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same_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n only_o then_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o there_o have_v be_v no_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o where_o one_o have_v all_o be_v no_o divide_v yea_o far_o if_o cyrus_n have_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o monarchy_n till_o after_o darius_n death_n how_o then_o have_v belshazzar_n kingdom_n fall_v to_o he_o it_o have_v be_v darius_n his_o kingdom_n not_o belshazzar_n 4_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n chap._n 21._o make_v mention_n of_o two_o nation_n as_o spoil_v of_o she_o which_o two_o nation_n be_v the._n mede_n and_o persian_n vers_fw-la 2._o a_o grievous_a vision_n be_v declare_v unto_o i_o the_o treacherous_a dealer_n deal_v treacherous_o the_o spoiler_n spoil_v go_v up_o o_o elam_n besiege_v o_o media_n now_o observe_v elam_n be_v that_o province_n in_o which_o shushan_n the_o royal_a city_n of_o persia_n stand_v dan._n 8.2_o i_o be_v at_o shushan_n 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for_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o go_v set_v a_o watchman_n let_v he_o declare_v what_o he_o see_v vers_fw-la 7._o and_o he_o see_v a_o chariot_n with_o a_o couple_n of_o horseman_n a_o chariot_n of_o ass_n and_o a_o chariot_n of_o camel_n and_o he_o hearken_v diligent_o with_o much_o heed_n vers_fw-la 8._o and_o he_o cry_v a_o lion_n my_o lord_n i_o stand_v continual_o upon_o the_o watchtower_n in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o i_o be_o set_v in_o my_o ward_n whole_a night_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o behold_v here_o come_v a_o chariot_n of_o man_n with_o a_o couple_n of_o horseman_n and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v babylon_n be_v fall_v be_v fall_v and_o all_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o her_o god_n he_o have_v break_v unto_o the_o ground_n 5_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a when_o the_o decree_n go_v forth_o for_o build_v the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 36_o 22_o 23._o ezra_n 1.1_o 2._o be_v the_o very_a same_o year_n with_o that_o call_v the_o first_o of_o 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city_n daniel_n have_v be_v pray_v for_o which_o be_v not_o the_o temple_n only_o but_o jerusalem_n with_o its_o temple_n both_o together_o now_o see_v that_o seventy_o week_n be_v determine_v upon_o the_o holy_a city_n and_o the_o holy_a city_n can_v be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o temple_n only_o but_o temple_n and_o city_n together_o it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o other_o beginning_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n but_o what_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o time_n when_o temple_n and_o city_n be_v again_o join_v together_o so_o make_v up_o the_o holy_a city_n daniel_n holy_a city_n nor_o can_v the_o duration_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n be_v any_o long_a than_o jerusalem_n stand_v with_o its_o temple_n in_o it_o own_v by_o god_n for_o the_o place_n of_o his_o worship_n which_o as_o it_o cut_v off_o both_o mr._n mede_n beginning_n and_o end_v of_o his_o seventy_o week_n who_o begin_v before_o the_o city_n be_v build_v and_o end_v many_o year_n after_o god_n have_v 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mede_n before_o because_o i_o can_v neither_o bring_v forth_o his_o strength_n nor_o my_o own_o without_o reference_n to_o the_o author_n that_o we_o be_v to_o reckon_v upon_o seven_o and_o thirty_o year_n only_o which_o by_o he_o be_v lay_v down_o thus_o viz._n cyrus_n three_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n fourteen_o artaxerxes_n darius_n twenty_o the_o whole_a be_v seven_o and_o thirty_o but_o though_o i_o much_o value_v the_o learning_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o author_n yet_o can_v i_o conclude_v with_o he_o in_o this_o 1_o because_o the_o allowance_n of_o so_o few_o year_n to_o this_o period_n can_v never_o unless_o new_a head_n agreeable_a to_o scripture_n and_o reason_n be_v find_v out_o for_o each_o several_a number_n cause_v a_o concurrence_n in_o end_n betwixt_o the_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o day_n and_o the_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n and_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o