Sacred Chronologie, Drawn by Scripture Evidence al-along that vast body of Time, (containing the space of almost four thousand Years) From the Creation of the WORLD, to the Passion of our Blessed SAVIOUR.

By the help of which alone, sundry Difficult Places of Scripture are unfolded: and the meanest Capacity may im­prove that holy Record with abundance of delight and pro­fit: being enabled thereby to refer each several Historie and material Passage therein contained to its proper Time and Date.

By R. D. M. D.

1 Pet. 1.10, 11.

Of which Salvation the Prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the Grace that should come unto you.

Searching what or what manner of Time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie, when it testified before-hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

LONDON, Printed by James and Joseph Moxon, for Stephen Bowtell, at the Sign of the Bible in Popes-head Alley. 1648.

To the Worshipfull • My much Honoured Fa­ther Roger Drake, Esquire. , and • My Honoured Uncle Tho. Burnell, Esquire. 

Worshipfull and much Honoured,

ITs not the desire of Protection (the common Theam of such Epistles) but sence of dutie and the bond of gratitude puts me upon this Inscription. Truth needs no Patron, Errour deserves none. To wave there­fore such complements; My designe in this Prologue is a thankfull acknowledgement of that great debt brought upon me by each of you, which I can never satisfie. To the one I owe (under God) my being, and well being; to the other, the dearest Compani­on of my Life; to both my Name and Posterity. Vnworthy were I either of life or name, should I not endeavour (according to my poore model) to perpetuate their being and memorie, to whom I am an e­ternal debtour for both. This only were motive enough to extort a publick acknowledgement. But I cannot smother in silence an other Favour (shall I say not inferiour to either of the former? Gods blessing upon poore and unworthy indeavours may make it farre su­periour) that in the last great turne of my Life, wherein I seemed unto many a signe and a wonder, by relinquishing that Honourable Profession of Physick, to attend upon an higher Calling (though very mean in the eyes of the World) neither of you did interpose to di­vert me from that designe, though carnal arguments were not want­ing to have made each of you improve your utmost Authoritie for the stifling of such a motion in the very birth. I am not ignorant under what extream contempt and discouragement the Ministery lies at present: Nor can I be so stupid as not to apprehend how my own credit lies at the stake, as if Consciousnes of inabilitie in the pra­ctice of Physick made me digresse to the function of the Ministerie. For the answering of which cavil I am not very solicitous, but wil­lingly [Page]in this point lay my credit at their feet who excel in that facul­tie both at home and abroad, and upon former tryal made, know best what to judge. But certainly had consciousnes of inabilitie diverted me from Phisick, I should have had but very poor incouragement to the Ministerie, which as it is far more difficult than Physick or any other Facultie in its own nature, so considering the infinite discouragements both from without and within, I had little ground to hope it would prove more easie or advantagious than the practice of Physick, espe­cially since this and other callings gain much credit and profit by faith­fullnes and diligence; but the Ministery never looses more with the world than when its exercised with most pains and faithfulnes. For my own part, as the former pompe and splendour of the Clergie did not intice me, so the present outward basenesse thereof doth not dis­courage me; but silencing all carnal Objections, I desire to be faith­full unto him that hath called me, and so to walk in this waighty im­ployment, as at lust (through Gods mercy) I may give up a comforta­ble account; for which I begge your earnest Prayers, and rest

Your dutifull and loving Son and Nephew, ROGER DRAKE.

THE PREFACE.

AS all the Promises, Prophesies, Ceremonies, Genealogies, &c. had a special reference unto Iesus Christ, as their body, center, end, accom­plisher; so doth this our Chronologie, which be­gins in the first and ends in the second Adam: To him we desire to conduct the Reader, and there to leave him, even with Christ, who is the only aim, hope, and rest of all true Believers.

The designe of the Authour was as much as may be, to find out Truth, for his own satisfaction, and to clear up truth unto the mean­est capacities, who by the help of this poor little peece, may in the cast of an eye finde out almost infinite Truths, which without the helpe of these parallel Tables will haply puzzle the best Chronolo­gers, and be almost impossible for meaner capacities to collect by their own industry.

By this it will appear, that innumerable (and that most solid) consequences may be enforced from Scripture grounds, which yet appear not in the surface of the Text, but may be digged out of the Mine of the Scriptures by pious study and industry. And in a word, By vertue of this helpe, thou maiest read the whole Scri­pture with abundance of delight and profit, as being able to referre every remarkable passage to its proper time and Date. Who knows not how necessary Chorography and Chronologie are to Hi­story, [Page]from which, if you abstract Time and Place, it seems to be without Head or Tail, and sounds more like a Fable then a true Narrative.

For thy better understanding and improving the ensuing Chrono­logical Tables, know that the Norma or Compasse, by which wee steere in measuring that vast body of Time, from the Creation unto Christ) is the lives of the Patriarchs, Kings and Prophets, as they ly single or parallel together: (which indeed are well stiled, by learned Broughton, The Day star of the Narration,) and afterwards, the years of captivitie and Daniels seventy weeks of yeers, which we fully beleeve do expire with the death of Christ. Every page contains seven weeks, that is nine and forty years, in which, where the lives are single or thin, we note the succession of them, two, three or four times in the same page: yea in the first page, the line of Adams life is noted five times; one hundred and thirty years of his life being past before any Patriarch is joyned as parallel with him. In the next columne to their lives, (either single or parallel) are noted the Sabatical years, or the weeks of the world, the letter [S] being affixed to the top of the colume: and in the same colume, immediately under the letter [S] are noted the Jubilies of the World; and afterwards of Canaan, which run pa­rallel with the Jubilees of the World. In the third colume noted at the top with the letter [W] you have the years of the World, marked at every ten years distance.

The hundred and twenty years of Gods patience to the old World spoke of in Gen. 6.3. is noted page 25. in a distinct co­lume, to page 27. then follows a new Aera or Period of time from the Floud, which hapned Anno Mundi 1657. and page 36. a New period of the Promise, and another of Circumcision in the same page: and page 45. is noted the Aera of the Lamb or Passe­over: and in the next page the Aera of Canaan entred. Page 54. is noted the Aera of Salomons Temple: and page 55. the Aera of the division, when the Kingdom was rent from Salomon in Rehoboham, and ten Tribes were given to Ieroboam. All these seven periods of time, (besides that of the Creation,) are famous in Scipture; and are noted distinctly in their several columns, as [Page]they fall in one after another, being prefixed before the columnes of the Patriarchs, &c. Besides those three great Aeraes or Periods, so famous in prophane Chronologie, namely, Aera Olympica, Vrbis conditae & Nabonassaris, noted page 59. and 60.

These things being premised, it will not be difficult for the Rea­der to finde out, in what year of the World, or in what year of those famous Periods, any remarkable passage fell out in Scripture: yet the better to help the Reader, I have given him a view of alto­gether in the ensuing draught.

  W.
Adam130130
Seth105235
Enos90325
Kenan70395
Mahalaleel65460
Jared162622
Enoch65687
Methusalah187874
Lamech1821056
Noah5021558
Shem1001658
Arphaxad351693
Selah301723
Eber341757
Peleg301787
Reu321819
Serug301849
Nahor291878
Terah1302008
Abraham1002108
Isaack602168
Jacob912259
Joseph1102369
Void592428
Moses1202548
Joshuah172565
Othniel402605
Ehud and Shamgar802685
Deborah402725
Gideon402765
Abimelech32768
Tolah232791
Jair222813
Jephtah62819
Ibsan72826
Elon102836
Abdon82844
Samson202864
Eli402904
Samnel and Saul402944
David402984
Solomon403024
Division3903414
Captivitie513465
Daniels weeks4903955

Adde to these the seven famous Aeraes, mentioned in the Scripture.

  W.
From the Creation to the Floud,16561656
Promise4222078
Circumcision292107
Passeover4012508
Canaan402548
Temple4402988
Division363024

The Reader may haply wonder, why in this Table I note but fiftie one yeers of the captivity of Babylon. The reason is, because nineteen yeers currant of those seventy yeers run parallel with the nineteen last of Ezekiels three hundred ninety yeers, containing the space from the division, to the Captivitie of Zedekiah, and the burning of Solomons Temple. See Ezekiel, 4.5. Substract nine­teen out of seventy yeers, there rests fifty one yeers, the just space of the Captivity, from the 11. of Zedekiah ending; which indeed was the third Captivity: the first hapning in the fourth of Jehoia­kim: the second, about the 11. of Jehoiakim ending.

Take one or two instances to clear the use of the fore-going di­rections, for a right understanding of the parallel lives in the Chro­nological Tables.

Adam lived to see eight Patriarchs, namely till Lamech was fifty six yeer old. I would know how old each of the Patriarchs were, when Lamech was born. For answer, turn to page 12. You shall find that at the birth of Lamech, Adam was eight hundred seventie and four yeers old. Seth, seven hundred fourtie and four yeers old. Enos, six hundred thirty and nine yeers old. Kenan, five hundred fourty and nine yeers old. Mahalaleel, four hundred seventy and nine yeers old. Iared, four hundred and fourteen yeers old. Enoch, two hundred fiftie and two yeers old. Methuselah, one hundred eighty and seven yeers old. All those yeers of their lives lying in one parallel line, (from the left hand to the right) with the yeer of Lamecks birth, which fell out toward the end of the hundred twen­ty and fifth week of the world, each week containing the space of seven yeers. By the same rule you may find out the concent of any of their yeers, and that in effect, as certainly as if the Scripture had said in express terms, that when Lamech was born, Adam was eight hundred seventy and four yeers old, &c. Which yet must not be understood to a moneth and day, (since it is not probable all the Patriarchs were born in one and the same moneth and day of the yeer) but that a great part of each of their yeers ran parallel; as hap­ly, nine, ten, or eleven moneths. And this Latitude must needs be granted us, because the Scripture notes onely the yeer, not the moneth and day in which each Patriarch was born, and where the [Page]Holy Ghost is silent, we must not be curious. Its enough for us to be as wise as God would have us; Nay, I am confident, not all the skill of all the men in the world, from the beginning to the end of the world, will be able to find out all Truths contained in Scrip­ture, either directly, or by consequence: but the full opening of the Book of Scripture, and the Book of Providence, will be a great part of the Saints work and happiness in Heaven. So that we may well conclude with David, Psalm. 119.96. That Gods command­ment is exceeding broad. If the Chronologie of Scripture, (one of its meanest parts) contain almost infinite consequences; what shall we think of the whole Scripture? which though never so often read, yet still (like God the Author) affords us new varieties, so as at every reading you shall observe some thing which you knew not before. Express places are like ripe fruit that may be eaten pre­sently, but consequences are like the fruit in the seed, or like fire in the flint virtually, not formally in the Text: yet as sure as that which is in express terms, so the deduction be right. For instance, Gen. 5.3. the Scripture saith expresly, Adam was an hundred and thirty yeers old, and begat Seth: from whence I infer that if Adam were an hun­dred and thirty yeers old at Seths birth, then he was an hundred thir­ty and five yeers old, when Seth was five yeers old; and a hundred fourty and five yeer old, when Seth was fifteen yeers old, &c. be­cause five yeers being added to an hundred and thirty make just a hundred and thirty five yeers, and fifteen yeers being added to 130 make an hundred and fourty five yeers. Yet its no where said in Scripture, that Adam was an hundred and five yeers old, when Seth was five yeers old, &c. onely its proved by consequence, by way of syllogism, whereof one Proposition is grounded upon express Scripture, the other upon sence and experience; from both which infallible premises the conclusion must flow of necessity, and can­not be denied. I clear it thus by an hypotheticall syllogism. If Adam were an hundred and thirty five yeers old when Seth was born, then he was an hundred and thirty five yeers old when Seth was five yeers old. Adam was an hundred and thirty yeers old. when Seth was born, Ergo, he was an hundred thirty and five years old when Seth was five yeers old. The minor or antecedent is express in Scrip­ture, [Page]onely its noted under the phrase of begetting; whence we may probably guesse, that Adam begat at the beginning of his hundred and thirtieth year, and Seth was born about the end of the same year: and so for the rest of the Patriarchs. Now to prove that all the perallel lives of the Patriarchs are set right, substract the yeers of the Son out of the Fathers age in the same line, and the remainder will be the just age of the Father, when he begat that Sonne. To take the former instance of Lamechs birth, Methuse­lah was a hundred eighty and seven yeers old when he begat La­mech; at the same time (Enoch Methuselahs father) was two hun­dred fifty and two yeers old. How prove I that will you say? Why, substract a hundred and eighty seven out of two hundred and fiftie two yeers, there rests sixty five yeers, the just age of Enoch when he begat Methuselah. Again, substract two hundred fifty and two yeers, (the age of Enoch) out of four hundred and fourteen, (the age of Jared at the same time;) there rest a hundred sixty and two yeers, the just age of Iared when he begat Enoch. There is the same reason of all the Parallel lives that run in a straight line from Father to Sonne. By this rule I conclude the Parallels are set right, and a man but meanly versed in Arithmetick, may with abundance of delight upon occasion prove any of them.

There is the same reason of the eight famous periods mentioned in Scripture; to wit, Of the Creation, Floud, Promise, Circumci­sion: The Paschal Lamb, the entrance of Canaan, the Foundation of Solomons Temple, and the division or rending of the ten Tribes from Rehoboam. For by virtue of these Tables you may in the cast of an eye know in what yeer of any of these periods, any memora­ble accident fell out; If you can but tell in what yeer of a Patri­arch, King, Priest or Prophet it hapned. To instance in Iosiahs Passeover, which was kept in the eighteenth yeer of his reign; at which time also Ezekiels fourty yeers begin, mentioned Ezekiel 4.6. and end with the fourth or last captivitie in the three and twentieth yeer of Nebuchadnezzar, Ier. 52.30. see page 62. f. you shall find it fell out three thousand three hundred seventy and nine yeers from the Creation; one thousand seven hundred twentie and three yeers after the Floud; one thousand three hundred and one yeer after the [Page]Promise; one thousand two hundred seventy and two yeers after the Circumcision; eight hundred seventy and one yeer after the Passeover; eight hundred thirty and one yeers after the entrance into Canaan; three hundred ninety and one yeer after the founda­tion of the Temple; and three hundred fifty and five yeers after the division. Now to prove that Iosiahs Passeover hapned in those very yeers of the fore-named periods, substract the latter and lesser number from the greater number immediately foregoing, and you have the just space of time between it and the Aera immediately preceding, which may assure you they stand right. To clear this by the former instance, Iosiahs Passeover hapned three hundred fif­tie and five yeers after the division: this may be proved by ocular demonstration from the several weeks of yeers, or ten yeers spa­ces of each period reaching unto that date rightly observed and reckoned; and so may all the rest: In which you may be further confirmed by substracting the lesser period out of the greater im­mediately fore-going, which leaves the just distance between those two periods: Substract then three hundred fiftie and five out of three hundred ninetie and one, there rest thirtie six yeers between the Temple and division. Again, substract three hundred ninetie and one out of eight hundred thirty and one, there rest foure hun­dred and fourtie yeers between Canaan entred, and the Temple founded. Yet further, substract eight hundred thirty and one, out of eight hundred seventy and one, there rest fourty yeers between Canaan entred and the Passeover: and three hundred ninety and one, out of eight hundred seventy and one, there rest four hundred and eighty yeers between the Paschal Lamb and the Temple foun­ded. 1 Kings 6.1. A very memorable period, and of great use in sacred Chronology.

Again, substract eight hundred seventy and one out of one thou­sand two hundred seventy and two, there rest four hundred and one yeers between Circumcision and the Passeover. And if yet you substract one thousand two hundred seventy and two, out of one thousand three hundred and one, there rest twenty nine yeers between the Promise and Circumcision. Substract yet fur­ther, one thousand three hundred and one, out of one thousand [Page]seven hundred twenty three, there rest foure hundred twenty two yeers between the Floud and the Promise made to Abraham. Last­ly, substract one thousand seven hundred twenty three out of three thousand three hundred seventy nine, there rest one thousand six hundred fifty six yeers between the Creation and the Floud, which hapned Anno mundi, 1657. currant: but I reckon these great periods by compleat yeers, which periods are so exactly noted in every page, as upon strict examination thou shalt find they fail not one yeer in observing their true distances one from another. Con­sult then, but the Table of those great periods set down for thy ease in the second page of the Preface, and then to prove the true site of every Period, substract the lesser (as before) from the greater; thou wilt find the just distance of yeers between each of them so pun­ctually observed; as will not onely discover their truth, but also breed in thee abundance of delight and profit. And in truth, if but one yeer in any of these parallels be set false, all that follow after it in the same connexion, must needs be false also. By these Ta­bles thou mayest perceive that Shem, Arphaxad, Selah or Eber, (though most probably Shem) any of them might be Melchize­deck, since every of them lived beyond the birth of ishmael; and one of them, namely Eber out-lived Abraham himself. Now Ish­mael was not born till after Melchizedeck met Abraham, and that probably some yeers. In a word, almost infinite varieties of Truth may with ease be found out by the help of these Tables, which without them would be very difficult for the best Chronologiers to fathom.

