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v._n 31._o st._n john_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v preparation_n or_o the_o day_n before_o the_o sabbath_n 2._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o woman_n stay_v but_o one_o day_n before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o sepulchre_n see_v st._n luke_n c._n 23._o 3._o the_o syrian_a and_o arabic_a interpreter_n unanimous_o agree_v that_o christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o friday_n as_o 4._o do_v the_o most_o ancient_a father_n and_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n 5._o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o paschal_n plenilune_n which_o be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 33d_o year_n of_o christ_n which_o plenilune_n do_v happen_v that_o same_o year_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n all_o which_o sufficient_o contradict_v the_o assertion_n of_o paulus_n middleburgensis_n and_o willhelmus_fw-la langius_fw-la that_o christ_n suffer_v on_o the_o 5_o feria_n or_o on_o thursday_n what_o they_o allege_v for_o themselves_o that_o it_o be_v say_v in_o 40._o in_o c._n 12._o v._n 40._o matthew_n 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great_a year_n some_o year_n of_o aristotle_n great_a year_n confound_v it_o with_o plato_n great_a year_n from_o which_o notwithstanding_o it_o differ_v which_o censorinus_n further_o thus_o speak_v of_o there_o be_v say_v he_o another_o year_n that_o aristotle_n call_v the_o great_a rather_o than_o the_o great_a which_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o planet_n constitute_v when_o they_o come_v together_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o be_v before_o the_o winter_n of_o which_o make_v the_o world_n deluge_n and_o its_o summer_n will_v make_v the_o last_o conflagration_n etc._n etc._n but_o marsilius_n make_v mention_n of_o another_o real_a year_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n finish_v its_o circuit_n of_o transmigration_n which_o time_n they_o say_v be_v perform_v in_o 12000_o year_n to_o 3_o of_o which_o year_n the_o great_a year_n of_o the_o world_n be_v equal_a consist_v of_o 36000_o year_n wherein_o the_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la perform_v its_o course_n but_o peter_n 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immolation_n of_o a_o whole_a bull_n a_o ram_n and_o a_o boar_n the_o taxation_n of_o the_o estate_n be_v make_v say_v liâ—ius_n which_o he_o hasten_v by_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v against_o those_o that_o avoid_v it_o as_o also_o by_o threaten_n of_o death_n and_o imprisonment_n all_o the_o roman_a horse_n and_o foot_n appear_v in_o century_n in_o the_o field_n of_o mars_n where_o after_o exercise_n he_o justravit_fw-la purify_v the_o whole_a army_n by_o the_o forementioned_a sacrifice_n whence_o this_o action_n be_v call_v the_o lustrum_fw-la be_v perfect_a at_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o taxation_n §_o 4._o this_o case_n be_v controvert_v among_o the_o year_n the_o return_n of_o the_o lustrum_fw-la among_o the_o roman_n be_v every_o 5_o year_n antiquary_n etc._n antiquary_n plin._n l_o 2._o c._n 47._o g._n â—udaeus_fw-la in_o pand_n ad_fw-la l._n etc._n etc._n some_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o lustrum_fw-la among_o the_o latin_n answer_n to_o the_o olympiad_n among_o the_o greek_n viz._n a_o space_n consist_v of_o 5_o year_n from_o lustrum_fw-la to_o lustrum_fw-la inclusive_a yet_o so_o as_o that_o every_o four_o year_n be_v finish_v reckon_v the_o lustrum_fw-la one_o on_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 5_o a_o new_a lustrum_fw-la be_v perform_v and_o on_o the_o 9th_o another_o and_o so_o on_o but_o hor._n but_o isid_n hispal_n l._n 5_o c._n 37._o eâ—ym_n â—arnab_n brison_n de_fw-fr significat_fw-la verb._n l._n 10._o jos_n castle_n tab._n capit._n varro_n ovid._n hor._n other_o of_o better_a authority_n will_v have_v but_o one_o lustrum_fw-la in_o five_o year_n reckon_v the_o lustrum_fw-la the_o last_o of_o the_o five_o claudian_n be_v very_o particular_a in_o this_o matter_n cum_fw-la flavescentia_fw-la centum_fw-la messibus_fw-la aestivae_fw-la dâ—â—â—ndens_fw-la gargara_fw-la falces_fw-la spectatesque_fw-la iterum_fw-la nulli_fw-la celebrantia_fw-la ludos_fw-la circumflexa_fw-la rapit_fw-la centenus_fw-la secula_fw-la consul_n his_o annis_fw-la qui_fw-la lustra_fw-la mihi_fw-la bis_fw-la dena_fw-la recensent_fw-la nostra_fw-la ter_z augustos_fw-la inter_fw-la pomoeria_fw-la vidi_fw-la temporibus_fw-la variis_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o perhaps_o this_o difference_n among_o author_n arise_v from_o the_o change_n of_o the_o lustrum_fw-la for_o according_a to_o livy_n when_o aemilius_n be_v dictator_n it_o be_v