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year_n 1461._o it_o revolve_v to_o the_o same_o place_n this_o year_n be_v by_o some_o call_v heliacal_a as_o belong_v to_o the_o moon_n and_o by_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o 15._o as_o the_o heathen_n be_v destitute_a of_o the_o year_n of_o plato_n great_a year_n light_n of_o scripture_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o world_n so_o they_o err_v strange_o about_o its_o end_n the_o great_a year_n of_o plato_n be_v a_o very_a notable_a fiction_n the_o stoic_n as_o well_v as_o the_o platonic_n think_v that_o the_o world_n must_v have_v natural_o a_o end_n when_o all_o the_o star_n be_v again_o revolve_v to_o the_o same_o point_n but_o what_o period_n of_o year_n this_o revolution_n may_v require_v be_v not_o as_o yet_o know_v even_o kepler_n himself_o despair_v of_o the_o possibility_n of_o this_o invention_n when_o he_o assert_n that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n be_v incommensurable_a with_o themselves_o §_o 16._o last_o as_o to_o aristotle_n great_a year_n some_o year_n of_o aristotle_n great_a year_n confound_v it_o with_o plato_n great_a year_n from_o which_o notwithstanding_o it_o differ_v which_o censorinus_n further_o thus_o speak_v of_o there_o be_v say_v he_o another_o year_n that_o aristotle_n call_v the_o great_a rather_o than_o the_o great_a which_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o planet_n constitute_v when_o they_o come_v together_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o they_o be_v before_o the_o winter_n of_o which_o make_v the_o world_n deluge_n and_o its_o summer_n will_v make_v the_o last_o conflagration_n etc._n etc._n but_o marsilius_n make_v mention_n of_o another_o real_a year_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n finish_v its_o circuit_n of_o transmigration_n which_o time_n they_o say_v be_v perform_v in_o 12000_o year_n to_o 3_o of_o which_o year_n the_o great_a year_n of_o the_o world_n be_v equal_a consist_v of_o 36000_o year_n wherein_o the_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la perform_v its_o course_n but_o peter_n 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tatianus_n ought_v to_o be_v follow_v before_o other_o according_a to_o the_o computation_n mention_v by_o eusebius_n chron._n eusebius_n lib._n 1._o chron._n 2._o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o these_o author_n but_o especial_o of_o castor_n 372_o year_n ought_v to_o be_v count_v betwixt_o inachus_n and_o sthenelus_n the_o son_n of_o crotopus_n 3._o the_o kingdom_n of_o argos_n fall_v after_o it_o have_v flourish_v 544_o year_n till_o the_o time_n of_o pelops_n 4._o after_o acrisius_n reign_v sthenelus_n 8_o year_n he_o be_v succeed_v by_o euristheus_n who_o reign_v 43_o year_n he_o succeed_v atreus_n and_o thyestes_n who_o reign_v 65_o year_n after_o who_o reign_v agamemnon_n who_o reign_n last_v fifteen_o year_n and_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n troy_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o greek_n according_a to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o abovementioned_a author_n 5._o upon_o the_o computation_n of_o these_o most_o ancient_a author_n scaliger_n have_v found_v his_o 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in_o former_a age_n in_o great_a renown_n among_o the_o greek_n yet_o if_o we_o rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o pausanias_n the_o first_o contend_v for_o the_o priority_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n §_o 2._o there_o be_v some_o who_o deduce_v the_o origin_n argivi_n the_o origin_n of_o the_o argivi_n of_o the_o argivi_n ouâ—_n of_o egypt_n but_o with_o the_o same_o uncertainty_n as_o most_o other_o nation_n inachus_n their_o first_o king_n however_o have_v be_v very_o famous_a in_o the_o ancient_a history_n as_o among_o other_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o these_o follow_a line_n of_o 3._o of_o lib._n 2._o carm._n od._n 3._o horace_n dives_fw-la ne_fw-la prisco_fw-la natus_fw-la ab_fw-la inacho_n nil_fw-la interest_n a_o pauper_fw-la &_o infima_fw-la de_fw-fr gente_fw-la sub_fw-la dio_fw-mi moreris_fw-la victima_fw-la nil_fw-la miserantis_fw-la orci_fw-la