Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	concern_v	herodotus_n	xenophon_n	174	4	16.4115	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61814	Breviarium chronologicum being a treatise describing the terms and most celebrated characters, periods and epocha's us'd in chronology, by which that useful science may easily be attained to / writ in Latin by Gyles Strauchius ... ; and now done into English from the third edition, with additions.	Strauch, Aegidius, 1632-1682.; Sault, Richard, d. 1702.	1699 (1699)	Wing S5941; ESTC R39107	274,730	510

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l._n 16._o c._n 24._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la augustine_n word_n sufficient_o testify_v that_o some_o among_o the_o ancient_n have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n of_o 430_o year_n ought_v to_o begin_v with_o the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n and_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n have_v constant_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o have_v of_o late_a year_n be_v follow_v by_o sieurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr and_o ludovicus_n langius_n the_o last_o of_o who_o christi_fw-la who_o l._n ●_o c._n 4._o de_fw-la a_o christi_fw-la say_v it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o thara_n and_o consequent_o in_o the_o 2680th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n and_o that_o he_o beget_v isaac_n when_o he_o be_v 100_o year_n old_a which_o be_v the_o seed_n promise_v to_o he_o before_o from_o whence_o till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o promulgation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o be_v compute_v the_o 430_o year_n mention_v by_o st._n paul_n 17._o paul_n gal._n 3._o v._n 17._o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o langius_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o wrong_a foundation_n there_o be_v nothing_o mention_v concern_v the_o nativity_n of_o isaac_n either_o in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n or_o that_o of_o st._n paul_n and_o as_o to_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o nativity_n of_o abraham_n in_o the_o 130th_o year_n of_o thara_n have_v be_v refute_v before_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o inachus_n the_o founder_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o argos_n in_o peloponnesus_n and_o his_o successor_n 1._o as_o the_o most_o ancient_a greek_a history_n owe_v its_o foundation_n to_o the_o memory_n of_o inachus_n king_n of_o argos_n so_o in_o fix_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o this_o king_n the_o footstep_n of_o castor_n and_o

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 calculation_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o epocha_n of_o inachus_n begin_v in_o the_o 2857th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cyc_a ☉_o 1._o ☽_o 7._o 6._o if_o therefore_o 2856_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o epocha_n to_o find_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n 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 beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n and_o if_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o say_a number_n be_v add_v to_o 2856_o year_n the_o product_n must_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o we_o do_v judge_v it_o not_o beyond_o our_o purpose_n epocha_n the_o antiquity_n of_o this_o epocha_n to_o afford_v a_o peculiar_a chapter_n for_o this_o epocha_n consider_v the_o antiquity_n and_o famous_a transaction_n of_o these_o king_n on_o who_o history_n depend_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n that_o of_o the_o destruction_n of_o troy_n and_o though_o the_o sicyonian_o be_v also_o 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 ou●_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 government_n of_o athens_n which_o at_o first_o be_v monarchical_a begin_v in_o the_o 3158th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cyc_a ☉_o 22._o ☽_o 4._o 8._o if_o therefore_o 3157_o year_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o epocha_n to_o find_v out_o the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o true_a year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n and_o if_o the_o same_o number_n of_o 3157_o be_v add_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o