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p._n 103._o chronol_n mist_n in_o sole_a temp_n p._n 22._o some_o who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o lot_n their_o opinion_n must_v be_v false_a wâ—â—_n assert_v that_o by_o the_o divine_a command_n the_o sabbatic_a cycle_n be_v in_o use_n among_o the_o jew_n before_o the_o distribution_n of_o their_o land_n by_o lot_n first_o sabbatic_a year_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o in_o which_o the_o israelite_n be_v bring_v by_o moses_n to_o the_o border_n of_o jewry_n and_o land_n of_o canaan_n a_o little_a after_o the_o death_n of_o moses_n begin_v to_o enter_v and_o possess_v it_o under_o their_o captain_n joshua_n so_o that_o they_o will_v have_v this_o cycle_n to_o begin_v 7_o before_o what_o be_v assign_v by_o scaliger_n calvisius_n and_o before_o these_o eusebius_n but_o this_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o divine_a precept_n for_o the_o jew_n at_o that_o time_n do_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o although_o the_o tribe_n of_o reiâ—ben_n gad_n and_o ½_n of_o menass_n 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and_o that_o not_o altogether_o without_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o reference_n of_o its_o total_a destruction_n nevertheless_o jud._n nevertheless_o l._n 8._o c._n 18._o de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n josephus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v take_v five_o several_a time_n before_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o titus_n jerusalem_n say_v he_o be_v take_v five_o time_n before_o by_o asoch_n the_o egyptian_a king_n and_o after_o he_o by_o antiochus_n then_o by_o pompey_n and_o after_o these_o by_o herod_n and_o sosias_n who_o preserve_v the_o city_n but_o before_o that_o time_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v lay_v it_o quite_o desolate_a which_o sufficient_o contradict_v that_o vainglorious_a inscription_n mention_v by_o 154._o by_o inscr_n ant._n fol._n 154._o justus_n lipsius_n which_o be_v as_o follow_v imp._n tito_n caesari_n divi_z vespasiani_n f._n vespasiano_n aug_n pontifici_fw-la maximo_fw-la trib_o pot_n x._o imp._n xvii_o cos._n viii_o p._n p._n principi_fw-la svo_fw-la 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the_o siege_n and_o war._n how_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n perish_v in_o
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the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n some_o recede_v but_o one_o year_n from_o our_o assertion_n make_v the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o constantinople_n coincident_a with_o the_o year_n 331_o of_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o consulship_n of_o annius_n bassus_n and_o ablabius_n aegyptius_n concern_v which_o cons_n which_o fast_o cons_n onuphrius_n cite_v these_o follow_a word_n hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la v._o eid._n mai._n constantinopolis_n nova_fw-la roma_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n caesar_fw-la constantino_n maximo_fw-la pio_n felice_n augusto_fw-la dedicata_fw-la est._n but_o onuphrius_n opinion_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_a historian_n deserve_v in_o no_o wise_a any_o preference_n before_o we_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n §_o 9_o to_o reconcile_v the_o different_a opinion_n difference_n how_o to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n concern_v the_o beginning_n 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with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n it_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 10._o the_o design_n of_o const_n the_o great_a to_o increase_v empire_n concern_v the_o division_n of_o theâ—â—man_n â—â—man_z empire_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o old_a and_o new_a rome_n one_o in_o the_o western_a the_o other_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v very_o pernicious_a in_o the_o end_n this_o unadvised_a division_n have_v expose_v the_o empire_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o comit._n by_o c._n 40_o de_fw-fr comit._n onuphrius_n that_o const_n the_o great_a by_o remove_v the_o 15_o legion_n that_o guard_v the_o border_n of_o the_o danube_n and_o rhine_n have_v invite_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o frank_n to_o overrun_v the_o western_a empire_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n this_o epocha_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o mahomet_n from_o meccha_n which_o without_o contradiction_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 602_o or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5335_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o july_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n but_o this_o epocha_n be_v compose_v of_o lunar_a year_n consist_v of_o 354_o day_n 8_o hour_n and_o 864_o scruple_n its_o connection_n be_v very_o difficult_a with_o the_o julian_n year_n §_o 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n owe_v its_o offspring_n to_o hagar_n from_o whence_o the_o epocha_n the_o origin_n â—_o this_o epocha_n turk_n deduce_v their_o origin_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o same_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n from_o the_o city_n of_o meccha_n consult_v hottin_n in_o hist_n orient_n p._n 260._o &_o seq_fw-la §_o 2._o the_o turk_n compute_v their_o year_n by_o 12_o turk_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o turk_n month_n who_o name_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o moharram_n 2._o safar_n 3._o rabia_n prio_fw-la 4._o rabia_n poster_n 5._o jomada_n prior._n 6._o jom_n posterior_n 7._o rajab_n 8._o schaaban_n 9_o ramadan_n 10._o schawal_n 11._o dulkaadah_n 12._o dulheggiah_n chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n call_v common_o yezdejerd_v 1._o the_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o nabonassarean_a