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A77670	A brief survey of the prophetical and evangelical events of the last times: VVherein that which principally is insisted on, is the prophetical little horn, or man of sin, and evangelical beast, and his seven heads and ten hornes. Shewing by the Scriptures what they be, when their rise, what their work, how long their continuance, and their end and ruine. Much differing from former and common interpretations hereupon. Wherein also those prophecies are briefly touched which concern the persecution of the saints, the falling away of the churches, the night of darknesse, the virgins going forth to meet the bridegroom, the mystical whore, the preaching of the Gospel of the kingdome to all the world, and the gathering of the Jewes into their own land. Being a portion of the paines in searching of the holy Scriptures by several members of the congregation of Orpington in Kent. And now published for the comfort of all those that have an interest in the Lord Jesus Christ, and wait, look for, and long after his coming, Tit. 2. 11, 12, 13. / By Capt. John Brovvne a member of that congregation.	Browne, John, Captain.	1655 (1655)	Wing B5117; Thomason E826_18; ESTC R207735	43,228	58

during his own and that out of Naturall and politique ends The first in that he was a cruell Tyrant whose will was a law and his Flatterers told him that all things were lawfull for the Kings of Persia upon which he married two of his Sisters against the Lawes of his Kingdome And for the second he had an intention to invade Aegypt and feared least the Iewes should prove such as his Provintiall Governours had written to him under the name of Artaxerxes of Ezra 4. 7. to the 23. that the Iewes and Inhabitants of Ierusalem were a rebellious people and tha● it was a common Opinion that the Iewes descended of those Nations because they issued thence under Moses when they conquered Iudea and that if their City were repaired and fortified they might give some disturbance to his intended Conquest of that Country as they had done in H●zekiah's dayes to Sennacherib when he went to invade Aegypt Wherefore he commanded them to be hindred in that work of the building of the Temple and City Which hindrance continued till the second year of Darius King of Persia Ezra 4. 24. the Successor of Cambyses or as the Scripture calls him Artaxerxes how he came to the Kingdome read Sir Walt. Rawleigh 3. book 4 chapter 4. paragraph who in that yeer gave order for the building of the Temple of Ierusalem at his own charge Ezra 6 7 8 9 10 11 The Iewes being incouraged unto this by the Prophets Haggai and Zacheriah Ezra 5. 1. which work was finished in the sixth year of the Raign of Darius Ezra 6. 15. though not ful●y because in the fourteenth verse he saith they builded and finished it according to the Commandement of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes Kings of Persia In the dayes of Artaxerxes the Successor if not Son of Darius in the seventh year of his Raign Ezra and his Company goe from Babylon to Ierusalem Ezra 7. 7 8 9. In the twentieth year Nehemiah obtaines leave to goe and build the walls of Ierusalem Nehem. 2. 1. who sets the King a time for his return verse 6. And in the two and thirtieth year he obtaines leave the second time to goe to Ierusalem again chap. 13. 6 Concerning what is spoken about Esther in the dayes of Ahashueresh who he was whether this King Artaxerxes or any other the Scripture is silent much might be said that he was or was not the same Person but it would be found a very difficult thing to make an agreement in severall Scriptures concerning the same Who were the succeeding Kings of Persia till the coming of Alexander the Macedonian the Scripture mentioneth not onely Daniel is shewd in a vision in the third year of Cyrus chap. 10. 1. what Kings there should be after him in Persia whose words are these And now I will shew thee the Truth Behold there shall stand up yet three Kings in Persia and the fourth shall be farre richer than they all and by his strength through his riches he shall stirre up all against the Realm of Grecia Dan. 11. 2. Now if we may give credit to Historians concerning whom this last rich King was they say he was Darius the Son of Arsames who was subdued by Alexander the Grecian or Macedonian which brings us to the fifth Head or Monarchy The fifth Head was the Grecian revealed to Daniel in a Vision of a He Goat or Rough Goat chap. 8. 5 21. as the Meades and Persians was a Ram with two hornes Dan. 8 3. 20. What this Grecian did we must be beholding to Historians for our knowledge the Scriptures Canonicall not mentioning any the Apocripha but a little that which is may be found in the first book of the Maccabees chap. 