Moreover, here is the second reason yielded, why the outward Court should be cast out, and not measured; to wit, because they should tread the holy City under foot, forty and two months: that is, they should persecute the Church all the time of Antichrists reign, For forty two months in this Verse: and 1260. days in the next Verse: and three days and a half Verse 9. and time, times, and half a time, in the twelve Chapter, the fourteenth Verse, and 1260. days, the twelve Chapter, the sixth verse, do signify all one ⟨p. 175⟩thing, which is the short reign of Antichrist; for these months, these days, and these times, do every one of them make three years and an half, For who knoweth not that forty two months make just three years and an half, and that 1260. days, maketh even so much also: and by time he meaneth a year, by times, two year, and by half a time, half a year. Now the reason why Antichrists reign is numbered by days, months and half times, and all amounting but to three years and a half, is to note the short continuance thereof, for the comfort of the Church, as appeareth more fully and plainly in sundry places of this Prophecy, where it is set down in plain words, that Antichrist should reign but a short time; for what is five or six hundred years in comparison of eternity.
Moreover, here is the second reason yeelded, why the outward Court should be cast out, and not measured; to wit, because they should tread the holy City under foot, forty and two moneths: that is, they should persecute the Church all the time of Antichrists raigne, For forty two moneths in this Verse: and 1260. dayes in the next Verse: and three dayes and a halfe Verse 9. and time, times, and halfe a time, in the twelfe Chapter, the foureteenth Verse, and 1260. dayes, the twelfe Chapter, the sixth verse, do signifie all one ⟨p. 175⟩thing, which is the short raigne of Antichrist; for these moneths, these dayes, and these times, do every one of them make three yeares and an halfe, For who knoweth not that forty two moneths make just three yeares and an halfe, and that 1260. dayes, maketh even so much also: and by time he meaneth a yeare, bytimes, two yeare, and by halfe a time, halfe a yeare. Now the reason why Antichrists raigne is numbered by dayes, moneths and halfe times, and all amounting but to three yeares and a halfe, is to note the short continuance thereof, for the comfort of the Church, as appeareth more fully and plainely in sundry places of this Prophesie, where it is set down in plaine words, that Antichrist should raigne but a short time; for what is five or six hundred yeares in comparison of eternity.
