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seem_v to_o call_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d *_o which_o be_v very_o near_o to_o assâ—…baras_n and_o consequent_o to_o asuerus_n which_o cyaxares_n the_o mede_n give_v his_o daughter_n nicrotis_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n the_o son_n of_o nabopolassar_n to_o wife_n who_o therefore_o be_v the_o sister_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n as_o well_o as_o mandane_n who_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a of_o the_o séed_n of_o the_o mede_n for_o he_o be_v son_n to_o cyaxares_n king_n of_o media_n who_o be_v a_o infant_n in_o a_o manner_n his_o father_n commit_v to_o the_o tutelage_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n his_o son_n in_o law_n when_o he_o die_v together_o with_o his_o kingdom_n over_o which_o nabuchadnezzar_n set_v astyages_n of_o near_a a_o kin_n to_o nicrotis_n his_o wife_n haply_o her_o uncle_n but_o upon_o nebuchadnezzar_n death_n cyrus_n rebel_v against_o astyages_n by_o some_o intimation_n from_o his_o uncle_n darius_n and_o overcome_v he_o after_o he_o have_v reign_v 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that_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n 2._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n i_o daniel_n understand_v by_o the_o book_n for_o there_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o jew_n than_o the_o book_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n that_o they_o may_v know_v their_o transgression_n punishment_n and_o time_n of_o appoint_a mercy_n the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n whereof_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o jeremiah_n the_o prophet_n jerâ—…m_n 25._o 11._o 12._o and_o this_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v a_o desolation_n and_o astonishment_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplish_v i_o will_v punish_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o his_o son_n be_v exstinct_a in_o belshazzar_n kill_v at_o the_o take_n of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n and_o ch._n 27._o ver_fw-la 7._o and_o all_o nation_n say_v he_o shall_v serve_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n until_o the_o very_a time_n of_o his_o land_n come_v and_o there_o be_v but_o three_o succession_n nabuchadnezzar_n himself_o evilmerodac_a his_o son_n and_o belshazzar_n his_o son_n son_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n slay_v at_o cyrus_n his_o take_n of_o babylon_n of_o who_o isaiah_n foretell_v by_o name_n what_o a_o friend_n he_o will_v be_v to_o the_o jew_n isa._n 44._o 28._o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n etc._n etc._n that_o also_o of_o jeremy_n ch._n 29._o v._n 10._o be_v very_o express_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o after_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplish_v at_o babylon_n i_o will_v visit_v you_o and_o perform_v my_o good_a word_n towards_o you_o in_o cause_v you_o to_o return_v to_o this_o place_n wherefore_o daniel_n see_v so_o plain_o from_o these_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n send_v to_o the_o jew_n by_o god_n that_o he_o will_v accomplish_v seventy_o year_n in_o the_o desolation_n
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in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n agree_v with_o vers_n 21._o of_o chap._n 1._o and_o daniel_n continue_v even_o unto_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n cyrus_n whence_o some_o interpreter_n collect_v that_o daniel_n either_o live_v no_o long_o or_o at_o least_o prophesy_v no_o long_a than_o to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n but_o here_o sanctius_n out_o of_o st._n jerome_n answer_v to_o his_o own_o scruple_n that_o daniel_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v to_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o babylonian_a court_n no_o long_a than_o to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia._n but_o afterward_o though_o he_o return_v not_o to_o jerusalem_n with_o other_o captive_n yet_o he_o be_v translate_v from_o babylon_n to_o the_o mede_n where_o he_o obtain_v a_o honourable_a prefecture_n and_o this_o be_v the_o account_n which_o saint_n jerome_n with_o other_o give_v of_o the_o place_n which_o sufficient_o take_v away_o the_o seem_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 117._o l._n 15._o r._n retracting_a ibid._n r._n â—…_n p._n 119._o l._n 1._o r._n mithridath_n p._n 121._o l._n 5._o r._n 202_o we._n p._n 122._o l._n 6._o r._n pamphylia_n p._n 152._o l._n 32._o r._n from_o utter_v p._n 176._o l._n 31._o r._n call_v in_o p._n 228._o l._n 4._o r._n therein_o according_o p._n 257._o l._n 19_o r._n joint-exposition_n book_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n henrici_fw-la mori_n cantabrigiensis_n opera_fw-la omne_fw-la tum_fw-la quae_fw-la latinè_n tum_fw-la quae_fw-la anglicè_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la nunc_fw-la verò_fw-la latinitate_fw-la donata_fw-la fol._n 3_o voll_n apocalypsis_n apocalypseos_n or_o the_o revelation_n of_o saint_n john_n unveil_v quarto_fw-la his_o tetractys_n anti-astrologica_a a_o confutation_n of_o judiciary_n astrology_n in_o answer_n to_o john_n butâ—…er_n b._n d._n quarto_fw-la his_o remark_n on_o judge_n hales_n treatise_n of_o fluid_a body_n 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