or_o ancient_a egyptian_a year_n 2._o this_o epocha_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o yezdejerd_n the_o son_n of_o schariar_n the_o last_o persian_a king_n 3._o the_o grecian_a epocha_n precede_v the_o persian_a 344324_o day_n and_o the_o arabian_a be_v 3624_o day_n before_o the_o persian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ulug_n beg_v a_o indian_a prince_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o river_n ganges_n 4._o the_o persian_a aera_fw-la be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1379th_o year_n and_o 3_o d_o month_n or_o 90_o day_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n according_a to_o alfraganus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o june_n on_o the_o three_o feria_n but_o because_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o year_n with_o the_o julian_n year_n be_v very_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v insert_v here_o §_o 1._o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o disposiition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n persian_a epocha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n every_o one_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o their_o month_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o add_v five_o day_n to_o the_o month_n aban_n which_o the_o astronomer_n common_o insert_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n the_o name_n of_o their_o month_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o fervadin_n 2._o ardabahesht_fw-mi 3._o chordad_fw-es 4._o tir._n 5._o mordad_fw-es 6._o sharivar_n 7._o mâ—her_n 8._o adan_n 9_o abur_fw-la 10._o dî_fw-la 11._o bâ—hmaâ—â—_n 12._o esfandarmod_n §_o 2._o this_o epocha_n have_v beyond_o all_o question_n its_o epocha_n the_o origin_n of_o this_o epocha_n beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o yezdejerd_n or_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345._o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n alfraganus_fw-la scaliger_n christmannus_n and_o several_a other_o be_v for_o the_o last_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o yezdejerd_n be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v by_o ottoman_a near_o the_o city_n of_o merga_n but_o the_o beforementioned_a vlug_n beg_v cite_v by_o gravius_n deduce_v its_o origin_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a or_o gelalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5792_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v compose_v of_o solar_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n 5_o hour_n 49_o minute_n and_o 53″_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o investigate_v its_o connection_n with_o the_o julian_n period_n you_o must_v subtract_v 5791_o year_n and_o 7_o month_n §_o 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v pure_o astronomical_a invent_v invent_v for_o what_o use_v this_o epocha_n be_v invent_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o find_v out_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n at_o which_o time_n the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o most_o solemn_a festival_n of_o which_o see_v 494._o see_v iâ—â—n_n pers_n part_n 2._o p._n 307._o &_o 494._o olearius_n §_o 2._o the_o persian_n make_v use_n of_o three_o several_a calendar_n the_o threefold_a persian_a calendar_n sort_n of_o calendar_n
lyra_n almost_o all_o the_o jewish_a writer_n but_o especial_o josephus_n 4._o josephus_n l._n 1._o anâ—_n c._n 4._o menasseh_n ben_fw-mi israel_n 18â—_n israel_n con_n p_o 18â—_n who_o cite_v a_o great_a number_n of_o his_o own_o countryman_n alphonsus_n testatus_fw-la torniellus_fw-la scaliger_n petavius_n helvicus_n bhemius_n maestlinus_n vobo_fw-la emmius_n calvisius_n philippus_n cinverius_n jacobus_n vsserius_n joannes_n temporarius_n hainlinus_n helwigius_n all_o the_o russian_n and_o other_o modern_a nation_n to_o which_o opinion_n we_o also_o subscribe_v §_o 7._o and_o we_o will_v allege_v here_o in_o short_a the_o argument_n assertion_n reason_n elledged_a fâ—r_n 〈◊〉_d assertion_n which_o common_o be_v or_o may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o opinion_n among_o which_o be_v some_o of_o the_o rabbi_n which_o contain_v more_o vanity_n than_o certainty_n 1._o because_o the_o patriarch_n in_o most_o ancient_a time_n always_o begin_v the_o year_n in_o autumn_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o jew_n will_v not_o without_o a_o express_a command_n begin_v their_o ecclesiastical_a year_n in_o the_o month_n of_o nisan_fw-la 2._o because_o the_o time_n of_o gather_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o without_o doubt_n be_v in_o autumn_n in_o palestine_n be_v call_v the_o revolution_n of_o the_o year_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 3._o because_o it_o be_v say_v 22._o say_v exod._n 23._o c._n 16._o 34._o c._n 22._o that_o the_o deluge_n begin_v in_o the_o second_o month_n to_o wit_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o be_v mention_v by_o 4._o by_o l._n 1._o c._n 4._o josephus_n to_o have_v be_v marchesvan_n or_o the_o second_o in_o autumn_n 4._o because_o the_o sabbatic_a and_o jubilean_a year_n begin_v in_o autumn_n which_o be_v institute_v for_o to_o let_v the_o ground_n rest_v during_o that_o time_n this_o ordination_n of_o god_n will_v appear_v not_o so_o suitable_a if_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n have_v begin_v in_o the_o spring_n 5._o because_o the_o day_n of_o expiation_n to_o be_v celebrate_v on_o the_o 10_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n seem_v to_o be_v institute_v in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n but_o if_o adam_n fall_n do_v happen_v in_o autumn_n consequent_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v about_o the_o same_o time_n 6._o because_o according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a institution_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v to_o be_v read_v in_o the_o same_o month_n