〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 192_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 109_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 218_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 226_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 262_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 283_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 324_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 343_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 389_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 410_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 412_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 416_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr  _fw-fr anni_fw-la phil._n &_o alâ—…x_n nabonass_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 424_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 7_o 431_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 19_o 443_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 39_o 463_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 77_o 501_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 102_o 526_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 119_o 543_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 143_o 567_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 178_o 602_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 207_o 631_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 243_o 667_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 272_o 696_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 294_o 718_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 337_o 761_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d  _fw-fr 359_o 783_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 363_o 789_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 377_o 801_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 391_o 815_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 401_o 825_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 404_o 828_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 419_o 843_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 420_o 844_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 439_o 863_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 460_o 864_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 483_o 907_o here_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o ptolemy_n do_v set_v down_o particular_o how_o long_o each_o king_n do_v reign_v in_o the_o four_o great_a empire_n and_o he_o do_v also_o collect_v the_o whole_a number_n of_o year_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o begin_n of_o nabonassar_n some_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n as_o panadorus_fw-la and_o other_o do_v frequent_o mention_v this_o canon_n with_o who_o joseph_n scaliger_n do_v find_v it_o but_o very_o corrupt_a who_o also_o do_v insert_v it_o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o his_o isagogicall_a canon_n but_o calvisius_n do_v represent_v it_o more_o pure_a and_o uncorrupt_a out_o of_o the_o greek_a manuscript_n and_o for_o the_o testimony_n which_o he_o do_v give_v he_o do_v not_o shun_v to_o call_v it_o more_o precious_a than_o any_o gold_n and_o that_o have_v it_o be_v soon_o publish_v the_o matter_n of_o chronologie_n will_v have_v be_v in_o a_o far_o better_a condition_n calv._n isag._n pag._n 102._o and_o for_o my_o part_n if_o i_o may_v cast_v in_o my_o miâ—…e_n i_o may_v say_v also_o that_o i_o have_v be_v great_o delight_v with_o this_o excellent_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n but_o for_o this_o reason_n more_o especial_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n we_o have_v a_o plain_a scripture-chronologie_a but_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persian_n to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 500_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o for_o this_o whole_a interval_n of_o time_n set_v the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n aside_o we_o have_v no_o continue_a history_n in_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n many_o thing_n have_v be_v foretell_v by_o isaiah_n â—…eremiah_o and_o other_o prophet_n and_o we_o find_v also_o all_o along_o in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o scripture_n how_o the_o prophecy_n have_v be_v fulfil_v now_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v foretell_v in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o daniel_n there_o be_v no_o story_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o do_v show_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o prediction_n now_o i_o say_v what_o must_v be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v go_v to_o the_o civil_a story_n to_o herodotus_n xenophon_n diodorus_n siculus_n appianus_n josephus_n and_o other_o for_o these_o have_v leave_v upon_o record_n the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o daniel_n long_o before_o do_v foretell_v concern_v the_o persian_a and_o the_o grecian_a empire_n and_o for_o his_o prophetical_a chronologie_n of_o the_o 70_o week_n this_o number_n of_o time_n may_v fit_o be_v expound_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o collection_n of_o year_n in_o the_o canon_n aforemention_v and_o for_o the_o certainty_n of_o the_o computation_n we_o may_v believe_v that_o ptolemy_n so_o exact_a a_o artist_n can_v not_o easy_o be_v mistake_v see_v he_o live_v near_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n at_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n the_o chief_a school_n of_o learning_n in_o all_o the_o east_n the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o revelation_n for_o though_o many_o thing_n be_v record_v in_o the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n concern_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o old_a prophecy_n yet_o the_o prediction_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o revelation_n which_o contain_v many_o a_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o first_o to_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n be_v declare_v in_o no_o story_n of_o the_o new_a or_o old_a testament_n what_o must_v then_o be_v do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v read_v the_o story_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o according_o by_o the_o order_n of_o the_o story_n expound_v the_o prophecy_n these_o thing_n i_o think_v good_a to_o note_v for_o their_o sake_n who_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o humaâ—…e_a learning_n in_o these_o time_n now_o let_v we_o return_v again_o to_o that_o point_n from_o which_o we_o have_v make_v so_o necessary_a a_o digression_n i_o say_v then_o if_o we_o peruse_v the_o aforementioned_a canon_n we_o may_v see_v how_o government_n and_o the_o change_n of_o government_n may_v be_v number_v by_o the_o character_n of_o the_o greek_a 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grecian_a nor_o the_o roman_a can_v be_v set_v forth_o by_o this_o character_n since_o the_o grecian_a be_v describe_v in_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o tetrarchy_n or_o a_o kingdom_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n and_o the_o roman_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o decarchy_n or_o a_o kingdom_n divide_v into_o ten_o inferior_a realm_n these_o be_v the_o three_o false_a principle_n on_o which_o interpreter_n do_v usual_o build_v and_o therefore_o the_o interpretation_n can_v be_v good_a that_o stand_v upon_o such_o a_o sandy_a foundation_n for_o the_o mixture_n of_o marriage_n which_o piscator_fw-la call_v evidentem_fw-la collationem_fw-la a_o evident_a collation_n i_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o mixture_n of_o marriage_n mention_v chap._n 2._o be_v again_o repeat_v chap._n 11._o in_o the_o one_o text_n it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o shall_v mingle_v themselves_o with_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o in_o the_o other_o that_o there_o be_v a_o interchangeable_a 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