have_v speak_v and_o christ_n himself_o with_o the_o apostle_n and_o evangelist_n of_o the_o new_a likewise_o but_o not_o to_o enter_v into_o so_o large_a a_o field_n which_o require_v a_o book_n not_o a_o epistle_n let_v we_o because_o the_o ruler_n of_o this_o world_n begin_v at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v jealous_a of_o this_o notion_n and_o to_o look_v big_a upon_o christ_n outward_a kingdom_n consult_v with_o daniel_n upon_o this_o question_n whether_o the_o kingdom_n he_o speak_v of_o in_o his_o two_o first_o prophecy_n be_v mere_o spiritual_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o as_o spiritual_a so_o outward_a too_o and_o although_o some_o argument_n urge_v from_o daniel_n first_o prophecy_n to_o prove_v this_o kingdom_n to_o be_v not_o spiritual_a only_o but_o outward_a also_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o our_o follow_a discourse_n yet_o do_v i_o not_o here_o judge_v it_o amiss_o to_o enlarge_v some_o of_o they_o and_o also_o add_v something_o new_a to_o vindicate_v thereby_o a_o most_o 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afterward_o behold_v the_o foot_n before_o yet_o he_o see_v the_o stone_n as_o verse_n thirty_o four_o thou_o see_v till_o that_o a_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o without_o hand_n which_o smite_v the_o image_n upon_o his_o foot_n the_o see_v of_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o and_o smite_v be_v after_o that_o the_o whole_a image_n in_o its_o several_a part_n have_v be_v present_v to_o he_o therefore_o i_o say_v as_o all_o the_o other_o part_n so_o likewise_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o image_n be_v in_o be_v before_o the_o stone_n 2_o because_o daniel_n behold_v the_o stone_n so_o soon_o as_o form_v to_o smite_v the_o foot_n verse_n thirty_o four_o therefore_o must_v the_o foot_n be_v in_o be_v before_o the_o stone_n be_v form_v 3_o because_o the_o kingdom_n signify_v by_o the_o stone_n be_v not_o set_v up_o till_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o antichristian_a king_n verse_n forty_o four_o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n shall_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n that_o these_o king_n can_v point_v at_o no_o other_o but_o the_o ten_o antichristian_a king_n john_n speak_v of_o revelation_n 17.12_o 13_o 14._o see_v our_o future_a discourse_n page_n three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o and_o three_o hundred_o and_o nineteen_o now_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o antichristian_a king_n therefore_o must_v the_o antichristian_a state_n be_v before_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n if_o so_o then_o can_v christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n be_v the_o thing_n signify_v by_o the_o stone_n for_o that_o be_v set_v up_o when_o christ_n first_o give_v forth_o his_o spirit_n immediate_o upon_o his_o ascension_n which_o be_v within_o the_o time_n that_o the_o iron_n leg_n of_o the_o image_n verse_n forty_o i_o e._n the_o roman_a monarchy_n in_o its_o first_o and_o as_o yet_o pagan_a state_n do_v bear_v rule_n be_v three_o hundred_o year_n and_o upward_o before_o the_o foot_n viz._n the_o antichristian_a state_n have_v existence_n or_o be_v in_o the_o world_n christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n therefore_o be_v long_o before_o antichrist_n kingdom_n be_v begin_v but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n have_v not_o be_v till_o afterward_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n can_v be_v christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n but_o must_v be_v a_o outward_a second_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v the_o stone_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a work_n to_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o great_a image_n i._n e._n outward_a power_n first_o that_o it_o be_v its_o proper_a work_n be_v clear_a because_o it_o do_v the_o thing_n not_o accidental_o but_o intentional_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o do_v it_o by_o smite_v verse_n thirty_o four_o thirty_o five_o &_o forty_o five_o which_o phrase_n note_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o agent_n it_o smite_v the_o great_a image_n with_o full_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n to_o break_v it_o and_o therefore_o observe_v it_o never_o leave_v smite_v after_o once_o it_o have_v begin_v till_o it_o have_v beat_v the_o great_a image_n to_o very_a chaff_n and_o dust_n vers_fw-la 35._o second_o that_o it_o be_v its_o principal_a work_n be_v clear_a because_o no_o other_o work_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o stone_n but_o