A
short
view
of
the
Persian
Monarchie
,
and
of
Daniels
weekes
:
being
a
peece
of
Beroaldus
workes
.
THe
Persian
Monarchie
is
first
named
siluerie
,
because
the
people
of
God
(
after
the
Temple
restored
,
and
the
Citie
Ierusalem
walled
)
liued
peaceablie
vnder
the
Persians
.
But
how
long
this
continued
,
or
how
manie
Kings
it
had
,
neither
the
Historiographers
of
our
time
,
nor
the
prophane
doo
sufficientlie
know
:
which
thing
they
doo
declare
in
their
diuers
and
vncertaine
Histories
,
showed
foorth
and
published
by
them
to
the
world
of
these
matters
.
But
wee
,
because
we
know
the
former
Persian
Kings
out
of
the
holie
Scripture
,
and
the
latter
the
prophane
histories
dooth
mention
of
this
matter
:
therefore
we
are
able
more
certainlie
to
determine
,
than
either
Herodotus
or
Iosephus
or
Manetho
,
or
Metastenes
,
or
Ctesias
from
whom
the
true
report
of
these
matters
is
vsed
to
be
cited
.
Concerning
the
time
and
continuance
of
the
Persian
Monarchie
we
cannot
doubt
,
seing
the
beginning
is
apparant
out
of
the
holy
scripture
,
and
wee
vnderstand
from
prophane
Stories
the
ouerthrowe
to
bee
by
Alexander
the
Great
.
Therefore
let
vs
first
speake
of
the
time
wherein
the
Persian
Empire
bare
sway
;
then
of
the
Kings
who
gouerned
that
siluer
Emperie
,
which
succeeded
the
golden
Monarchie
of
the
Babylonians
.
The
Persian
Monarchie
begins
from
that
yeare
,
in
the
which
Cyrus
the
great
was
first
aduaunced
by
God
to
the
rule
of
Asia
,
after
Darius
the
Mede
,
whom
the
holie
Oracles
call
the
King
of
Persia
;
and
endeth
and
is
determined
in
the
death
of
Darius
the
sonne
of
Arsanes
:
for
then
(
no
man
resisting
)
the
Wealth
of
the
Persians
came
to
Alexander
the
great
,
and
Asia
(
which
before
obeied
the
Persians
)
became
subiect
to
him
.
Now
,
the
first
yeare
of
Cyrus
the
greater
,
or
of
the
King
of
the
Persians
,
falls
into
the
third
yeare
of
the
fourescore
Olympiade
;
which
was
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
three
thousand
foure
hundred
seuentie
two
;
and
was
the
yeare
since
Rome
was
built
295.
fortie
yeares
after
the
Kings
were
banished
and
exiled
the
Citie
:
which
wee
vnderstand
to
be
certaine
,
laying
down
the
times
in
order
,
as
they
bee
expounded
in
the
holie
Scripture
;
and
the
Olympiades
conferred
and
laide
together
with
these
,
and
also
the
yeares
of
the
continuance
of
the
Citie
of
Rome
.
And
those
things
which
haue
been
otherwise
defined
by
prophane
Writers
and
Writers
of
our
time
,
we
haue
obserued
to
be
vntrue
.
Yet
the
death
of
Darius
the
last
King
of
the
Persians
,
the
prophane
Historie
referres
to
the
first
yeare
of
the
hundred
&
thirteenth
Olympiade
;
and
that
yeare
is
the
fift
of
Daniels
nineteenth
weeke
;
and
the
yeare
of
the
Citie
built
foure
hundred
and
fiue
&
twentie
;
and
the
yeare
of
the
world
three
thousand
three
score
&
two
.
From
which
account
of
time
we
vnderstand
,
that
the
Persian
Monarchie
is
to
haue
allotted
to
it
for
the
continuance
a
hundred
and
thiritie
yeares
,
although
otherwise
hereof
other
men
haue
determined
.
But
we
cannot
misse
,
because
we
haue
the
time
of
the
deliuerance
from
Babilon
(
which
is
the
beginning
of
the
Persian
Empire
)
certainlie
set
downe
and
defined
by
the
holie
Scripture
;
and
the
times
which
follow
,
as
the
death
of
Darius
the
last
King
of
Persia
,
and
of
Alexander
the
great
,
set
downe
faithfullie
;
&
those
who
dissent
from
vs
,
we
are
able
by
good
reason
to
disprooue
:
&
that
especiallie
seeing
the
exact
time
is
set
downe
in
the
Scripture
,
when
Cyrus
the
greater
began
his
Empire
,
and
the
death
of
Alexander
the
great
(
which
fell
in
the
next
Olympiade
from
the
death
of
Darius
)
is
agreed
,
confessed
and
determined
of
manie
Historiographers
.
For
then
there
was
a
more
assured
obseruation
of
the
Greekish
Historie
,
manie
learned
and
notable
men
hauing
comprehended
them
in
their
writings
,
agreeing
in
the
setting
downn
of
the
account
of
those
times
.
But
those
things
which
fell
out
before
these
times
,
haue
not
so
faithfullie
been
by
Writers
collected
:
whereby
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
the
prophane
storie
is
verie
obscure
:
which
obscuritie
we
are
able
to
dispearse
&
to
make
cleere
,
by
that
computation
of
time
which
we
haue
laide
downe
;
because
this
is
grounded
from
a
most
vndoubted
obseruation
,
gathered
from
holie
scripture
:
which
is
not
necessaire
for
vs
at
this
time
to
handle
more
at
large
,
seeing
it
hath
been
handled
before
.
In
the
which
treatise
,
we
haue
set
downe
the
exact
account
of
time
,
determined
in
the
holie
scripture
:
which
as
it
may
bee
referred
to
prophane
stories
,
if
it
hath
little
beene
obserued
by
former
Writers
,
may
yet
now
bee
vnderstood
by
the
table
of
this
Chronicle
,
continued
and
successiuely
drawen
downe
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
euen
vnto
our
times
.
Now
concerning
the
Kings
of
Persia
,
who
ruled
these
hundred
&
thirtie
yeares
,
the
place
of
Daniel
which
is
in
his
eleuenth
chapter
and
second
verse
,
is
of
great
vse
to
the
vnderstanding
of
the
truth
:
which
is
in
this
sort
;
Beholde
yet
three
Kings
shall
stand
vp
in
Persia
,
and
the
fourth
shall
be
richer
than
they
all
:
and
when
he
is
growen
great
through
his
riches
,
hee
shall
stirre
vp
all
against
the
King
of
Graecia
.
From
this
place
of
Daniel
,
wee
vnderstand
that
Persian
King
,
which
afflicted
Graecia
with
warre
,
to
bee
the
fift
Monarch
of
the
Persians
from
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*
Rather
,
from
Darius
,
named
in
vers.
1.
Cyrus
the
greater
:
but
the
fift
King
in
order
from
Cyrus
,
by
those
things
which
he
did
,
&
from
the
monuments
of
prophane
Writers
,
wee
doo
finde
to
bee
Xerxes
:
for
the
Angel
opened
these
things
to
Daniel
,
in
the
third
yeare
of
King
Cyrus
,
as
it
is
cap.
10.
ver.
2.
Because
therefore
,
besides
Cyrus
,
there
were
yet
to
bee
3.
Kings
of
Persia
,
after
whom
the
fourth
was
to
inuade
Graecia
by
warre
,
whom
al
prophane
histories
doo
witnes
to
be
Xerxes
;
by
good
right
therfore
we
say
,
that
Xerxes
the
terror
of
Graecia
,
was
the
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*
That
he
was
the
4.
it
shal
be
shewed
hereafter
.
5.
Emperor
of
the
Persians
from
Cyrus
the
greater
.
Now
who
were
Kings
in
the
times
which
fell
out
betwixt
these
,
the
holie
writings
doo
suggest
vnto
vs
:
who
doo
pursue
and
faithfullie
expound
the
Historie
of
those
Mesne
times
;
so
farre
as
their
knowledge
concernes
the
Church
of
God
,
by
these
names
of
Assuerus
,
Darius
,
Artaxerxes
:
Nehemiah
.
To
Assuerus
therefore
wee
will
adde
the
surname
of
Artaxerxes
,
Darius
we
will
name
Assyrius
,
and
we
will
surname
Artaxerxes
Pius
:
for
he
bestowed
a
great
care
on
the
Church
of
God
,
as
afterwards
shal
be
vnderstood
.
And
that
wee
may
proceede
orderlie
,
let
vs
first
handle
Assuerus
,
who
is
made
knowen
vnto
vs
from
Esdras
historie
.
The
Enemies
of
the
people
of
God
are
said
in
the
beginning
of
the
reigne
of
Assuerus
,
to
haue
written
an
accusation
against
the
Inhabitants
of
Iuda
and
Ierusalem
:
whereby
it
came
to
passe
,
that
thorough
the
Edict
of
the
same
Assuerus
(
to
whom
wee
haue
added
the
surname
of
Artaxerxes
,
because
afterward
the
scripture
nameth
him
by
the
same
name
)
the
worke
of
the
house
of
God
ceased
.
Now
there
is
often
and
vsuall
mention
of
this
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
in
the
booke
of
Ester
:
whom
by
this
we
vnderstand
to
succeede
immedi●●lie
Cyrus
in
gouernment
because
in
the
4.
of
Esdr.
the
5.
vers.
the
work
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
is
said
to
be
hindred
vnder
Assuerus
,
all
the
dayes
of
Cyrus
King
of
Persia
,
euen
to
the
reigne
of
Darius
the
King
of
Persia
.
Now
that
this
Assuerus
succeeded
Cyrus
in
gouernment
(
whose
Viceroy
before
he
had
been
in
Persia
,
and
Vicegerent
in
Cyrus
name
)
we
may
gather
out
of
the
beginning
of
the
first
of
Ester
.
Where
in
the
first
chapter
and
third
verse
according
to
the
Hebrew
,
it
is
said
,
that
the
strength
of
Persia
and
Media
was
before
him
:
and
it
is
said
,
that
there
were
in
presence
before
him
in
his
Court
Noble
men
and
Princes
or
Rulers
ouer
Prouinces
127.
ouer
whom
hee
gouerned
:
whome
many
moneths
he
entertained
with
princely
entertainment
.
But
the
greater
and
more
able
part
of
the
strength
of
Persia
and
Media
,
which
was
then
said
to
be
in
the
Court
of
Assuerus
,
was
before
in
expedition
with
Cyrus
the
greater
.
Now
after
Assuerus
wee
place
Darius
,
whom
we
haue
named
Assyrius
,
for
a
difference
from
others
,
who
are
called
in
the
said
Monarchie
,
Darius
:
because
in
the
6.
of
Ezra
the
11.
the
Iewes
are
said
to
haue
kept
a
solemn
feast
of
sweete
bread
seuen
dayes
in
mirth
,
because
the
Lord
had
made
their
hearts
glad
,
and
had
turned
the
hart
of
the
King
of
Assur
towards
them
,
Israel
.
But
this
Darius
Assyrius
is
mentioned
in
the
beginnings
of
the
prophecies
of
Aggey
and
Zacharie
,
vnder
whom
the
building
of
the
temple
of
God
was
begun
anew
.
Whose
praise
is
,
that
the
building
of
the
temple
(
intermitted
vnder
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
)
by
his
authority
was
begun
againe
and
finished
.
