The seventy weeks of Daniel beginning the first year of Cyrus, 1and the 3439. year of the world, contain so many years, as the world did weeks of years unto that time: and so many weeks of years, as the world had lasted Jubilees. Daniel's seventy weeks of years, contain four hundred and ninety single years: the world before that time, 490 weeks or sabbaths of years. Daniel's Period 70 weeks, the world's 70 Jubilees: so that to comfort the Church for their 70 years captivity, which they had now according to Jeremiah's prophecy,2 endured in Babylon, Gabriel tells Daniel, That at the end of 70 weeks, or Sabbaths of years, that is 70 times seven years, or 490 years, their eternal Redemption from Hell, should be effected by the death of Christ, as sure as they were ⟨p. 244⟩now redeemed from the captivity of Babylon. This period of Daniel containing 70 Sabbaths, or 10 Jubilees of years, began at the first liberty granted the Jews by Cyrus in the first year of his Reign over the Babylonians, mentioned Ezra 1. 1. and ends justly at the time that Christ died upon the Cross. From the death of Christ, or the last end of Daniel's weeks, to the seventy and one year of Christ the world is measured by seven Seals, or seven Sabbaths of years,3 making one complete Jubilee. From the end of those seven Seals, the World is measured to her end bya seven Trumpets, each containing 245 years (as some conjecture, about 440 years hence, the truth will appear:) Enoch the seventh from Alam, having lived so many years, as there are days in the year, 365, was translated of God in a Sabbatical year, bMoses the seventh from Abraham, as another Enoch is buried of God, but born in a Sabbatical year of the World 2373, and in the 777 year since the Flood (after cBroughton's Computation) is saved▪ as a new Noah in a reed Ark, and lived a builder of the Church, so long as Noah was building the Ark ••0 years. The promise was made to Abraham in a Sabbatical year, being the 2223 year of the World. The sixth year of Joshua, being 2500 years from the Creation of the World, wherein the land was possessed, and divided among the children of Israel, was a Sabbatical year, and the† 50 Jubilee from the Creation of the ⟨p. 245⟩World.
The seventy weeks of Daniel beginning the first year of Cyrus, 1and the 3439. year of the world, contain so many years, as the world did weeks of years unto that time: and so many weeks of years, as the world had lasted Jubilees. Daniel's seventy weeks of years, contain four hundred and ninety single years: the world before that time, 490 weeks or sabbaths of years. Daniel's Period 70 weeks, the world's 70 Jubilees: so that to comfort the Church for their 70 years captivity, which they had now according to Jeremy's prophecy,2 endured in Babylon, Gabriel tells Daniel, That at the end of 70 weeks, or Sabbaths of years, that is 70 times seven years, or 490 years, their eternal Redemption from Hell, should be effected by the death of Christ, as sure as they were ⟨p. 244⟩now redeemed from the captivity of Babylon. This period of Daniel containing 70 Sabbaths, or 10 Jubilees of years, began at the first liberty granted the Jews by Cyrus in the first year of his Reign over the Babylonians, mentioned Ezra 1. 1. and ends justly at the time that Christ died upon the Cross. From the death of Christ, or the last end of Daniel's weeks, to the seventy and one year of Christ the world is measured by seven Seals, or seven Sabbaths of years,3 making one compleat Jubilee. From the end of those seven Seals, the World is measured to her end bya seven Trumpets, each containing 245 years (as some conjecture, about 440 years hence, the truth will appear:) Enoch the seventh from Alam, having lived so many years, as there are days in the year, 365, was translated of God in a Sabbatical year, bMoses the seventh from Abraham, as another Enoch is buried of God, but born in a Sabbatical year of the World 2373, and in the 777 year since the Flood (after cBroughton's Computation) is saved▪ as a new Noah in a reed Ark, and lived a builder of the Church, so long as Noah was building the Ark ••0 years. The promise was made to Abraham in a Sabbatical year, being the 2223 year of the World. The sixth year of Joshua, being 2500 years from the Creation of the World, wherein the land was possessed, and divided among the children of Israel, was a Sabbatical year, and the
- 1After Mr. Rob. Pont. his computation. Treatise of the last decaying age of the World, publish'd An. Dom. 1600. R. Pont. treat. of the last age, p. 17.
- 2Jer 25. 11, 12.
- 3Rev. 5. 1.
- aRev. 8. 2. and 9. 7. Napier on the Apoc. Proposition 6, 8, 9. and his Resolution.
- bPont. of the last age of the World, p. 12. Buchol. 2. Index Chr.
- cBroughton's consent A. M. 1430. Deu. 31. Pont ibid. & S•aliger. Buchol.
- †Pont. p. 21. Buch. Chro. apad A. M. 2500.