this_o only_a which_o show_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v a_o kingdom_n set_v up_o by_o god_n to_o perform_v this_o work_n which_o in_o case_n it_o do_v it_o not_o it_o do_v nothing_o but_o now_o the_o proper_a and_o principal_a work_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n be_v another_o thing_n viz._n the_o increase_n and_o edify_v itself_o in_o love_n and_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o intermeddle_v much_o less_o undertake_v it_o as_o its_o proper_a and_o principal_a work_n with_o the_o rout_v and_o break_v of_o worldly_a power_n which_o if_o indeed_o it_o shall_v than_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n the_o proper_a and_o principal_a work_n hereof_o be_v once_o right_o apprehend_v by_o the_o saint_n the_o child_n of_o this_o kingdom_n will_v soon_o prove_v a_o thing_n of_o as_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o this_o world_n as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o five_o monarchy_n either_o be_v or_o can_v be_v but_o this_o i_o say_v be_v not_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n therefore_o can_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n but_o must_v be_v a_o outward_a three_o reason_n because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v such_o a_o kingdom_n as_o that_o the_o stand_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o great_a image_n be_v altogether_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o growth_n and_o prosperity_n thereof_o which_o be_v clear_a because_o it_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v grow_v up_o to_o be_v a_o great_a mountain_n fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n till_o the_o total_a removal_n of_o the_o great_a image_n verse_n thirty_o five_o but_o now_o the_o stand_n and_o continuance_n of_o the_o great_a image_n be_v no_o way_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o growth_n and_o prosperity_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n but_o rather_o be_v indeed_o advantageous_a unto_o it_o as_o the_o persecution_n that_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n have_v meet_v with_o and_o that_o in_o all_o age_n from_o the_o great_a image_n which_o have_v always_o be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o effectual_a mean_n of_o its_o growth_n and_o fruitfulness_n do_v bear_v witness_n therefore_o can_v the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o kingdom_n here_o mean_v four_o because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n be_v a_o kingdom_n in_o respect_n of_o nature_n the_o same_o with_o the_o kingdom_n represent_v by_o the_o great_a image_n i._n e._n it_o be_v outward_a as_o they_o be_v outward_a which_o appear_v 1_o from_o the_o general_a scope_n and_o drift_n of_o the_o prophecy_n which_o run_v upon_o outward_a kingdom_n all_o the_o first_o four_o kingdom_n or_o monarchy_n be_v outward_a as_o none_o can_v deny_v why_o then_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o speak_v of_o the_o five_o and_o last_o shall_v so_o far_o vary_v his_o scope_n as_o present_o to_o glide_v from_o the_o outward_a kingdom_n to_o the_o inward_a ought_v beside_o the_o bare_a say_v so_o to_o have_v some_o solid_a and_o substantial_a reason_n bring_v for_o it_o by_o those_o whosoever_o they_o be_v that_o either_o do_v or_o shall_v assert_v it_o 2_o because_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o say_v that_o a_o bare_a spiritual_a kingdom_n consider_v only_o as_o spiritual_n shall_v break_v in_o piece_n beat_v to_o very_a chaff_n grind_v to_o powder_v the_o great_a image_n i._n e._n destroy_v the_o very_a be_v of_o worldly_a kingdom_n which_o work_n be_v yet_o notwithstanding_o do_v by_o the_o stone_n as_o verse_n 35.44_o 45._o indeed_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n may_v by_o that_o light_n and_o life_n it_o give_v forth_o much_o refine_v and_o
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the_o title_n to_o the_o appendix_n before_o page_n 311._o knowledge_n of_o the_o time_n or_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o question_n how_o long_o it_o shall_v be_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o wonder_n divide_v into_o three_o part_n part_n i._n handle_v some_o thing_n of_o more_o general_n concernment_n as_o to_o our_o whole_a discourse_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o justifiableness_n of_o this_o enquiry_n among_o the_o many_o question_n that_o this_o age_n abound_v with_o the_o great_a question_n that_o we_o find_v in_o daniel_n cha._n 12.6_o how_o long_o shall_v it_o be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o wonder_n be_v neither_o of_o the_o least_o