omnes_fw-la eodem_fw-la cogimur_fw-la omnium_fw-la versatur_fw-la urna_fw-la serius_fw-la ocyus_fw-la sors_z exitura_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la exilium_fw-la impositura_fw-la cymba_fw-la §_o 3._o the_o name_n and_o the_o king_n of_o argus_n and_o argus_n the_o name_n and_o order_n of_o the_o king_n of_o argus_n the_o time_n of_o their_o several_a reign_n be_v express_v in_o the_o follow_a table_n in_o which_o we_o have_v follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o eusebius_n in_o imitation_n of_o scaliger_n and_o petavius_n unto_o which_o be_v add_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n in_o which_o each_o of_o these_o king_n begin_v his_o reign_n name_n of_o the_o king_n time_n of_o their_o reign_n julian_n period_n according_a to_o pausanias_n inachus_n 50_o 2857_o  _fw-fr phoronaeus_n 60_o 2907_o phoroneus_n apis._n 35_o 2967_o argus_n argus_n 70_o 3002_o pirasus_fw-la criasus_n 64_o 3072_o phorbas_n phorbas_n 35_o 3126_o tropas_n triopas_n 46_o 3161_o jasus_n crotopus_n 21_o 3207_o crotopus_n sthenelus_n 11_o 3228_o sthenelas_n danaus_n 50_o 3239_o gelanor_n lynceus_n 41_o 3289_o danaus_n abas_n 23_o 3330_o lynceus_n proetus_n 17_o 3353_o abas_n acrisius_n 31_o 3370_o acrisius_n stheneleus_fw-la 8_o 3401_o etc._n etc._n euristheus_n 43_o 3409_o  _fw-fr ath._n &_o thyestes_n 65_o 3452_o  _fw-fr agamemnon_n 15_o 3517_o  _fw-fr §_o 4._o the_o ancient_n be_v much_o divide_v in_o their_o king_n various_a opinion_n concern_v the_o chronology_n of_o these_o king_n opinion_n concern_v the_o chronology_n of_o these_o king_n for_o pausanias_n hyginus_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n disagree_v with_o eusebius_n and_o those_o other_o abovementioned_a author_n pausanias_n mention_n several_a king_n not_o name_v by_o eusebius_n and_o omit_v other_o who_o be_v follow_v by_o hyginus_n and_o according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n there_o be_v no_o more_o than_o 400_o year_n to_o be_v compute_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n though_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o pausanias_n have_v be_v industrious_a in_o collect_v the_o history_n of_o the_o grecian_a king_n yet_o consider_v that_o his_o relation_n be_v not_o free_a from_o fable_n and_o incomplete_a the_o time_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o each_o of_o these_o king_n be_v leave_v out_o we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prefer_v the_o authority_n of_o eusebius_n in_o this_o case_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o cecrops_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o athens_n and_o his_o successor_n 1._o for_o want_v of_o more_o ancient_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n concern_v the_o epocha_n of_o cecrops_n its_o origin_n must_v be_v investigate_v partly_o out_o of_o eusebius_n partly_o out_o of_o the_o asiatic_a chronicle_n which_o be_v come_v to_o light_n but_o some_o year_n ago_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o marmora_fw-la arundeliana_n 2._o the_o time_n of_o cecrops_n be_v coincident_a with_o that_o of_o moses_n according_a to_o chron._n to_o in_o chron._n eusebius_n and_o eustachius_n hexamer_n eustachius_n in_o hexamer_n bishop_n of_o antiochia_n 3._o according_a to_o eusebius_n there_o be_v 375_o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cecrops_n till_o the_o time_n of_o mnestheus_n 4._o according_a to_o pausanias_n the_o same_o number_n of_o year_n ought_v to_o be_v account_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 5._o the_o succession_n of_o these_o king_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o make_v the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n coincident_a with_o the_o last_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o mnestheus_n the_o say_a city_n be_v take_v by_o the_o greek_n in_o the_o 22_o do_v year_n of_o his_o reign_n according_a to_o the_o marmora_fw-la arundeliana_n 6._o according_a to_o the_o computation_n of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n theseus_n reign_v near_o fifty_o year_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 7._o upon_o these_o and_o other_o character_n scaliger_n have_v found_v his_o