of_o egypt_n war_v in_o the_o end_n of_o josias_n reign_n wherein_o josias_n be_v slay_v 2._o reg._n 23.29_o his_o name_n be_v not_o record_v but_o he_o may_v well_o be_v nabuchodonosors_n father_n who_o berosus_n in_o josephus_n call_v nabulassar_n but_o josephus_n himself_o call_v he_o nabuchodonosor_n too_o in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n ninive_n be_v destroy_v and_o utter_o raze_v by_o he_o and_o assuerus_n tob._n 14.17_o whereupon_o afterward_o the_o king_n keep_v their_o court_n and_o resiance_n at_o babylon_n be_v call_v again_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n see_v my_o bibliotheca_fw-la historica_fw-la in_o monarchiarum_fw-la perioche_n 4_o nabuchodonosor_n king_n of_o babylon_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o jehioakims_n four_o year_n jer._n 25.1_o take_v from_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n all_o that_o he_o have_v between_o euphrates_n and_o nilus_n 2._o reg._n 24.9_o whereby_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n against_o who_o neco_n war_v and_o this_o king_n 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of_o this_o burden_n and_o the_o forbear_n of_o the_o iniquity_n be_v both_o plain_o express_v and_o also_o typical_o represent_v to_o be_v the_o besiege_n of_o the_o city_n jerusalem_n yet_o not_o the_o besiege_v simple_o for_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o siege_n they_o be_v in_o case_n good_a enough_o feel_v no_o punishment_n at_o all_o but_o that_o necessity_n when_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o siege_n the_o city_n grow_v to_o be_v in_o hard_a term_n and_o extreme_a famine_n and_o begin_v to_o consume_v in_o their_o iniquity_n then_o indeed_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o forbear_n of_o they_o be_v at_o a_o end_n his_o burden_n be_v lay_v down_o his_o rod_n take_v up_o and_o the_o punishment_n begin_v as_o god_n most_o plain_o expound_v the_o type_n himself_o vers_fw-la 16.17_o son_n of_o man_n behold_v i_o will_v break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o they_o shall_v eat_v bread_n by_o weight_n and_o with_o care_n and_o they_o shall_v drink_v water_n by_o measure_n and_o with_o astonishment_n because_o the_o bread_n and_o water_n shall_v fail_v they_o shall_v be_v astonish_v one_o with_o another_o and_o shall_v consume_v in_o their_o iniquity_n when_o and_o how_o true_o this_o be_v perform_v appear_v manifest_o jer._n 52.6_o now_o in_o the_o four_o month_n the_o nine_o day_n the_o famine_n be_v sore_o in_o the_o city_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o bread_n for_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n the_o city_n be_v break_v up_o etc._n etc._n and_o with_o this_o famine_n ezechiel_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n begin_v evident_o the_o lay_v down_o of_o the_o burden_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o iniquity_n under_o a_o other_o type_n 1_o son_n of_o man_n take_v thou_o a_o sharp_a knife_n and_o make_v it_o pass_v upon_o thy_o head_n &_o upon_o thy_o beard_n then_o take_v thou_o balance_n to_o weigh_v and_o divide_v the_o hear_v 2_o thou_o shall_v burn_v with_o fire_n the_o three_o part_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o city_n when_o the_o day_n of_o the_o siege_n be_v fulfil_v and_o thou_o shall_v take_v the_o other_o three_o part_n and_o smite_v about_o it_o with_o a_o knife_n and_o the_o last_o three_o part_n thou_o shall_v scatter_v in_o the_o wind_n and_o i_o will_v draw_v out_o a_o sword_n after_o they_o 3_o thou_o shall_v take_v of_o they_o a_o few_o in_o number_n and_o bind_v they_o in_o thy_o lap_n 4_o then_o take_v of_o they_o again_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o fire_n thereof_o shall_v a_o fire_n come_v into_o all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n 5._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n this_o be_v jerusalem_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o exposition_n follow_v after_o 9_o behold_v i_o will_v do_v in_o thou_o that_o which_o i_o never_o do_v before_o neither_o will_v i_o do_v any_o more_o the_o like_a because_o of_o all_o thy_o abomination_n 12_o the_o three_o part_n of_o thou_o shall_v die_v with_o the_o pestilence_n and_o with_o famine_n shall_v they_o be_v consume_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o this_o be_v perform_v before_o the_o take_n of_o the_o city_n as_o i_o show_v before_o 2._o reg_n 25.6_o a_o other_o three_o part_n of_o thou_o shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n round_o about_o thou_o which_o be_v in_o break_v of_o the_o wall_n and_o take_n of_o the_o city_n 2._o reg._n 25.7_o and_o the_o last_o three_o part_n i_o will_v scatter_v into_o all_o wind_n and_o will_v draw_v out_o a_o sword_n after_o they_o this_o be_v do_v vers_fw-la 8._o and_o the_o army_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n pursue_v the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o army_n be_v scatter_v from_o he_o here_o you_o see_v the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o punishment_n be_v the_o famine_n in_o the_o city_n wherewith_o no_o doubt_n they_o have_v be_v grievous_o consume_v before_o the_o city_n be_v take_v the_o city_n be_v take_v in_o the_o nine_o