of_o those_o god_n people_n at_o this_o day_n be_v seek_v resolution_n in_o nor_o may_v it_o be_v rank_v among_o those_o we_o call_v unnecessary_a see_v the_o age_n itself_o we_o live_v in_o have_v be_v and_o be_v a_o age_n of_o wonder_n and_o true_o that_o i_o once_o and_o now_o again_o have_v assay_v it_o do_v not_o arise_v i_o hope_v from_o any_o 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darius_n ezra_n 5._o but_o not_o of_o this_o artaxerxes_n till_o afterward_o 2_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v a_o clear_a distinction_n betwxit_fw-la cyrus_n darius_n and_o artaxerxes_n place_v artaxerxes_n after_o darius_n as_o be_v his_o successor_n as_o he_o do_v darius_n after_o cyrus_n as_o he_o ezra_n 6.14_o 3_o ezra_n come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o that_o very_a same_o artaxerxes_n in_o who_o twenty_o nehemiah_n receive_v his_o commission_n find_v a_o temple_n there_o and_o do_v sacrifice_v ezra_n 8.34_o 35._o therefore_o must_v this_o artaxerxes_n be_v successor_n to_o darius_n for_o until_o the_o six_o of_o darius_n no_o temple_n be_v build_v nay_o he_o be_v not_o only_a successor_n to_o he_o but_o successor_n at_o such_o a_o distance_n as_o appear_v to_o i_o he_o be_v not_o his_o next_o successor_n but_o rather_o next_o to_o his_o next_o which_o be_v clear_a from_o that_o great_a change_n and_o alteration_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o jewish_a church_n and_o state_n both_o betwixt_o the_o six_o year_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o seven_o of_o the_o other_o 1_o in_o the_o church_n in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n jeshua_n in_o all_o probability_n be_v alive_a and_o high_a priest_n as_o lay_v these_o scripture_n together_o hag._n 1.14_o 15._o chap._n 2.2_o 3_o 4._o zech._n 3.6_o 7._o chap._n 6.11_o 12._o but_o in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n as_o i_o have_v before_o observe_v eliashib_n who_o be_v grandchild_n to_o jeshua_n stand_v in_o place_n of_o his_o grandfather_n 2_o in_o the_o state_n there_o have_v be_v governor_n that_o oppress_v the_o people_n and_o do_v not_o fear_n god_n betwixt_o zerubbabels_n time_n who_o be_v governor_n in_o the_o six_o of_o darius_n and_o how_o long_o after_o be_v not_o know_v to_o we_o and_o ezraes_n who_o come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o some_o good_a distance_n of_o time_n betwixt_o these_o two_o the_o question_n 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half_a so_o many_o year_n but_o signify_v so_o many_o year_n complete_a p._n 127._o to_o 133_o sect._n iu._n that_o the_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n p._n 133._o to_o 137_o sect._n v._n show_v two_o thing_n 1_o that_o darius_n the_o mede_n of_o who_o daniel_n speak_v chap._n 5.30_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n but_o the_o persian_a p._n 137._o to_o 142_o 2_o that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n and_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n p._n 142._o to_o 152_o chap._n 2._o wherein_o in_o order_n to_o a_o more_o full_a clear_n up_o of_o the_o foregoing_a account_n viz._n of_o two_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o day_n be_v daniel_n seventy_o week_n discuss_v sect._n i._n that_o the_o seventy_o week_n do_v not_o relate_v to_o new_a testament-time_n p._n 152._o to_o p._n 161_o sect._n ii_o that_o the_o seventy_o week_n be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n p._n 161._o to_o 183_o sect._n iii_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o decree_n of_o darius_n ezra_n 6.6_o 7.8_o etc._n etc._n p._n 183._o to_o p._n 193_o sect._n iu._n that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o decree_n of_o artaxerxes_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n ezra_n 7.11_o 12_o 13._o p._n 193_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n when_o nehemiah_n receive_v his_o commission_n to_o build_v jerusalem_n nehem._n 2._o p._n 194._o to_o 198_o sect._n v._n that_o the_o seventy_o week_n end_n with_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n p._n 198_o 199_o sect._n vi_o a_o resolution_n of_o sundry_a knot_n about_o daniel_n seven_o week_n his_o sixty_o two_o week_n his_o one_o week_n and_o his_o half_a week_n p._n 200._o to_o 217_o sect._n vii_o a_o objection_n against_o our_o end_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n answer_v p._n 217._o to_o 225_o chap._n 3._o wherein_o enquiry_n be_v make_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n that_o pass_v betwixt_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n and_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n when_o nehemiah_n receive_v his_o commission_n to_o build_v