product_n will_v be_v correspondent_a to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o the_o athenian_a monarchy_n be_v common_o athenian_n th●_n several_a dynasty_n of_o the_o athenian_n distinguish_v into_o three_o several_a class_n the_o first_o be_v of_o their_o king_n the_o second_o of_o their_o archontes_n or_o prince_n who_o reign_v during_o life_n the_o three_o of_o their_o decennial_n archontes_n a_o catalogue_n of_o which_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a chronological_a table_n according_a to_o scaliger_n out_o of_o eusebius_n and_o the_o animadversion_n of_o petavius_n the_o first_o dynasty_n of_o the_o athenian_a archontes_n num._n reg._n an._n reg._n scal._n pe._n jul._n an._n reg._n petau._n p._n jul._n 1._o cecr_n diphye_n 50_o 3158_o 50_o 3156_o 2._o cranaus_n 9_o 3208_o 9_o 3206_o 3_o amphyction_n 10_o 3217_o 10_o 3215_o 4._o erychtonius_n 50_o 3227_o 50_o 3225_o 5._o pandion_n 40_o 3277_o 40_o 3275_o 6._o erichteus_fw-la 50_o 3317_o 50_o 3315_o 7._o cecrops_n ii_o 40_o 3367_o 40_o 3365_o 8._o pandion_n ii_o 25_o 3407_o 25_o 3405_o 9_o aegeus_n 48_o 3432_o 48_o 3430_o 10._o theseus_n 30_o 3480_o 30_o 3478_o 11._o mnestheus_n 23_o 3510_o 23_o 3508_o 12._o demophoon_n 33_o 3533_o 33_o 3531_o 13._o oxynthes_fw-la 12_o 3_o 12_o 3564_o 14._o aphydas_n 1_o 3578_o 1_o 3576_o 15._o thymoetes_n 8_o 3579_o  _fw-fr 3577_o 16._o melanthus_n 37_o 3587_o 37_o 3585_o 17._o codrus_n 21_o 3624_o 21_o 3622_o the_o second_o dynasty_a of_o the_o athenian_a

archontes_n num._n princip_n an._n reg._n scal._n pe_n jul._n an._n reg._n petau._n pe._n jul_n 1._o medon_n 20_o 3645_o 20_o 3644_o 2._o acastus_n 36_o 3665_o 36_o 3664_o 3._o archippus_n 19_o 3701_o 19_o 3700_o 4._o thersippus_n 41_o 3720_o 41_o 3719_o 5._o phorbas_n 31_o 3761_o 31_o 3760_o 6._o megacles_n 30_o 3792_o 30_o 3791_o 7._o diogenetus_n 28_o 3822_o 28_o 3821_o 8._o phereclus_n 19_o 3850_o 19_o 3849_o 9_o ariphron_n 20_o 3869_o 20_o 3868_o 10._o thespieus_n 27_o 3889_o 27_o 3888_o 11._o agamestor_n 20_o 3916_o 20_o 3915_o 12._o aeschylus_n 23_o 3936_o 23_o 3935_o 13._o alcmaeon_n 2_o 3959_o 1_o 3958_o the_o three_o dynasty_a of_o the_o decennial_a athenian_a archontes_n num._n princip_n an._n reg._n scal._n pe._n jul._n an._n reg._n petau._n pe._n jul._n 1._o charops_n 10_o 3960_o 10_o 3960_o 2._o aesimides_n 10_o 3970_o 10_o 3970_o 3._o clidicus_fw-la 10_o 3980_o 10_o 3980_o 4._o hippomenes_n 10_o 3990_o 10_o 3990_o 5._o leocrates_n 10_o 4000_o 10_o 4000_o 6._o ap●andrus_n 10_o 4010_o 10_o 4010_o 7._o eryxias_n 10_o 4020_o 10_o 4020_o §_o 2._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n of_o 20_o year_n in_o the_o epocha_n difference_n in_o the_o chronology_n concern_v this_o epocha_n chronological_a computation_n of_o eusebius_n and_o that_o of_o the_o arundeliana_n marmora_fw-la concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o last_o put_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o cecrops_n so_o many_o year_n before_o the_o other_o which_o difference_n betwixt_o these_o two_o ancient_a historian_n be_v scarce_o to_o be_v decide_v in_o our_o time_n concern_v some_o other_o difficulty_n in_o the_o chronology_n of_o the_o athenian_a king_n petacius_n 112._o petacius_n in_o ration_n p._n 112._o may_v be_v consult_v §_o 3._o there_o be_v also_o various_a opinion_n about_o cecrops_n the_o etymology_n of_o diphyas_n as_o the_o surname_n of_o cecrops_n the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n diphye_n the_o surname_n of_o cecrops_n some_o will_v have_v he_o to_o have_v be_v a_o monster_n as_o 3._o as_o l._n 3._o apollodorus_n other_o of_o a_o human_a shape_n but_o a_o prodigious_a bulk_n according_a to_o prio_fw-la to_o chron._n par._n prio_fw-la eusebius_n he_o be_v call_v diphye_n either_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o tallness_n or_o because_o he_o be_v bear_v a_o egyptian_a and_o understand_v both_o that_o and_o the_o greek_a tongue_n demosthenes_n say_v that_o he_o be_v repute_v to_o have_v be_v half_a a_o man_n and_o half_a a_o dragon_n because_o he_o be_v compare_v for_o his_o prudence_n to_o a_o man_n for_o his_o strength_n to_o a_o dragon_n §_o 4._o after_o the_o decennial_a prince_n annual_a governor_n athens_n the_o annual_a magistrate_n of_o athens_n be_v introduce_v at_o athens_n according_a to_o 24._o to_o chron._n ad_fw-la olym._n 24._o eusebius_n and_o