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impleverunt_fw-la hebdomadas_fw-la 70._o praedictas_fw-la in_o daniele_n so_o the_o jew_n say_v tertullian_n at_o the_o day_n of_o their_o subdue_a fulfil_v the_o 70._o week_n foretell_v by_o daniel_n thus_o for_o the_o persian_a king_n under_o who_o daniel_n week_n begin_v there_o be_v no_o great_a difference_n between_o tertullian_n and_o i_o and_o for_o the_o time_n wherein_o they_o end_v none_o at_o all_o after_o tertullian_n severus_n sulpitius_n of_o the_o same_o stand_n with_o augustine_n epiphanius_n &_o chrysostome_n a_o writer_n for_o skill_n in_o the_o persian_a story_n deserve_v great_a commendation_n and_o to_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o ezra_n and_o nehemias_n &_o daniel_n week_n bring_v such_o light_n as_o be_v not_o in_o any_o ancient_a writer_n that_o ever_o i_o read_v to_o be_v find_v the_o like_a this_o father_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o holy_a history_n speak_v of_o cyrus_n say_v that_o he_o give_v the_o jew_n leave_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o 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these_o caeterum_fw-la â_fw-la restitutione_n templi_fw-la usque_fw-la in_o eversionem_fw-la quae_fw-la sub_fw-la vespasiano_n consul_n augusto_fw-la per_fw-la titum_fw-la caesarem_fw-la consummata_fw-la est_fw-la anni_fw-la 483._o praedictum_fw-la id_fw-la olim_fw-la est_fw-la a_o daniele_n qui_fw-la ab_fw-la instauratione_fw-la templi_fw-la ad_fw-la eversionem_fw-la eius_fw-la 69._o hebdomadas_fw-la futuras_fw-la pronunciaverat_fw-la but_o from_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o temple_n say_v severus_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o it_o which_o by_o titus_n caesar_n be_v finish_v under_o vespasian_n then_o be_v imperial_a consul_n be_v 483._o year_n that_o be_v by_o daniel_n long_o ago_o foretell_v who_o have_v before_o declare_v that_o from_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v 69._o week_n whereas_o he_o say_v that_o daniel_n foretell_v 69._o week_n to_o be_v from_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o destruction_n thereof_o it_o 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