jerusalem_n sect._n i._o disprove_v the_o ground_n of_o that_o opinion_n which_o cut_v this_o time_n much_o short_a than_o it_o shall_v be_v p._n 225._o to_o 251_o sect._n ii_o prove_v that_o that_o artaxerxes_n from_o who_o nehemiah_n receive_v his_o commission_n be_v he_o who_o the_o greek_n call_v mnemon_n p._n 251._o to_o p._n 281_o in_o order_n to_o the_o clear_v this_o be_v show_v that_o that_o darius_n who_o advance_v the_o temple-building_n can_v not_o be_v darius_n hystaspes_n p._n 253._o to_o 281._o nor_o darius_n nothus_fw-la p._n 259._o but_o be_v darius_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n longimanus_fw-la here_o zecharies_n seventy_o year_n be_v open_v p._n 260._o to_o p._n 274_o sect._n iii_o prove_v that_o the_o time_n betwixt_o cyrus_n first_o and_o artaxerxes_n twenty_o be_v exact_o one_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o year_n p._n 281._o to_o p._n 290_o a_o objection_n from_o dan._n 12.1_o 2._o that_o but_o four_o king_n do_v reign_v in_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n after_o cyrus_n answer_v p._n 290._o to_o p._n 298_o sect._n iu._n something_o discuss_v about_o our_o christian_a epock_n p._n 298._o to_o p._n 305._o the_o computation_n of_o the_o whole_a p._n 306_o 307_o 308._o add_v by_o way_n of_o appendix_n 1_o a_o general_a rule_n for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o prophecy_n together_o with_o a_o more_o full_a open_v the_o great_a mystery_n of_o daniel_n little_a horn_n p._n 311._o to_o p._n 320_o 2_o a_o particular_a clause_n in_o our_o discourse_n about_o the_o time_n open_v from_o p._n 328._o to_o 331_o 3_o some_o conclusion_n touch_v christ_n kingdom_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la book_n late_o print_v and_o sell_v by_o livewell_n chapman_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o witness_v 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of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n take_v last_v place_n close_v up_o the_o world_n day_n and_o stand_v next_o to_o christ_n kingdom_n in_o regard_n of_o time_n god_n see_v it_o best_o in_o his_o infinite_a and_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n to_o suffer_v thing_n before_o he_o will_v erect_v his_o own_o kingdom_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n to_o grow_v to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o unparalelled_a impiety_n in_o the_o world_n as_o that_o the_o principal_a affair_n thereof_o which_o in_o all_o age_n and_o generation_n former_o have_v ever_o be_v order_v and_o dispose_v by_o man_n as_o his_o substitute_n shall_v in_o this_o last_o time_n namely_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n kingdom_n be_v dispose_v of_o and_o govern_v by_o man_n as_o substitute_n of_o the_o dragon_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o this_o power_n christ_n begin_v his_o own_o kingdom_n for_o as_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n have_v its_o beginning_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o babylonian_a and_o the_o grecian_a in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o persian_a the_o roman_a afterward_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o grecian_a so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o five_o monarchy_n have_v its_o first_o rise_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o antichristian_a kingdom_n with_o which_o the_o antichristian_a kingdom_n be_v the_o four_o monarchy_n in_o its_o second_o and_o last_o state_n the_o four_o monarchy_n itself_o go_v to_o ruin_n and_o way_n be_v make_v for_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o five_o which_o succeed_v it_o this_o thing_n be_v most_o evident_a in_o the_o two_o first_o of_o daniel_n prophecy_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o great_a image_n chap._n 2._o and_o that_o of_o the_o four_o beast_n chap._n 7._o for_o the_o one_o tell_v we_o that_o christ_n kingdom_n arise_v by_o smite_v and_o break_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o great_a image_n the_o other_o that_o it_o arise_v by_o judge_v cast_v down_o the_o throne_n take_v away_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o little_a horn_n either_o of_o which_o be_v the_o same_o both_z pointing_z as_o the_o future_a discourse_n prove_v at_o large_a at_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n and_o christ_n judge_v thereof_o now_o that_o this_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n which_o daniel_n speak_v of_o as_o succeed_v the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n take_v its_o beginning_n in_o the_o other_o ruin_n can_v be_v a_o mere_a spiritual_a kingdom_n as_o many_o will_v have_v it_o but_o must_v be_v a_o outward_a and_o visible_a kingdom_n be_v manifest_a enough_o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o proof_n thereof_o but_o what_o be_v couch_v in_o these_o two_o prophecy_n though_o yet_o i_o may_v say_v it_o and_o speak_v truth_n that_o this_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n visible_a kingdom_n be_v that_o great_a truth_n of_o which_o all_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n more_o plentiful_o than_o of_o any_o one_o beside_o it_o
