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his_o reign_n when_o he_o be_v prepare_v for_o his_o grand_a expedition_n against_o greece_n do_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o ancient_a persian_a monarch_n nominate_v artaxerxes_n his_o successor_n no_o inference_n can_v be_v make_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o same_o artaxerxes_n do_v 7_o year_n after_o be_v the_o 18_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o xerxes_n exercise_v a_o absolute_a royal_a authority_n when_o xerxes_n be_v at_o home_n in_o person_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v allege_v that_o artaxerxes_n when_o he_o grant_v his_o patent_n to_o ezra_n can_v act_v otherwise_o than_o a_o sovereign_n and_o only_o as_o a_o titular_a king_n the_o say_a objection_n be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o say_v royal_a diploma_n recite_v in_o seq_n in_o c._n 7_o v._n 11_o 12._o seq_n ezra_n artaxerxes_n king_n of_o king_n unto_o ezra_n etc._n etc._n i_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o all_o they_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o his_o priest_n and_o levite_n in_o my_o realm_n which_o be_v mind_v of_o their_o free_a will_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n go_v with_o thou_o for_o asmuch_o as_o thou_o be_v send_v of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o seven_o counselor_n to_o inquire_v concern_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n and_o to_o carry_v the_o silver_n and_o gold_n which_o the_o king_n and_o his_o counselor_n have_v free_o offer_v etc._n etc._n and_o soon_o after_o â—1_n after_o ezra_n 7._o for_o â—1_n and_o i_o even_o i_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n do_v make_v a_o decree_n to_o all_o the_o treasurer_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n that_o whatsoever_o ezra_n shall_v require_v of_o you_o it_o be_v do_v speedy_o unto_o a_o hundred_o talent_n of_o silver_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n there_o reign_v no_o other_o monarch_n in_o persia_n which_o induce_v i_o to_o argue_v thus_o if_o xerxes_n have_v have_v a_o intention_n to_o make_v his_o son_n artaxerxes_n his_o consort_n in_o the_o empire_n he_o will_v have_v do_v it_o at_o that_o juncture_n of_o time_n when_o he_o be_v undertake_v his_o expedition_n against_o greece_n but_o this_o be_v not_o do_v at_o that_o time_n therefore_o artaxerxes_n etc._n etc._n the_o major_a proposition_n prove_v itself_o that_o juncture_n of_o time_n when_o the_o king_n with_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v to_o go_v upon_o a_o expedition_n remote_a from_o the_o empire_n be_v the_o fit_a of_o all_o to_o nominate_v a_o successor_n the_o minor_a be_v grant_v by_o petavius_n himself_o when_o he_o make_v the_o first_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n coincident_a with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o xerxes_n i_o argue_v further_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o xerxes_n there_o be_v a_o contest_v about_o the_o succession_n in_o the_o empire_n betwixt_o darius_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o xerxes_n and_o artaxerxes_n his_o young_a son_n who_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o artapanus_n obtain_v the_o imperial_a crown_n it_o follow_v that_o the_o say_v artaxerxes_n be_v not_o constitute_v king_n a_o good_a many_o year_n before_o his_o father_n death_n or_o that_o he_o quiet_o exercise_v the_o royal_a sovereign_a prerogative_n but_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o diodorus_n siculus_n ctesias_n and_o other_o historian_n the_o first_o be_v true_a therefore_o also_o etc._n etc._n the_o opinion_n of_o be_v vos_fw-fr have_v so_o little_a resemblance_n to_o truth_n that_o i_o can_v but_o stand_v amaze_v how_o a_o man_n of_o sense_n and_o who_o beside_o this_o pretend_v to_o a_o considerable_a share_n of_o learning_n can_v fall_v into_o so_o many_o error_n at_o a_o time_n which_o scarce_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 16._o those_o who_o anticipate_v the_o
to_z k._n philip._n see_v bibl._n see_v l._n 18._o bibl._n diod._n sicul._n for_o the_o rest_n the_o philippean_a year_n be_v according_a to_o 21._o to_o de_fw-fr d._n n._n c._n 21._o censorinus_n like_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o seleucides_n which_o be_v also_o call_v the_o grecian_a and_o alexandrian_a epocha_n and_o of_o the_o convenant_n and_o therick_n dhilcarnain_n mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n 1._o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o seleucides_n use_v especial_o among_o the_o asiatic_n owe_v its_o name_n and_o offspring_n to_o seleucus_n and_o have_v its_o beginning_n at_o that_o time_n when_o the_o say_v seleucus_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o