One thing more I cannot passe without honoutable mention, namely that famous and most artificial Julian Period, made up of the three Cycles multiplied one by the other. The whole Period contains seven thousand nine hundred and eighty yeers. Let us sup­pose it to be a solid body of time, having three dimensions; the length twenty eight, which is the circle of the Sunne: the bredth nineteen, which is the circle of the Moon, or the Golden Number: The thickness fifteen, which is the circle of the Indiction. Multi­ply twenty eight the length, by nineteen the bredth; and the pro­duct of both these (five hundred thirtie two, the Dyonysian Period) [Page]by fifteen the thickness, the total is seven thousand nine hundred and eighty, the Julian Period. The use of it is excellent in Chrono­logie; for by it alone being rightly set, you may find out the yeer of the world, or any or all of the three Cycles: And the three Cy­cles being given, you may find any yeer of the world, or of the Julian Period. Chronologers suppose it to begin seven hundred sixty four yeers before the Creation. The reason is, because they take it for granted, that our Saviours Conception or Birth, hapned Anno. Mundi 3949. In which yeer of the world the Cycle of the Sunne was nine, the Golden Number one, the Roman Indiction three. Now these three Cycles concur in no yeer of the Julian Pe­riod, but the four thousand seven hundred and thirteenth, which therefore runs parallel with Anno Mundi, 3949. which being sub­stracted from four thousand seven hundred thirteen, their rest seven hundred sixty four yeers, the just date of the Julian Period when the world began. Haply upon this supposition of our Saviours Birth, Anno Mundi, 3949. do our Almanack-makers ground the change of the three Cycles every yeer, as they may find out the E­pact, by multiplying the Golden Number by eleven, and dividing it by thirty the common age of the Moon, the remainer after di­vision is the Epact, and if nought remain then the Epact is thirty. For example, This yeer of our Lord being 1646. the Gol­den Number is thirteen, which multiplyed by eleven, the Product is one hundred forty three, and this being divided by thirty, there rest twenty three, the Epact for this yeer, according to the Julian Account. In like manner to find out the three Cycles; Suppose for present our Saviour was born Anno Mundi, 3949. add to it the yeer of our Lord, 1646. and 764. the date of the Julian Period be­fore the world began, the total is 6359. which yeer of the Julian Period runs now parallel with the persent yeer of our Lord, 1646. and with the present yeer of the World, 5595. according to the former supposition. Now to find out the three Cycles; Divide six thousand three hundred ninety five, the present Julian Period by twenty eight, your remainder is three. Again, divide it by nine­teen, your remainder is thirteen: Once more divide it by fifteen, your remainder is fourteen; so that you have three for the Cycle of [Page]the Sunne; thirteen for the Cycle of the Moon, and fourteen for the Cycle of the Indiction this present yeer, according to the ordi­nary account. Now because we conceive that our Saviour was born, An. Mundi 3919. ending, thirtie yeers sooner than the ordi­nary account; we must of necessity either alter the three Cycles, or begin the date of the Julian Period thirty yeers sooner than the or­dinary Account, namely, four hundred ninety four yeers before the Creation: which as it is easie and safe, so its warranted by the example of the best Chronologers, who alter the date thereof, as themselves think best. Nor is there any absurditie in it (so they keep to that date they set themselves) since this Period is not Natu­ral, but Artificial: which is one reason I note it not in my Chrono­logical Tables. Let us then take it for granted, that our Saviour was born Anno Periodi Iul. 4713. Let the yeer of our Saviours Birth be what it will in regard of the age of the World; whether 3949. or 3919. or any other, be sure to fasten it and make it run parallel with the four thousand seven hundred and thirteenth yeer of the Julian Period, and the three Cycles will be still the same without variation, as they are now in the ordinary Account, and have been reckoned to be from the Birth of our Saviour: And better a great deal alter the Julian Period, than the three Cycles, which might haply breed great confusion in the notation of Time: It be­ing in this case, as it is in divers terms of Art, which though very improper, yet must be kept; least by loosing the terms, we con­found our selves, and lose also the sence of Authors.

But to passe this, and to draw to a conclusion. The Weeks and Yeers of the World, as well as the Jubilees, may be proved (as the rest) by ocular Demonstration, and likewise do mutually prove each other. For instance, page 73. f. The first yeer of our Savi­ors life runs parallel with Anno Mundi, 3920. and with the last or Sabatical yeer of the five hundred sixtieth week of the World immediately fore-going the eightieth Jubilee. Now to prove they are set right; multiply 560. by 7. which is a weeks of yeers, or 80. by 49. which is a Jubilee containing 7. weeks of yeers: the Pro­duct of each is 3920. yeers, the just age of the World when our Saviour was one yeer old. Or divide that yeer of the World by 49. [Page]the Quotient is 80. the Jubilee which immediately followed our Saviours Birth: As also if you divide that week of the World in which our Saviour was born, by 7 which makes a week of yeers, the Quotient is still eighty as before: whence you may certainly conclude they are all rightly set. The same reason is there of any yeer, week, or Jubilee of the world, which by this means may in like manner be proved with no lesse certainty, then delight, by any who hath but so much skill in Arithmetick as will inable him to add, substract, multiply, and divide.

This I conceive may be sufficient for the right understanding and use of the Tables, the benefit whereof thou wilt better value by thy own experience in the study of Chronology, then I have either leisure or pleasure to instruct thee. What truth thou findst in them, own it as a beam of Light sent from the onely Fountain of Truth: what errors, excuse and pardon them in the Author, who did his honest indeavour with no mean pains to find out Truth, though he neither can nor dare exempt himself from the common condition of man, namely to be subject to error: nor doth he desire thee any further to trust him in this particular, then he is able to make good from solid Stripture grounds every parcel and link of this Chronolo­gical chain, from the first to the second Adam, with whom he leaves thee, as the onely center of rest and happiness; and who, after all the labours and sufferings of his people, will give them E­ternal Rest, and Immortal Glory.

POSTSCRIPT.

THe Reader may haply think me overconfident in my asser­tions about Points so intricate and controversal: To which I shall answer onely thus much. First, that the grounds upon which I build, upon serious and impartial consideration, seem to me irrefragable; besides the harmony of all the Parcels one with another, and especially the perfect consent of the seventie yeers captivity, and Daniels weeks with the weeks of the World. Second­ly, for the superstructure: if the foundation fall not, I have rea­son to be confident thereof, since its evident both by ocular De­monstration, and by the common Principles of Arithmetick, by which it may be proved as firmly and clearly, as any summe or total may by examining the particulars; yet do I not presume to bind any by my poore judgement, but he may by the help of these Tables fol­low what date he please, by adding or substracting the just diffe­rence of yeers between his and my Aera. For example, He who be­leevs Abraham was born when Terah was seventie yeers old, Let him substract sixtie yeers out of my date of Abrahams birth, and he hath the just yeer of the World, according to his own account. Again, he who beleevs the Promise was made to Abraham, being seventy five yeers old, Let him add five yeers to my date of the World, and he hath his own account, So of the rest. Its Truth I seek, and shall be willing to learn of any, nor desire further to be credited than Truth shall bear me out.

DIFFICULTIES IN SACRED CHRONOLOGIE, CONTROVERTED BY THE LEARNED.

1. SHem was neither Noahs first-born nor youngest Son, as ap­pears by comparing Gen. 9.24. and 10.21. He was born then when Noah was (not five hundred but) five hundred and two yeers old, as appears by the birth of Arphaxad, Gen. 11.10. Noah was six hundred and two yeers old two yeers after the Floud: At the same time Shem was one hundred yeer old: substract one hundred out of six hundred and two, there rest five hundred and two, the just age of Noah when Shem was born. Japhet was the eldest, Shem the second, and Cham the youngest, Genesis 9.24. Onely Shem is first named for dignity, Genesis 5.32.

2. The Promise was made to Abraham in Vr, and not in Ha­ran; when he was seventy year old, and not seventy five. That it was not in Haran but in Vr, appears by Acts 7.2, 3. that it was not when Abraham was seventy five yeer old, is as evident; because he was but seventy five yeers old at his departure from Haran, where yet he dwelt till his Fathers death, Acts 7.4. Gen. 12.4. Whence by the way, note that Abraham was born (not the seven­tieth, but) the hundred and thirtieth yeer of Terah at the soonest. He was seventie five yeer old when Terah was two hundred and five yeer old at his death; substract seventie five out of [Page]two hundred and five, there rest an hundred and thirtie, the just age of Terah when Abraham was born. Abraham then was not Terahs first born, but is named first (as Shem was) for dignitie, Gen. 11.26. Now to prove the Promise was made when Abra­ham was seventie yeers old; Note that the Israelites went out of Egypt (precisely to a night) at the end of four hundred and thirtie yeers. Exod. 12.40, 41. All which time Abraham and his seed so­journed in strange Lands, and were afflicted. Foure hundred yeers of this his seed was a sojourner. Gen. 15.13. that is, Isaack and his Posteritie. Acts 7.6. Isaack was born (and so began to so­journ) when Abraham was an hundred yeers old. The four hun­dred yeers then began at the end of Abrahams hundredth yeer, and end at the going out of Egypt, at which time also the four hundred and thirty yeers expire; and therefore must begin thirtie yeers be­fore the foure hundred yeers, that is, thirtie yeers before Abra­ham was an hundred yeer old. Substract then thirtie out of an hun­dred, there rest seventie, the just age of Abraham when the Pro­mise was made to him in Vr: Whence its further evident the Pro­mise was made to him at Spring; namely, the fourteenth or fif­teenth day of the Moneth Abib. They who begin the four hun­dred yeers at Ishmaels mocking, besides a plain errour, leave us at great uncertainties, since there is no Scripture-evidence at all when Ishmael mocked Isaack; and supposing (as they would) five yeer after Isaacks birth, it makes but a difference of five yeers, and the Aera of the Promise five yeers later.

3. Concerning the Aera or beginning of the Babylonish cap­tivity. Note there were foure captivities: First, in Nebu­chadnezzars first yeer which concurred with the third and fourth yeer of Jehoiakim, Jer. 25.1. and Daniel 1.1. The second, in the seventh yeer of Nebuchadnezzar. The third, in the eighteenth yeer of Nebuchadnezzar. The fourth in the twentie third yeer of Nebuchadnezzar, Jer. 52.28, 29.30. The Nations were to serve him, his sonne and his grand-child, Jer. 27.7. That is, Nebuchad­nezzar, Ev [...]lmerodach, and Belshazzar. I see not then why the first captivitie should not begin the seventie yeers, at which time di­vers of the Princes, and part of the Holy Vessels were carried to [Page] Babylon, Dan. 1.2, 3. The desolation of Ierusalem, Dan. 9.2. then began, as also of the whole land, and was at last accomplished under the fourth captivity after the death of Gedaliah; so that the whole land lay waste not above fourty seven yeers, God in mercy so moderating that great affliction of his people. They who begin the captivity at the carrying away of Iechonias, must of necessitie conclude, that some of the Vessels and Princes were held captive a­bove seventy yeers. And they who begin it not till the eleventh of Zedekiah, go likewise against the words of the Prophet, Jer. 29.10. who foretold but seventie yeers captivitie to them that were carri­ed away with Jechonias, of which indeed about seven or eight yeers were past when they came to Babylon, Jer. 25.1. and 27.6, 7. and Daniel 1.1.3.

4. The greatest controversie is about the beginning of Daniels seventy weeks. Had not profane Chronology contradicted, none I think would have doubted but that the seventy weeks of yeers be­gan when the seventy yeers of captivity ended. But the great diffi­culty is how to reconcile sacred and profane Chronologie. To me the Scripture seems to carrie it strongly, that the seventy weeks immediately followed the seventy yeers: which method ccord­ingly I have followed in this Chronologie, and that upon these grounds.

1. From the age of those who saw both Temples finished, Ez­ra 3.12. compared with Haggai 2.3. Suppose they were but ten yeer old at Zedekiahs captivity, add to that at least sixty two yeers of the seventy yeers captivity, beginning eight yeers before, and to this an hundred and eleven yeers, from the first of Cyrus, to the sixth of Darius Nothus, when the second Temple was finished. These men must be at least an hundred eighty and three yeers old, and so exceed the age of Isaack.

2. It appears further from the age of Ezra. his Father Seraiah, was slain by Nebuchadnezzar in the eleventh yeer of Zedekiah, 2 King. 25.18.21. compared with Ezra 7.1. and he with his brother Jehozadac went into captivitie, 1 Chron 6.14, 15. Suppose now Ezra to be a posthuma proles, and that he was carried captive in his mothers belly in the eleventh yeer of Zedekiah, you must make [Page]him at least sixty two yeers old at the end of the captivitie; (and according to some sixty nine yeers old) after which he lived at least to the twentieth of Artaxerxes Mnemon, as is evident by his be­ing present at the dedication of the wall Nehem. 12.36. For the building whereof, Nehemiah got leave of this King in the twentieth yeer of his Reign, Nehem. 2.1. The same Ezra also preached under the government of Nehemiah, Nehem. 8.1, 2. whose government lasted twelve yeers, Nehem. 13.6. compared with Nehem. 2.1. to the 32. of Artaxerxes. Now in what yeer of Nehemiah the wall was finished is uncertain. Suppose therefore Ezra lived but to the end of the twentieth yeer of Artaxerxes (which is the least can be imagined) from the first of Cyrus, to the twentieth of Ar­taxerxes Mnemon is 136. yeers at least: to which add sixty two yeers of Eraes age under the captivity, its apparent he lived at least an hundred ninety eight yeers, which how probable, let any indifferent man judge.

3. From that speech of the Jews to our Saviour, John 2.20. [Fourty and six yeers was this Temple a building,] which answers patt with that of Daniel 9.25. That from the Decree of Cyrus to Messias should be seven weeks of yeers; which cannot be un­derstood of Messias coming personally, but Typically. Now the Temple being a principal Type of Christ, was finished in the midst of the seventh week that is in the fourty sixth yeer after the return, as Messiah, whom it Typified, did both suffer, and was glorified in the midst of the seventieth or last week, Dan. 9.26, 27. Others, who make it to be about an hundred and eleven yeers from the foundation to the finishing of the Temple, have no way to salve that speech of the Jews. Iohn 2.20. but by flying to several intervals wherein the building of the Temple laid dead, and so would make us believe that fourty six yeers were spent in actual building of the Temple, which to me is improbable. For as they were laying the foundation, Ezra 3.8.10. and 4.1. The adversaries, whose malice would suffer them to loose no time, began betimes to hinder them, partly by weakning their hands by suits of Law, and partly by com­plaining to the King against them. Ezra, 4.4, 5.7.16. And verse 24. its expresly said, the work ceased till the second yeer of Darius, [Page]which agrees with Haggai 1.1. and Ezra 5. 1, 2. so that it is pro­bable, the work ceased from the laying of the foundation till the second yeer of Darius, in whose sixth yeer it was finished Ezra 6.15. and so probably about five or six yeers in actual building. And so by consequence that speech of the Jews must be took in this sense, that from the foundation to the finishing of the second Temple was but fourty six yeers: and by proportion from the first of Cyrus, to the sixth of Darius Nothus were not above fourty seven yeers by sacred Chronologie, which yet by profane Chronologie is an hun­dred and twelve yeers. And in truth the Olympiads themselves, by which Historians measured the raigns of their Kings, are much doubted and questioned by Plutarch in the very beginning of his Numa p. 60. B.

4. From the answer of the Angel Gabriel to Daniel, Dan. 9.25. For first, the Angel coming to instruct Daniel, certainly would speak to Daniels apprehension. But Daniel could understand this command to build Jerusalem to proceed from no other King but Cyrus, being well acquainted with the Prophesie of Esay about him: and had not Daniel undoubtedly understood it thus, he might well have objected to Gabriel. I understand thus much indeed, that seventy weeks after the going forth of the commandment, Messias shall accomplish our redemption: but unlesse you fur­ther satisfie me at what time precisely and from what King this De­cree shall be issued forth, I am little or nothing the wiser. To clear it by another supposed instance, should the Spirit of God reveal to any that precisely 40-yeers after the ruine of Antichrist the Turk shall be destroyed: unless he be pleased withal to reveal in what yeer Anti­christ shall be destroyed; I could neither inform my self nor others directly when the Turk shall he ruind. So it was in this case. The Angel came not to deceive Daniel, but to inform him. Secondly, to prove from the Text that this must needs be the command of Cy­rus; The words in the original run thus. Vnderstand that from the going forth of the word to cause to return and to build Jerusalem, &c. The word, [...] in Hiphil signifies properly to cause to re­turn. From hence then I argue; That Decree which at once com­manded the captivity to return and to build Ierusalem, that and that [Page]onely began Daniels seventy weeks. But there was no Decree of any King, but onely of Cyrus that at once commanded both these. Ergo, nor indeed could Daniel understand it of any other; that no other King commanded both these is evident. Darius command­ed to build the Temple, but neither to return the captivitie, nor to build the Citie. Artaxerxes gave Nehemiah a Commission to re­pair the Citie, but not to return the captivity: The same Artax­erxes gave Ezra Commission to return some Captives, but neither to repair the City, nor to build the Temple. For proof of these three, see Ezrah 6.6, 7. Nehemiah 2.3.8. Ezra 7.13. Of all the Persian Kings (onely Cyrus) except Artaxerxes Mnemon, to whom yet the date can not agree, made a Decree, First for returning the captivity: Secondly, for building the Tem­ple, And thirdly, for building of the Citie also. Ezra 1.2.3. Esay 44.28. and 45.13. And though no Decree of Cyrus be extant for building of Ierusalem, yet it is evident by the Prophet in the fore­mentioned places, that he did make a Decree for the building of the Citie, as well as of the Temple: otherwise how could it be said, He shall build my Citie: And that he should say of Ierusalem, thou shalt be built. No man is so mad to think Cyrus built it him­self, but it was built by his order and direction, as the Temple was built by Solomon. By all which I think it may appear, that Daniels weeks began at the end of the seventie yeers, and with the first of Cyrus.

I might add how improbable it is, that the Scripture should dis­cover every thing about Christ, save only the time when he should come into the world, &c. (which yet is so material a circumstance) but we must be beholding to profane Chronology for which as I shewed before is doubtful, and might have been lost. Had a Iew, or any other come to Daniel after his conference with Gabriel, Dan. 9. and asked him when Messias should suffer. The answer had been ready out of Daniel 9.25.27. in the midst of the seventieth or last week. But had the Jew further replyed, in what yeer of the world? (Let us onely suppose now that the first yeer of Cyrus, ran parallel with Anno Mundi, 3466.) The fourth yeer being the midst of the last or seventieth week, that the four hundred eightie [Page]seventh yeer currant; I should conceive that Messias was to suf­fer Anno Mundi, 3952. Might not Daniel well have answered, I pray pardon me there, for to tell you the Truth I know not whether the seventy weeks begin the first yeer of Cyrus, or in the raign of some other King: and am still to seek in what yeer of the world Christ shall suffer. By all which its apparent, That either the seventie weeks began with the first of Cyrus, and the last of the Babilonish Captivitie: or else for all Gabriels vision, he was still ignorant when Christ should suffer, as knowing not when the seventie weeks were to begin.

