A70035:150
The Scriptures harmony by E.F., Esq.
London: printed by Richard Cotes for William Hope, 1643
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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That Xerxes hindered the building of the Temple; 1That Artaxerxes Longimanus was brother to Xerxes; whom all Histories with one consent declare to be his son: That he reigned but 36. years: that Artaxerxes 2Mnemon reigned 11. years with his father, and 10. alone; and infinite such like absurdities.
That Xerxes hindered the building of the Temple; 1That Artaxerxes Longimanus was brother to Xerxes; whom all Histories with one consent declare to be his sonne: That he reigned but 36. yeeres: that Artaxerxes 2Mnemon reigned 11. yeeres with his father, and 10. alone; and infinite such like absurdities.
Neither can they excuse themselves, because of the diversity of Writers touching the time of these Kings. For the best and soundest Writers do not differ: and that which is, and hath from time to time been generally received, must be taken for truth. But 1these follow none at all, and cannot so much as find one purr-blind Author to countenance their inventions. And therefore they do cautiously omit the particular account of Daniels 70. weeks.
Neither can they excuse themselves, because of the diversity of Writers touching the time of these Kings. For the best and soundest Writers doe not differ: and that which is, and hath from time to time beene generally received, must be taken for truth. But 1these follow none at all, and cannot so much as find one pur-blind Author to countenance their inventions. And therefore they doe cautiously omit the particular accompt of Daniels 70. weeks.
An Object. But Mr. More tells us, that Daniels 70. weeks must needs begin at the very end of their 70. years captivity, 1or else the analogy of their 70. years captivity, and 7. times 70. years liberty, could not stand: and also the comfort were not so forcibly brought by the Angel, if there were any mean time between the end of their captivity, and the beginning of their liberty.
An Object. But Mr. More tels us, that Daniels 70. weeks must needs begin at the very end of their 70. yeeres captivity, 1or else the analogie of their 70. yeeres captivity, and 7. times 70. yeeres liberty, could not stand: and also the comfort were not so forcibly brought by the Angel, if there were any meane time betweene the end of their captivity, and the beginning of their liberty.
Resolved. To resolve this, we must know, that An analogy is a proportion, similitude, or resemblance, which one thing hath unto another. Now that any intervenient time can destroy an analogy, is a mere paradox. For in matter of proportion and similitude, neither time nor place are considerable. Between the Paschal 1Lamb in the first Passover, and the passion of Christ the Lamb of God, there was a true analogy: yet there interceded 1552. years. Between the ⟨p. 30⟩lifting up of the Serpent in the Wilderness, and the lifting up of the Son of man, there was a true 2analogy: yet there interceded 1512. years. Between Jonah his being three days and three nights 3in the Whales belly, and the Son of man his being three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, there was a true analogy: yet there interceded about 820. years. Between Christs suffering, and the signs now administered in the Lords supper, there is a true analogy: yet the time since He suffered is more then 1600. years. Therefore it is manifest, that the analogy between Judah's 70. years Captivity and Daniel's 70. weeks may well stand, though the weeks do not immediately begin in the end of the Captivity.
Resolved. To resolve this, we must know, that An analogy is a proportion, similitude, or resemblance, which one thing hath unto another. Now that any intervenient time can destroy an analogie, is a meere paradoxe. For in matter of proportion and similitude, neither time nor place are considerable. Betweene the Paschall 1Lamb in the first Passeover, and the passion of Christ the Lamb of God, there was a true analogy: yet there interceded 1552. yeeres. Betweene the ⟨p. 30⟩
Nor does any mean time between the Jews Captivity, and their liberty, diminish the comfort thereof more then the 46. years till the Israelites were peaceably possessed of the Land of Canaan, diminished their comfort of being freed from Egypt the house of bondage.
Nor does any meane time betweene the Jewes Captivity, and their liberty, diminish the comfort thereof more then the 46. yeeres till the Israelites were peaceably possessed of the Land of Canaan, diminished their comfort of being freed from Egypt the house of bondage.
FOR,
It is expressly declared unto Daniel, that from ⟨p. 31⟩1the going forth of the Commandment to restore, and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, The Prince, shall be 7 weeks (so long it was before the Reformation could be fully perfected & Religion established) and 62 weeks (which make 69. weeks) and 2after 62. weeks, in the week following (which added to the said 69. maketh full 70. weeks) shall Messiah 3be cut off, and He shall confirm the Covenant, &c. Now accounting each day for a year (as the Scriptures do frequently) 70. weeks do amount unto 490 years.
It is expressely declared unto Daniel, that from ⟨p. 31⟩1the going forth of the Commandement to restore, and to build Jerusalem, unto the Messiah, The Prince, shall be 7 weeks (so long it was before the Reformation could be fully perfected & Religion established) and 62 weeks (which make 69. weeks) and 2after 62. weeks, in the week following (which added to the said 69. maketh full 70. weeks) shall Messiah 3be cut off, and He shall confirme the Covenant, &c. Now accompting each day for a yeere (as the Scriptures doe frequently) 70. weeks do amount unto 490 yeeres.
The full time from the Creation of Adam, unto the death and passion 1of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, is 4000 years and 10 days.
The full time from the Creation of Adam, unto the death and passion 1of our Lord and Saviour IESUS CHRIST, is 4000 yeeres and 10 dayes.
A particular proof of the times from the beginning of the Captivity of Babylon unto the death and passion of our blessed Saviour JESUS CHRIST, whereby the former computation, as also many places of the Scriptures, are cleared.
A particular proofe of the times from the beginning of the Captivity of Babylon unto the death and passion of our blessed Saviour IESUS CHRIST, whereby the former computation, as also many places of the Scriptures, are cleared.
Nebuchadnezzar reigned 45 years.1
Nebuchadnezzar reigned 45 yeeres.1
He began to reign in the end of the fourth year of Jehoiakim King of Judah.
He began to reigne in the end of the fourth yeere of Jehoiakim King of Judah.
In the beginning of his tenth year, which was 1the second year of his reign, after he vanquished Pharaoh Nechoh, Daniel told and expounded his dream.
In the beginning of his tenth yeere, which was 1the second yeere of his reigne, after he vanquished Pharaoh Nechoh, Daniel told and expounded his dreame.
The Captivity of the Jews began in the beginning 1of the nineteenth year of his reign; or, as it is, Jer. 52. v. 29. in the end of the eighteenth year.
The Captivity of the Jewes began in the beginning 1of the nineteenth yeere of his reigne; or, as it is, Ier. 52. v. 29. in the end of the eighteenth yeere.
From the finding of the book of the Law in the 118. of Josiah, unto the last carrying away of the Jews into Captivity in the three and twentieth year 2of Nebuchadnezzar, are 40. years; which was the 3time of the iniquity of the house of Judah.
From the finding of the booke of the Law in the 118. of Iosiah, unto the last carrying away of the Jewes into Captivity in the three and twentieth yeere 2of Nebuchadnezzar, are 40. yeeres; which was the 3time of the iniquity of the house of Iudah.