change_v from_o 5_o year_n to_o one_o and_o a_o half_a however_o among_o all_o chronologer_n at_o this_o time_n a_o lustrum_fw-la be_v repute_v constant_o for_o the_o space_n of_o four_o year_n which_o be_v the_o first_o opinion_n §_o 5._o the_o lustrum_fw-la of_o julian_n and_o narbonassar_n julian_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o lustrum_fw-la the_o nâ—bonassarean_a and_o the_o julian_n differ_v but_o one_o day_n the_o former_a consist_v of_o 3_o common_a year_n and_o one_o bissextile_a which_o make_v 1461_o day_n the_o other_o be_v make_v up_o of_o 4_o common_a year_n or_o 1460_o day_n §_o 6._o the_o aevum_fw-la of_o the_o ancient_n in_o its_o proper_a signification_n aevum_fw-la its_o signification_n and_o receive_a signification_n pass_v for_o the_o age_n of_o one_o man_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v use_v by_o the_o nurse_n in_o seneca_n tragedy_n dissuade_v hippolytus_n from_o a_o solitary_a life_n quam_fw-la varia_fw-la lethi_fw-la genera_fw-la mortalem_fw-la trahunt_fw-la carpuntque_fw-la turbam_fw-la pontus_fw-la &_o ferrum_fw-la &_o doli_fw-la sed_fw-la fata_fw-la credas_fw-la deesse_fw-la sic_fw-la atra_fw-la styga_fw-la jam_fw-la petimus_fw-la ultrc_n coeliâ—em_fw-la vitam_fw-la probet_fw-la sterilis_fw-la juventus_fw-la hoc_fw-la erit_fw-la quicquid_fw-la vides_fw-la vnius_fw-la â—vi_fw-la turba_fw-la &_o in_o semet_fw-la rvet_fw-la §_o 7._o philosopher_n use_v the_o word_n aevum_fw-la to_o writer_n other_o signification_n of_o it_o among_o â—ther_a writer_n signify_v duration_n or_o that_o which_o have_v a_o beginning_n but_o no_o end_n whence_o the_o duration_n of_o finite_a mind_n be_v common_o express_v by_o this_o word_n but_o censorinus_n 16._o
censorinus_n de_fw-fr die_fw-la â—â—tali_fw-la cap._n 16._o make_v no_o distinction_n betwixt_o aevum_fw-la and_o eternity_n aevum_fw-la say_v he_o be_v tempus_fw-la unum_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v one_o and_o the_o great_a time_n immense_a without_o end_n which_o always_o be_v and_o ever_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n nor_o be_v any_o one_o concern_v in_o it_o more_o than_o another_o and_o afterward_o that_o which_o have_v no_o end_n can_v be_v compare_v with_o measure_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v not_o endeavour_v to_o measure_v out_o a_o aevum_fw-la by_o any_o number_n of_o year_n or_o age_n or_o last_o by_o any_o model_n of_o finite_a time_n §_o 8._o censorinus_n citato_fw-la censorinus_n lib._n jam_fw-la citato_fw-la report_v that_o man_n have_v not_o signification_n seculum_fw-la its_o signification_n agree_v in_o his_o time_n about_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o saeculum_fw-la he_o distinguish_v it_o into_o secula_fw-la naturalia_fw-la and_o secula_fw-la civilia_fw-la the_o natural_a he_o define_v to_o be_v the_o long_a space_n of_o a_o man_n life_n which_o be_v variable_a and_o unequal_a he_o first_o comment_n upon_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o etrusci_n the_o ritual_a book_n of_o the_o etrusci_n say_v he_o seem_v to_o teach_v we_o these_o naturalia_fw-la secula_fw-la viz._n they_o examine_v when_o any_o town_n or_o city_n be_v found_v who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v bear_v from_o thence_o begin_v their_o secula_fw-la naturalia_fw-la the_o last_o of_o which_o die_v the_o seculum_fw-la expire_v again_o of_o all_o that_o be_v late_o bear_v and_o alive_a at_o that_o time_n he_o that_o live_v the_o long_a determine_v the_o second_o seculum_fw-la naturale_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o seculum_fw-la civil_a be_v the_o space_n 2._o space_n varro_z the_o ling_n lâ—t_fw-la nou._n 3._o albericum_n gentilem_fw-la de_fw-la diversis_fw-la temp_n appâ—itionibus_fw-la cap._n 2._o of_o a_o hundred_o year_n §_o 9_o censorinus_n relate_v this_o pleasant_a comment_n out_o year_n wâ—y_a a_o seculum_fw-la or_o the_o age_n of_o man_n be_v â—â—mmoniâ—_n repute_v to_o be_v of_o 100_o year_n of_o varro_n and_o discorides_n that_o at_o alexandria_n where_o they_o be_v use_v to_o preserve_v their_o dead_a they_o take_v notice_n of_o those_o that_o die_v in_o their_o full_a strength_n and_o observe_v the_o increase_n and_o decrease_v of_o their_o body_n viz._n in_o the_o first_o year_n they_o increase_v 2_o dram_fw-la the_o second_o 4_o and_o so_o on_o till_o 50_o year_n and_o after_o the_o 50th_o year_n they_o decrease_v again_o each_o year_n two_o dram_fw-la till_o at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o hundred_o year_n they_o return_v to_o the_o same_o weight_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o epocha_n aera_fw-la cycle_n and_o period_n 1._o the_o epochae_n and_o aerae_fw-la be_v solemn_a remarkable_a time_n from_o which_o man_n begin_v to_o reckon_v 2._o the_o cycle_n and_o period_n be_v such_o space_n of_o