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first_o and_o second_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n plain_o show_v that_o belshazzar_n reign_v but_o three_o year_n for_o it_o tell_v that_o in_o the_o three_o of_o belshazzar_n daniel_n be_v in_o shusan_n the_o royal_a city_n of_o persia_n it_o can_v be_v imagine_v he_o be_v there_o in_o belshazzar_n life_n time_n for_o his_o preferment_n and_o residence_n be_v in_o babylon_n till_o babylon_n fall_v but_o his_o come_n thither_o be_v by_o the_o transport_v of_o he_o thither_o by_o the_o persian_a monarch_n after_o he_o have_v conquer_v babylon_n who_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o vers_n 27._o have_v prefer_v he_o there_o and_o interest_v he_o in_o the_o king_n employment_n this_o say_v he_o be_v call_v the_o three_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n purposely_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v to_o give_v the_o first_o year_n of_o
5._o which_o horn_n be_v alexander_n the_o great_a so_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o second_o monarchy_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n be_v describe_v by_o a_o ram_n have_v two_o horn_n vers_n 3._o which_o two_o horn_n be_v interpret_v the_o king_n of_o media_n and_o persia_n vers_fw-la 20._o now_o as_o these_o two_o horn_n be_v both_o upon_o the_o ram_n together_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o push_v against_o the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n for_o otherwise_o why_o be_v he_o describe_v as_o push_v with_o two_o horn_n so_o must_v we_o conceive_v that_o cyrus_n king_n of_o the_o persian_n and_o darius_n the_o mede_n with_o their_o unite_a strength_n do_v push_n against_o the_o babylonian_n and_o overthrow_v they_o do_v according_o until_o by_o darius_n death_n the_o monarchy_n fall_v to_o cyrus_n alone_a reign_v together_o 3_o it_o be_v foretell_v to_o belshazzar_n dan._n 5.28_o that_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v divide_v betwixt_o the_o mede_n and_o the_o persian_n but_o in_o case_n the_o same_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n only_o then_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o there_o have_v be_v no_o division_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o where_o one_o have_v all_o be_v no_o divide_v yea_o far_o if_o cyrus_n have_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o monarchy_n till_o after_o darius_n death_n how_o then_o have_v belshazzar_n kingdom_n fall_v to_o he_o it_o have_v be_v darius_n his_o kingdom_n not_o belshazzar_n 4_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n chap._n 21._o make_v mention_n of_o two_o nation_n as_o spoil_v of_o she_o which_o two_o nation_n be_v the._n mede_n and_o persian_n vers_fw-la 2._o a_o grievous_a vision_n be_v declare_v unto_o i_o the_o treacherous_a dealer_n deal_v treacherous_o the_o spoiler_n spoil_v go_v up_o o_o elam_n besiege_v o_o media_n now_o observe_v elam_n be_v that_o province_n in_o which_o shushan_n the_o royal_a city_n of_o persia_n stand_v dan._n 8.2_o i_o be_v at_o shushan_n 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for_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o go_v set_v a_o watchman_n let_v he_o declare_v what_o he_o see_v vers_fw-la 7._o and_o he_o see_v a_o chariot_n with_o a_o couple_n of_o horseman_n a_o chariot_n of_o ass_n and_o a_o chariot_n of_o camel_n and_o he_o hearken_v diligent_o with_o much_o heed_n vers_fw-la 8._o and_o he_o cry_v a_o lion_n my_o lord_n i_o stand_v continual_o upon_o the_o watchtower_n in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o i_o be_o set_v in_o my_o ward_n whole_a night_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o behold_v here_o come_v a_o chariot_n of_o man_n with_o a_o couple_n of_o horseman_n and_o he_o answer_v and_o say_v babylon_n be_v fall_v be_v fall_v and_o all_o the_o grave_a image_n of_o her_o god_n he_o have_v break_v unto_o the_o ground_n 5_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a when_o the_o decree_n go_v forth_o for_o build_v the_o temple_n 2_o chron._n 36_o 22_o 23._o ezra_n 1.1_o 2._o be_v the_o very_a same_o year_n with_o that_o call_v the_o first_o of_o 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time_n that_o israel_n be_v first_o captivate_v be_v now_o finish_v dan._n 5.26_o and_o also_o because_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o set_v daniel_n upon_o prayer_n and_o fast_v dan._n 9.2_o 3._o the_o understanding_n by_o book_n in_o this_o first_o year_n of_o darin_n the_o mede_n that_o the_o seventy_o year_n be_v accomplish_v nay_o let_v i_o say_v it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o that_o the_o seventy_o year_n do_v expire_v with_o the_o first_o year_n of_o darius_n the_o mede_n when_o babylon_n be_v take_v and_o so_o consequent_o darius_n first_o year_n and_o cyrus_n first_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n because_o the_o forequoted_a prophecy_n jer._n 29._o be_v clear_a that_o after_o seventy_o year_n be_v expire_v israel_n shall_v return_v from_o babylon_n and_o jer._n 25.11_o 12._o speak_v it_o yet_o more_o clear_o that_o israel_n shall_v serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n but_o seventy_o year_n which_o so_o soon_o as_o accomplish_v god_n will_v punish_v 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several_a of_o the_o reason_n we_o have_v before_o lay_v down_o to_o disprove_v the_o former_a opinion_n fall_v with_o equal_a force_n upon_o this_o as_o may_v be_v show_v but_o i_o forbear_v because_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o text_n lie_v so_o direct_o against_o this_o that_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o be_v rehearse_v there_o be_v but_o one_o decree_n more_o that_o any_o can_v imagine_v and_o that_o be_v of_o artaxerxes_n in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o give_v forth_o to_o nehemiah_n of_o which_o we_o may_v read_v nehem._n 2._o now_o this_o as_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o commandment_n from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o which_o we_o be_v to_o begin_v this_o epock_n of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n my_o reason_n be_v 1_o because_o this_o commandment_n come_v forth_o in_o as_o solemn_a a_o manner_n as_o any_o of_o the_o other_o the_o first_o decree_n of_o cyrus_n come_v forth_o present_o upon_o daniel_n pray_v and_o mourn_v so_o do_v this_o upon_o 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within_o the_o great_a of_o two_o thousand_o and_o three_o hundred_o year_n consist_v of_o four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o day_n for_o seventy_o week_n be_v reduce_v into_o day_n amount_v to_o the_o aforesaid_a number_n which_o according_a to_o the_o prophetical_a way_n of_o speak_v be_v so_o many_o year_n viz._n four_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n two_o great_a knot_n we_o have_v here_o to_o untie_v 1_o whether_o these_o seventy_o week_n relate_v to_o old_a testament_n or_o new_a testament_n time_n 2_o in_o case_n they_o relate_v to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o where_o be_v we_o to_o begin_v and_o where_o to_o end_v they_o as_o touch_v the_o first_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o a_o worthy_a man_n that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o time_n between_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n and_o christ_n but_o rather_o point_n out_o the_o church_n restauration_n in_o new_a testament_n time_n from_o its_o bondage_n and_o servitude_n under_o antichrist_n 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