pausanias_n nine_o of_o the_o principal_a man_n of_o the_o city_n be_v elect_v yearly_a to_o have_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n he_o that_o be_v the_o governor_n in_o chief_a and_o in_o who_o name_n all_o affair_n of_o moment_n be_v transact_v be_v call_v archon_n eponymus_n the_o six_o follow_v thesmodethae_fw-la the_o eight_o a_o king_n the_o nine_o polemarchus_n of_o which_o postellus_n may_v be_v consult_v chap._n ix_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o israelite_n leave_v of_o egypt_n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o 431st_o year_n of_o the_o sojourn_v of_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n which_o interval_n be_v its_o first_o origin_n to_o the_o vocation_n of_o abraham_n 40._o abraham_n exod._n 12._o v._o 40._o 2._o the_o same_o year_n be_v the_o 480th_o to_o count_v backward_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o solomon_n 17._o solomon_n gal._n 3._o v._n 16_o 17._o 3._o it_o be_v likewise_o the_o 46th_o year_n before_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o lot_n which_o be_v the_o first_o sabbatic_a and_o jubilean_a year_n 1._o year_n 1_o reg._n 6._o v._n 1._o 4._o 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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 hohen●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

1_o pekajah_n  _fw-fr 2_o 3956_o 52_o 1_o pekah_n  _fw-fr 20_o chron._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o place_n of_o scripture_n jud._n israel_n 40_o  _fw-fr 2_o sam._n v._o 4._o 1_o chron._n iii_o 4._o c._n 30._o v._n 27._o 40_o 20_o 1_o reg._n xi_o 42._o 17_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n fourteen_o 21._o 3_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xv._o 1._o 2_o chr._n xiii_o 1._o 40_o  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xv._o 9_o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xv._o 25._o  _fw-fr 23_o 1_o reg._n xv._o 33._o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 8._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xvi_o 15._o 16._o  _fw-fr 11_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 23._o  _fw-fr 19_o 1_o reg._n xvi_o 29._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o reg._n xxii_o 41_o 42._o  _fw-fr 1_o 1_o reg._n xxii_o 52._o  _fw-fr 12_o 2_o reg._n iii_o 1._o 7_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n viii_o 16._o 1_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n viii_o 25._o 6_o 28_o 2_o reg._n xi_o 1_o 2_o 3._o c._n ix_o 12._o 35_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xii_o 1._o  _fw-fr 14_o 2_o reg._n xiii_o 1._o  _fw-fr 15_o 2_o reg._n xiii_o 10._o 40_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n fourteen_o 1._o  _fw-fr 63_o 2_o reg._n fourteen_o 23._o 52_o  _fw-fr 2_o reg._n xv._o 1._o  _fw-fr 1_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 8._o  _fw-fr 0_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 13._o  _fw-fr 11_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 17._o  _fw-fr 2_o 2_o reg._n xv._o 23._o  _fw-fr 28_o 2_o reg._n x●_n ●7_n an._n p._n j._n succession_n of_o the_o king_n scrip._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o of_o judah_n of_o israel_n jud._n israel_n 3958_o 1_o jothram_n 2_o 16_o  _fw-fr 3973_o 1_o ahaz_n 17_o 16_o  _fw-fr 3984_o 12_o 1_o hosea_n  _fw-fr 9_o 3986_o 1_o hezekiah_n 3_o 29_o  _fw-fr 3991_o 6_o finis_fw-la  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4015_o 1_o manasseh_n  _fw-fr 55_o  _fw-fr 4070_o 1_o ammon_n  _fw-fr 2_o  _fw-fr 4072_o 1_o josiah_n  _fw-fr 31_o  _fw-fr 410●_n 1_o jehoahaz_n  _fw-fr 55_o  _fw-fr 4103_o 1_o jehojakim_n  _fw-fr 2_o  _fw-fr 4106_o 4_o 1_o nebuchad_n 31_o  _fw-fr 4114_o 1_o jehoiachim_n 8_o nebuchad_n 3_o m._n  _fw-fr 4114_o 1_o zedekiah_n  _fw-fr 11_o  _fw-fr 4124_o 11_o ●9_n nebuch_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr chron._n year_n of_o the_o king_n of_o 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come_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o solomon_n reign_n over_o israel_n in_o the_o month_n zif_fw-mi which_o be_v the_o second_o month_n that_o he_o begin_v to_o build_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o interval_n betwixt_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o the_o time_n of_o david_n on_o which_o depend_v the_o computation_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n