which_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o reason_n lay_v down_o in_o my_o key_n thes_n 17._o and_o thes_n 34._o must_v be_v 2_o because_o the_o several_a supposition_n upon_o which_o this_o opinion_n be_v build_v be_v not_o only_o in_o themselves_o uncertain_a but_o even_o inconsistent_a with_o other_o part_n of_o the_o scripture_n history_n and_o right-reason_n and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n the_o foundation_n be_v sandy_a must_v the_o opinion_n fall_v now_o the_o thing_n by_o dr._n lightfoot_n suppose_v which_o be_v bottom_n for_o this_o opinion_n be_v these_o 1_o that_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n mention_v ezra_n 4.6_o 7._o be_v son_n and_o next_o successor_n in_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n to_o cyrus_n assert_v in_o his_o chronicle_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o hesther_n 2_o that_o this_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n reign_v but_o fourteen_o year_n in_o all_o assert_v upon_o hesther_n 10._o 3_o that_o darius_n in_o the_o six_o of_o who_o reign_n the_o temple-work_n be_v finish_v ezra_n 6.15_o and_o artaxerxes_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o who_o reign_n ezra_n go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n ezra_n 7.1_o 7._o and_o nehemiah_n afterward_o in_o the_o twenty_o nehem._n 2._o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n under_o two_o name_n in_o the_o chronicle_n upon_o ezra_n chap._n 6._o chap._n 7._o chap._n 9_o 10._o 4_o that_o it_o be_v the_o complete_a number_n of_o seventy_o year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o nebuchâ—â—nezzar_n destroy_v the_o first_o temple_n until_o darius_n second_o year_n in_o which_o the_o build_n of_o the_o second_o be_v advance_v in_o the_o chronicle_n upon_o hesther_n 10._o 5_o that_o ezra_n be_v son_n to_o that_o serajah_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o nabuchadnezzar_n slay_v at_o the_o time_n the_o first_o temple_n be_v destroy_v 2_o king_n 25.18_o 22._o and_o therefore_o must_v necessary_o be_v bear_v before_o the_o destruction_n of_o solomon_n temple_n which_o be_v fifty_a year_n before_o cyrus_n first_o and_o ezra_n be_v so_o active_a now_o in_o the_o day_n of_o artaxerxes_n it_o can_v agree_v to_o his_o age_n and_o activity_n that_o the_o time_n betwixt_o cyrus_n first_o and_o artaxerxes_n twenty_o shall_v be_v long_o upon_o ezra_n 7._o 6_o that_o the_o design_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemiah_n be_v to_o give_v we_o a_o chronicle_n of_o the_o porsian_a king_n upon_o nohemiah_n p._n 204._o these_o six_o particular_n which_o i_o find_v here_o and_o there_o scatter_v in_o doctor_n lightfoot_n and_o have_v for_o the_o better_a discuss_n of_o the_o thing_n put_v they_o into_o this_o order_n will_v upon_o a_o due_a examination_n be_v all_o of_o they_o find_v too_o light_a 1_o particular_a that_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n be_v next_o successor_n to_o cyrus_n ans_fw-fr this_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o unlikely_a 1._o because_o cyrus_n son_n be_v so_o deadly_a a_o enemy_n to_o the_o jew_n as_o that_o he_o by_o his_o power_n do_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o temple_n his_o father_n yet_o live_v as_o be_v by_o doctor_n lightfoot_n himself_o p._n 190._o and_o other_o assirmed_a we_o can_v conceive_v the_o jew_n will_v attempt_v to_o build_v whilst_o he_o be_v alive_a or_o put_v case_n they_o shall_v there_o will_v be_v no_o need_n of_o write_v letter_n to_o this_o wicked_a wretch_n and_o in_o they_o coin_v false_a accusation_n to_o cause_v the_o work_n to_o cease_v as_o the_o adversary_n do_v to_o artaxerxes_n for_o he_o of_o himself_o be_v and_o will_v have_v be_v ready_a enough_o to_o hinder_v the_o work_n 2_o the_o very_a circumstance_n of_o the_o text_n argue_v this_o artaxerxes_n to_o have_v be_v at_o a_o further_a distance_n from_o cyrus_n then_o his_o immediate_a successor_n for_o 1._o he_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v a_o very_a stranger_n to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o jewish_a affair_n and_o therefore_o receive_v letter_n about_o they_o cause_v the_o chronicle_n to_o be_v search_v ezra_n 4.19_o to_o find_v what_o manner_n of_o people_n the_o jew_n have_v be_v now_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o cyrus_n son_n shall_v be_v such_o a_o stranger_n to_o this_o