Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	woman_n	word_n	year_n	137	3	4.3077	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94143	Calamus mensurans the measuring reed. Or, The standard of time. Containing an exact computation of the yeares of the world, from the creation thereof, to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Stating also, and clearing the hid mysteries of Daniels 70. weekes, and other prophecies, the time of Herods reigne; the birth, baptisme and Passion of our Saviour, with other passages never yet extant in our English tongue. In two parts. / By John Swan.	Swan, John, d. 1671.	1653 (1653)	Wing S6235; Thomason E706_4; ESTC R203659	246,136	350

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45.6_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o exod._n 12.40_o and_o consequent_o to_o account_v the_o 430._o year_n of_o this_o period_n for_o the_o dwell_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n who_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n be_v 430._o year_n that_o be_v their_o peregrination_n or_o their_o dwell_n as_o stranger_n and_o so_o the_o greek_a translate_v which_o the_o apostle_n also_o confirm_v in_o act._n 13.17_o their_o dwelling_n i_o say_v as_o stranger_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n that_o abraham_n leave_v his_o kindred_n and_o his_o father_n house_n as_o already_o have_v be_v prove_v for_o though_o this_o people_n be_v not_o call_v israelite_n in_o abraham_n time_n ☜_o ☜_o but_o afterward_o b._n n._n b._n yet_o because_o they_o proceed_v out_o of_o abraham_n loin_n and_o do_v evermore_o boast_v of_o he_o as_o their_o father_n and_o because_o he_o also_o the_o thing_n which_o moses_n aim_v at_o be_v the_o first_o in_o their_o generation_n who_o sojourn_v in_o a_o 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as_o have_v be_v prove_v and_o the_o 400_o be_v from_o the_o five_o of_o isaac_n to_o that_o time_n also_o for_o both_o these_o reckon_n have_v both_o one_o time_n of_o end_v but_o begin_v not_o both_o at_o once_o the_o latter_a not_o begin_v till_o ishmael_n who_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o egyptian_a woman_n hagar_n mock_v isaac_n and_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n house_n the_o apostle_n make_v this_o manifest_a by_o call_v ismaels_n mock_v of_o isaac_n persecution_n galat._n 4.28_o so_o also_o moses_n in_o say_v that_o abraham_n seed_n shall_v be_v evil_a entreat_v for_o know_v this_o of_o a_o surety_n that_o thy_o seed_n shall_v be_v a_o stranger_n in_o a_o land_n not_o they_o and_o shall_v serve_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v entreat_v they_o evil_a 400._o year_n gen._n 15.13_o meaning_n that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o affliction_n shall_v be_v 400._o year_n before_o the_o end_n of_o their_o affliction_n from_o the_o egyptian_a bondage_n for_o as_o the_o first_o manifest_a 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the_o death_n of_o deborah_n jud._n 5_o 31._o six_o 40._o after_o that_o to_o the_o death_n of_o gideon_n judg._n 8.28_o seven_o abimelech_n 3_o year_n after_o gideon_n judg._n 9.22_o then_o thola_n 23_o judg._n 10.2_o jair_a 22._o judg._n 10.3_o jeptha_n 6._o judg._n 12.7_o ibsan_fw-fr 2._o judg._n 12.9_o elon_n x._o judg._n 12.9_o abdon_n viii_o judg._n 12.14_o samson_n xx._n judg._n 16.31_o heli_n 40._o 1_o sam._n 4.18_o samuel_n and_o saul_n 40.10_o act._n 13.21_o david_n after_o saul_n 40.2_o sam_n 5.4_o solomon_n after_o david_n till_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o temple_n 4_o current_n for_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n the_o temple_n be_v found_v 1_o king_n 6.1_o all_o which_o sum_n be_v add_v together_o amount_v to_o 480._o to_o which_o i_o add_v this_o note_n that_o if_o solomon_n begin_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n david_n as_o some_o man_n think_v then_o must_v joshua_n have_v 18_o year_n for_o the_o time_n that_o he_o have_v rule_v after_o moses_n 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and_o to_o the_o 300._o after_o that_o to_o jeptha_n do_v make_v in_o all_o 515._o but_o i_o answer_v that_o these_o 300._o answ_n year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v from_o moses_n death_n but_o from_o the_o time_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o jeptha_n narration_n ver_fw-la 16._o where_o the_o word_n be_v but_o when_o israel_n come_v up_o from_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n from_o whence_o to_o the_o day_n of_o jeptha_n be_v 306._o year_n which_o 6_o odd_a year_n jeptha_n omit_v it_o be_v