province_n of_o media_n and_o susa_n 2._o seleucus_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o same_o year_n that_o polemus_n be_v archon_n of_o athens_n 3._o in_o the_o same_o year_n that_o the_o 117th_o olympiad_n be_v celebrate_v when_o parmenio_n of_o mitylene_n get_v the_o victory_n in_o the_o race_n 4._o in_o the_o same_o year_n that_o l._n papyrius_n be_v the_o 5_o time_n and_o c._n junius_n the_o 2_o do_v time_n roman_n consul_n all_o which_o character_n be_v relate_v by_o 69._o by_o c._n 69._o diod._n siculus_n 5._o in_o the_o 148th_o year_n of_o the_o grecian_a epocha_n judas_n the_o maccabean_a do_v purge_v the_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o its_o profanation_n by_o the_o gentile_n 53._o gentile_n 1_o mac._n 4._o v._n 52_o 53._o which_o restauration_n of_o the_o temple_n happen_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 145th_o olympiad_n according_a to_o ant._n to_o l._n 12._o c._n 11._o ant._n josephus_n 6._o the_o 150th_o year_n of_o this_o same_o epocha_n when_o antiochus_n eupator_n besiege_v jerusalem_n be_v a_o sabbatick_a year_n 53._o year_n 1_o mac._n 6._o v._n 53._o 14._o 53._o jos_n l._n 12._o c._n 14._o 7._o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a onias_n the_o highpriest_n rule_v at_o jerusalem_fw-la at_o which_o time_n seleucus_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o babylon_n reign_v sole_a monarch_n in_o asia_n in_o the_o 12_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n 8._o from_o seleucus_n to_o account_v backward_o to_o cyrus_n be_v compute_v 248_o year_n these_o two_o character_n be_v express_v in_o the_o same_o word_n by_o evang._n by_o l._n 8._o 6._o 2._o daemon_n evang._n eusebius_n 9_o the_o year_n 1194_o of_o the_o epocha_n therick_n dhilcarnain_n which_o in_o the_o nurenburg_n edition_n of_o albategnius_n illustrate_v with_o note_n by_o joh._n regiomontanus_n be_v call_v adilcanari_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1206th_o year_n since_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n 10._o the_o year_n 1202_o of_o the_o same_o epocha_n in_o which_o happen_v a_o notable_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v 1214_o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n according_a to_o 10._o to_o c._n 27._o 10._o mahomet_n the_o son_n of_o cruen_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr scien_fw-fr stellar_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a from_o the_o astronomical_a table_n that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o year_n 1202_o of_o the_o epocha_n therick_n dhilcarnain_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 891_o the_o 8_o day_n of_o august_n 11._o nothing_o certain_a be_v to_o be_v determine_v concern_v the_o month_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n which_o be_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n frequent_o begin_v with_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la see_v 1_o mac._n 7._o v._n 1._o c._n 9_o v._n 3._o c._n 10._o v._n 1_o 21._o c._n 13._o v._n 22_o 41._o c._n 16._o v._n 14._o but_o in_o the_o 2_o do_v book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n and_o those_o of_o the_o jewish_a historian_n from_o the_o month_n of_o tisri_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4402_o cycl_n ☉_o 6._o ☽_o 13._o and_o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n speak_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o vernal_a season_n of_o this_o year_n in_o the_o 2_o do_v of_o the_o autumnal_a if_o therefore_o 4401_o year_n and_o 3_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o jul._n period_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o grecian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n and_o if_o 4401_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o residue_n will_v be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o number_n of_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o same_o epocha_n according_a to_o the_o 2_o do_v book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n §_o 1._o 15._o 1._o lib._n 15._o jvstin_n relate_v that_o this_o seleucus_n be_v the_o epocha_n who_o be_v seleucus_n that_o give_v birth_n to_o this_o epocha_n son_n of_o apollo_n and_o laodice_n after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a when_o his_o empire_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o general_n of_o his_o army_n this_o seleucus_n have_v syria_n for_o his_o share_n but_o be_v force_v from_o thence_o by_o king_n antigonus_n he_o seek_v for_o shelter_n by_o ptolemy_n king_n of_o egypt_n till_o return_v at_o the_o head_n of_o a_o considerable_a army_n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o babylon_n in_o remembrance_n of_o which_o this_o epocha_n be_v institute_v §_o 2._o the_o jew_n