John Trapp on Daniel 5:17

Ver. 17. Let thy gifts be to thy ſelf] Honours, Pleaſures, Riches, Hac tria pro trino numine Mundus habet, Bus as Moſes, by the force of his faith, overcame them all, Heb. 11.24, 25, 26, 27. ſo did Daniel here; throwing off the offers of them, and anſwering the Kings proud ſpeech with a grave Invective which he beginneth ſomewhat abruptly▪ not without indignation, as having to deal with a wicked and deſperate man, rejected of God. Miniſters muſt carry in them a retired majeſty (ſaith One) toward the perſons of wicked men, 2 Kings 3.14.