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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A10519) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 7150) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 448:14) The iust reckenyng or accompt of the whole nomber of the yeares, from the beginnyng of the world vnto this present yere of. 1547 A certaine and sure declaracion that the world is at an ende. Of the last day of iudgement, or day of dome, and howe it shal come to passe. Translated out of the Germaine tonge into Englishe by Anthony Scoloker the .6. daye of July. Anno D[omi]ni. 1547. Scoloker, Anthony, fl. 1548. [14+] p. s.n., [London? : 1547] Imprint from STC. Printing sometimes attributed to Anthony Skoloker; cf. Freeman, Janet Ing, "Anthony Skoloker, the 'Just Reckoning printer' and the earliest Ipswich printing", Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, v.IX, part 5. Imperfect; lacks all after leaf A7. Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library. eng Judgement Day -- Early works to 1800. eebo The iust reckenyng or accompt of the whole nomber of the yeares, from the beginnyng of the world vnto this present yere of. 1547. A certaine and sure [no entry] 1547 16 2097 8 0 0 0 0 0 38.15 D The rate of 38.15 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2010-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2010-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2010-04 Sampled and proofread 2010-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

The iust reckenyng or accompt of the whole nomber of the yeares , from the beginnyng of the world vnto this presente yere of .1547 .

A certaine and sure declaracion that the world is at an ende .

Of the last day of iudgement , or day of dome , and howe it shal come to passe .

Translated out of the Germaine tonge into Englishe by Anthony Scoloker the .6 . daye of Iuly . Anno Dni. 1547.

Matthew . 25.

Watche therfore for ye knewe neither the daye nor yet the howre when the sonne of man ☞ shall come . ☜

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To the Reader .

FOrasmuch as many writers haue diuersly wrytten of the accompt of the time . Here haste thou ( gentle reader ) the iuste nomber of the yeares from the beginnyng of the world vnto this present yere of .1547 . diligently gathered out of the Bible .

Here hast thou also a certaine and sure declaracion that the daie of dome is at hand : not tha● we wil or can declare the very houre , Act. 1. as Christ sayth . Actes . 1. But to the intent that we shuld be ready at all times as true faithful seruantes which waite for the commyng of their Lord for he shall not tary but com● very shortly . Luke . 12. Therfore let vs watche and pray for we know neither houre nor time .

The nomber of the yeares brefely comprehended . FRom the begynnynge of the world vnto the floud , are .1656 . yeares . From the floud vnto the tyme that Abraham departed out of Chaldea , are .363 . yeares , and 10. daies . From Abrahams departing out of Chaldea til the Children of Israel went out of Egipt , are 400. and .30 . yeares . From the departyng of the children of Israel out of Egipt , till the first buildyng of the temple , or tyll the .4 . yere of the reigne of Salomon , are .4700 . yeares . From the first buyldynge of the Temple tyl the captyuitie of Babylon , are 419. yeres and 6. monethes . From the captyuitie af Babylon , tyl that Ierusalem was buylte agayne , are 143. yeres . From the tyme that Ierusalem was buylt agayne , tyl the Byrthe of our sauiour Christ , are 483. yeres .

From the byrth of Christ vnto this present yere are , 1547. Thus doth the wholl summe of the yeres from the begynnynge of the world , vnto this present yere of 47. amount to 5521. and somwhat more than halfe a yere .

The declaracion of the before named nomber , The first accompt . set forth at large , from the begynnynge of the world , to the tyme of the floud , are 1656. yeres , which are nombred after this maner foloinge . Genes. 5.

Adam , beyng of the age of 130. begatte Seth. Seth , beyng old 105 , Genes. 5. yeres begatte Enos . Enos , beinge olde 90. Genes. 5. yere begatte Cainan . Genes. 5. Cainan , being olde 60 yere , begatte Malalehel . Malalehel , being olde 65. Genes. 5. yeres begatte Iared . Iared , beyng olde 162. Genes. 5. begatte Enoch . Enoch , beyng olde 65 , Genes. 5. yere begatte Mathusalem . Mathusalem , beynge olde 97 , Genesis . 5. yere begatte Lamech . Lamech , beyng olde 182 , Genes. 5. yere begatte Noe. Noe was of the age of 600 , Genes. 7. yeres whan the floud was vpon the earthe .

This mounteth al in one summe 1656 yeares .

From the floud till the tyme that Abraham went out of Chaldea , are .363 . yeares and .10 . daies whiche are nombred thus .

Genesis . 8. The floud continued a yere and , 10. daies . Genes. 11. Sem the sonne of Noe begatt Arphaxat 2. yere after the floud . Genes. 11. Arphaxat beyng olde .35 . yere begatte Sale . Genes. 11. Sale , beyng old .30 . yere begat Heber . Genes. 11. Heber , beyng olde .34 . yere begatte Phalech . Genes. 11. Phalech , beynge olde .30 . yere begatte Reu. Genes. 11. Reu , beyng olde .37 . yere begat Saruch . Genes. 11. Saruch , being old .30 . yere begatte Nachor . Nachor , beyng olde 29. yere begatte Thare . Genes. 11. Thare , beyng olde .70 . yere , Genes. 11. begatte Abraham . Abraham , beyng olde .70 . Genes. 11. yere departed out of Vr.

From Abrahams departing out of Chaldea tyll that the chyldren of Israell went out of Egipte , are .430 . The third accompt . yere whiche are nombred thus .