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the_o whole_a amount_n to_o sixty_o year_n and_o if_o we_o also_o take_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n after_o when_o nehemiah_n go_v up_o it_o advancee_v the_o number_n to_o seventy_o three_o now_o that_o in_o the_o space_n of_o about_o seventy_o year_n there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o change_n of_o governor_n and_o people_n the_o old_a dead_a and_o go_v new_a come_v in_o their_o room_n be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o conceive_v this_o opinion_n therefore_o well_o suit_v the_o succeed_a part_n of_o the_o story_n 2_o for_o the_o foregoing_a part_n it_o suit_v it_o much_o better_a than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o opinion_n for_o those_o that_o fix_v upon_o darius_n hystaspes_n can_v as_o i_o have_v prove_v find_v a_o artaxerxes_n between_o he_o and_o cyrus_n that_o be_v a_o hinderer_n to_o the_o work_n which_o yet_o that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v be_v evident_a from_o the_o story_n those_o that_o fix_v upon_o nothus_fw-la make_v the_o time_n so_o wide_o betwixt_o the_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o the_o finish_v the_o work_n as_o can_v hardly_o be_v imagine_v neither_o of_o these_o opinion_n therefore_o will_v suit_v with_o that_o part_n of_o the_o divine_a story_n which_o precede_v the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o we_o which_o fix_v upon_o longimanus_fw-la will_v suit_v it_o very_o well_o for_o first_o the_o block_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o first_o of_o the_o two_o former_a opinion_n be_v by_o it_o remove_v we_o have_v already_o find_v a_o artaxerxes_n that_o be_v a_o hinderer_n and_o also_o a_o predecessor_n to_o this_o longimanus_fw-la second_o the_o block_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o second_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o length_n of_o the_o time_n be_v hereby_o well_o remove_v our_o opinion_n cut_v the_o time_n betwixt_o the_o lay_v the_o temple_n foundation_n and_o the_o finish_v the_o work_n short_a by_o full_a forty_o year_n then_o that_o opinion_n do_v obj._n but_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o even_o according_a to_o our_o opinion_n the_o time_n betwixt_o cyrus_n first_o and_o darius_n second_o year_n will_v seem_v too_o long_o for_o walk_v by_o our_o own_o rule_n lay_v down_o in_o our_o key_n thes_n 45.48_o the_o time_n amount_v to_o seventy_o year_n thus_o cyrus_n three_o year_n cambyses_n with_o the_o magi_n eight_o darius_n hystaspes_n thirty_o six_o xerxes_n twenty_o one_o darius_n longimanus_fw-la two_o the_o current_a year_n viz._n the_o second_o of_o longimanus_fw-la i_o take_v into_o the_o number_n because_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a it_o be_v not_o till_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o that_o year_n that_o darius_n decree_n come_v forth_o for_o the_o jew_n fall_v not_o to_o the_o work_n till_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o six_o month_n hag._n 1.14_o 14_o 15._o and_o it_o be_v some_o time_n after_o that_o as_o ezraes_n story_n make_v appear_v that_o the_o decree_n come_v forth_o which_o may_v therefore_o possible_o and_o most_o likely_a if_o we_o thorough_o weigh_v the_o whole_a of_o zecharies_n vision_n be_v in_o that_o eleven_o month_n he_o mention_n zec._n 1.7_o and_o be_v so_o but_o a_o month_n and_o a_o few_o day_n be_v want_v of_o a_o complete_a year_n which_o little_a want_n where_o the_o account_n be_v by_o year_n be_v never_o reckon_v now_o hence_o the_o objection_n rise_v if_o seventy_o year_n be_v allot_v to_o this_o time_n which_o our_o opinion_n grant_v then_o must_v the_o age_n of_o some_o person_n viz._n those_o who_o have_v see_v solomon_n temple_n and_o be_v alive_a at_o this_o day_n as_o hag._n 2.2_o 3._o be_v no_o less_o than_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n for_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v sixty_o year_n old_a in_o cyrus_n first_o to_o which_o sixty_o add_v these_o seventy_o we_o have_v the_o aforesaid_a number_n which_o age_n seem_v to_o be_v too_o great_a
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