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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94356	Knovvledge of the times or, the resolution of the question, how long it shall be unto the end of wonders. By John Tillinghast, a servant of Jesus Christ.	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.	1654 (1654)	Wing T1179; Thomason E1467_1; ESTC R203797	191,673	390

within the greater of two thousand and three hundred years consisting of four hundred and ninety dayes for seventy weeks being reduced into dayes amount to the aforesaid number which according to the Prophetical way of speaking is so many years viz. four hundred and ninety years Two great knots we have here to untie 1 Whether these seventy weeks relate to Old Testament or New Testament times 2 In case they relate to the one or the other where are we to begin and where to end them As touching the first it is the opinion of a worthy man that this Prophesie is not to be understood of the times between the Babylonian Captivity and Christ but rather points out the Churches Restauration in New Testament times from its bondage and servitude under Antichrist But this I cannot receive 1 Because this opinion leaves us wholly destitute of Scripture-ground either for the making up the years of the world or for a right supputation of Daniels two thousand and three hundred years 2 Because the determination of the seventy weeks is clearly and evidently upon the Jewish Church where as this should be upon the Churches of the Gentiles This is evident from the words vers 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy City Thy people and thy holy City clearly denotes the Jewish Church and the City Jerusalem which was Daniels people and City to be h●re intended Nay it cannot be otherwise for these words coming in as an answer to Daniels prayer most surely that people and that City Daniel had been praying for is here meant Now this was not the Church and people of the Gentiles but of the Jews with the City Jerusalem as the very expressions of his prayer declare Object But the Prophets whilst they speak of the restauration out of Babylon temporal do mystically imply and under figures describe the restauration out of Babylon spiritual Therefore though it is a truth that Daniels praier was directed for restauration out of temporal Babylon yet notwithstanding was he closely under it led by the Spirit to the restauration out of Babylon spiritual Answ True the Prophets whilst they speak of the restauration out of Babylon temporal do indeed mystically imply and under figures describe the restauration out of Babylon spiritual this in the general is a truth but whilst there is an application made of this general Rule to this particular Prophesie it fails for our Author himself confesseth that Daniel in his prayer did cast in his thoughts the restauration out of Babylon temporal and therefore the seventy weeks from his own principle must have some relation to that at least-wise as a type of the other But a typical relation it could not be for the Text having expresly said that seventie weeks should seal up the Vision and Prophesie we are here by out off from looking after any Antitype or any other fulfilling of these words then what was betwixt the coming out of Babylon literal and the death of Christ therefore the relation they have to that time must necessarily be the whole intendment of the Prophesie 3 Because the Phrases vers 24. to finish transgression to make an end of sins to make reconciliation for iniquity to bring in everlasting Righteousnesse cannot without a manifest forcing be applid to any other time then that wherein Christ suffered 4 The Messiah the Prince vers 25 26. being called the most Holy vers 24. which is the Attribute of God alone it is not sufferable that the same should be applied as doth this opinion to the Waldensian Princes Zisca the Bohemian or any other creature To interpret the anointing the most Holy to be spoken not of any person but of things viz. the bringing in of Christs pure worship into his Church which is the sense of the Author of this opinion cannot be thought seeing the only anointed One spoken of in all this Prophesie is the Messiah the Prince who being a person the anointing the most Holy must be of some person not of things Nay it seems strange to me that the word Messiah signifying the anointed One and this whole Prophesie pointingat the Messiah it should once be thought that the anointing the most Holy can be meant of any other save the Messiah our Lord Jesus Christ himselfe And therefore learned Mede upon the words well saith There is saith he no interpretation of any passage in this Prophesie could seem so harsh but I would be content to admit it rather then yeeld that by Messiah the Prince here named should be meant any other then Christ our Lord and Redeemer For saith he I am perswaded that the Church of Israel in the Gospel and from them the Apostles took it had no other place of Scripture whence they did or could ascribe the Name of Christ or Messiah unto him they looked for but only from this of Daniel These are Mr. Medes words which carry a convincing demonstration along with them that the Messiah here spoken of must be Christ personally but this opinion we oppose neither doth nor can so hold 5 The Messiah the Prince or the anointed Governor to use our Authors term is not to be anointed until the seventieth week vers 24. Seventy weeks are determined to anoint the most Holy But according to the expresse and declared mind of the opinion we oppose the Messiah is to be anointed after seven weeks of the seventy i.e. nine and forty years are expired And indeed so considerable is this one Stone that if removed the very foundation yea the whole fabrick of this opinion goes to decay for neither will there be room found for the Waldensian Princes nor Zisca at the end of the seven weeks or nine and forty years in case the Messiah the Prince be not anointed till the seventieth or last week and this Stone needs not a hand to be put to it for the Text it self hath removed it in telling us that not seven but seventy weeks are determined to anoint the most Holy 6 The Messiah the Prince is said to be cut off but not for himself vers 26. what could more fitly have been spoken to signifie Christs dying for the sins of his people 7 And last To say no more The perplexednesse of this opinion which knows not certainly where to begin the seventy weeks whether with the Waldenses A.D. 1160. or afterwards in the time of Wickliffe 1370. argues the same to be no sure interpretation of this Prophesie Object 1. This Prophesie seemeth not to relate to Old Teastment times because in no place of the New Testament do we find it used against the Jews to prove the Messiah already come Ans 1. No more do we any where find throughout the New Testament that ever Christ or his Apostles did make improvement of the departure of the Scepter from Judah to convict thereby the obstinate Jews Is it meet that we say therefore there was nothing in that fore-shewing the time of Christs passion