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.

14. Quest. Whether it were the likenes of a•• hand onely, and seene of Balthazar alone▪

1. Lyranus thinketh it was onely the similitude of an hand: it was not manus scribentis secundum existentium, the hand of a writer hauing any true existence, for then it would haue beene seene of others as well as of Balthazar, whereas it is saide onely of Balthazar, that he

saw it, Contra. Pererius here refelleth the opinion of Lyranus. 1. The Scripture setteth it downe simply, that the fingers of a mans hand appeared: there is no note of similitude ad∣ded. 2. Though it is said expressely, that Balthazar saw it, it followeth not, but that others might see it also. 3. Neither is his reason good, though the rest had not seene it: for God may open the eyes of some to see such visions, which others see not: as the young man with the Prophet, saw not at the first the fierie charets and horse which the Prophet saw, till his eyes were opened, 2. king. 6. Perer. 4. Hereunto may be added, that God vseth not to feed mens eyes with phantasies, but true appearances: phantasticall apparitions are the illusions of Sathan. 5. And as it was a true writing remaining vpon the wall, so was it a substantiall hand that wrote it.

2. Some thinke further, that Balthazar first and onely saw this sight, and not the rest of the gh••sts: as Balaams asse saw the Angel, before he saw it: so Oecolampad. Calvin speaketh doubtfully: the king saw it, proceres forte non ita, the nobles perhaps not: But I rather thinke with Iunius, that it was seene of all, vt omnes euidenter animaduerterent, &c. that all men might see euidently, it was the hand of God. And so much may be gathered, v. 10. the Queene came in by reason of the talke of the king and his Princes: this strange sight was the matter of all their talke.