Chapter III: Difference Between the Hebrew and Septuagint Chronologies

1. Argument against the shorter computation, founded on the
proportion between the Antepaidogonian Ages and whole Lives
of the Patriarchs—Reasons for the enlargement of this ratio,
and the diminution of the length of human life 50

2. Argument founded on the regular succession of human
generations—Anomalies and Paradoxes of the Hebrew
text—Remark of Eusebius—Objections of learned men unanswered 52

3. Argument founded on the inconsistency of the co-existence
of idolatry and the worship of the true God, in the same
family, and within a short period from the flood—Remarks on
the building of Babel—Mr. Clinton refuted—Mr. Cuninghame’s
argument from Scripture—The judgments of God forgotten 55

4. Argument founded on the inconsistency of the accounts of
Sacred and Profane History—Remark of Sir Walter Raleigh—Sir
Isaac Newton’s objection refuted—Epoch of the Foundation of
the kingdom of Egypt 57

5. Arguments founded on the deficiency of the numbers of
mankind—Epoch of the occupation of Babylon by the
Medes—Calculation of the numbers of mankind on the Eulerian
ratio—Mr. Clinton refuted 59

6. Argument founded on the alteration of the Hebrew text by
the Jews—Testimony of the early Fathers on this point—Mr.
Clinton’s admission as to the prophecies—His refutation as
to the chronology—Motives of the Jews for shortening the
genealogies 60

7. Motives ascribed to the Seventy Interpreters for enlarging
the chronology—Pretensions of the Chaldeans and Egyptians to
a remote antiquity—Insufficiency of the scheme adopted by
the Interpreters—Self-refutation of Mr. Clinton’s hypothesis 62

CHAPTER IV.—EXTENT OF THE THIRD AGE OF THE WORLD.

Table VIII. Patriarchal Eras and Intervals from Usher—Table
IX. Extent of the _first three ages_ of the World—Date of
the Exodus of Israel from Egypt 64

CHAPTER V.—EXTENT OF THE FOURTH AGE OF THE WORLD.

Palpable Forgery of this period in 1 Kings vi. 1.—Table X.
Critarchal Eras and Intervals, from Usher and
Cuninghame—Object of Usher in determining this
period—Testimony of Paul and the Book of Judges as to its
true extent—Testimony of Origen—Table XI. Extent of the
_first four ages_ of the world—Verification of the true
extent of the _fourth age_ by Chronographers—Agreement on
this point between Mr. Clinton and Mr. Cuninghame 67

CHAPTER VI.—EXTENT OF THE FIFTH AGE OF THE WORLD.

Table XII. Monarchal Eras and Intervals, from Usher and
Cuninghame—Correction of the mistakes of chronologers as to
the true extent of this period, by Mr. Cuninghame—Table
XIII. Extent of the _first five ages_ of the
World—Confirmation of the true extent of the _fifth age_
from sacred history and prophecy 73

CHAPTER VII.—EXTENT OF THE SIXTH AGE OF THE WORLD.

1. Table XIV. Hierarchal Eras and Intervals, from Usher and
Cuninghame—Determination of the Intervals from
Scripture—Period of the Seventy years Captivity—Period of
the Seventy prophetic weeks of Daniel—Table XV. Date of the
Crucifixion determined—Truth of the Ancient Tradition
respecting the First Advent of the Messiah demonstrated 79

2. Determination of the Epoch of the Birth of Christ—Labours
of Mr. Cuninghame on this point—Coincidence of the extent of
the period of Patriarchal Pilgrimage with that of Hierarchal
Bondage—Table XVI. Extent of the _Six Ages_ of the
World—Difference between the true and vulgar dates of the
Nativity—Mr. Cuninghame’s dates of the Nativity and Public
Ministry of Christ deduced from the chronology of the
Septuagint 84

SECTION II.—CONFIRMATION OF THE GREAT EPOCHS OF THE WORLD.

CHAPTER I.—HISTORICAL CONFIRMATION OF THE TRUE SYSTEM OF CHRONOLOGY.

Testimonies of the ancient chronographers and historians
before and after Christ, in favour of the chronology of the
Septuagint—Demetrius, Eupolemus, Josephus, Justin Martyr,
and all the early fathers of the first three
centuries—Theophilus, Hippolytus, Africanus, Origen,
Cyprian, Lactantius, Epiphanius, Ambrose, Ephrem Syrus,
Augustine, Chrysostom, Sulpicius Severus, Annianus,
Syncellus, Eutychius, the author of the Paschal Chronicle,
and the Council called “Synodus in Trullo”—Probable cause of
minute variations among the ancient chronographers 90

CHAPTER II.—REDUCTION OF THE MUNDANE ERA OF REDEMPTION.

Errors of Eusebius, Jerome, and the western
churches—Consistency of the eastern and southern churches to
the latest period—Chronology of the Russians and Armenians,
that of the Septuagint—Testimony of
Abulpharajius—Chronological innovations of the Venerable
Bede—His denouncement as a heretic on this
account—Chronology of the Roman Church different from that
of the Latin Vulgate—The chronology of the Masoretes an
abridgement of the true—The chronology of the Roman
Martyrology preserved by Pontifical authority to the present
day—Extract from Strauchius—An important testimony in favour
of the true chronology 95

CHAPTER III.—CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH SYSTEMS OF CHRONOLOGY ERRONEOUS.

Chronology of the English Bible erroneous—Usher influenced by
the Masoretes—Tradition of the House of Elias—Its complete
refutation both from Scripture and fact—Utility and
application of Mr. Cuninghame’s “Chart of
Chronology”—Reasons assigned by the Jewish Rabbis why their
expected Messiah is not yet come—Their curse upon all who
calculate the Times 99