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.

CHAP. V. Of the priests of the Iewes, from king Alexander vnto the Machabees.

The names of y^e priests

• Onias Priscus A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 25 yeares
• Simon Priscus A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 13
• Eleazar A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 20
• Manasses A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 27 yeares
• Simon Iunior A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 28
• Onias Iunior A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 39
• Iason A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 3 yeares
• Menelaus A. M. 3643 the time that they liued A. M. 3805 7 yeares

This Menelaus was a very wicked priest, whom Antiochus put to death at Berytus. Antiochus moreouer inhibited Onias his sonne to succeed him, and appointed Alcimus aliâs Iacimus the high priest: which Alcimus was of the race and petigree of

Aaron, but not of the same familie. Onias therefore sonne to Menelaus went into Egypt, and insinuating himselfe into the amitie of Ptolomee Philometor and Cleopa••ra his wife, per∣swaded them to build a temple in Heliopolis, like to that of Hie∣rusalem, and to make him priest in the same place.

* 1.1Iacimus after he had been high priest three yeares, died; lea∣uing no successor behinde him, and so the citie of Hierusalem, was seuen whole yeares togither without a priest.

Afterward the gouernment of the Iewes, was committed to the familie of the Assamoneans, and then they rebelled against the Macedonians, and made Ionathan the high priest.

These points, and specially the case of Iacimus or Alcimus, ought diligently to be marked, against the mangled and fondly commended popish succession, whereof by the power of God, more shalbe said hereafter.

From about this time vntill Herod the great, Iudas Ma∣chabeus and others of his race, had the gouernment and priest∣hood among them.

From Herode vntill Christ our redeemer, were yeares 32. plus minus. During which time, priests were not made of the line of the Assamoneans; neither could Aaronicall succession, be found any where at all: priesthoode was bought with money, and the hie priest was changed euery yere.* 1.2 Which obseruation, if it be annexed to the case of Alcimus, will confound our pa∣pistes vtterly. So write Iosephus and Eusebius. Yea Iosephus addeth, that from Herod vntill the citie was burnt by Titus, there were 28. priestes, who liued 107. yeares.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ioseph. antiq. lib. ••0. cap. 8.
• * 1.2

  Iosephus. lib. 20. antiquit. cap. 8.