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to_o ezra_n ezra_n 7.11_o to_o the_o end_n 4_o of_o artaxerxes_n to_o nehemiah_n neh._n 2.7_o 8_o 9_o upon_o some_o one_o of_o these_o four_o must_v the_o head_n of_o our_o account_n be_v fix_v the_o most_o general_a opinion_n be_v that_o we_o be_v to_o fix_v on_o the_o first_o viz._n the_o edict_n of_o cyrus_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o with_o this_o can_v i_o accord_v my_o reason_n be_v 1_o because_o this_o beginine_n can_v never_o bring_v the_o two_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o day_n to_o concur_v in_o their_o end_n with_o the_o one_o thousand_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o five_o unless_o we_o find_v a_o head_n high_a for_o the_o one_o or_o low_a for_o the_o other_o and_o in_o case_n either_o of_o these_o be_v find_v yet_o must_v the_o head_n be_v such_o as_o shall_v also_o produce_v a_o concurrency_n in_o their_o end_n betwixt_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o and_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n upon_o the_o ground_n we_o have_v more_o than_o once_o refer_v to_o already_o 2_o because_o the_o angel_n point_v out_o to_o daniel_n a_o certain_a head_n for_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o account_n viz._n the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o commandment_n to_o restore_v and_o to_o build_v jerusalem_n vers_fw-la 25._o be_v to_o i_o a_o argument_n that_o the_o seventy_o week_n be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vision_n which_o in_o case_n we_o begin_v from_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n be_v daniel_n have_v this_o vision_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n which_o year_n be_v the_o same_o as_o i_o have_v make_v appear_v with_o the_o first_o of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a for_o the_o prophetical_a manner_n be_v when_o a_o account_n be_v to_o be_v begin_v some_o or_o many_o year_n after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vision_n to_o fix_v upon_o some_o certain_a head_n for_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o as_o chap._n 12.11_o but_o now_o when_o the_o account_n be_v to_o take_v 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our_o account_n to_o be_v this_o the_o restore_n and_o build_v jerusalem_n vers_fw-la 25._o know_v therefore_o and_o understand_v that_o from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o command_n to_o restore_v and_o to_o build_v jerusalem_n but_o now_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o word_n in_o all_o cyrus_n decree_n that_o do_v concern_v jerusalem_n but_o the_o whole_a run_v upon_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n as_o be_v clear_a ezra_n 1.2_o 3_o 4._o where_o we_o have_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o decree_n in_o these_o word_n thus_o say_v cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v i_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n at_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n who_o be_v there_o among_o you_o of_o all_o his_o people_n his_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o let_v he_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n and_o build_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n he_o be_v the_o god_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o whosoever_o remain_v in_o any_o place_n where_o he_o sojourn_v let_v the_o man_n of_o his_o place_n help_v he_o with_o silver_n 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o gold_n and_o with_o good_n and_o with_o beast_n beside_o the_o freewill_n offer_v for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n here_o be_v not_o one_o word_n in_o the_o whole_a that_o do_v authorise_v the_o jew_n to_o any_o far_a work_n than_o what_o concern_v the_o temple_n but_o now_o the_o build_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o head_n lay_v down_o in_o the_o text_n be_v another_o and_o a_o far_a work_n object_n but_o though_o the_o building_n jerusalem_n be_v not_o express_v in_o cyrus_n decree_n yet_o it_o be_v clear_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v intend_v and_o the_o jew_n by_o he_o authorise_v to_o such_o a_o work_n as_o appear_v isaiah_n 44.28_o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o sepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o chap._n 45.13_o i_o have_v raise_v he_o up_o viz._n cyrus_n mention_v vers_fw-la 1._o in_o righteousness_n and_o i_o will_v direct_v all_o his_o way_n he_o shall_v build_v my_o city_n and_o he_o shall_v let_v go_v my_o captive_n not_o for_o price_n nor_o reward_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n yea_o also_o from_o the_o very_a deportment_n of_o the_o jew_n themselves_o in_o this_o business_n who_o upon_o this_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n before_o yet_o any_o other_o