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 verses which as he did much in regard he came to be a third of Daniels Beasts or Monarchies therefore it is said he carried his Victories with wings who from a small Kingdome extended it to a very great distance Eastward and Southward and Northward but withall it was but of short continuance as all violent things and motions are but twelve yeares being poysoned by the conspiracy of his Servants who stood in fear of his cruelty Upon whose death his large Dominions was divided though not presently among four of his great Captaines according to Daniels Vision chap. 8. 8 and interpretation verse 22. Iosephus names five viz. Antigonus was Lord of Asia whose Dominion being lost there his Posterity injoyed Macedon Seleucus Nicator of Babylon and the bordering Nations Lysymachus had Hellespont Cassander had Macedon whose Dominion ended with him his Sons being slain not long after his death And Ptolemy the Son of Lagus had Aegypt All which took the Titles of Kings on them in a short time onely Cassander whose Successor did take the same also though with ill successe Seleucus Nicator was the first that took the Title of King of Babylon and the bordering Nations his Son Antiochus Soter succeeds him and raignes nineteen yeares after him his Son Antiochus Theos raignes fifteen yeares his Son Seleuchus Callinicus twenty yeares and left two Sons viz. Seleucus Ceraunus who raigned three yeares and Antiochus the Great thirty six yeares who left Seleucus Philopater who raigned twelve yeares saith Eusebius seven yeares saith Iosephus and Antiochus Epiphanes which was he that commanded Swines flesh to be offered on severall Alters in the Temple at Ierusalem which caused much affliction and misery to the Iewes being a Type of that which Daniel Prophesied in his eighth chapter but cannot be the same as is apprehended by some because the Lord Jesus would not have told his Disciples by way of Prophesie what had been past but rather he told them what should be hereafter Mathew 24. 15. What the Successors of Alexanders Captaines did who had divided his large Dominions among themselves History doth declare This may be noted concerning them which is Sir Walter Rawleigs observation of them f. 555. that the Successors of Ptolemey were the first that made a League with the Romans and the last that were subdued by them Which brings us to the sixth Head Government or Monarchy viz. the Romans whose chief City was Rome which was built in or about the year of the world 3280. and after the building of the Temple of Salomon 287. and before the birth of our Lord Christ 684. whose greatnesse began to appear out of its infancy in the time of Pyrrus King of Epirus Successor to Cassander in half the Kingdome of Macedon taken from Cassanders Children by him and Lysimachus King of Thracia he being a powerfull Prince viz. Pyrrhus and they viz. the Romans but few yeares before freed themselves from the Gaules who had taken all from them yea Rome it self the Capitoll excepted and drove him out of Italy in or about 487. yeares after Rome was built and about 107. yeares after they take the whole Kingdome of Macedon with Perseus the last King thereof and

to do they are cast into the hot fiery Furnace verse 21. and delivered from the danger thereof verse 25. 27. After which he destroyes Aegypt as Sir Walter Rawleigh saith but the Scripture is silent as to the time of the destruction of that rich Country onely Ezekiel in his 29 chapter 17. saith in the twenty seven year the Word of the Lord came to him but whether it were the twenty seven year of his Captivity or of Iehoiakim's Captivity or of Nebuchadn●ssars raign is questionable however so it was that Aegypt was destroyed according to the prophesies of Ezekiel and Ieremy chap. 44 30. and chap. 43. 8. to the end Afterwards Daniel tells him the interpretation of his dream concerning the Tree Dan. 4 19 to the 28. and about a year after the same is fulfilled for his not bearkening to the Counsell of the Prophet and is cast out for seven yeares which is towards the end of his raign for neither Scripture nor History maketh any mention of any Acts of his after his Restauration The length of whose raign was about 43. or 44. yeares for the fourth year of Iehoiakin was the first year of his raign and the thirty seventh year of Iehoiakim's Captivity is the first year of Evilmerodach King of Babylon Successor if not Son to Nebuchadnessar 2 Kings 25. 17. Evilmerodach in the first year of his raign lifteth up the head of Iehoiachin King of Iudah and brought him out of Prison the 52. Ieremy 31. to the end What other thing of note he did or how long he reigned the Scripture is altogether silent History saith he lost some part of his Dominions and lost his Successor imbroyld in a dangerous Warre against the Meades but whether Balthazar was his immediate Successor or no we cannot positively conclude from the Scriptures onely we find him the next to Evilmerodach that the Scriptures doe mention and cannot but conclude him to be of Nebuchadnessars Race because of Ieremies Prophesie chap 27. 