not_o great_o material_a to_o account_v they_o so_o precise_o thus_o do_v luther_n understand_v the_o place_n junius_n broughton_n and_o other_o broughtons_n observation_n be_v this_o note_v say_v he_o that_o the_o 40_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v join_v as_o one_o time_n here_o that_o thing_n do_v in_o sundry_a part_n of_o it_o be_v reckon_v from_o one_o beginning_n or_o as_o a_o late_a writer_n answer_v about_o 34_o year_n after_o that_o sihon_n king_n of_o the_o amorites_n have_v fight_v against_o the_o predecessor_n of_o balack_n the_o son_n of_o zippor_n king_n of_o moah_n and_o have_v take_v all_o his_o land_n even_o unto_o arnon_n israel_n smite_v sihon_n and_o all_o his_o people_n &_o possess_v his_o country_n which_o be_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o moses_n from_o whence_o unto_o jeptha_n be_v but_o 266_o year_n current_n yet_o by_o add_v the_o year_n of_o their_o own_o possession_n unto_o sihon_n who_o right_o they_o have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o conquest_n jeptha_n do_v just_o say_v that_o they_o have_v dwell_v in_o or_o possess_v those_o country_n 300_o year_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o same_o answer_n that_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n give_v in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o

world_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o sect_n 8._o but_o i_o take_v the_o first_o answer_n to_o be_v the_o best_a leave_v the_o reader_n nevertheless_o to_o make_v choyc_a of_o which_o he_o please_v qust_n quest_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o think_v of_o saint_n paul_n number_n mention_v in_o act_n 13.20_o where_o we_o read_v that_o after_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v god_n give_v his_o people_n judge_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 450._o year_n till_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n very_o if_o that_o time_n be_v a_o space_n of_o 450_o year_n than_o what_o with_o the_o forty_o year_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o whole_a time_n of_o joshua_n the_o forty_o year_n of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n the_o forty_o of_o david_n and_o the_o four_o of_o solomon_n the_o whole_a time_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o temple_n will_v be_v almost_o 600_o year_n answ_n no_o it_o will_v not_o for_o it_o be_v answer_v either_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v 400_o be_v 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of_o the_o rest_n where_o the_o like_a phrase_n be_v find_v and_o so_o indeed_o tremelius_fw-la translate_v these_o word_n usque_fw-la ad_fw-la quadragesimum_fw-la annum_fw-la unto_o the_o expiration_n of_o forty_o year_n which_o be_v further_o confirm_v by_o the_o like_a expression_n in_o the_o fourteen_o chap._n at_o the_o seventeen_o verse_n where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o sampsons_n wife_n that_o she_o weep_v before_o he_o the_o seven_o day_n while_o the_o feast_n last_v and_o yet_o the_o meaning_n be_v only_o that_o she_o weep_v to_o the_o end_n of_o those_o seven_o day_n to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n he_o refuse_v to_o tell_v she_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o riddle_n furthermore_o saint_n matthews_n genealogy_n from_o rahab_n to_o david_n do_v make_v it_o yet_o more_o manifest_a for_o rahab_n hide_v the_o spy_n she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o boaz_n he_o the_o father_n of_o obed_n and_o obed_n of_o jesse_n and_o jesse_n of_o david_n now_o though_o rahab_n shall_v bring_v forth_o 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have_v be_v spend_v after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n by_o the_o seniors_n before_o the_o oppression_n under_o chusan_n after_o which_o to_o make_v all_o this_o reconcilable_a with_o the_o account_n of_o the_o 480_o year_n in_o the_o 1_o king_n 6.1_o he_o say_v we_o must_v begin_v to_o reckon_v they_o not_o in_o the_o beginning_n but_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o journey_v of_o the_o israelite_n from_o egypt_n which_o he_o make_v to_o be_v 25_o year_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o othniels_n government_n from_o whence_o if_o we_o cast_v the_o year_n of_o the_o judge_n with_o the_o year_n of_o servitude_n and_o so_o to_o these_o year_n add_v the_o 40_o of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n the_o 40_o of_o david_n and_o the_o