tisri_n 7._o because_o the_o 2._o the_o in_o 3_o reg._n 8._o uâ—a_fw-la 2._o chaldean_a interpreter_n assert_n that_o the_o first_o autumnal_a month_n have_v also_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o world_n 8._o because_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o relation_n betwixt_o darkness_n and_o light_n as_o there_o be_v betwixt_o autumn_n and_o the_o other_o season_n of_o the_o year_n but_o darkness_n be_v before_o light_n and_o by_o consequence_n autumn_n before_o the_o rest_n 9_o because_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o tree_n that_o they_o contain_v their_o seed_n within_o they_o which_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v so_o congruous_o apply_v to_o the_o spring_n as_o to_o the_o autumn_n 10._o because_o rabbi_n eliezer_n and_o some_o other_o jew_n by_o transpose_v the_o first_o word_n of_o genesis_n interpret_v it_o thus_o according_a to_o their_o cabbala_n §_o 8._o dionysius_n petavius_n affirm_v that_o god_n commence_v moon_n whether_o the_o world_n be_v create_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o n._n moon_n the_o great_a work_n of_o creation_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 730_o on_o the_o 20_o day_n of_o october_n on_o the_o first_o feria_n and_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a on_o the_o 27_o of_o october_n on_o the_o second_o feria_n some_o hour_n after_o midnight_n and_o that_o consequent_o on_o the_o four_o day_n be_v the_o 29_o of_o october_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v create_v it_o appear_v somewhat_o in_o its_o decrease_v but_o it_o appear_v more_o probable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o world_n or_o at_o least_o the_o great_a luminary_n be_v create_v about_o the_o new_a moon_n so_o that_o our_o first_o parent_n see_v the_o moon_n cornicular_a before_o the_o first_o quarter_n and_o thus_o increase_a till_o the_o full_a moon_n whereas_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o full_a moon_n they_o must_v have_v see_v the_o moon_n first_o in_o its_o decrease_v and_o afterward_o in_o its_o increase_n and_o consequent_o in_o its_o retrograde_a course_n §_o 9_o the_o argument_n arise_v among_o the_o chronologer_n character_n of_o the_o difference_n among_o the_o chronologer_n concern_v the_o lunae-solar_a character_n concern_v the_o lunae-solar_a character_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n may_v convenient_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a class_n for_o there_o be_v some_o who_o altogether_o reject_v the_o consideration_n of_o these_o character_n among_o who_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o mystical_a chronology_n there_o be_v second_o not_o a_o few_o who_o fix_v these_o character_n depend_v on_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n 6._o a_o de_n doctr._n temp_v l._n 9_o c._n 6._o on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o mosaic_a hexaemeron_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o on_o the_o same_o day_n when_o the_o work_n of_o creation_n be_v begin_v both_o these_o great_a luminary_n do_v enter_v into_o one_o certain_a cardinal_n point_v of_o the_o sphere_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o dionysius_n 6._o dionysius_n de_fw-fr doctr._n temp._n l._n 9_o c._n 6._o petavius_n the_o three_o classis_fw-la consist_v of_o such_o as_o appoint_v the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o creation_n to_o the_o aequinox_n and_o principal_n lunar_a phasis_n this_o be_v the_o time_n when_o god_n create_v the_o great_a luminary_n some_o say_v jacobus_n capellus_n begin_v this_o time_n of_o the_o n._n moon_n and_o the_o aequinox_n on_o the_o first_o feria_n when_o the_o light_n be_v create_v but_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o more_o probable_a that_o they_o ought_v to_o begin_v on_o the_o four_o feria_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v create_v michael_n moestlinus_n and_o laurentius_n codomannus_n be_v constant_a adherer_n to_o the_o same_o opinion_n in_o the_o four_o place_n there_o be_v also_o some_o who_o appropriate_a these_o character_n to_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o second_o week_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v chron._n be_v in_o can._n chron._n vbbo_n emmius_n and_o temp._n and_o l._n 5._o emend_v temp._n scaliger_n neither_o aught_o in_o the_o 5_o place_n the_o opinion_n of_o mr._n william_n lange_n christ_n lange_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr enn._n christ_n to_o be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n who_o say_v thus_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v in_o the_o spring_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o first_o week_n of_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o first_o year_n to_o extricate_v ourselves_o in_o some_o measure_n out_o of_o these_o difficulty_n i_o see_v no_o better_a remedy_n than_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o most_o exact_a account_n that_o can_v be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o lunae-solar_a table_n with_o this_o caution_n not_o to_o insist_v so_o much_o upon_o these_o fictitious_a motion_n which_o as_o hainlinus_n well_o observe_v be_v only_o invent_v by_o the_o astronomer_n for_o better_a method_n sake_n than_o upon_o the_o true_a and_o real_a one_o according_o we_o have_v pursuant_n to_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o danish_a astronomy_n which_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o our_o mathematical_a table_n investigate_v the_o lunae-solar_a motion_n to_o begin_v with_o sunset_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o palestine_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr oct._n f._n h._n ′_o ″_o tempus_fw-la syz._n med_n a_o 764_o 27_o 2_o 7_o 36_o 20_o intervallum_n addendum_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 32_o 6_o tempus_fw-la 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