Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	according_a	king_n	lord_n	1,260	5	3.7714	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61814	Breviarium chronologicum being a treatise describing the terms and most celebrated characters, periods and epocha's us'd in chronology, by which that useful science may easily be attained to / writ in Latin by Gyles Strauchius ... ; and now done into English from the third edition, with additions.	Strauch, Aegidius, 1632-1682.; Sault, Richard, d. 1702.	1699 (1699)	Wing S5941; ESTC R39107	274,730	510

of_o nabonnedus_n according_a to_o berosus_n 3._o from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cambyses_n according_a to_o the_o celestial_a character_n mention_v by_o ptolemy_n be_v account_v 9_o year_n 4._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n till_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n be_v account_v by_o ptolemy_n 209_o year_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 4176th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 4._o ☽_o 15._o if_o therefore_o 4175_o year_n be_v add_v to_o any_o certain_a year_n epocha_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n according_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o profane_a historian_n the_o product_n will_v show_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o if_o the_o say_v 4175_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o know_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n will_v show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v some_o who_o do_v it_o allow_v of_o any_o same_o whether_o the_o babylonian_a and_o persian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n be_v the_o same_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o persian_a and_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n but_o maintain_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o persia_n media_n assyria_n and_o babylon_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o all_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o how_o some_o among_o the_o learned_a can_v be_v misguide_v into_o this_o opinion_n §_o 2._o there_o be_v some_o who_o affirm_v that_o balthasar_n babylon_n whether_o balthasar_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v vanquish_v by_o cyrus_n in_o conjunction_n with_o darius_n the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n be_v misguide_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o ant._n of_o lib._n 10._o c._n 12._o ant._n josepus_n who_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v abilamerodach_n die_v in_o the_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n niglisar_n who_o reign_v 40_o year_n after_o his_o death_n succeed_v his_o son_n labosordach_n who_o die_v about_o 9_o month_n after_o the_o kingdom_n be_v devolve_v to_o balthasar_n who_o the_o babylonian_n call_v naboandel_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o bloody_a war_n against_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o darius_n king_n of_o media_n and_o whilst_o he_o be_v besiege_v in_o babylon_n be_v surprise_v by_o a_o most_o prodigious_a vision_n and_o not_o long_o after_o both_o balthasar_n and_o the_o city_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n who_o take_v babylon_n in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o balthasar_n etc._n etc._n but_o josephus_n be_v mistake_v in_o this_o relation_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o true_a berosus_n insert_v by_o app._n by_o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la app._n josephus_n himself_o for_o labosordach_n mention_v by_o josephus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o balthasar_n neither_o happen_v the_o conquest_n of_o cyrus_n under_o his_o reign_n neither_o do_v darius_n the_o median_a conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n but_o according_a to_o berosus_n and_o megasthenes_n be_v declare_v king_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n §_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o call_v in_o question_n by_o some_o whether_o darius_n the_o median_a mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n nabonnidus_n whether_o darius_n medus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n mention_v by_o herodotus_n and_o other_o historian_n because_o that_o nabonnidus_n be_v call_v by_o berosus_n the_o babylonian_a but_o darius_n be_v surname_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o median_a but_o since_o darius_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o belsazar_n who_o in_o profane_a history_n be_v call_v labosoradach_n and_o that_o the_o other_o historian_n have_v make_v nabonnidus_n or_o laponytus_n as_o herodotus_n call_v he_o it_o seem_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o these_o two_o name_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n especial_o since_o megasthenes_n say_v of_o the_o babylonian_n they_o declare_v nabonnichus_n a_o foreigner_n their_o king_n §_o 4._o henricus_fw-la buntingus_n with_o some_o other_o