time_n as_o revolve_v into_o themselves_o again_o §_o 1._o among_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v inhibere_fw-la epocha_n the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n epocha_n insistere_fw-la to_o fix_v or_o limit_v a_o certain_a point_n of_o time_n from_o whence_o all_o man_n may_v reckon_v emend_v reckon_v cordâ—b_n hispan_n de_fw-fr anni_fw-la emend_v some_o will_v have_v it_o come_v from_o a_o vicious_a aera_fw-la of_o the_o word_n aera_fw-la punctation_n a._n er._n a._n i._n e._n annuserat_fw-la augusti_fw-la but_o it_o be_v ancient_o write_v era_n with_o a_o single_a e_o this_o etymology_n may_v be_v reject_v 41._o reject_v fabricius_n paduan_n in_o catena_n temp_n annal._n 41._o other_o write_v it_o heram_fw-la ab_fw-la hero_n as_o first_o fix_v from_o some_o great_a man_n or_o monarch_n 36._o monarch_n isidorus_n lib._n v._o etym._n c._n 36._o other_o will_v have_v aeram_fw-la ab_fw-la aere_fw-la from_o the_o tribute-money_n wherewith_o caesar_n augustus_n tax_v all_o the_o world_n and_o stamp_v the_o world_n upon_o it_o that_o in_o its_o circulation_n it_o may_v carry_v a_o symbol_n of_o universal_a subjection_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o word_n we_o have_v no_o tolerable_a satisfaction_n but_o that_o it_o aera_fw-la antiquity_n of_o the_o word_n aera_fw-la ancient_o be_v write_v libris_fw-la write_v in_o cipstis_n hispanict_v legitur_fw-la era_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la inscript_n nebrissa_n patet_fw-la etiam_fw-la eandcm_fw-la vocis_fw-la notationem_fw-la haberi_fw-la in_o concilii_fw-la carthaginiensis_n &_o tolerani_fw-la libris_fw-la era._n there_o aught_o to_o be_v character_n ready_a at_o hand_n epocha_n of_o the_o care_n of_o a_o chronologer_n in_o fix_v and_o explain_v a_o epocha_n whereby_o a_o epocha_n may_v be_v establish_v else_o all_o care_n will_v be_v fruitless_a for_o since_o epocha_n as_o scaliger_n say_v be_v only_a notation_n and_o title_n of_o time_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v proper_a and_o distinct_a character_n §_o 3._o it_o come_v from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d multiplicity_n cycle_n its_o derivation_n and_o multiplicity_n circulus_fw-la a_o cycle_n or_o that_o which_o revolve_v itself_o again_o thus_o there_o be_v horary_a diurnal_a lunar_a solar_a secular_a cycle_n etc._n etc._n as_o hereafter_o §_o 4._o we_o almost_o understand_v the_o same_o by_o a_o era._n a_o period_n be_v different_a from_o a_o cycle_n epocha_n or_o era._n period_n as_o by_o a_o cycle_n only_o here_o a_o period_n once_o end_v never_o begin_v again_o though_o a_o cycle_n continual_o begin_v again_o after_o its_o revolution_n when_o cycle_n aera_fw-la or_o epocha_n be_v lose_v and_o never_o revive_v the_o determination_n be_v a_o period_n therefore_o it_o differ_v from_o a_o epocha_n and_o era_n in_o this_o it_o be_v terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la they_o termini_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o chronological_a character_n book_n ii_o chap._n i._o of_o chronological_a character_n in_o general_n 1._o chronological_a character_n be_v the_o principle_n from_o which_o we_o show_v 2._o these_o character_n be_v either_o astronomical_a or_o not_o astronomical_a 3._o astronomical_a character_n be_v those_o which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o star_n measure_v time_n by_o their_o motion_n and_o be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o decide_v chronological_a controversy_n such_o be_v chief_o the_o aequinox_n the_o solstice_n the_o new_a moon_n the_o lunar_a phase_n the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o planet_n either_o with_o the_o fix_a star_n or_o betwixt_o themselves_o and_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n 4._o those_o character_n which_o be_v not_o astronomical_a be_v such_o as_o owe_v their_o original_a either_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o man_n and_o determine_v either_o day_n or_o year_n of_o which_o we_o shall_v speak_v in_o order_n hereafter_o §_o 1._o that_o chronology_n do_v not_o want_v its_o chronology_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o and_o what_o sort_n of_o principle_n in_o chronology_n certain_a principle_n be_v evident_a if_o we_o consider_v those_o character_n which_o in_o part_n we_o have_v name_v and_o which_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v explain_v nor_o be_v the_o suffrage_n of_o witness_n in_o this_o affair_n inconsiderable_a for_o well_o as_o st._n 3._o st._n lib._n 3_o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la câ—p._n 3._o augustine_n say_v i_o be_o equal_o certain_a of_o the_o building_n of_o rome_n and_o constantinople_n for_o what_o if_o i_o have_v see_v rome_n with_o my_o eye_n i_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o