computation_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 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introduce_v laocoon_n speak_v these_o follow_a word_n aut_fw-la hoc_fw-la inclusi_fw-la ligno_fw-la occultantur_fw-la achivi_fw-la aut_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o nostros_fw-la fabricata_fw-la est_fw-la machina_fw-la muros_fw-la inspectura_n domos_fw-la venturaque_fw-la desuper_fw-la urbi_fw-la §_o 4._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o destruction_n kingdom_n troy_n be_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o troy_n be_v comprehend_v only_o in_o one_o city_n but_o according_a to_o 13._o to_o l._n 13._o strabo_n the_o country_n under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o trojan_a king_n consist_v in_o nine_o large_a principality_n be_v call_v troja_n which_o be_v invade_v and_o conquer_v by_o the_o greek_n they_o at_o last_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o troy_n the_o capital_a city_n which_o have_v questionless_a introduce_v this_o mistake_n of_o convert_v this_o war_n which_o last_v in_o all_o ten_o year_n into_o a_o decennial_a siege_n §_o 5._o this_o epocha_n be_v so_o famous_a in_o most_o ancient_a ancient_n the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n be_v much_o celebrate_v among_o the_o ancient_n time_n that_o if_o we_o believe_v 1._o believe_v prâ—â—em_fw-la â—_o 1._o diodorus_n siculus_n this_o be_v the_o first_o term_n unto_o which_o the_o greek_a historian_n relate_v their_o most_o ancient_a and_o remarkable_a transaction_n and_o what_o have_v render_v this_o epocha_n the_o more_o famous_a to_o antiquity_n be_v that_o the_o conquest_n of_o troy_n be_v buy_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o so_o many_o brave_a and_o great_a hero_n from_o whence_o be_v arisen_a the_o proverb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o express_v by_o catullus_n troja_n nefâ—s_fw-la common_a sepulchrum_fw-la europae_n asiaeque_fw-la troja_n virûm_fw-la &_o virtutum_fw-la omnium_fw-la acerba_fw-la cinis_fw-la §_o 6._o the_o chronologer_n disagree_v also_o as_o to_o the_o true_a time_n of_o this_o epocha_n for_o beside_o the_o various_a epochâ—_n different_a opinion_n concern_v this_o epochâ—_n opinion_n allege_v by_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n porpoyrius_n have_v make_v the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n coincident_a with_o the_o reign_n of_o semiramis_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a 34._o contrary_a in_o chron._n cap._n 34._o johannes_n georgius_n herwart_n ab_fw-la hohenâ—urgh_n have_v put_v no_o more_o than_o seven_o age_n betwixt_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o christ_n but_o to_o set_v aside_o these_o extravagant_a notion_n there_o be_v three_o several_a opinion_n more_o which_o carry_v with_o they_o the_o great_a probability_n the_o first_o fix_v the_o take_n of_o troy_n in_o the_o 3530th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n which_o be_v also_o our_o opinion_n for_o reason_n allege_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n as_o well_o as_o of_o dionysius_n petavius_n and_o jacobus_n capellus_n the_o second_o be_v of_o josephus_n scaliger_n with_o his_o follower_n calvisius_n and_o emmius_n who_o affirm_v that_o troy_n be_v destroy_v in_o the_o year_n 3531_o of_o the_o julian_n period_n on_o the_o 22d_o of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2767._o the_o three_o opinion_n be_v of_o buntingus_n who_o maintain_v that_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o world_n 2787_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3532_o on_o the_o 21_o of_o june_n §_o 7._o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o trojan_a history_n be_v involve_v in_o great_a obscurity_n so_o its_o time_n remain_v troy_n king_n of_o troy_n as_o yet_o undetermined_a we_o be_v ignorant_a how_o long_a teucrus_n reign_v over_o that_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o follow_a table_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o from_o the_o time_n of_o dardanus_n son-in-law_n to_o teucrus_n till_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n under_o priamus_n there_o be_v a_o continual_a succession_n