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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o come_n daniel_n wicked_a horn_n or_o beast_n act_v in_o the_o wicked_a horn_n be_v s._n paul_n man_n of_o sin_n as_o the_o church_n from_o her_o infancâ—e_n interpret_v it_o but_o to_o go_v on_o while_o this_o judgement_n sit_v and_o when_o it_o have_v destroy_v the_o four_o beast_n the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o come_v in_o the_o cloud_n receive_v dominion_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n shall_v serve_v and_o obey_v he_o verse_n 14._o which_o kingdom_n be_v thrice_o explain_v afterward_o to_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a verse_n 18._o these_o four_o beast_n say_v the_o angel_n be_v four_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v arise_v but_o viz._n when_o they_o have_v finish_v their_o course_n the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v take_v the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n again_o verse_n 22._o the_o wicked_a horn_n prevail_v until_o the_o time_n come_v that_o the_o 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near_o the_o mark_n for_o the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o antichristian_a beast_n but_o find_v no_o ground_n to_o make_v such_o a_o conceit_n probable_a i_o reject_v it_o as_o a_o vain_a imagination_n but_o then_o i_o make_v a_o second_o quaere_fw-la of_o great_a moment_n namely_o whether_o the_o computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n be_v or_o can_v be_v certain_o know_v or_o not_o for_o as_o for_o the_o time_n after_o the_o promise_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o it_o may_v be_v know_v even_o almost_o to_o a_o year_n the_o occasion_n of_o such_o a_o doubt_n be_v the_o great_a difference_n which_o be_v find_v between_o our_o hebrew_a copy_n and_o the_o seventy_o concern_v the_o year_n of_o the_o foresay_a generation_n for_o though_o it_o be_v true_a or_o likely_a that_o the_o seventy_o translate_n in_o egypt_n voluntary_o and_o of_o set_a purpose_n increase_v the_o year_n of_o those_o first_o generation_n to_o make_v they_o reach_v the_o antiquity_n of_o some_o story_n of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o thereby_o exceed_v the_o hebrew_n computation_n above_o 1300_o year_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o all_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o and_o our_o hebrew_a bibles_n in_o the_o year_n of_o those_o generation_n shall_v proceed_v from_o this_o fountain_n but_o some_o of_o they_o perhaps_o from_o the_o read_n of_o the_o copy_n they_o use_v for_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v difference_n of_o read_v in_o the_o hebrew_n copy_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o much_o startle_v at_o as_o some_o conceive_v see_v we_o find_v many_o such_o in_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o the_o new_a and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v in_o this_o particular_a especial_o when_o prophecy_n cease_v a_o great_a privilege_n than_o we_o for_o as_o for_o that_o admirable_a masorethical_a method_n whereby_o they_o be_v now_o inviolable_o preserve_v from_o change_n it_o be_v devise_v since_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n and_o apply_v to_o one_o copy_n only_o which_o they_o esteem_v most_o true_a and_o authentical_a namely_o that_o as_o some_o of_o they_o say_v which_o be_v write_v by_o the_o great_a rabbi_n hillel'_v own_o hand_n and_o many_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o keep_v as_o a_o relic_n yet_o nevertheless_o may_v some_o other_o copy_n though_o in_o general_a far_o inferior_a yet_o in_o some_o few_o particular_n have_v a_o better_a and_o right_a read_n than_o it_o 3._o that_o most_o learned_a prelate_n and_o mirror_n of_o bishop_n the_o lord_n primate_n of_o armagh_n can_v not_o be_v at_o rest_n till_o by_o his_o indefatigable_a industry_n and_o no_o small_a charge_n as_o such_o a_o business_n require_v he_o have_v some_o four_o year_n since_o get_v