Zacharie
;
but
chieflie
we
vnderstand
it
from
the
historie
of
Esdras
:
for
in
the
fourth
chapt.
24.
verse
it
is
said
,
that
the
house
of
the
Lord
was
intermitted
vnder
Asserus
,
nor
begun
againe
before
the
2.
yeare
of
Darius
the
King
of
Persia
:
but
in
the
6.
chapt
.
&
14.
vers.
it
is
thus
spoken
of
the
house
of
God
,
built
vnder
Darius
Assyrius
;
But
the
Elders
of
Iuda
built
and
prospered
according
to
the
prophecie
of
Aggey
the
prophet
,
and
Zacharie
the
sonne
of
Addo
:
and
they
edified
and
built
,
the
God
of
Israel
commaunding
them
,
and
Cyrus
and
Darius
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*
Heere
And
might
be
held
as
the
Hebrues
holde
it
,
for
which
is
.
and
Artaxerxes
Kings
of
Persia
.
Artaxerxes
:
either
the
two
termes
must
needes
(
as
Hebrues
assuredly
hold
)
signifie
one
person
:
or
the
two
must
reigne
at
once
.
Now
,
he
in
this
verse
,
who
is
in
the
last
place
called
Artaxerxes
,
seemeth
to
be
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
,
by
whom
it
hath
been
saide
before
the
worke
of
the
Lord
was
hindred
;
vnlesse
our
coniecture
deceiue
vs
:
because
by
reason
of
Hester
and
Mardochey
he
fauoured
the
proceedings
of
the
people
of
GOD
,
the
which
before
he
greatly
misliked
.
For
peraduenture
,
when
he
now
waxed
old
,
Darius
Assyrius
beeing
consorted
in
gouernment
with
him
,
he
also
commaunded
the
temple
of
God
to
be
built
,
Darius
chieflie
busying
himselfe
thereabouts
,
as
the
diuine
Oracles
haue
witnessed
to
vs
.
Also
that
Artaxerxes
may
be
he
whom
we
name
Pius
,
vnder
whome
by
Nehemias
the
Citie
was
compast
about
with
a
wal
,
and
the
temple
obtained
his
ornaments
.
Others
referre
the
word
Artaxerxes
to
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*
This
is
most
holden
and
plaine
.
Darius
Assyrius
,
as
if
and
were
put
in
stead
of
of
;
that
is
to
say
,
because
the
surname
of
Artaxerxes
was
proper
to
the
kings
of
Persia
,
as
Caesar
was
a
common
name
to
the
Emperours
of
Rome
,
and
Pharao
to
the
auncient
Kings
of
Egypt
,
as
after
Alexander
the
great
the
name
of
Ptolomey
was
attributed
to
all
the
Kings
of
Egypt
,
till
Egypt
was
reduced
to
the
form
of
a
prouince
by
the
Romanes
.
But
to
Darius
Assyrius
,
wee
adioyned
in
succession
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
In
the
kingdome
of
Artaxerxes
the
King
of
Persia
,
Esdras
the
sonne
of
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*
The
time
for
the
yeare
seauenth
,
vpon
the
sixt
:
and
the
name
of
Artaxerxes
that
went
before
in
the
second
of
Darius
graunting
the
building
of
the
Temple
:
show
the
two
names
signifie
but
one
King
,
as
was
touched
before
.
Seraias
case
best
discusseth
the
whole
time
of
the
Persians
.
For
seeing
Seraias
was
killed
by
Nabucadnezzar
52.
yeares
before
Cyrus
tooke
Babylon
:
and
Esdras
is
commonly
graunted
to
haue
seene
the
Persians
last
reigne
.
It
is
as
much
as
olde
age
can
suffer
in
one
mans
life
(
aged
50.
yeares
before
)
that
the
Persians
should
reigne
in
that
mans
life
130
yeares
more
.
For
so
he
must
match
Isaacks
yeares
180
:
and
that
so
hee
did
or
came
neare
it
,
may
be
proued
by
manie
likelihoods
.
It
is
but
a
bare
conjecture
,
for
to
imagine
that
Esdras
omitted
his
father
or
grandfathers
,
two
or
three
,
betwixt
him
and
Seraias
.
No
man
hath
authoritie
to
forme
more
than
is
,
to
the
Bible
.
Seraias
;
there
is
added
:
This
Esdras
went
vp
from
Babilon
,
and
he
was
a
sleight
Scribe
in
the
lawe
of
Moses
,
which
the
Lord
God
gaue
to
Israel
.
And
the
King
gaue
vnto
him
all
his
request
according
to
the
hand
of
the
Lord
which
was
vpon
him
.
For
(
as
it
shal
be
touched
afterwards
)
Iudea
did
then
seeme
(
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“
Zorobabel
was
aliue
the
yere
before
,
and
yonger
than
he
.
Zorobabel
being
dead
)
to
want
a
Ruler
.
For
which
cause
,
in
the
seuenth
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
Esdras
is
sent
into
Iudea
,
with
commaundement
to
compound
the
causes
of
the
people
of
God
.
For
so
in
the
said
7.
chap.
24.
vers.
it
is
said
,
But
thou
Esdras
according
to
the
wisedome
of
thy
God
,
which
is
in
thy
hand
,
appoint
Iudges
and
Gouernours
to
iudge
the
people
which
is
beyond
the
Riuer
,
to
wit
,
those
that
knowe
the
Lord
;
yet
also
teach
freelie
those
which
are
ignorant
.
Darius
Pius
&
Longimanus
:
&
seemeth
to
be
that
brother
of
Xerxes
,
of
whose
quiet
reigne
Iustine
writeth
.
Herodotus
writeth
,
that
the
sonne
of
Atossa
(
Ester
is
she
)
gate
the
Kingdom
,
though
he
took
one
brother
for
the
other
.
From
the
same
Artaxerxes
Pius
afterwards
Nehemias
is
sent
into
Iudea
to
compound
ecclesiasticall
causes
in
the
twentieth
yeare
,
as
it
is
largely
expounded
in
the
second
of
Nehemias
.
Seeing
therefore
Artaxerxes
Pius
is
thus
knowen
vnto
vs
out
of
the
Historie
of
Esdra
&
Nehemia
we
haue
made
him
to
succeede
Darius
Assyrius
.
Wherefore
we
know
from
the
holie
Scripture
,
these
Kings
to
wit
Cyrus
Maior
,
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
,
Darius
Assuerus
,
&
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
whom
Xerxes
the
terrour
of
Graecia
succeedeth
,
the
fifth
in
succession
from
Cyrus
Maior
.
And
thus
we
haue
named
the
former
kings
of
Persia
,
staying
our selues
vpon
the
authoritie
of
holie
Scripture
,
carelesse
in
the
meane
while
of
Herodotus
and
Ctesias
,
and
of
others
,
who
follow
Herod
.
or
Ctesias
of
whom
we
wil
speake
afterwardes
.
Now
who
those
Kings
were
,
who
succeeded
this
Xerxes
in
Persia
,
we
collect
out
of
the
prophane
storie
.
[
*
](A09382-e2570-b)
*
This
would
not
soone
be
graunted
,
nor
at
all
:
he
was
elder
than
Longimanus
and
ruler
of
the
wars
of
Greece
and
not
with
the
Iewes
.
Ezra
.
4.
Xerxes
was
the
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
Macrochir
,
that
is
,
the
long
handed
:
whome
hee
succeeded
in
the
Kingdome
.
From
whose
twentie
yere
,
they
who
reckon
the
beginning
of
Daniels
Seuens
,
may
now
perceiue
how
far
they
are
from
the
truth
,
when
they
take
this
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
the
sonne
of
Xerxes
,
for
Artaxerxes
Pius
;
who
peraduenture
was
the
grandfather
of
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
.
But
after
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
,
Darius
Nothus
(
begotten
by
him
)
succeeded
in
the
Kingdom
,
Artaxerxes
Mnemon
(
that
is
by
surname
,
the
Rememberer
)
succeeded
Darius
Nothus
,
beeing
his
bastard
;
whose
brother
was
Cyrus
,
called
,
the
lesser
,
(
famous
in
the
Greeke
historie
,
and
in
Xenophon
)
who
was
fellow
in
Armes
with
him
against
Artaxerxes
.
After
Artaxerxes
Mnemon
,
Ochus
his
sonne
reigned
ouer
the
Persians
.
Then
Arses
the
sonne
of
Ochus
,
who
(
being
destroyed
with
his
whole
familie
)
had
for
his
successor
,
Darius
the
last
king
of
Persia
;
whom
Diodorus
Siculus
in
his
17.
booke
sayth
to
be
the
sonne
of
Arsanes
,
who
was
the
brother
of
Ochus
;
yet
Iustine
in
his
10.
booke
,
nameth
him
Codomanus
.
Against
this
Darius
,
Alexander
the
great
made
warre
,
hauing
transferd
to
him
the
power
and
Monarchie
of
the
Persians
,
according
as
it
was
appointed
by
God
,
and
foretolde
to
come
to
passe
in
Daniels
visions
;
that
we
may
thinke
no
change
in
gouernments
nor
in
the
rest
of
our
life
,
to
bee
without
the
prouidence
of
God
.
These
therefore
are
the
Kings
of
Persia
,
knowen
vnto
vs
,
partly
out
of
the
holie
Scripture
,
partly
out
of
the
prophane
Historie
of
Herodotus
,
Thucidides
,
Xenophon
,
Ctesias
,
&
Diodorus
Siculus
,
whom
also
Eusebius
doth
otherwise
order
and
name
:
wee
will
yet
neuerthelesse
stand
to
the
iudgement
of
those
forenamed
authors
,
and
will
insist
in
this
description
and
Catalogue
.
From
the
holie
Scripture
acknowledged
,
these
are
the
fiue
former
Kings
of
Persia
.
-
1
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*
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*
The
particular
Kings
of
Persia
,
neuer
were
,
&
neuer
will
be
knowen
by
Writers
.
For
times
touching
scripture
of
49.
yeares
:
for
the
chiefe
worke
of
walling
lerusalem
to
that
Aben
Ezra
wilagree
:
and
no
Hebrue
wil
grant
that
they
reigned
aboue
130.
yeres
but
rather
come
farre
short
.
And
flout
manie
closely
in
Seder
Olam
,
as
grosely
deceaued
that
giue
the
Persians
250.
yeares
though
not
the
most
part
were
so
much
deceiued
.
The
fiue
generations
of
Iosuahs
posteritie
to
Iuddue
,
will
compell
them
to
graunt
nere
that
somme
:
but
to
more
than
that
,
no
likelihood
can
vrge
.
Cyrus
Maior
.
-
2
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
.
-
3
Darius
Assyrius
.
-
4
Artaxerxes
Pius
.
-
5
Xerxes
the
terror
of
Graecia
.
The
rest
from
prophane
stories
are
made
knowen
to
vs
vnder
these
names
.
-
6
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
.
-
7
Darius
Nothus
.
-
8
Artaxerxes
Memor.
-
9
Ochus
.
-
10
Arses
,
who
also
is
Arsanes
.
-
11
Darius
Codomanus
,
the
sonne
of
Arsanes
,
the
brother
of
Ochus
.
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“
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“
This
somme
will
not
soone
be
disprooued
,
though
the
particular
Kings
be
not
agreed
vpon
:
which
yet
〈◊〉
neuer
agreed
vpon
:
not
anie
learned
Christians
,
for
the
Bible
is
compelled
to
take
notice
of
.
