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the_o four_o monarchy_n chap._n 2.35_o chap._n 7.13_o 14._o with_o 26_o 27._o a_o table_n of_o the_o most_o material_a thing_n handle_v in_o this_o book_n part_n i._o handle_v some_o thing_n of_o more_o general_a concernment_n as_o to_o the_o whole_a discourse_n chapter_n 1._o show_v the_o justifiableness_n of_o the_o enquiry_n p._n 1._o to_o 9_o chap._n 2._o prove_v that_o the_o mystical_a number_n of_o daniel_n and_o the_o revelation_n do_v hold_v forth_o a_o certain_a definite_a and_o determinate_a time_n p._n 9_o to_o 14_o chap._n 3._o clear_v and_o confirm_v our_o general_n distinction_n that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o beast_n tyranny_n relate_v to_o one_o time_n the_o end_n of_o the_o four_o monarchy_n to_o another_o p._n 14._o to_o 21_o part_v ii_o compute_v the_o time_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o show_v where_o the_o limit_a time_n of_o his_o tyranny_n end_v chap._n 1._o discuss_v some_o thing_n of_o more_o general_a concernment_n as_o to_o this_o particular_a question_n sect._n i._o state_v the_o question_n and_o show_v the_o ground_n we_o be_v to_o go_v upon_o for_o answer_v it_o viz._n the_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n wherein_o these_o differ_v and_o why_o the_o one_o number_n reckon_v by_o month_n the_o other_o by_o day_n p._n 21_o 22_o sect._n ii_o prove_v that_o both_o day_n and_o month_n be_v prophetical_a p._n 23_o sect._n iii_o show_v that_o the_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n and_o also_o begin_v and_o end_v together_o p._n 24_o to_o 28_o chap._n 2._o disprove_v the_o sundry_a false_a beginning_n of_o this_o epock_n sect._n i._n that_o the_o forty_o two_o month_n the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a p._n 28._o to_o 37_o sect._n ii_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o year_n four_o hundred_o forty_o two_o p._n 37_o 38_o sect._n iii_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v begin_v with_o the_o time_n when_o boniface_n be_v make_v universal_a bishop_n by_o phocas_n p._n 39_o 40_o chap._n 3._o state_v and_o confirm_v the_o true_a beginning_n sect._n i._n the_o true_a beginning_n fix_v anno_fw-la dom._n three_o hundred_o ninety_o six_o this_o to_o be_v the_o true_a be_v prove_v by_o two_o reason_n 1_o take_v from_o the_o harmony_n of_o mystical_a number_n 2_o from_o the_o eminent_a apostasy_n about_o this_o very_a time_n p._n 41_o to_o 48_o sect._n ii_o a_o three_o reason_n of_o our_o beginning_n take_v from_o the_o devastation_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n two_o thing_n prove_v 1_o that_o our_o account_n be_v to_o begin_v from_o the_o time_n this_o devastation_n begin_v 2_o that_o this_o be_v in_o the_o aforesaid_a year_n p._n 48_o to_o 56_o chap._n 4._o prove_v and_o confirm_v yet_o further_o our_o foregoing_a beginning_n sect._n i._n a_o four_o argument_n of_o our_o beginning_n take_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o beast_n horn_n wherein_o be_v show_v first_o when_o the_o horn_n begin_v to_o appear_v second_o that_o the_o rise_v of_o the_o horn_n must_v necessary_o be_v a_o little_a while_n after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o beast_n p._n 56_o to_o 61_o sect._n ii_o a_o objection_n make_v daniel_n see_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o little_a horn_n after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o ten_o here_o by_o way_n of_o digression_n be_v discourse_v of_o daniel_n little_a horn_n and_o it_o be_v prove_v that_o daniel_n little_a horn_n can_v signify_v mahomet_n or_o the_o turkish_a power_n p._n 61._o to_o 69_o here_o also_o occasional_o daniel_n king_n of_o the_o north_n and_o king_n of_o the_o south_n chap._n 11._o be_v discourse_v of_o p._n 69._o to_o 77_o sect._n iii_o prove_v that_o by_o daniel_n little_a horn_n can_v be_v mean_v william_n the_o conqueror_n take_v in_o with_o he_o the_o whole_a norman_a race_n of_o king_n sit_v on_o the_o english_a 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