The next or fifth difficulty is about the Jubilees; which some make to contain fourtie and nine, others fiftie solid yeers. To me it seems probable they contain but fourtie and nine solid yeers a peece, so that the fiftieth (or Jubilee) yeer is the last of the prece­ding Jubilee, and the first of the following Jubilee, and that upon this ground, because otherwise the course of the Sabbatical yeers must needs be broken once every fiftie yeers, by a yeer added to every seven weeks of yeers (which make just fourty and nine yeers) so that the seventh week of the Jubilee must contain eight yeers, which is as absurd as to say, a week contains eight dayes. Now whereas there are two sorts of Jubilees, namely the Jubilees of the World, and the Jubilees of Canaan: the question is, when the Jubilees of Canaan begin. Ordinarily they are reckoned from the Conquest of the Land by Joshuah, that is about seven yeers after they entred Canaan. To me it seems far more probable, they ra­ther began the September after Canaan was entred, Levit. 25.2. The Scripture sayes not when you have Conquered, but when you come into the Land which I shall give you, then shall the Land keep a Sabbath unto the Lord. The first Sabbath of yeers, then be­gan the Autumne after their entrance into Canaan (which they en­tred in the Spring) in the tenth day of the seventh moneth. Seven of which Sabbaths made fourtie and nine yeers, and so the fiftieth yeer, (or the yeer of Jubilee) began on the tenth day of the seventh Moneth, and was proclaimed by sound of Trumpet throughout all the Land in the very day of Atonement, Levit. 25.9, 10. I conclude then that the fiftieth yeer after they entred Canaan, was the yeer [Page]of Jubilee, and not the fiftie seventh yeer (as some would have it) And after this rate (as appears in my Chronologie) the Jubilees of Canaan run parallel with the Jubilees of the World, and are noted in the top of the Columne that contains the Sabbatical yeers. Yet to give satisfaction, I have noted in the Columne containing the yeers of the World, the Jubilees that contain fifty solid yeers; and in the Columne of the Sabbatical yeers, I have noted both the Ju­bilees that began at their entrance, and also seven yeer after they en­tred Canaan. Thus p. 53. in the top of the Columne for the Sabba­tical yeer, the fiftie ninth Jubilee of the World, and the seventh Jubilee of Canaan concur with the eight and twentieth yeer of E­lies government after my account: but after the ordinary account the seventh Jubilee concurs with the thirty fifth yeer of Ely. If we reckon fifty yeers to a Jubilee, the seventh Jubilee concurs with the first yeer of Saul, as is noted in the same Column; the reason is clear, because every Jubilee gains a yeer; and therefore the seventh Jubilee must needs fall seven yeers later. In the same page my fifty and ninth Iubilee concurs with the twenty eighth of Ely: but if we reckon fiftie yeers to a Jubilee, then the fifty eighth Jubilee of the world concurs with the thirty sixth of Ely, 9. yeer later then the former: the reason is because a yeer is gained in every Jubilee: and so the fifty eighth Jubilee containing fifty yeers, falls later than the fifty ninth Jubilee containing but fourty nine yeers.

The sixth Difficulty, is about the Expiration or end of Daniels seventy weeks, which some terminate with the death of Christ; others with the destruction of Jerusalem: Daniel seems cleerly to terminate them with the death of Christ, Daniel. 9.24. by which he made reconciliation for sinne, brought in everlasting Righteous­ness, &c. Of which their return from Captivity was but a type and shadow. Nor doth it follow that the seventy weeks reach to the destruction of Jerusalem, because mention thereof is made in this Prophesie. For besides that the twenty fourth verse determines, the seventy weeks, in the Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, of Christ: Its further evident by the several parcels of the seventie weeks. verse 25, 26. seven weeks and sixty two weeks, after which Messias was to be cut off: seven and six two make sixty nine af­ter [Page]which, namely in the midst of the seventieth week, verse 27. Messias by offering up himself should cause the Sacrifice and Ob­lation to cease virtually, they being of no force after the death of Christ, though they were in use (as well as other Ceremonies) till the destruction of Jerusalem.

And though the Translatours divide the seven weeks, (Da­niel, 9.25.) by a Colon from the 62. weeks in the same verse (fol­lowing therein the custome of the Hebrews, who usually make the Accent Athnac to serve for a Colon) as if the seven weeks had pro­per reference to Messias, and the sixty two weeks to the building of the street and wall. Yet besides that this sence cannot agree with the History; its evident that in divers places of Scripture, the Accent Athnac cannot express a Colon, nay scarce so much as a Com­ma: for proof whereof I offer these places to the judgement of the Learned. Psalme 70.3, 4, 5. If you count the Title of the Psalme for the first verse as the Hebrews do. Ps. 71.14. and 79.6. and 84.4. and 86.2. and 72. last. and 1 Kings 8.17. And why then should we in this place (namely Dan. 9.25.) take Athnac from a Colon, when as the sence can as ill bear it here, as in any of the fore-men­tioned places? and without a Colon, the sence is clear and direct, that from that Decree (as before) to Messias should be seven weeks, and sixty two weeks, that is just sixty nine weeks, namely to that time in which he should beginne his Ministerial Office, in which he continued the first half of the last or seventieth week; that is, three yeers and an half, and then by his death took away the dai­ly Sacrifice in its significancy and virtue: confirming the Cove­nant the last half of that week by his Apostles, and after that reject­ing the Jews for contempt thereof, as learned Mede observes.

Let us then suppose (which to me seems to come neerest the Truth) that Daniels weeks begin where the seventy yeers of Cap­tivity ended. That is (according to my Chronologie) Anno: Mun­di, 3466. Add to this four hundred and ninety yeers contained in Daniels seventy weeks of yeers: The summe is three thousand nine hundred fiftie and five. Out of which substract three yeers and an half, there rests just three thousand nine hundred fiftie and two currant, in which yeer of the world (according to us) our Savior suffered.

Now because Chronologers place the death of Christ in the yeer of the world 3982. and the 202. Olympiad, or the 808. Olympick yeer, just thirty yeer later then our date: the great difficulty will be how to reconcile this difference. For salving whereof we must desire the Reader to take especial notice of that grand errour com­mitted by many in sacred Chronologie, who make the birth of Abra­ham to fall out sixty yeers sooner than indeed it did: As suppo­sing him to be born in the seventieth yeer of his Father Terah; whereas indeed he was not born till Terah was an hundred and thir­ty yeer old, as I have evidenced in the second difficulty. Second­ly, note that of this sixty yeers they loose five yeer in the date of the Promise, which was made when Abraham was seventy, and not seventy five yeer old (as I have cleared in the same Paragraph) and so with them it falls five yeer later then with us. Thirdly, note further, that out of this sixtie they loose eight yeers more in the date of the Babylonish Captivity, which with them falls out in the raign of Iechonias, but with us in the third yeer ending, and the fourth yeer beginning of Iehoiakim, namely eight yeer sooner with us then with them: to which add two yeers more, wherein we differ from them occasionally in the raigns of the Kings, who some­times raign a few yeers with their Fathers, sometimes begin not their raign till after their Fathers decease (as in the Chronologie it self, we shall make plainly appear, and desire no further to be credi­ted, then we bring Scripture grounds for every branch of our Chro­nology) I say, these five eight and two yeers being added together, make fifteen yeers, which being substracted from sixtie, there rest fourtie and five yeers, the just difference between their and our date of the Babylonish Captivitie: The Captivitie falling with us, five and fourty yeers later then with them, and their date of our Saviours death falling thirty yeers later then with us, Both which being added together, make up 75. yeers, the space from the first yeer of Cyrus his universal Monarchie, and the 10. yeer of Artax­erxes Longimanus, from which yeer to the death of Christ, they reckon 490. yeers, and others reckon from the 7. yeer of the same Artaxerxes, who they suppose gave Commission to Nehemi­ah, in the twentieth yeer of his Raign, Nehemiah, 2.6.8.

Our return from capti­vitie. An. M.3466
Thence to the 10 of Artax­erxes Longi­manus.74
Thence to the end of Dani­els weeks,490
Total]4030

About which yeer or 4027. (if the half week be substracted) our Saviour suffered, if their account be right: and therefore to make it even with our account, substract the former 75. which contain the 45. yeers diffe­rence about the cap­tivitie, and 30. yeers difference, about Christs death, and three yeers and a half for the last half week. There rest just 3952. being the yeer of the world, in which according to us our Savior suffer­ed. According to some these 75. yeers, should reach but to the seventh yeer of Artaxerxes Longi­manus.

Their re­turn 45. yeers soner then ours.3421
To the 10. of Artax­erx. Long.74
To the end of Daniels, 70. weeks.490
Total]3985

Out of which, substract 3 yeers and a half from Daniels last half week. There rests 3982. the yeer of the World, in which our Savi­our suffered ac­cording to Chro­nologers, being just thirtie yeers later then our ac­count, which fals out 3952.

Our returne from captivi­ty. An. M.3466
Thence to the 6. of Darius Nothus.110
Thence to the end of Da­niels weeks.490
Total]4066

About which time they who beginne Daniels weeks at the 6. of Darius, should make the destruction of Ierusalem, to fall out; or at least Anno Mundi, 4063. currant, supposing it hapned in the midst of Daniels last week, but the for­mer 111. being substra­cted (the parcels whereof are 45. yeers difference, of the cap­ivitie. 30. yeers diffe­rence, of the death of Christ, and 36. yeers after Christs death to the destruction of Ie­rusalem) together, with 3 yeers and a half for the last half week as before.

There rests just 3952. the yeer of the world, in which our Saviour suffered, ac­cording to our ac­count.

Their return 45. yeers sooner then ours.3421.
Thence to the sixth of Da­rius Nothus.110.
Thence to the end of Dani­els 70. weeks.490.
Total]4021.

Out of which substract 3. yeers & a half for Dan. last half week. there rests 4018 currant, in which yeer of the world Christ should suffer according to them who begin Daniels weeks at the sixth of Darius, when the Temple was fi­nished; out of which 4018 substract 66. yeers, (the parcels whereof are 30. y. difference about Christs death, and 36. yeers after, to the destruction of Ie­rusalem) There rests 3952 the just yeer of the world in which Christ suffered according to our account.

With them, if Daniels weeks immediatly succee­ded the captivity, our Sa­viour should suffer An. m. 3907. (as is evident by adding 490. to 3420.) that is. 43. yeer soner then out date; if you substract from 3910. being the to­tal, the 3. yeers and a half for Daniels last half-week [Page]that is the twentieth yeere of his raigne with his father, but the tenth yeer of his sole raigne. But how unprobable this opinion is let the impartiall Reader [...]udge, and that because Artax. Longim. was an enemy to the Jews and hindred the building of the Temple Ezra 4.7.23. which to make good I argue thus. There were but three Kings of Persia who had the name of Artaxerxes. First A­hasuerus the Husband of Queen Hester, mentioned Ezra 4.6. and in the book of Hester: he was the same with Xerxes: with this mans raigne the date of Daniels weeks cannot agree. Secondly In the twelfth yeer of his raigne he plotted with Haman the ruine of the Jews, Hoster 3.8. Thirdly, he raigned not full twenty one yeers; whereas its apparent that he who gave Nehemiah commis­sion raigned at least thirty two yeers, Neh. 13.6. The second was Artaxerxes Longimannus sonne to Xerxes mentioned as before, Ez. 4.7. by whose means the building of the Temple was hindred till the raigne of Darius Nothus, Ezra. 4.23.24. But before his dayes (I mean before his twentieth yeer) who gave Nehemiah commission the Temple was builded, as is evident, Neh. 6.10, 11. and 13.4.9. where expresse mention is made both of the Temple, and the chambers of Gods house. And therefore Nehemiahs commission must needs be given by Artaxerxes Mnemon who was the third of that name, and together with Darius Nothus, his father was piously affected towards the Jews and furthered the building of the Temple, Ezra 6.14. and after the Temple was built, he gave commsssion to Ezra in the seventh yeare of his raigne, Ezra 7.1. and lastly to Nehemiah in the twentieth yeer of his raigne. Its remarkable of this man as well as of Cyrus that he gave, First commission to build the Temple, Ezra 6.14. Secondly to return part of the captivity Ezra 7.13. Thirdly to build the City Ierusalem, Neh. 2.5.8. at least the wall of it. Yet from him the date of Daniels weeks cannot be reckoned, since from the sixth of Darius his father to the destru­ction of Ierusalem, (the utmost period of Daniels weeks by all in­terpreters) there were but foure hundred ninety yeers or at fathest but three yeers and an half after, supposing Jerusalem was destroy­ed in the midst of Daniels last week (as some would have it) So then we cannot reckon Daniels weeks, either from the twentieth [Page]of Artax. [...] or Artax. [...] and if any date hold it must be from Darius Nothus his decree Ezra 4.24. and Hag. 1.1. or from the time of finishing the Temple in the sixth yeer of his raign Ezra 6.15. which yet cannot well stand upon the former ground in the beginning of this difficulty, where its proved, the angel de­termined the seventy weeks upon the death of Messias: and besides in the same place he begins the seventie weeks at the decree to restore and build the City, but makes no mention of building the Temple, Dan. 9.25. Yet because generally authours begin the date of Daniels weeks in the raigne of Art. Longim. and end them at the death of Christ, or begin them in the raigne of Darius No­thus and terminate them with the destruction of Ierusalem, I have noted both, though very uncertain and improbable, and leave it to the Readers judgement whether it be not farre more agreeable both to Scripture and truth, that Daniels weeks begin where the seventy yeers of captivity end (as hath been formerly cleered, if I mistake not) and end in the death of Christ, and our redemption purchased thereby. By what hath been spoken may appear.

First that it seems more agreeable to Scripture that Daniels weeks begin where the seventy yeers of captivity end. Secondly, that they who begin them with the tenth or twentieth of Artaxerxes, Longimanus, differ from our date about seventy five yeers. Thirdly, They who begin them with the sixth of Darius Nothus differ from us about 111. yeers. The parcells whereof are forty five yeers of the captivity falling sooner with them then us; thirty yeers of our Saviours death falling later with them then us, and thirty six yeers after that for the destruction of Jerusalem, which they place in the midst of Daniels last week: which supposition (if true) doth of ne­cessity cast the last yeer of Daniels seventy weeks upon the yeere of the world foure thousand sixty six, and the destruction of Jeru­salem, upon An. Mundi 4063 currant, being the fourth or middle yeare of Daniels last week, and the death of Christ being thirty six yeers before that, upon An. Mundi 4027. and not upon An. Mundi 3982. as they would have it, as may appear by what follows. The Babylonish captivity ended An. Mundi 3465. Thence to the sixth of Dar. Nothus (according to them) 111. Thence to the end of [Page] Daniels seventy weeks [490] [Totall 4066] out of which sub­stract for three yeeers and a half of Daniels last week, and thirty six yeers from the death of Christ to the destruction of Jerusalem (in all 39. and a half] There rests just [4027] currant, the yeere in which according to their supputation our Saviour Christ should suffer, which yet they affirm to be Anno Mundi 3982. The main ground of which errour ariseth from the mistaking of the true date of A­brahams birth, as I have formerly shewed.

Another errour arising from the mistake of Abrahams birth, &c. is the misdating of the three famous Aeraes or Perieds of time, namely, aera olympica, Vrbis conditae, and aera Nabonassaris, each of which fall out with them fifty. foure yeers sooner then with us. The first of them with us falls out Anno Mundi 3228. in the thirty third yeer of Vzziah's raigne. The second Anno Mundi 3252. the fifth yeer of Jothams raigne, and twenty foure yeers later then the for­mer. The third Anno mundi 3258. in the eleventh yeer of Jotham and six yeer later then the aera Vrbis Conditae. All these three aeraes falling together within the space of thirty yeers at such a distance as he that knows the true date of any one of them may easily find out the other two. But ordinarily Chronologers place the Olympiads in Anno mundi 3174. The aera Vrbis Con. Anno Mundi 3198. and aera Nabonassaris Anno Mundi 3204. which periods to find out, they reckon backwards from the death of our Saviour falling out in the last yeer of the two hundredth and second Olympiad or the 800 and eigthth Olympick yeer, which being substracted from three thousand nine hundred eighty two (the yeare of our Saviours death according to them) there rests three thousand one hundred seventy four, the first yeer of their first Olympiad, each of which contain the space of four yeers, and are called Tetraeterides. The same course they take to find out the other two periods; and what is this, but to build one uncertainty upon another, for the Olympiads in their date are uncertain. And secondly, were it out of question that our Saviour suffered in the eight hundred and eighth Olym­pick yeer, yet in what yeer of the world to fasten their aera would be difficult because of the different date of Daniels weeks. It were worth the while to enquire whether we can find any better soop­steps [Page]of their beginning out of the Old Testament. First therefore, we must take for granted that those three great aeraes or periods fall together within the space of thirty yeers. Secondly, that they fall within such a precise distance the one from the other, that he who knows one of them, may infalliby find out the other two. These two postulata being granted (which I think both sides cannot but assent unto) I shall pitch upon aera Nabonassaris the last period of the three; of which there is very probable evidence in the Old Te­stament by comparing profane history with sacred: and if profane historians reckon the raignes of their Kings right the evidence is ir­refragable. Note then that Berodach, alias Merodach Baladan, men­tioned 2 Kings 20.12. and Esay 39.1. in the seventh yeer of his rule over Babylon, sent Letters and a present unto Hezekiah. The occa­sion whereof was the wonder of the Sunnes going ten degrees backwards for the confirmation of Hezekiahs faith about his recovery. Now the Babylonians being great Astronomers could not but take especiall notice of the Sunnes retrograde motion: and withall hearing that it was upon occasion of Hezekiahs sicknesse, as may appear by comparing 2 Kings 20.12. with 2 Chron. 32.31. he could not but send Letters to Hezekiah to enquire about the ground thereof. These Letters were sent in the seventh yeere of Merodach Baladans raigne which ran parallel with the fifteenth of Hezekiah, as is evident by the promise of adding fifteen yeers to He­kiahs life, 2 Kings 20.6. which fifteen yeers being substracted from twenty nine yeers, the space of Hezekiahs raigne, 2 Kin. 18.2. leave just fourteen yeers, in which fourteenth yeer therefore both Hezekiahs recovery, and the ruine of Sennacherib fell out; God de­livering both the King, Church and State in the same yeer, 2 Kin. 18.13. according to his promise 2 Kin. 20.6. Let it be granted then that the fifteenth of Hezekiah and the seventh of Merodach Ba­ladan ran parallel. The great question now is how long before this time aera Nabonassaris began. Before this Baladan, there raigned over Babylon, Dulilaeus, alias Dilulorus five yeers; before him Chinzerus and Porus, five yeers; before them Nassius two yeers; and before this last, Nabonassar raigned fourteen yeers, who in the beginning of his raigne did institute this Epocha, commonly called [Page] aera Nabonassaris in memoriall of the Chaldean liberty then assert­ed, which aera is much in use with Ptolemy and other Astronomers. Now supposing Hezekiah fell sick precisely at the end of his fourteenth yeer, (as the promise of his living fifteen yeers longer makes good) the news of his recovery coming to Baladan, toge­ther with the sending of Baladans Letters, require some good space of time (haply five or six moneths, Babylon being farre from Iu­dea) therefore his seventh yeer must run parallel with Hezekiahs fifteenth yeer. Now adde all the raignes of the forementioned Kings of Babylon to these seven yeers of Merodach Baladan, they make up just thirty three yeers: the first of which thirty three yeers jumps with the eleventh yeer of Iotham. Anno Mundi 3258. ac­cording to our account, and the aera Vrbis Conditae being six yeers before that, falls out Anno Mundi 3252 in the fifth yeer of Jotham: and aera Iphiti or Olimpica (beginning 24 yeers before aera Vrbis Conditae,) falls in with the thirty third of Vzziah, Anno Mundi 3228. according to my account: the difference of both which accounts that it may the more easily be observed, I have set them both toge­ther in the ensuing draught.