decree_n be_v give_v forth_o do_v assay_v the_o build_n of_o the_o city_n which_o sure_o they_o will_v not_o do_v without_o a_o commission_n ezra_n 4.12_o 13._o be_v it_o know_v unto_o the_o king_n that_o the_o jew_n which_o come_v up_o from_o thou_o to_o we_o be_v come_v unto_o jerusalem_n build_v the_o rebellious_a and_o the_o bad_a city_n and_o have_v set_v up_o the_o wall_n thereof_o and_o join_v the_o foundation_n yea_o from_o the_o very_a news_n bring_v to_o nehemiah_n by_o hanani_n neh._n 1.2_o 3._o that_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v break_v down_o the_o gate_n burn_v with_o fire_n which_o therefore_o sure_o have_v be_v build_v betwixt_o their_o come_n out_o of_o babylon_n and_o nehemiahs_n day_n for_o it_o can_v have_v be_v no_o news_n to_o nehemiah_n to_o have_v report_v to_o he_o of_o the_o break_n down_o of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o burn_v the_o gate_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n ans_fw-fr i_o must_v confess_v the_o objection_n seem_v to_o have_v great_a strength_n in_o it_o and_o for_o truth_n sake_n i_o have_v bring_v it_o forth_o in_o its_o full_a and_o utmost_a strength_n but_o to_o come_v to_o a_o answer_n in_o do_v whereof_o i_o shall_v first_o give_v some_o particular_a answer_n to_o the_o text_n themselves_o second_o lay_v down_o some_o scripture-consideration_n which_o may_v be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o whole_a objection_n first_o for_o the_o text_n themselves_o and_o first_o that_o of_o isaiah_n chap._n 44.28_o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v i_o take_v it_o the_o latter_a word_n in_o which_o lie_v the_o force_n of_o the_o objection_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v may_v be_v very_o fit_o according_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n interpret_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o not_o of_o cyrus_n for_o observe_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n we_o have_v god_n bring_v in_o by_o the_o prophet_n assure_v his_o people_n upon_o his_o word_n of_o many_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v do_v for_o they_o vers_n 24._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o redeemer_n and_o he_o that_o form_v thou_o from_o the_o womb_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n that_o stretch_v forth_o the_o heaven_n alone_o that_o spread_v abroad_o the_o earth_n by_o myself_o vers_fw-la 25._o that_o frustrate_v the_o token_n of_o the_o liar_n and_o make_v diviner_n mad_a that_o turn_v wise_a man_n backward_o and_o make_v their_o knowledge_n foolish_a vers_fw-la 26._o that_o confirm_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n and_o perform_v the_o counsel_n of_o his_o messenger_n that_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v inhabit_v and_o to_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n you_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o i_o will_v raâ—se_v up_o the_o decay_a place_n thereof_o vers_fw-la 27._o that_o say_v to_o the_o deep_n be_v dry_a and_o i_o will_v dry_v up_o thy_o river_n vers_fw-la 28._o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n hitherto_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o the_o word_n have_v relation_n to_o god_n as_o speak_v now_o
babylonian_n will_v permit_v such_o constant_a yearly_a exercise_n in_o babylon_n or_o no_o i_o be_o therefore_o incline_v to_o think_v that_o the_o appointment_n and_o celebration_n of_o these_o public_a solemn_a fast_n be_v not_o in_o babylon_n but_o upon_o their_o come_n thence_o after_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n have_v liberty_n give_v they_o by_o cyrus_n to_o return_v from_o babylon_n and_o be_v come_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n with_o their_o heart_n great_o raise_v through_o the_o present_a sense_n of_o their_o deliverance_n and_o also_o with_o expectation_n of_o something_o more_o than_o ordinary_a that_o god_n will_v now_o do_v for_o they_o and_o have_v no_o soon_o set_v hand_n to_o the_o work_n but_o be_v stop_v contrary_a to_o expectation_n they_o be_v now_o put_v upon_o look_v backward_o to_o see_v what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n god_n shall_v deal_v thus_o with_o they_o and_o to_o this_o their_o heart_n be_v now_o melt_v and_o affect_v under_o the_o present_a sense_n of_o their_o deliverance_n they_o be_v in_o a_o frame_n and_o posture_n much_o better_a than_o while_o they_o remain_v in_o babylon_n under_o a_o cloud_n and_o a_o sense_n of_o wrath_n which_o we_o know_v ever_o unfit_v and_o make_v a_o soul_n uncapable_a of_o look_v back_o upon_o former_a way_n and_o walking_n now_o look_v backward_o they_o find_v that_o they_o have_v receive_v such_o and_o such_o heavy_a stroke_n from_o god_n former_o which_o stroke_n fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o nation_n yet_o have_v they_o