people_n their_o state_n and_o affair_n who_o his_o father_n know_v so_o well_o and_o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n according_a to_o doctor_n lightfoot_n after_o his_o father_n have_v reign_v three_o year_n 2._o he_o seem_v likewise_o to_o have_v be_v altogether_o unacquainted_a with_o cyrus_n decree_n which_o cyrus_n son_n be_v not_o for_o how_o can_v he_o and_o yet_o hinder_v it_o whilst_o his_o father_n be_v alive_a but_o this_o artaxerxes_n be_v which_o the_o adversary_n know_v well_o enough_o or_o undoubted_o dare_v not_o otherwise_o have_v charge_v the_o jew_n with_o build_v a_o city_n when_o themselves_o know_v it_o be_v but_o a_o temple_n lest_o hereby_o they_o shall_v give_v the_o king_n occasion_n to_o reply_n what_o now_o be_v they_o build_v a_o city_n i_o be_o sure_a my_o father_n cyrus_n never_o decree_v that_o and_o so_o by_o this_o their_o craft_n and_o malice_n shall_v come_v out_o all_o the_o colour_n that_o i_o find_v in_o doctor_n lightfoot_n for_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o cyrus_n son_n be_v a_o hinderer_n and_o so_o be_v this_o artaxerxes_n p._n 190._o but_o do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v he_o must_v needs_o be_v cyrus_n son_n may_v not_o cyrus_n son_n be_v one_o hinderer_n and_o this_o artaxerxes_n another_o after_o he_o which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a opinion_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o give_v now_o in_o case_n this_o link_n prove_v weak_a the_o chain_n be_v easy_o break_v for_o if_o between_o cyrus_n and_o artaxerxes_n do_v reign_v any_o other_o king_n then_o will_v the_o year_n betwixt_o cyrus_n first_o and_o the_o twenty_o of_o the_o other_o artaxerxes_n be_v more_o than_o thirty_o seven_o 2_o particular_a that_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n reign_v but_o fourteen_o year_n in_o all_o ans_fw-fr it_o be_v the_o grant_n of_o doctor_n lightfoot_n that_o artaxerxes_n ahasuerus_n ezra_n 4._o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o ahasuerus_n we_o read_v of_o in_o esther_n upon_o which_o grant_n as_o sufficient_a for_o we_o we_o shall_v at_o present_a go_v leave_v the_o proof_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o another_o place_n now_o let_v we_o by_o this_o rule_n examine_v the_o position_n we_o read_v in_o esther_n that_o full_a thirteen_o year_n of_o ahasuerus_n reign_n be_v run_v out_o in_o that_o very_a month_n wherein_o the_o jew_n cut_v off_o their_o enemy_n in_o shushan_n and_o elsewhere_o as_o be_v evident_a compare_v chap._n 3.7_o with_o chap._n 9.1_o he_o have_v then_o from_o this_o day_n according_a to_o doctor_n lightfoot_n account_v but_o one_o year_n more_o to_o reign_v now_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v what_o after_o this_o be_v do_v and_o see_v whether_o or_o no_o the_o thing_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v compass_v in_o a_o year_n first_o mordecai_n send_v letter_n to_o all_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v in_o all_o the_o province_n of_o king_n ahasuerus_n far_o and_o near_o to_o establish_v the_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o month_n adar_n as_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n to_o be_v keep_v perpetual_o every_o year_n chap._n 9.20_o 21._o second_o the_o jew_n of_o the_o several_a province_n receive_v these_o letter_n and_o upon_o receipt_n assemble_v together_o ordain_v and_o institute_n for_o themselves_o and_o posterity_n that_o these_o day_n shall_v be_v observe_v as_o mordecai_n have_v write_v ver_fw-la 23.26_o 27_o 28._o three_o the_o report_n of_o this_o be_v carry_v back_o again_o to_o shushan_n from_o all_o quarter_n and_o thereupon_o esther_n the_o queen_n and_o mordecai_n the_o jew_n write_v letter_n the_o second_o time_n and_o send_v to_o all_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o seven_o province_n to_o confirm_v what_o upon_o receipt_n of_o mordecai_n first_o letter_n they_o have_v decree_v for_o themselves_o and_o their_o â—eed_n ver_fw-la 29_o 30_o 31._o