   Nostra.Vulg.
AeraOlympica.Anno Mundi32283174
Vrbis Conditae.32523198
Nabonassaris.32583204

The distance between ours and theirs, is the space of fifty foure yeers, ours falling later then theirs, just so many yeers.

The seventh difficulty is concerning the time of the yeer in which the world began, which probably was not in Spring but Autumne the Sunne entring Libra the fourth descending signe of the Zodi­ack. And that upon these grounds.

First because formerly the yeer began in September, till it was changed upon occasion of the Passover Exod. 12.2. It also be­gan the civill yeer, and the yeer of Iubilee, Lev. 25.9, 10.

Secondly from the ripenesse of fruits, &c.

Thirdly from the begining of the floud which fell out in the second moneth of the civill yeer, Gen. 7.11. that is the moneth [Page] October toward the end of it about which time twelve moneth only ten dayes later) he came out of the Ark, Gen. 8.14. as may ap­peare.

1. Because by this means there was a whole summer to dry up the waters of the floud, which could not be, had the floud be­gan in May, I take Summer here for the whole space betweene the Vernall and Autumnall Equinoctiall.

2. From the necessity of sowing the earth. For probably Noah stored not the Ark with much more then for present necessity, and therefore had not much corn to spare; now had he come out of the Ark in the Spring, both himself and family must have lived of the old store almost a twelve moneth, since the seed time fell not out till winter following at the soonest. But coming out of the Ark in winter, he immediately fell to sowing of the ground and wait­ed no longer then till the Spring and Summer following for a new crop.

4 As the world began in the evening of the the day so probably also in the evening of the yeer, namely to those that live on this side of the line, for otherwise at the same time Spring began on the other side of the line, where yet at the beginning of the world there was neither man nor any other living creature, Eden being on this side the line.

5. God might in providence order it so of purpose the more to humble man for his sinne, with acold and dark win­ter succeeding his ejection out of Paradise: which could not but be a sad affliction to him being left with his wife alone to the wide world, and both heaven and earth lowring upon him presently after his fall, in which respect they needed raiment to shelter themselves from the injuries of heaven, as well as to co­ver their nakednesse: and these garments probably were made of the skinnes of the beasts that were offered in Sacrifice, Gen. 3.21. for till after the floud we read of no commission man had to eat flesh, Gen. 9.3.

I might adde as an eighth difficulty, in what part of the naturall day, the Lords day begins. That it begins not at one precise point of time all the world over I think is without controversie to all [Page]who understand any thing either about time or place. The reason is evident, for whether it begin at Sun rising or Sun-set, or mid­night &c. since all these vary according to the distance of places East or West, the beginning of the Lords day, and so of the Jew­ish Sabbath must vary in proportion. For example, suppose the Meridian of Jerusalem differ from the Meridian of London, two thousand seven hundred miles that is, forty five degrees, that lying so farre East of this? its apparent the Sun will rise and set three houres sooner at Jerusalem, then at London, and that because eve­ry nine hundred miles or fifteen degrees East it rises one houre sooner then West, as appeares by dividing twenty one thousand six hundred by nine hundred, the quotient is twenty foure, and just so many houres there are in the naturall day, so that 900 miles being the twenty fourth part of twenty one thousand six hundred miles (the just compasse of the earth) makes the Sun vary in its rising and setting every nine hundred miles the twenty fourth part of a na­turall day, which is just one houre. By which it is evident that if the Sabbath or Lords day begin at Sun-set in Jerusalem, it must begin three houres before Sun-set in London, and so at the Equinoctial, the Sunne sets with them when it is but three in the after-noon with us: And at the Antipodes it sets and rises twelve houres before it set and rise with us, whence by proportion their Lords-day should begin twelve houres sooner then with us. Whence its apparent that begin the Lords day when you please, if you begin it at one precise point of time all the world over, you must vary the houre of the day all the world over every fifteen degrees and every fifteen miles East or West the beginning of the Lords day varies one minute.

Next, that neither the Lords day nor Jewish Sabbath (namely, the first and last day of the week) fall precisely upon the same point of time they did in the creation, is as evident as the former; be­cause the Sunnes standing still in the time of Joshua, and going back ten degrees in the dayes of Hezekiah have made a manifest alteration, and in probability at least of twenty foure houres or thereabouts. For though the Sun and Moon stood yet time stayed not, and though afterwards the Sunne went backwards, [Page]yet still time went forwards, fourteen houres probably in Joshu­ahs time (supposing the Sunne stood an artificiall day which with them in Summer was about fourteen houres) and ten houres in Hezekiahs dayes; so as that day being fourteen houres longer then any former day, made all the following Sabbaths till Hezekiahs time to fall fourteen houres later then any former Sabbath, and after Hezekiahs recovery, the Jewish Sabbath fell ten houres later than all the Sabbaths from Joshuahs time, and twenty foure houres later than all the Sabbaths from the beginning of the world till the dayes of Joshuah, that is just an whole naturall day later than before. So as in truth after Hezekiahs recovery, the Jewish Sabbath fell punctually upon the first day of the week, and our Christian Sabbath by proportion falls on the second day of the week, by reason of those twenty foure houres extraordinary inserted in the dayes of Joshua and Hezekiah.

But when then must the Christian Sabbath or our Lords day begin?

Answ. To me it seems farre more easie to speak to the Nega­tive than the affirmative, and to tell when it begins not, than when it begins. Certainly a seventh part of time is to be kept, and that seventh part must be the first of the week on which our Saviour rose, and which upon the former grounds seems to be in precise­nesse of time rather the second then first day of the weeke. But at what houre this day ought to begin is the great que­stion. I have been apt to think and easily should be perswaded with divers eminent for Piety and Learning, that it ought to begin at Sunne set, were I not staggered with that text, Iohn 20.19. being compared with Luke 24.13.29.36. From which places being compared I clearly draw these conclusions.

First, that it was the first day of the week when our Savi­our appeared to the ten Apostles, (for Thomas was not with them till the Lords day following John 20.26.)

Secondly, that on that very day he appeared to the two dis­ciples, going to Emam and supped with them, it being so late before Supper as they would not suffer our Saviour to go any further that night, Luke 24.29.

Thirdly, That these things fell out at the Equino­ctiall, when the Sunne alwayes sets at six in the Evening, and so probably it was toward Sunne-set when they went to Supper, at which time it was dangerous to travell, not onely for robbers, but also for wilde beasts, Psalme 104.19.22. which (I suppose) was the ground why they constrained our Saviour to abide with them.

Fourthly, that after Supper the two Disciples re­turned again to JERUSALEM being distant from E­MAUS seven miles and an half, every mile contain­ing eight furlongs, Luke 24.13.33. Now suppose they had supped by Sunset, and withall that they foot­ed it after the rate of foure mile an houre (for no doubt they went to JERUSALEM with a good will to carry the newes of our Saviours resurrection) they came thither toward eight at night, and as they were relating the good tidings to the tenne Apostles, our Sa­viour himselfe appeared amongst them Luke, 24.36. Suppose then it were but eight at night when Christ appeared, its apparent that it was two houres after Sun-set (though others thinke it was farre later) and so could be no part of the first day of the week; if the first day of the weeke end at Sun-set. But Iohn sayes expressely that the Evening of the first day of the weeke Christ appeared, Iohn 20.19. whereas the first day of the weeke was past two houres before, with them who begin the first day at Sun-set. Nor can this argument be solidly evaded by those who say, that here John reckoned the day after the Roman account from mid-night to mid-night.

For first, (granting the Romanes reckoned so) it will be a very hard taske for them to prove that John intended here to follow their acount, and [Page]we can as easily deny it as they affirm it.

Secondly, as feare scattered the Apostles at our Saviours death, so probably conscience of the Lords Day made them keepe so late together, (otherwise they had been safer from the Jewes danger, being a­sunder than together, which was the ground they now shut the doores upon themselves, John 20.19.) This is further confirmed by their meeting again the Lords Day following, verse 26. as also by Pauls preaching on the first day of the weeke till midnight, Acts 20.7. And though his Sermon might be longer then or­dinary, because he was to leave the Disciples of TRO­AS yet the ground of his preaching that evening was the conscience of the Lords Day, nor did hee probably begin his Sermon till after the celebration of the Lords Supper, which in those times was at night, 1 Cor. 11.20, 21. and after Supper (in imitation of our Saviour) though this custome hath ceased with us, for the most part (as well as dipping in Baptisme) because of the in­conveniency of meeting so late, especially in many pla­ces where the people live further off from the place of Assembly. And I think either place or time doth binde, unlesse there be an expresse command for it. Otherwise we should be bound to receive the Lords Supper in an upper roome, as well as after Sup­per.

By all hath beene said appears very probably, that the latter as well as the former Evening is part of the Christian Sabbath. Let who will interpret John to speak after the Roman account, I must crave liberty to adhere to that rather then the Jewish account, espe­cially since Paul himself hath confirmed this interpre­tation by his own practice, Act. 20.7. And why the time of the day may not be altered as well as [Page]the day it self: and that by the same authority, I see no cleare evidence to the contrary.

Nor see I any convincing strength in that maine argument so much insisted upon.

The first day of the weeke is the Christian Sab­bath; Evening and morning are the first day of the week; Ergo, Evening and morning are the Christian Sabbath.

For first grant the whole Syllogisme, it makes not against us. For since the Evening is put for night and the morning for day, our Christian Sabbath still begins at Evening if it begin at midnight, and so still Evening and morning are the Christian Sab­bath.

Secondly, to the Major we answer that the denomination is taken a Majors parte, and there­fore the Christian Sabbath is truly said to be the first day of the weeke, and contra; because the greatest part of it falls on the first day of the week.

Thirdly, we deny the Minor if affirmed de prae­sente as the termes carry it in their sence. We deny not but before Christs Resurrection the day began in the Evening about Sun-set; but our Saviour after his Resurrection altered the houre of the day, as well as the day of the week, as hath beene proved.

Nor do I conceive it such an inconvenience to affirme that the six or nine houres from the end of the Jewish to the beginning of the first Christian Sabbath were suffered to lapse and be vacant upon so ex­traordinary an occasion, and every Lords Day after­wards to begin at midnight or the morning watch: and upon this ground Paul might preach till Mid­night, though he discoursed afterwards till break of Day, Acts 20.

Nor need it seeme more strange, that Christ should change the houre of the day, than the day of the weeke. If the beginning of the yeere was changed upon a farre lesse occasion, Exodus 12.2. why may not the beginning of the day bee chan­ged upon a farre greater occasion? That Christ might change it no man doubts; that he did change it, we have proved by Scripture evidence drawne from two pregnant examples. Only, I leave it in medio to every indifferent mans judgement and con­science, whether the Lords day begin at Sun set, or midnight, or at the precise minute of our Saviours Resurrection which is uncertain: onely with this pro­viso that at what houre soever we begin it, it must last the space of twenty foure houres, namely, a naturall day as well as any other day.

In this as well as other cases where we want cleare Scripture evidence, we must suffer every man to enjoy his owne judgement and conscience so he be not a Stickler to make a Party and cause Divisions in the Church. What a madnesse were it for me because I judge the Lords day begins in the Evening or mid­night, to separate from those who differ from me in opinion, and make a Church onely of such as are of my judge­ment: I wish this were not too frequent in these times amongst Gods owne People. Otherwise how comes it to passe that one Church cannot hold us be­cause we differ in judgement about Church Govern­ment; especially when no subscription is urged, nor approbation of the Presbyterial Government: and upon the like conditions wee would not sticke to joyne with them, were their way stablished by Authority as ours is? The bare setling under a Government is no appro­bation of it, so we subscribe not to it nor be forced [Page]under it to practise any thing contrary to our consci­ences. But I must crave pardon for this digression, which I ventured upon the rather to perswade some erring Brother into the way, and that if possibly we might all unite in one heart and one way, though haply we cannot in one judgement, nor one principle: and I must confesse this whole section doth not so pro­perly belong to a discourse of Chronology; yet it may give further occasion to the godly learned to seeke out the truth in this as well as in other parti­culars: which the Lord give us all grace to doe in love, gentlenesse, and humility.

Since I have transgressed thus farre I thinke my selfe bound to adde this caution, least weake or ill af­fected persons, should hence take occasion to cur­talize the Lords day, and sacrilegiously to robbe him of his due, beginning the Lords day haply at Sun-rising, and ending it at Sun-set. I wish too many did not worse, spending the day it selfe in sinne and vanity, as if that of all dayes in the week were a time of licentiousnesse.

The Jewes formerly had a saying, Let my Soule be in their case who begin the Sabbath with them of the VALLEY, and end it with them in the MOUNTAINE: intimating thereby that they thought them in the best condition who begin the Sabbath soonest, and end it latest.

When-ever the Lords Day begins, certainly an antecedent preparation is necessary, and they doe much wrong their owne souls, who by busying themselves in worldly imployments late over night do indispose them­selves for the Lords Day following, and are sitter to sleep then to attend upon Gods service. Yet if I might presume to guesse, I should be apt to thinke, that either at mid-night or about three of the clock in the morning the Lords day begins.

The First of these I ground upon Pauls preach­ing till midnight, Acts 20.7. probably because the Lords Day lasted so long, which seemes the more likely because in the same verse he sayes he was to depart on the morrow, which morrow in verse 11. is interpreted to be breake of day, and this all know is before Sunne-rising: where then I pray should that morrow begin unlesse it were immediately after midnight, or about three in the morning? And at this time we reckon the day to begin at midnight as is apparent by the houres of the day, for with us the twelfth houre of the day is at noone, but with the Jews it was at Sun-set.

If we say the Lords day begins about three in the morning it may well agree with the time of our Saviours Resurrection who is expressely said to rise [...] that is in the fourth and last watch of the night, as is evident by Mark 16.9. compared with Mark 13.35. for the night was divided into twelve lesser houres and foure watches, each con­taining three houres a piece. In like sort the day had twelve lesser and foure greater houres.

Thus our Saviour is said to be crucified about the sixth houre Luke 23.44. but about the third houre Mark 15.25. that is about twelve of the clocke which ended the sixth lesser houre and be­gan the third greater houre: so that between three and six in the morning our Saviour rose, and there­fore some make this time of his Resurrection to be the beginning of the Lords day, as well as his Re­surrection to be the ground or occasion of the Lords Day. But these differences may easily be reconciled by charity. If thou have faith, have it to thy self, Rom. 14.22.

Errata.

In the DIFFICVLTIES Controverted. &c. Pag. 6. line 28. read for it, which. l. ult. r. that is the four hundred. p. 8. l. [...]2 r. the fifty eight Iubilee: p. 9. l. 18. r. Athnac for a Colon. p. 10. l. 6. r. Chro­nologie. l. 22. r. to the 10th year. p. 21. l. 21. r. neither place nor time.

In the Chronological Tables. p. col. ult. l. 13. r. 12. Jub. fol. 26. p 2. l. 18. r. Embolimaeus. fol. 36. in the columne of the Promise, r. Gen. 12.4.

Sacred CHRONOLOGIE.
Adam.S.W.
11 
2
3
4
5
6
7
8210
9
10
11
12
13
14
15320
16
17
18
19
20
21
224 
23
24
25
26
7
28
29530
30
31
32
33
34
35
36640
37
38
39
40
41
42
437 
44
45
46
47
48
49
501 Jubi.50
518
52
53
54
55
56
57960
58
59
60
61
62
63
641070
65
66
67
68
69
70
7111 
72
73
74
75
76
77
781280
79
80
81
82
83
84
851390
86
87
88
89
90
91
9214 
93
94
95
96
97
98
992 Jubi.2 Jubi.
10015100
101
102
103
104
105
10616110
107
108
109
110
111
112
11317 
114
115
116
117
118
119
12018120
121
122
123
124
125
126
12719130
128
129
Adam.Seth Gen. 5.3.S.W.
130 19130
1311
1322
1333
134420140
1355
1366
1377
1388
1399
14010
1411121 
14212
14313
14414
14515
14616
14717
148183 Jubi.3 Jubi.
1491922150
15020
15121
15222
15323
15424
1552523160
15626
15727
15828
15929
16030
16131
1623224 
16333
16434
16535
16636
16737
16838
1693925170
17040
17141
17242
17343
17444
17545
1764626180
17747
17848
17949
18050
18151
18252
1835327 
18454
18555
18656
18757
18858
18959
1906028190
19161
19262
19363
19464
19565
19666
197674 Jubi.4 Jubi.
1986829200
19969
20070
20171
20272
20373
2047430210
20575
20676
20777
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Enoch was a most emi­nent man for holinesse. Had this priviledge with Elias, not to see death, Gen. 5.22, 23. Heb. 11.5. He was the seventh from Adam, and a Prophet, Jude verse 14. was born aboue the beginning, and was translated at the end of a Sabbatical year: and lastly, lived on earth just as many years as there are dayes in the year.

