by the Messiah.
61. qu. The street shall be built againe in a troublesome time, how this was fulfilled.
62. qu. Of the 62. weeks, how they are to be vnderstood.
63. qu. Shall Messiah be slaine, v. 26. who this Messiah was that should be slaine.
64. qu. And he shall hauehave nothing, or rather not for himselfe, of the meaning of these words.
65. qu. Of the yeare of the natiuitie of our blessed Sauiour.
66. qu. Of the computation of yeares from the creation to the natiuitie of our Blessed Sauiour.
67. qu. In what yeare of the raigne of Herod our blessed Sauiour was borne.
68. qu. In what yeare of his age Christ was baptised.
69. qu. How many yeares Christ liued on earth, and in what yeare of his life Christ was put to death.
70. qu. Of the number of Pasches which Christ solemnized in the dayes of his flesh, whereby the time and yeares of his preaching is certainly gathered.
71. qu. At what time of the yeare Christ was borne.
72. qu. Of the space and distance of time, that was between Christs baptisme and his passion.
73. qu. VponUpon what day of the week Christ suffered, and whether vponupon a festiuall day.
74. qu. Who are meant by the people of the Prince to come.
75. qu. how long after the Messiah was slain this destruction happened by Titus.
76. qu. Why mention is made of the destruction of Ierusalem here, seeing it is without the compasse of the 70. weeks.
77. qu. Of the meaning of these words, v. 26. the ende thereof shall be with a flood, and vntounto the ende of the battell it shall be destroyed.
78. qu. That the end of the state of the Iewes not of the Romanes is here signified
79. qu. Of the most grieuous calamities that fell vponupon the Iewes in the finall destruction of their citie.
80. qu. That all this miserie came vponupon the Iewes for putting to death the Messiah.
81. qu. He shall confirme the couenant with many for one weeke, how this one week is to be vnderstood.
82. qu. What is vnderstood by the couenant.
83. qu. How this couenant was ratified and confirmed.
84. qu. When this Testament beganne to be ratified and confirmed by the preaching of Christ.
85. qu. v. 27. In the halfe of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice to cease: when this halfe weeke beganne.
86. qu. How and when the sacrifices were caused to cease and were abolished.
87. qu. What is meant by the ouerspreading of abhomination, v. 27. of the best reading thereof.
88. qu. What this abhomination of desolation was.
89. qu. v. 27. Whether the desolation of Ierusalem here spoken of should be finall.
Questions vponupon the tenth chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. Of the excellencie of this vision reuealed in this chapter, and the two next, vntounto Daniel.
2. qu. How the third yeare of Cyrus is here to be vnderstood.
3. qu. Of Daniels vnderstanding of this vision.
4. qu. v. 1. Why Daniel maketh mention of his name Belteshazar.
5. qu. v. 2. Why Daniel was so long in heauinesse.
6. qu. Of the time that Daniel mourned which was three weeks of dayes.
7. qu. Of Daniels abstinencie.
8. qu. Of the custome and vse of annointing, which Daniel also forbeareth.
9. qu. Of the riuer Hiddekel where Daniel had this vision.
10. qu. Whether Daniel were onelyonly in spirit or bodily present by the riuer Tigris.
11. qu. Why this vision was shewed vntounto Daniel by the riuer Tigris.
12. qu. Whether it were an Angel or Christ which appeared here vntounto Daniel.
13. qu. Of the description of the manner how Christ appeared, and first of his apparell.
14. qu. Of the glorious parts of this heauenly body which appeared vntounto Daniel.
15. qu. How Daniel is said to see the vision alone.
16. qu. The causes of Daniels great feare.
17. qu. Whose hand it was that touched Daniel.
18. qu. Why Daniels prayer beeing heard at the first, yet the Angels comming was deferred 21. dayes, v. 12.
19. qu. What it was that Daniel prayed for and how he was heard.
20. qu. Who is vnderstood to be the Prince of Persia.
21. qu. How the Prince of Persia is said to hauehave withstood the Angel.
22. qu. Who this Michael was which helped the Angel.
23. qu. How Michael helped the other angel.
24. qu. How the angel saith he was left with the kings of Persia.
25. qu. Who it is whom Daniel calleth Lord, v. 17.
26. qu. Who it was that had this communication with Daniel in this vision.
27. qu. Who is meant by the Prince of Grecia.
28. qu. Of the originall of the Grecians here called Iavan, v. 21.
29. qu. In what sense the Angel saith, that none held with him but Michael their Prince.
Questions vponupon the 11. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. Whether this vision in the 11. chapter be diuerse from the former vision in the 10. chapter.
2. qu. v. 1. Who it was that here saith, I stood vp, &c.
3. qu. Who it was whom the Angel stood vp to strengthen.
4. qu. Why the Persian Monarchie is so briefly touched, and the Grecians set forth at large.
5. qu. That there were more then three kings of Persia, as may be gathered out of the Scripture.
6. qu. Who were those fowre kings of Persia here named.
7. qu. Of the fourth king of Persia his riches and power.
8. qu. why the Angel leaueth at the fourth king of Persia, seeing there we…e more.
9. qu. A briefe description of the rising and fall of Alexanders kingdome.
10. qu. Of Alexanders birth and education, acts and life, end and death abridged.
11. qu. Of the 4. successors of Alexander.
12. qu. How all Alexanders posteritie was rooted out that none of them succeeded in the kingdome.
13. qu. Of the meaning of these words, v. 4. It shall be for others beside these.