for_o the_o generation_n since_o moses_n his_o time_n ans_fw-fr not_o so_o for_o we_o find_v jehosada_n the_o high_a priest_n who_o be_v not_o long_o before_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n to_o have_v live_v as_o long_o 2_o chron._n 24.15_o and_o also_o as_o be_v testify_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o maccabee_n mattathias_n the_o priest_n father_n to_o judas_n maccabeus_n live_v one_o hundred_o forty_o six_o year_n chap._n 2._o verse_n last_o indeed_o the_o age_n may_v seem_v too_o great_a shall_v we_o as_o do_v some_o six_o upon_o darius_n nothus_fw-la so_o take_v in_o forty_o year_n more_o but_o here_o it_o be_v otherwise_o forty_o year_n be_v cut_v off_o which_o in_o a_o man_n age_n be_v no_o little_a matter_n again_o observe_v that_o this_o age_n be_v not_o the_o age_n of_o zerubbabel_n jeshua_n and_o that_o generation_n that_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n but_o the_o age_n of_o those_o who_o be_v carry_v into_o babylon_n by_o nebucadnezzar_n and_o so_o indeed_o be_v of_o the_o generation_n before_o zerubbabel_n and_o the_o multitude_n that_o come_v up_o with_o he_o though_o yet_o some_o of_o they_o be_v live_v at_o this_o day_n obj._n 2._o i_o have_v meet_v with_o it_o object_v that_o the_o time_n from_o cyrus_n first_o to_o the_o end_n of_o darius_n second_o can_v not_o be_v very_o long_o because_o no_o priest_n be_v by_o the_o law_n to_o officiate_v above_o twenty_o year_n from_o thirty_o year_n old_a to_o fifty_o be_v their_o limit_a time_n numb_a 4._o vers_fw-la 2_o 3_o 22_o 23_o 30_o 35_o 30_o etc._n etc._n now_o jeshua_n be_v high_a priest_n in_o cyrus_n first_o and_o so_o likewise_o in_o darius_n second_o the_o distance_n therefore_o can_v not_o be_v great_a no_o not_o twenty_o year_n ans_fw-fr this_o law_n be_v not_o a_o law_n for_o the_o high_a priest_n but_o only_o for_o the_o inferior_a priest_n the_o levite_n as_o be_v clear_a 1_o because_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o levite_n only_o be_v mention_v as_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o 2_o because_o the_o work_n itself_o that_o at_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n they_o be_v exempt_v from_o be_v servile_a work_n work_v that_o be_v a_o burden_n as_o the_o bear_n about_o of_o the_o tabernacle_n vers_fw-la 24_o 25_o 26._o which_o work_n too_o they_o be_v to_o be_v appoint_v unto_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n as_o their_o master_n and_o lord_n as_o vers_n 19_o 27._o therefore_o do_v not_o this_o work_n and_o so_o not_o this_o law_n belong_v to_o he_o 3_o i_o find_v particular_a instance_n of_o high_a priest_n that_o do_v officiate_v when_o they_o be_v above_o fifty_o year_n old_a what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o eli_n be_v not_o eli_n high_a priest_n when_o upward_o of_o fifty_o consider_v he_o be_v ninety_o eight_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v 1_o sam._n 4.15_o and_o yet_o samuel_n who_o it_o be_v evident_a be_v bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o elies_n priesthood_n but_o a_o child_n even_o then_o when_o eli_n be_v very_o old_a and_o his_o eye_n dim_a as_o be_v clear_a chap._n 2._o compare_v vers_fw-la 18_o 19_o with_o ver_fw-la 22._o and_o chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 2._o compare_n with_o vers_fw-la 8._o but_o the_o instance_n of_o jehojada_n be_v undeniable_a for_o observe_v he_o create_v joash_n king_n 2_o chron._n 23._o joash_n reign_v forty_o year_n chap._n 24.1_o jehosada_n die_v before_o joash_n ver_fw-la 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o jehosada_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n old_a when_o he_o die_v ver_fw-la 15._o if_o therefore_o jehojada_n die_v in_o joash_n his_o forty_o year_n yet_o consider_v that_o he_o crown_v joash_n king_n and_o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o priesthood_n and_o die_v not_o till_o he_o be_v age_v one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o he_o be_v high_a priest_n at_o ninety_o year_n old_a this_o law_n therefore_o be_v not_o a_o law_n for_o the_o high_a priest_n but_o only_o for_o the_o levite_n they_o cease_v to_o officiate_v at_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n but_o the_o high_a priest_n be_v such_o during_o life_n and_o indeed_o he_o can_v not_o otherwise_o have_v be_v a_o fit_a type_n of_o christ_n who_o ever_o live_v to_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o this_o objection_n because_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o it_o i_o think_v good_a to_o answer_v though_o otherwise_o i_o shall_v never_o have_v object_v it_o to_o myself_o i_o know_v nothing_o else_o can_v be_v say_v for_o a_o short_a time_n unless_o we_o shall_v here_o again_o bring_v up_o those_o forty_o six_o year_n john_n 2.20_o with_o daniel_n