medus_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o xenophon_n concern_v darius_n medus_n rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n will_v make_v this_o darius_n medus_n the_o same_o with_o cyaxares_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n but_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o before_o §_o 5._o there_o be_v also_o many_o learned_a author_n who_o be_v mislead_v by_o josephus_n will_v have_v this_o astyages_n darius_n medus_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o astyages_n darius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o astyages_n and_o uncle_n to_o cyrus_n but_o though_o darius_n be_v original_o of_o media_n 1._o media_n d●n_n 9_o ver_fw-la 1._o yet_o he_o be_v not_o call_v king_n of_o media_n but_o of_o chaldaea_n and_o justin_n sufficient_o contradict_v this_o opinion_n when_o he_o say_v astyages_n have_v no_o male_a issue_n §_o 6._o according_a to_o berosus_n who_o fragment_n be_v insert_v by_o josephus_n cyrus_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v babylon_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n darius_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v well_o provide_v with_o provision_n sufficient_a to_o sustain_v a_o long_a siege_n the_o inhabitant_n bid_v defiance_n to_o the_o persian_n who_o at_o last_o have_v find_v mean_n to_o drain_v the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n which_o run_v through_o the_o city_n by_o divert_v its_o course_n into_o the_o adjacent_a marsh_n surprise_v the_o city_n herodotus_n relate_v that_o the_o persian_n the_o better_a to_o put_v their_o design_n in_o execution_n have_v pitch_v upon_o a_o day_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o festival_n among_o the_o babylonian_n they_o be_v bufy_v in_o dance_v and_o other_o jollity_n the_o prophet_n 27._o prophet_n cap._n 44_o v._n 27._o isaiah_n seem_v to_o have_v foretell_v this_o derivation_n of_o the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n when_o he_o say_v of_o cyrus_n that_o say_v to_o the_o deep_a be_v dry_a and_o i_o will_v dry_v up_o thy_o river_n as_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o their_o king_n be_v foretell_v by_o 31._o by_o c._n 51._o v._n 31._o jeremiah_n one_o post_n shall_v run_v to_o meet_v another_o and_o one_o messenger_n to_o meet_v another_o to_o show_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n that_o his_o city_n be_v take_v at_o one_o end_v and_o that_o the_o passage_n be_v stop●_n and_o the_o reed_n they_o have_v burn_v with_o fire_n and_o the_o man_n of_o war_n be_v affright_v etc._n etc._n §_o 7._o there_o be_v also_o a_o contest_v among_o the_o chronologer_n croesus_n whether_o cyrus_n conquer_v babylon_n before_o croesus_n whether_o cyrus_n conquer_v the_o babylonian_a empire_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v croesus_n or_o before_o justin_n relate_v that_o croesus_n assist_v the_o babylonian_n against_o cyrus_n who_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n march_v into_o lydia_n against_o croesus_n who_o be_v vanquish_v and_o take_v prisoner_n by_o he_o but_o herodotus_n say_v express_o that_o cyrus_n vanquish_v croesus_n before_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n and_o eusebius_n chronic._n eusebius_n chronic._n and_o julius_n solinus_n cap._n 7._o agree_v in_o opinion_n that_o the_o conquest_n of_o lydia_n happen_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o 58th_o olympiad_n 26._o olympiad_n c._n 25._o v._n 26._o jeremiah_n seem_v to_o favour_v the_o last_o when_o after_o he_o have_v mention_v all_o the_o other_o king_n before_o he_o say_v thus_o of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o king_n of_o sheshach_n shall_v drink_v after_o they_o §_o 8._o some_o of_o the_o chronologer_n make_v the_o first_o scripture_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cores_fw-la mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n which_o be_v in_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o first_o year_n of_o cores_fw-la they_o allege_v in_o their_o behalf_n that_o to_o reckon_v backward_o from_o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n jehoiachim_n when_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n complete_v exact_o the_o time_n of_o 70_o year_n and_o that_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n by_o cyrus_n and_o his_o deliverance_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o their_o captivity_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o 12._o of_o c._n 25._o v._n 12._o jeremiah_n