from_o father_n to_o son_n of_o six_o king_n for_o 296_o year_n  _fw-fr year_n an._n pe._n jul._n 1._o king_n teucrus_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 2._o dardanus_z his_o son-in-law_n 65_o 3234_o 3._o erichtonius_fw-la his_o son_n 46_o 3299_o 4._o tros_n his_o son_n 49_o 3345_o 5._o ilus_n his_o son_n 40_o 3394_o 6._o laomedon_n his_o son_n 44_o 3434_o 7._o priamus_n his_o son_n 52_o 3478_o from_o dardanus_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n 296_o 3530_o §_o 8._o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a dispute_n who_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o troy_n or_o ilium_n troy_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o troy_n the_o common_a opinion_n be_v that_o ilus_n the_o son_n of_o tros_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o this_o city_n according_a to_o which_o supposition_n troy_n have_v not_o stand_v a_o age_n and_o a_o half_a of_o this_o opinion_n be_v 174._o be_v l._n 13._o geor._n de_fw-fr regn._n troj_fw-la p._n 174._o strabo_n and_o conon_n in_o photius_n reinerus_n reineccius_n with_o some_o other_o attribute_v it_o to_o tros_n other_o go_v back_o as_o far_o as_o to_o king_n dardanus_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o honour_n of_o have_v lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o ilium_n or_o troy_n with_o who_o consent_v aen._n consent_v l._n 5._o aen._n virgil_n when_o he_o say_v thus_o dardanus_n iliacae_fw-la primus_fw-la pater_fw-la vrbis_fw-la &_o auctor_fw-la electrâ_fw-la ut_fw-la graji_n perhibent_fw-la atlantide_n cretus_fw-la advehitur_fw-la teucros_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n in_o both_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 30_o year_n of_o his_o age_n 3._o age_n 2_o sam._n 5._o v._n 4._o 3._o 2._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n precede_v the_o death_n of_o david_n 40_o year_n 27._o year_n ibid._n chron._n 3._o v._o 4._o c._n 30._o v._n 27._o 3._o the_o 44th_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n or_o the_o four_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 480th_o year_n after_o the_o go_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n 1._o egypt_n 1_o
reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 4._o the_o same_o 44th_o year_n be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n 1._o solomon_n 1_o reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 5._o the_o 81st_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o reign_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o of_o the_o 390_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n because_o solomon_n and_o his_o father_n reign_v each_o 40_o year_n 5._o year_n ezec._n 4._o v._o 5._o 6._o the_o reign_v of_o the_o successor_n of_o david_n in_o both_o kingdom_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o true_a synchronism_n of_o the_o sacred_a writ_n the_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n be_v involve_v in_o no_o small_a difficulty_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o david_n be_v reign_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 3654th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 14._o ☽_o 6._o 7._o if_o therefore_o the_o 3653_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o epocha_n to_o investigate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n and_o if_o 3653_o be_v add_v to_o the_o number_n of_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o product_n be_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o the_o interval_n betwixt_o the_o 3260th_o year_n of_o david_n difficulty_n concern_v the_o nativity_n â—f_n david_n the_o julian_n period_n when_o the_o jew_n first_o conquer_v palestine_n and_o the_o 3624th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n when_o david_n be_v bear_v be_v of_o above_o 360_o year_n and_o to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o salmon_n boatz_n obed_n and_o jesse_n involve_v the_o nativity_n of_o david_n in_o no_o small_a difficulty_n for_o the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o david_n be_v thus_o represent_v seque_fw-la represent_v ruth_n 4._o v._n 2d_o seque_fw-la and_o nashon_fw-mi beget_v salmon_n and_o