seven_o week_n chap._n 9.25_o both_o which_o i_o have_v answer_v before_o in_o traverse_v the_o seventy_o week_n the_o time_n therefore_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o cyrus_n first_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o darius_n second_o may_v well_o be_v reckon_v seventy_o year_n notwithstanding_o the_o weight_n of_o any_o objection_n against_o it_o but_o to_o come_v near_o what_o if_o we_o may_v find_v in_o scripture_n this_o time_n to_o be_v mete_v and_o measure_v seventy_o year_n if_o the_o scripture_n measure_v agree_v to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n it_o will_v add_v credit_n to_o their_o report_n in_o more_o thing_n than_o this_o one_o let_v we_o here_o take_v into_o consideration_n zecharies_n seventy_o year_n chap._n 1.12_o chap._n 7.5_o this_o seem_a to_o i_o to_o be_v their_o proper_a place_n that_o these_o seventy_o year_n shall_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n can_v be_v because_o as_o doctor_n lightfoot_n have_v well_o observe_v in_o his_o chronicle_n upon_o hester_n ten_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n begin_v with_o the_o four_o of_o jehojakim_n do_v end_n long_o before_o this_o time_n viz._n with_o the_o three_o of_o belshazzar_n or_o the_o last_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n but_o the_o seventy_o year_n zechary_n speak_v of_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o second_o of_o darius_n which_o be_v many_o year_n upward_o in_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n doctor_n lightfoot_v own_o account_n will_v not_o neither_o help_v the_o business_n for_o as_o he_o have_v nothing_o but_o those_o former_a supposition_n which_o have_v be_v put_v into_o the_o balance_n be_v find_v too_o light_a to_o maintain_v that_o conception_n viz._n that_o that_o darius_n who_o advance_v the_o work_n of_o the_o temple_n do_v reign_v at_o such_o a_o distance_n from_o cyrus_n so_o if_o these_o two_o thing_n be_v thorough_o scan_v 1_o what_o darius_n it_o be_v who_o set_v this_o work_n on_o foot_n 2_o at_o what_o distance_n from_o cyrus_n i_o speak_v now_o of_o time_n in_o the_o general_a only_a the_o compel_a circumstance_n of_o the_o story_n each_o due_o weigh_v and_o lay_v together_o will_v necessary_o infer_v he_o to_o have_v live_v both_o which_o my_o former_a discourse_n will_v give_v some_o light_n into_o it_o will_v then_o appear_v that_o doctor_n lightfoot_n himself_o have_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o seventy_o year_n as_o many_o year_n as_o he_o charge_v upon_o the_o foregoing_a reckon_n account_v it_o worthy_a for_o that_o reason_n only_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o by_o his_o own_o rule_n therefore_o his_o own_o must_v go_v out_o with_o it_o what_o will_v those_o opinion_n make_v of_o these_o seventy_o year_n that_o will_v have_v the_o finish_n of_o the_o temple-work_n to_o stand_v at_o forty_o six_o year_n distance_n from_o cyrus_n as_o some_o or_o else_o at_o one_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o or_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o year_n as_o other_o see_v it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o complaint_n the_o angel_n make_v of_o seventy_o year_n suffering_n be_v in_o the_o second_o of_o darius_n zech._n 1.7_o compare_v with_o ver_fw-la 12._o which_o be_v but_o four_o year_n before_o the_o work_n be_v finish_v as_o appear_v from_o ezra_n 6.15_o may_v these_o allow_v the_o seventy_o year_n to_o be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n if_o so_o there_o have_v need_n be_v some_o good_a reason_n show_v for_o it_o why_o the_o holy_a ghost_n after_o the_o seventy_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n be_v end_v and_o forty_o and_o odd_a year_n more_o run_v out_o as_o it_o follow_v upon_o the_o one_o opinion_n or_o upward_o of_o a_o hundred_o year_n more_o as_o it_o follow_v upon_o the_o other_o shall_v speak_v still_o of_o seventy_o year_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o think_v these_o seventy_o year_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o which_o year_n until_o the_o end_n of_o darius_n second_o at_o which_o time_n the_o angel_n make_v this_o complaint_n and_o therefore_o the_o time_n of_o the_o complaint_n be_v express_o note_v to_o be_v in_o the_o eleven_o month_n upon_o the_o twenty_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n which_o be_v the_o very_a