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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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.
Author: Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.
Publication: [Cambridge] :: Printed by Cantrell Legge, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,; 1610.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- Daniel -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.
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44. Quest. By what meanes Babylon was taken.

1. Some thinke that Cyrus and Darius did homage vnto king Balthazar, and he thereup∣on made this feast, whereat they were present: who when they heard the prophesie of Dani∣el, and seeing the king and his nobles drunke with wine, tooke their opportunitie, and so set vpon them, and killed them. ex Hugon. But it is not like, that the king would haue beene so secure, if his enemies had beene in his hand, but that he would haue made them sure.

2. Some are of opinion, that the Babylonians hearing Daniels prophesie, durst not resist their enemies, but gaue vp the citie vnto them. ex Perer. but it is not like, if the citie had beene yeelded vp, that Cyrus and Darius would haue made such hauocke of them, putting the king and his nobles to the sword.

3. Iosephus saith, quod Cyro fortiter dimicante capta est Babylon,, that Babylon was taken, Cyrus strongly assaulting it: but, though the citie were besieged, it seemeth by the great se∣curitie and feasting in the citie, that there was no such assault made.

4. Thomas thinketh, that seeing the Lord appointed by Cyrus to deliuer his people out of captiuitie, that he by his power caused the riuers Tigris and Euphrates, subito siccari, of a sudden to be dried vp: but seeing that neither in Scripture, nor in any forren writer any such thing is spoken of, it is dangerous to imagine miracles without a good ground; and be∣side the riuer Tigris was a great way distant from Babylon: God indeede did extraordinari∣ly assist Cyrus, as the Prophet saith, I will goe before thee, and make the crooked straight: I will breake the brasen doores, and burst the yron barres, Isa. 45. 2. but of the drying vp of the riuer the Prophet speaketh not.

5. Wherefore this is most probable, as both Herodotus and Xenophon write, that when Cyrus saw that the citie was otherwise inuincible, he vsed this stratageme, he caused the ri∣uer Euphrates to be deuided into many chanels, and so made it passeable, and then his armie passed ouer, and by the guiding of Gadata and Gobryas two of the kings chiefe courtiers, they entred into the citie. Herod. l. 1. Xenoph. l. 7.