Abraham was fiue yere at Charam in the .705 . Genesis . 12. yere departed he from thens . In the .25 . Gene. 1● . yere of his departynge from thens ( which was in the .100 . yere of his age ) he begatte Isaac . Isaac being olde .3 . Gene. 27. score yere begatte Iacob . Gene. 47. Iacob was old 130 , yere when he with al his family & houshold went into Egypt . Act. 7. Hereof must be rebated 80 , yeres , for so olde was Moyses when he led the chyldren of Israell out of Egypt . The ouer plus or rest of the yeres , to say 130 , yeres must be deuyded of Moyses father & graundfather , namely Amram and Chath , so that Chath beynge olde 67 , yeres begatte Amram Moyses father : And Amram beyng 65 , yeres of age begatte Moyses , who led the children of Israel out of Egypt in the 80 , yere of his age .

Exod. 12. Galat. 3. This amounteth together to 430 , as it appereth Exod 12 , and Galath. 3.

From the goynge fourth out of Egypt tyl the first bylding of the The. 4. accompt . Temple , or tyll the , 4 , yere of the Reygne of Salomon are 480 , yere whiche must be counted thus , Deut. 1.

Moses reigned in the desert , 40 , yere , Iosue and Othoniel , 40 , yere , Iudic. 3. Aioth , 80 , yere , Iudic. 8. Delbora .40 . yere . Iudic. 8. Gedeon .40 . yere . Iudic. 9. Iudic. 10. Abimelech .3 . yere . Thola .22 . yere . Iudic. 10. Iudic. 10. After that were they .28 . yere without head , til the time of Iepthae . Iepthae reigned .6 . yere . Iudic. 12. Iudic. 12. Iudic , 12. Iudi. 12 Abessam .7 , yere , Elon , 10 , yere , Abdon , 8 , yere , Sampson , 20 , yere , Iudi. 16. 1. Samuel , 4 Heli was bothe Iudge & prest 40. yere . Samuel and Saul haue reigned , 40 , yere , Act. 3 2. Regum . 5. Dauid was 40. yere kynge . 3. Reg. 6. Salomon beganne to buylde the Temple in the fourth yere of his reygne .

This amounteth to gether to 470. yere , whiche are also so nombred 3. Regum . 6.

The fifth accompt . From the first buyldyng of the Temple , tyl the captyuytie of Babilon , are 419. yeres and 6. monethes which must be rekened thus .

5. Regum . 11. Salomon reigned yet 63. yeres . 1. Paril . 12. Roboam 17. yere . 2. Paral. 13. Abia 3. yere . 3. Reg. 15. 3. Reg. 22. Asa 41. yere Iosaphat 25. yere . 2. Para. 21. Ioram 8. yere . 4. Reg. 8. Ochosias 1. yere 4. Reg. 11. 4. Reg. 12. Athalia was 7. yere Quene . Ioas ' 40 yere . 4. Regum . 14. Amasias 29. yere Osias 52. yere , 4. Reg. 15. Ioatham 16. yere . 4. Reg. 15. Achas 16. yere . 4 Reg. 16. 4. Reg. 18. Ezechias 29. yere Manasses 55. yere . 4. Reg. 21. Amon 2. yere . 4. Reg. 21. 4. Reg. 22. Iosyas 31. yere . Ioachas 3. monethes . 4. Reg. 23. Ioakim Eliachim 9. yere . 4. Reg. 23. 4. Reg. 34. Ioachim Iochonias 3. monethes In whose tyme beganne the Captyuitye of Babylon in the 11. yere of zedechia whan the temple and cytye was burned as apereth in the 1. Matt. 1. chap. of Mat. and also in the 24 , and 25. Iere. 24.25 . chapter of Hieremy the prophet .

Which amounteth al in one some 419. yeres and 6. monethes .

From the captiuitye of Babylon til the buyldyng againe of Ierusalem , are 143. yere . The sixte accompt .

Iere. 24.25 . The Captiuitie continued .60 , yere . 1 , Esdra , 1 , In the first yere of the reigne of king Cyrus were the captiues or prisōers deliuerd , In the second yere of Cirus , 1 , Esdra , 2 , men beganne to build the Temple . In the .46 . 1 , Esdra , 6 , yere was the temple complete & finished that is in the 6 , yere of the reigne of king Darius . Nehemias , 2 In the , 20 , yere of his reigne , was Nehemias released , and came for to build the citie .

In the .22 . Nehem , 5 , yere of Darius was the citie finished , so that the nomber of yeres of the buildyng again of the Temple are , 26 , which amounteth togither to 143. yere .

The , 7 , accompt . From the buildyng againe of Ierusalem til the comming of Christ are .483 , yere , which are nombred thus .

It is written in the , 9 , Chap of Daniell , of the goyng for the or procedyng of the word ( that is to saye ) from the tyme that Ierusalem shall be buylte agayne tyll the time of the true Messias and Sauiour Christ are .67 . wekes , Note this wel , Lu , 25 and one weke is counted here for .7 . yere as it appeareth , Leuiticus . 25. Thus make , 67 , wekes . 483 , yere , and so manye yeares is it from the reigne of Darius , til the 42 , yere of the reigne of Augustus , in which yere Christ was borne . Thus the noumber of the yeres from the beginnynge of the worlde tyll the byrthe of Christe are .3 , thousande , 974 , & lyttell more than halfe a yere , and from the byrthe of Christ tyll this present yere of , 47 , is clere and manyfest inough . So that from the begynnyng of the worlde vnto this present yere , are 5521. yere & somewhat more then halfe a yere .

Of the ende of the world , and of the daye of dome or Iudgement .

I wyll not here go about to serche out the very hour of the Iudgement ( for God 〈◊〉 in his powre , hath hydden the same ) but manyfestly declare that the day is euen at hand .

ELyas hath spoken tha● the worlde shulde stand aboute 6000. yere , whic● nombre is deuyded after thi● maner 2000 yere voyde wit●out anye lawe .