ought_v to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o genealogy_n of_o david_n describe_v in_o ruth_n 4._o 20._o seq_n 1_o chron._n 11._o 11._o matth._n 1._o 5._o where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o nashon_fw-mi who_o live_v and_o die_v whilst_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o the_o desert_n 12._o desert_n numb_a 1._o v._n 7._o c._n 7._o ●_o 12._o beget_v salmon_n salmon_n beget_v boatz_n and_o boatz_n beget_v obed_n obed_n beget_v jesse_n and_o jesse_n david_n this_o interval_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v regulate_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o not_o to_o be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o word_n of_o 26._o of_o judg._n 11._o v._o 26._o jephtha_n whilst_o israel_n dwell_v in_o heshbon_n and_o her_o town_n and_o in_o aroer_n and_o her_o town_n and_o in_o all_o the_o city_n that_o be_v along_o by_o the_o coast_n of_o arnon_n three_o hundred_o year_n why_o therefore_o do_v you_o not_o recover_v they_o within_o that_o time_n which_o computation_n of_o jephtha_n according_a to_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o time_n of_o servitude_n and_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o jew_n under_o the_o judge_n to_o be_v account_v by_o its_o self_n be_v absolute_o false_a betwixt_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n the_o first_o of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o temple_n till_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o iniquity_n of_o israel_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o ezek._n 4._o 5._o be_v compute_v 37_o year_n because_o 10._o because_o 2_o chron_n 9_o v._o 10._o solomon_n reign_v 40_o year_n and_o the_o general_a defection_n of_o israel_n happen_v under_o 26._o under_o 1_o reg._n 12._o v._n 26._o jeroboam_n the_o first_o year_n after_o solomon_n be_v death_n the_o first_o temple_n be_v build_v by_o 3●_n by_o 1_o reg._n 6._o v._o 3●_n solomon_n in_o seven_o year_n and_o in_o the_o elevenh_v year_n in_o the_o month_n bullaker_n which_o be_v the_o eight_o month_n be_v the_o house_n finish_v throughout_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o and_o according_a to_o all_o the_o fashion_n of_o it_o so_o be_v he_o seven_o year_n in_o building_n of_o it_o from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n till_o its_o destruction_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 4124_o and_o 8_o month_n be_v 427_o year_n and_o 6_o month_n which_o interval_n be_v calculate_v from_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o solomon_n till_o the_o last_o year_n of_o zedekiah_n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n and_o chronicle_n in_o which_o opinion_n agree_v with_o we_o not_o only_o most_o of_o the_o jewish_a interpreter_n but_o also_o among_o the_o modern_a chronologer_n josepus_n scaliger_n henricus_n buntingus_n sethus_n calvisius_n michael_n moestlinus_n henricus_n philippi_n jacobus_n hainlinus_n and_o many_o more_o from_o these_o character_n may_v be_v collect_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n according_a to_o which_o solomon_n lay_v the_o first_o foundation_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 3697_o in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n cycl_n ☉_o 12._o ☽_o 2._o and_o complete_v the_o whole_a structure_n in_o the_o 3704th_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n cycl_n ☉_o 8._o ☽_o 18._o in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n 8._o if_o therefore_o 3696_o year_n and_o 4_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o any_o certain_a year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n epocha_n any_o certain_a year_n give_v of_o the_o jul._n period_n to_o find_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o epocha_n the_o residue_n show_v the_o year_n since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o if_o in_o like_a manner_n 3703_o year_n and_o 9_o month_n be_v subtract_v from_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n the_o residue_n demonstrate_v the_o year_n since_o the_o finish_n of_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n but_o if_o to_o the_o year_n of_o either_o of_o these_o two_o epocha_n the_o beforementioned_a sum_v be_v add_v the_o product_n correspond_v to_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n §_o 1._o there_o be_v not_o a_o few_o among_o the_o interpreter_n year_n different_a opinion_n concern_v the_o 480_o year_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o calculation_n of_o the_o 480_o year_n compute_v 6._o compute_v a_o reg._n 6._o to_o have_v be_v betwixt_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 till_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n by_o solomon_n be_v erroneous_a serrarius_n make_v this_o interval_n instead_o of_o 480_o 680_o year_n other_o will_v have_v it_o 580_o year_n among_o who_o be_v melchior_n canus_n johannes_n walterus_n nicholaus_fw-la raimarus_n and_o hugo_n grotius_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o pretend_a adulteration_n of_o the_o original_a text_n be_v contradictory_n to_o the_o providence_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n this_o computation_n of_o 480_o year_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n the_o greek_a of_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n the_o latin_a and_o other_o translation_n §_o 2._o other_o who_o be_v not_o so_o forward_o in_o contradict_v

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 o●_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 ch●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 unde●_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 medus_n be_v not_o the_o son_n of_o astyages_n darius_n to_o have_v be_v the_o son_n and_o successor_n of_o astyages_n and_o uncle_n to_o cyrus_n but_o though_o darius_n be_v original_o of_o media_n 1._o media_n d●n_n 9_o ver_fw-la 1._o yet_o he_o be_v not_o call_v king_n of_o media_n but_o of_o chaldaea_n and_o justin_n sufficient_o contradict_v this_o opinion_n when_o he_o say_v astyages_n have_v no_o male_a issue_n §_o 6._o according_a to_o berosus_n who_o fragment_n be_v insert_v by_o josephus_n cyrus_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v babylon_n of_o the_o conquest_n of_o babylon_n darius_n besiege_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v well_o provide_v with_o provision_n sufficient_a to_o sustain_v a_o long_a siege_n the_o inhabitant_n bid_v defiance_n to_o the_o persian_n who_o at_o last_o have_v find_v mean_n to_o drain_v the_o river_n of_o euphrates_n which_o run_v through_o the_o city_n by_o divert_v its_o course_n into_o the_o adjacent_a marsh_n surprise_v the_o city_n 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that_o constantine_n be_v death_n whether_o constantine_n be_v declare_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n immediate_o after_o his_o father_n death_n proclaim_v emperor_n and_o augustus_n at_o the_o time_n of_o constantius_n his_o father_n funeral_n yet_o if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o these_o time_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o constantius_n either_o immediate_o after_o or_o perhaps_o before_o his_o father_n constantius_n death_n be_v declare_v caesar_n but_o do_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o imperator_n or_o augustus_n till_o after_o his_o marriage_n with_o fl._n maximiana_n fausta_n the_o daughter_n of_o maximianus_n herculeus_n as_o among_o other_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o oration_n of_o the_o panegyrist_n speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o maximian_n and_o constantine_n augustus_n where_o among_o other_o he_o have_v these_o word_n tibi_fw-la caesari_n additum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la and_o further_o as_o follow_v et_fw-la tibi_fw-la constantine_n per_fw-la socerum_fw-la nomen_fw-la imperii_fw-la accreverit_fw-la etc._n etc._n §_o 4._o there_o be_v a_o dispute_n among_o the_o historian_n emperor_n whether_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n whether_o const_n the_o great_a or_o the_o emperor_n philip_n surname_v arab_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n eccl._n emperor_n l._n 5._o c._n 27._o hist_o eccl._n eusebius_n affirm_v that_o already_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v grant_v by_o many_o that_o this_o philip_n have_v embrace_v the_o christian_a religion_n and_o 18._o and_o l._n 7._o c._n 18._o orosius_n say_v express_o that_o this_o philip_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o christian_a emperor_n and_o that_o constantine_n be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n except_o