and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v when_o 70_o year_n be_v accomplish_v that_o i_o will_v punish_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o nation_n say_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o iniquity_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n and_o will_v make_v it_o perpetual_a desolation_n but_o i_o must_v needs_o give_v the_o preference_n to_o the_o opinion_n of_o scaliger_n who_o make_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o aera_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a out_o of_o 1._o of_o c._n 24._o v._n 1_o 2._o c._n 33._o v._n 21._o c._n 40._o v._n 1._o ezekiel_n and_o several_a other_o passage_n allege_v before_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 70_o year_n captivity_n mention_v under_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cores_fw-la must_v be_v account_v backward_o to_o the_o time_n of_o jehoiachim_n this_o time_n be_v in_o no_o wise_a agreeable_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o berosus_n and_o ptolemy_n babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n there_o be_v also_o another_o 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shall_v slip_v the_o observation_n of_o so_o many_o interpreter_n chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o consular_a dignity_n the_o character_n of_o this_o epo_n ha_o be_v 1._o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n 2._o the_o establishment_n of_o the_o consular_a dignity_n in_o rome_n 3._o the_o interval_n of_o 244_o year_n betwixt_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o this_o epocha_n as_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o livy_n messala_n corvinus_n and_o several_a other_o roman_a historian_n 4._o the_o first_o consulate_v of_o l._n junius_n brutus_n and_o l._n tarqvinius_n brutus_n the_o last_o of_o which_o enjoy_v this_o dignity_n but_o for_o a_o very_a little_a time_n be_v oblige_v to_o abdicate_v himself_o from_o the_o consulate_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n and_o affinity_n with_o the_o royal_a family_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o p._n valerius_n poplicola_n 5._o the_o king_n be_v banish_v rome_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o those_o of_o athens_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o pisistratides_n according_a to_o pliny_n lib._n 34._o c._n 4._o 6._o the_o first_o tarentin_n game_n after_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n be_v institute_v by_o valerius_n poplicola_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o valerius_n antias_n in_o censorinus_n c._n 17._o 7._o pythagoras_n of_o samus_n be_v in_o italy_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o l._n brutus_n free_v his_o native_a country_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n cic._n tusc_n 4._o 8._o soon_o after_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n capitolinus_n be_v dedicate_v by_o m._n horatius_n pulvillus_n who_o be_v choose_v colleague_n to_o poplicola_n after_o the_o death_n of_o brutus_n who_o be_v slay_v in_o the_o field_n according_a to_o 3._o to_o histor_n l._n 3._o tacitus_n and_o 1●_n and_o l_o 5._o c._n 1●_n valerius_n maximus_n 9_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o the_o calends_o of_o march_n tarquin_n the_o last_o of_o the_o roman_a king_n be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o city_n the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n be_v by_o the_o ancient_a roman_a historian_n fix_v to_o that_o day_n these_o and_o innumerable_a other_o character_n show_v the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n to_o have_v be_v coincident_a with_o the_o year_n 4206_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 6._o ☽_o 7._o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o spring_n which_o time_n we_o look_v upon_o as_o to_o be_v unquestionable_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o roman_a king_n if_o therefore_o from_o any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n be_v subtract_v 4205_o year_n and_o 2_o month_n the_o epocha_n any_o year_n give_v of_o the_o julian_n period_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o 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contract_v by_o fin._n by_o l._n 2._o de_fw-fr fin._n cicero_n in_o these_o follow_a word_n lucretia_n be_v ravish_v by_o the_o king_n son_n lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o herself_o the_o grief_n conceive_v at_o so_o extraordinary_a a_o action_n by_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n prove_v the_o real_a cause_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o city_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o brutus_n §_o 3._o the_o annual_a government_n of_o the_o roman_a consul_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o many_o character_n of_o time_n by_o the_o ancient_n have_v be_v very_o industrious_a in_o order_v the_o catalogue_n of_o these_o consul_n but_o they_o all_o be_v fall_v short_a from_o what_o have_v be_v do_v in_o this_o kind_n since_o in_o the_o year_n 1547_o the_o public_a record_n call_v tabulae_fw-la capitolins_n be_v find_v at_o rome_n which_o as_o it_o be_v suppose_v be_v first_o collect_v by_o verrius_n flaccus_n grammaticus_n by_o command_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o afterward_o publish_v under_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n cuspinianus_n carolus_n sigonius_n and_o onuphrius_n panvinius_n have_v the_o chief_a management_n in_o restore_v and_o order_v this_o