Matthew Poole and continuators on Daniel 6:13

13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel which is of the children of the captivity of Judah , regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed , but maketh his petition three times a day.

Here they call him, That Daniel as verse 5. that Daniel, both by way of contempt, when they had laid him low in their thoughts and words, intending the King should have the same thoughts of him too, hereby they should have the fairer blow at him.

A Prisoner at mercy, and yet rebelliously [illegible: 2 letters]ights the King and his Laws. What? because he chose to obey God rather then men, and ungodly Laws, as this was in the height, well thats his great crime, that he prayes to his God 3 times a day.

Which we account dishonourable to thy greatness and unsufferable from such a mushrom as he is. What do all the Native Subjects of the King keep his Laws, and must this Daniel presume to break them and be indemnified? Wilt thou tolerate this, O King?