what_o i_o believe_v from_o other_o witness_n therefore_o chronology_n in_o this_o part_n be_v like_o other_o science_n in_o which_o the_o conclusion_n be_v not_o believe_v except_o it_o be_v firm_o prove_v or_o demonstrate_v but_o if_o from_o authority_n only_o without_o any_o character_n or_o other_o necessary_a connection_n of_o year_n a_o series_n of_o time_n shall_v be_v lay_v down_o how_o the_o whole_a begin_v to_o be_v but_o opinion_n and_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o to_o uphold_v a_o firm_a persuasion_n but_o chronological_a principle_n differ_v from_o physical_a one_o in_o this_o the_o former_a relate_v to_o know_v the_o latter_a to_o be_v §_o 2._o when_o we_o argue_v from_o one_o science_n to_o amiss_o a_o chronologer_n prove_v his_o conclusion_n from_o astronomical_a principle_n do_v not_o amiss_o another_o where_o the_o object_n be_v different_a in_o toto_fw-la genere_fw-la this_o be_v a_o fault_n but_o whereas_o chronology_n be_v subalternate_a and_o dependent_a upon_o astronomy_n and_o have_v its_o object_n contain_v under_o the_o object_n of_o astronomy_n it_o be_v no_o error_n any_o more_o than_o for_o a_o architect_n to_o use_v geometry_n or_o a_o musician_n arithmetic_n §_o 3._o astronomical_a character_n be_v not_o make_v be_v astronomical_a character_n can_v be_v convenient_o use_v in_o chronology_n to_o consider_v why_o act_n be_v but_o only_o that_o it_o be_v use_n of_o in_o chronology_n as_o conclusion_n but_o as_o first_o principle_n then_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o demonstrate_v they_o wherefore_o we_o think_v
they_o act_v preposterous_o who_o give_v in_o their_o chronological_a write_n whole_a theory_n and_o those_o of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o fix_a star_n which_o petavius_n 886._o petavius_n de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la temp_n lib._n 8._o de_fw-fr veris_fw-la &_o accutatis_fw-la solis_fw-la ac_fw-la lunae_fw-la motibus_fw-la &_o amborum_fw-la deliquiis_fw-la agitur_fw-la à _fw-la pag._n 696._o usque_fw-la pag._n 886._o have_v also_o do_v in_o a_o very_a prolix_a work_n whereas_o the_o knowledge_n of_o astronomy_n be_v suppose_v or_o take_v for_o grant_v by_o a_o chronologer_n §_o 3._o it_o may_v sometime_o happen_v the_o aequinox_n chronologer_n not_o only_o the_o mean_v timex_fw-la the_o aequinoe_n solstice_n and_o conjunction_n of_o the_o luminarier_n but_o also_o the_o true_a be_v necessary_a to_o be_v know_v by_o a_o chronologer_n solstice_n also_o the_o mean_a new_a and_o full_a moon_n may_v fall_v upon_o another_o day_n as_o the_o true_a may_v but_o whereas_o to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a place_n of_o the_o luminary_n require_v a_o more_o prolix_a calculation_n let_v the_o chronologer_n consult_v the_o astronomer_n but_o whereas_o such_o alteration_n seldom_o happen_v he_o may_v be_v not_o perfect_a in_o astronomy_n be_v content_a with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o mean_a motion_n §_o 4._o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o planet_n their_o assign_v other_o astronomical_a character_n beside_o what_o be_v lay_v down_o may_v be_v assign_v mutual_a aspect_n their_o ingress_n into_o other_o point_n of_o the_o zodiac_n beside_o the_o cardinal_n one_o with_o other_o character_n yet_o less_o frequent_a may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o chronological_n concern_v chap._n ii_o of_o the_o hebdomatic_a or_o weekly_a character_n 1._o the_o weekly_a character_n be_v that_o whereby_o we_o distinguish_v one_o day_n of_o the_o week_n from_o another_o 2._o the_o week_n be_v a_o system_fw-la of_o 7_o day_n continual_o recur_v and_o to_o this_o end_n divine_o ordain_v that_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o six_o day_n creation_n may_v be_v preserve_v that_o the_o seven_o may_v be_v keep_v holy_a and_o that_o man_n and_o beast_n may_v rest_v 3._o one_o denomination_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v vulgar_a owe_v its_o original_a to_o gentilism_n another_o chronological_a repeat_v the_o order_n of_o the_o day_n in_o the_o week_n 4._o in_o common_a use_v the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v denominate_v from_o the_o planet_n in_o this_o order_n the_o first_o from_o the_o sun_n the_o second_o from_o the_o moon_n the_o three_o from_o mars_n etc._n etc._n 5._o the_o chronological_a denomination_n of_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n be_v dispose_v in_o order_n as_o the_o first_o day_n be_v call_v feria_n prima_fw-la the_o second_o feria_n secunda_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 1._o at_o the_o creation_n the_o seven_o day_n be_v world_n the_o observation_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n or_o the_o hebdomatic_a character_n be_v in_o use_n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n