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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

gates of Ierusalem Nehem. 1. 1. it was the 49. after their returne according to the speech of the Angell Gabriell to Daniel alleadged before The reason of the hinderance of the Lords building euen so soone after the gratious commission of Cyrus king of Persia and Darius of the Medes it seemeth to haue bene this that Darius of the Medes dying shortly after and Cyrus following his warres abroad Artashasht the sonne of Cyrus called of Greeke writers Cambyses being king or Viceroy in peace at home was willing to hearken to the accusation of the Iewes aduersaries and so was Ahashuerosh also after him Ezra ch 4. 5. 6. 7. And this seemeth to be the cause of Daniels great griefe ch 10. 1. 2. 3. Moreouer the Iewes were too easily discouraged of themselues ouer slothfull as may appeare by the earnest reproofes which the Lord giueth thē by his holy Prophets Hag. chap. 1. 1. 2. c. and Zach. ch 1. 1. 2. c. Neuerthelesse so soone as they resumed the worke and at the instigation of the Prophets earnestly set vpon it according to that we reade further Ezra chap. 5. 1. 2. by the singular mercie of God they finde so gratious furtherance at the hands of Darius then king of Persia euen in the second yeare of his reigne and their labour so prospered that the house of God was finished in the sixt yeare of his reigne Ezra chap. 6. 1. c. verse 15. And in the 7. yeare of the same Darius called also Artashasht king of Persia Ezra commeth from him furnished a fresh as it were with a new supply yea with a most large augmentation of the kings fauour and bountie toward the people and house of God Ezra 7. vers 8. 9. c. to the end of the chapter NEHEMIAH IN the twentith yeare of his reigne the same Darius or Artashasht king of Persia granteth Nehemiah a newe commission for he is now Tirshatha or Commissioner from the king cha 8. 9. and chap. 10. 1. as was mentioned before for the perfecting of the whole building of the Lord whatsoeuer was wanting concerning any appurtenances to the Temple or touching the walles and gates of the whole citie Nehem. chap. 1. 1 c. and chap. 2. 1. c. The which seruice of perfecting finishing the whole worke he did through the blessing of God performe with all faithfulnesse and singular expedition that is i●… the space of 52 dayes by the willing and industrious diligence of the thousands of Iuda Thus wonderfully did the Lord from time to time prosper his worke in the hands of his seruants when they did earnestly set vpon it contrarie to all the malignant indeuours of the wicked Reade Nehem. 2. 17. chap. 3. 1. c. chap. 6. 1. c. 15. 16. And thus was the whole building of Ierusalem perfected at the end of the first seuen weekes of yeares as was obserued before in Ezra Nehemiah hauing brought the outward buildings to this perfection he remaineth still among the Iewes a gratious Gouernour and foster-father of Gods Church and people by the space of 12 yeares that is from the twentith yeare of Darius king of Persia to the 32. yeare of his reigne This Darius was the most bounteous benefactor which the Iewes euer had amōg all the heathen Princes vnder whose subiection they were We may not altogether vnfitly call him for honours sake the Iewes Constantine Reade Nehem. ch 5. 14. From the time saith Nehemiah that the King gaue me charge to be Gouernour in the land of Iuda from the twentith yeare euen to the 32. yeare of King Artashasht that is twelue yeares I and my brethren haue not eaten the bread of the Gouernour c. But rather I fortified a portion of the worke c. Moreouer there were at my table a hundreth and fiftie of the Iewes and rulers which came vnto vs from among the heathen c. Yea and though at the 32. yeare of Darius Nehemiah left the Iewes and returned to the king who was then by a newe stile written king of Babell Nehem. chap. 13. 6. yet so tender was his care ouer the people of God and so zealous was he of Gods glorie that he intreated leaue of the king to go to them againe Which request also he obtained of him How long this was after that he had left them it is not expressed neither yet how lōg he remained with them after he was come to them Only this is specified that hee renewed a worthie seruice among the people of God to the great honour and glorie of God and to the singular benefite of his people in reforming the abuses both of the house and Offices and also of the Sabbath of the Lord. Read chap. 13. 7. c. And thus the Iewes the people of God were in prosperous estate and gratiously protected and blessed of God vnder the reigne of the Persian kings as these books of Ezra Nehemiah do declare for the better half of those hundreth and thirtie yearés while their Monarchie combined with the Medes did continue As touching the latter part of their reigne it may probably be conceiued of vs that the kings of Persia which succeeded were no enemies to the people and true worship of God which their predecessors had so gratiously fauoured priuiledged and the rather because of the troubles which arose vnto them from the Grecians Dan. chap. 11. 2. 3. c. ESTER HEre let vs in a few words note by the way cōcerning the book of Ester that though it be placed in order after the booke of Nehemiah yet the notable and verie memorable historie of the Iewes wonderful deliuerance from the intended massacre of Haman described therein was by most likelihood fulfilled in the time of the reigne of Ahashuerosh mentioned before in the second chap. of Ezra verse 6. This Ahashuerosh in the booke of Ester and that Ahashuerosh in the booke of Ezra being all one And the deliuerāce was wrought in the twelfth or thirteenth yeare of the kings reigne as we read Ester chap. 3. verses 7. 13. In which history note these speciall things first that God would by the great danger which fell vpon the Iewes correct the slacknesse of them in returning to their owne land out of those prophane nations Secondly that Gods mercie was wonderfull in sparing of their liues And last of all the slacknesse of the people that were already returned to Ierusalem may hence be discouered in that notwithstanding Mordecay after their deliuerance was in high fauor with the king and very carefull for his part to procure the wealth of his people Ester chap. 10. 2. 3. they did for all that greatly foreslowe the building of the house of God as we haue seene before Thus much concerning the booke of Ester without interruptiō of the former course of the historie Now let vs go forward to the rest of the 490 yeares recorded before out of the prophesie of Daniel DANIEL