John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:6
Dan 3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Ver. 6. And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, &c. ] Fire and sword are idolaters’ best arguments. But conscience is the fountain and spring of duty; and if that be not directed and awed by the Word of God, in vain are Acts of Parliament and proclamations, though backed with menaces; as if the spring of a clock be broken, in vain are all the wheels kept clean and... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Daniel 3:5
Daniel 3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: Ver. 5. That at what time ye hear. ] See on Daniel 3:1 . The allurements of pleasure are shrewd enticements to idolatry. 2Pe 2:18 Sir Walter Raleigh said, Were I to choose a religion to gratify the flesh, I would choose Popery. The Catholics, in their supplication to King James for... read more