sanctify_v and_o from_o hence_o man_n to_o who_o that_o law_n be_v give_v aught_o to_o continue_v it_o so_o since_o that_o sanction_n be_v make_v only_o 27._o only_o mark_v 2._o 27._o because_o of_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n this_o sanction_n be_v make_v from_o thence_o there_o be_v derive_v the_o remarkableness_n of_o this_o character_n add_v to_o this_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o sabbath_n in_o scripture_n as_o a_o note_a thing_n even_o before_o the_o 26._o the_o exod._n 16_o 26._o law_n be_v make_v which_o without_o doubt_n the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o d_o heb._n refer_v assert_v that_o eternal_a rest_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o his_o child_n not_o only_o by_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o also_o by_o that_o sabbath_n which_o be_v prefigure_v from_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n some_o also_o will_v refer_v to_o this_o that_o passage_n of_o 11._o of_o gen._n 8._o 11._o noah_n who_o in_o the_o 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36_o 46_o october_n 3_o 15_o 59_o 15_o 2_o 1_o 43_o 21_o november_n 3_o 22_o 42_o 36_o 3_o 8_o 36_o 11_o december_n 4_o 9_o 37_o 23_o 4_o 28_o 42_o 26_o of_o the_o bissextile_a year_n january_n 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 36_o february_n 0_o 11_o 26_o 41_o 2_o 13_o 45_o 40_o march_n 0_o 29_o 21_o 29_o 4_o 3_o 52_o 16_o april_n 1_o 5_o 4_o 50_o 5_o 10_o 45_o 6_o may_n 1_o 22_o 59_o 37_o 7_o 0_o 51_o 41_o june_n 1_o 28_o 42_o 58_o 8_o 7_o 44_o 31_o july_n 2_o 16_o 37_o 45_o 9_o 27_o 51_o 6_o august_n 3_o 4_o 32_o 32_o 11_o 17_o 57_o 41_o september_n 3_o 10_o 15_o 53_o 0_o 24_o 50_o 31_o october_n 3_o 28_o 10_o 41_o 2_o 14_o 57_o 7_o november_n 4_o 3_o 54_o 2_o 3_o 21_o 49_o 57_o december_n 4_o 21_o 48_o 49_o 5_o 11_o 56_o 31_o the_o four_o table_n for_o day_n day_n  _fw-fr moon_n be_v longit._fw-la moon_n be_v latitude_n  _fw-fr s_o o._n ′_o ″_o s._n o._n ′_o ″_o 1_o 0_o 12_o 11_o 27_o 0_o 13_o 13_o 46_o 2_o 0_o 24_o 22_o 53_o 0_o 26_o 27_o 31_o 3_o 1_o 6_o 34_o 20_o 1_o 9_o 41_o 17_o 4_o 1_o 18_o 45_o 47_o 1_o 22_o 55_o 3_o 5_o 2_o 0_o 57_o 13_o 2_o 6_o 8_o 48_o 6_o 2_o 13_o 8_o 40_o 2_o 19_o 22_o 34_o 7_o 2_o 25_o 20_o 7_o 3_o 2_o 36_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 7_o 31_o 34_o 3_o 15_o 50_o 5_o 9_o 3_o 19_o 43_o 0_o 3_o 29_o 3_o 51_o 10_o 4_o 1_o 54_o 27_o 4_o 12_o 17_o 37_o 11_o 4_o 14_o 5_o 54_o 4_o 25_o 31_o 22_o 12_o 4_o 26_o 17_o 20_o 5_o 8_o 45_o 8_o 13_o 5_o 8_o 28_o 47_o 5_o 21_o 58_o 54_o 14_o 5_o 20_o 40_o 14_o 6_o 5_o 12_o 39_o 15_o 6_o 2_o 51_o 40_o 6_o 18_o 26_o 25_o 16_o 6_o 15_o 3_o 7_o 7_o 1_o 40_o 11_o 17_o 6_o 27_o 14_o 34_o 7_o 14_o 53_o 56_o 18_o 7_o 9_o 26_o 0_o 7_o 28_o 7_o 42_o 19_o 7_o 21_o 37_o 27_o 8_o 11_o 21_o 28_o 20_o 8_o 3_o 48_o 54_o 8_o 24_o 35_o 13_o 21_o 8_o 16_o 0_o 21_o 9_o 5_o 48_o 59_o 22_o 8_o 28_o 11_o 47_o 9_o 21_o 2_o 44_o 23_o 9_o 10_o 23_o 14_o 10_o 4_o 16_o 30_o 24_o 9_o 22_o 34_o 41_o 10_o 17_o 30_o 16_o 25_o 10_o 4_o 46_o 7_o 11_o 0_o 44_o 1_o 26_o 20_o 16_o 57_o 34_o 11_o 13_o 57_o 47_o 27_o 10_o 29_o 9_o 1_o 11_o 27_o 11_o 33_o 28_o 11_o 11_o 20_o 27_o 0_o 10_o 25_o 18_o 29_o 11_o 23_o 31_o 54_o 0_o 23_o 39_o 4_o 30_o 0_o 5_o 43_o 21_o 1_o 6_o 52_o 50_o 31_o 0_o 17_o 54_o 47_o 1_o 20_o 6_o 35_o the_o five_o table_n for_o hour_n and_o minute_n  _fw-fr ☽_o his_o lon._n ☽_o be_v lat._n ☽_o be_v lon._n ☽_o be_v lat._n h_n o._n ′_o ″_o o._n ′_o ″_o ′_o ′_o ″_o ′_o ″_o 1_o 0_o 30_o 29_o 0_o 33_o 5_o 31_o 15_o 45_o 17_o 5_o 2_o 1_o 0_o 57_o 1_o 6_o 10_o 32_o 16_o 15_o 17_o 38_o 3_o 1_o 31_o 26_o 1_o 39_o 14_o 33_o 16_o 46_o 18_o 11_o 4_o 2_o 1_o 54_o 2_o 12_o 19_o 34_o 17_o 16_o 18_o 44_o 5_o 2_o 32_o 23_o 2_o 45_o 23_o 35_o 17_o 47_o 19_o 18_o 6_o 3_o 2_o 52_o 3_o 18_o 27_o 36_o
lyra_n almost_o all_o the_o jewish_a writer_n but_o especial_o josephus_n 4._o josephus_n l._n 1._o anâ—_n c._n 4._o menasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n 18â—_n israel_n con_n p_o 18â—_n who_o cite_v a_o great_a number_n of_o his_o own_o countryman_n alphonsus_n testatus_fw-la torniellus_fw-la scaliger_n petavius_n helvicus_n bhemius_n maestlinus_n vobo_fw-la emmius_n calvisius_n philippus_n cinverius_n jacobus_n vsserius_n joannes_n temporarius_n hainlinus_n helwigius_n all_o the_o russian_n and_o other_o modern_a nation_n to_o which_o opinion_n we_o also_o subscribe_v §_o 7._o and_o we_o will_v allege_v here_o in_o short_a the_o argument_n assertion_n reason_n elledged_a fâ—r_n 〈◊〉_d assertion_n which_o common_o be_v or_o may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o opinion_n among_o which_o be_v some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n which_o contain_v more_o vanity_n than_o certainty_n 1._o because_o the_o patriarch_n in_o most_o ancient_a time_n always_o begin_v