Seth Gen. 5.3.Enos. Gen. 5.5Kenā. Gen. 5.9.Mahal. Gen. 5.12.Iared. Gen. 5.15Enoch. Gen. 5.18.Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.S.W.
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All the ten Patriarchs from Adam to Noah, were Progenitors of all Nations, as well as of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: so as the stock of mankinde ascended in a straight line for ten Generations toge­ther, and about the 500th year of Noah began to spread it self into three great branches in Noahs three Sons, who were the Fathers of all Nations: (all the rest of the World but only those four with their wives being drowned in the Floud, nor any other childe of Noah recorded in holy writ but only those three.)

Its a very probable and charitable opinion of Divines, that all the na­tural Progenitors of the Lord Jesus were saved.

Noah was contemporary with 15. Patriarchs, 6. before, and 9. after the Floud: He dyed two years before the birth of Abraham.

Enos. Gen. 5.5Kenā. Gen. 5.9.Mahal. Gen. 5.12.Iared. Gen. 5.15Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.S.W.
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Enos. Gen. 5.5Kenā. Gen. 5.9.Mahal. Gen. 5.12.Iared. Gen. 5.15Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.S.W.
8227326625973701831151 
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Mahal. Gen. 5.12.Iared. Gen. 5.15Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.S.W.
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Iared. Gen. 5.15Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.S.W.
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Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.S.W.
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The Jews first moneth Ecclesiastical, namely Abib or Nisan, answers for the most part our March: their seventh moneth Ethanim or Tisri, our September, (their Ecclesiastical year beginning at the Vernal, as their Ci­vil year at the Autumnal Equinoctial, which with us happen about the ele­venth of March and September,) But after the Forraign or Gregorian ac­count, those two moneths answer for the most part April and October, be­cause they begin their moneths ten dayes before ours, whence with them the Equinoctials fall upon the 21. of March and September.

The Floud hapned Anno Mundi 1657. in the beginning of the year, namely the 17. day of the second moneth, that is about our 27. or 28. day of October, Gen. 7.11. and the rain fell till about the 7. of December with us, or their 26. of the third moneth, for forty dayes together: that is fourteen dayes of the second moneth, and six and twenty dayes of the third moneth. Their first moneth beginning the 10. or 11. of September at the Autumnal Equinoctial, and ending about the 10. or 11. of October, and so by proportion every moneth of theirs contained part of two of our months, and alwayes thirty dayes apeece, which was the reason of their [Veader] or [Mensis Embolimeus,] namely a thirteenth month added after the return of a certain space of years (as we adde one day to the year every Leap year) to make up the defect of five dayes losse every year, their twelve months making but just 360. dayes, whereas a year contains ordinarily 365. and sometimes 366. dayes. Now though the Floud fell out precisely Anno Mundi 1657. yet I have noted it An. M. 1656. because this year runs parallel with the 600. year of Noahs life, as is evident by the text, Gen. 7.11. from which I durst not vary: but this difference may easily be reconciled. Suppose Noahs 600. y. began in the third month, Anno 1656. the Floud hapning in the second month, Anno 1657. fell within the compasse of Noahs 600. year, and yet at the same time light at the begin­ing of the 1657. year of the world: for we must not think that the years of Noahs life ran parellel with the years of the world to a month and a day, but that the 600 year of Noahs life contained part of the 1656 and 1657. year of the world, so as the Floud hapned in the latter end of Noahs, 600. y. and the beginning of the 1657. y. of the world: And had I set the Floud in 1657. the Reader might have concluded it fell out in the 601. y. of Noahs life, which is false and clear against the Scripture, Gen. 7.11. This I thought fit to note for prevention of mistake.

Withal the Reader may note that Methuselah dyed but few months be­fore the Floud came, his last year running with the 600. y. of Noahs life, and the 1656 y. of the world: which thing the Prophet Enoch foretold in his very name; which verbatim signifies [Mortuo hoc missile,] that is, This man being dead a dart: meaning that after his death immediatly God would send that dart or arrow of his vengeance, the Floud. The same word signifieth both [a Dart,] and [to send,] only one is a root, the other a derivative.

Lamech dyed five years before his father Methuselah.

Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.CXXS.W.
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The 120. years of Gods patience to the old world began (Gen. 6.3.) with the 480. year of Noahs life.

That Shem was born, not when Noah was 500. but 502. year old, See in the Pre­face: compare Gen. 5.32. and 11.10.

Methus. Gen. 5.21.Lamec Gen 5.25.Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemCXXS.W.
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96559694  33 Jubi.
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696194945929
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701199996434
Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Peleg Gen. 11.16.FloudS.W.
70220010065351 2521760
70320110166362
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70520310368384
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Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Peleg Gen. 11.16.Reu Gen. 11.18.FloudS.W.
73223013095653111302561790
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7342321329767333
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Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Peleg Gen. 11.16.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.FloudS.W.
764262162127976333116002601820
7652631631289864342170261 
7662641641299965353
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76826616613110167375
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Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Peleg Gen. 11.16.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Nahor Gen. 11.22.FloudS.W.
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Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Peleg Gen. 11.16.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Nahor Gen. 11.22.Terah Gen. 11.24.FloudS.W.
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8923902902552251911611299970
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940438338303273239209177147118   
Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Nahor Gen. 11.22.Terah Gen. 11.24.FloudS.W.
941439339304274210178148119340  
Noah Gen. 5.28.ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Terah Gen. 11.24.FloudS.W.
9424403403052752111791203402862000
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948446346311281217185126
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950448348313283219187128
ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Terah Gen. 11.24.AbrahFloudS.W.
449349314284220188129    
450350315285221189130
4513513162862221901311
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4593593242942301981399
46036032529523119914010
ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Reu Gen. 11.18.Serug Gen. 11.20.Terah Gen. 11.24.AbrahSarahFloudS.W.
461361326296232200141111 2892020
462362327297233201142122
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ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Serug Gen. 11.20.Terah Gen. 11.24.AbrahSarahFloudS.W.
469369334304208149199   
4703703353052091502010
4713713363062101512111
4723723373072111522212
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4903903553252291704030
4913913563262301714131
ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Terah Gen. 11.24.AbrahSarahFloudS.W.
4923923573271724232   
4933933583281734333
494394359329174443440029441 Jubi.
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ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.Terah Gen. 11.24.AbrahSarahFloudS.W.
5214213863562017161   
52242238735720272624302982080
5234233883582037363
5244243893592047464
5254253903602057565
ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahSarahFloudPromS.W.
5264263913617666430Gal. 3.17. Gen.12.40.  
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ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahSarahIshm Gen. 16.16FloudPromS.W.
53743740237287771440203002100
53843840337388782

The promise was made to Abraham being (not 75. but) 70. year old when he was in Ur, (not in Haran) as is proved from Acts. 7.2, 3. See the second Difficulty in the Preamble.

Isaack was born in a year of Jubilee, and precisely 30. year after the Promise: An especial type of Christ, who in his thirtieth year entred up­on his Prophetical Office. His love was such to Rebeckah, that he is not recorded to have any wife or concubine but only her. As Christ, so he, was obedient to his father even unto the death, though he had strength e­nough to resist, being (as is supposed) about that time between twenty and thirty year old, (Gen. 22.9, 10.) yea, by some he is thought to have been then above thirty year old. His very name (signifying laughter) shews the great Joy shall come unto the Church by Christ, who for our sakes was a man of sorrowes and wept often, but is never recorded in Scri­pture to laugh. And whether Abrahams laughter upon the promise of Isaacks birth (Gen. 17.17.) (as a type of Christ) were not his reioycing to see Christs day, (Joh. 8.56.) (at least in part) I leave it to the iudgement of the Godly learned.

Sarah is the only woman whose age is mentioned in Scripture, Gen. 23.1. Broughton.

Isaack being forty y. old marrieth Rebeckah three years after his Mo­thers death. Gen. 25.20.

ShemArph Gen. 11.10.Selah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahSarahFloudProm.S.W.
53940437489793440203002100
54040537590804
54140637691815
54240737792826
54340837893837450 30142 Jubi.
54440937994848
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That Shem might be Melchizedek is probable enough, since he lived to the 150. year of Abrahams life: whereas that fight (Gen. 14.) hapned be­tween the 75. and 85. year of Abrahams life. Gen. 12.4. and 16.3.

Suppose Rebeckah were but 15. y. old when Isaack married her, she could not be lesse then 112. y. old when Jacob fled to Laban, as appears by adding 20. y. after her marriage to Jacobs birth, and 77. years of Jacobs life when he went to his Uncle, to the age of Rebeckah when she was married. In all probabilitie she dyed before Jacobs 20 years service expired, else at his return she must needs be 132 y. old, and 5 y. older than Sarah her mother in law was at her death.

Abraham died not till Jacob was 15. year old: which explains that place Heb. 11.9. how Abraham dwelt with Isaack and Jacob.

Eber was the seventh from Enoch (as Enoch was from Adam,) yet with this difference, that Enoch was the seventh from Adam inclusively, Eber the seventh from Enoch exclusively, but the fourteenth from Adam, as Isaack was the seventh from Eber and the one and twentieth from Adam, an e­special type of Christ, and the childe of the Promise, Gal. 4.28. Heb. 11.17.18. All these (if I may so call them) were Sabbatical persons, Enoch being the last of the first seven, Eber of the second, and Isaack of the third: pro­bably he was not far inferiour to Enoch in Godlinesse. His name conti­nued in Abrahams posterity, who of him were called Hebrews. Adams Language remained with them until the last Prophets, though neer lost in Babel. Eber lived 4 years after Abrahams death, and was the longest liver of all that were born after the Floud. vid. Broughton.

ShemSelah Gen. 11.12.Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahSarahIshm. Gen. 16.16Izaak. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.FloudPromCircS.W.
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ShemEber Gen. 11.14.AbrahSarahIshm. Gen. 16.16Izaak. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.FloudPromCircS.W.
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5704051201103420
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5864211361265036
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588423138Gen.23.1.5238
ShemEber Gen. 11.14.AbrahIshm. Gen. 16.16Isaack. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.FloudPromCircS.W.
5894241395339     
5904251405440
5914261415541
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5934281435743
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5954301455945
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5974321476147
598433148624843 Jubi.
5994341496349    
6004351506450

Ishmael the only wicked whose age is recorded in the Law, Gen. 25.17. Broughton.

Probably Jacob married the same year he came to Laben, namely when he was 77 years old: else if we suppose he married not Leah till the end of his 7 years service, he must be 84 years old before he married, and also must be conceived to have a dozen children in 7 years space. Now supposing he was 77 years old at his marriage, grant him but every year a child: Le­vi his third Son was born when Jacob was 80 years old; And this only probable ground have I of Levi his birth at that time: his age see Exo. 6.16. Esau being 40 years old marrieth his two first wives, Gen. 26.34. and was at least 77 years old when he married his third wife, namely Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael, Gen. 28.9. upon occasion of Jacobs going to Laban in the 77 year of his age, as shall afterwards be cleared: and both the bro­thers being twins, who sees not but Esau must needs be 77 years old at least if he married not Ishmaels daughter till Jacob was 77 years old?

That Jacob was 77 years old when he travelled to his Uncle Laban, may be thus cleared. Jacob was 130 years old when he stood before Pharaoh, Genesis 47.9. at the same time Joseph was 39 years old, Genesis 45.6.11. compared with Genesis 41.46.29.30.53, 54. which ap­pears thus: He was thirty years old when he expounded Pharaohs dreams, Gen. 41.46. The years of plenty were 7, and as many of fa­mine, verse 29, 30.53, 54. of the same chapter: of these 14 years the 7 years of Plenty, and two years of Famine were past when Jacob came to Aegypt, Gen. 45.6.11. which added together make 9 years, and these added to Jo­sephs 30 years make 39 years, the just age of Joseph wheir his Father was 130 years old: substract now 39 out of 130, there rest 91 years, the just age of Jacob when Joseph was born. Lastly, out of 91 substract 14 years, the time of Jacobs service at the birth of Joseph, Gen. 30.25, 26. compared with Gen. 31.41. there rest 77 year, the just age of Jacob when he came to Laban.

Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahIshm. Gen. 16.16Isaack. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.FloudPromCircS.W.
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Eber Gen. 11.14.AbrahIshm. Gen. 16.16Isaack. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.Iacob Gen. 25.26FloudPromCircS.W.
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Eber Gen. 11.14.Ishm. Gen. 16.16Isaack. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.Iacob Gen. 25.26FloudPromCircS.W.
461907616     
462917717530110803132190
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Ishm. Gen. 16.16Isaack. Gen. 17.17. & 21.5.Iacob Gen. 25.26FloudPromCircS.W.
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1059131   3152200
1069232
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1099535
1109636
111973744 Jubi.
112983855013010045 Jubil.2210
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11410040
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11810444
11910545560140110317 
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12711353
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13211858
13311959 1501203192230
13412060
13512161
13612262
13712363

From the 17 to the 39 of Joseph, Josephs brethren lay under the guilt of that great sin of selling their brother, and that without remorse, namely for the space of 22 years, Gen. 42.21, 22.

Joseph being 17 year old is sold for a slave, (Gen. 37.2.) Nourisheth his Father Jacob as many years in Aegypt, together with all his family, Gen. 47.12. and so (if ever any) made requital to his Parent, according to that rule, 1 Tim. 4.5.

Within the space of 210 years Jacobs posterity increased from seventy souls to six hundred thousand and more, Gen 46.27. compared with Exod. 12.37. a clear evidence of the faithfulnesse of Gods Promise, Gen. 13.16. & 15.5. Deut. 10.21. and the mighty power of Faith, Heb. 11.11, 12. To evidence this, note, from the Promise made to Abraham being 70 year old, to the going out of Aegypt are 430 years, Exod. 12.40. Gal. 3.17. of this to Isaacks birth are 30 years, thence to Jacobs birth, 60 years, thence to the going into Aegypt 130 years; all which being added together make 220 years, which being substracted from 430, leave 210 years, the just time of the Israelites sojourning in Aegypt, where they increased so mightily.

Jacob goeth from Laban being 97 years old, after 20 years hard service Gen. 31.38. About the same time he wrestleth with the Angel, and is cal­led Israel, Gen. 32.24.28.

About this time also Deborah Rebeckahs nurse dyed, and could not well be lesse than 147. year old at her death. Suppose her but 15. year old when Rebeckah was born, and Rebeckah but 15 year old when she was married to Isaack, she was then thirty years old at Rebeckahs marriage: to this ad 20 years after the marriage before Jacob was born, Gen. 25.20.26. and 97 years more the age of Jacob when he went from Laban: Adde all these together, it makes 147 years, the least age of Deborah when she dyed: and probably she might be older, for no man knows how long Ja­cob dwelt at Shechem; as also at Succoth, Gen. 33.17.19. as also how long he stayed at Bethel before her death: for at Shechem he bought land, and at Bethel after his journey from Shechem he built an Altar, Gen. 35.6, 7. and there Deborah died and was buried: no doubt a Godly and very ancient Matron: She out-lived Sarah at least 20 years.

Isaack (though born of almost dead Parents) liveth the longest of any after Terah, that the strength of the Promise might appear, Gen. 35.28. Rom. 4.19.20. Broughton.

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Gen. 46.26. only 66 persons went down into Aegypt: it must be under­stood only of Jacobs posterity that went with him at that time.

Verse 27. All the soules were 70, namely by adding Jacob himself, to­gether with Joseph and the two sons of Joseph, who were already in Ae­gypt, and descended virtually in their Father Joseph his loyns, but were both begot and born in Aegypt; nor could the eldest of them be above 9 yeers old when Jacob came into Aegypt.

Acts 7.14. They are made to be 75 soules. Luke herein following the Septuagint, who borrow five out (I Chron.7.) that were the children of Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Joseph lived to see as his third Generation, which as an especial blessing is noted in the Original with a great MEM, Gen. 50.23. Broughton.

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Some would have the Children of Israel to sojourn in Aegypt 430 years which is clear against the Apostle, Gal. 3.17. and is also contradicted by the Genealogy of the Patriarchs lives, who went down into and came up out of AEgypt. Gen. 46.11. Kohath was born before the go­ing into AEgypt. Now suppose him but newly born at that time; his life and the lives of other Patriarchs added together will not come neer 430. y. as is evident by the ensuing draught.

Kohath lived, Exod. 6.18.133
Amram — Exod. 6.20.137
Moses to the Exodus, Exod. 7.8.80
Total350. y.

which falls far short of 430 years: and in truth they sojourned in AEgypt but 210 year, as I have for­merly shewed. The 430 years then begin at Abrahams first removal out of Ur of the Chaldees. That place therefore Exod. 12.40. is well rendred by the Translators: The sojourning of the Children of Israel who dwelt in AEgypt &c. and not whiles they dwelt in AEgypt, was 430 years; to which (for explication) the Septuagint adde well, Who sojourned in AEgypt, and in the Land of Canaan; for the greater part of those 430 years they sojourn­ed in Canaan and Haran, (at least some of them) and it is remarkable here, that Parents are said to sojourn in their children, (for under the children of Israel in this place, are included Abraham, Isaack and Jacob) as in other places the children are said to do what their parents did, Heb. 7.9, 10. Rom. 5.12. and thus we all sinned in our Grandfather Adam.

The space between Joseph and Moses is unparcelled, and omitted in Scripture, yet by collection may thus be proved to be 59 years. From the Promise to the Law is just 430 years: all the parcells of which great sum being mentioned in scripture either directly or by just consequence, fall short of the 430 years just 59 years. Ergo, those 59 years must of necessity make up the space between Joseph and Moses; which space I expresse by the term [Voyd] in the top of the columne. The parcells stand thus.

From the Promise to Isaacks birth30
Thence to Jacobs birth60
Thence to Josephs birth91
Thence to Josephs death110
Unparcelled59
Thence to the going out of AEgypt80

Totall — 430 years. the just space be­tween the Promise and the Law, or the going out of AEgypt: out of which if the 59 years Void should be substracted, there would be just 371 years from the Promise to the Law.

