Antiochus Theos Such is the breede of the fourth Beast vvhich goeth to destruction Magas the brother of Ptolemy Philadelphus maryed a daughter of Soters him Soter vvas fayne to helpe in vvars agaynst the brother His sonne in lavv claymed to be King of Cyren pau in Att. Thereupon the â—vvo leggeâ— began to knocke one agaynst the other At the ende of tymes they agreedâ— and Berenice the daughter of Philadelphus vvas maryed to the King of the norths son Antiochus Theos to make 3641 of it But Selcucuâ— house pleaded that Cassander Lysimachus and Seleucus dyd vppon a common agreement conclude when they ouercame Antigonus that al Syria should be vnder Selcucus Polyb. 5. Then the PLESANT LAND fell to be troden coÌ„tinually of these two Legges PTOLE Philadelphus for him the 70 turned the Prophetes into Greke Much they altered Yeres Gen. 5. and. 11. they faigned 1350 least the ofteÌ„ halfyng of ages shoulde trouble the faithles For persoÌ„s they faine to Sem one Caynan â—an other Caynan betwene Arphaxad Selah Also they â—ayne Ioseph a third generation when Iacob came to Egypt and Ioseph had ben maried but nine y. This moued them They helde in coÌ„mon speech from Gen. 10. that 70 tonges families sprang by Chams cursse that therevpon Iacobs house went to Chams land with 70 soules Deu 32. That those 70 matched in value all families of the earth that none myght rule ouer  When Sel. placed Iewes â—remen in al the Cities which he buylt Iosep Aâ—â— 12. Chap. 3. Christ wrought the mystery of saluation and glory ouer Gog In that Iewes were skattered among Iapheâ—â— sonnes and Greke made a comÌ„on language 4     5     6     7 25    1  *   2     3   280  4     5  3650   6     7 26    1     2     3     4  *   5     6   270  7 27   IVB. 1  3660 ‡ Menander writeth that euyll spech marreth good maners 1 Cor. 15. Aratus writeth that we are the kinred of God Act 17. 22 2     3     4     5     6     7 28    1     2     3     4  3670   5     6     7 29    1     2     3     4     5     6     7 30 3680   1  Seleucus Callinicus K.   2     3     4     5     6     7 31    1   240  2     3  3690   Gabriels 70 SEVENS Iuda Stars of heauen Gog-horned WORLD Egypt-horned Before the birth of CHRIST  4  these Saduces come to extremity Dan. 8. The godly vvho vverâ—egrave contrary to these vvho said styl God marketh hath all vvritten in a Booke for them that feare God Mal. 3. Dan. 7. They did commonly vse in this age the terme of the WORLDE TO COME at the vvyng that therein stoode the perfect blessing R. Aba God comforted particulerly the efflicted by the prince of Magog Such as be vvritten in his booke in that all vvhich sleepe in the dust shall ryse the iust to glory euerlastyng and the other to shame euerlastyng Dan. 12. Accordyng to that the Martyrs vnder Antiochus Epimanes as the sones of Anna often mention the resurrection 1 Mach. 2. Mach. Iosippus The Epistle to the Ebrewes doth recorde properly theyr comfort that they vvould not be delyuered because they looked for the betterresurrection Cha 11. Pharises oppose them selues agaynst the Sadduces in an other extremitie vnskilfully They said that Moses receiued an other Lavv besides the vvritten geuen by traditioÌ„ vvhiâ—h from Iosuah Samuel Ezra and such came to them They vnitie but it vvoulde not stande For Theos had a former vvyfe named Laodicea vvho poysoned her Husbande and styrred her sonnes to kill Berenice vvhich in tyme they dyd and a childe of hers The Angell foretolde this Heathen Appian Iustin recorde it Christians shoulde better marke it Herein the tvvo Legges of the parted Kingdome of Iauan ioyned in mans seede cleaue no better together then Iron vvoulde vvith Clay Nab. foresavve that and vve mistake it SELEVCVS Callinicus is ouercome by Ptolemy Euergetes vvho spoyled his Countrey and caried his Nobles to Egypt as also the Angel foretold Sel. dyeth by a fal Iust 27. SELEVCVS Ceraunus and Antiochus Megas both set vpon Egypt but the first soone died After Megas setteth vpoÌ„ Grece clayming that his vvhich Selâ—ucus Nicator vvan from Lysimachus The Consul of Cittim or Rome foyleth him He spoyleth the PLESANT LAND and a Temple vvhere he is kilde Strab. 