salmon_n beget_v booz_n and_o booz_n beget_v obed_n and_o obed_n beget_v jesse_n and_o jesse_n beget_v david_n so_o that_o every_o one_o of_o these_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v beget_v child_n when_o they_o be_v near_o 100_o year_n old_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o nashon_fw-mi enter_v palestine_n with_o joshua_n 12._o joshua_n numb_a 1._o v._n 7._o c._n â—_o v._o 3._o c._n 7._o v._n 12._o lyra_n salianus_n genebrardus_n catharinus_n jansenius_n esthius_n and_o their_o proselyte_n to_o remove_v this_o difficulty_n have_v substitute_v two_o more_o of_o the_o same_o name_n with_o boaz_n but_o in_o vain_a since_o the_o same_o genealogy_n be_v repeat_v in_o three_o several_a other_o place_n to_o wit_n 1_o chron._n 2._o v._o 11_o 12._o in_o st._n matth._n 1._o v._n 4._o in_o st._n luke_n 3._o v._o 32._o our_o opinion_n be_v that_o without_o have_v recourse_n to_o these_o tergiversation_n it_o may_v rational_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o ancestor_n of_o david_n beget_v child_n in_o their_o old_a age_n as_o 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year_n together_o with_o his_o father_n jeroboam_n of_o 8._o of_o 1_o reg._n 16._o v._n 8._o ella_n that_o he_o reign_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o his_o father_n baasha_n the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o 52._o of_o 1_o reg._n 22._o v._n 52._o ahaziah_n and_o ahab_n of_o jehoshaphat_n and_o jehoram_n 2_o reg._n 3._o v._n 1._o of_o this_o there_o be_v a_o evident_a example_n in_o 21._o in_o 1_o reg._n 16._o v._n 21._o amri_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v 12_o year_n to_o wit_n include_v the_o time_n that_o thibni_n assume_v the_o royal_a dignity_n it_o be_v further_a observable_a that_o in_o the_o chronology_n of_o these_o king_n the_o computation_n begin_v not_o always_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o reign_n but_o from_o some_o remarkable_a epocha_n or_o revolution_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o 1._o that_o 2_o chron._n 16_o v._o 1._o baasha_n come_v up_o against_o ramah_n in_o the_o 36th_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o asa_n when_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o die_v in_o 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2_o 3779_o 27_o 1_o simri_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3783_o 31_o 1_o amri_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3790_o 38_o 1_o ahab_n  _fw-fr 12_o 3793_o 1_o jehoshaph_n 4_o 25_o 22_o 3809_o 17_o 1_o ahaziah_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3810_o 18_o 1_o jehoram_fw-la  _fw-fr 12_o 3814_o 1_o jehoram_fw-la 5_o 8_o  _fw-fr 3821_o 1_o ahaziah_n 12_o 1_o  _fw-fr 3822_o 1_o athaliah_n 1_o jehu_n 6_o 8_o 3828_o 1_o jehoash_fw-mi 7_o 40_o  _fw-fr 3850_o 23_o 1_o jehoahat_fw-la  _fw-fr 17_o 3864_o 37_o 1_o joash_n  _fw-fr 16_o 3865_o 1_o amaziah_n 2_o 29_o  _fw-fr 3879_o 15_o 1_o jerob_n two_o  _fw-fr 41_o 3905_o 1_o azariah_n 27_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3942_o 38_o 1_o zacharias_n 52_o 6_o m._n 3943_o 39_o 1_o shallum_n  _fw-fr 1_o m._n 3943_o 39_o 1_o menahem_fw-mi  _fw-fr 10_o 3954_o 50_o
same_o other_o opinion_n concern_v the_o same_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o sacred_a writ_n and_o yet_o disagree_v with_o we_o in_o our_o hypothesis_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o the_o abovementioned_a ibid._n abovementioned_a ibid._n computation_n of_o 480_o year_n betwixt_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n leave_v of_o egypt_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v only_o account_v the_o year_n of_o each_o of_o the_o judge_n that_o rule_v over_o israel_n without_o include_v the_o several_a interval_n of_o their_o bondage_n oâ—_n anarchy_n ludovicus_n capellus_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n but_o above_o all_o other_o 7._o other_o isag_n châ—on_n c._n 7._o gerhardus_fw-la johannes_n vossius_fw-la patronize_v this_o fiction_n allege_v from_o the_o author_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n his_o intention_n have_v be_v only_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o those_o time_n the_o israelite_n