These
eleuen
Kings
gouerned
the
Persian
Monarchie
for
a
hundred
and
thirtie
yeares
as
before
hath
been
declared
.
But
to
these
Kings
we
doo
not
adde
their
yeares
:
because
we
want
the
certaine
knowledge
of
the
Persian
historie
.
For
albeit
in
the
holy
scriptures
certaine
yeares
are
reckoned
of
the
former
Kings
,
to
wit
,
of
Cyrus
,
Assuerus
,
Artaxeres
,
Darius
Assyrius
,
and
Artaxerxes
Pius
;
yet
we
cannot
from
these
,
certainlie
define
the
yeares
of
their
gouernment
,
because
that
is
not
the
purpose
of
the
Scripture
,
to
teach
how
long
they
reigned
:
therefore
it
is
not
greatly
necessarie
to
enquire
more
curiouslie
after
them
.
But
because
our
time
vseth
much
Iosephus
in
these
histories
,
as
also
Metasthenes
,
Herodotus
,
who
did
not
so
much
purpose
to
write
a
historie
,
as
to
reteine
and
recreate
the
Reader
with
pleasant
narrations
,
partlie
out
of
authors
I
know
not
what
(
for
they
are
almost
infinite
,
who
haue
handled
Persian
affaires
)
they
reckon
the
Persian
Kings
in
this
sort
:
first
Cyrius
,
then
Cambises
the
sonne
of
Cyrus
,
then
Magus
,
after
him
Darius
the
sonne
of
Histaspis
,
then
Xerxes
:
after
Xerxes
they
name
another
Cyrus
,
whome
he
will
haue
to
be
the
sonne
of
Xerxes
,
who
amongst
the
Graecians
is
said
to
be
Artaxerxes
,
vnder
whom
(
hee
saith
)
the
historie
of
Ester
fell
out
.
From
thence
he
passeth
to
Alexander
the
great
:
who
subdued
Darius
the
last
King
of
the
Persians
:
which
how
discordant
they
be
from
holy
scripture
,
is
manifest
from
those
things
which
before
haue
been
spoken
,
that
there
neede
be
no
stay
made
to
confute
this
.
Furthermore
(
as
before
we
haue
said
)
neither
Herodotus
,
nor
Ctesias
,
or
they
from
who
these
broached
their
stories
,
we
haue
followed
in
the
enumeration
of
the
former
Kings
of
Persia
;
because
we
haue
certaine
testimonies
out
of
the
Scriptures
,
of
these
kings
who
reigin
Persia
vnto
Xerxes
.
So
,
after
Cyrus
we
doo
not
name
Cambyses
,
nor
after
him
Magus
,
nor
after
him
Darius
Histaspis
:
which
names
,
because
they
are
neuer
found
in
Scripture
,
by
vs
are
pretermitted
.
For
we
must
wholly
rest
in
the
authoritie
of
holie
Scripture
,
which
handleth
the
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*
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*
Not
all
the
Kings
,
because
they
touch
not
the
common
weale
.
historie
of
these
times
,
&
neither
to
Herodotus
,
nor
anie
other
whosoeuer
hee
bee
,
that
saith
he
bringeth
a
true
Historie
from
the
Persian
Records
,
as
Ctesias
is
bolde
to
professe
of
himselfe
.
Who
being
taken
in
the
warre
of
Cyrus
the
lesser
by
Artaxerxes
Memor
,
because
he
was
a
Phisician
,
was
admitted
into
the
Kings
Court
;
in
the
which
liuing
long
,
he
grew
more
skilfull
(
as
he
himselfe
saith
)
of
the
Persian
estate
,
than
either
Herodotus
or
any
other
,
who
(
before
him
)
intreated
of
the
Persian
affaires
:
yet
he
after
Xerxes
nameth
Artaxerxes
the
sonne
of
Xerxes
,
whom
they
call
Longimanus
,
after
whom
they
reckon
Xerxes
the
sonne
of
Longimanus
;
who
when
he
reigned
some
moneths
,
was
slaine
by
the
treacherie
of
Secundianus
another
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
,
but
a
bastard
:
who
therefore
reigned
after
Xerxes
the
second
,
but
yet
a
short
time
,
because
another
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
(
called
Darieus
or
Darius
)
made
him
away
,
by
the
same
pollicie
as
he
made
away
his
brother
.
For
they
say
,
that
Darius
the
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
by
his
concubine
,
trusting
to
the
learning
of
the
Persians
,
contended
for
the
Kingdome
with
Isogeus
the
legitimate
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
Longimanus
;
and
that
both
of
them
referred
the
cause
to
the
Councell
of
Persia
;
in
the
which
Darius
Nothus
or
bastard
,
became
victor
,
and
got
the
vpper
hand
:
from
whom
(
afterwards
)
the
Persian
Kings
are
lineallie
deriued
.
For
Artaxerxes
was
the
sonne
of
this
Darius
Nothus
named
Memor
,
for
a
difference
from
the
other
called
Longimanus
;
then
Ochus
the
sonne
of
Artaxerxes
Memor
,
whom
Arses
succeeded
,
surnamed
by
Iustine
Codomanus
,
as
before
we
haue
said
.
In
the
rehearsing
of
the
genealogie
of
the
Kings
of
Persia
,
wee
haue
pretermitted
Xerxes
the
second
,
and
Secundianus
(
whom
some
cal
Sogdianus
)
because
either
of
them
reigned
but
a
few
moneths
,
although
Diodorus
Siculus
remembreth
them
out
of
Ctesias
,
whom
neuerthelesse
others
passe
ouer
.
The
yeares
of
these
Kings
vncertaine
&
ill
reckoned
in
prophane
historie
,
we
haue
not
particularlie
remembred
,
because
the
Historiographers
confound
them
.
Therefore
we
are
content
with
the
somme
of
their
yeares
,
which
they
reigned
in
all
,
which
wee
haue
obserued
to
be
certain
from
those
things
,
which
before
haue
been
propounded
.
But
before
we
giue
ouer
this
historie
of
the
Kings
of
Persia
,
because
there
is
nothing
in
it
so
illustrious
,
as
Xerxes
going
downe
into
Graecia
,
let
vs
see
in
what
Olympiade
he
by
war
inuaded
Graecia
:
for
this
is
handled
by
manie
Greeke
Historiographers
;
but
how
truely
,
that
we
are
now
to
see
.
Pausanias
setteth
down
in
Arcadie
,
that
then
Xerxes
passed
ouer
into
Graecia
with
that
infinit
hoast
,
(
which
the
Historians
report
of
,
that
the
Medes
at
one
dinner
dranke
vp
all
the
Riuers
)
when
Gelon
gouerned
in
Syracusa
;
whom
the
Athenians
and
the
Laced
aemonians
(
by
their
Embassadors
)
sollicited
to
take
part
with
them
against
Xerxes
,
as
it
is
in
Herodotus
in
his
7.
booke
.
The
same
Pausanias
in
Eliac
,
affirmeth
the
same
Gelon
to
haue
obtained
the
gouernement
of
Syracusa
,
in
the
second
yeare
of
the
seuentie
two
Olympiade
.
Moreouer
he
affirmeth
in
his
Eliac
,
that
those
Persians
which
Xerxes
left
behinde
him
in
Graecia
with
Mardonius
,
were
ouerthrowen
at
Platea
,
in
the
75.
Olympiade
.
But
Diodorus
Siculus
in
the
eleuenth
booke
of
his
Librarie
,
affirmeth
Xerxes
to
haue
mooued
war
against
the
Graecians
in
the
75.
Olympiade
;
in
which
time
he
saith
,
Gelon
gouerned
in
Syracusa
.
Polybius
Megapolitanus
is
of
the
same
opinion
in
his
5.
booke
with
Diodorus
Siculus
:
who
saith
that
the
Romanes
first
ioyned
league
with
the
Carthaginians
.
After
the
Kings
were
exiled
Rome
,
the
Consulls
had
ruled
the
Common-weale
eight
and
twentie
yeares
before
the
first
passage
of
Xerxes
into
Graecia
.
But
Rome
was
in
subiection
to
Kings
243.
yeare
(
as
Sextus
Rufus
maketh
computation
)
deducting
the
times
of
the
Kings
.
From
that
time
(
if
you
reckon
28.
yeare
)
we
shall
come
to
the
3.
yeare
of
the
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*
](A09382-e4460-b)
*
To
teach
the
vanitie
of
this
consent
:
wee
may
mark
out
of
Pausanias
other
accounts
for
men
of
that
age
:
as
Oebotas
is
in
Olympiade
the
sixt
:
and
Xenophon
in
25.
but
in
Triclinius
in
79.
both
winners
of
the
footerace
.
Of
Xenophon
Pindarus
made
an
Ode
.
Infinite
varietie
of
Writers
disanulleth
this
consent
.
74.
Olympiade
.
Now
it
is
manifest
and
apparant
by
this
,
that
Pausanias
and
Diodorus
Siculus
,
as
also
Polybius
,
moreouer
Dionisius
Halicarnasseus
who
is
of
their
iudgment
,
&
others
who
haue
likewise
noted
these
times
vnto
vs
,
haue
all
erred
:
because
Cyrus
Maior
(
King
of
Persia
)
ruled
the
Kingdome
after
Darius
the
Mede
,
in
the
third
yeare
of
the
80.
Olympiade
,
as
the
times
determined
by
the
testimonie
of
holie
Scripture
doo
conclude
.
And
after
Cyrus
,
these
three
Kings
succeeded
in
Persia
,
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
,
Darius
Assyrius
,
and
Artaxerxes
Pius
.
But
the
20.
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
the
Temple
was
whollie
restored
,
and
it
is
noted
that
the
Citie
Ierusalem
was
compassed
with
a
wall
,
as
afterwards
will
appeare
out
of
the
historie
of
the
seuen
first
seuens
of
Daniel
.
But
the
seuenth
seuen
,
which
is
the
limit
of
this
time
,
is
ended
in
the
third
yeare
of
the
92.
Olympiade
.
Moreouer
there
is
reckoned
the
32.
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Puis
in
the
13.
of
Nehem
and
the
6.
vers
,
which
falleth
out
in
the
third
yeare
of
the
95.
Olympiade
.
So
it
appeareth
how
farre
these
Writers
are
from
the
true
obseruing
of
the
times
;
seeing
it
may
seeme
,
that
the
passing
of
Xerxes
into
Graecia
,
was
only
about
the
90.
Olympiade
:
because
Artaxerxes
Pius
must
haue
reigned
in
Persia
before
Xerxes
the
terrour
of
Graecia
:
Ezra
.
6.
13.
&
Dan.
11.
The
power
of
Persia
raised
against
Greece
,
was
to
look
for
a
sharp
punishment
from
him
whose
eies
were
a
flame
of
fire
:
for
the
sorrow
caused
to
Daniels
people
.
as
it
is
apparant
out
of
the
Prophecie
of
Daniel
:
in
whose
eleuenth
chaper
and
2.
verse
it
is
plainlie
said
;
After
Cyrus
3.
Kings
shall
rule
in
Persia
before
Xerxes
,
who
shal
trouble
all
Graecia
.
Yet
Xerxes
might
goe
downe
into
Graecia
vnder
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
when
hee
was
elected
King
.