16. Iust 32. Mach. SELEVCVS Philopater is that taxer that vvithin fevv dayes is 3691 them rightly more then ouer al other Zohar vpon Ex. To auoyde danger by the king of Cham his land though of Iauans seede they altered the text R. Abra. in Kabalah PTOLEMY Philo. He set foorth an huge army agaynst Antiochâ—s Megas who fought with an other great army Pol. 5. 3 Mach. 1. Antiochus is discomfited that Berenices death myght fully be reuenged Notwithstandyng Philopator prospered not but is kylled by Cleomenes a banished king of Spart Antiochus Megas prospered suÌ„dry times against Ptolemy Epiphanes the sonne whom Philopater dying bequethed to the tutelage of Rome They compell Megas to be quiet who placeth in mariage to Epiphanes one cald DaÌ„ 11. Bath-Nasim a daughter of speciall womanhood Cleopatra the glory of a Countrey Thinking by the mariage to destroy his sonne in law But the daughter fauoureth the husband and both fauour Rome agaynst him Liuy 37.   5     6     7 23    1     2     3     4   230  5     6  3700   7 33    1     2     3     4     5     6     7 34  220  1     2  3710 IVB.  3   23  4     5     6    ‡ The booke of Iesus the sonne of Syrah is written which many be vsed as the writing of a
 140    49 1620  141    50   142  2310  51   143    52   144  ☞  53  230 145    54   146    55   147  ☞  56       57       58       59 1610      60     2320  61       62       63  240     64       65       66       67       68       69 1600      70     2330  71       72       73  250     74       75       76       77       78       79 1590      80     2340  81  After the PROMISE    WORLDE   Joseph Before the birth of CHRIST    from the Heathen Also in Paul and his systers sonne to vvhom all the vvorlde is beholden vvho by an Heathen saued Paul from the Iewes Andronicus Iunias Herodion are also in the euenyng of tymes noble deuiders of spoyles agaynst Satan Rom. 16 7. SAMSON of Dan is to the Philistines a Serpent by the vvay an Adder by the path byting the Horse heeles so that his rider shall fall back vvarde Ioseph is a fruiteful bough tvvo boughes vvhereof ech do reach vnto the vvall By reason of Manasses and Ephraim vvho not only make tvvo Tribes vvherby they had officers double and authoritie according but also encreased so in number that Ephraī ouermatched sōe vvhole Tribe and thereafter had his portion of the Holy land Compare vvith this Iacobs speache the blessing vvhervvith Moses blesseth the chyldren of Israel vvho speaking of Iosephs tvvo sons as tvvo Tribes omitteth Symeō because more thē tvvelue neyther he nor any Prophet reckoneth together Symeon for euyl behauiour at that time vvas vvorthiest to be vnnamed Aftervvardes Dan deserued most contempt that first brought in Idolatrie VVhē tvvelue Tribes be reckoned in Ap. 7 vvherof tvvo are for Ioseph that more thē 12 shoulde not be reckoned Dan is left out in detestation of his Idolatrie VVherefore some thought that the Antichrist shoulde come of Dan. In trueth he follovveth that Idolatrie by imtation is his sonne but in proprietie Abaddon Ap. 9 is of Cittim or Italy Nū 24 called in Ebrevv Adey-obed VVho 2341 father vvil also