14. qu. Of the petie diuisions of Alexanders kingdome among his seuerall captaines before it grewe into fowre, and of their mutuall dissension.
15. qu. why the Angel prosequuteth the storie onelyonly of the king of the South and of the North, omitting the rest.
16. qu. Of the kings of Egypt and Syria of whom Daniel prophesieth in this chapter.
17. qu. Of the first Ptolome called here the king of the South.
18. qu. v. 5. One of his Princes shall preuaile, who is meant hereby.
19. qu. That this kingdome of the North is the same which Ezekiel calleth Gog and Magog.
20. qu. Of the first variance betweene the king of the South and the king of the North, and of their ioyning together againe.
21. qu. what king of the South this was whose daughter came to the king of the North.
22. qu. Of the translation of the Septuagint, which was procured by this Ptolome Philadelphus.
23. qu. who was the bud of her rootes v. 7. and of his exploits.
24. qu. Of the third battell betweene the king of the South and the king of the North v. 10. 11. 12.
25. qu. Of the first expedition of Antiochus the great against Epiphanes king of Egypt.
26. qu. Of the second expedition of Antiochus the great against Ptolomeus Epiphanes.
27. qu. Of the third expedition of Antiochus Megas against Epiphanes, v. 17.
28. qu. Of Antiochus expedition against forren countries, v. 18.
29. qu. Of the death of Antiochus the great, ver. 19.
30. qu. Of the acts and end of Seleucus Philopator, the sonne of Antiochus the great, ver. 20.
31. qu. whether the rest of this chapter be properly vnderstood of Antiochus Epiphanes or of Antichrist.
32. qu. Of the first entrance of Antiochus Epiphanes to the kingdome.
33. qu. Of the first expedition of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt, v. 22. 23. 24.
34. qu. Of the second expedition of Epiphanes against Egypt, vers. 25. 26. 27. 28.
35. qu. Of the third expedition of Antiochus Epiphanes against Egypt, v. 29. 30.
36. qu. Of the meaning of the word Chittim, v. 30.
37. qu. Of the persecution of the people of God by Antiochus, and the manner thereof, v. 31.
38. qu. What is vnderstood by the armes, v. 31.
39. qu. Of the defiling of the Sanctuarie and the manner thereof.
40. qu. How Antiochus vsed as his instruments certaine wicked persons that forsook the lawe.
41. qu. Of such things as the faithfull people should doe and suffer in this persecution.
42. qu. Of the consolation of the afflicted church of the Iewes.
43. qu. Of the pride of Antiochus, and the exalting of himselfe against God.
44. qu. Antiochus impietie and inhumanitie further described out of the 37. v.
45. qu. How Antiochus is said not to hauehave respect to the desires of women.
46. qu. Of the strange God, that Antiochus shall set vp, v. 38.
47. qu. Of Antiochus politike deuises to maintaine the idolatrous seruice of his new god, v. 39.
48. qu. Of the last expedition of Antiochus against Egypt, Iudea, and other nations, v. 40. 41. 42. 43.
49. qu. Where the Lybians and Aethiopians inhabited.
50. qu. Of the ende of Antiochus, and such things as immediately went before.
51. qu. Of the sudden and fearefull ende of Antiochus.
Questions vponupon the 12. chapter of Daniel.
1. qu. What time is here meant, and in that time shall Michael stand vp, v. 1.
2. qu. who is vnderstood here to be Michael the great Prince.
3. qu. What time of trouble the Angel here speaketh of.
4. qu. What deliuerance the Angel speaketh of, and of whom.
5. qu. Whether all the Iewes shall be saued before the comming of Christ.
6. qu. what kind of booke Daniel here speaketh of.
7. qu. Why this mysterie of resurrection is here plainly reuealed to Daniel.
8. qu. Of the coherence of this comfortable mention made of the resurrection with the former prophesie.
9. qu. why it is said, many of them which sleepe shall awake, and not all.
10. qu. A descriptiō of the resurrection both of good and bad.
11. qu. Of the great glorie which shall be giuen vntounto those which instruct others to saluation, v. 3.
12. qu. How the faithfull teachers are said to iustifie others.
13. qu. why Daniel is commanded to seale the booke, and what is the meaning thereof.
14. qu. Vntill the time defined or appointed, v. 4. what time this was here limited.
15. qu. Of these words, many shall runne thorough, and knowledge shall be encreased.
6. qu. what two they were which Daniel sawe by the brinke of the riuer, v. 5.
17. qu. who it was that enquired of the man cloathed in linnen, v. 6.
18. qu. who the man was cloathed in linen of whom the question was asked.
19. qu. what is meant by a time, two times, and an halfe, v. 7.
20. qu. Of the meaning of these words, v. 7. when he hath made an ende to disperse the hand of the holy people.
21. qu. what it was that Daniel vnderstood, v. 8.
22. qu. whether Daniel had altogether a repulse in his demaund.
23. qu. Of those words, v. 10. the wicked shall doe wickedly, and none shall hauehave vnderstanding: what wicked he speaketh of.
24. qu. what the abhomination of desolation is, mentioned v. 11.
25. qu. The 1290. mentioned v. 11. how to be taken.
26. qu. The tearme of 1335. dayes expounded.
27. qu. Of the last words spoken to Daniels goe thy way vntounto the ende, v. 13.
28. qu. If thou shalt rest and stand vp in thy l…t.
The summe of these questions amounteth to 593. or thereabout.