philip._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n eusebius_n seem_v to_o call_v in_o question_n the_o christianity_n of_o philip_n when_o he_o say_v that_o among_o all_o the_o other_o emperor_n constantine_n be_v the_o only_a one_o who_o be_v initiate_v by_o the_o holy_a baptism_n with_o who_o agree_v in_o opinion_n lactantius_n in_o his_o preface_n when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o roman_a prince_n who_o have_v lay_v aside_o his_o erroneous_a opinion_n and_o be_v come_v to_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o relate_v of_o this_o philip_n arab_n that_o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n scaliger_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o in_o reality_n he_o be_v a_o pagan_a but_o pretend_v to_o be_v a_o christian_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n so_o that_o the_o best_a chronologer_n agree_v in_o this_o point_n that_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o christian_a emperor_n begin_v with_o the_o reign_n of_o const_n the_o great_a §_o 5._o augustus_n have_v refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o vicennalia_fw-la the_o origin_n of_o the_o decennalia_fw-la and_o vicennalia_fw-la empire_n any_o otherwise_o than_o for_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o year_n be_v the_o first_o who_o institute_v the_o decennalia_fw-la concern_v which_o 53._o which_o l._n 53._o dio_n cassius_n have_v these_o follow_a word_n caesar_n to_o remove_v from_o himself_o all_o suspicion_n of_o be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n so_o odious_a to_o the_o roman_n but_o much_o covet_v by_o he_o for_o which_o reason_n he_o will_v accept_v of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o province_n for_o 10_o year_n only_o add_v these_o word_n that_o if_o he_o can_v reduce_v they_o to_o a_o state_n of_o tranquillity_n in_o a_o less_o time_n he_o will_v soon_o abdicate_v the_o government_n §_o 6._o there_o be_v also_o a_o great_a question_n among_o the_o historian_n how_o long_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n last_v council_n concern_v the_o time_n of_o the_o nicaean_a council_n scaliger_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v dissolve_v in_o the_o 3d_o year_n after_o it_o be_v call_v together_o with_o who_o agree_v council_n agree_v l._n 1._o c._n 1._o de_fw-fr council_n bellarminus_n and_o 338._o and_o ad_fw-la an._n chr._n 338._o genebrardus_n but_o be_v contradict_v by_o baronius_n and_o petavius_n those_o who_o disagree_v with_o scaliger_n allege_v in_o their_o behalf_n the_o word_n of_o alexander_n and_o metrophanes_n in_o 256._o in_o ●o●_n 256._o phot._n which_o be_v as_o follow_v the_o council_n be_v end_v after_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a for_o it_o begin_v on_o the_o 15_o day_n of_o april_n and_o continue_v till_o three_o year_n after_o not_o only_o till_o the_o same_o month_n of_o april_n but_o till_o the_o september_n next_o follow_v but_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o unquestionable_a that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nicaea_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v coincident_a with_o the_o vicennalia_fw-la of_o const_n the_o great_a chap._n xlv_o of_o the_o epocha_n and_o the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o new_a rome_n or_o the_o city_n of_o constantinople_n and_o the_o division_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n into_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a empire_n 1._o the_o first_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n be_v coincident_a

stranger_n §_o 8._o but_o the_o chronologer_n be_v divide_v in_o their_o epocha_n the_o author_n differ_v about_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n opinion_n concern_v the_o true_a beginning_n of_o the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o new_a rome_n some_o there_o be_v who_o make_v they_o coincident_a with_o the_o same_o year_n the_o council_n of_o nic●a_n be_v finish_v among_o who_o be_v 26._o be_v l._n 8._o c._n 26._o nicephorus_n callisthus_fw-la who_o have_v be_v severe_o reprimand_v upon_o this_o account_n by_o camerarius_fw-la other_o differ_v two_o year_n from_o our_o opinion_n induce_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o cassiodorus_n who_o say_v that_o under_o the_o consulship_n of_o pacatianus_n