every_o man_n will_v lay_v a_o side_n all_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n that_o so_o weigh_v thing_n with_o a_o equal_a balance_n he_o may_v no_o long_o be_v a_o careless_a disturber_n of_o the_o true_a and_o right_a computation_n of_o these_o time_n but_o they_o have_v objection_n out_o of_o scripture_n ☜_o ☜_o and_o first_o they_o produce_v the_o age_n of_o mordecai_n object_v mordeca_n age_n object_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v carry_v captive_a with_o jechoniah_n esth_n 2.5_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o live_v till_o the_o day_n of_o xerxes_n to_o which_o time_n he_o must_v live_v if_o xerxes_n be_v that_o assuerus_n who_o marry_v esther_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v answ_n that_o mordecai_n be_v not_o carry_v captive_a but_o rather_o kish_n the_o great_a grandfather_n of_o mordecai_n for_o thus_o stand_v the_o word_n in_o the_o place_n object_v there_o be_v a_o certain_a jew_n at_o shushan_n the_o king_n seat_n 2.5_o sth_n 2.5_o who_o name_n be_v mordecai_n the_o son_n of_o jair_n the_o son_n of_o shimei_n the_o son_n of_o kish_n a_o man_n of_o jemini_fw-la who_o have_v be_v carry_v away_o from_o jerusalem_n with_o the_o captivity_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o relative_n who_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v not_o to_o the_o further_a antecedent_n mordecai_n but_o to_o the_o near_a kish_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o a_o example_n much_o like_o it_o in_o 1_o chron._n 2.7_o where_o the_o word_n be_v and_o the_o son_n of_o carmi_n achar_n the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n who_o transgress_v in_o the_o thing_n accurse_v and_o indeed_o to_o what_o other_o end_n shall_v mention_v be_v make_v of_o kish_n or_o why_o be_v the_o genealogy_n produce_v no_o high_a than_o to_o he_o but_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v be_v teach_v that_o he_o and_o not_o mordecai_n go_v into_o captivity_n it_o be_v to_o show_v by_o his_o carry_v away_o captive_a how_o mordecai_n a_o jew_n bear_v of_o he_o become_v citizen_n of_o shushan_n and_o so_o also_o the_o apocryphal_a fragment_n in_o esth_n 11.4_o bring_v forth_o by_o some_o to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a full_o show_v say_v erat_fw-la autem_fw-la viz._n mordecai_n ex_fw-la captiva_fw-la turba_fw-la quam_fw-la captam_fw-la nabuchadnezzar_n abduxerat_fw-la that_o be_v mordecai_n arise_v of_o that_o company_n or_o come_v of_o that_o company_n which_o nebuchaanezzar_n carry_v catptive_a which_o well_o observe_v do_v excellent_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_v make_v to_o his_o people_n jer._n 24.6_o namely_o that_o they_o shall_v return_v be_v build_v up_o plant_v and_o not_o root_v out_o whereupon_o they_o be_v command_v tomarry_v wife_n &_o beget_v child_n that_o they_o may_v increase_v there_o and_o not_o be_v minish_v jer._n 29.6_o from_o which_o place_v itwell_n appear_v that_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n the_o accomplishment_n whereof_o be_v excellent_o declare_v by_o this_o of_o mordecai_n and_o esther_n both_o of_o they_o bear_v in_o the_o time_n of_o captivity_n the_o truth_n of_o which_o be_v yet_o further_o manifest_a in_o regard_n that_o that_o mordecai_n which_o nourish_v esther_n be_v not_o the_o same_o who_o return_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n for_o he_o who_o nourish_v esther_n stay_v still_o at_o shushan_n the_o other_o return_v with_o they_o who_o go_v first_o into_o the_o land_n of_o judea_n neh._n 7.7_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o say_v he_o give_v his_o name_n to_o go_v up_o but_o go_v not_o for_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o deny_v a_o plain_a and_o express_v testimony_n as_o may_v be_v see_v also_o ezra_n 2.2_o and_o therefore_o these_o two_o not_o be_v both_o one_o their_o opinion_n be_v still_o more_o and_o more_o weaken_a who_o strive_v to_o prove_v mordecai_n and_o not_o kish_n to_o be_v the_o man_n that_o be_v carry_v captive_a for_o it_o be_v common_a and_o ordinary_a to_o call_v divers_a man_n by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o name_n as_o afterward_o shall_v be_v show_v second_o they_o object_v the_o age_n of_o ezra_n the_o son_n of_o seraiah_n object_v ezra_n age_n object_v who_o be_v slay_v by_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2_o kin._n 25.18_o argue_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n can_v not_o be_v so_o long_o as_o be_v usual_o account_v for_o ezra_n see_v well_o near_o the_o whole_a time_n thereof_o be_v alive_a in_o the_o day_n of_o johanan_n the_o father_n of_o jaduah_n ezra_n 10.6_o which_o jaduah_n