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. 25. The 1290. dayes mentioned v. 11. how to be taken.

1. Lyranus taketh this to be the tearme of Antichrists tyrannicall raigne in the ende of the world, euen 3. yeares, 6. moneths, and 12. dayes: so also Pererius: but he counteth one∣ly 10. odde dayes: so also Pintus with other Romanists thinke that Antichrist shall raigne 3. yeares, and an halfe: but as Bullinger saith, it is not like that Antichrists kingdome should continue ad tempus vsque adeo breue, for so verie a short time.

2. Bullinger sheweth how the Iewes warre before the finall destruction of the citie, be∣gunne by Vespasian in the 14. yeare of Nero his raigne, and ending the second yeare of Ve∣spasian, continued about a 1290. dayes, that is 3. yeare and an halfe: but the text is, that these dayes must beginne from the time of that abhominable desolation, and continue onely du∣ring that time: but after these warres which held 3. yeares and an halfe, that desolation of the citie and Temple beganne, which then ended not, but continueth vnto this day.

3. Some by so many dayes vnderstand so many yeares, a 1290. yeares, so long Osiander thinketh, that the profanation of religion should continue vnder the Romane Antichrist, from the first beginning thereof, vnto the vtter ruine of Antichrist: But we trust that God will not suffer that man of sinne so long to afflict his Church.

4. Some vnderstand here no certaine but an indefinite and vnlimited time: as Oecolamp. multiplicatione dierum longum tempus Antichristianae impietatis agnoscas, by the mul∣tiplying

of dayes knowe that the time of Antichrists impietie shall be long: so also Calvin by this number of dayes, thinketh, that tempus immensum, a great time is signified.

5. Pellican contrariwise inferreth, magnus numerus, sed breue tempus significat, a great number of dayes, but it signifieth a short time, that the Iewes sacrifices should not long continue after Christs death. But in that this number receiueth an addition of 45. dayes which make with the former summe a 1335. dayes, it is euident, that a certaine time is here∣by signified.

6. Wherefore, that which he called before, a time, two times, and an halfe, is here ex∣plained to be 1290. dayes, that is 3. yeares, 7. moneths, and about 13. dayes, which must beginne from the profanation of the Temple by Antiochus, which was in the 145. yeare, the 15. of Casleu, which was the ninth moneth, 1. Mac. 1. 57. and must ende 45. dayes before Antiochus death.

Iunius setteth downe the time precisely, when the 1290. dayes ended, in the 15. day of the moneth Xanthicus, which is the 11. moneth, in 48. yeare, when Antiochus by his pub∣like edict and writing confirmed and ratified the Iewes religion, restored by Iudas Maccha∣beus: But the time will not agree, if we beginne from the profanation of the Temple, from the 15. of the 9. moneth Casleu in the 45. yeare, from whence to the 15. of the 11. moneth Xanticus in the 48. yeare, are but 3. yeares and iust 2. moneths: therefore Iunius in his com∣mentarie to helpe this, beginneth the profanation of the Temple in the 15. day of the 4. moneth, in the 145. yeare, and citeth 1. Macchab. 1. and so the time will agree: but there the moneth Casleu is named, 1. macchab. 1. 57. which was the ninth not the 4. moneth, 1. Macchab. 4. 52. therefore I rather with Polanus, thinke that the 1290. dayes, determine at such time as Iudas Macchabeus had prosperous successe against the Ammo∣nites with their captaine Timotheus, after he had cleansed the Temple, and Antiochus him∣selfe was forced to suffer the Iewes to enioy their libertie and religion, and this was 45. dayes before the death of Antiochus, though the precise and particular time, be not expres∣sed in storie.