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Show Cuar. Gut. Cuar.i2.65 Thefirkt Bookeof the first part 184. ofthe Fiftorie ofthe World. ae gles Priefts made the obferuation ofthe {tarres, becaufe this. Towre ouer-toppedthe ordi. peer theruines of this Towre haue. many, Trauailers beene deceiued ; who fuppofe that they haue feene a part of Nimrods 'Towre,, whenit was but the foundation ofthis Templeof Bel: (except this. of Bel, wvere founded) on that of Nrmrod.) Theie yéare svere burnt iri thiig Temple.ong hundred thonfanditalents_ of frankincénfe euery: (faith Herodetus:) Ehis Templedid Nabuchodonofor adorne with she f{poiles of Hierufa- lemand ofthe Temple ofSalomon :all which, veffels andornaments Cyrwsredclitiered This Temple Xerxes euthed withthe foile »which, Alexawderis faid to haue repaired by the perfwafionsof the Chaldeans. deny not that it might haue beene in his defire 10 {oto do;but he enioyed but a fewyeares after Babylon taken, andthereforecould not Hb.te Rellonyleay of rarities (vvho being) in'Eeypt', mounted by ftepsto thetop of the highett) ta: ste this oeieced aillnort qierat a(afmpioase a Soeflecbeiwlatrya hy ic the deftructionof the ia wtoSal the birth ofAs x'aTemple emple of alomon, 0 BOOKE, THE'SECOND ; 0 \\fame,but thatit willfallopin fome ofthe degrees arfleps. FinisLibri Libri pripri n 7 THE IN T R E A TI N G O F - H E TIM E 5 F R O M great difficulty {hall be ablefoto force the ; HISTO RIE OF ORLD: 5 The Je tombeftfurtes quiellene Lenuoyer horsde * peinepourelt {hooting anddegre of thefe:Pyramides, top of one on thefabsfe beft Archerflanding grow! from thence iata the ayre as farve as hee caw, with P A R Ty VV in imitation,andfor the fameferuice andvfe, the Pyramides by Memphis, which were con|picne undig,nanigantibus, faith Pliny.Ofthefe Pyramides, Bellawivs a carefull obftt- . TH : Proclin Times performe any fuch vvorke., The Egyptians (faith Procdys) inhabiting a lowand leuell ground,and given td the fame fuperitition ofthe Stats thatthe Chaldeans were, creed ee . Cra, I. Ofthe time ofthebirth of Abtaliamn : and of the v/e-of this queftion,for the orde. ring of the Story ofthe Afjrian Expire. ‘ is 6:1.7 laa ha Offome ofthe fucce/fors ofSemiramis : with abricfe trénfition tothe questionabout the time ofthe birthofAbjaliam. Frerthe death of Semitraiiiss: Ninizs Or Zamets, fucceededheriti the Empire, on whom Bero/us. Anuianusbeftowes the conquett of Ba@réa's arid the ouerthrow of ZordaHer ; contrary to Diodorus, lufline,Orofids, and all other approued Writets. For Ninia being eftéemed no maw of wvarte at all but alvogether feminine, and {ubiected to eafeanddelicacy,there isno probability inthat opinion. Nowbecanfe thete was nothing performed by this 17+ wias of any moment ;"other tharithat.our of icalonfie lice euery yearechangedhis Prouinciall Gouernors; andbuilt Colledges for the Chaldeam Priefts his Aftronomers + tior by. Arius his fuceeflor; whomSaidescal- leth Thurs ; but that he reduced againe the Badiydans &Ca/pians, reuolted(as it {cericth) in Nisiashis time: nor,of Aralias,the fucceflor of Arimt ;burthat he added furtiptuofiry, inuented iewels ofgold and ftone,and fome engins for the warte: I will forthis prefent pafle themouer,and awhile follow Abraham, whole vvaies are vvarrantable, (till vvee meete thefe 4//jriaes againe if thisftoryy by whomand by whofe iffues vvee fhall beft glue dateto the Kings of Babylon Abraham living at once with Nidns;Ninias, Semiramis, 50 Arius; Araling, and Xerxes or Dalsnins.Forotherwile if we feeke to prouethings certain by the vncertaine,arid iudgeof rhofe timesywvhich the Scriptures fet ysdowne without errour,by thereignes ofthe4//jriaw Princes! we fhall-butpatch vp theftory at adttenturejand leaue'it in the fameconfufion;in' which tothis day, it hath remained. For where the Scriptures doénothel pews)Mirine nimdftin rebns antiqnh Hifloriam non contharesNG Pias.in Theft, waridile if then in things verpancient;Hiflory want [urdance, The betrer theveforero filtde out, in whatageofthe World,and how long thefe Alfjvias kings reigned,as alfo fororher good. caufes;wemuftfirkaffurethetime ofAbrabams birth; ‘and in vwhar Yyeare the fance hapnedafter the floud.Now Gaceallagree; thatthe Q3 fortieth |