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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
deluge_n 2._o the_o year_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n ought_v to_o be_v coincident_a with_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o thara_n 26._o thara_n gen._n 11._o v._n 26._o 3._o according_a to_o the_o mosaic_a computation_n the_o interval_n betwixt_o the_o deluge_n and_o abraham_n be_v of_o 292_o year_n 4._o abraham_n be_v bear_v when_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n flourish_v in_o asia_n according_a to_o st._n austin_n dei_fw-la austin_n l._n 16._o c._n 17._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la 5._o the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n be_v in_o the_o 75th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 4._o age_n gen._n 12._o v._n 4._o 6._o from_o the_o 75th_o year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v that_o of_o his_o vocation_n begin_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v abide_v in_o egypt_n be_v 430_o year_n till_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v out_o of_o egypt_n from_o whence_o to_o reckon_v backward_o to_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n be_v 505_o year_n antiq._n year_n gal._n 3._o v._n 17._o jos_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o antiq._n 7._o isaac_n be_v bear_v when_o abraham_n be_v 100_o year_n old_a 5._o old_a gen._n â—â—_o v._o 1._o 5._o 8._o abraham_n die_v when_o he_o be_v 175_o year_n old_a 7._o old_a gen._n 25._o v._n 7._o 9_o according_a to_o this_o computation_n abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o year_n 2712_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n in_o the_o 24_o cycle_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o 16_o of_o the_o moon_n the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n 2787_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o birth_n of_o isaac_n in_o the_o year_n 2812_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o the_o death_n of_o abraham_n in_o the_o year_n 2887_o of_o the_o same_o period_n 10._o if_o therefore_o from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n epochâ—_n any_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n give_v to_o find_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epochâ—_n period_n be_v subtract_v 2711_o year_n for_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n 2786_o for_o his_o vocation_n 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verse_n 18_o serug_v 32_o 132_o 130_o verse_n 20_o nachor_n 30_o 130_o 132_o verse_n 22_o thara_n 29_o 79_o 129_o verse_n 24_o abraham_n 70_o 70_o 130_o verse_n 29_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o year_n from_o the_o del._n to_o abrah_n 292_o 1072_o 1192_o  _fw-fr b_n the_o computation_n of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n and_o that_o of_o josephus_n be_v take_v out_o of_o isaacus_n 8_o isaacus_n dissert_n de_fw-fr aetat_fw-la mundi_fw-la c._n 8_o vossius_fw-la who_o as_o well_o as_o 108._o as_o chronol_n sacr._n p._n 108._o bryon_n walton_n follow_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o year_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o deluge_n the_o computation_n of_o the_o greek_n §_o 2._o 107._o 2._o chron._n sacr._n p._n 107._o isaacus_n vossius_fw-la follow_v the_o footstep_n deluge_n whether_o arphaxad_n be_v bear_v in_o theâ—_n â—_z d_o or_o 12_o year_n after_o the_o deluge_n of_o josephus_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o birth_n of_o arphaxad_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o genesis_n 11._o v._o 10._o 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and_o beget_v cainan_n and_o the_o first_o of_o chronicle_n chap._n 1._o v._n 27._o and_o arphaxad_v beget_v cainan_n and_o cainan_n beget_v salah_n cainan_n be_v also_o mention_v in_o the_o 3d_o chapter_n v._o 35._o of_o st._n luke_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o salah_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o cainan_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o arphaxad_n the_o syriack_n latin_n german_n low-dutch_a and_o english_a translation_n do_v not_o only_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n in_o this_o point_n but_o also_o among_o our_o modern_a author_n alphonsus_n salmero_n augustus_n torniellus_n jacobus_n saltanus_n isaacus_n vossius_fw-la and_o bryon_n walton_n who_o rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o st._n luke_n agree_v with_o they_o in_o opinion_n but_o there_o be_v very_o weighty_a reason_n which_o have_v move_v other_o to_o contradict_v this_o assertion_n for_o first_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o cainan_n 2._o in_o some_o of_o the_o 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st._n luke_n betwixt_o these_o two_o name_n 5._o other_o will_v have_v it_o that_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n have_v insert_v this_o cainan_n on_o purpose_n to_o make_v moses_n agree_v with_o the_o egyptian_a history_n but_o be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v my_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o computation_n of_o moses_n can_v be_v erroneous_a ger._n jo._n vossius_fw-la have_v make_v this_o useful_a observation_n mâ—â—chis_n observation_n heres_fw-la 55._o contra_fw-la mâ—â—chis_n that_o because_o neither_o epiphanius_n nor_o st._n hierom_n ebraic_n hierom_n in_o trad._n ebraic_n make_v the_o least_o mention_n of_o cainan_n neither_o the_o say_v cainan_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o best_a roman_a edition_n of_o the_o septuagint_n publish_v by_o the_o care_n of_o caraffa_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o in_o the_o original_a manuscript_n of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n no_o mention_n
the_o reign_n of_o darius_n hystalpe_n be_v the_o 58th_o since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n in_o persia_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 246th_o year_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n when_o there_o happen_v another_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n according_a to_o ptolemy_n 6._o the_o 31st_o year_n of_o the_o same_o darius_n hystaspes_n or_o the_o 69th_o since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n be_v the_o 257th_o year_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n when_o according_a to_o ptolemy_n there_o happen_v another_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n 7._o the_o ancient_a persian_a empire_n to_o reckon_v from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n do_v stand_v 728_o year_n according_a to_o agathias_n from_o these_o character_n we_o conclude_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 4155_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n or_o at_o least_o with_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o 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