Hexapla in Danielem: that is, A six-fold commentarie vpon the most diuine prophesie of Daniel wherein according to the method propounded in Hexapla vpon Genesis and Exodus, sixe things are obserued in euery chapter. 1. The argument and method. 2. The diuers readings. 3. The questions discussed. 4. Doctrines noted. 5. Controversies handled. 6. Morall observations applyed. Wherein many obscure visions, and diuine prophesies are opened, and difficult questions handled with great breuitie, perspicuitie, and varietie ... and the best interpreters both old and new are therein abridged. Diuided into two bookes ... By Andrevv Willet Professour of Diuinitie. The first booke.

Quest. 16. v. 24. How the seuentie weekes must be vnderstood.

1. These seuentie weekes cannot be taken for so many weekes of dayes, as weekes are properly taken, as Leni••. 23. the feast of Pentecost followed seuen weekes after the feast of the Passeo••er: for 70. weekes of dayes make but one yeare, 4. moneths, and 14. dayes: so that then this prophesie should haue beene fulfilled in lesse time, then a yeare and halfe, Lyran. Bulling.

2. Orige•• taketh these weekes not for weekes of dayes, or of single yeares, but of tenne yeares, that euerie one of these propheticall weekes, should comprehend 70. yeares, and so the whole 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 70. of these weekes, amounteth to 4900. yeares: Eusebius in part fol∣loweth this interpretation of the weekes, lib. 8. de d••monst. Euangel. for the last weeke of the 70. he extendeth to 70. yeares, counting vnto the last weeke seuen times tenne yeares: But if this reckoning should stand, this prophesie of Daniel is not yet fulfilled, for from Da∣niels time vntill now, there are not aboue ••••00. yeares runne, so that their should remaine 2700. yerres of the 70. weekes: whereas we see that many yeares since Ierusalem was de∣stroyed, and their sacrifices and ceremonies abolished.

3. Lyranus▪ reporteth the opinion of some, which vnderstand these to be Iubile

weekes, and some, weekes of hundred yeares: they which take them for so many Iu∣bilees or 50. yeares, make in euerie weeke 350. yeares, and the whole summe will rise to 24500. yeares: but if euerie day should be counted for an 100. yeares, the weeke shall containe 700. yeares, and 70. weekes, 49000. yeares. Against this exposition Lyranus al∣leadgeth these two reasons. 1. no where in Scripture is the name of a weeke taken in any such sense, either for 50. yeares, or an 100. yeares: but either it signifieth weeks of dayes, or weekes of yeares. 2. the world shall not continue so many thousand yeares, neither should this prophesie be yet fulfilled concerning the destruction of the citie and Sanctuarie: all which things we see came to passe aboue a 1500. yeare since.

4. It remayneth then, that we are here precisely to vnderstand 70. weekes of yeares: eue∣rie weeke containing 7. yeares: for so is a weeke of yeares taken, Leuit. 25. 8. thou shalt number seuen Sabbaths of yeares vnto thee, euen seuen times seuen yeares: so that 70. weekes of yeares make 490. yeares, Iun. Perer. Polan. Pellican. cum caeter.