No, but you did write it :) According to your words, "those" refers back to its antecedent "Henry," the monster of a man. You confirm it by placing Henry, who is not mentioned in the scriptures, in the same general category as Nebuchadnezzar, who is, and is actually quoted there praising God. However Nebuchadnezzar and Henry began their reigns, their outcomes diverged. The comparison is asymmetric.
Good question. The quote is ambiguous. It is in the form of a general request, with nothing specific. One could think Tyndale was asking for the whole enchilada. Conversion, repentance, openness to the word of God. Hard to say. But we do see that despite Henry's defects, God did use him to make the word of God more widely known, and as this is in keeping with God's own purpose, we see it as the work of the sovereign God overruling the devices of men. All things work together for good to those who love God.
Henry was no more than a janitor wasn’t he? At least that’s what I learned today.
Nope. Try again. I quoted Scripture “All things work together for good to those who love God.” That’s just a true statement. The “antecedent” is self-contained in the passage, those who love God are the ones for who all things work together for good, whoever and wherever they may be. That you think Henry is the antecedent is your mistake, especially after I led up to that point by talking about God overruling the devices of men. Usually that’s not understood as complimentary to the individual God is overriding. I suppose I could have made it more clear by saying “evil devices of men,” but I didn’t want to be redundant. Oh well. I am sorry if I confused you.
Peace,
SR