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descend_v whole_o unto_o cyrus_n the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n darius_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 9_o month_n cyrus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 30_o year_n cambyses_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 8_o year_n smerdes_n magus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 7_o month_n darius_n histaspis_n alias_o artaxerxes_n alias_o assuerus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 36_o year_n xerxes_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 20_o year_n artabanus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 7_o month_n darius_n artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 40_o year_n zerxes_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 2_o month_n sogdianus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 7_o month_n darius_n nothus_fw-la a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 19_o year_n artaxerxes_n mnemon_n alias_o memnon_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 40_o year_n darius_n ochus_n alias_o vagosus_fw-la a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 26_o year_n arsames_n son_n of_o ochus_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 4_o year_n darius_n arsami_fw-la filius_fw-la alias_o arbelas_n or_o melas_n a._n m._n 3426_o the_o time_n of_o their_o reign_n a._n m._n 3655_o 6_o year_n the_o first_o observation_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o artaxerxes_n be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o all_o
to_o build_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o second_o month_n and_o the_o second_o day_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 2._o para._n 3._o verse_n 1._o and_o 2._o the_o five_o age_n the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o babylon_n contain_v 432._o year_n whereof_o this_o be_v the_o demonstration_n king_n solomon_n reign_v after_o that_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n 37._o year_n 1._o king_n 11._o verse_n 42.2_o para._n 9_o verse_n 30._o but_o hereof_o we_o must_v abate_v one_o month_n and_o one_o day_n because_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o temple_n in_o the_o second_o day_n of_o the_o second_o month_n of_o the_o four_o year_n as_o be_v already_o prove_v roboam_n or_o rehoboam_n reign_v 17._o year_n 2._o par._n 12._o v._n 13._o abias_n reign_v 3._o year_n 1._o king_n 15._o verse_n 2._o asa_n reign_v 41._o year_n 1._o king_n 15._o verse_n 9_o and_o 10._o this_o asa_n be_v a_o virtuous_a and_o zealous_a prince_n he_o seek_v the_o lord_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n he_o depose_v maachah_n his_o mother_n from_o her_o regency_n because_o she_o have_v make_v a_o idol_n in_o a_o grove_n he_o break_v down_o the_o idol_n and_o stamp_v it_o and_o burn_v it_o at_o the_o brook_n kidron_n he_o gather_v all_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o the_o stranger_n and_o make_v they_o swear_v unto_o true_a religion_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n 2._o par._n 15._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la jehosaphat_n or_o josaphat_n reign_v 25._o year_n 2._o par._n 20._o ve_fw-la 31_o jehoram_n reign_v 8._o year_n 2._o par._n 21._o v._n 5._o 2._o kin._n 8._o ve_fw-la 26_o ochozias_n or_o ahaziah_n reign_v 1._o year_n 2._o kin._n 8._o verse_n 26._o athaliah_n the_o mother_n of_o ochozias_n reign_v 7._o year_n 2._o king_n 11._o verse_n 1._o and_o 21._o for_o king_n joas_n or_o jehoash_n be_v 7._o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v this_o athaliah_n destroy_v the_o king_n blood_n and_o be_v sister_n to_o wicked_a achab._n joas_n or_o jehoash_n reign_v 40._o year_n 2._o king_n 12._o verse_n 1._o amaziah_n reign_v 29._o year_n 2._o king_n 14._o verse_n 2_o azariah_n or_o ozias_n reign_v 52._o year_n 2._o king_n 15._o verse_n 2._o joatham_n or_o jotham_n reign_v 16._o year_n 2._o king_n 15._o ver_fw-la 33_o achas_n or_o ahaz_n reign_v 16._o year_n 2._o king_n 16._o verse_n 2._o ezechias_n reign_v 29._o year_n 2._o king_n 18._o verse_n 2._o manasses_n reign_v 55._o year_n 2._o king_n 21._o verse_n 1._o amon_n reign_v two_o year_n 2._o king_n 21._o verse_n 19_o josias_n reign_v 31._o year_n 2._o king_n 22._o verse_n 1._o joachaz_n or_o jehoahaz_n reign_v three_o month_n 2._o ki._n 23._o v._n 31._o joachim_n or_o jehoiachim_n or_o eliachim_n reign_v 11._o year_n 2._o king_n 23._o verse_n 36._o this_o eliachim_n be_v a_o very_a wicked_a man_n he_o be_v make_v king_n by_o pharaoh_n nechoh_o who_o turn_v his_o name_n to_o eliachim_n 2._o ki._n 23._o verse_n 34._o and_o 37._o in_o the_o day_n of_o this_o joachim_n begin_v the_o first_o captivity_n of_o the_o three_o whereof_o see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n next_o follow_v jehoiachim_n or_o jechonias_n or_o coniah_n the_o son_n of_o jehoiachim_n reign_v three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n 2._o par._n 36._o verse_n 9_o 2._o king_n 24._o verse_n 