forgeue your trespasses But if you do not forgeue men their trespasses no more vvil your Father forgeue your trespasses Iesus praide for thē that crucified hym Father forgeue them for they knowe not what they do Luk. 23 34 VVhen they heard Peter they vvere pricked and gladly receyued his vvordes and vvere baptised and the same day there vvere added 3000 soules Act. 2 Steuen prayed for them that stoned him Lord lay not this sinne to their charge Act. 7. And Paul cōsented to his death and breathed threatninges against the brethren yet the lyght of the Lord shined about him cōuerted him he preached Christ Act. 9. Forgeue ye one an other as God in Christ forgaue you Eph. 4. HEZRON 1. Chro. 2 5. IOSEPH dyeth in Egypt being 110 Y. olde Gen. 50 26. By Fayth Ioseph vvhen he died made mention of the departyng of the Chyldren of Israel and gaue commaundement of his bones Heb. 12 22. His bones vvere buried in the lande of Promyse The Fathers also vvere remoued into Sychem and vvere put in the Sepulchers that vvas bought for money of Hamor the Sychemite Act. 7 16. The archers greeued Ioseph and shot hated him His Bovve abode in strength and his armes had a golden might through the God of Iacob vvhence he fed from the stone of Israel The blessinges of Iacob vvere stronger then the blessinges of his fathers Gen. 49.  82       83  260     84       85       86       87       88       89 1580      90     2350  91       92       93  270     94       95       96       97       98       99 1570      100     2360  101       102       103  280     104       105       106     ‡  107       108       109 1560      110     2370                  290                                         1550           2380                  300                                         1540           2390    After the PROMISE Moses   WORLDE    Before the birth of CHRIST    shall perishe in the ende at our Lordes appearyng 2. Thess 2. AS Christ is the chiefest of Eber vvhen at his birth Cittim in Augustus afflicted compelling Ioseph and Mary to repayre to their ovvne to vvne to be taxed and vnder Tiberius crucified euen the King of glory Reason vvoulde that the Kingdome by vvhich the Lord vvas killed should be continually punished both vvith manifest and spirituall Plagues The Empire of Rome both by Paul by the Apocalyps is discouered to afforde
94 14 ‡  67   95 15   68 1300  96 16   69   97 17 2530  70   98 18   71   99 19   72  20 100 20   73   101 21   74   102 22   75   103 23   76   104 24   77   105 25   78 1390  106 26   79   107 27 2540  80  Since the cōming from EGYPT Moses Egypt  WORLDE   Hosea Before the birth of CHRIST  108 28 As Moses lyft vp the Serpent in the Wildernes so must the Sonne of man be lyft vp Ioh. 3 14. NAASSON dieth Balaam speaketh of Christ his Starre his Scepter Nō 24. The 40 y. in the vvildernes is named in Ex. 16. No. 14. Deu. 1. Ios 5. Ne. 9. Psa 95. Act. 13. By fayth Phinehas stayed the Plague He begat Ezra Ez. 7. MOSES dieth Deut. 34. HOSEA Ioshua or Iesus of Ephraim ruleth 17 Y. and executeth the cursse Gen. 9. making Caanā a seruant to Sem. The Sunne stayed Hab. 3. The Sun lost his lyght Mat. 27. THE seuenth yeere the Lande shall rest Leui. 25. YF Iesus had setled the people in rest then vvould not Dauid after this haue spoken of an other rest VVe haue a great Sacrificer vvhich is entred into heauen euen Iesus the sonne of God Let vs study to enter into that rest Heb. 4 8. IESVS dieth 110 Y. olde OTHONIEL of Iuda iudgeth Israel 40 Y. Iud 3 11 40 Yeeres after the death of Iesus Othoniel iudgeth and reuēgeth the cause of Israel as a rare Captaine not as a cōtinual officer The high coūsel ordinary officers vver to rule vvherof Otho might be a special mā OTHONIEL the vanquisher of Chusan sheweth in good part that Iudah is a Lyon for Shiloh whom they obeyed not nor droue out the Heathen as Christ that Shiloh cōmaunded thē but learned of the Heathens workes and serued theyr Idols which were their ruine Psal 106 34. 