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Moses was born 350 year after the Promise, Anno Mundi 2428, which is thus proved, He was 80 year old when he was sent to Pharaoh to bring the people out of Aegypt, Exod. 7.7. at which time also the date of the Promise, (a very Famous and Memorable Aera) expired, Exod. 12.40. and Gal. 3.17. (for the Law fell out but 50 dayes after the Exodus, namely at Pentecost or Whitsuntide.) Substract now 80 years out of 430 there rest 350 years, the just year of the Promise, in which Moses was born. Aaron being three year older than Moses, Exod. 7.7. was born An. Mundi 2425. and the 347 year of the Promise: by which it appears that there are but 56 year Void; but in this we follow other Chronologers who reckon Void to Moses his birth: and could we directly tell the year of Levi his birth, the Void space of years should be reckoned from his death, and not from Josephs decease. And its easie to prove that he out-lived Joseph 16. years at least, and so the void space from his death to Aarons birth is at most but 40 years, The age of Levi was 137. years: Exod. 6.16.

Moses was born 350 year after the Promise, just Noahs life after the Floud: the seventh from Abraham, as Abraham was from Eber, Eber from Enoch, and Enoch from Adam, Jude verse 14. A new Enoch buried of God, A new Noah, A preaching to the world, 120 years and ever afterwards. He first received and wrote Divinitie with Prophetical authority. Hee spent 40 years in Pharaohs Court, 40 years in a private life, and 40 year in governing the people of God in the Wildernesse, He was one of the three great Fa­sters, and fasted twice forty dayes. The three who fasted forty dayes a­peece were Moses the giver of the Law, Elias the restorer of the Law, and Christ the fulfiller of the Law. Broughton.

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The birth of Joshuah fell out Anno Mund 2455. 377 year after the Pro­mise, He was 27 year younger than Moses; For proof of which, note, that from the going out of Aegypt to the founding of Solomons Temple are precisely 480 years, 1 King 6.1. of which the parcels expresly noted in Scripture are, forty year in the Wildernesse, 99 years of the Judges; Ely, Saul, and David, fortie years apeece; four years of Solomons raign: all which summed up together make four hundred sixty three years, which fall 17 years short of the 480 years: These 17 years must of necessity be the space of Joshuahs government, though they be unparcelled in Scripture, as without which the 480 years from the Lambe to the Temple cannot be made up. Grant then that Joshuah governed just 17 years, (for the fore­mentioned parcells I shall make good hereafter by peece-meal, only for present I desire the Reader to credit me in them.) Its evident that the 17 year of his government runs parallel with the 110 or last year of his life, Josh. 24.29. His government began immediately after the death of Moses, who dyed just 40 years after the going out of Aegypt, 17 years after whose death Joshuah dyed, namely 57 years after the going out of Aegypt, and 487 year after the Promise. Sabstract then 110 years out of 487, there rest 377 year, in which year of the Promise running parallel with Anno Mundi 2455, Joshuah was born.

Caleb was 15 year younger then Joshuah, and 42 year younger than Moses. He was born 392 year after the Promise, Anno Mundi 2470 which is thus proved: His fourtieth year ran parallel with the second year after the going out of Aegypt, at which time he was sent from Kadesh-Barnea to espie the Land of Canaan, Josh. 14.7. compared with Deutr. 2.14. and therefore he was just 38 year old at the going out of Aegypt: Substract 38 years out of 430 the just date of the Promise at that time, there rest 392, the just date of the Promise at Calebs birth, which year of the Promise runs parallel with Anno Mundi 2470. This is further prooved by his age, 7 year after Canaan was entred Josh. 14.10. his 85 year ran parallel with the 477 year of the Promise. Substract then 85 from 477, there rest 392. the just year of the Promise when Caleb was born.

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Job lived probably about the time that the Israelitas were in AEgypt (and is thought to proceed out of Abrahams family,) as may appear, part­ly by his long life, few living so long after Moses his time: partly by his offering Sacrifice, which after the building of the Tabernacle was unlaw­full otherwhere. Yet some passages seem strongly to hint that Jobs trou­bles fell out after the Israelites came out of AEgypt. Thus Job 27.12. mention is made of dividing the Sea, and wounding Rahab, a name in Scri­pture applied to AEgypt. So Job 28.10. He seems to have an Eye at Gods making waters come out of the rocks, Exod. 17. and Numb. 20.

Bildad probably came of Shuah, Gen, 25.2. Eliphaz of Teman, Gen. 36.11. both of Abraham.

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Canaan entred.

The 52 Jubilee of the world (according to our account) fell out in the 365 week of years: answering thereby at once both the Number of weeks and dayes in one year, which contains 52 weeks and 365 dayes. The 53 Jubilee of the world runs parallel with the first Jubilee of Canaan, they en­tring Canaan at the end of the 52 Jubilee, in a Sabbatical year.

There is some difficulty to reconcile that Text, Acts 13.20. with the times of the Judges: the time of the Judges rule, in the book of Judges, from Joshuahs death to the last of Samsom is but 299 years, as any who have but ordinary skil in Arithmetick may see by adding the several years of their several Governments together. Adde to these 40 years of Elies government, 1 Sam. 4.18. the total is but 399 years, and falls far short of 450 years, which the Apostle reckons upon in the foregoing text. To salve which difficulty, note first, that the years of the Judges rule (for Samuels government is included in Sauls raign, Acts 13.21.) are 399. secondly, that the Apostle (probably according to the minde of the Septuagint) super­adds to these the years wherein the Israelitos were crushed by their oppres­sors, which in truth are not distinct from, but included in the years of the Judges rule: yet being added as distinct from them, make up precisely 450 years, according to the Apostles account, Acts 13.20. as may appear by what follows. They were oppressed

1 By Cushan. Jud. 3.8.8
2 By Moab. Jud. 3.14.18
3 By Jabin. Jud. 4.3.20
4 By Midian. Jud. 6.1.7
5 By Ammon. Jud. 10.8.18
6 By the Philistims. Jud. 13.1.40
Total — 111.

to which adde the years of the Judges government to the last of Ely. 339.

The Summe is — 450. the just account of the Apostle Acts 13.20. But that the whole time of the Judges rule cannot contain 450 years is evident by what follows

1 From the Lamb to Canaan.40
2 Thence to Joshuahs last17
3 Thence (suppose) to Elies last450
4 Thence to the last of Saul and David80
5 Thence to Salomons fourth in which the Temple was founded.4
Totall is — 591

so that by this reckoning, from the Lamb to the Temple should be 591 y. contrary to clear Scripture, 1 Kings 6.1. Substract therefore that 111 years in which the Israelites were oppressed, There rest — 480 y. the just space from the going out of Aegypt, to the founding of Solomons Temple. Whence I cleerly conclude, that those 111 years must needs be superfluous, and were included in the rule of the Judges.

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We must not think that Ehud ruled 80 years; for since the shortning of mans life to 70 or 80 years, (Psal. 90.10.) in the time of Moses, nonev ever ruled so long, (only Joseph is recorded to continue in authoritie 80 years.) But the meaning is, that after the expiration of Othniells government it was 80 years to the end of Ehuds affairs: part of which also included the government of Shamgar. Broughton.

Its remarkable that the Jubilees of Canaan (according to our account) run parallel with the Jubilees of the World. Nor need any be scrupled that we reckon the first Jubilee of Canaan (running parallel with the 53 Jubilee of the World) to fall out in the 51 year after Canaan was entred, (whereas a Iubilee in the largest extent contains at most but 50 years com­pleat) since the date of their Iubilees was reckoned not by the Ecclesiasti­cal year (beginning in Spring when they entred into Canaan) but by the civil year which began in September or Autumne immediately succeeding their entrance into Canaan, namely 6 months after: so as about 6 months after Canaan entred must be reckoned as utterly lapsed in respect of the first Iubilee of Canaan, which began the Autumne following their entrance, not in the Spring of that Sabbatical year, in which precisely they entred Canaan. For as the Iubilees of the World, so also the Iubilees of Canaan begin in Autumne. Levit. 25.9.

That battel fought Iud. 20. could not probably fall out later then the 43 of Ehud, though it bee recorded per [...] in the end of the Iudges. My ground is because Phineas was present at it, Jud. 20.28. who being at least 20 y. old when he slew Zimri and Cozby (otherwise he was not capable of bearing arms) at this time must be above 120 year old, which age was rare in those times. They who place this History accord­ing to the order of Narration, after Samsons death, must of necessity make Phineas to be above 330 years old: which how probable, I leave to the judgement of the impartial Reader.

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It was but 266 year from the Entrance of Canaan to Jephtahs Victory over the Ammonites: yet Judges 11.26. Jephtah calls it 300 year for round­nesse of Number; it being 300 year currant, but not compleat.

Jephtah is the only bastard commended of God, Heb. 11.32. He only (that we read of) was an exception against that general rule, Deut. 23.2. and teaches that no state, be it never so base (excepting final slavery under sin) can exclude any out of the Heavenly Canaan. He sacrificed not his daughter, but made her a perpetual Virgin. Therefore Judge 11.40. that word run in Pihel signifies not only to Lament, but also to Talk with; the daughters of Israel coming four times every year to comfort her in her restraint, she being devoted to perpetual Virginity, and so haply kept for ever from the sight of any man. In those times perpetual Virginity or Barrennesse were accounted sad afflictions; whether it were because every one hoped the Messias should or might possibly at least come out of their Loyns, I leave it in Medio: or whether because Fruitfulnesse was a great blessing promised upon their obedience, Deut. 7.14. and by the rule of contraries, barrennesse was judged a curse.

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Iudg 16.24.

How the High Priests Office fell from Eleazar to the line of Ithamar is uncertain, haply for their sinfull compliance under the corrupt times of the Judges: God might chastise them with this temporal losse. For Ely (who was now High Priest) came of Ithamar, not of Eleazar and Phineas, as is evident by their posterity, 1 Chron. 24.3.6. Ahimelech there mentioned, was the son of Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech (whom Doeg slew at the command of Saul, 1 Sam. 22.11.18) the son of Ahitub (the brother of Ichabod, 1 Sam. 14.3.) the son of Phineas, the son of Eli the High Priest and Judge of Israel, 1 Sam. 2.34. Now that Ahimelech mentioned 1 Chron. 24. is expresly said (vers. 3.) to be of the sons of Ithamar. But God again for Elies sinfull indulgence, makes his House an Ichabod, without glory: sets up a faithful High Priest in Zadoc who is of Eleazar, and therein again remembreth Phineas, Numb. 25.13. see 1 Sam. 2.35. compared with 1 Kings 2.27.

SamōFloudPromCircPasover.CanaāS.W.
1119077074034030058 6 Jubil. 
2407
3
4
5
61200    4082850
7
8
9
10
11
1257 Jubi.
13 7807503503104092860
14
15
16
17
18
19
20       
Judg. 16.31
Eli.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāS.W.
112107907603603204102870
2
3
4
5
6
71220 770  411 
8
9
10
11
12 S [...]el is thought to be born.
13
14 800 3703304122880
15
16
17
18
19
20
2112308107803803404132890
22
23
24
25
26
27
28124082079039035059 7 Jubi. 
29414
30
31
32
33
34
35     7 Jub2900
36415
37
38
39
40
1 Sam 4.18.58 Jubi.

The lives of those four, namely Salmon, Boaz, Obed and Jesse, Ruth 4.21, 22. contained about 400. year: and for their four Ages we have 18 ages from Korah to Samuels sons, (1 Chron. 6.22.28.) or there about. The sons of Korah then dyed not, Numb. 26.11. but fled from their Father to Moses.

The Government of Samuel and Saul, are reckoned as one, Acts 13.20, 21. yet so as Samuel is thought to judge the first 20 year, and Saul to rule the last 20 year, which make up that 40 year mentioned by the Apostle: and accordingly I have set them both together.

From the entrance into Canaan to the birth of David, are 366 year, and yet but four Generations, namely, Salmon, Boaz, Obed, and Jesse, Ruth, 4.21, 22. and Matth. 1.5, 6. Salmon could not be more then 59 years old when Canaan was entred. For suppose him nineteen years old at the comming out of Aegypt, (had he been but one year older he had dyed among those that were numbred from 20 year old &c. Numb. 26.64.65. compared with Numb. 14.29.) he should then be 59 year old when they en­tred Canaan. And being probably the heir of the House, he was not borne in his Fathers old age, who dyed in the Wildernesse. But suppose him to be born after 20 year wandring in the Wildernesse; he was then 20 year old at the entrance into Canaan; about which time suppose Rahab was 15 year old. He is thought to beget Boaz of Rahab about the end of Othni­els Government, that is 57 year after the entrance into Canaan, being him­self at that time 77 year old upon the former supposition of his birth in the Wildernesse. If he were born in Aegypt, he could not be lesse than 97 year old at Boaz his birth. Suppose now

From Canaan entred to the birth of Boaz57
Thence to Obeds birth107
Thence to Jesse his birth102
Thence to Davids birth100
Total 366

the just space of time between the Entrance of Canaan and the birth of David. No wonder then Jesse went for an old man at the conquest of Goliah, 1 Sam. 17.12. when he was at least an hundred year old at Davids birth. By all which may be ga­thered that Naomi her sojourning hapned under the Government of Oth­niel, and that Obed was born in the times of Deborah, and Jesse about the beginning of Jephthahs government, or the end of Jairs Government, and that unhappy war with the Benjamites hapned a good while before the dayes of Deborah, Phineas being then alive, Jud. 20.28. who was not pro­bably lesse than 20 year old when he slew Zimri and Cozby; and suppose he lived an hundred year after that (being about the fortieth year of their journying in the Wildernesse) his life could reach but the 43 year of Ebuds Government: in whose time therefore, or in Othniels that war hapned.

Sam.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāS.W.
Sam Barzill [...] Porbably born. 1 Se [...] 19.32. compared [...] 2 Sam. 15.7.       
112508308004003607 Jub2910
2416
3
4
5
6
7
8       
9
10
Sam.DavidFloudPromCirc.Pasover.CanaāS.W.
1111260840810410370417 
122
133
144
155
166     4182920
177
188
199
2010
Sam.Saul.DavidFloudPromCircPasover.CanaāS.W.
21111 8508204203804192930
22212
23313
24414
25515
26616
27717
28818       
29919
301020 Rebe [...] and [...]d glory over the H [...]. 1 Chron. 5.10.12808608304303904202940
311121
321222
331323
341424
351525
361626
3717271290 840  60 8 Jubil. 
381828421
391929
402030
A [...]. 13.21  

David is annointed King over all Israel, exactly a thousand years before our Lord Christ suffered and entred into his Kingdom of glory, Luke 24.26. He raigned just our Lords age over all Israel, namely 32 year 6 months, or 33 year currant, 2 Sam. 5.5. and was an esepecial Type of our blessed Saviour.

Its remarkable of little Benjamin, who by his sin was brought to 600 men only, Jud. 20.47.48. yet by Gods blessing was afterwards increased to almost 60000 men of War, toward the end of Davids raign, as stands recor­ded by Ezra, 1 Chron 7.7.9.11. and that but in three of his posteritie, for all the Tribe of Benjamin was not numbred by Joab, 1 Chron. 21.6. yea, 2 Chron. 14.8. they were encreased to 280000 fighting men, and 2 Chon. 17.17, 18. there were 380000, in the dayes of Asa and Jehosaphat In the plains of Moab, the greatest number of them was but 45600. But after that great blow (probably upon their repentance) they mightily encreased out of a smal handful: Sinne brings low, but God upon our repentance can quickly encrease, and make our latter end better than our begining.

David.K.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāS.W.
 2 S [...] 5 [...], 5. In He [...]on over Judah.1290 840  421 
31.1
32.2
33.3
34.4 870 4404004222950
35.5
36.6
37.7
38.8 Over all Israel.
39.9
40.1059 Jubi.
41.1113008808504504104232960
42.12
43.13
44.14
45.15
46.16
47.17
48.181310890860460420424 
49.19
50.20
51.21
52.22
53.23
54.24
55.25     4252970
56.26
57.27
58.28
59.29
60.30
61.31
62.3213209008704704304262980
63.33
64.34
65.35
66.36
67.37
68.38
69.39       
 39 Re [...]obo [...] born.
70.40
Solom.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.S.W.
11330910880480440K [...]n. 6.1427 
2
3
4
5
61340     61 9 Jubil.2990
7428
8
9
10
11
12
13 920890490450104293000
14
15
16
17
18
1960 Jubi.
201350930900500460204303010
21
22
23
24
25
26
271360 910   431 
28
29
30
31
32
33
34 940 510470304323020
35
36
37
38
39
40

Probably about the 39 of Solomon ending, Jehojadah that famous Priest was born; which is thus proved. He was 130 year old at his death, 2 Chron. 24.15. He was alive the 23 of Joash, a Kin. 12.6, 7. Now suppose he had lived three year longer to the 25 of. Joash ending, (for after his death the King fell to Idolatry, murdered his son, and fell into many evils, 2 Chron. 24.17-25.) Joash his 25 year ran parallel with the 256 year after the Temple founded. Substract 130 out of 150, there rest 26 year from the Temples founding; at the end of which Jehojadah was born. If you pro­tract Jehojadahs life to the 39 of Joash (which is the utmost) then he was born in the fourth year of Rehoboam, and 40 year after the Temple foun­ded, as appears by substracting 130 his age, from 170, the Aera of the Tem­ple at his death, upon the last supposition.

Josiah was prophesied of about 329 years before he was born, 1 Kin. 13. 2. presently upon the Division.

Its remarkable of all the Kings of Israel, that the age of none of them is noted, when they came to the Crown, there being not one Godly King among them all: and but two that are not branded for cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam, to wit Shallum and Hoshea, 2 Kin. 15.13.15. and 17. 1, 2. They were all so naught that God thought not their Nativity worth the noting, which yet was wont to be celebrated, Gen 41.20. Mark 6.21.

Rehob.Ierob.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.Divis.S.W.
 1 1 Kin. [...]4.21.1370950920520480401 Kin. 11.474333030
11
22
33
44
55
66
77
8813809609305304905010434 
99
1010
1111
1212
1313
1414
1515      20  
1616
1717
1 Chron. 12.13. 

