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nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o kingdom_n already_o have_v be_v prove_v 25.9.11_o jer._n 25.9.11_o and_o albeit_o they_o refuse_v to_o bear_v his_o yoke_n yet_o by_o degree_n he_o bring_v they_o all_o under_o jerusalem_n he_o take_v and_o destroy_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n at_o which_o time_n tyrus_n think_v herself_o safe_a and_o secure_a enough_o she_o therefore_o rejoice_v at_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o great_a city_n and_o be_v thereupon_o threaten_v with_o destruction_n for_o the_o power_n and_o might_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v to_o come_v against_o she_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o jechoniah_n captivity_n which_o all_o man_n know_v be_v the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o therefore_o till_o after_o this_o time_n there_o be_v no_o siege_n lay_v against_o tyrus_n witness_v by_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 26.1.2_o and_o at_o the_o seven_o verse_n most_o plain_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n 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8_o f_o sabbath_n day_n  _fw-fr 15_o 1_o 9_o g_z dies_z dominicus_n the_o lord_n day_n  _fw-fr 16_o 2_o 10_o a_o  _fw-fr 17_o 3_o 11_o b_o  _fw-fr 18_o 4_o 12_o c_o  _fw-fr 19_o 5_o 13_o d_o  _fw-fr 20_o 6_o 14_o e_z  _fw-fr 21_o 7_o 15_o f_o sabbath_n day_n  _fw-fr 22_o 1_o 16_o g_o die_n dominicus_n the_o lord_n day_n  _fw-fr 23_o 2_o 17_o a_o  _fw-fr 24_o 3_o 18_o b_o  _fw-fr 25_o 4_o 19_o c_o  _fw-fr 26_o 5_o 20_o d_o  _fw-fr 27_o 6_o 21_o e_z  _fw-fr 28_o 7_o 22_o f_o sabbath_n day_n  _fw-fr 29_o 1_o 23_o g_o die_n dominicus_n the_o lord_n day_n  _fw-fr 30_o 2_o 24_o a_o  _fw-fr finis_fw-la laus_fw-la deo_fw-la calumus_n mensurans_n the_o measure_v reed_n or_o the_o standard_n of_o time_n contain_v the_o chief_a and_o principal_a kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n both_o before_o and_o after_o christ_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o romans_z wherein_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n and_o year_n of_o their_o reign_v be_v note_v and_o set_v down_o in_o their_o right_a time_n with_o other_o thing_n well_o worthy_a of_o observation_n the_o second_o part_n by_o john_n swan_n remember_v the_o day_n of_o old_a consider_v the_o year_n of_o many_o generation_n deut._n 32.7_o i_o have_v consider_v the_o day_n of_o old_a the_o year_n of_o ancient_a time_n psa_fw-la 77.5_o london_n print_v for_o john_n williams_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1653._o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n chap._n i._o of_o peleg_n and_o jocktan_n the_o two_o son_n of_o heber_n and_o of_o nimrod_n the_o beginning_n of_o who_o kingdom_n be_v at_o the_o build_n of_o babel_n from_o whence_o he_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n and_o found_v niniveh_n etc._n etc._n page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o of_o ninus_n and_o his_o successor_n p._n 7._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n and_o of_o the_o king_n that_o reign_v there_o p._n 15_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sycionia_n and_o of_o the_o king_n that_o reign_v there_o p._n 24._o chap._n v._o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o king_n of_o the_o argive_n and_o of_o the_o mycenae_n that_o succeed_v they_o p._n 34._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o king_n of_o athens_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v cecrops_n p._n 45._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o the_o kiagdome_n of_o troy_n before_o the_o greek_n destroy_v it_o p._n 54._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o aborigines_n p._n 55._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o king_n of_o italy_n after_o latinus_n p._n 56._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o british_a king_n that_o reign_v in_o england_n from_o brute_n to_o the_o time_n of_o julius_n caesar_n and_o after_o p._n 59_o chap._n xi_o contain_v the_o dynasty_n of_o several_a other_o kingdom_n p._n 64._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o king_n and_o other_o governor_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o founddation_n thereof_o by_o romulus_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o titus_n p._n 75._o calamus_n mensurans_n or_o the_o measure_v reed_n the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._o of_o peleg_n and_o jocktan_n the_o two_o son_n of_o heber_n and_o of_o nimrod_n the_o beginning_n of_o who_o kingdom_n be_v at_o the_o build_n of_o babel_n from_o whence_o he_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o assyria_n and_o found_v niniveh_n etc._n etc._n of_o heber_n it_o be_v say_v in_o gen._n 10.25_o and_o unto_o heber_n be_v bear_v two_o son_n the_o name_n of_o the_o one_o be_v peleg_n for_o in_o his_o day_n be_v the_o earth_n divide_v and_o his_o brother_n name_n be_v jocktan_n now_o this_o jocktan_a have_v thirteen_o son_n man_n grow_v at_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n as_o the_o verse_n follow_v make_v apparent_a and_o therefore_o that_o division_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v make_v at_o the_o birth_n of_o peleg_n if_o the_o text_n be_v so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o division_n then_o can_v not_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v at_o the_o confusion_n of_o tongue_n for_o 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10.11.12_o some_o i_o know_v read_v that_o text_n otherwise_o as_o thus_o out_o of_o that_o land_n go_v ashur_n and_o build_v niniveh_n conclude_v hereupon_o that_o ashur_n of_o sems_n race_n be_v weary_v with_o nimrods_n cruelty_n go_v out_o of_o shinar_n into_o another_o country_n which_o he_o call_v after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o there_o build_v niniveh_n with_o the_o three_o other_o city_n aforesaid_a but_o of_o this_o there_o be_v little_a probability_n more_o like_o it_o be_v that_o nimrod_n as_o i_o say_v before_o have_v get_v babel_n erech_n accad_n and_o chalne_v in_o the_o land_n of_o shinar_n be_v not_o therewithal_o content_a but_o covet_v more_o and_o large_a territory_n advance_v
cephrenes_n the_o second_o i_o think_v to_o be_v cheops_n or_o chembis_n memphites_n who_o as_o diodorus_n say_v reign_v 1000_o year_n before_o the_o 180._o olympiad_n and_o build_v the_o great_a of_o the_o pyramid_n which_o as_o he_o also_o say_v be_v twenty_o year_n in_o building_n nepherchere_n may_v be_v cherinus_n or_o mycerinus_n opsochon_n may_v be_v alychis_n and_o the_o last_o psusenne_n may_v be_v chabeas_a or_o vaphres_n the_o father_n in_o law_n of_o king_n solomon_n or_o rather_o which_o be_v most_o probable_a let_v some_o of_o these_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o viceroy_n reign_v under_o chembis_n and_o chabreus_fw-la and_o then_o this_o dynastie_a will_v not_o have_v more_o than_o three_o chief_a king_n though_o it_o may_v and_o do_v last_v 130._o year_n and_o they_o be_v these_o semende_n or_o chephrenes_n to_o who_o we_o may_v give_v 24._o year_n chembis_o or_o as_o herodotus_n call_v he_o cheops_n 50._o year_n chabreus_fw-la or_o vaphreus_n or_o as_o he_o be_v otherwise_o 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