and_o hilarianus_n the_o city_n of_o byzantium_n be_v call_v constantinople_n after_o const_n the_o great_a but_o 330_o but_o ad_fw-la an._n chr._n 330_o caesar_n baronius_n have_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o cassiodorus_n be_v lead_v into_o this_o error_n by_o his_o wrong_a computation_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n some_o recede_v but_o one_o year_n from_o our_o assertion_n make_v the_o encoenia_fw-la of_o constantinople_n coincident_a with_o the_o year_n 331_o of_o christ_n and_o with_o the_o consulship_n of_o annius_n bassus_n and_o ablabius_n aegyptius_n concern_v which_o cons_n which_o fast_o cons_n onuphrius_n cite_v these_o follow_a word_n hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la v._o eid._n mai._n constantinopolis_n nova_fw-la roma_fw-la ab_fw-la imperatore_n caesar_fw-la constantino_n maximo_fw-la pio_n felice_n augusto_fw-la dedicata_fw-la est._n but_o onuphrius_n opinion_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o ancient_a historian_n deserve_v in_o no_o wise_a any_o preference_n before_o we_o which_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o best_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n §_o 9_o to_o reconcile_v the_o different_a opinion_n difference_n how_o to_o reconcile_v these_o difference_n concern_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o those_o that_o fix_v its_o beginning_n soon_o than_o we_o have_v begin_v their_o computation_n from_o the_o time_n its_o first_o foundation_n be_v lay_v by_o constantine_n which_o be_v some_o year_n before_o its_o consecration_n whereas_o those_o who_o reduce_v this_o epocha_n from_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n have_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o its_o full_a perfection_n some_o year_n after_o its_o consecration_n as_o evident_o appear_v from_o the_o word_n of_o 9_o of_o l._n a._n c._n 9_o philostorgius_n who_o relate_v it_o to_o that_o time_n when_o constantinople_n appear_v in_o its_o full_a glory_n so_o as_o to_o contend_v for_o the_o superiority_n with_o rome_n itself_o but_o as_o to_o the_o opinion_n of_o georgius_n codinus_n curopalates_n who_o in_o his_o origines_fw-la constantinopolitanae_n publish_v by_o georgius_n do●sa_n make_v the_o beginning_n of_o this_o epocha_n coincident_a with_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o constantine_n it_o do_v not_o deserve_v a_o answer_n §_o 10._o the_o design_n of_o const_n the_o great_a to_o increase_v empire_n concern_v the_o division_n of_o the●●man_n ●●man_z empire_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o old_a and_o new_a rome_n one_o in_o the_o western_a the_o other_o in_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n prove_v very_o pernicious_a in_o the_o end_n this_o unadvised_a division_n have_v expose_v the_o empire_n to_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o it_o have_v be_v well_o observe_v by_o comit._n by_o c._n 40_o de_fw-fr comit._n onuphrius_n that_o const_n the_o great_a by_o remove_v the_o 15_o legion_n that_o guard_v the_o border_n of_o the_o danube_n and_o rhine_n have_v invite_v the_o barbarous_a nation_n of_o the_o goth_n alan_n burgundian_n and_o frank_n to_o overrun_v the_o western_a empire_n chap._n xlvi_o of_o the_o turkish_a epocha_n common_o call_v the_o epocha_n of_o hegira_n this_o epocha_n begin_v from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o mahomet_n from_o meccha_n which_o without_o contradiction_n happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 602_o or_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5335_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o july_n on_o the_o 6_o feria_n but_o this_o epocha_n be_v compose_v of_o lunar_a year_n consist_v of_o 354_o day_n 8_o hour_n and_o 864_o scruple_n its_o connection_n be_v very_o difficult_a with_o the_o julian_n year_n §_o 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o this_o epocha_n owe_v its_o offspring_n to_o hagar_n from_o whence_o the_o epocha_n the_o origin_n ●_o this_o epocha_n turk_n deduce_v their_o origin_n but_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o same_o have_v its_o beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o flight_n of_o their_o prophet_n mahomet_n from_o the_o city_n of_o meccha_n consult_v hottin_n in_o hist_n orient_n p._n 260._o &_o seq_fw-la §_o 2._o the_o turk_n compute_v