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A03887	A briefe chronologie of the holie scriptures as plaine and easie as may be, according to the extent of the seuerall historicall bookes thereof. Comprised first in a few verses to a short vievve for some helpe of memorie: and afterward more particularly layd forth and explaned, for a further light to the course and proceeding of the holy sorte. With a catalogue of the holy prophets of God, as touching the times wherein they prophesied.	Aylett, Robert, 1583-1655?, attributed name.	1600 (1600)	STC 14; ESTC S490817	39,775	88

VVE haue seene already from the books of Ezra Nehemiah and Ester what was the state of the Iewes for the former part of these 490 yeares of Daniel and it may also be discerned frō Daniel himselfe Wherein though they had their troubles yet it was rather prosperous then aduerse and trouble some But as touching the middle part of the same 490 yeares that is from the time that Alexander of Macedonia had subdued the Persians vnder the Grecians the Iewes more more corrupting their wayes and the worship of God as it is euident by the prophesie of Malachie the last of the prophets whom God sent much about that time or not long before vehemently to reproue their most grieuous and enormious sinnes they are through the iust iudgement of God because of the hardnesse and impenitencie of their hearts heauily afflicted oppressed and spoyled by sundrie and diuerse heathen kings specially by the deuided successors of Alexander compared to ten hornes Dan. ch 7. 24. whom also in respect of the situation of Iuda he partly calleth Southerne kings namely those fiue Ptolomies who successiuely ruled in Egypt and partly he calleth them Northerne kings of the which three bare the name of Seleuchus and foure were called by the name of Antiochus with some difference of Sir-names who ruled in Syria according to that which we reade Dan. ch 8. and ch 10. and chap. 11. The fulfilling of which prophesie is plainely and plentifully testified by the records of verie manie heathen Historio graphers for the space of 149 yeares whose writings are extant among vs that is from the beginning of the Grecian monarchy by Alexāder to the end of the reigne of that most vile barbarous persecutor Antiochus Epiphanes with whom Daniel endeth his prophesie touching the speciall afflictions of Iuda chap. 11. verse 21. c. to the end of the chapter Reade also the first booke of Machabees chap. 1. vers 1. c. After that Alexander the Macedonian the son of Philip went forth of the land of Chittim and slewe Darius king of the Persians and Medes and reigned for him as he had before in Grecia he tooke great warres in hand c. and verses 8. 9. 10. 11. So Alexander had reigned 12 yeares when he died And his seruāts reigned euery one in his roome And they all caused themselues to be crowned after his death and so did their children after them manie yeares and much wickednesse increased in the world For out of these came the wicked roote euen Antiochus Epiphanes the son of K. Antiochus which had bene an hostage at Rome and he reigned in the 137. yeare of the kingdome of the Greekes And chap. 6. 16. King Antiochus died in the 149. yeare Now concerning the last part of the 490 yeares of Daniel that is to say frō the miserable end of Antiochus in his reigne to the death of our Sauiour Christ which was the space of 211 yeares the greater part was spent in the weakning and wasting of the Greeke monarchie partly by the ill successe of their warres against Iuda and partly by their wars among thēselues according to the prophesie of Daniel chap. 2. 41. 42. 43. 44. but chiefly by the Romanes who altogether subdued them according as Ezekiel prophesied that they should Reade ch 38. and chap. 39. These prophesies were fulfilled about threescore yeares before the seuentie seuens of Daniel were expired For so many yeares passed from the vtter suppressing of the Grecians broken Monarchie and the end of those yeares Now therefore albeit Iuda strengthened of God did frō the end of vile Antiochus his reign recouer their kingdome and gouernment and obtained the free possession of the citie of God by the mighty valour of Iudas Machabaeus read 1. Machab. chap. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. c. In his acts hee was like a Lion c. and ch 6. vers 58. 59. The heathen finding themselues to decrease dayly they consent that the Iewes should liue after their law as they did afore and they agree of peace Read also 2. Machab. chap. 10. 1. 2. 3. c. Machabaeus and his company through the help of the Lord wanne the Temple and the citie againe c. and chap. 15. 38. Thus farre concerning Nicanors matters and from that time the Hebrewes had the citie in possession And although the Romanes after they had gotten the souereigntie did nothing against the religion of the Iewes yet their estate euen at the best was full of miserie by reason of the manifold corruptions of Gods worship among themselues and because of their great wickednes in the course of their life specially among their high Priests leaders and guides For they were of diuers sects both Pharisies and Sadduces as we reade in the Gospell yea and Essaei also as other stories make mention Wherunto the Prophet Zacharie hath respect chap. 11. 8. where the Lord threateneth before hand that he would cut off three Shepheards in one moneth in so much as his soule lothed them c. Which also came to passe after they had shewed themselues obstinate and incorrigible euen to the reiecting of our Sauiour Christ. For hereby they prouoked God in the highest degree and therefore he sent the Romane armie in his wrath to take their nation vtterly away as we are herafter further to obserue concerning the proper time season thereof And thus we are come to the end of the 490 yeares comprended in the seuenty seuene of Daniel chap. 9. 24. c. Of the which the first seuen times seuen years that is 49 yeares were spent in the building of the Tēple three yeares being reckened till the foundation was layd the other 46 before it could be finished by reason of the great and often hinderances which the Iewes had as hath bene declared before Reade also Iohn 2. 20. Fortie sixe yeares was this Temple a building From thence were 67 seuens that is 434 yeares And last of all the Prophet reckeneth one seuen more of the which the latter halfe that is three yeares and a halfe were appointed by God to be the time from the Baptisme of our Sauiour Christ which was at the thirtith year of his age vnto his death which was at the 4. Passouer following after his baptisme For so we reade Luke chap. 3. verses 21. 22. 23. At his Baptisme saith the Euangelist he began to be about thirtie yeares of age But concerning the Passcouers in the times wherof our Sauiour Christ went vp to Ierusalem to the celebration of them we haue only three expresly and by name mentioned the first and third only by the Euangelist Iohn chap. 2. 13. The Iewes Passeouer was at hand therefore Iesus went vp to Ierusalem And againe chap. 6. 4. Now the Passeouer a feast of the Iewes was neare Neuerthelesse the second Passeouer is mentioned by the same Euangelist chap. 5. 1. After that there was a feast of the Iewes saith S. Iohn and Iesus went vp to