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Daniel in the Lions' Den, Peter Paul Rubens

Daniel 3:6

Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614–1616 · National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614–1616, National Gallery of Art, Washington

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Daniel 3:6 (WEB)

Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”

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  • “…copiousness of our tears and the weeping of our heart we shall succeed in extinguishing the fiery furnace of our body, which is kindled by the Babylonish king who continually furnishes us with opportunities for sin, and vices with which we burn more fiercely, instead of naphtha and pitch—until, through the grace of…” — editor's note: Cf. Dan. iii. 6; and see below Book VI. c. xvii. where Cassian once more speaks of the devil as the Babylonish king.

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