day_n of_o the_o four_o month_n of_o the_o year_n 3416._o which_o be_v from_o the_o 15._o day_n of_o the_o eight_o month_n of_o the_o year_n 3025._o being_n jeroboams_n first_o year_n 390_o year_n complete_a beside_o the_o three_o month_n and_o fifteen_o day_n of_o 3025._o which_o must_v go_v to_o make_v up_o jeroboams_n first_o year_n which_o be_v whole_o number_v in_o the_o article_n before_o and_o also_o beside_o the_o three_o month_n and_o nine_o day_n of_o 3416._o which_o must_v go_v likewise_o to_o make_v up_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n and_o follow_v to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o next_o article_n herewith_o also_o lump_n the_o 40._o year_n of_o judaes_n iniquity_n speak_v of_o by_o ezechiell_n cap._n 4._o vers_fw-la 6._o which_o begin_v with_o the_o 13._o year_n of_o josias_n as_o god_n himself_o show_v their_o beginning_n jer._n 25.3_o from_o the_o 13._o year_n of_o josias_n the_o son_n of_o amon_n king_n of_o juda_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n that_o be_v the_o 23._o year_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v come_v unto_o i_o and_o i_o have_v speak_v early_o unto_o you_o rise_v early_o and_o speak_a but_o you_o will_v not_o hear_v this_o day_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o be_v as_o appeareth_z vers_n 1._o the_o four_o year_n of_o jehoiakim_n and_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nabuchodonosor_n which_o be_v as_o he_o say_v the_o 23._o year_n of_o that_o computation_n for_o josias_n 19_o last_o and_o jehoiakims_n four_o make_n just_a 23._o add_v thereto_o 17._o to_o make_v up_o nabuchodonosor_n 18_o for_o jehoiakims_n 4._o be_v his_o first_o and_o there_o amount_v just_a 40._o and_o herewith_o also_o agree_v notable_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o r._n abraham_n the_o cabalist_n record_v namely_o that_o the_o temple_n stand_v 427._o year_n by_o our_o account_n the_o temple_n be_v found_v in_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o year_n 2988._o and_o it_o be_v desolate_v in_o the_o 5_o monthe_n of_o 3416._o the_o space_n between_o be_v just_a 427._o year_n full_a and_o complete_a beside_o the_o piece_n of_o the_o first_o year_n wherein_o it_o be_v found_v and_o the_o piece_n of_o the_o last_o year_n wherein_o it_o be_v destroy_v beda_n li._n the_o nat_n rerum_fw-la cap._n 66._o say_v that_o it_o be_v burn_v the_o 430_o year_n after_o it_o be_v begin_v to_o be_v found_v which_o differ_v but_o one_o year_n which_o perhaps_o beda_n add_v to_o make_v the_o numberfull_a and_o round_a both_o these_o account_n aswell_o of_o the_o 40._o year_n of_o judaes_n iniquity_n &_o of_o the_o 390._o of_o israel_n iniquity_n be_v confirm_v to_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o chronological_a table_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judae_fw-la &_o israel_n the_o eight_o article_n be_v record_v jer._n 25.11_o and_o this_o whole_a land_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o a_o astonishment_n and_o these_o nation_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babel_n 70._o year_n and_o also_o 2._o chro._n 36.2_o and_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n and_o his_o son_n till_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o persian_n have_v rule_v to_o fulfil_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremie_n until_o the_o land_n have_v she_o fill_v of_o her_o sabbothe_n for_o all_o the_o day_n that_o she_o lay_v desolate_a she_o keep_v her_o sabbothe_n to_o fulfil_v 70._o year_n this_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o iniquity_n set_v down_o by_o ezechiel_n cap._n 5._o as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o the_o 70._o year_n of_o captivity_n prophesy_v by_o jeremie_n which_o begin_v at_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o end_n at_o the_o take_n of_o babylon_n for_o at_o the_o take_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o become_v absolute_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n servant_n and_o so_o continue_v without_o interruption_n 70._o year_n as_o jeremie_n foreshow_v cap._n 25.11_o where_o
he_o say_v also_o that_o the_o land_n shall_v be_v desolate_a 70._o year_n at_o that_o time_n and_o before_o the_o land_n become_v desolate_a and_o therefore_o philo_n distinguish_v the_o desolation_n from_o the_o transmigration_n affirm_v that_o the_o captivity_n end_v 70._o year_n after_o the_o desolation_n and_o 81._o after_o the_o transmigration_n also_o ezechiel_n cap._n 40.1_o make_v the_o smite_v of_o the_o city_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o beginning_n of_o his_o general_a aera_fw-la and_o computation_n as_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o make_v the_o second_o captivity_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o special_a computation_n because_o then_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o king_n be_v carry_v away_o and_o therefore_o he_o call_v it_o our_o captivity_n and_o daniel_n in_o like_a sort_n cap._n 9.2_o make_v jeremies_n 70._o year_n to_o be_v the_o term_n and_o time_n of_o the_o destruction_n or_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o right_o so_o the_o holy_a 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