call_v this_o epocha_n the_o aera_fw-la of_o principality_n the_o jew_n call_v this_o epocha_n the_o aera_fw-la â—f_n the_o covenant_n or_o principality_n contract_n or_o covenant_n or_o the_o aera_fw-la of_o principality_n because_o as_o they_o say_v when_o alexander_n the_o great_a after_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o persia_n march_v towards_o jerusalem_n with_o a_o intention_n to_o destroy_v that_o city_n he_o be_v meet_v by_o the_o highpriest_n simon_n who_o otherwise_o be_v call_v jaddus_n who_o have_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o alter_v his_o intention_n upon_o this_o condition_n that_o all_o the_o son_n of_o the_o priest_n that_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o year_n shall_v be_v call_v alexander_n this_o epocha_n be_v from_o thence_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o contract_n or_o covenant_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o wilhelmus_fw-la schickardus_fw-la who_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o tarich_n of_o the_o persian_a king_n allege_v the_o word_n of_o rabbi_n abraham_n the_o levite_n but_o 42._o but_o l._n 10._o de_fw-fr doct._n temp_v c_o 42._o petavius_n deserve_o ridicules_fw-la the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n who_o pretend_v that_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v at_o the_o time_n when_o alexander_n have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o asia_n whereas_o the_o same_o do_v not_o arise_v till_o 12_o year_n after_o his_o death_n and_o 18_o year_n after_o his_o interview_n with_o the_o highpriest_n for_o which_o reason_n i_o prefer_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o call_v this_o epocha_n the_o aera_fw-la of_o principality_n because_o after_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n his_o empire_n be_v divide_v into_o many_o principality_n §_o 3._o the_o arabian_n call_v this_o epocha_n of_o seleucus_n arabian_n this_o epocha_n be_v call_v therick_n dhilcarnain_n â—â—_o the_o arabian_n therick_n dhilcarnain_n and_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o the_o horn_a epocha_n christmannus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o arabian_n and_o greek_n have_v call_v alexander_n the_o horned_a as_o be_v monarch_n both_o of_o orient_a and_o occident_n wilhelmus_fw-la schickardus_n and_o other_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v call_v thus_o because_o he_o vanquish_v darius_n codomannus_n who_o by_o 8._o by_o c._n 8._o daniel_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o ram._n but_o scaliger_n opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n who_o derive_v this_o denomination_n from_o thence_o that_o alexander_n be_v repute_v the_o true_a son_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n and_o the_o supposititious_a son_n of_o philip_n for_o according_a to_o schickardus_n himself_o the_o arabian_n use_v to_o call_v those_o that_o pimp_v for_o their_o wife_n and_o educate_v bastard_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o their_o own_o child_n horn-beast_n §_o 4._o joseph_n scaliger_n and_o temp._n and_o l._n 10._o c._n 43._o de_fw-fr doct._n temp._n dionysius_n petavius_n tisri_n whether_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 2_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n begin_v always_o these_o year_n from_o the_o month_n tisri_n maintain_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o 2d_o book_n of_o the_o maccabeans_n constant_o begin_v the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n with_o the_o month_n tisri_n but_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 2d_o book_n of_o the_o 37._o the_o c._n 15._o v._n 37._o maccabeans_n that_o it_o be_v decree_v that_o the_o 13_o
then_o highpriest_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a character_n of_o the_o antiochian_a epocha_n be_v 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a with_o that_o time_n when_o the_o battle_n of_o pharsalia_n be_v fight_v where_o pompey_n be_v army_n be_v put_v to_o a_o entire_a rout_n and_o he_o himself_o slay_v soon_o after_o through_o the_o perfidiousness_n of_o septimus_n salvius_n and_o achillus_n 2._o the_o 2_o d_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o emperor_n leo_n be_v the_o 506th_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o year_n to_o wit_n on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n gorpiaeus_n the_o same_o with_o the_o month_n of_o september_n by_o the_o roman_n happen_v a_o great_a earthquake_n which_o shake_v almost_o all_o the_o house_n of_o the_o new_a city_n according_a to_o 12._o to_o l._n 2._o c._n 12._o evagrius_n 3._o in_o the_o 150th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n under_o the_o reign_n 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