from_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o samaritan_n in_o palestine_n into_o a_o christian_a hand_n that_o admirable_a monument_n the_o samaritan_n pentateuch_n or_o five_o book_n of_o moses_n which_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o be_v that_o which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o captive_a ten_o tribe_n when_o they_o first_o learn_v from_o they_o to_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n 2_o king_n 17._o 27._o this_o wondrous_a and_o noâ—-paril_a of_o manuscript_n he_o bring_v hither_o to_o cambridge_n among_o we_o and_o during_o his_o stay_n here_o some_o time_n be_v most_o ready_a to_o show_v it_o to_o all_o scholar_n that_o come_v unto_o he_o and_o so_o free_a in_o communicate_v the_o use_n thereof_o that_o some_o of_o we_o have_v opportunity_n by_o compare_v it_o with_o our_o hebrew_a bibles_n first_o to_o pick_v out_o the_o alphabet_n and_o then_o to_o read_v therein_o it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o hebrew_n tongue_n and_o word_n save_v the_o diverse_a reading_n with_o our_o bibles_n but_o write_v in_o a_o strange_a character_n namely_o the_o samaritan_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o have_v ancient_o be_v the_o hebrew_n till_o it_o be_v change_v by_o ezra_n at_o the_o return_n from_o captivity_n in_o this_o book_n be_v find_v a_o strange_a difference_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o generation_n before_o the_o birth_n of_o abraham_n both_o from_o the_o septuagint_n and_o our_o hebrew_a bibles_n before_o the_o flood_n by_o diminish_v the_o generation_n of_o jare_v methusalah_n and_o lamech_v it_o come_v short_a of_o we_o after_o the_o flood_n for_o the_o most_o part_n agree_v with_o the_o septuagint_n it_o much_o out-reckons_a we_o to_o be_v short_a it_o exceed_v in_o the_o upshot_n our_o computation_n 301_o year_n so_o that_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n fall_v according_a to_o it_o to_o be_v anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 4254._o agreeable_a whereto_o the_o 6000._o year_n from_o the_o creation_n will_v be_v complete_a anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1746._o and_o consequent_o antichrist_n 42_o month_n or_o 1260_o year_n will_v begin_v
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ch._n 3._o 17._o 17._o ver._n 15._o 15._o io._n 8._o 23_o â—e_z be_v from_o beneath_o beneath_o rev._n 21._o 24._o 24._o ch._n 17._o 16._o 16._o see_v ep._n 96._o p._n 881._o 881._o anno_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 47._o 17._o 17._o psal._n 111._o 111._o in_o this_o edition_n these_o beside_o some_o other_o be_v publish_v with_o some_o enlargement_n out_o of_o the_o original_a mss._n mss._n 1_o pet._n 5._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 3._o eccles._n 3_o 3_o chap._n 32._o â—uk_fw-mi 15._o joh._n 16._o 16._o wisd._n 9_o 9_o act._n 15._o 15._o job_n 13._o 7._o 7._o that_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n in_o 1_o cor._n 13._o and_o in_o other_o place_n be_v mean_v the_o gift_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n be_v clear_o prove_v by_o the_o learned_a dr._n hâ—â—â—â—ond_n and_o other_o other_o 1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o charity_n cover_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o thing_n thing_n jer._n 20._o 20._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 6._o charity_n rejoice_v not_o in_o iniquity_n iniquity_n num._n 12_o 12_o chap._n 10._o 10._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 3._o 1_o tim._n â—_o â—_o prov._n 14._o 14._o ecclus._n 35._o 35._o jam._n 2._o 2._o so_o some_o tender_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 6._o chap._n 30._o 30._o gal._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n etc._n luke_n 6._o 35._o 35._o rom._n 12._o 12._o luke_n 6._o 32._o 32._o micah_n 6._o 8._o 8._o â—_o cor._n 9_o 9_o ecclus._n 35._o 〈◊〉_d 32._o 32._o ecclus._n 35._o 35._o isaiah_n 58_o 58_o 2_o cor._n 9_o 9_o luke_n 6._o 6._o psal._n 10._o 10._o psal._n 17._o 17._o phil._n 