be_v high_a priest_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o last_o darius_n when_o alexander_n conquer_v the_o monarchy_n and_o win_v it_o whole_o from_o the_o persian_n neh._n 12.22_o see_v also_o joseph_n in_o the_o eleven_o book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n at_o the_o seven_o and_o eight_o chapter_n which_o be_v so_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o have_v ezra_n be_v beget_v but_o a_o day_n before_o his_o father_n death_n his_o age_n must_v be_v 250_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o though_o we_o account_v not_o to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o monarchy_n by_o almost_o ten_o year_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v there_o be_v ambiguity_n in_o the_o word_n son_n answ_n which_o man_n take_v proper_o as_o if_o ezra_n have_v be_v the_o immediate_a son_n of_o seraiah_n whereas_o he_o be_v so_o seraiahs_n son_n as_o the_o jew_n use_v to_o call_v their_o posterity_n by_o the_o name_n of_o son_n even_o to_o the_o five_o or_o sixth_o descent_n as_o for_o example_n josiah_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o father_n of_o jechoniah_n matth._n 1.11_o whereas_o the_o father_n of_o jeconiah_n be_v jehoiakim_n 2_o chron._n 36.8_o so_o also_o zedekiah_n be_v call_v in_o 36.10_o in_o 2_o chron_n 36.10_o one_o place_n the_o brother_n of_o jeconiah_n and_o in_o 3.16_o in_o 1_o chro._n 3.16_o in_o another_o place_n the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n because_o he_o reign_v next_o after_o he_o and_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o by_o propriety_n of_o speech_n he_o be_v his_o uncle_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o 2_o kin._n 24.17_o so_o also_o salathiel_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o jechoniah_n mat._n 1.12_o and_o yet_o not_o only_o do_v jeconiah_n die_v childless_a jer._n 22.30_o but_o also_o salathiel_n be_v indeed_o the_o son_n of_o assir_fw-fr 1_o chron._n 3.17_o so_o also_o zorobabel_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o 1.12_o the_o ezra_n 5.2_o &_o mat._n 1.12_o son_n of_o salathiel_n matth._n 1.12_o whereas_o he_o be_v not_o his_o immediate_a son_n for_o zorobabel_n be_v indeed_o the_o son_n of_o pedaiah_n 1_o chron._n 3.19_o so_o also_o the_o prophet_n zachariah_n be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o iddo_n ezra_n 5.1_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o be_v the_o grandchild_n of_o iddo_n and_o son_n of_o barachiah_n zachar._n 1.1_o and_o more_o near_o concern_v the_o party_n object_v it_o be_v not_o manifest_a that_o neither_o be_v he_o the_o proper_a and_o immediate_a son_n of_o seraiah_n for_o though_o ezra_n in_o the_o etc._n the_o viz._n ezra_n 7.1.2_o etc._n etc._n place_n object_v make_v good_a his_o purpose_n in_o show_v for_o his_o great_a honour_n and_o renown_n that_o he_o come_v from_o aaron_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o precise_o set_v down_o all_o his_o ancestor_n which_o be_v in_o that_o line_n between_o seraiah_n and_o aaron_n but_o have_v omit_v 7.8.9.10_o omit_v viz._n amariah_n ahitub_n zadok_v ahimaaz_n azariah_n and_o jonathan_n as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o compare_v ezra_n 7.3_o with_o 1_o chron._n ca._n 6_o ver_fw-la 7.8.9.10_o six_o in_o one_o place_n and_o may_v also_o omit_v some_o in_o that_o other_o place_n between_o himself_o and_o seraiah_n for_o this_o we_o find_v herein_o to_o be_v true_a and_o certain_a that_o jehozadak_v be_v the_o immediate_a son_n of_o seraiah_n as_o be_v express_o mention_v in_o 1_o chron_n 6.14_o and_o therefore_o though_o ezra_n be_v so_o near_a kindred_n to_o that_o stock_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v in_o a_o collateral_a line_n by_o some_o that_o proceed_v from_o seraiah_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o be_v reckon_v in_o genealogy_n as_o if_o he_o be_v his_o son_n according_a to_o that_o before_o mention_v of_o salathiel_n call_v the_o son_n of_o jeconiah_n or_o that_o of_o zedechia_n in_o 1_o chron._n 3.16_o where_o though_o zedechia_n be_v the_o uncle_n yet_o he_o stand_v upon_o record_n as_o if_o he_o be_v the_o very_a son_n of_o jeconiah_n for_o thus_o we_o see_v some_o bring_v in_o as_o son_n which_o be_v indeed_o but_o near_a kinsman_n but_o for_o all_o this_o some_o perhaps_o will_v say_v object_n the_o difficulty_n of_o too_o long_a a_o age_n be_v not_o yet_o quite_o take_v away_o for_o from_o the_o twenty_o of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n be_v 122_o year_n or_o thereabouts_o and_o therefore_o ezra_n live_v till_o towards_o the_o end_n thereof_o will_v be_v still_o old_a than_o can_v be_v well_o allow_v though_o he_o be_v