be_v govern_v by_o moses_n joshua_n the_o judge_n and_o king_n without_o take_v any_o notice_n of_o those_o interval_n when_o the_o israelite_n live_v in_o servitude_n the_o memory_n of_o which_o can_v not_o but_o be_v very_o dreadful_a to_o they_o but_o this_o appear_v to_o i_o a_o very_a frivolous_a reason_n since_o i_o can_v see_v why_o the_o time_n and_o interval_n may_v not_o be_v insert_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n as_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o servitude_n itself_o beside_o that_o according_a to_o this_o supposition_n both_o the_o time_n and_o circumstance_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n must_v have_v be_v pass_v by_o in_o silence_n they_o be_v much_o more_o dreadful_a than_o the_o anarchy_n and_o interval_n of_o servitude_n of_o the_o israelite_n §_o 3._o there_o be_v also_o other_o who_o maintain_v that_o the_o time_n some_o begin_v this_o interval_n from_o another_o time_n the_o computation_n of_o these_o 480_o year_n ought_v to_o be_v interpret_v not_o from_o the_o time_n they_o pass_v through_o the_o 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jacob_n from_o a_o people_n of_o strange_a language_n judah_n be_v his_o sanctuary_n and_o israel_n his_o dominion_n the_o sea_n see_v it_o and_o flee_v jordan_n be_v drive_v back_o which_o have_v induce_v lautentius_fw-la codomannus_n to_o affirm_v the_o abovementioned_a term_n of_o 480_o year_n have_v its_o beginning_n not_o till_o that_o time_n when_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n have_v its_o peculiar_a inheritance_n assign_v to_o they_o according_a to_o which_o supposition_n he_o compute_v from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o israelite_n leave_v of_o egypt_n 599_o year_n and_o sabellicus_n melchior_n canus_n and_o michael_n moestlinus_n account_v 592_o year_n dionysius_n petavius_n temp._n petavius_n lib._n 9_o de_fw-la doctr._fw-la temp._n compute_v 520_o year_n by_o add_v 40_o year_n the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o desert_n to_o the_o 480_o year_n but_o petavius_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o abovenamed_a chronologer_n have_v put_v a_o wrong_a sense_n upon_o the_o phrase_n of_o the_o whole_a scripture_n in_o these_o two_o passage_n of_o deut._n 4._o and_o psalm_n 114_o which_o they_o allege_v as_o parallel_v to_o one_o another_o there_o be_v not_o intend_v the_o least_o distinct_a account_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o israelite_n go_v out_o of_o egypt_n but_o only_o mention_v in_o general_a term_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n to_o be_v understand_v from_o the_o time_n of_o their_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n as_o for_o instance_n in_o numb_a 33._o v._n 38._o it_o be_v say_v and_o aaron_n the_o priest_n go_v up_o into_o mount_n hor_n at_o the_o commandmont_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o die_v there_o in_o the_o forty_o year_n after_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o five_o month._n §_o 4._o dionysius_n petavius_n and_o some_o other_o who_o pretend_v to_o enlarge_v this_o computation_n of_o 480_o year_n allege_v that_o it_o be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o calculation_n writ_n whether_o this_o computation_n of_o 480_o year_n be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o sacred_a writ_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o interval_n of_o bondage_n of_o the_o israelite_n but_o these_o gentleman_n have_v neglect_v what_o have_v long_o ago_o be_v observe_v by_o some_o interpreter_n that_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o bondage_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v include_v in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o judge_n and_o that_o sometime_o several_a tribe_n have_v have_v their_o several_a judge_n so_o that_o two_o or_o more_o have_v be_v their_o head_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o confirm_v which_o let_v we_o look_v into_o the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n c._n 4._o v._n 2._o where_o it_o be_v relate_v that_o the_o israelite_n live_v in_o subjection_n undeâ—_n jabin_n twenty_o year_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n