catalogue_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o ingenuity_n and_o industry_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o four_o pair_n of_o consul_n that_o be_v want_v in_o these_o record_n i_o can_v but_o agree_v with_o calvisius_n in_o this_o point_n who_o attribute_n this_o defect_n of_o these_o four_o pair_n of_o consul_n to_o the_o irregularity_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_a calendar_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o first_o war_n betwixt_o the_o greek_n and_o persian_n or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o battle_n fight_v near_o marathon_n 1._o all_o the_o ancient_a author_n who_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o this_o war_n agree_v that_o the_o persian_n and_o greek_n be_v first_o engage_v in_o war_n after_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o city_n

sufficient_o apparent_a out_o of_o berosus_n that_o nabuchodonosor_n the_o son_n of_o nabopolassar_n carry_v the_o jew_n into_o captivity_n and_o that_o nabuchodonosor_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabuchadnezzar_n §_o 5._o and_o there_o be_v a_o exact_a harmony_n in_o the_o nabuchadnezzar_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n betwixt_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o fragment_n of_o berosus_n to_o wit_n of_o 43_o year_n for_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiachim_n be_v the_o eight_o of_o 12._o of_o 2_o reg._n 24._o v._n 12._o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o 37th_o of_o his_o captivity_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o first_o year_n of_o 35._o of_o 2_o reg._n 25._o 27._o jer._n 52._o v._n 35._o evilmerodach_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o forego_n year_n be_v the_o 36th_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiachim_n be_v the_o 43d_o and_o last_o of_o nabuchadnezzar_n §_o 6._o beside_o there_o be_v a_o remarkable_a difference_n in_o king_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o chaldaean_a king_n the_o name_n of_o these_o king_n betwixt_o the_o sacred_a and_o profane_a history_n but_o it_o appear_v sufficient_o out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o danicl_n that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n to_o change_v their_o name_n §_o 7._o there_o be_v no_o question_n that_o during_o the_o nabuchadnezzar_n of_o the_o vacancy_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n septennial_a vacancy_n of_o the_o throne_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n when_o he_o be_v drive_v from_o among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n 21._o man_n daniel_n 5._o v._o 21._o the_o queen_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v the_o supreme_a administration_n of_o affair_n herodotus_n speak_v much_o in_o commendation_n of_o a_o certain_a baylonian_a queen_n call_v nitocris_n which_o perhaps_o may_v have_v be_v the_o queen_n consort_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n §_o 8._o there_o be_v also_o some_o difference_n in_o the_o annal_n king_n of_o the_o difference_n in_o the_o annal_n of_o these_o king_n of_o the_o babylonian_a king_n for_o the_o same_o year_n which_o daniel_n call_v the_o three_o of_o jehoiachim_n be_v call_v by_o jeremiah_n the_o four_o of_o jehoiachim_n and_o in_o the_o ptolemaean_a catalogue_n nabopolassar_n have_v no_o more_o than_o 21_o year_n assign_v he_o for_o his_o reign_n whereas_o in_o the_o fragment_n of_o berosus_n his_o reign_n be_v extend_v to_o 29_o year_n unto_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o first_o sometime_o the_o incomplete_a year_n be_v take_v for_o the_o complete_a one_o second_o that_o sometime_o two_o have_v reign_v together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o three_o that_o the_o historian_n have_v not_o always_o be_v careful_a alike_o in_o set_v down_o the_o exact_a number_n of_o year_n chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o intervel_n of_o the_o 70_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n mention_v 2_o chron._n 36._o v._o 20_o 21._o jer._n 25._o 11._o c._n 29._o v._n 10_o etc._n etc._n 1._o this_o epocha_n or_o interval_n ought_v to_o be_v limit_v according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o the_o chronicle_n jeremiah_n and_o ezekiel_n 2._o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n ought_v to_o be_v fix_v to_o that_o time_n when_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n together_o with_o their_o king_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n 3._o when_o these_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_n to_o who_o jeremiah_n write_v his_o epistle_n from_o the_o one_a verse_n to_o the_o 11_o of_o the_o 24_o chapter_n 4._o when_o those_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_n of_o who_o many_o return_v afterward_o ibid._n 5._o ibid._n cap._n 25._o v._n 5._o 5._o when_o king_n jehoiachim_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o 8_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n 12._o nabuchadnezzar_n 2_o