never_o as_o yet_o in_o any_o solemn_a way_n humble_v themselves_o before_o god_n for_o those_o their_o sin_n and_o provocation_n which_o bring_v these_o stroke_n upon_o they_o hereupon_o they_o appoint_v several_a day_n of_o humiliation_n to_o be_v keep_v yearly_o till_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v remove_v and_o the_o better_a to_o stir_v up_o their_o heart_n through_o a_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n by_o the_o stroke_n they_o appoint_v their_o day_n upon_o such_o and_o such_o time_n as_o the_o stroke_n which_o do_v prove_v most_o fatal_a to_o they_o fall_v upon_o they_o which_o be_v all_o the_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v of_o the_o appointment_n of_o the_o fast_n in_o such_o and_o such_o month_n as_o be_v before_o specify_v and_o therefore_o observe_v in_o the_o four_o of_o darius_n in_o the_o nine_o month_n when_o now_o the_o people_n of_o god_n perceive_v the_o storm_n to_o be_v well_o blow_v over_o the_o temple-work_n be_v now_o on_o foot_n again_o and_o bring_v to_o some_o perfection_n do_v send_v man_n as_o sherezer_n regemmelech_n etc._n etc._n to_o inquire_v whether_o they_o shall_v any_o long_a it_o seem_v that_o god_n be_v now_o pacify_v go_v on_o with_o that_o fast_v which_o they_o have_v continue_v for_o seventy_o year_n the_o answer_n be_v give_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o the_o congregation_n there_o present_a and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n ver_fw-la 4.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o and_o not_o to_o those_o in_o babylon_n of_o who_o not_o one_o syllable_n be_v speak_v a_o clear_a argument_n that_o sherezer_n regemmelech_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o send_v by_o the_o people_n in_o babylon_n as_o say_v the_o general_a opinion_n but_o be_v indeed_o employ_v be_v two_o honourable_a person_n by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n now_o in_o the_o land_n to_o go_v up_o to_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o inquire_v for_o they_o concern_v this_o practice_n they_o have_v so_o long_o continue_v among_o they_o whether_o god_n wrath_n seem_v now_o to_o be_v pacify_v they_o shall_v continue_v it_o any_o long_o answer_v hereupon_o by_o the_o prophet_n be_v give_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n prove_v clear_o that_o this_o fast_o be_v not_o a_o fast_a in_o babylon_n but_o a_o fast_a that_o have_v be_v keep_v up_o and_o continue_v by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n which_o as_o i_o have_v say_v begin_v upon_o their_o come_n thither_o and_o the_o cause_n till_o this_o day_n remain_v have_v be_v continue_v by_o they_o ever_o since_o through_o which_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n it_o be_v even_o now_o grow_v into_o a_o form_n therefore_o god_n by_o the_o prophet_n seem_v at_o first_o to_o disow_v it_o chap._n 7.5_o 6._o and_o yet_o afterward_o as_o be_v a_o thing_n lawful_a and_o good_a in_o its_o first_o institution_n though_o through_o continuance_n of_o time_n abuse_v by_o they_o he_o own_v it_o chap._n 8.19_o so_o that_o this_o text_n right_o understand_v be_v so_o far_o from_o hurt_v we_o that_o contrariwise_o it_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o second_o testimony_n to_o prove_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o assertion_n that_o it_o be_v seventy_o year_n betwixt_o cyrus_n and_o the_o darius_n that_o forward_v the_o temple-work_n if_o any_o shall_v yet_o think_v our_o measure_n to_o be_v misapply_v and_o that_o sure_o it_o can_v not_o be_v so_o long_o as_o seventy_o year_n from_o the_o return_n of_o the_o captivity_n to_o the_o end_n of_o darius_n 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the_o world_n that_o shall_v favour_v the_o witness_n and_o withal_o be_v so_o potent_a as_o to_o awe_v the_o beast_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v generate_v work_v part_n 3_o chap._n 1._o sect._n 9_o who_o yet_o settle_v themselves_o upon_o a_o worldly_a interest_n as_o their_o high_a aim_n shall_v neither_o open_o declare_v for_o the_o witness_n cause_v nor_o against_o the_o beast_n these_o be_v call_v they_o of_o the_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o kindred_n and_o tongue_n revel_v 11.9_o which_o can_v be_v interpret_v the_o popish_a party_n though_o rev._n 17.15_o they_o be_v so_o describe_v because_o in_o this_o place_n they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o popish_a party_n which_o in_o the_o follow_a verse_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o another_o name_n viz._n the_o dweller_n on_o the_o earth_n whether_o or_o no_o such_o a_o people_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v i_o also_o put_v the_o question_n four_o the_o scripture_n foretell_v that_o within_o this_o time_n there_o shall_v 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