Abijam slew 500000 of Israel in one bat­tel, 2 Chron. 13.17. one of the greatest slaughters was ever read of.

2 Chron. 16.1. must be rendred in the 36 year of the Kingdom of Asa, to wit the Kingdom of the Iews, which at that time stood divided from Israel just 36 year, nor can it possibly be meant of the 36 but the 17 year of Asa his personal raign, for Baasha lived but to the 26 year of Asa his personal raign, as is evident by 1 Kin. 15.28.33.

Vpon the news of Zimri his killing of E­lah, Omri was chosen King in the camp in the 27 year of Asa: 1 Kin. 16.15, 16. The contest between him and Tibni probably held four year at least, and therefore vers. 23. its said he began to raign in the 31 year of A­sa. He raigned then 4 years, as Tibnes Com­petitor, and after his death 8 year alone.

In Ahabs dayes was Iericho built by Hi­el, 1 Kin. 16. 34. though with the curse of God upon the builder, Iosh. 6.26.

Three Kings are in Israel at Once, begin­ing 42 years trouble, and infecting Iudah▪ whence Ahaziah is said to be a Son of 42 y. in his Kingdom, 2 Chron. 22.2. Broughton.

Ierob.Abija 1 Kin. 15.1, 2.
181
192
203
21 
22
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Nadab. 1 Kin. 15.25.Baasha. 1 Kin. 15.28.33.
1  
21
321
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Baasha. 1 Kin. 15.28.33.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.Divis.S.W.
42139097094054050060 4363050
53
6 Iehosaphat born.4
75
86
9761 Jubi
10814009809505505107030437 
119
1210
1311
1412
1513
1614
17151410     404383060
1816
1917
2018
2119
2220
2321
2422 99096056052080 4393070
2523
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Baasha. 1 Kin. 15.28.33.Elah. 1 Kin. 16.8.Zimri Omri Tibni 1 Kin. 16.15.23.
26241 
27 21
28  2
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Zimri Omri Tibni 1 Kin. 16.15.23.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.Divis.S.W.
293         
30 Iehoram born.4
3151420100097057053090504403080
326
337
348
359
3610
3711
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Zimri Omri Tibni 1 Kin. 16.15.23.Ahab. 1 Kin. 16.19FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.Divis.S.W.
381211430 980   60441 
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Ahab. 1 Kin. 16.19
392
403
Asa. 1 Kin. 15.9.Ahab. 1 Kin. 16.19Iehos 1 Kin. 12.41.42.
4141
Ahab. 1 Kin. 16.19Iehos 1 Kin. 12.41.42.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
521430 980   60441 
63
74
85 1010 5805401007063.11 Jubil.3090
96442
107
118
129
1310
1411
151214401020990590550110 4433100
1613
1714
1815
191662 Jubi.

Ioram the sonne of Iehosaphat was twice Viceroy, first in the 17 year of Iehosa­phat, as appears by comparing 2 Kin. 1.17. with 2 Kin. 3.1. where the first year of Ie­horam Ahabs son concurs with the 18. year of Iehosaphat, and the second year of Ieho­ram the son of Iehosaphat. Hence I argue, if the second of Iehoram King of Iudah con­curred with the eighteenth of Iehosaphat: then his first yeer must needs concurre with the 17 of Iehosaphat: yet at the time he was but Viceroy, his Father living 8 or 9 year after his first admission to the Crown. And this may solve that difficulty, 2 Chron. 21.12. How Elias could send a Letter to this Iehoram, The answer is easy. Ieho­ram was made Viceroy in the first year of Aha [...]iah son of Ahab which ran parallel with the 17 of Iehosaphat a year or two at least before Elias his Translation, 2 Kin. 1.3. Now being a wicked wretch and fearing therefore to be dis-inherited, he might take advan [...]age in his Fathers absence (who pro­bably made him Viceroy upon occasion of some expedition abroad) to cut off all his brethren, thereby to make the Kingdom sure unto himself, 2 Chron. 21.4. whereupon Eli­as might send him that sharp letter, he being so desparate as none durst venture to reprove him by word of mouth, 2 Chron. 21.12-15

He was the second time Viceroy in the 22 year of Iehosaphat which concurred with the fifth of Iehoram son to Ahab, 2 King. 8.16. which indeed was the first of his eight years reign for he reigned but four compleat year after his Fathers death.

Ahaviah and Iehoram Kings of Israel be­gan both to raign before their Father Ahabs death, th [...] one in the 1 [...]. the other in the 18 year of Iehosaphat, which run parallel with the 20 and 21 of Ahab.

The two battel [...] between Ahab and Ben­hadad hanned about the nineteenth of twen­tieth [...]ear of Ahabs raign, as is evident by 1 King. 22.1.2.

2 Kin [...] 8. [...]5, 2 [...]. and 9.29 compared, shew t'was the end of the 11, and the begin­ning of the 12. of Ioram that Iehoash King of Iudah wa born.

2 Chron. 22. 2. Ahaziah is said to be [Page] 42. year old when he began to raign. This the learned refer to the Kingdom of Omri, which stood 42 years when Ahaziah began to raign, being then himself but 22 year old, 2 Kin. 8.26. otherwise we must make the youngest son older than his Father, 2 Chron. 21.20. and 22.1. In the Original it runs thus, Ahaziah was a son of 42 year in his Kingdom. What if we should say that in old times the age of their Kings was writ in figures, not in words at length: and so through the carelesnesse of the Scribes the letter Mem (signifying 40) might easily be put for the letter Caph, which signifies but 20. Who knows not that change of like letters is fami­liar with the Hebrews? and such a mistake is easy.

Ahab. 1 Kin. 16.19Iehos 1 Kin. 12.41.42.Ahazi. 1 Kin. 12.55.Iehor. 1 Kin. [...]Son to Iehoss­aphat, twice Viceroy.
20171 Son to Ahab.Son to Ahab.1
2118212
2219 23
Iehos 1 Kin. 12.41.42.Iehor. 1 Kin. [...] FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
203414501030100060056012080444 
2145
2251
2362
2473
2584
Iehor. 1 Kin. [...] Ahazi. Son to Ieboiam 1, born the 6 of [...]FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
95       904453110
106
117
1281
AthalIehu. 1 Kin. 10.16FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
11      904453110
22
33
44146010401010610570130 4463120
55
66 1 Chron. 21.11.
Iehu. 1 Kin. 10.16Iehoa. 1 Kin. 12.1.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
71146010401010610570130 4463120
82
93
104
115147010501020620580140100447 
126
137
148
159
1610
1711
18121480     1104483130
1913
2014
2115
2216
2317
24 Vzziah born18
2519 10601030630590150 64.12 Jubi.3140
2620449
2721
2822
Ioash.Ioahaz. 2 Kin.13.1.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
231 K. of Isr.         
242
253
26414901070104064060016012012 Ju3150
275450
286
297
308
319
3210
33111500 1050   13045163 Jubi.
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Ioash.Ioahaz. 2 Kin.13.1.Iehoa. 2 Kin. 13.1.Amazi. 1 Kin. 14.1.2FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
37151 K. of Isr. 1500 1050   13045163 Jubi.
381621
391732
40 43
Iehoa. 2 Kin. 13.1.Amazi. 1 Kin. 14.1.2FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
54      1404523160
65
76
87
98
109
1110151010901060660620180 4533170
1211
1312
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Iehoa. 2 Kin. 13.1.Amazi. 1 Kin. 14.1.2Ierob. 1 Kin. 14.23.
16151
Amazi. 1 Kin. 14.1.2Ierob. 1 Kin. 14.23.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
162         
173152011001070670630190150454 
184
195
206
217
228
239
2410      1604553180
2511
2612
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Ierob. 1 Kin. 14.23.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
16153011101080680640200 65.13 Jubil.3190
17456
18
19
20
21
22
23
24         
25
26

The Kingdom of Iudah was governed 11 years by states, without a King, namely from the 15 to the 27 of Ieroboam, the first where­of concurs with the 29 of Amaziah, and the last with the first of Vzziah, 2 Kin. 14.23. and 15.1. where he is also called Azariah. From the 29 or last of Amaziah to the first of Vzziah interceed 11 years compleat, in all which space no King swayed the Scepter of Iudah, nor indeed was Vzziah capable of it (unlesse by a Protectour) being but four or five year old when his father Amaziah dyed.

The kingdom of Israel by sedition was as long again as Iudah without a King, namely full 22 years, from the last of Ieroboam to the raign of Zacharias; the first running pa­rallel with the 15, and the last with the 38 of Vzziah. This Zachariah was the fourth of Iehu his generation, whereby the promise of God was made good unto Iehu, 2 King. 10.30. and 15.12. God bringing this fourth son of Iehu to the throne, notwithstanding all impediments that lay in the way for 22 year together. No intervening difficulties can make Gods promise abortive, though for a while Gods providence may seem to crosse his promise.

With us Christ suffered in the first year of the 182 Olympiad: with others in the last year of the 202 Olympiad. The diffe­rence is 21 Olympiads, or 84 Olympick years currant. The ground of which diffe­rence is this. They begin the Olympiads 54 year before us, and extend Christs passion 30 year after us. Both which added toge­ther make just 84 years, or 21 Olympiads, the just space wherein we differ from them. The reason why we thus differ from them hath been formerly noted.

Ierob. 2 Kin.14.23.Vzzia. 2 Kin. 15.1.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
271154011201090690650210170457 
282
293
304
3151550     1804583200
326
337
348
359
3610
371164 Jubi.
3812 1130 700660220 4593210
3913
4014
4115
Vzzia. 2 Kin. 15.1.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.
16 1130 700660220 4593210
17
18
191560114011107106702301904603220
20
21
22
23
24
25
261570 1120   200461 
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
Vzzia. 2 Kin. 15.1.Zach.Shal.Mena.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
34ruled 6 months.ruled 2 months.  1150 72068024021046232301
35  
36
372 Kin 15.8.2 Kin 15.132 Kin 15.17
381  
39 11

Ahaz lived but 36 year, as is evident by 2 Kin. 16.2. Hezekiah his son was 25 y. old when he began to raign, 2 Kin. 18.2. Substract 25 out of 36, there rest 11, whence I conclude that Ahaz was but 11 year old at most when he begat Heze­kiah: unlesse we shall interpret 2 Kin. 16.2. that Altaz was 20 year old when his Fa­ther Iotham began to raign, which sence (though it may seem to be forced) wants not (as I conceive) a president. Thus Iehoia­kin was 8 year old when his Father began to raign, but 18 y. old when himsehlf began to raign, 2 Chron. 36.9. compared with 2 Kin. 24.8.

But this last interpretation will not hold, unlesse we suppose Iotham was 25 year old when he began to raign in his Fathers stead, who was sequestred for his leprosie: Least we make Iotham but 5 year old when he be­gat Ahaz. See 2 kin. 15.33.

That text 2 Kin. 15.30. must be under­stood of the 20 year after Iotham began to raign, namely the 5 of Ahaz: for Iotham raigned but 16. year, 2 Kin. 15.33. And here again we must either make an Interreg­num of 7 year, or say that though Hosheah held the government by power and might, yet he was not accepted of the people for King till the 12 of Ahaz, for he slew Pekah about the 5 of Ahaz, but is said to begin his raign not till the 12 of Ahaz, 2 Kin 17.1.

Samaria probably was taken in the begin­ning of Hosheahs 9 year, and the end of He­zekiahs 6 year, 2 Kin. 18.10. for Hosheahs 9 year runs parallel with Hezekiahs 7 year: unlesse wee suppose Hezekiah began not to reign t [...]ll the end of Hoshea his third year, which is the reason I have noted the years of Hezekiahs raign twice.

Its evident by 2 Kin. 18.1 [...], 11. that he­zekiahs first began with the end of Hoshe­ahs third year, and did not runne parallel with it.

The 49 of Vzziah was also an Interreg­num of the Kingdom of Israel.

In the 20 year after Iotham began to raign Hosheah sew Pekah, namely at the be­ginning of it, (2 Kin. 15.3 [...].) and took up­on him the Covernment about the 5 of A­haz, but was not accepted by the people till the 12 of Ahaz.

Vzzia. 2 Kin. 15.1.Mena.Pekahi. 2 Kin. 15.23.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
402 158011601130730690250 66.14 Jubil.32402
413463
424
435
4463
457
468
479159011701140740700260220464 4
4810
49 2 Kin. 15.23.
5051
512
521
Peka. 2 Kin. 15.27.Iothā. 2 Kin. 15.32.33.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
21     230 46532506
32
43
54
657
76
87
9865 Jubi.
109160011801150750710270 46532608
1110
12 Aera Nabonassaris begins.11
13 Aera Ʋ.C. begins12
1413
1514
1615
Peka. 2 Kin. 15.27.Iothā. 2 Kin. 15.32.33.Ahaz. 2 Kin. 16. [...]FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
17161161011901160760720280240467 9
18172
19183
2019410
 205
Ahaz. 2 Kin. 16. [...]Hosh. 2 Kin. 17.1.FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
 1          
62
73
841620    250 468327011
95
106
11712
121
132
Ahaz. 2 Kin. 16. [...]Hosh. 2 Kin. 17.1.Hezek. 2 Kin. 18. [...]
1431
Ahaz. 2 Kin. 16. [...]Hosh. 2 Kin. 17.1.Hezek. 2 Kin. 18. [...]FloudPromCircPasover.CanaāTemp.DivisS.W.Olym.
1542.1 12001170770730290 469328013
1653.2
 64.3
75.4
86.514
97.6
 8.7

From the Division of the Tribes to Zedechiahs captivity are just 390 y. noted by the Prophet, Ezec. 4.5. yet the several years of their several raigns summed up make 393. to which add the 11 y. Interregnum, after the death of Amaziah; the total is 404, even 14 years more than the prophet reckoned upon: which difference is thus reconciled. Divers of the Kings began to raign 1, 2, or 3 year before their fathers death, which may easily swallow up those 14 years.

The like may be said of the Kings of Israel; the years of whose several raigns summed up, are 241. yet the 9 or last year of Hoshea (the last King of Israe) falls out 258 years after the Division, 17 year later than the former reckoning. If therefore you adde to 24., the sum of all their raigns, the 22 years Interregnum after the death of Jeroboam the second, and the seven years of Interregnum, or Tyranny under Hoshea; the total is 270 yeare; and 12 year more than the date of the Kingdom of Israel: which difference of twelve years over-plus ariseth from a supposal that every King raigned so many years compleat, as are assigned him in Scripture, whereas divers of them raigned but so many years currant, and one began to raign two or three years before his Fathers death, to wit Jehoash son of Jehoahaz. But the connexion and linking together of their several raigns according to scripture, gives the precise date of both Kingdoms: so that the Kingdom of Israel lasted after the Division, 258 years, and the Kingdom of Judah 390 years.

Nor can Ezekiels 390 year be made out, unlesse by a right connexion of the Synarchies of both Kingdoms according to Scripture, evidenced in this Chronologie by ocular Demonstration.

Hezekiahs 14 year is a Rest or Sabbatrical year, as appears by their eat­ing in it that which grew of it self, 2 Kin. 19.29. and the year following was a Jubilee after the account of some: and so the meaning of that sign might be this, That notwithstanding Senacherib had so plundred the Countrey, and that in a time wherein for two years together they had no Seed-time, yet God both did and would so blesse the earth, that of its own accord, without their labour, it should bring enough to maintain them for two years together and longer, namely till the third years Harvest came in.

2 Kin. 18.13. Senacharib was overthrown in the 14 year of Hezekiah, and 20.6. Hezekiah recovered at the same time.

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Jehoahaz was 23 y. old when he began to raign, 2 Kin. 23.31. and raign­ed but 3 months. His younger Brother jehojachim who immediately suc­ceeded him, was 25 y. old when he began to raign, vers. 36, and after that reckonning almost 2 y. older than his elder brother. How can this hold good? Answ. Jehojakims age is there reckoned from his elder brothers death in Aegypt, 2 Kin. 23.34. till which time he raigned as Viceroy. Or else we must say that Jehoahaz though the younger, was by his Fathers Will or the election of the people preferred to the Crown before Jehoja­kim his elder brother: As Solomon was by Gods election, 1 Kin. 2.15. and Abijah by Rehoboams election, 2 Chron. 11.20.22. and 12.16. Broughton makes Jehojakim the elder brother. Haply his brother was preferred be­fore him for his wickednesse, which might make Josiah dis-inherit him, yet afterwards by the favour of Pharaoh he aspired to the Crown, 2 Chron. 36.4.

That Ezekiel reckons from Josiah his Passeover is apparent by Ezek. 1.1, 2. that 30 y. running parallel with the 5 y. of Jehojakims Captivity) be­ing just 30 y. distant from Josiahs Passeover, inclusively.

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According to our account both the 70 y. Captivity, and Daniels 70 Weeks of years run exactly parallel with the weeks of the World: The first beginning at the end of the 485, and ending at the end of the 495 week of the World. The last beginning at the end of the 495 week, and ending at the end of the 565 week of the World.

Some begin Ezekiels 40 year mentioned Ezek. 4.6. (not with Ieremiahs Prophecy spoke of, Ier. 25.3. but) with Iosiahs Passeover and renewal of the Covenant in the 18 year of his raign, 2 Chron. 35.19. compared with 2 Chron. 34.31, 32. And so those 40 year expired not till the fourth and last Captivitie, full 23 year, after the first Captivity, and almost 5 y. after Ieru­salem was taken, and Zedekiahs eyes put out. After which, God spared them no longer, but the Land lay utterly desolate without any Inhabitant. This seems very consonant to the truth.

Zedechiah was Iehojakims Vncle, 2 Kin. 24.17. yet 1 Chron. 3.16. he is noted as the son of Iehojakim: the reason is because he succeeded as his heir in the Kingdom, 2 Chron. 36.10 he is called Iehojakims brother, according to the custom of the Iewes, who call all their kinred Brethren. Th [...]s by our Saviours Brethren, Matth. 13.55. we must understand his kinred.