their_o year_n by_o 12_o turk_n the_o twelve_o month_n of_o the_o turk_n month_n who_o name_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o moharram_n 2._o safar_n 3._o rabia_n prio_fw-la 4._o rabia_n poster_n 5._o jomada_n prior._n 6._o jom_n posterior_n 7._o rajab_n 8._o schaaban_n 9_o ramadan_n 10._o schawal_n 11._o dulkaadah_n 12._o dulheggiah_n chap._n xlvii_o of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n call_v common_o yezdejerd_v 1._o the_o year_n of_o the_o persian_a epocha_n be_v equivalent_a to_o the_o nabonassarean_a or_o ancient_a egyptian_a year_n 2._o this_o epocha_n derive_v its_o name_n from_o yezdejerd_n the_o son_n of_o schariar_n the_o last_o persian_a king_n 3._o the_o grecian_a epocha_n precede_v the_o persian_a 344324_o day_n and_o the_o arabian_a be_v 3624_o day_n before_o the_o persian_a epocha_n according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o ulug_n beg_v a_o indian_a prince_n on_o both_o side_n of_o the_o river_n ganges_n 4._o the_o persian_a aera_fw-la be_v coincident_a with_o the_o 1379th_o year_n and_o 3_o d_o month_n or_o 90_o day_n of_o the_o nabonassarean_a epocha_n according_a to_o alfraganus_n from_o these_o character_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o aera_fw-la begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345_o on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o june_n on_o the_o three_o feria_n but_o because_o the_o connection_n of_o these_o year_n with_o the_o julian_n year_n be_v very_o difficult_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o difference_n it_o will_v be_v too_o long_o to_o be_v insert_v here_o §_o 1._o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o the_o epocha_n the_o disposiition_n of_o the_o year_n of_o this_o epocha_n persian_a epocha_n be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o nabonassarean_a year_n every_o one_o consist_v of_o 365_o day_n and_o their_o month_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o add_v five_o day_n to_o the_o month_n aban_n which_o the_o astronomer_n common_o insert_v in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n the_o name_n of_o their_o month_n be_v thus_o express_v by_o gravius_n 1._o fervadin_n 2._o ardabahesht_fw-mi 3._o chordad_fw-es 4._o tir._n 5._o mordad_fw-es 6._o sharivar_n 7._o m●her_n 8._o adan_n 9_o abur_fw-la 10._o dî_fw-la 11._o b●hma●●_n 12._o esfandarmod_n §_o 2._o this_o epocha_n have_v beyond_o all_o question_n its_o epocha_n the_o origin_n of_o this_o epocha_n beginning_n from_o the_o time_n of_o yezdejerd_n or_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5345._o the_o only_a question_n be_v whether_o it_o begin_v with_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n or_o from_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n alfraganus_fw-la scaliger_n christmannus_n and_o several_a other_o be_v for_o the_o last_o to_o wit_n from_o the_o time_n that_o yezdejerd_n be_v vanquish_v and_o slay_v by_o ottoman_a near_o the_o city_n of_o merga_n but_o the_o beforementioned_a vlug_n beg_v cite_v by_o gravius_n deduce_v its_o origin_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o prince_n chap._n xlviii_o of_o the_o jellalaean_a or_o gelalaean_a epocha_n otherwise_o call_v the_o royal_a epocha_n and_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o sultan_n this_o epocha_n begin_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o julian_n period_n 5792_o on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o march_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o aequinox_n it_o be_v compose_v of_o solar_a year_n consist_v of_o 365_o day_n 5_o hour_n 49_o minute_n and_o 53″_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o to_o investigate_v its_o connection_n with_o the_o julian_n period_n you_o must_v subtract_v 5791_o year_n and_o 7_o month_n §_o 1._o this_o epocha_n be_v pure_o astronomical_a invent_v invent_v for_o what_o use_v this_o epocha_n be_v invent_v on_o purpose_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o find_v out_o the_o exact_a time_n of_o the_o vernal_a aequinox_n at_o which_o time_n the_o persian_n celebrate_v a_o most_o solemn_a festival_n of_o which_o see_v 494._o see_v i●●n_n pers_n part_n 2._o p._n 307._o &_o 494._o olearius_n §_o 2._o the_o persian_n make_v use_n of_o three_o several_a calendar_n the_o threefold_a persian_a calendar_n sort_n of_o calendar_n