For
euen
as
vnder
Cyrus
reigned
Assuerus
,
so
vnder
Artaxerxes
Xerxes
might
reigne
:
and
the
Persian
Monarchie
(
euen
as
the
Romanes
)
at
one
time
might
haue
manie
Imperators
.
By
this
it
appeares
,
that
the
errors
admitted
by
prophane
Historiographers
,
and
the
Chronicles
of
our
time
,
in
the
supputation
of
times
,
may
be
espied
,
and
in
some
part
amended
:
But
it
is
requisite
for
vs
for
this
time
to
pretermit
that
care
,
&
to
referre
it
vnto
some
other
time
least
by
handling
of
other
matters
,
we
may
seeme
to
haue
forgot
our
own
purpose
.
These
things
haue
been
thus
laid
downe
by
vs
out
of
the
holie
Scriptures
concerning
the
Persian
Monarchie
,
and
the
Monarchs
of
Persia
,
to
lay
open
(
in
some
part
)
the
truth
of
the
Persian
Historie
,
and
to
purge
it
from
fables
.
But
now
we
are
to
come
to
the
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terme
weekes
much
entangleth
the
weake
,
and
requireth
a
comment
in
English
:
for
a
terme
plaine
in
Ebrue
or
Greeke
.
seuens
of
Daniel
,
which
in
the
chapter
going
before
,
we
haue
taught
to
haue
been
deuided
by
the
Angell
into
three
parts
;
yet
so
,
as
he
hath
selected
seuen
out
of
them
,
&
hath
appointed
them
to
the
restoring
of
the
Temple
and
the
Citie
.
Then
he
dooth
enumerate
sixtie
two
:
in
the
which
the
Church
of
God
was
afflicted
diuerslie
.
In
the
third
place
,
the
last
which
is
the
seuentieth
,
hath
been
set
downe
:
which
hath
with
it
the
conclusion
and
end
of
all
the
ceremoniall
of
the
lawe
.
But
the
seuen
forenamed
seuens
in
the
first
place
,
because
they
signifie
a
yearely
time
,
doo
make
fortie
and
nyne
yeres
,
for
that
number
seuen
times
seuen
doth
amount
vnto
:
the
Historie
whereof
,
the
writings
of
Nehemias
and
Esdras
doo
conteine
;
which
the
Latins
comprehend
in
one
volume
:
so
as
the
booke
of
Nehemias
,
they
call
the
second
booke
of
Esdras
.
And
Ierome
in
his
Episle
to
Paulinus
concerning
the
books
of
holy
scripture
,
saith
that
Esdras
&
Nehemias
were
streightned
into
one
volume
:
from
the
which
this
present
Historie
of
seuen
seuens
or
weeks
is
to
be
deriued
.
And
in
the
first
chapter
of
Esdras
,
the
Edict
of
Cyrus
is
laid
downe
,
by
the
which
the
people
of
God
is
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praied
for
restoring
of
the
Citie
,
and
the
Angel
accordingly
ioineth
to
the
grant
ofreturne
the
building
of
the
Citie
:
that
wee
should
not
seek
for
sundrie
times
to
take
the
beginning
of
our
account
:
vnles
when
God
maketh
a
thing
plaine
,
we
will
be
finding
out
inuentions
.
restored
to
his
libertie
after
70.
yeares
captiuitie
in
Babylon
.
The
people
being
returned
into
their
Country
,
the
third
chapter
teacheth
,
that
the
Altare
was
first
built
,
in
the
which
they
offered
sacrifices
to
God
,
which
giueth
vs
also
to
vnderstand
,
that
in
the
second
yeare
after
the
returne
into
their
Countrey
,
the
foundations
of
the
temple
were
laid
by
Zorobabel
the
sonne
of
Salathiel
Prince
of
Iuda
,
and
by
Iosua
the
sonne
of
Iosedeck
the
high
Priest
.
In
the
fourth
chapter
,
Esdras
teacheth
that
the
building
of
the
Temple
was
hindred
by
the
commandement
of
Assuerus
Artaxerxes
,
nor
begun
again
to
be
builded
before
the
second
yeare
of
Darius
Assyrius
.
But
in
the
sixt
chapter
he
sheweth
,
the
Temple
was
finished
in
the
sixt
yeare
of
Darius
Assyrius
,
Zorobabel
and
Iosua
,
imploying
and
busying
themselues
chiefely
about
it
,
being
thereunto
incited
by
the
Prophets
Aggey
and
Zacharie
.
The
Temple
being
restored
and
almost
finished
,
Zorobabel
Prince
of
Iudea
may
be
thought
to
die
,
because
Esdras
is
sent
to
Iuda
from
the
King
of
Persia
as
Viceroy
,
with
a
great
companie
of
voluntarie
Iewes
:
who
remained
in
Chaldea
after
the
Edict
of
Cyrus
,
and
the
departure
of
their
Countrey
men
;
who
beeing
by
God
awakened
,
had
rather
leaue
their
wealth
in
Babylon
to
liue
in
their
owne
countrey
,
than
by
enioying
it
to
liue
in
a
strange
Countrey
.
Yet
Esdras
is
sent
to
Iudea
,
chiefly
to
constitute
Rulers
&
Iudges
,
who
might
minister
iustice
to
the
people
,
thereby
to
establish
the
state
of
the
Iewes
Commonweale
:
which
is
done
in
the
seuenth
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
as
it
is
in
Esdr.
the
4.
&
the
24.
After
Esdras
,
the
same
Artaxerxes
Pius
sendeth
(
as
his
Embassador
)
Nehemias
,
with
authoritie
and
commaundement
for
couering
the
gates
of
the
Temple
,
that
is
,
for
finishing
the
building
of
the
Temple
,
as
also
for
walling
the
Citie
Ierusalem
,
as
it
is
in
2.
Nehem
and
the
8.
Now
Nehemias
had
this
Embassage
in
the
twentieth
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
as
it
is
in
the
first
verse
of
the
8.
chapter
;
which
was
13.
yeres
after
Esdras
was
sent
Embassador
to
Iuda
.
Yet
Nehemias
was
ruler
and
protector
ouer
Iuda
12.
yeares
,
as
it
is
declared
in
the
5.
chap.
and
14.
verse
.
But
how
great
paines
Nehemias
tooke
in
fortefying
the
Citie
Ierusalem
and
compassing
it
with
a
wal
,
is
declared
from
the
second
chapter
to
the
seauenth
.
And
in
the
6.
chapter
and
15.
vers.
is
declared
,
the
great
diligence
which
both
hee
and
the
Iewes
vsed
in
fortefying
the
Citie
Ierusalem
,
so
great
a
worke
being
finished
within
fiftie
and
two
dayes
,
being
the
fiue
&
twentieth
of
the
moneth
Elul
,
which
in
our
account
is
August
.
And
thus
we
haue
the
first
seuen
seuens
fullie
ended
,
that
is
in
the
twentieth
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
in
the
which
Nehemias
came
to
Iuda
.
For
so
the
Angel
foretold
,
Dan.
chap.
9.
verse
.
25.
that
to
the
building
againe
of
streete
and
walls
,
should
be
seuen
seuens
,
and
that
in
a
troublesome
time
.
The
hostile
attempts
of
the
aduersaries
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
their
detestable
counsels
practised
against
the
good
;
also
the
niggardlines
of
the
rich
towards
the
poore
:
all
which
are
described
verie
largely
of
Esdra
and
Nehemias
,
doo
manifest
the
troubles
and
miseries
of
these
times
.
The
twentieth
yere
therefore
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
walleth
Ierusalem
&
finisheth
the
temple
with
all
his
appurtenances
;
to
the
finishing
whereof
,
Nehemias
had
gotten
and
obtained
stuffe
of
the
King
.
By
reason
whereof
,
the
Iewes
say
trulie
in
the
second
of
Iohn
and
the
twentieth
verse
:
This
Temple
was
in
building
fortie
and
sixe
yeares
;
and
wilt
thou
raise
it
vp
againe
in
three
dayes
?
Which
trulie
the
Iewes
may
be
thought
to
speake
,
as
thereby
to
mention
the
twentieth
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
rather
than
the
sixt
yeare
of
Darius
Assyrius
.
For
by
what
reason
that
place
may
receiue
other
construction
I
vnderstand
not
,
vnlesse
we
will
say
,
Darius
Assyrius
and
1.
●●●axerxes
Pius
(
whom
by
the
Scripture
we
vnderstand
to
be
diuers
kings
)
to
haue
reigned
at
one
time
,
and
in
the
meane
time
to
haue
fauoured
the
people
of
God
,
and
to
haue
taken
that
care
vpon
them
,
because
they
were
deuoted
to
Religion
.
This
not
withstanding
we
shal
be
alwaies
compelled
to
affirme
,
that
the
Temple
was
built
in
the
sixt
yeare
of
Darius
Assyrius
,
as
it
is
in
Esdras
6.
and
15.
ver.
to
the
complement
wherof
,
manie
things
wanted
,
which
were
added
vnder
Artaxerxes
Pius
:
Daniel
,
he
shall
doo
verie
well
to
helpe
the
world
with
it
.
vnder
whom
(
in
his
twentieth
yere
)
we
will
say
that
Ierusalem
was
fortified
,
as
we
doo
vnderstand
out
of
the
2.
of
Nehemias
the
2.
vers.
and
the
6.
cap.
and
15.
ver.
Wherefore
we
will
thinke
(
and
not
without
reason
)
that
the
Temple
was
finished
with
all
his
adiuncts
(
which
before
were
wanting
)
vnder
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
as
peraduenture
there
might
bee
additions
to
the
Temple
for
the
roomes
of
the
Priests
ministring
by
course
in
the
Tabernacle
of
the
Lord
,
&
barnes
or
garners
for
to
lay
vp
the
first
fruites
and
tythes
of
the
Priests
.
And
wee
may
say
,
that
the
same
time
the
Citie
Ierusalem
attained
her
fortification
.
But
the
place
of
the
Gospel
before
remembred
is
not
to
be
past
ouer
;
whereby
the
authoritie
of
Iosephus
,
the
sonne
of
Antipater
erected
the
Temple
from
the
foundation
farre
more
sumptuouslie
and
largelie
than
it
was
:
and
to
haue
finished
it
with
his
additions
and
gates
,
in
eight
yeares
and
a
halfe
.
But
the
Iewes
that
liued
in
that
age
,
conuince
him
of
lying
,
who
(
casting
their
eyes
to
the
old
building
)
say
,
that
that
was
built
in
the
space
of
40
and
6.
yeares
.
Besides
,
we
know
that
the
second
Temple
,
that
is
,
that
Temple
which
Zorobabel
(
with
Iosua
)
built
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Companie
of
the
Iewes
,
which
returned
from
the
captiuitie
of
Babylon
;
to
haue
been
ouerthrowen
&
subuerted
,
about
fortie
yeres
after
the
death
of
Christ
,
with
all
the
pompe
of
the
ceremonies
of
the
lawe
:
which
the
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the
Talmud
Zoar
,
and
commentaries
commonly
.
Iewish
Historiographers
also
doo
acknowledge
,
to
haue
bin
done
by
Titus
,
referring
the
destruction
of
the
second
Temple
,
to
the
Romanes
and
their
Imperator
Titus
.
And
wee
know
by
the
certaine
predictions
of
the
prophets
,
that
the
same
Temple
stood
when
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
beeing
man
,
conuersed
in
mount
Sion
.