the_o moon_n p._n 11_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o ancient_a and_o natural_a year_n that_o it_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n though_o the_o month_n be_v reckon_v by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o moon_n p._n 19_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o period_n of_o time_n by_o which_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n may_v be_v true_o reckon_v as_o also_o of_o the_o jubilee_n how_o to_o account_v they_o where_o also_o to_o begin_v and_o end_v they_o p._n 25_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o how_o to_o join_v the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n thereunto_o p._n 33_o chap._n vii_o other_o observation_n concern_v the_o time_n in_o their_o period_n until_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n p._n 35_o chap._n viii_o the_o period_n again_o consider_v and_o all_o such_o doubt_n and_o scruple_n clear_v as_o may_v arise_v concern_v the_o just_a length_n of_o any_o of_o they_o together_o with_o answer_n to_o certain_a other_o question_n not_o impertinent_a p._n 51._o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v eight_o section_n chap._n viii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o time_n from_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o flood_n p._n 51_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 2._o of_o the_o second_o period_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o flood_n when_o the_o face_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v dry_a to_o the_o promise_n at_o the_o time_n of_o abraham_n departure_n from_o charran_n into_o canaan_n that_o it_o be_v a_o period_n of_o 427._o year_n current_n but_o not_o complete_a p._n 68_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 3_o of_o the_o three_o period_n from_o the_o promise_n at_o abraham_n depart_v out_o of_o haran_n to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n that_o it_o be_v a_o period_n of_o 430_o year_n p._n 75_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o four_o perod_n from_o the_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o build_n of_o solomon_n temple_n that_o it_o be_v a_o period_n of_o 479_o year_n complete_a or_o of_o 480_o current_n p._n 78_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 5._o of_o the_o five_o period_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n solomon_n to_o the_o desolation_n thereof_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o which_o be_v also_o show_v the_o true_a and_o right_a account_n of_o the_o 390_o and_o 40_o year_n in_o ezekiel_n p._n 87_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 6._o of_o the_o six_o period_n from_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o build_n thereof_o by_o zorobabel_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n king_n of_o persia_n in_o handle_v whereof_o many_o thing_n of_o note_n be_v discuss_v and_o scaliger_n refuse_v upon_o good_a and_o warrantable_a ground_n both_o out_o of_o scripture_n and_o other_o good_a author_n p._n 106_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 7._o of_o the_o seven_o period_n from_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n to_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la p._n 115_o chap._n viii_o sect._n 8._o of_o daniel_n 70_o week_n in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o his_o prophecy_n at_o the_o 24.25_o 26_o and_o 27._o verse_n a_o exposition_n of_o they_o together_o with_o a_o confutation_n of_o master_n broughton_n and_o other_o concern_v olympiad_n and_o length_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n p._n 124_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o lxx_o year_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n common_o call_v the_o 70_o year_n of_o judah_n captivity_n p._n 155_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o time_n when_o tyrus_n and_o egypt_n be_v subdue_v and_o take_v by_o nebuchadnessar_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o esay_n jeremy_n and_o ezekiel_n p._n 159_o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o number_n of_o king_n that_o reign_v in_o babylon_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o the_o fragment_n of_o berosus_n and_o megasthenes_n be_v examine_v divers_a errores_fw-la of_o scaliger_n discover_v and_o the_o truth_n lay_v plain_o open_a p._n 164_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n and_o of_o darius_n medus_n mention_v in_o holy_a scripture_n