reg._n 24._o v._n 12._o 6._o it_o be_v the_o 9th_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n when_o the_o babylonian_a king_n sit_v down_o before_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v likewise_o the_o 9th_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o zedekiah_n 1._o zedekiah_n jer._n 39_o v._n 1._o 7._o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o 12_o of_o the_o captivity_n 21._o captivity_n ezek._n 33._o v._o 21._o 8._o the_o 21_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n 1._o solomon_n ezek._n 40._o v._o 1._o 9_o the_o 5_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n seem_v to_o be_v make_v coincident_a with_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o nabopolassar_n by_o ezekiel_n 2._o ezekiel_n c._n 1._o v._n 1_o 2._o 10._o in_o the_o 70th_o and_o last_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n cyrus_n be_v monarch_n not_o only_o over_o persia_n but_o also_o over_o babylon_n and_o of_o almost_o all_o asia_n so_o that_o he_o may_v well_o make_v use_n of_o these_o word_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v i_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o earth_n ezr._n 1._o v._o 2._o from_o whence_o we_o conclude_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o captivity_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n 4113_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 25._o ☽_o 9_o and_o that_o the_o say_a interval_n end_v in_o the_o year_n 4183_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n if_o therefore_o 4113_o or_o 4183_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o epocha_n to_o investigate_v the_o beginning_n and_o end_n of_o this_o epocha_n residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o this_o interval_n and_o if_o the_o say_a number_n be_v add_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o beginning_n or_o end_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v some_o who_o begin_v this_o epocha_n epocha_n of_o the_o difference_n concern_v the_o true_a beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n of_o the_o 70_o year_n captivity_n in_o the_o 13_o year_n of_o josiah_n which_o they_o end_v with_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n or_o the_o reign_n of_o cyrus_n they_o have_v be_v mislead_v into_o this_o error_n because_o jeremiah_n mention_n the_o 13_o year_n of_o josiah_n from_o which_o time_n they_o pretend_v be_v to_o be_v compute_v 70_o year_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o the_o 70th_o year_n after_o the_o 13_o of_o josiah_n cyrus_n though_o at_o that_o time_n king_n of_o persia_n yet_o be_v not_o sovereign_a of_o babylon_n how_o can_v he_o without_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n release_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o captivity_n §_o 2._o behmius_n dionysius_n petavius_n robertus_fw-la bailius_fw-la jehoiachim_n whether_o they_o begin_v with_o the_o 3_o d_o or_o four_o year_n of_o jehoiachim_n vossius_fw-la simson_n beroaldus_n with_o their_o follower_n fix_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n in_o the_o 3d_o or_o four_o year_n of_o king_n jehoiachim_n but_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o that_o 6._o that_o 1_o chron._n 36._o v._o 6._o jehoiachim_n be_v never_o carry_v to_o babylon_n as_o a_o captive_n but_o that_o during_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o only_o be_v tributary_n or_o under_o the_o subjection_n of_o 1._o of_o dan._n 1._o v._n 1._o nabuchadnezzar_n 1._o nabuchadnezzar_n 2_o reg._n 24._o v._n 1._o who_o also_o make_v war_n upon_o his_o son_n because_o the_o father_n have_v refuse_v to_o obey_v his_o command_n so_o that_o it_o be_v 12._o be_v 2_o reg._n 24._o v._n 12._o jehciachim_n who_o with_o the_o whole_a royal_a family_n and_o many_o thousand_o other_o jew_n be_v carry_v into_o captivity_n there_o be_v but_o one_o objection_n of_o some_o moment_n against_o we_o which_o be_v that_o if_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o interval_n of_o 70_o year_n be_v compute_v from_o the_o captivity_n of_o jehoiachim_n the_o same_o will_v not_o exact_o be_v correspondent_a in_o its_o period_n with_o the_o epocha_n of_o cyrus_n but_o this_o objection_n will_v be_v answer_v hereafter_o in_o its_o proper_a place_n when_o we_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n §_o 3._o eusebius_n chron._n eusebius_n in_o chron._n sulpitius_n severus_n johannes_n jerusalem_n whether_o from_o the_o first_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n funccius_n and_o hainlinus_n begin_v this_o epocha_n of_o 70_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o first_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o they_o have_v be_v sufficient_o refute_v by_o 107._o by_o man._n chronol_n p._n 107._o johannes_n behmius_n beside_o that_o funccius_n have_v found_v this_o hypothesis_n upon_o another_o no_o less_o erroneous_a than_o this_o to_o wit_n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n mention_v in_o scripture_n be_v the_o same_o with_o king_n nabopolassar_n