For
Aggey
saith
in
the
2.
chapt.
10.
verse
.
That
the
glorie
of
the
second
Temple
built
by
Zorobabel
,
should
be
farre
greater
than
that
was
of
Salomons
Temple
,
looking
vnto
the
presence
of
Christ
the
Lord
,
who
was
therewith
to
beautefie
their
Temple
.
Yet
if
(
as
Iosephus
saith
)
Herode
had
built
that
Temple
in
which
our
Lord
was
conuersant
,
that
should
not
haue
been
the
second
temple
,
but
the
third
;
the
forme
whereof
shoulde
haue
been
farre
otherwise
,
as
Ezechiel
describeth
it
in
the
latter
end
of
his
prophecie
.
Therfore
manie
of
our
time
are
to
bee
condemned
of
sloth
and
ignorance
,
who
stand
so
affected
to
the
writings
of
Iosephus
,
and
the
like
Writers
,
that
presentlie
they
assent
vnto
them
,
and
beleeue
those
things
to
,
be
true
which
are
propounded
by
them
;
the
book
of
the
holy
scripture
in
the
meane
while
past
ouer
and
neglected
,
and
the
diuine
histories
carelesly
read
ouer
:
which
histories
must
be
first
and
chieflie
learned
;
by
the
which
all
other
are
to
bee
iudged
of
&
examined
,
none
but
a
most
vniust
iudge
will
denie
.
But
because
it
is
said
,
the
second
Temple
was
finished
in
sixe
and
fortie
yeares
:
and
yet
neuerthelesse
seuen
seuens
which
amounteth
vnto
fortie
nine
yeares
,
is
assigned
to
the
absolute
finishing
of
the
temple
:
therefore
it
must
thus
be
vnderstood
,
That
the
Temple
was
absolutely
finished
,
with
the
Citie
walled
about
in
the
nine
and
fortieth
yeare
after
the
libertie
restored
by
Cyrus
.
Yet
sixe
and
fortie
yeares
to
be
onely
bestowed
in
the
building
of
the
temple
:
because
three
whole
yeares
were
passed
before
Zorobabel
&
the
other
,
which
returned
out
of
captiuitie
,
came
to
doo
that
worke
.
For
after
Cyrus
Edict
published
for
the
libertie
and
restoring
of
the
people
of
GOD
,
a
great
time
was
requisite
to
consult
of
the
manner
of
their
returne
,
and
for
to
compell
those
that
should
returne
,
and
to
settle
their
affaires
,
who
determined
to
leaue
Chaldea
,
to
retourne
to
their
Countrey
.
Let
vs
therefore
graunt
a
yere
for
these
matters
:
which
being
ended
,
let
vs
admit
the
Iewes
returners
,
to
haue
begun
their
iourney
the
second
yeare
from
the
publishing
of
the
Edict
;
and
so
we
shall
vnderstand
these
returners
to
haue
come
into
their
Countrey
a
yeare
and
almost
a
halfe
after
the
Edict
of
Cyrus
.
For
from
Babylon
to
Iudea
,
the
iourney
to
those
that
haue
let
s
,
is
of
foure
moneths
trauell
,
as
it
is
written
in
the
7.
of
Esdr.
8.
verse
,
in
this
sort
.
And
they
came
to
Ierusalem
the
fift
moneth
,
which
is
the
seuenth
yeare
of
the
King
:
because
they
begun
to
goe
from
Babilon
in
the
first
day
of
the
first
month
:
and
came
into
Ierusalem
the
first
day
of
the
fift
moneth
,
according
to
the
good
fauour
of
God
towards
them
.
Now
,
the
foundations
of
the
Temple
were
not
layd
as
soone
as
they
came
to
Ierusalem
:
for
we
read
in
the
third
of
Esdr.
and
the
8.
verse
,
that
this
was
not
done
till
the
second
yere
after
their
return
.
From
whence
we
gather
,
that
there
were
[
*
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*
To
the
foundation
in
some
plain
forwardnes
:
wherefore
in
the
3.
of
Cyrus
,
Daniel
was
in
heauinesse
for
the
worke
hindred
.
three
yeares
from
the
Edict
of
Cyrus
,
to
the
foundations
of
the
Temple
laid
:
to
the
which
,
if
we
adde
sixe
and
fortie
yeares
,
we
haue
nine
and
fortie
yeares
which
are
assigned
to
the
first
seuen
seuens
,
which
ended
and
expounded
,
according
as
they
were
propounded
by
the
Angel
wee
must
passe
ouer
to
the
sixtie
and
two
seuens
which
follow
:
Iosephus
in
Euseb
,
dem.
8.
to
the
full
finishing
of
the
Temple
,
reckoneth
49.
yeres
.
which
we
will
handle
shortly
,
least
we
be
tedious
.
The
sixtie
two
seuens
,
which
succeede
the
seuen
before
spoken
of
,
begin
from
the
twentie
and
one
yeare
of
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
which
is
the
fourth
yeare
of
the
ninetie
two
Olympiade
,
Olympiade
,
when
Quintus
Tiberius
Nero
reigned
in
Rome
after
Octauius
Augustus
,
the
yeare
from
the
Citie
built
,
seuen
hundred
seauentie
eight
.
Now
what
was
the
state
of
the
church
in
these
seuentie
two
seuens
,
is
opened
and
taught
by
the
visions
of
Daniel
,
as
before
we
haue
said
.
Therefore
in
the
seuenth
chapter
of
Daniel
,
foure
Monarchies
are
propounded
vnder
foure
terrible
beasts
;
vnder
whom
the
people
of
GOD
was
diuerslie
afflicted
.
Whom
although
earthlie
and
sen
suall
men
desired
to
destroy
&
consume
,
yet
they
could
neuer
remooue
the
people
of
God
from
their
constancie
and
faith
,
God
miraculouslie
preseruing
and
defending
his
Church
.
But
the
Iewes
Commonwealth
liued
prosperouslie
enough
vnder
Artaxerxes
Pius
;
when
that
Persian
King
(
vnto
whom
the
rest
of
Asia
and
Syria
obeyed
)
cared
for
it
and
the
people
of
God
.
For
hee
(
after
the
death
of
Zorobabel
)
compounded
and
established
the
Church
causes
,
as
may
be
vnderstood
by
the
Commentaries
of
Esdras
and
Nehemias
.
After
this
Artaxerxes
Pius
,
wee
haue
taught
the
Empire
of
the
East
,
or
the
Persian
Empire
,
to
succeed
to
Xerxes
the
terror
of
Graecia
:
but
from
this
Xerxes
immediately
to
Alexander
the
great
doth
the
Angel
passe
,
passing
ouer
the
other
Kings
of
Persia
,
because
they
were
inferiour
in
renowme
to
Xerxes
,
neither
greatlie
regarded
the
causes
of
the
Church
,
but
suffering
them
to
passe
according
to
the
time
;
being
ouer
seriouslie
busied
exacting
and
gathering
vp
of
tributes
,
and
the
yearely
reuenue
.
By
the
going
downe
of
Alexander
into
Syria
,
it
might
be
thought
,
that
the
Church
of
God
should
sustaine
great
dammage
,
by
reason
of
his
warre
against
Tyrus
,
and
against
Egypt
:
for
the
going
downe
out
of
Phoenicia
into
Egypt
,
is
through
Iudea
;
and
Alexander
the
great
was
verie
angrie
with
the
Iewes
,
because
they
had
denied
him
aid
and
prouision
,
and
because
they
tooke
the
Persians
part
,
whome
they
then
obeyed
.
Besides
,
religion
and
true
godlinesse
,
dissenting
from
others
who
were
idolaters
,
prouoked
wicked
men
and
contemners
of
God
,
against
the
people
of
God
.
But
God
(
in
whose
hand
are
not
onely
the
hearts
of
Kings
,
but
of
all
men
)
reconciled
Alexander
to
his
people
;
and
brought
the
insolencie
of
a
foolish
and
proud
yong
man
(
intollerable
through
successe
of
his
victories
)
to
a
moderation
,
and
caused
him
to
performe
great
signes
and
arguments
of
fauour
to
those
with
whom
hee
seemed
to
be
most
displeased
.
Therefore
in
this
Historie
,
we
may
obserue
the
same
,
which
we
vnderstand
to
haue
fallen
out
in
the
first
times
of
the
Church
of
Israel
,
betweene
Laban
and
Iaacob
.
Gen.
31.
24.
For
Laban
with
an
exasperate
minde
and
with
a
great
band
pursued
Iaacob
(
who
fled
from
him
)
,
in
hope
to
finde
Iaacob
vnprouided
,
&
to
ouerthrow
his
substance
.
Yet
this
boldnesse
of
Laban
God
in
a
wonderfull
manner
kept
vnder
,
forbidding
him
,
not
onely
not
to
deale
rashlie
with
Iaacob
,
but
not
so
much
as
to
speake
rashlie
to
him
;
so
God
repressed
this
furious
man
,
and
compelled
him
to
seeke
his
friendship
,
whom
he
went
about
to
destroy
.
In
the
same
manner
,
God
made
Alexander
the
great
(
an
insolent
and
proud
king
,
displeased
with
his
people
(
that
is
)
the
Iewes
,
whom
in
hope
he
had
now
deuoured
and
destroyed
)
so
quiet
as
a
sheepe
,
and
brought
him
to
wonder
at
them
,
and
to
preserue
them
whom
he
went
to
destroy
.
But
the
Successors
of
Alexander
,
some
of
whom
ruled
Asia
,
&
some
Egypt
,
afflicted
the
Iewes
afterwards
with
diuers
miseries
,
because
when
the
one
lay
in
waite
for
the
others
life
,
wealth
and
Kingdome
,
and
destroyed
themselues
through
mutuall
warres
,
both
of
them
aimed
at
Iudea
,
as
a
reward
of
victoire
.
These
Histories
which
Daniel
hath
set
downe
in
few
words
,
prophane
Writers
haue
at
large
layde
downe
in
their
Writings
:
Daniel
,
not
onely
of
auncient
Diuines
,
but
also
of
later
,
and
of
our
time
,
by
the
which
his
Visions
and
the
Histories
theretoo
pertaining
are
expounded
.
There
are
also
added
to
Daniels
writings
,
certaine
mens
Cronicles
,
by
the
which
manie
histories
of
Scripture
are
opened
and
explaned
:
wherefore
we
neede
not
(
in
this
place
)
be
anie
longer
in
the
expounding
of
the
Greeke
and
Romane
Monarchies
,
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*
There
is
no
word
in
Daniel
which
handleth
the
Romanes
dealing
against
the
lewes
:
vntill
they
denie
and
kill
Christ
,
after
the
490.
Y.
for
which
time
their
citie
was
called
,
the
holy
Citie
.
There
onely
the
Romanes
be
noted
,
and
tearmed
a
wing
or
campe
of
Infidels
,
or
abhominable
.
which
are
handled
shortly
in
Daniels
writings
;
yet
to
those
Monarchies
Iudea
became
subiect
,
euen
as
to
the
Persian
Monarchy
these
sixtie
and
two
seuens
.
But
we
will
onely
by
the
way
note
this
in
this
argument
,
that
the
Greekish
Monarchie
is
called
that
power
of
Alexander
the
great
and
his
Successours
,
which
was
afterwards
ouerthrowen
by
the
Romans
:
as
afterwards
also
the
Romans
(
which
obscured
all
others
)
was
ouerthrowen
by
the
Gothes
.