p._n 174_o chap._n xiii_o of_o alexander_n the_o great_a signify_v by_o the_o horn_n between_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o goat_n dan._n 8.5_o p._n 176_o chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o four_o horn_n which_o come_v up_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o great_a horn_n break_v off_o as_o be_v prophesy_v in_o dan._n 8.8_o 21_o 22._o as_o also_o of_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o date_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o greek_n so_o often_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o maccabe_n and_o in_o josephus_n p._n 178_o chap._n xv._o of_o the_o little_a horn_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o daniel_n at_o the_o nine_o verse_n and_o at_o the_o 2300_o day_n that_o be_v givin_fw-fr it_o verse_n 14._o p._n 180_o chap._n xvi_o of_o the_o four_o kingdom_n in_o daniel_n that_o it_o signify_v the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o roman_n p._n 182_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o time_n and_o distance_n of_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n 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god_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v upon_o tyrus_n nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n where_o note_n that_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v but_o be_v after_o this_o time_n to_o come_v against_o she_o scaliger_n therefore_o cast_v his_o account_n amiss_o when_o he_o reckon_v that_o tyrus_n be_v besiege_v and_o take_v before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o threaten_n that_o tyrus_n be_v besiege_v thirteen_o year_n we_o have_v it_o from_o josephus_n in_o his_o first_o book_n against_o apion_n who_o have_v it_o out_o of_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o phoenician_n these_o eighteen_o year_n siege_n be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ithobalus_n and_o begin_v in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v also_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o appear_v by_o account_v on_o to_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o irom_n from_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o irom_n must_v at_o least_o in_o some_o part_n of_o it_o fall_v into_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n as_o joseph_n here_o show_v that_o 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reign_v there_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o latter_a king_n of_o tyre_n out_o of_o josephus_n exact_o account_v and_o fix_v in_o their_o right_a time_n  _fw-fr year_n of_o their_o reign_n the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o reign_v 1._o ithobalus_n 19_o 4123_o 2._o baal_n 10_o 4142_o 3._o ecnibalus_n m._n 2._o 4152_o 4._o chelbes_n m._n 10._o 4152_o 5._o abharus_n m._n 3._o 4153_o 6._o mytgonus_n 6_o 4153_o 7._o gerastus_n 6_o 4153_o 8._o belatorus_a 1_o 4159_o 9_o merbalus_fw-la 4_o 4160_o 10._o iromus_fw-la 20_o 4164_o this_o be_v the_o lift_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o tyrus_n begin_v to_o be_v besiege_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4129._o three_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o a_o little_a more_o than_o 13_o year_n before_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n for_o this_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o about_o the_o summer_n time_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4142._o nabuchadnezzar_n 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the_o very_a year_n likewise_o when_o cyrus_n release_v the_o captivity_n be_v plain_a not_o only_o because_o now_o the_o 70_o year_n be_v accomplish_v which_o be_v both_o the_o date_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n kingdom_n dau._n 5.26_o jer._n 2d_o finish_v at_o the_o death_n of_o belshazzar_n and_o of_o the_o people_n servitude_n which_o be_v to_o be_v during_o the_o reign_n of_o he_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n who_o esay_n call_v his_o esa_n 14.22_o in_o which_o place_n by_o nephew_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o son_n son_n the_o same_o with_o that_o in_o jer._n 27.7_o nephew_n but_o also_o in_o regard_n of_o daniel_n prayer_n for_o their_o return_n make_v at_o this_o time_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o condition_n require_v of_o god_n in_o his_o promise_n concern_v their_o freedom_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o ever_o god_n have_v make_v a_o promise_n to_o his_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v home_o