the_o year_n in_o autumn_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o without_o a_o express_a command_n begin_v their_o ecclesiastical_a year_n in_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la 2._o because_o the_o time_n of_o gather_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o without_o doubt_n be_v in_o autumn_n in_o palestine_n be_v call_v the_o revolution_n of_o the_o year_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 3._o because_o it_o be_v say_v 22._o say_v exod._n 23._o c._n 16._o 34._o c._n 22._o that_o the_o deluge_n begin_v in_o the_o second_o month_n to_o wit_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o be_v mention_v by_o 4._o by_o l._n 1._o c._n 4._o josephus_n to_o have_v be_v marchesvan_n or_o the_o second_o in_o autumn_n 4._o because_o the_o sabbatic_a and_o jubilean_a year_n begin_v in_o autumn_n which_o be_v institute_v for_o to_o let_v the_o ground_n rest_v during_o that_o time_n this_o ordination_n of_o god_n will_v appear_v not_o so_o suitable_a if_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n have_v begin_v in_o the_o spring_n 5._o because_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n to_o be_v celebrate_v on_o the_o 10_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n seem_v to_o be_v institute_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n but_o if_o adam_n fall_n do_v happen_v in_o autumn_n consequent_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v about_o the_o same_o time_n 6._o because_o according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a institution_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o same_o month_n tisri_n 7._o because_o the_o 2._o the_o in_o 3_o reg._n 8._o uâ—a_fw-la 2._o chaldean_a interpreter_n assert_n that_o the_o first_o autumnal_a month_n have_v also_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o world_n 8._o because_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o relation_n betwixt_o darkness_n and_o light_n as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o autumn_n and_o the_o other_o season_n of_o the_o year_n but_o darkness_n be_v before_o light_n and_o by_o consequence_n autumn_n before_o the_o rest_n 9_o because_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o tree_n that_o they_o contain_v their_o seed_n within_o they_o which_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o congruous_o apply_v to_o the_o spring_n as_o to_o the_o autumn_n 10._o because_o rabbi_n eliezer_n and_o some_o other_o jew_n by_o transpose_v the_o first_o word_n of_o genesis_n interpret_v it_o thus_o according_a to_o their_o cabbala_n §_o 8._o dionysius_n petavius_n affirm_v that_o god_n commence_v moon_n whether_o the_o world_n be_v create_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o n._n moon_n the_o great_a work_n of_o creation_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 730_o on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o october_n on_o the_o first_o feria_n and_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a on_o the_o 27_o of_o october_n on_o the_o second_o feria_n some_o hour_n after_o midnight_n and_o that_o consequent_o on_o the_o four_o day_n be_v the_o 29_o of_o october_n when_o the_o moon_n 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begin_v this_o time_n of_o the_o n._n moon_n and_o the_o aequinox_n on_o the_o first_o feria_n when_o the_o light_n be_v create_v but_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o more_o probable_a that_o they_o ought_v to_o begin_v on_o the_o four_o feria_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v create_v michael_n moestlinus_n and_o laurentius_n codomannus_n be_v constant_a adherer_n to_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o the_o four_o place_n there_o be_v also_o some_o who_o appropriate_a these_o character_n to_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o week_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v chron._n be_v in_o can._n chron._n vbbo_n emmius_n and_o temp._n and_o l._n 5._o emend_v temp._n scaliger_n neither_o aught_o in_o the_o 5_o place_n the_o opinion_n of_o mr._n william_n lange_n christ_n lange_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr enn._n christ_n to_o be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n who_o say_v thus_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v in_o the_o spring_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o week_n of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n to_o extricate_v ourselves_o in_o some_o measure_n out_o of_o these_o difficulty_n i_o see_v no_o better_a remedy_n than_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o most_o exact_a account_n that_o can_v be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o lunae-solar_a table_n with_o this_o caution_n not_o