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. 84. When this testament beganne to be ratified and confirmed by the preaching of Christ.

1. Pererius deliuereth it as an auncient tradition, and a receiued opinion, that Christ beganne not to preach and worke miracles till a yeare after he was baptised: for the first mi∣racle which he wrought in Cana of Galile, they hold to haue beene done the same day tweluemoneth, wherein he had beene baptised.

2. But this opinion may be easily refuted. 1. the words of S. Peter, Act. 1. 21. are direct∣ly against it: of these men, which haue companied with vs all the time, that the Lord Iesus was conuersant among vs, beginning from the baptisme of Iohn, vnto the day that he was taken vp

from vs, must one of them be made a witnesse with vs of his resurrection. Here it is euident, that Christ beganne to preach after he had receiued Iohns baptisme. Pererius by the bap∣tisme of Iohn, here thinketh all that time to be vnderstood wherein Iohn baptized, till he was imprisoned: but that can not be: for Iohn beganne to baptize before Christ came vnto his baptisme: and before Christ was baptized, he preached not, neither shewed himselfe publikely: therefore the beginning can not be vnderstood, to be from Iohns baptisme in that sense. 2. Seeing Christ was publikely in his baptisme called from heauen to the office of teaching, in that it is saide, Heare him, it is not like that our blessed Sauiour would inter∣mit that holy function▪ a yeare together. 3. Before that miracle in Cana of Galile, he en∣tertained Disciples, as is euident, Ioh. 1. as Andrew and Peter, Philip and Nathaniel: there∣fore euen then he beganne to be a publike teacher. 4. If Christs preaching beganne a yeare after his baptisme, in the beginning of his 31. yeare, then could he not preach and confirme the Couenant, halfe a weeke, that is, 3. yeares and a halfe, seeing he is generally held to haue died in his 33. yeare: wherefore euen presently after his baptisme, as soone as his 40. d••••••s fast was ouer, Christ beganne to preach, and shew his power in working of miracles.