3._o 3._o matth._n 6._o 6._o see_v this_o at_o large_a and_o particular_o relate_v in_o the_o appendix_n to_o mr._n mede_n life_n sect._n i._n i._n prov._n 11._o 11._o the_o title_n of_o the_o sermon_n be_v the_o decease_n of_o lazaruâ—_n lazaruâ—_n psal._n 112._o 112._o prov._n 19_o 17._o 17._o eccles._n 11._o 1._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 9_o 9_o hebâ—_n 10._o 10._o psal._n 112._o 112._o phil._n 3._o wâ—â—sâ—_n god_n â—s_v the_o 〈◊〉_d belly_n belly_n heb._n 13._o 13._o tit._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chap._n 3â—_n 3â—_n hebr._n 6._o 5._o â—_o â—_o 2_o tim._n â—_o â—_o ephes._n 3_o 3_o matth._n 7._o 7._o ezek._n 33._o 33._o io._n 5._o 42._o 42._o 1_o john_n 5._o 5._o chap._n 1._o 27._o 27._o psal._n 119._o 6._o i_o have_v respect_n unto_o all_o thâ—_n commandment_n commandment_n see_v discourse_n 43._o pag._n 238._o 238._o see_v book_n v._o chap._n 7._o which_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o essay_n or_o first_o draughâ—_n of_o his_o notioâ—s_n upon_o that_o subject_a subject_a chap._n 5._o 20._o 20._o see_v his_o defence_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n pag._n 349._o 349._o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la er._n ducaeum_n ducaeum_n febr._n 25._o 1635_o 6._o that_o learned_a tract_n of_o his_o about_o the_o number_n in_o dan._n 12._o be_v call_v by_o he_o revelatio_fw-la antichristi_fw-la it_o be_v finish_v by_o he_o three_o year_n before_o his_o death_n and_o in_o epistle_n 98_o write_v within_o less_o than_o two_o month_n before_o his_o death_n it_o be_v plain_a who_o he_o mean_v there_o by_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o antichrist_n see_v pag._n 882_o &_o pag._n 834._o 834._o 2_o thess._n 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 15._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 1._o grotius_n upon_o the_o place_n expound_v this_o phrase_n by_o that_o in_o plantus_fw-la vâ—â—_n venâ—us_a estâ—_n velum_fw-la verâ—ere_fw-la verâ—ere_fw-la non_fw-fr pillow_n i_o quicquam_fw-la nescire_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la quem_fw-la amem_fw-la plin._n plin._n prov._n 20._o 25._o 25._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 40._o 40._o verse_n 26._o 26._o in_o his_o character_n of_o the_o country_n parson_n ch._n 13._o 2_o sam._n 24._o levit._fw-la 3_o this_o concio_fw-la ad_fw-la clerum_fw-la now_o publish_v be_v preach_v anno_fw-la 1618._o 1618._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o heb._n 13._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 2._o chap._n 10._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 3._o jam._n 3._o 3._o jam._n 1._o 1._o psal._n 51._o 51._o in_o 1_o io._n 2._o 10._o it_o be_v render_v a_o occasion_n of_o sâ—umbling_v sâ—umbling_v in_o his_o de_fw-fr velandis_fw-la virginibâ—s_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3._o 3._o aliud_v perhaps_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n in_o 1_o cor._n 8._o 10._o 10._o gal._n 1._o 10._o the_o like_a be_v relate_v in_o the_o life_n of_o f._n paul_n of_o venice_n a_o person_n of_o eminent_a part_n of_o a_o clear_a head_n and_o profound_a judgement_n concern_v the_o constitution_n of_o his_o body_n de_fw-fr ordiâ—ario_fw-la stauâ—â—rè_fw-la giorui_fw-la alle_fw-mi volie_n tutâ—a_fw-fr la_fw-fr sâ—ttimana_fw-la senza_fw-it che_fw-it le_fw-fr parti_fw-la naturali_fw-la destinati_fw-la allâ—_n espulâ—ione_fw-la dâ—_n glâ—_n escrementi_fw-la sacessero_fw-la igor_n '_o officio_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n jaâ—â—_n 1._o 1._o 1_o thess._n 4._o 4._o luke_n 21._o 21._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 4._o heb._n 2._o &_o 7._o 7._o see_v this_o more_o large_o discourse_v of_o in_o his_o apostasy_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n time_n psal._n 137._o 137._o upon_o febr._n 1._o 1638_o 9_o 9_o 2_o king_n 22._o the_o preface_n to_o mr._n herbert_n remain_n observe_v of_o those_o 3_o pious_a person_n dr._n jackson_n mr._n herbert_n mr._n â—â—râ—ar_v that_o they_o speak_v prophetical_o