But
it
is
therefore
callec
the
Greekish
Monarchie
,
because
in
the
8.
of
Daniel
,
the
21.
vers.
the
Goate
bucke
(
which
is
Alexander
the
great
)
is
said
to
bee
the
King
of
the
Graecians
.
For
by
a
common
consent
of
all
Graecia
,
at
a
Councell
helde
at
Corinth
,
Alexander
the
great
was
declared
Emperour
of
Graecia
to
pursue
the
Persians
by
warre
.
Graecian
,
long
before
that
Alexander
was
borne
.
But
Philip
the
Father
of
Alexander
the
great
,
hauing
ouercome
the
Graecians
at
Chaeronea
,
commaunded
himselfe
to
be
called
(
not
the
King
,
but
)
the
Duke
of
Graecia
,
as
Iustine
in
his
ninth
booke
declareth
:
whose
example
Alexander
the
great
following
,
summoning
the
Cities
of
Graecia
to
appeare
at
Corynth
,
after
he
had
setled
the
state
of
the
Kingdome
,
hee
caused
himselfe
to
bee
chosen
Duke
of
Graecia
in
his
fathers
place
,
as
Iustine
declareth
in
his
eleuenth
.
Therefore
being
chosen
the
Reuenger
of
Graecia
(
so
oftentimes
inuaded
by
the
Persians
)
inuaded
Asia
:
which
he
subdued
with
that
speede
,
as
the
holie
Oracles
before
opened
to
Daniel
,
and
had
declared
and
denounced
;
that
those
who
meruaile
at
the
felicitie
of
Alexander
,
Daniel
.
In
the
which
,
it
is
to
be
marked
,
that
by
reason
of
the
scituation
of
Iudea
,
the
Kings
of
the
North
are
said
to
be
the
Kings
of
Asia
,
and
the
Kings
of
the
South
are
called
the
Kings
of
Egypt
,
proceeding
from
Ptolomeus
the
sonne
of
Lagus
.
Now
there
resteth
&
is
remaining
one
seauen
,
which
is
the
last
&
the
seuentith
;
wherof
also
sme
thing
must
be
said
,
seeing
it
comprehendeth
the
Ministerie
of
Christ
the
Lord
&
his
death
,
But
he
shall
confirme
the
couenant
for
many
in
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*
The
Hebrue
might
be
better
translated
for
plaines
but
for
smal
things
men
should
not
fight
.
one
seuen
,
&
in
the
half
of
the
last
seuen
shall
cease
offring
&
sacrifice
,
and
in
the
Temple
shal
be
abhomination
of
desolation
,
and
desolation
shall
continue
vntill
a
consummation
and
ende
.
Which
words
in
part
are
rather
taken
out
of
some
Greeke
Interpreter
,
than
out
of
the
Hebrue
text
;
and
whether
they
be
taken
out
of
the
seuentie
Interpreters
,
the
proper
interpretation
of
this
verse
in
the
Greeke
Copies
printed
at
Strausburge
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1526.
maketh
somewhat
doubtfull
.
If
anie
enquire
after
the
Hebrue
,
And
one
seauen
shall
confirme
the
couenaunt
for
manie
:
and
the
halfe
of
that
seuen
shall
cause
to
cease
Sacrifice
and
Offering
,
and
euerie
one
shall
bee
amazed
,
for
the
extremitie
of
abhomination
&
desolation
shall
drop
vpon
the
astonished
,
Mat.
Beroaldus
expoundeth
the
halfe
seuen
,
&
not
onely
the
time
of
our
Lords
death
,
to
conteine
the
ministerie
of
doctrine
,
which
maketh
strong
the
couenaunt
for
many
,
that
is
,
the
heathen
:
and
the
same
time
to
cause
sacrifice
to
cease
:
as
well
by
the
doctrine
teaching
of
that
,
as
by
the
Lords
verie
death
:
Of
this
the
reader
is
to
be
admonished
least
he
should
thinke
him
to
say
,
that
Christ
should
die
in
halfe
that
seauen
:
whereof
he
is
of
some
vniustly
blamed
:
as
also
an
other
of
his
iudgement
.
euen
vnto
a
certaine
destruction
.
But
in
this
place
,
wee
must
chieflie
looke
vnto
the
Hebrue
,
because
the
Latine
&
Greek
doth
expound
and
signifie
,
in
the
halfe
of
that
last
seauen
the
sacrifices
shall
cease
.
Which
was
not
so
,
neither
doo
the
Hebrew
wordes
teach
that
:
which
say
,
The
halfe
of
that
last
seuen
will
adde
an
ende
to
the
sacrifice
and
ceremonies
of
the
lawe
.
But
the
halfe
of
that
seauen
,
signifieth
those
things
which
are
done
in
the
last
seauen
of
all
,
which
brought
an
ende
to
the
ceremoniall
lawe
of
Moses
,
the
eternall
couenaunt
of
God
,
concerning
our
saluation
by
Christ
the
Lord
,
being
declared
stable
and
firme
.
But
afterwards
there
was
nothing
to
be
lookt
for
to
the
Citie
Ierusalem
&
to
the
vnbeleeuers
(
who
contemned
God
calling
them
)
but
a
beadroule
of
miseries
,
which
should
destroy
Ierusalem
,
&
enwrap
the
Iewish
people
,
rebellious
and
disobedient
to
God
,
in
infinite
calamities
.
But
those
things
brought
an
ende
to
the
ceremonies
of
the
lawe
,
which
were
done
in
the
halfe
of
the
last
seauen
;
which
teach
that
Iesus
Christ
was
made
manifest
,
Iohn
Baptist
being
the
publisher
&
foremessenger
of
so
great
a
good
.
To
whom
God
spake
whilest
hee
liued
in
the
desert
,
giuing
him
commandements
which
he
should
put
in
practise
,
then
when
it
was
the
15.
yeare
of
Tiberius
Caesars
Empire
,
as
it
is
written
in
the
third
of
Luke
:
where
these
things
are
thus
set
downe
;
But
in
the
15.
yeare
of
the
reigne
of
Tiberius
Caesar
,
Pontius
Pilate
being
Lieutenant
of
Iudea
,
and
Herode
Tetrarch
of
Galilee
,
and
his
brother
Philip
Tetrarch
of
Iturea
and
of
the
Region
of
Traconitis
,
and
Lysama
Tetrarch
of
Abilena
,
Ananias
and
Caiphas
beeing
the
high
Sacrificers
,
the
word
of
the
Lord
came
vnto
Iohn
the
sonne
of
Zacharie
,
being
in
the
wildernesse
:
And
he
came
into
all
the
countrey
of
Iordan
,
preaching
the
baptisme
of
repentance
for
remission
of
sinnes
.
It
appeareth
therefore
out
of
these
words
of
the
Euangelist
Luke
that
after
his
commission
&
commaundement
giuen
from
heauen
,
Iohn
came
into
all
the
Region
nere
Iordan
,
preaching
the
baptisme
of
repentance
for
remission
of
sinnes
:
who
whilest
he
baptised
the
people
,
washeth
Christ
the
Lord
(
beginning
to
be
thirtie
yeare
olde
)
with
the
washing
of
baptisme
,
as
it
is
taught
in
the
same
third
chapter
of
Luke
the
Euangelist
,
in
these
words
;
And
it
came
to
passe
when
all
the
people
was
baptized
,
and
Iesus
had
been
baptized
and
was
praying
,
the
heauen
opened
:
And
the
holy
Spirit
descended
in
a
corporall
forme
as
a
Doue
vpon
him
,
and
a
voice
came
from
heauen
;
Thou
art
my
sonne
,
in
thee
I
am
well
pleased
.
And
Iesus
began
to
be
as
it
were
thirtie
yeare
olde
.
Now
this
obseruation
of
the
age
of
the
Lord
,
and
of
the
Romane
Emperour
Tiberius
is
not
lightlie
to
bee
passed
ouer
,
because
from
thence
is
the
certaine
knowledge
of
the
death
of
the
Lord
and
his
age
,
as
also
of
the
ende
of
the
seuentie
seuens
of
Daniel
.
Now
wee
haue
alreadie
shewed
the
death
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
to
be
the
limit
and
ende
of
Daniels
seauentie
seauens
,
which
wee
can
easelie
gather
into
what
instance
of
time
they
fall
out
.
And
we
know
from
the
historie
of
the
Gospel
,
that
Christ
the
Lord
was
crucified
that
day
in
the
which
the
Passeouer
was
to
be
offered
by
euerie
familie
;
which
was
the
fourteenth
day
of
the
first
moneth
,
that
is
March
,
as
the
account
of
the
olde
yeare
was
vsuallie
taken
,
as
before
hath
been
declared
in
the
account
of
moneths
and
yeares
.
Therefore
the
14.
day
of
the
moneth
of
March
(
which
to
the
Hebrues
is
Nisan
,
and
is
the
first
moneth
of
the
ciuile
yeare
amongst
the
people
of
God
)
is
the
ende
and
conclusion
of
the
seauentie
seauens
;
because
then
the
Lord
is
dead
:
whom
Daniels
Prophecie
witnesseh
(
in
the
time
of
the
halfe
last
seauen
)
to
haue
performed
amongst
men
the
dutie
of
a
true
teacher
and
sauiour
.
Also
the
historie
of
the
gospel
,
which
remembreth
foure
feasts
of
Easter
after
his
baptisme
(
as
Andreas
Osiander
hath
learnedly
gathered
and
expounded
in
his
edition
of
the
Harmonie
of
the
gospell
)
from
whence
is
gathered
both
the
certaine
age
of
Christ
while
he
liued
vppon
earth
,
and
the
certaine
time
of
his
death
.
For
because
Christ
the
Lord
was
baptised
the
15.
yeare
of
Tiberius
Caesar
,
&
was
then
baptised
,
when
he
began
to
bee
thirtie
yeares
of
age
,
(
as
it
is
expounded
in
Luke
the
Euangelist
the
3.
chapter
)
trulie
he
must
suffer
death
for
vs
on
the
crosse
the
eighteenth
yere
of
Tiberius
,
then
when
he
was
three
and
thirtie
yeares
olde
;
that
is
,
when
he
had
fullie
accomplished
thirtie
two
yeares
and
a
halfe
:
for
the
halfe
of
the
last
seauen
conteineth
three
yeares
and
a
halfe
;
in
which
is
anoynted
the
Holie
of
Holiest
,
Christ
Iesus
,
and
declared
King
of
his
heauenlie
Father
vpon
Mount
Sion
,
by
whom
our
sinnes
were
them
to
be
purged
.
Moreouer
,
the
sacrifices
of
the
Lawe
were
to
be
taken
away
by
the
death
of
the
immaculate
Lambe
;
that
is
,
the
Lord
lesus
Christ
,
after
hee
had
on
earth
finished
the
dutie
of
a
true
teacher
and
prophet
.
But
he
began
to
teach
and
to
manifest
himselfe
to
be
the
true
Messias
or
Christ
,
when
he
began
his
30.
yeare
,
but
in
that
function
he
spent
three
yere
and
a
halfe
.
From
whence
the
thirtieth
yeare
of
his
age
is
the
first
of
his
Ministerie
,
then
the
31.
the
second
,
and
the
32.
the
third
:
in
the
which
Christ
the
Lord
was
the
Minister
of
circumcision
.