it_o be_v add_v and_o deborah_n a_o prophetess_n the_o wife_n of_o lapidoth_n she_o judge_v israel_n at_o that_o time_n who_o can_v be_v so_o much_o beyond_o himself_o as_o to_o suppose_v that_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o their_o bondage_n ought_v to_o be_v separately_z compute_v beside_o the_o time_n of_o deborah_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o another_o passage_n in_o the_o the_o same_o book_n where_o it_o be_v say_v of_o samson_n 20._o samson_n judge_n 15._o 20._o be_v judge_v israel_n in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o philistine_n 20_o year_n §_o 5._o though_o it_o be_v not_o always_o requisite_a in_o judge_n how_o the_o 480_o year_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o king_n and_o judge_n a_o chronologer_n to_o give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o all_o the_o particular_a interval_n of_o time_n when_o the_o whole_a be_v beyond_o question_n yet_o for_o the_o better_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o curious_a we_o will_v represent_v in_o the_o follow_a table_n several_a opinion_n of_o some_o of_o our_o modern_a chronologer_n concern_v these_o interval_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n be_v compute_v year_n according_a to_o  _fw-fr petavius_n be_v vos_fw-fr wil._n lang._n we_o scripture_n proof_n moses_n 40_o 40_o 40_o 40_o numb_a 14._o v._n 33._o joshua_n 14_o 26_o 14_o 17_o  _fw-fr the_o senior_n 10_o  _fw-fr 13_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr bondage_n under_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr chushan_n 8_o 8_o 8_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr othniel_n 40_o 40_o 40_o 40_o judg._n 3._o v._o 10._o seruit_fw-la under_o the_o moab_n 18_o 18_o 0_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ehud_n 80_o 80_o 80_o 80_o judg._n 3._o v._o 20._o bond._n under_o jabin_n 20_o 20_o 0_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr deb._n &_o bar._n 40_o 40_o 40_o 40_o judg._n 4._o v._o 4._o seruit_fw-la under_o the_o midian_a 7_o 7_o 0_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr gideon_n 40_o 40_o 40_o 40_o judg._n 8._o v._o 32._o abimelech_n 3_o 3_o 40_o 3_o judg._n 9_o v._o 22._o thola_n 23_o 23_o 3_o 23_o judg._n 10._o v._o 2._o jair_a 22_o 22_o 23_o 22_o judg._n 10._o v._o 3._o seruit_fw-la under_o the_o ammonit_a 0_o 18_o 22_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr jephtha_n 6_o 6_o 18_o 6_o judg._n 12._o v._o 7._o ibzan_n 7_o 7_o 6_o 7_o judg._n 12._o v._o 9_o elon_n 10_o 10_o 7_o 10_o judg._n 12._o v._o 11._o abdon_n 8_o 8_o 18_o 8_o judg._n 12._o v._o 14._o bond._n under_o the_o philist_n 0_o 40_o 20_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr samson_n 20_o 20_o 3_o 20_o judg._n 15._o v._o 20._o eli_n 20_o 40_o  _fw-fr 40_o 1_o sam._n 4._o v._n 18._o sam._n &_o saul_n 40_o 32_o 20_o 40_o act_n 13._o v._o 21._o david_n 40_o 40_o 20_o 40_o 2_o sam._n 5._o v._n 4._o solomon_n 4_o 3_o 4_o 4_o 1_o reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o sum_n 520_o 667_o 479_o 480_o  _fw-fr chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o three_o hundred_o and_o ninety_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mention_v in_o ezec._n chap._n
of_o nabonnedus_n according_a to_o berosus_n 3._o from_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n till_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cambyses_n according_a to_o the_o celestial_a character_n mention_v by_o ptolemy_n be_v account_v 9_o year_n 4._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n till_o the_o time_n of_o cyrus_n be_v account_v by_o ptolemy_n 209_o year_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 4176th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 4._o ☽_o 15._o if_o therefore_o 4175_o year_n be_v add_v to_o any_o certain_a year_n epocha_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n of_o the_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n according_a to_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o profane_a historian_n the_o product_n will_v show_v the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o if_o the_o say_v 4175_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o