again_o when_o 70_o year_n begin_v to_o be_v accomplish_v at_o babylon_n than_o this_o follow_v and_o be_v annex_v as_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o promise_n namely_o that_o they_o seek_v he_o for_o as_o junius_n render_v that_o text_n when_o you_o shall_v call_v upon_o i_o that_o you_o may_v or_o go_v away_o return_v and_o pray_v unto_o i_o then_o will_v i_o hear_v you_o jer._n 29.10.12_o which_o when_o daniel_n consider_v he_o pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n even_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n and_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o angel_n gabrel_n not_o only_o that_o his_o prayer_n be_v hear_v but_o also_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v decree_v a_o spiritual_a deliverance_n for_o his_o church_n which_o at_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o mention_v in_o the_o seventy_o week_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v by_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n who_o daniel_n call_v the_o messiah_n as_o may_v beseen_v at_o large_a in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n of_o his_o prophecy_n but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o gaffarel_n and_o his_o 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jeremiah_n that_o nebuchadnezar_n yoke_n must_v not_o be_v endure_v 70_o year_n but_o that_o within_o two_o full_a year_n it_o must_v be_v break_v which_o story_n be_v at_o large_a set_v down_o in_o the_o 27_o and_o 28_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n and_o by_o scaliger_n refer_v to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o zedechia_n who_o indeed_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v the_o four_o year_n after_o a_o year_n of_o rest_n of_o which_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n because_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o the_o four_o and_o thirty_o chapter_n do_v demonstrate_v that_o year_n to_o be_v a_o year_n of_o rest_n when_o nabuchadnezzar_n lay_v his_o siege_n against_o jerusalem_n which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v the_o nine_o year_n of_o zedechia_n and_o ten_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n jer._n 52.4_o now_o this_o be_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124._o on_o the_o seven_o of_o january_n feria_fw-la tertia_fw-la at_o which_o time_n the_o nine_o of_o zedechia_n be_v still_o run_v on_o and_o be_v not_o end_v till_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o four_o month_n next_o after_o nabuchadnezzar_n therefore_o begin_v to_o beseige_fw-fr jerusalem_n on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o january_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124._o which_o year_n be_v sabbathicall_a from_o the_o autumn_n before_o till_o the_o autumn_n thereof_o and_o be_v that_o sabbathicall_a year_n in_o which_o the_o jew_n let_v their_o servant_n go_v free_a in_o the_o begin_n thereof_o thereby_o encourage_v they_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o chaldean_n who_o then_o be_v come_v into_o the_o confine_n of_o judea_n 34.1_o ser_fw-mi 34.1_o and_o fight_v aga_v the_o city_n thereof_o jerusalem_n not_o except_v but_o have_v not_o yet_o lay_v their_o siege_n against_o it_o for_o that_o be_v not_o until_o the_o time_n before_o mention_v how_o long_o this_o continue_a before_o the_o egyptian_n come_v with_o a_o army_n to_o succour_n zedechia_n by_o raise_v this_o first_o siege_n be_v not_o express_v 37.5_o jer._n 37.5_o but_o that_o they_o come_v and_o that_o the_o siege_n thereupon_o be_v raise_v be_v certain_a this_o when_o the_o jew_n perceive_v and_o see_v that_o the_o chaldean_n be_v go_v from_o they_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o egyptian_n 37.10_o jer._n 37.10_o they_o take_v their_o free_a servant_n again_o into_o bondage_n vain_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o the_o chaldean_n will_v come_v back_o no_o more_o which_o prove_v far_o otherwise_o for_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v put_v to_o flight_v the_o army_n of_o pharaoh_n return_v again_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4125._o renew_v his_o siege_n against_o it_o end_v it_o viz._n by_o reckon_v first_o 390._o and_o then_o forty_o day_n ezek._n 4.5.6_o for_o these_o put_v together_o do_v make_v 430._o &_o end_n on_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o july_n they_o must_v therefore_o begin_v on_o the_o four_o of_o may_n in_o the_o year_n next_o before_o that_o year_n in_o 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