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Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 5:22

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Daniel5:22

22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knowest all this :

Sins against knowledge, experience, and example, have the highest aggravation. Thy Father was punished for his pride most dreadfully, and thou knewest it, and behold thou art worse then he. God punisheth others for example and warning to us, that we may hear and fear, and do no more wickedly, but thou O King Belshazzar art more wicked then thy Father; he was restored, but thou art utterly destroyed. And now he goes on to tell for what.

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