of_o the_o like_a event_n event_n dr._n steward_n late_a dean_n of_o the_o royal_a chapel_n etc._n etc._n etc._n in_o his_o advertisement_n touch_v the_o controversâ—_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n england_n ibid._n ibid._n see_v book_n 4._o epist._n 2._o 2._o mr._n bedel_n afterward_o b_o of_o kilmore_n kilmore_n see_v book_n 4._o epist._n 29._o then_o cloud_n begin_v to_o gather_v in_o the_o north._n see_v his_o discourse_n upon_o act_n 5._o 3_o 4._o 4._o see_v book_n 1._o discourse_n 21._o 21._o and_o sometime_o thus_o where_o be_v the_o meal_n before_o the_o corn_n be_v ground_n ground_n of_o the_o preferment_n in_o ireland_n that_o be_v offer_v he_o vide_fw-la suprâ—_n suprâ—_n the_o thrice_o renown_a sir_n thomas_n rowâ—_n who_o after_o so_o many_o ambassage_n to_o almost_o all_o the_o prince_n and_o state_n in_o christendom_n and_o to_o the_o great_a emperor_n beyond_o christendom_n all_o which_o be_v manage_v with_o admirable_a dexterity_n and_o success_n and_o satisfaction_n be_v last_o of_o all_o ambassador_n extraordinary_a to_o ferdinand_n iii_o emperor_n of_o germany_n who_o give_v he_o this_o character_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o many_o gallant_a person_n of_o many_o nation_n but_o i_o sâ—arce_o ever_o meet_v with_o a_o ambassador_n till_o now_o now_o see_v the_o funeral_n sermon_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 6._o 9_o 9_o gen._n 41._o 32._o matth._n 18._o 19_o matth._n 6._o 9_o luke_n 11._o 2._o 2._o by_o which_o they_o be_v wont_n otherwise_o to_o render_v the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d once_o or_o twice_o in_o this_o place_n and_o eâ—â—â—wâ—â—re_v sometimes_o render_v the_o same_o word_n see_v isaiah_n 24._o 14._o micah_n 4._o 3._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 2._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d josh._n 24._o 19_o apoc._n 4._o 18._o ch._n 5._o 12._o v._o 13._o as_o gen._n 31._o 42_o 53._o psal._n 76._o 11._o so_o the_o chaldee_n use_v their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o more_o than_o once_o render_v i_o a_o h_o the_o name_n of_o god_n by_o it_o it_o so_o editio_fw-la complâ—_n andreaâ—_n &_o exempl_n 15._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jurâ—_n apoc._n 15._o 2._o 2._o mat._n 5._o 17._o 17._o according_a as_o in_o that_o matt._n 22._o 40._o on_o these_o two_o commandment_n viz._n to_o love_v god_n above_o all_o and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o hang_v all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n and_o in_o that_o luke_n 16._o 29._o they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n 1_o chron._n 29._o 11._o etc._n etc._n numb_a 16._o 37_o 38._o john_n 17._o 17._o v._o 18._o v._o 19_o de_fw-fr moâ—ogamia_n cap._n 12._o malach._n 1._o 6_o 8_o 12_o 14._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 11._o 11._o heaâ—â—_n the_o 〈…〉_z call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d catholic_n church_n church_n rom._n 12._o 2._o jam_fw-la 4â—_n 4._o 1_o john_n 2._o 15._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 2_o 3._o gal_n 6._o 14._o jam._n 1._o 27._o 1_o john_n 3._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 15._o ephâ—s_n 4._o 17._o to_o verse_n 25._o 25._o gemara_fw-la sanhedrin_n in_o perâ—k_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d maâ—em_fw-la hal._n mâ—lachim_n c._n 9_o vide_fw-la schick_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la regio_fw-la hebraeorum_n p._n 128_o 129._o act_n 10._o 〈◊〉_d &_o ch_z 11._o 3._o act_n 17._o 4._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la lib._n 6._o ca._n 6._o grac._n 〈◊〉_d see_v levit._n 17._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d disceâ—â—se_n xv._n xv._n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o put_v for_o oâ—_n and_o the_o sense_n then_o but_o indefinite_a indefinite_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d xenophâ—n_n in_o eam_fw-la classem_fw-la â—â—_o ascribe_v plutarâ—_n in_o solone_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o