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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.
Publication: [Cambridge] :: Printed by Cantrell Legge, printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge,; 1610.
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2. Quest. Of the yeares of Darius raigne, and how this vision is said to be in his first yeare.

1. Annius, whome Driedo, and Lucidus follow, thinke that Cyrus and Darius raigned two yeares together, after the Babylonians were subdued. 2. Lyranus and Vatablus in 9. ••. Dan. thinke that Darius raigned two yeares before Cyrus raigne began. 3. Cyrillus Hiero∣solymit. seemeth to giue vnto him eight yeares, cateches. 12. 4. Severus Sulpitius thinketh that Darius raigned 18. yeares, at the same time that Astyages raigned in Media: but that can not be, for this Darius was also the king of the Medes and Persians, as is euident, c. 6. 5. Iosephus Scalliger giueth vnto Darius 17. yeares, making him the last king of the Chaldeans, after whome Cyrus succeeded, lib. 6. de emendat. tempor. 6. Iunius opinion seemeth to be, commentar, in 5. c. v. 29. that the first yeare of Darius, was the second of Cyrus. 7. Pereri∣us affirmeth that Darius raigned but one yeare, and that Cyrus succeeded him in the same yeare, beeing the 70. yeare of the Iewes captiuitie.

8. But the truer opinion is, that Cyrus and Darius raigned ioyntly together, as thinketh Calvin: and that the first of Darius was the first also of Cyrus: for in the first of Cyrus the word of God spoken by Ieremie concerning the 70. yeares captiuitie was finished, 2. Chro. 36. 22. And so likewise it appeareth in this place, that in the first yeare of Darius, that time of 70. yeares was expired: the first then of Cyrus and Darius concurred together: for the rest, it is like that Darius raigned not long, but beeing 62. yeare old, when he tooke the kingdom vpon him, he might die the same yeare, which was also Cyrus first: see more hereof, c. 6. qu. 3.

9. And whereas it is saide, in one yeare of Darius, which Pererius gesseth to be so called, because he raigned but one yeare: the reason rather is this, that the word a••hath, which sig∣nifieth one, is according to the phrase of the Hebrew, taken for the first: as Gen. 1. the mor∣ning and euening were one day, that is, the first: and Mark. 16. it is said, that our Lord rose in one of the Sabbaths, that is, in the first day of the weeke. Polan. Pintus.