From
whence
the
thirtie
&
three
yeare
of
his
age
,
in
the
midst
where
of
he
fullie
finished
his
ministerie
,
shal
be
said
the
halfe
yeare
of
the
last
half
seauen
,
in
the
which
were
fulfilled
all
the
prophecies
of
the
Prophetes
concerning
our
saluation
purchased
by
Christ
the
Lord
the
three
and
thirtieth
yere
of
his
age
.
But
that
three
&
thirtieth
yeare
of
the
Lord
vnexpired
,
falleth
into
the
eighteenth
Y.
of
Tiberius
Caesar
;
because
in
the
fifteenth
yere
of
Tiberius
,
beginneth
the
thirtie
of
the
Lord
:
whereby
the
one
and
thirtieth
yeare
of
our
Lord
falleth
into
the
sixteenth
yeare
of
Tiberius
,
and
his
thirtie
two
yeare
runneth
into
the
seuenteenth
yeare
of
Tiberisn
,
then
the
three
and
thirtieth
yeare
of
the
Lord
,
must
needes
be
referred
to
the
eighteenth
yeare
of
Tiberius
:
which
because
they
be
grounded
on
the
testimonies
of
holie
Scripture
,
and
not
on
the
vncertaine
opinions
of
men
,
they
appeare
to
bee
true
and
certaine
.
But
that
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
accomplished
two
and
thirtie
yeares
&
a
halfe
on
earth
,
the
auncient
Church
also
acknowledged
,
as
reuerent
Bed
a
hath
witnessed
in
his
booke
of
the
Nature
of
things
,
the
fortie
seuenth
chapter
:
whose
words
are
these
;
For
the
faith
of
the
Church
(
if
I
am
not
deceiued
)
embraceth
this
,
that
the
Lord
liued
in
the
flesh
somewhat
more
than
two
and
thirtie
yeares
vnto
the
time
of
his
passion
;
because
he
was
baptized
at
thirtie
yeres
,
as
the
Euangelist
Luke
witnesseth
,
and
preached
three
Y.
&
an
halfe
after
his
baptisme
,
as
Iohn
teacheth
in
his
Gospel
,
not
onely
by
the
time
of
the
Passeouer
,
but
also
in
his
Reuelation
.
Daniel
also
in
his
vision
appointeth
the
very
same
propheticallie
.
Surely
the
holy
&
apostolike
Church
of
Rome
testifieth
,
that
she
reckoneth
this
faith
euen
by
those
notes
,
which
she
vseth
yerely
to
write
in
her
waxe
things
:
where
calling
into
the
peoples
minde
the
time
of
the
Lords
passion
,
noteth
alwaies
three
and
thirtie
yeare
lesse
than
Dionysius
reckoneth
from
his
incarnation
.
These
things
Beda
deliuereth
of
the
age
of
the
Lord
Iesus
.
But
I
am
ignorant
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*
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*
Carthusianus
ap.
11.
expoundeth
Beda
That
by
dayes
1260.
must
bee
vnderstood
all
the
time
of
the
Euangel
call
lawe
:
because
Christ
had
preached
so
long
a
time
:
Beda
vnderstood
that
time
to
haue
been
an
allusion
to
the
time
of
our
Lords
preaching
.
what
place
of
the
Reuelation
teacheth
it
:
but
we
may
think
that
this
was
confessed
in
olde
time
by
some
receiued
Cabala
or
tradition
.
Eusebius
in
his
8.
booke
&
second
chapter
of
the
demonstration
of
the
Gospell
confirmeth
this
,
saying
;
Surely
it
hath
been
recorded
in
written
Storie
,
that
all
the
time
of
the
teaching
and
dooing
of
miracles
of
our
Sauiour
was
three
yeares
and
a
halfe
:
which
is
truly
the
halfe
of
one
seauen
.
In
a
sort
Iohn
the
Euangelist
will
declare
this
to
them
who
shall
attentiuely
consider
his
Gospell
.
Thus
farre
Eusebius
.
Afterwards
Abbas
Vspergensis
saith
in
the
life
of
Tiberius
;
The
three
and
thirtieth
yeare
of
his
incarnation
,
our
Lord
Iesus
suffered
in
his
flesh
and
rose
again
.
Also
Nicephorus
Callistus
concludeth
the
first
booke
of
his
histories
thus
;
This
first
booke
of
histories
conteineth
three
&
thirtie
yeres
,
the
beginning
taken
from
the
two
and
fortieth
yere
of
the
reigne
of
Augustus
Caesar
now
wexing
old
;
in
the
which
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
(
with
flesh
)
came
foorth
of
the
holie
Virgine
:
but
the
ende
ending
in
the
eighteenth
yeare
of
Tiberius
Caesars
reigne
:
which
truly
is
from
the
creation
of
the
world
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*
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*
He
followeth
the
Greekes
most
grosse
errour
by
mistaking
the
Septuaginta
vpon
Gen.
15
▪
&
11
5538.
but
was
from
the
birth
of
our
Lord
three
and
thirtie
.
These
out
of
manie
may
suffice
:
from
which
it
is
apparant
that
the
time
of
the
life
of
the
Lord
Iesus
on
earth
was
well
knowen
to
the
auncient
Fathers
.
Whereof
yet
the
Diuines
of
our
time
doo
so
dispute
,
that
a
matter
of
it selfe
plaine
enough
,
they
doo
so
enwrap
and
infolde
,
that
it
is
very
hard
for
them
to
vnloose
themselues
from
their
trifling
lets
.
Therefore
in
the
eighteenth
yeare
of
Tiberius
,
and
the
three
and
thirtieth
of
Christ
the
Lord
,
we
haue
concluded
the
seuentie
seuens
of
Daniel
;
which
,
to
what
yeares
of
the
Olympiades
,
Cyrus
:
otherwise
Olympiades
are
of
no
certaintie
.
or
to
the
Citie
of
Rome
,
or
to
the
creation
of
the
world
they
are
to
bee
referred
,
may
most
certainly
be
gathered
out
of
the
continuance
and
comparison
of
times
,
determined
by
the
authoritie
of
holie
Scripture
as
is
noted
in
the
Table
.
But
the
eighteenth
yere
of
Tiberius
is
the
fourescore
&
4.
yeare
from
the
building
of
Rome
;
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*
A
speciall
point
.
For
if
by
proper
scripture
from
Adam
deriued
,
our
Lords
time
of
suffering
might
not
be
shewed
,
a
matter
most
needful
&
wished
of
al
,
had
been
omitted
,
but
God
omitteth
nothing
good
for
vs
.
But
so
diligent
a
care
and
carefulnesse
which
the
Scripture
vseth
in
noting
downe
these
times
shuld
sharpen
our
diligence
and
shake
out
of
vs
all
sluggishnes
;
wherefore
there
is
no
reason
why
this
our
paines
should
be
despised
of
anie
or
misliked
,
seeing
it
consisteth
and
is
grounded
on
the
word
of
GOD
,
and
not
on
the
traditions
or
opinions
of
men
.
But
by
this
we
vnderstand
that
the
knowledge
of
these
times
do
chieflie
concerne
vs
,
because
they
were
written
for
vs
,
who
are
come
to
those
acceptable
times
&
to
that
grace
,
which
we
haue
also
obteined
;
which
trulie
now
long
agoe
hath
been
prophecied
by
the
oracles
and
foretellings
of
the
Prophets
.
For
as
the
Apostle
Peter
saith
in
the
first
chapter
of
his
first
epistle
;
Of
this
saluation
the
Prophets
enquired
&
searched
,
who
prophecied
of
the
grace
to
come
on
you
,
searching
in
what
time
,
or
after
what
season
the
spirit
of
Christ
which
was
in
them
,
did
foretel
the
suffrings
which
should
come
to
Christ
,
and
his
glorie
to
come
:
to
whom
it
was
reuealed
,
that
not
for
themselues
but
for
vs
they
did
showe
those
things
which
now
are
declared
vnto
vs
by
them
who
preach
the
Gospel
vnto
vs
,
the
holie
spirit
hauing
been
sent
from
heauen
,
which
things
the
Angels
desire
to
behold
.
So
Peter
the
Apostle
commendeth
the
greatnes
of
the
grace
communicated
vnto
vs
in
his
time
,
foretold
and
foreended
by
the
Prophets
;
that
the
Angels
also
doo
admire
it
,
and
doo
desire
to
behold
the
complement
thereof
;
whereof
that
the
elect
be
not
defrauded
,
wee
must
striue
by
all
meanes
.
The
fruite
also
which
floweth
from
these
times
is
not
to
be
omitted
,
because
the
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*
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*
The
Iewes
feare
disputing
vpon
this
text
:
more
than
anie
other
,
and
lest
meddle
with
it
in
their
comments
.
Iewes
by
the
demonstration
of
them
,
may
be
conuinced
,
to
yeeld
yet
at
the
length
vnto
Christ
,
and
rest
themselues
in
Christianitie
,
and
leaue
off
to
blaspheame
.
To
which
purpose
wee
must
not
onelie
ioyne
Daniels
seuens
,
but
also
Iaacobs
prophecie
,
which
is
in
this
sort
in
the
49.
of
Genesis
10.
The
Scepter
shall
not
be
taken
from
Iuda
,
nor
a
Ruler
out
of
his
loynes
till
Silo
come
:
that
is
his
son
,
to
wit
Iuda
,
and
he
shal
be
the
expectation
of
the
Gentiles
.
Beno
,
that
is
,
His
sonne
;
which
is
the
Messias
Christ
the
Lord
,
the
sonne
of
Iuda
.
For
Christ
the
Lord
rose
from
Iuda
,
as
is
confirmed
and
taught
by
the
Scriptures
.
Heb.
8.
14.
To
this
the
Prophecie
and
testimonie
of
Aggey
the
Prophet
beeing
added
is
of
no
small
force
,
in
which
the
ancient
Rabbines
acknowledge
the
presence
of
Christ
the
Lord
to
bee
signified
,
with
the
which
hee
was
to
beautefie
the
second
Temple
,
which
place
is
cited
out
of
the
2.
Aggey
the
8.
And
I
will
mooue
all
Nations
,
and
the
desired
shall
come
to
all
the
Gentiles
,
and
I
will
fill
the
house
with
glorie
saith
the
Lord
of
hoasts
.
Thus
farre
Beroaldus
.
Now
that
the
said
seauens
of
Daniel
may
the
more
easelie
be
vnderstood
,
because
many
Interpreters
both
Graecians
&
Latines
,
haue
in
certaine
places
departed
from
the
Hebrue
text
,
shall
be
added
in
this
place
an
interpretation
as
neere
answering
the
Hebrue
words
as
we
can
Dan.
9.
24.
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*
Because
it
is
not
good
to
haue
differing
translations
for
smal
points
is
one
kingdom
this
for
his
,
was
borrowed
from
a
defender
of
his
iudgment
.
SEVENTIE
SEVENS
(
of
yeares
)
are
cut
out
,
for
thy
people
,
and
for
thy
holy
Citie
:
to
consume
wickednes
,
&
to
abolish
sinnes
,
and
to
make
reconciliation
for
iniquitie
,
and
to
bring
righteousnes
euerlasting
,
and
to
seale
Vision
and
Prophet
,
&
to
shew
CHRIST
the
HOLIE
of
HOLIE
.
