The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The answere.

[ 1] I say first, that the varietie of supputation set downe in holy Writ,* 1.1 may easily be accorded; if we duely consider the varietie of time, from which the same supputation is deriued. For the 400. yeres must be reckoned from the birth of Isaac, vntil the departure out of Egypt; and the 430. yeeres from Abrahams going out of his countrie, for the seede of Abraham was so long afflicted in a land not their owne.

[ 2] I say secondly, that it is not possible to proue out of the scrip∣tures, by particular and precise supputation; that the Iaco∣bites abode in Egypt, either 400. yeeres, as saint Steuen re∣porteth, or 430. yeeres, as saint Moses telleth vs: and there∣fore we must reckon and begin the said supputations, as is alre∣dy said. I proue this mine assertion in this maner:

Iacob was 130. yeeres old when he went into Egypt, Ge. 47. verse 9. and he died at the age of 147. yeres, so as he liued in Egypt no more but 17. yeres, Gen. 47. verse 28.

Iacobs third sonne Leui of his first wife Leah, Gen. 29. ve. [ 137] 32. liued but 137. yeres, Exodus 6. verse 16.

Rohath or Caath the sonne of Leui liued but 133. yeeres [ 133] Exodus 6. verse 18.

Amram the son of Rohath liued but 137. yeres Exo. 6. v. 20 [ 137]

Moses the sonne of Amram was but 80. yeeres old when he [ 80] brought the Israelites out of Egypt Exodus 7. verse 7.

Now for perspicuous conceiuing of this so intricate a doubt, [ 1] I note first, that Leui could not be aboue 95. yeres in Egypt. I prooue it, because Ioseph Iacobs yongest sonne was 40. yeeres olde, before Iacob with Leui and the rest of his family came into Egypt. This age of Ioseph is thus made manifest; he was 17. yeres of age when he was sold, Gen. 37. verse 2. he was 30. yeeres olde when hee became gouernour of Egypt, Genes. 41. vers. 40, 41, 46. to which adde the seuen yeeres of plentie, and three yeeres of famine Genes. 41.42, and 45. at which time Leui came into Egypt with his father, and the num∣ber of 40. yeeres will be compleate.

I note secondly, that if we graunt Leui to haue beene 100. [ 2] yeeres olde before hee begate Caath, and affirme the same of Caath and Amram; (which thing surpasseth the course of na∣ture, Ge. 17. v. 17. and therefore neede it not be granted;) we must for al that come short, and neither find the abode of the Is∣raelites in Egypt to be 430. neither yet 400. yeeres in all.

I note thirdly, that if we grant Caath, Amram, and Moses, [ 3] to haue beene begotten in a competent age; we shall easily finde the number of 215. yeres, which Eusebius and Marianus Sco∣tus haue put downe.

Notes

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  ••ee the Fift Secti∣••n of the eight ••hapter, where ••his is handled more at large.