know_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n will_v show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v some_o who_o do_v it_o allow_v of_o any_o same_o whether_o the_o babylonian_a and_o persian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n be_v the_o same_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o persian_a and_o babylonian_a epocha_n of_o cyrus_n but_o maintain_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o year_n he_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o persia_n media_n assyria_n and_o babylon_n which_o be_v repugnant_a to_o all_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o i_o how_o some_o among_o the_o learned_a can_v be_v misguide_v into_o this_o opinion_n §_o 2._o there_o be_v some_o who_o affirm_v that_o balthasar_n babylon_n whether_o balthasar_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v vanquish_v by_o cyrus_n in_o conjunction_n with_o darius_n the_o king_n of_o the_o mede_n be_v misguide_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o ant._n of_o lib._n 10._o c._n 12._o ant._n josepus_n who_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v abilamerodach_n die_v in_o the_o 18_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o his_o son_n niglisar_n who_o reign_v 40_o year_n after_o his_o death_n succeed_v his_o son_n labosordach_n who_o die_v about_o 9_o month_n after_o the_o kingdom_n be_v devolve_v to_o balthasar_n who_o the_o babylonian_n call_v naboandel_n he_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o bloody_a war_n against_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n and_o darius_n king_n of_o media_n and_o whilst_o he_o be_v besiege_v in_o babylon_n be_v surprise_v by_o a_o most_o prodigious_a vision_n and_o not_o long_o after_o both_o balthasar_n and_o the_o city_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n who_o take_v babylon_n in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o balthasar_n etc._n etc._n but_o josephus_n be_v mistake_v in_o this_o relation_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o the_o fragment_n of_o the_o true_a berosus_n insert_v by_o app._n by_o lib._n 1._o contra_fw-la app._n josephus_n himself_o for_o labosordach_n mention_v by_o josephus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o balthasar_n neither_o happen_v the_o conquest_n of_o cyrus_n under_o his_o reign_n neither_o do_v darius_n the_o median_a conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n but_o according_a to_o berosus_n and_o megasthenes_n be_v declare_v king_n of_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n §_o 3._o it_o be_v also_o call_v in_o question_n by_o some_o whether_o darius_n the_o median_a mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n nabonnidus_n whether_o darius_n medus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n be_v the_o same_o with_o nabonnidus_n mention_v by_o herodotus_n and_o other_o historian_n because_o that_o nabonnidus_n be_v call_v by_o berosus_n the_o babylonian_a but_o darius_n be_v surname_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o median_a but_o since_o darius_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o belsazar_n who_o in_o profane_a history_n be_v call_v labosoradach_n and_o that_o the_o other_o historian_n have_v make_v nabonnidus_n or_o laponytus_n as_o herodotus_n call_v he_o it_o seem_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o these_o two_o name_n belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n especial_o since_o megasthenes_n say_v of_o the_o babylonian_n they_o declare_v nabonnichus_n a_o foreigner_n their_o king_n §_o 4._o henricus_fw-la buntingus_n with_o some_o other_o medus_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o xenophon_n concern_v darius_n medus_n rely_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n will_v make_v this_o darius_n medus_n the_o same_o with_o cyaxares_n mention_v in_o profane_a history_n but_o concern_v the_o authority_n of_o xenophon_n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o before_o §_o 5._o there_o be_v also_o many_o learned_a author_n who_o be_v mislead_v by_o josephus_n will_v have_v this_o astyages_n darius_n 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