to_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o fictitious_a motion_n which_o as_o hainlinus_n well_o observe_v be_v only_o invent_v by_o the_o astronomer_n for_o better_a method_n sake_n than_o upon_o the_o true_a and_o real_a one_o according_o we_o have_v pursuant_n to_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o danish_a astronomy_n which_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o our_o mathematical_a table_n investigate_v the_o lunae-solar_a motion_n to_o begin_v with_o sunset_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o palestine_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr oct._n f._n h._n ′_o ″_o tempus_fw-la syz._n med_n a_o 764_o 27_o 2_o 7_o 36_o 20_o intervallum_n addendum_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 32_o 6_o tempus_fw-la syz._n verae_fw-la  _fw-fr 27_o 2_o 15_o 8_o 26_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr sign_n gr._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr longit._n ☉_o med_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 2_o 40_o 30_o anomalia_fw-la ☉_o med_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 2_o 19_o 57_o prostaph_n ☉_o add._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o 11_o longit._n ☽_o à _fw-fr ☉_o med_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 0_o 3_o 49_o 37_o anomal_n lunae_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o 19_o 57_o 32_o prostaphaer_n lunae_fw-la subtr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o 44_o 28_o anomal_n aequinoct_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o 2_o 29_o 30_o prostaph_n aequin_n add._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 24_o 19_o verus_fw-la locus_fw-la solis_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 3_o 10_o 6_o verus_fw-la locus_fw-la lunae_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 3_o 10_o 6_o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o on_o the_o same_o day_n of_o october_n in_o the_o year_n 764_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n on_o which_o 7._o which_o isag_n in_o cal._n cap._n 7._o
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undeniable_a circumstance_n §_o 3._o alphonsus_n tostatus_n fran._n toletus_n corn._n à _fw-la jeâ—â—_n christ_n do_v not_o celebrate_v the_o last_o passover_n with_o the_o jeâ—â—_n lapide_fw-la baronius_n henr._n broughton_n joh._n cloppenburgius_fw-la and_o several_a other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o our_o saviour_n do_v celebrate_v the_o last_o passover_n with_o the_o jew_n but_o against_o all_o reason_n as_o have_v be_v allow_v by_o causabonus_fw-la for_o the_o day_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n on_o which_o our_o saviour_n do_v likewise_o eat_v the_o passover_n be_v express_o call_v 14._o call_v joh._n c._n 19_o v._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o preparation_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o supper_n be_v end_v 1._o end_v c._n 13._o v._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n he_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o disciple_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o enter_v the_o judgment-hall_n be_v 28._o be_v c._n 18._o v._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o may_v eat_v the_o passover_n and_o there_o be_v but_o little_a likelihood_n that_o the_o pharisee_n who_o be_v so_o very_o superstitious_a in_o observe_v all_o the_o nice_a point_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n will_v have_v profane_v this_o feast_n by_o the_o accusation_n of_o christ_n when_o the_o pious_a woman_n be_v so_o scrupulous_a as_o not_o to_o dare_v to_o buy_v spice_n and_o ointment_n see_v st._n 1._o st._n c._n 16._o v._n 1._o mark_n and_o st._n 42._o st._n c._n 14._o v._n 42._o john_n §_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o great_a dispute_n which_o be_v not_o month._n whether_o christ_n do_v celebrate_v the_o passover_n on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o month._n easy_o decide_v among_o the_o interpreter_n whether_o christ_n eat_v the_o last_o passover_n on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o law_n or_o whether_o he_o celebrate_v it_o before_o the_o full_a moon_n those_o who_o adhere_v to_o the_o greek_a church_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o christ_n do_v celebrate_v the_o last_o passover_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o christ_n subject_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n this_o opinion_n carry_v along_o with_o it_o but_o little_a probability_n beside_o that_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o 2._o his_o mat._n 26._o v._n 17._o mar._n 14._o v._n 2._o apostle_n sufficient_o imply_v the_o time_n of_o the_o passover_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o those_o who_o let_v not_o slip_v