A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730 : with an Introduction Containing a Brief Epitome of the Most Considerable Transactions and Events Abroad, from the Creation ... |
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... world : I need not tell the learned , that in those articles those authors do not
differ , as to the same real years , or years of the Julian period , or celestial
characters assigned to them , or in their distance from the christian era . Thus for
instance ...
... world : I need not tell the learned , that in those articles those authors do not
differ , as to the same real years , or years of the Julian period , or celestial
characters assigned to them , or in their distance from the christian era . Thus for
instance ...
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4 , and Stephen tells us that this was after his father ' s death , Acts vii . 4 ;
therefore , Beroaldus seems rightly to have set the birth of Abraham at the 130th
year of Terah ; and has drawn the following train of celebrated writers after him .
4 , and Stephen tells us that this was after his father ' s death , Acts vii . 4 ;
therefore , Beroaldus seems rightly to have set the birth of Abraham at the 130th
year of Terah ; and has drawn the following train of celebrated writers after him .
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... entered his 37th year , and there is no difficulty . For ( 1 ) Josephus tells us ,
that Herod was declared king by the Romans in the 184th Olympiad , Calvinus
and Pollio being consuls ; Dio says , that these were consuls in the year of Rome
714 ...
... entered his 37th year , and there is no difficulty . For ( 1 ) Josephus tells us ,
that Herod was declared king by the Romans in the 184th Olympiad , Calvinus
and Pollio being consuls ; Dio says , that these were consuls in the year of Rome
714 ...
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( 4 ) Josepbus also tells us , that upon Archelaus ' s banishment , Augustus sent
Cyrenius , who seized his estate in the thirty - seventh year after Antony was beat
by Octavius at Actium ; and the learned all agree that the thirty - seventh year
from ...
( 4 ) Josepbus also tells us , that upon Archelaus ' s banishment , Augustus sent
Cyrenius , who seized his estate in the thirty - seventh year after Antony was beat
by Octavius at Actium ; and the learned all agree that the thirty - seventh year
from ...
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... tells us , that on Sept . 17th , this year , Dioclesian was proclaimed emperor at
Chalcedon . + Constantius was the son of Eutropius , by the daughter of Crispus ,
brother to Claudius II . c No . Y . C . Emperor . 294 Dioclesian INTRODUCTION .
... tells us , that on Sept . 17th , this year , Dioclesian was proclaimed emperor at
Chalcedon . + Constantius was the son of Eutropius , by the daughter of Crispus ,
brother to Claudius II . c No . Y . C . Emperor . 294 Dioclesian INTRODUCTION .
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Page 300 - ... which only concern the confession of the true Christian faith and the doctrine of the sacraments...
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| Title | A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor ... |
| Author | Thomas Prince |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1826 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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