8._o jerem._n 37._o verse_n 1._o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o jechonias_n begin_v the_o second_o captivity_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v simple_o the_o name_n of_o captivity_n and_o therefore_o do_v i_o follow_v the_o same_o in_o this_o my_o supputation_n of_o the_o first_o age_n see_v the_o second_o book_n and_o first_o chapter_n in_o the_o four_o section_n sedechias_n or_o zedechias_n reign_v 11._o year_n 2._o king_n 24._o ve_fw-la 18._o he_o rebel_v against_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 20._o wherefore_o after_o the_o siege_n of_o two_o year_n nebuchad-nezar_a carry_v he_o captive_a to_o babel_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n his_o own_o eye_n be_v put_v out_o his_o son_n be_v first_o slay_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o then_o he_o be_v bind_v in_o chain_n and_o so_o lead_v away_o to_o captivity_n 2._o king_n 25._o ve_fw-la 1_o 2_o 7._o he_o be_v uncle_n to_o jechonias_n and_o his_o name_n be_v mattanias_n but_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n change_v it_o to_o sedechias_n 2._o kin._n 25._o verse_n 17._o the_o first_o addition_n we_o must_v first_o add_v to_o this_o supputation_n for_o the_o complement_n of_o the_o first_o age_n eleven_o year_n of_o the_o interreigne_n which_o be_v find_v want_v between_o the_o death_n of_o amaziah_n and_o the_o reign_n of_o azariah_n for_o so_o long_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o juda_n void_a as_o holy_a writ_n hear_v record_v i_o prove_v it_o thus_o amaziah_n reign_v 29._o year_n 2._o king_n 14._o verse_n 2._o and_o he_o begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o joash_n king_n of_o israel_n and_o live_v 15._o year_n after_o he_o 2._o king_n 14._o verse_n 1._o and_o 17._o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o joash_n be_v make_v king_n over_o israel_n in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o amaziah_n and_o he_o reign_v 41._o year_n 2._o kin._n 14._o verse_n 23._o let_v we_o adjoine_v hereunto_o that_o azariah_n begin_v his_o reign_n in_o the_o seven_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la 2._o ki._n 15._o verse_n 1._o and_o then_o perforce_o shall_v we_o find_v 11_o year_n want_v note_v from_o the_o death_n of_o amaziah_n till_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o azariah_n these_o thing_n i_o grant_v be_v very_o intricate_a yet_o if_o my_o word_n he_o well_o mark_v the_o reader_n may_v conceive_v the_o matter_n with_o all_o facility_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o interreigne_n be_v the_o traitorous_a conspiracy_n against_o amaziah_n 2._o king_n 14._o verse_n 19_o the_o second_o addition_n although_o jechonias_n in_o who_o i_o begin_v my_o supputation_n of_o the_o captivity_n be_v say_v in_o some_o place_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v reign_v but_o three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n yet_o do_v i_o ascribe_v one_o whole_a year_n to_o his_o reign_n my_o reason_n be_v this_o because_o he_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o to_o babel_n until_o the_o whole_a year_n be_v expire_v 2._o par._n 36._o verse_n 10._o these_o be_v the_o word_n and_o when_o the_o year_n be_v out_o king_n nabuchadnezzar_a send_v and_o bring_v he_o to_o babel_n with_o the_o precious_a vessel_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o make_v zedechiah_n king_n over_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n the_o first_o objection_n the_o scripture_n say_v in_o one_o place_n that_o jechonias_n reign_v but_o three_o month_n 2._o king_n 24._o verse_n 8._o in_o a_o other_o place_n that_o he_o reign_v three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n 2._o par._n 36._o verse_n 9_o in_o another_o place_n that_o he_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v 2._o king_n 24.8_o in_o a_o other_o place_n that_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 2._o par._n 36._o ve_fw-la 9_o all_o which_o can_v neither_o agree_v with_o three_o month_n nor_o yet_o with_o one_o only_a year_n the_o answer_n i_o answer_v that_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v when_o he_o be_v eight_o year_n old_a and_o reign_v ten_o year_n with_o his_o father_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n he_o reign_v three_o month_n and_o ten_o day_n which_o be_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o his_o age_n and_o so_o every_o text_n of_o holy_a writ_n be_v clear_a this_o my_o answer_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o express_a word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n 2._o king_n 25._o verse_n 8._o where_n it_o be_v say_v that_o nebuzaradan_n chief_a steward_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n come_v in_o the_o nineteenth_o year_n of_o the_o king_n reign_n to_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o city_n and_o to_o carry_v sedechias_n into_o captivity_n for_o jechonias_n be_v carry_v away_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n 2._o king_n 24._o verse_n 12._o and_o sedechias_n reign_v eleven_o year_n 2._o king_n 24.18_o this_o case_n be_v so_o evident_a as_o every_o child_n may_v perceive_v the_o same_o the_o reply_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n carry_v jehoiachim_n into_o captivity_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o yet_o do_v you_o ascribe_v eleven_o year_n to_o his_o reign_n the_o answer_n i_o answer_v that_o jehoiakim_n be_v carry_v away_o in_o the_o eleven_o year_n if_o we_o reckon_v from_o the_o time_n in_o which_o pharaoh_n necho_n make_v he_o king_n but_o in_o the_o three_o year_n if_o we_o reckon_v from_o that_o time_n in_o which_o