2 Kin. 24.12. Nebuchadnezzar took Ie­hojachim in the 8 year of his raign, Ier. 52.28. in his seventh year, probably it was at the end of Nebuchadnezzar; seventh and the beginning of his eighth year. In the same s [...]nce haply Nebuchadnezzars first is said to be Iehojakims third and fourth year, Dan. 1.1. compared with Ier. 25.1. And thus Zedekiahs Captivity is said to be in the 18 year of Nebuchadnezzar, Ier. 52.29. whereas Zedekiahs 11 y. wherein he was taken captive runs parallel with Nebuchad­nezzars 19 y. But upon the former suppo­sition the answer is easie. Zedekiah was led captive in the end of the 18 and the begin­ning [Page]of the 19 year of Nebuchadnezzar. See the like 2 Kin. 8.25. and 9.29 compared.

The 4 Captivities I have noted in the next collumne to that of the Captivitie. The first hapned in the third of Iehojakim, Dan. 1.1.3. the end of which third year concurred with the first of Nebuchadnezzar. The second third and fourth hapned in the 7, 18, and 23 year of Nebuchadnezzar, Ier. 52.28, 29, 30. Its remarkable that the 10 weeks of the 70 years Captivity, and also the 70 weeks of Daniel run parallel with the weeks of the World. That the 70 y. Captivity begin with the 4 of Iehojakim, I have proved before in the Difficulties con­troverted.

The first Temple was founded in the 427 week of the World, and con­tinued just 427 y. currant. The second Temple was founded 480 y. after the first was founded, and that precisely to a month, 1 Kin. 6.1. compared with Ezra 3.8. and just so many years passed from the going out of Aegypt to the founding of the first Temple, 1 Kin. 6.1.

Broughton in the Preface to that excellent peece of his (called a Con­cent of Scripture) brings a clear Testimony out of Abben-Ezra that Dani­els 70 weeks take their beginning from the Prayer of Daniel, Dan. 9. Be­sides evidences from Josephus and others, in the body of his Concent.

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Broughton in his Concent thinks Darius Histaspis to be the same with Ahassuerus, in whose time that famous story of Hester hapned. Its remark­able that though the book of Hester contain most admirable passages of Gods providence in delivering of his Church, yet in that book alone (of all the books of holy Scripture) the name of God is not so much as once men­tioned.

The Persian Monarchy was thought to last above 200 y. Broughton for the establishing of Daniels 70 weeks, makes it farre shorter, and that not without just ground: of which I have handled before in the Difficulties of Chronologie controverted by the Learned. I shall not therefore note particularly the names of the Persian Kings, because their several raigns contradict the Aera of Daniels 70 weeks which I follow exactly in this Chronology.

Both the Grecian and Roman Monarchy begin 30 year sooner with us than with other Chronologers, because we conceive that Christ suffered 30 y. sooner than they did, namely An. Mundi 3952. and not An. M. 3982.

In the two Registers (Ezra 2. and Neh. 7. compared together) these passages are remarkable,

1. That the heads of both Registers differ in 19 places, whereof Ne­hemiahs Register exceeds Ezraes in 12 places. Ezraes exceeds Nehemi­ahs in 7 places. Thus the children of Azgad, (Ezra 2.12.) were 1222. but Neh. 7.17. they are 2322, eleven hundred more than in Ezra. How shall these differences be reconciled? Answ. We must conceive there was a double listing, the first in Babylon, of those who gave in their names to come up, some of whom afterwards repented through carnal fears, love of the world, and case, &c. who are therefore branded, 1 Chron. 4.23. Others upon better consideration went up and so were registered at Jerasalem. Too true an emblem of our times, in which many seemed very forward, but now have fallen back to errours &c. forgetting (if not sleighting) their ingagements to God and man.

2. Its observable that the total of both Registers stands recorded as equal, namely 42360. Ezra 2.64. and Neh. 7.66. God will not loose one of his number though never so many hypocrites Apostatize, 2 Tim. 2.19.

3. Yet observe that each Register summed up falls far short of the for­mer tot [...] assigned, Ezra 2.64. For Ezraes register summed up in all the parcels, amounts but to 29818, and Nehemiahs to 31031. both which fall far short of 42360, which therefore must be made up by the residue of the Priests and Israelites, who could not finde out their Genealogy, Ezra 2.59.

In the catalogue of their servants and beasts both registers agree, save only in the Singers, whereof the latter Register had 45 more than the for­mer. Ezra 265. compared with Neh. 7.67.

Yet beware we censure not all that stayed, for some might be forced to stay through poverty, others because they were in publick imployment and did the Church more service there then bad they been at Jerusalem, as Daniel and others. But there can be no such plea for neglect to come out of sinne, the world and spiritual Babylon unto Christ and the Church, Rev. 18.4.

Its further remarkable that divers of those who came up with Zerubba­bel as heads of the people, did in their own persons subscribe that most solemne Covenant, Neh. 10.14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.27. and vers. 3.5.9. All which you cannot immagine to be lesse then 20 year old apeece, else they were not capable of bearing arms, much lesse of being heads over the peo­ple. At least 17 of them are mentioned in the fore quoted place, that is neer upon half of the heads or Commanders, and probably therefore (if we may guesse by proportion) half of the people who came up with Zerub­babel were alive at the taking of that Covenant. Hence it will follow, that if the Persian Monarchs reigned each of them so long as Heathen Wri­ters would make us beleeve, and upon whom Chronologers build to al­ter the true date of Daniels weeks, then about twenty thousand of the peo­ple who ascended with Zerubbabel lived to see above 160 years apeece, whereas in Moses his time, Psal. 90. fourscore y. was counted a very great [Page]age, which how probable, let any indifferent Reader judge. Suppose the Covenant were taken in the 20 year of Artaxerxes Mnemon, which is the soonest time imaginable, Neh. 2.1. and 5.14. since it was the 20 y. of this King, before Nehemiah was sent as Governour, and under whose Govern­ment the Covenant was taken. From the first return out of Captivity to the 20 of Artaxerxes Mnemon, (according to Heathen Authors) passed at least 144 years, to which add 20 y. of their age who returned, the total is 164 y. And yet so old they must be if prophane Historians count the raigns of the Persian Monarchs right: which how contrary to the Scriptures? Certain­ly had Chronologers been as diligent in search of Scripture as in tumbling over old heathen fables, they had never left both us and themselves in such perplexity as now they have done about the true date of Daniels Weeks. But no wonder if they wander and stumble in their paths, who chose to fol­low the candle-light of Heathens rather than the cleer Sun-shine of Scri­pture, and will bring that golden Standard to their Lesbian rule. More of this see in the Difficulties following the Preface, namely in the fourth Difficultie.

Yet their lying Olympiads are contradicted not only by Scripture, but also by some of the honester heathen; witnesse Plutarch, who in the begin­ning of his Numa affirms that Numa was 40 y. old currant when he entred upon the Kingdom. 2. That he was born on that very day on which the City of Rome was built, and so his age runs parallel with Aera U.C.

3. The same Author averrs that Numa was created King in the third y. of the 16 Olympiad, which therefore must run parallel with the 40 y. of U.C. at least in some part of it. To all which add Alsteds confession in his Thesaur. Chronolog. p. 212. (though a maintainer of the truth of Hea­then Olympiads contrary to Scripture) that Numa was contemporary with Hezekiah; Its apparent that the 16 Olympiad fell out in Hezekiahs raign according to our date, and that the date of their Olympiads must needs be falce who begin them 54 y. before ours. And for my part I had rather beleeve one honest heathen speaking with Scripture, then ten thousand of them speaking against it. Nor can I but wonder that Christian Chrono­logers should lay that for a foundation (I mean the usual date of the Olym­piads) which is so much questioned by Plutarch an honest Heathen. Cer­tainly the building cannot be firm which leans upon so sandy a foundation. The ground of mis-dating the Olympiads hath been formerly proved to be that grand mistake about the date of Abrahams birth: to which I must re­fer the Reader.

There yet remains one scruple, namely how the several raigns of the Persian Kings can be reconciled with our date of the Persian Empire. For by the computation of their several raigns the Persian Monarchy held about 200 y. but after our account it lasts but 126 y. and so falls 74 y. short of the common account. Plutarch and Alsted compared together will af­ford some light to help us out of this maze. Plutarch in the end of his Artax. affirms that Artax. Mnemon raigned 62 y. Alsted in his Thesaur. Chro­nolog. [Page] allows him but 43 y. of his sole raign, but confesses that the for­mer 19 y. he raigned with Darius Nothus his father, who at the beginning of his raign assumed Artax. into the fellowship of his Kingdom, p. 171. We accept of Alsteds confession, and thence infer, that as Darius co-opted Ar­tax. so the other Persian Kings in the very beginning of their raigns might assume their sons and grand-children into the fellowship of their King­domes. That Darius did so (besides the testimony of Alsted) is evident by Scripture, Ezr. 6.14. else how could the Temple be finished by the Decree of Darius and Artax. had not Artax. raigned with his father Darius, in whose 6 y. the Temple was finished? Thus Cyrus might assume Cambyses: Da­rius Hystaspis might assume Xerxes, and he Artaxerxes Longimanus his son at the same time. Longimanus might assume Darius Nothus, and he Artax. Mnemon, as is confest. Then grant that Darius Ochus raigned 10 y. with Artaxerxes Mnemon, Arsames and Codomannus raigned out their full times solely; their several years summed up might make 200 y. though the Synarchies rightly linked together extended the Persian Monarchy but to 126 y. And that this is no new thing may appear by the Synarchies of the Kings of Israel and Judah compared together: of which above. By thus linking of the Synarchies together sacred and profane Chronologie may be reconciled, Daniels weeks established, and the Olympiads rectified according to scripture, yea though we grant that each King raigned as many years as are allotted them by Historians. By this means we may conceive how the Temple was building but 46 y. (I mean, but 46 y. inter­ceded from its foundation to its coping) John 2.20. and yet withall, that it was not finished till the 6 y. of Darius Nothus, Ezra 6.15. As thus, Sup­pose Cambyses raigned 2 y. with Cyrus, and 5 y. alone: Darius Hystaspis 36 y. and with him as contemporaries Xerxes or Ahasuerus and Artaxerxes Longimanus (though upon the supposition this last were crowned being an Infant Darius Hystaspis his 36 y. reached within the 3 last of Artaxerxes Longimanus, and so you have from the first of Cyrus his universal Monar­chy to the 36 of Artax. Longim. 7 y. and 36 y. which added together make 4 y. Suppose further Darius Nothus were assumed by his father into the Kingdom 5 y. before the death of Longimanus; the Temple being finished in the 1 y. of his sole raign, but the 6 of his raign with his father; you have the 3 last years of Longimanus and the first of Darius Nothus, 4 y. more, which added to the former 43 y. make just 47 y. from return out of Capti­vitie to the finishing of the second Temple. To which 47 y. add 56 y. of Artax. Mnemons raign, (whereof 13 y. after Darius Nothus his death, 10 with Ochus, and 33 alone) 13 y. of Darius Ochus alone, 4 of Arsames, and 6 [...]f God mannu [...], in all 79 y. the total is just 126 y. according to our [...] the Persian Monarchy.

[...] why labour I in vain for a reconciliation with them who will not a­ [...] with [...] crosse that History: nor can I agree [...].

[...], Is it probable [...] Persi­an [Page]Kings (who wallowed in extream Luxury, and were so mightily addicted to Ceres, Bacchus and Venus should raign or live so long as is affirmed by Heathen Authours? I deny not but the Lord might bestow upon Artax. Mnemon a prerogative of singular preservation from great dangers, of ma­ny daies, and a prosperous raign, in regard of his and his Fathers great and singular affection to the Church, Ezr. 6. and 7. But to beleeve that in so much excesse he should raign 62 y. and live 94 y. (as Plutarch reports upon trust) I must confesse it can scarce enter into my Creed, and may give just occasi­on to Question the whole Historie about the extent of their several raigns (at least 3 of them) unlesse the Difficultie may be reconciled by a due link­ing together of their Synarchies. Its remarkable of this Artax. that his very Sir-name shews how mindfull and carefull God was of him who was so tender to and mindfull of Gods Church and people. None shall ever have cause to complain that God was behind-hand with him for any kind­nesse to himself or his people, Matth. 10. last, and 2 Kin. 10.30. In which last place its very considerable how Gods Promise runs parallel with his Threat. In the second commandment God threatens Idolaters to the fourth Generation; and for destroying Idolatrie God rewards Jehu to the fourth Generation. And that God was as good as his Word, see 2 Kin. 15. 12. True, Jehu his design was the establishment of the Kingdom, Darius his design was long life for himself and his posteritie, Ezr. 6.10. God gives them both their penny; so aboundant is he in goodnesse and truth, that though no naturall man can claim any Promise, yet for his out-side obedi­ence he shall have an outward reward. Thus Artax. complying with his Father for the service of the Church, had the blessing of the fifth Com­mandment made good unto him. If God be so bountifull to hirelings, yea enemies, how gracious will hee bee to his own Children for whom hee re­ser [...]es an eternall Inheritance, and thinks not himself too good a portion for them?

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The probable grounds why Christ was not born in December are these,

  • 1. From the wise men, Matth. 2, who cannot be thought so unwise as to dispose their journey to and from Christ in the winter, which they might far better take in Summer.
  • 2. From the Taxation, Luke 2. Surely Cesar was not so hard put to it for mony, as he must needs force such multitudes of people to travel to their own Cities in the depth of Winter.
  • 3. From the Shepheards watching in the open field all night, Luke 2.8. which may be doubted whether they used to do so in Winter, or rather to drive their flocks to house.
  • 4. I might add, that our Saviour being baptized precisely at the time of the year he was born, must according to the common opinion be bapti­zed in the depth of winter; which how probable let indifferent men judge.

That Christ was born about August or September I prove thus, He was thirtie year old at his Baptisme, Luke 3.23. (whither entring into his 30 y. or compleatly 30 y. old it matters not) He ministered 3 y. and an half, and was either 32 or 33 y. and an half old-when he suffered, (which fell out precisely at the Passeover:) This is evident by the four Passeovers he was at, and by the Prophecie of Daniel, Dan. 9.26, 27. Substract the last half y. from the last Passeover, falling out about the end of March, Its manifest Christ was precisely 33 y. old in the preceding August or September; and so might haply answer the type, by pitching his Tabernacle amongst us, Joh. 1.14. about that time of they. when the feast of Tallernacles was kep [...].

Its a pious conjecture of Divines that God of purpose concealed the time of Christs birth, Quid si addoremus, ita forsan di [...] ­posuisse divinam providentiam, ut partus tam Augustus con [...]ingeret, non tantum sub imperio Augusti, sed eti­am in ipso mense Augusti: atque ita Trinitas Augustorum in uno nosire Immanuele concurreret. as he did the bodie of Mo­ses, as well fore-seeing how it would have been abused to superstition, &c. had it been exactly known.

Only Jesus Christ is the true Melchizedek, being without Mother as God, without Father as Man: and without beginning or end of dayes: A clear testimonie of his Divinitie, Heb. 7.3. For who but God alone is without beginning or end? He is both to his Church in general, and then to every member in particular, first Melchizedek, King of righteousnesse, and then Melech-Salem, King of peace. Nor is he ever our peace before he be our righteousnesse.

Note further, Melchizedek was a King and a Priest; David a King and Prophet, Jeremiah a Priest and Prophet, so Ezekiel; But never any ex­cept Christ, was both King Priest and Prophet: which dignitie yet he con­fers in some measure upon his people, making them spiritual Kings, Priests, and Prophets.

We note both the Conception and Birth of Christ in one columne. He was born at the beginning of a sabbatical year immediately foregoing the Jubilee according to our account: yet the year of the Lord is reckoned ra­ther from his Conception, which probably fell out (not at our Lady day ac­cording [Page]to the vulgar account, but) in November or December: so as that time we used to keep for his Nativity, was neerer the time of his Concepti­on, nor was he born till August or September following in the beginning of a Sabbatical year: His first year then was a sabbatical year, his second year a year of Jubilee. And it is remarkable, that reckon the Jubilees how you will almost, they all come within the compasse of Daniels 5 last weeks in which our Saviour lived and died: the spirit of God thereby teaching us that he only is the true proclaimer of Jubilee to poor undone man (as well as the true [...] or kinsman that doth redeem us) Isai. 61.1, 2. Luke 4.18, 19.22.

Broughton places the death of Christ in An. M. 3960. I in An. M. 3952. the difference is but 8 years, and ariseth hence, because I cast the Promise upon Abrahams 70 y. and 5 y. sooner than he, as also the death of Christ up­on the midst of Daniels last week; 3 y. sooner then Broughton, who placeth it in the last y. of Daniels or 70 week. The reasons that mooved me to differ from him are formerly mentioned, the weighing whereof I referre to the Readers judgement, and then let him pick and chuse.

If a Jubilee contained 50 solid years, then according to our account the first of second year of Christs ministerie was a year of Jubilee, and so he litterally fulfilled that prophecie, Isa. 61.1, 2. by preaching Gospel liber­tie in a year of Jubilee.

Neither Joseph nor Mary did lineally descend from Solomon; but both of them from Nathan Solomons brother. Jechonias was the last of Solo­mons race, and dyed childelesse, Jer. 22.28.30. Salathiel then was his son, not by natural generation, but by right of succession in the Kingdom, 1 Chron. 3.17. where observe, that Assir is no proper name, but signifies Bound, or lying in bonds: and the verse should be rendred thus, The sons of Jechonias lying in bonds, or being a prisoner, Salathiel his son &c. The same word is used Isa. 42.7. To bring the Prisoners out of Prison. In the Original it is, To bring Assir out of Prison. Our Lord Jesus then neither by his Fathers side (as was supposed) nor by his Mothers side, came of So­lomon: for Joseph came of Abiud, and Mary of Rhesa, both sons of Zere­babell, Matth, 1.13. Luke 3.27. the son of Salathiell the son of Neri, who came of Nathan, not of Solomon, Luk. 3.27.31. So that Solomon was his legal Progenitor only for right of the Kingdom; Abiud his legal Proge­nitor in respect of his supposed Father Joseph; but Rhesa was his natural Progenitor in respect of the blessed Virgin his Mother. Matthew notes his legal, Luke his natural Progenitors.

Our Lord being about 30 y. old, was baptized of John, in Jordan. Luk. 3.1.23. in Autumne, not in Spring.

Christ by his death caused the dayly Sacrifice to cease in the midst of the week. Dan. 9.26, 27.

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