7. where it is said All Nations shall serve him and his Son and his Sons Son untill the very time of his Land come and then many Nations and great King's shall serve themselves of him In the first year of this Balthazar Daniel sees the Vision of four Beasts chap. 7. 1. In his third year Daniel sees the Vision of the Ram and of the Hee-Goat chap. 8. 1. And in his last year the last day thereof Daniel read the hand writing on the wall and tells him the interpretation thereof chap. 5. 25 26 27 28. and verse 30. in that night was Balthazar the King of the Caldeans slain and Darius the Median took the Kingdom verse 31. Now how long these two last Successors of Nebuchadnessar reigned the Scripture doth not mention in particular onely between them two is spent either thirty and three yeares or fourty and four yeares The ground of our apprehension as to this is the seventy yeares of the Iewes Captivity which began either in the first year of Iehoiachin's Captivity or the last year of Zedekiah when the City was taken and the Temple was bu●nt if it began at the first then the Scripture tells us that Evilmerodach King of Babylon lifted up the head of Iehoiachin and brought him out of Prison in the seven and thirtieth year of his Captivity and first year of his Raign Ierem. 52. 31. so that adding thirty and three yeares to thirty and seven and then the seventy yeares is fulfilled but if the Captivity began not till Zedekiah's death then there must be added eleven yeares more for he raigned eleven yeares after Iehoiachin was carried Captive to thirty and three yeares which is fourty and four and then Iehoiachin was carried Captive to Babylon eleven yeares before the seventy yeares began which were to be fulfilled before they were to return out of Captivity And that the seventy yeares were fulfilled at the death of Belshazar Daniel tells us that in the first year of Darius the Mede which was made King over the Realm of the Caldeans Dan. 9. 1 2 3. that after he had fasted and prayed that the Man Gabriel or Angel of the Lord revealed the same to him take his words at large And whiles I was speaking and praying and conf●ssing my sin and the sin of my People Israel and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy Mountain of my God yea whiles I was speaking in Prayer even the Man Gabriel whom I had seen in the Vision at the beginning being caused to fly swiftly touched me about the time of the evening Oblation And he informed me and talked with me and said O Daniel I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding At the beginning of thy supplication the Commandement came forth and I am come to shew thee for thou art greatly beloved therefore understand the matter and consider the Vision Seventy weeks are determined upon thy People and upon thy holy City to finish the transgression and make an end of sinnes and to make reconciliation for iniquity and to bring in everlasting righteousnesse and to seal up the Vision and Prophesie and to annoint the most Holy verse 20 21 22 23 24. Whichleads us to the fourth Head the Meades and Persians The Caldean ending in Belshazar as we said before Darius the Mede being made King over the Realm of Caldea Dan. 9. 1. In the first year of whose Raign who raigned about two yeares saith Sir Walter Rawleigh Daniel by the searching of Books and by the Man Gabriel attaines to the knowledge of knowing the seventy weeks are expired that the Iewes were to be in Captivity In the first year of Cyrus the Persian the Iewes are permitted to return to their own Land and that openly by way of Proclamation 2 Chron. 36. 22 23. and Ezra 1. 1 2 3 4. Who also delivers the Vessels of the House of the Lord to Sheshbazzer the Prince of Iudah verse 7 8. And this was according to what was foretold by the Prophets concerning their seventy yeares Captivity Ier. 25. 12. and chap. 29. 10. And Cyrus to be the Man to deliver Gods People Esay 44. last and chap. 45. 1 2 3 4 13. In the third year of Cyrus Daniel sees a Vision chap. 10. 1. and talketh with one like the similitude of the Son of Man whom he calls my Lord verse 16 17. And is made acquainted by revelation what Governments should succeed in the world till the coming of the Lord Iesus to Raign on the earth chap. 11. 2. to the beginning of the 12. chapter Concerning the remainder of the yeares of Cyrus Raign how long or what he did the Scriptures are silent Onely the Apocripha mentions some obstruction in the building of the Temple during the Raign of Cyrus by his Son Cambyse● whom he made his Lieutenant in all his Dominions while himself followeth the Wars and this was not onely done by him during his Fathers Raign but also