joatham_n amos_n prophesy_v against_o the_o nation_n adjacent_a to_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o ozias_n esaias_n prophesy_v against_o juda_n and_o jurasalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o joatham_n joel_n prophesy_v to_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ozias_n michaeas_n prophesy_v against_o jerusalem_n and_o samaria_n in_o the_o time_n of_o joatham_n nahum_n prophesy_v to_o the_o assyrian_n and_o ninivites_fw-la in_o the_o time_n of_o joatham_n abacuc_n prophesy_v against_o babylon_n and_o nabuchodonosor_n in_o the_o time_n of_o manasses_n jeremias_n prophesy_v to_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josias_n and_o zedechias_n sophonias_n prophesy_v against_o jurusalem_n and_o juda_n in_o the_o time_n of_o josias_n ezechiel_n prophesy_v to_o the_o captive_n in_o babylon_n in_o the_o time_n of_o joachim_n daniel_n prophesy_v to_o his_o country_n man_n in_o babylon_n in_o the_o time_n of_o joachim_n haggaeus_n prophesy_v to_o all_o the_o people_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o juda_n in_o the_o time_n of_o zorobabel_n zacharias_n prophesy_v to_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o juda_n in_o the_o time_n of_o zorobabel_n malachias_n prophesy_v to_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n &_o juda_n in_o the_o time_n of_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o captivity_n 〈…〉_o chap._n x._o contain_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o prophet_n call_v the_o great_a the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n the_o prophet_n esay_n be_v the_o son_n of_o amos_n not_o of_o that_o amos_n who_o be_v the_o three_o of_o the_o 12._o lesser_a prophet_n but_o of_o another_o amos_n have_v different_a character_n with_o the_o hebrew_n aug_n de_fw-fr civet_n libr._n 18._o cap._n 27._o hier._n in_o 1._o cap_n esaiae_n esay_n prophesy_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o juda_n that_o be_v to_o the_o two_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n and_o juda_n hier._n in_o 1._o cap_n esaiae_n esay_n who_o be_v also_o call_v azarias_n osee_n joel_n &_o amos_n prophesy_v at_o the_o self_n same_o time_n in_o the_o day_n of_o osias_n 3307._o joatham_n achas_n and_o ezechias_n king_n of_o juda_n hier._n in_o princ_fw-la esaiae_n the_o wicked_a king_n manasses_n cause_v the_o prophet_n esay_n to_o be_v saw_v in_o piece_n with_o a_o wooden_a see_v wherefore_o that_o which_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o ebrewes_n say_v of_o the_o torture_n of_o god_n saint_n that_o they_o be_v hew_v in_o sunder_o be_v very_o fit_o refer_v to_o the_o prophet_n esay_n hier._n lib._n 15._o cap._n 57_o in_o esaiam_n the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n jeremie_n prophesy_v to_o y_fw-fr e_o two_o tribe_n of_o juda_n &_o benjamin_n he_o foretell_v their_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n he_o begin_v his_o pprophecy_n in_o the_o day_n of_o josias_n 3380._o he_o continue_v the_o same_o in_o the_o day_n of_o joachim_n and_o until_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o sedechias_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o captivity_n orig._n hom_n 1._o in_o hier._n aug._n the_o ciu_o lib._n 18._o c._n 33._o between_o the_o time_n of_o jeremias_n and_o esaias_n be_v one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n hier._n lib._n 9_o cap._n 30._o in_o esaiam_n he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o helkias_n the_o priest_n cap._n 1._o jere._n v._n 1._o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v that_o whensoever_o the_o father_n or_o grandfather_n of_o any_o prophet_n be_v put_v in_o the_o title_n such_o a_o one_o be_v also_o a_o prophet_n himself_o gloss._n ordinar_fw-mi sophonias_n prophesy_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o jeremias_n athanas_n in_o synop_n aug._n the_o ciu_o lib._n 18._o cap._n 33._o jehoiakim_n king_n of_o juda_n burn_v the_o book_n which_o baruc_n write_v write_v at_o the_o mouth_n of_o jeremias_n in_o which_o book_n the_o prophet_n show_v what_o punishment_n god_n have_v determine_v to_o bring_v upon_o juda_n and_o israel_n if_o they_o will_v not_o return_v every_o man_n from_o his_o evil_a way_n and_o bring_v forth_o worthy_a fruit_n of_o repentance_n but_o jeremie_n at_o 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