Know
then
&
marke
:
from
the
outgoing
of
the
Word
,
to
returne
&
to
build
Ierusalem
,
vnto
CHRIST
the
GOVERNOVR
,
shal
be
seuen
seuens
(
of
yeares
)
and
sixtie
&
two
seuens
:
in
the
other
it
shal
be
restored
and
builded
,
Streete
and
Wall
:
and
troublous
shall
these
times
be
.
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*
Though
these
words
be
not
in
the
text
:
yet
for
light
of
the
argument
,
they
may
well
be
vsed
:
so
doo
the
best
that
profes
folowing
of
the
Hebrue
.
They
think
it
no
departing
from
the
Hebrue
to
adde
words
for
explication
,
and
nothing
is
more
vsuall
.
It
is
maruell
that
some
of
iudgement
blame
so
vsuall
and
lawfull
a
matter
.
In
that
after
the
sixtie
and
two
seuens
CHRIST
shal
be
killed
,
and
not
for
himselfe
:
thereupon
the
Citie
and
holy
place
shall
hee
destroy
,
the
GOVERNORS
own
people
to
come
:
and
their
ende
shal
be
with
a
Flood
:
and
at
the
ende
of
warre
,
it
shall
haue
a
finall
iudgement
to
desolation
.
But
he
shal
confirme
the
Testament
for
manie
the
last
Seauen
:
when
in
HALFE
THAT
SEAVEN
he
shall
finish
the
Sacrifice
&
Oblation
.
Afterwards
by
an
Armie
abhominable
he
shall
make
a
desolation
:
euen
till
vtter
destruction
and
finall
Iudgement
flowe
vpon
the
desolate
.
The
iudgement
of
Henrie
Wolphius
touching
Beroaldus
,
may
fitly
be
ioyned
here
.
THe
fourth
Article
of
the
time
changed
,
being
the
seuenth
of
the
olde
testament
,
conteineth
foure
hundred
and
ninetie
yeares
,
Daniels
seauentie
weekes
.
It
beginneth
from
the
first
yeare
of
Cyrus
,
and
endeth
in
the
ioyfull
&
most
famous
Iubilee
of
all
Iubilees
,
in
the
yeare
wherein
Christ
suffred
,
being
the
truth
of
that
type
or
figure
.
Daniels
words
concerning
those
seauentie
seauen
are
diuerselie
interpreted
by
the
learned
:
but
in
my
iudgement
of
all
other
most
learnedlie
and
most
truelie
hath
Matthew
Beroald
,
in
his
Cronicle
deliuered
the
minde
of
the
Prophet
.
The
seuentie
begins
from
the
going
foorth
of
the
Word
,
to
repaire
and
reedifie
Ierusalem
,
to
wit
of
that
Word
which
is
set
down
in
the
second
of
the
Chr.
and
the
last
.
verse
.
Neither
from
anie
other
time
can
this
beginning
be
set
down
:
for
the
Citie
&
Temple
are
not
repayred
in
one
yere
.
Furthermore
,
when
the
Prophet
diuideth
the
seuens
into
two
parts
,
into
seuen
and
sixtie
and
two
seauens
:
the
first
Seuen
he
referres
to
the
troublesome
times
,
in
the
which
the
street
&
ditch
are
said
to
be
renued
and
built
againe
:
which
is
certainlie
knowen
to
haue
been
finished
in
fortie
and
nine
yeares
.
Thirdly
,
he
doth
so
interpret
the
words
of
the
Prophet
(
that
is
,
And
after
sixtie
and
two
seauens
Christ
shal
be
killed
)
that
he
saith
these
seuens
be
ended
in
the
passion
of
Christ
,
and
after
this
that
there
was
nothing
to
be
looked
for
,
but
a
finall
destruction
and
desolation
of
the
Citie
and
Temple
;
all
which
are
most
notorious
.
And
in
the
24.
ver.
he
doth
so
describe
the
ende
of
the
seuens
,
that
it
cannot
otherwise
be
vnderstood
then
to
fall
out
in
the
passion
of
Christ
.
For
he
saith
,
To
consume
impietie
,
to
shut
vp
sinne
,
to
purge
iniquitie
,
to
bring
in
euerlasting
iustice
,
to
fulfil
vision
&
prophet
,
&
to
annoint
the
Holie
of
Holiest
.
Who
knoweth
not
that
these
things
wer
performed
when
Christ
said
,
All
things
are
finished
?
To
conclude
that
which
is
said
,
And
in
the
halfe
of
the
seauen
he
shall
cause
to
cease
oblation
and
sacrifice
,
is
trulie
expounded
of
Christs
preaching
which
he
began
in
the
fourth
yeare
of
the
last
seauen
.
To
this
may
be
added
a
parcell
of
Bucholcerus
words
touching
the
exposition
of
the
last
halfe
seuen
for
the
vse
of
them
that
little
are
acquainted
with
this
part
of
Scripture
:
but
some
words
of
his
where
the
matter
well
suffereth
,
shal
be
omitted
:
such
as
would
require
a
long
speach
vpon
them
.
LEt
vs
come
to
the
declaration
of
the
residue
of
the
9.
of
Daniel
,
in
the
which
the
ende
of
the
seuentie
seuens
is
described
.
The
first
seauen
seauens
are
49.
yeares
,
because
euerie
seauen
conteineth
seauen
yeares
.
Those
former
49.
yeares
runne
out
vnder
Esdra
and
Nehemias
reedifying
the
Temple
.
To
these
let
there
be
added
sixtie
and
two
seauens
,
that
is
to
say
434
▪
yeare
,
&
they
surmouut
vnto
sixtie
and
nine
weekes
,
or
483.
There
remaineth
one
seauen
,
that
is
the
last
seauen
:
in
the
halfe
whereof
Christ
did
teach
three
yeare
&
a
halfe
,
till
by
his
death
vpon
the
crosse
he
purged
sinne
and
ended
the
seuens
.
Diuersitie
of
exposition
grewe
by
reason
of
this
;
He
shall
confirme
the
couenant
for
manie
in
one
seauen
.
For
that
the
seauenth
yeare
,
or
last
of
the
last
seauen
might
be
complete
:
manie
haue
extended
the
ende
of
the
seauens
,
vnto
the
preaching
of
the
Apostles
,
and
to
the
4.
yeare
after
the
death
of
Christ
.
Others
haue
been
of
another
opinion
.
We
(
by
their
fauour
)
doo
thinke
that
Daniel
plainlie
pointed
out
the
person
and
the
course
of
life
of
the
onely
Messias
,
&
that
by
great
aduise
the
last
seuen
is
deriued
from
all
the
former
.
For
the
halfe
of
the
last
seauen
doth
belong
vnto
the
Messias
and
to
his
wonderfull
workes
:
that
seauen
tolde
the
Messias
to
be
come
,
in
that
seauen
Christ
the
Annoynted
began
to
teach
,
he
established
a
new
lawe
and
abrogated
the
olde
,
hee
tooke
away
sinne
,
cleansed
iniquitie
,
fulfilled
the
prophecies
,
he
finished
the
work
of
redemption
and
brought
eternall
righteousnes
.
Neither
can
these
seuens
which
Daniel
here
mentioneth
,
be
ascribed
vnto
the
Apostles
,
that
is
,
to
cleanse
sinne
,
to
take
away
iniquitie
,
to
bring
righteousnes
;
for
this
is
the
dutie
of
the
onely
Messias
:
to
the
finishing
whereof
,
Daniel
saith
the
last
seuen
is
appointed
:
and
he
saith
this
twice
,
first
generallie
and
then
speciallie
.
Generallie
,
He
shal
confirme
the
couenant
in
one
seauen
.
Speciallie
,
In
the
halfe
of
the
seauen
he
shall
make
to
cease
the
Sacrifice
.
So
that
is
generall
,
After
62.
weekes
Christ
shal
be
slaine
.
Where
it
might
be
doubted
,
whether
immediately
after
the
62.
weekes
fullie
ended
,
the
Messias
was
to
be
slaine
.
The
particular
therefore
which
teacheth
the
confirmation
of
the
couenant
or
Christs
preching
to
be
tied
to
the
half
of
the
last
seuen
,
expoundeth
the
generalitie
of
both
.
Therefore
it
is
not
Daniels
meaning
,
He
will
confirme
the
couenant
in
one
seauen
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
last
yet
running
out
and
continuing
.
Yet
least
the
time
of
Christs
ministerie
shuld
be
referred
vnto
all
the
last
seauen
,
or
to
the
beginning
thereof
;
he
addeth
by
way
of
correction
,
in
the
halfe
of
the
last
seauen
:
that
at
once
hee
might
teach
Christs
ministery
should
bee
referred
to
the
last
half
of
the
last
seauen
.
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*
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*
Though
many
Translaters
runne
on
the
middle
of
the
seauen
:
yet
many
the
eldest
and
the
late
,
follow
the
proprietie
of
the
Hebrue
word
:
which
most
often
is
taken
for
halfe
,
&
neuer
for
middle
,
but
when
the
matter
forceth
that
signification
.
But
the
whole
sum
of
490.
yeare
here
suffreth
it
not
to
be
wrested
.
Otherwise
,
if
3.
yere
&
a
halfe
be
reckoned
from
the
beginning
of
that
seauen
,
and
be
ended
in
the
midst
thereof
;
seauentie
weekes
should
not
be
accomplished
but
69.
seauens
&
a
halfe
that
is
487.
yere
,
not
490.
Reuerent
Beda
saw
this
:
who
in
his
booke
of
the
account
of
times
the
7.
chapter
,
writeth
after
this
manner
;
Christ
was
not
staine
immediately
after
the
62.
seauens
,
but
in
the
ende
of
the
seuentieth
seauen
:
which
so
farre
as
we
can
coniecture
he
separated
from
the
other
,
because
he
was
to
speak
more
of
this
hereafter
.
For
both
Christ
was
crucified
in
that
,
and
of
a
faithlesse
people
he
was
denied
,
not
onely
at
his
passion
,
but
continuallie
from
the
time
when
Iohn
began
to
preach
him
.
The
halfe
of
the
last
seauen
was
the
15
yeare
of
Tiberius
Caesar
,
when
after
the
baptisme
of
Christ
,
the
cleansing
by
sacrifices
amongst
the
faithfull
began
to
be
contemned
.
Thus
farre
Beda
.
More
of
Bucholcerus
the
Reader
may
fetch
from
himself
.
The
Conclusion
.
This
Treatise
was
thought
needfull
in
this
time
,
wherein
some
would
make
this
Prophecie
of
Dan.
9
to
bee
worse
than
nothing
:
as
speaking
of
a
certaine
number
of
yeres
,
to
mens
opinion
hethertoo
,
but
not
so
to
bee
vnderstood
.
Therein
the
Iewes
woulde
triumph
ouer
all
Christians
,
that
viged
this
prophecie
for
describing
Christs
time
:
and
Christian
should
ken
small
thankes
for
that
newe
opinion
,
as
also
little
to
them
that
cannot
see
this
point
to
be
of
speciall
vse
.
Here
Strangers
opinions
were
brought
,
to
stay
the
rashnes
of
the
vnlearned
,
who
thinke
all
things
new
that
they
know
not
.
The
Writer
of
the
obseruations
vpon
this
,
translated
by
I
▪
A.
(
a
friend
of
his
)
in
an
Apologie
of
his
owne
writeth
more
at
large
vppon
that
.
The
Lord
giue
iudgement
in
all
points
.
FINIS
.