John Trapp on Daniel 5:18

Ver. 18 O thou King, the moſt High God gave Nebuchadnezzar] See here the neceſſary and profitable uſe of hiſtory, which hath its name, ſaith Plato, [non-Latin text not transcribed], from ſtopping the flux and overflow of impiety in others; Exemplo alterius qui ſapit, ille ſapit. Domeſtical examples are moſt prevalent: as, not to profit by them is a great provocation, and yet too too common, Pſal. 49.14. Lamech was nothing bettered by Cain's puniſhment, but the contrary. Jude inveyeth againſt ſuch as made no uſe of Sodoms ruine: this was a juſt preſage and deſert of their own. And kingdom, and majeſty, and glory, and honour] His offences were much increaſed by theſe many obligations.