2541 BALAAM speaketh of destruction to Amalek Edom. Moab Assur Cittim in the end OBED cōming to destructiō By Cittim afflicting Heber vvhose chiefe son Christ vvas he meaneth chiefly Italy vvhose first name vvas Cittim VVith this agreeth Ierom. The Hebrewes Onkelos Iarchi Ezra Sadaiah Isaac Rambā Bochai vvho saith he sealeth his prophecie in Abaddon Cittī vvhich is the povver of Rome c. as Paul doth 2. Th. and Ap. 9. in Abaddō 17. Balaam taught of a Beast myght teach that Beast Ap. 11. vvho is that bad Abaddon CALEB is 85 Y. olde Ios 14. IVBILEES BEGIN Thou shalt number seuen Sabbaths of yeeres vnto thee euen 7 times 7 yeres and the space of the 7 sabbaths of yeeres wil be 49 yeeres Then thou shalt cause to blow the Trumpet of the Iubilee in the 10 day the 7 moneth euen in the day of the reconciliation shal ye make the trūpet to blow throughout al your lande And ye shal hallowe that yeere euen the 50 yeere shall proclayme libertie in the land to all the inhabitaunts thereof It shall be the Iubilee vnto you and ye shal returne euery man to his possessiō to his familie For it is the Iubilee shall be holy vnto you Leu. 25. Seeyng euery promise of God in Christ is yea and amen the Iubilee must be referred to Christ his death sealing euery phrophesie Dan. 9. Therfore men are bound to marke the due accompt  81   109 29   82  30 110 30   83   111 31   84   112 32 ‡  85   113 33 ☞  86   114 34   87   115 35   88 1380  116 36   89   117 37 2550  90   118 38   91   119 39   92  40 120 40   93    1   94    2   95    3   96    4   97    5   98 1370   6   99    7 2560  100    8   101    9   102  50  10   103    11   104    12   105    13   106    14   107 Rest   15   108 1360   16   109   ☞ 17 2570 ☜ 110   1       2      60 3       4     Rest  5       6       7       8     1350  9       10  2580     11     Rest  12      70 13       14       15       16       17       18     1340  19       20  2590    Since the cōmyng from EGYPT Othoniel Ehud  WORLDE   Chushan Before the birth of CHRIST  21 * BY this time the elders are dead in 42 yeres after the conquest Here aboutes Moses house bringeth in Idolatrie for Ionathan the Nephew of Gerson the son of Manasses was Priest to the tribe of Dan vntill the transmigratiō of the land That is while the Arke was in Silo Iud. 18 30. IN this age though Phinehas were yet aliue they knew not God Iud. 20. Gibeah destroyed 65000. They folowed Baalim God solde them to their enemies SALMON begat Booz of Rachab now holy Eb. 11. S. Mat. citeth cōmon recordes EHVD of Beniamin a man lame of his right hande iudgeth Israel 80 yeeres Iud. 3 30. DO not thynke that Ehud ruled 80 yeeres for so you should deceiue your selfe Since the shortenyng of mans age to 70 or 80 yeeres none in Scripture is recorded to haue ruled any thyng neare 80 yeeres Iosepth in Egypt vvas the last in all the Scripture that bare rule so long a season But after the fourtie yeeres mentioned vnder Othoniel it vvas 80 yeeres to the ende of Ehuds affayres IVDA and Beniamin hauing the fyrst glory in defenders Othoniel and Ehud reuiue the memory of Iacobs last speche wherein they two are shewed to be the holders of their soyle as a Lion and a VVolfe vntyll Shiloh come euen to the euenyng Gen. 49. BENIAMIN had neede of great comfort after their great slaughter at Gibeah They 2591