the_o least_o opportunity_n of_o slander_v our_o saviour_n shall_v have_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n such_o a_o trespass_n against_o the_o law_n hugo_n grotius_n make_v a_o distinction_n betwixt_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o he_o say_v be_v celebrate_v at_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o law_n at_o a_o certain_a prefix_a time_n when_o the_o paschal_n 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unleavened_a bread_n with_o bitter_a herb_n but_o several_a time_n make_v mention_v of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n and_o according_a to_o 14._o to_o syn._n jud._n c._n 12_o 13_o 14._o joh._n buxtorfius_n when_o the_o jew_n celebrate_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o never_o eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n neither_o in_o ancient_a nor_o our_o time_n to_o resolve_v in_o some_o measure_n this_o difficulty_n it_o seem_v that_o pursuant_n to_o the_o ancient_a tradition_n of_o the_o rabbi_n the_o pharisee_n who_o close_o adhere_v to_o they_o never_o celebrate_v the_o passover_n on_o the_o 2d_o four_o and_o 6_o feria_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full._n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n such_o among_o the_o jew_n as_o be_v not_o so_o much_o addict_v to_o these_o tradition_n do_v eat_v the_o passover_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o paschal_n plenilune_n so_o that_o our_o saviour_n celebrate_v the_o passover_n with_o his_o disciple_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o 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and_o it_o be_v beyond_o all_o reason_n what_o be_v allege_v by_o vossius_fw-la to_o wit_n that_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o month_n can_v fall_v out_o before_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o according_a to_o the_o jewish_a calendary_a the_o n._n moon_n of_o the_o first_o month_n be_v always_o next_o precede_v the_o vernal_a aequinox_n scaliger_n and_o schimidius_n come_v much_o near_o to_o the_o point_n when_o they_o assert_v that_o some_o among_o the_o jew_n follow_v their_o ancient_a tradition_n use_v to_o transfer_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n from_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o first_o month_n to_o the_o next_o follow_v sabbath_n §_o 5._o it_o be_v evident_a both_o from_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v highpriest_n among_o the_o jew_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o testimony_n of_o josephus_n that_o caiaphas_n be_v highpriest_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n the_o 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the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n be_v both_o universal_a whether_o that_o eclipse_n which_o happen_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n be_v supernatural_a and_o universal_a supernatural_a and_o universal_a supernatural_a because_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o full_a moon_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o since_o the_o solar_a eclipse_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o moon_n betwixt_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n the_o same_o can_v not_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n universal_a according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n st._n 45._o st._n c._n 27._o v._n 45._o matthew_n and_o st._n 44._o st._n c._n 23._o v._n 44._o luke_n which_o be_v likewise_o confirm_v by_o the_o dialogue_n betwixt_o dionysius_n and_o apollophanes_n recite_v by_o suidas_n in_o his_o lexicon_n upon_o the_o word_n dionysius_n
the_o siege_n and_o the_o whole_a war._n take_v of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n there_o perish_v of_o the_o jew_n 1100000_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o chron._n by_o in_o chron._n eusebius_n 6._o eusebius_n l._n 7._o c._n 6._o orosius_n and_o sulpitius_n severus_n but_o j._n lipsius_n have_v compute_v the_o whole_a number_n of_o the_o jew_n slay_v and_o take_v prisoner_n in_o their_o civil_a and_o foreign_a war_n within_o the_o space_n of_o the_o last_o 7_o year_n in_o the_o follow_a manner_n at_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o command_n of_o florus_n 630_o at_o caesarea_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n 20000_o at_o scythopolis_n 13000_o in_o askalon_n 2500_o at_o ptolemais_n 2000_o at_o alexandria_n 50000_o at_o damascus_n 10000_o at_o the_o take_n of_o joppa_n 8400_o in_o the_o mount_n cubulon_n 2000_o in_o the_o battle_n near_o ascalon_n 10000_o by_o surprise_n 8000_o at_o aphac_n 15000_o in_o the_o mount_n 〈◊〉_d 11600_o at_o jotap_n 30000_o at_o the_o take_n of_o joppa_n a_o second_o time_n 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