The chief and main ground of these differences is, because most, neglecting the Word of God, are drawn away with Fables, humane traditions, and uncertain authorities, whereby they (c)exceed the just and true number, some ⟨image 3⟩forty years, some one hundred, some one thousand, nay some two thousand years, and upwards. Others, who seem much to follow the Scriptures, and Hebrew expositors, (unto whom (d)without all peradventure we ought in this point to subscribe) do indeed (e)renounce them, when there is small cause to suspect them of falsehood; and embrace them, when we know they seek by all means to obscure the truth. As, (f)in beginning Daniel's 70. weeks from the first year of King Cyrus; which Aben▪Ezra, a malicious Rabbi, affirmed; not that he did so believe, (for then he must have confessed that the Messiah was come, because he himself (g)saw more then thrice 70. weeks finished) but that he might confound the Christians account, and render them ridiculous both to the Greeks and Persians.(h)
The chiefe and maine ground of these differences is, because most, neglecting the Word of God, are drawne away with Fables, humane traditions, and uncertaine authorities, whereby they (c)exceed the just and true number, some ⟨image 3⟩forty yeeres, some one hundred, some one thousand, nay some two thousand yeeres, and upwards. Others, who seeme much to follow the Scriptures, and Hebrew expositours, (unto whom (d)without all peradventure we ought in this point to subscribe) doe indeed (e)renounce them, when there is small cause to suspect them of falshood; and embrace them, when we know they seeke by all meanes to obscure the truth. As, (f)in beginning Daniel's 70. weekes from the first yeere of King Cyrus; which Aben▪Ezra, a malicious Rabbi, affirmed; not that he did so beleeve, (for then he must have confessed that the Messiah was come, because he himselfe (g)saw more then thrice 70. weekes finished) but that he might confound the Christians accompt, and render them ridiculous both to the Greeks and Persians.(h)
- (c)Vide Sleidan. de 4 sum. Imper. l. 1. Genebrard Chronograph. l. 1. Chemnit. Harm. Evangel. c. 8. Eustach. Phys. part secunda disput. 1. quaest. 5.Vide Sleidan. de 4 sum. Imper. l. 1. Genebrard Chronograph. l. 1. Chemnit. Harm. Evangel. c. 8. Eustach. Phys. parte secunda disput. 1. quaest. 5.
- (d)Lyra annotat. in Gen. c. 15. v. 13.
- (e)In accounting Terahs age when Abraham was born; and the time of the promise to Abraham, and the Captivity of Judah, &c.In accompting Terahs age when Abraham was born; and the time of the promise to Abraham, and the Captivity of Judah, &c.
- (f)Beroaldus Chron. l. 3. c. 7. H. Broughtons Consent. Rollec. in Dan. Rob. Pont. pag. 17. Mores Tables, pag. 62.
- (g)He perfected his Comment on Daniel Anno Dom. 1126.
- (h)Hebraeorum Commentators miris modis regum Persarum Historiam dilacerarunt. Jo. Func. comment. in Chron. l. 2.Hebraeorum Commentatores miris modis regum Persarum Historiam dilacerarunt. Io. Func. comment. in Chron. l. 2.
