The just reckoning or account of the whole number of the years, from the beginning of the world unto this present year of .1547. A certain and sure declaration that the world is at an end. Of the last day of judgement, or day of doom, and how it shall come to pass. Translated out of the German tongue into English by Anthony Scoloker the .6. day of july. Anno Dni. 1547. Matthew. 25. Watch therefore for ye knew neither the day nor yet the hour when the son of man ☞ shall come. ☜ inverted triangle composed of decorative elements ¶ To the Reader. FOrasmuch as many writers have diversly written of the account of the time. Here haste thou (gentle reader) the just number of the years from the beginning of the world unto this present year of .1547. diligently gathered out of the Bible. Here hast thou also a certain and sure declaration that the day of doom is at hand: not tha● we will or can declare the very hour, Act. 1. as Christ saith. Acts. 1. But to the intent that we should be ready at all times as true faithful servants which wait for the coming of their Lord for he shall not tarry but com● very shortly. Luke. 12. Therefore let us watch and pray for we know neither hour nor time. The number of the years briefly comprehended. The .1. account. FRom the beginning of the world unto the flood, are .1656. years. The .2. account. Fron the flood unto the time that Abraham departed out of Chaldea, are .363. years, and 10. days. The .3. Account. From Abraham's departing out of Chaldea till the Children of Israel went out of Egypt, are 400. and .30. years. The .4. Account. From the departing of the children of Israel out of Egypt, till the first building of the temple, or till the .4. year of the reign of Solomon, are .4700. years. The 5. account. From the first building of the Temple till the captivity of Babylon, are 419. years and 6. months. The 6. account. From the captivity of Babylon, till that jerusalem was built again, are 143. years. The 7. account. From the time that jerusalem was built again, till the Birth of our saviour Christ, are 483. years. From the birth of Christ unto this present year are, 1547. Thus doth the whole sum of the years from the beginning of the world, unto this present year of 47. amount to 5521. and somewhat more than half a year. The declaration of the before named number, The first account. set forth at large, from the beginning of the world, to the time of the flood, are 1656. years, which are numbered after this manner foloinge. Genes. 5. Adam, being of the age of 130. begat Seth. Seth, being old 105, Genes. 5. years begat Enos. Enos, being old 90. Genes. 5. year begat Cainan. Genes. 5. Cainan, being old 60 year, begat Malalehel. Malalehel, being old 65. Genes. 5. years begat Jared. Jared, being old 162. Genes. 5. begat Enoch. Enoch, being old 65, Genes. 5. year begat Mathusalem. Mathusalem, being old 97, Genesis. 5. year begat Lamech. Lamech, being old 182, Genes. 5. year begat Noe. No was of the age of 600, Genes. 7. years when the flood was upon the earth. This mounteth all in one sum 1656 years. From the flood till the time that Abraham went out of Chaldea, are .363. years and .10. days which are numbered thus. Genesis. 8. The flood continued a year and, 10. days. Genes. 11. Sem the son of No begatt Arphaxat 2. year after the flood. Genes. 11. Arphaxat being old .35. year begat Sale. Genes. 11. Sale, being old .30. year begat Heber. Genes. 11. Heber, being old .34. year begat Phalech. Genes. 11. Phalech, being old .30. year begat Reu. Genes. 11. Reu, being old .37. year begat Saruch. Genes. 11. Saruch, being old .30. year begat Nachor. Nachor, being old 29. year begat There. Genes. 11. There, being old .70. year, Genes. 11. begat Abraham. Abraham, being old .70. Genes. 11. year departed out of Vr. From Abraham's departing out of Chaldea till that the children of Israel went out of Egipte, are .430. The third account. year which are numbered thus. Abraham was five year at Charam in the .705. Genesis. 12. year departed he from thence. In the .25. Gene. 1●. year of his departing from thence (which was in the .100. year of his age) he begat Isaac. Isaac being old .3. Gene. 27. score year begat jacob. Gene. 47. jacob was old 130, year when he with all his family & household went into Egypt. Act. 7. Hereof must be rebated 80, years, for so old was Moses when he led the children of Israel out of Egypt. The over plus or rest of the years, to say 130, years must be divided of Moses' father & grandfather, namely Amram and Chath, so that Chath being old 67, years begat Amram Moses' father: And Amram being 65, years of age begat Moses, who led the children of Israel out of Egypt in the 80, year of his age. Exod. 12. Galat. 3. This amounteth together to 430, as it appeareth Exod 12, and Galath. 3. From the going fourth out of Egypt till the first bylding of the The. 4. account. Temple, or till thee, 4, year of the Reign of Solomon are 480, year which must be counted thus, Deut. 1. Moses reigned in the desert, 40, year, joshua and Othoniel, 40, year, judic. 3. Aioth, 80, year, judic. 8. Delbora .40. year. judic. 8. Gedeon .40. year. judic. 9 judic. 10. Abimelech .3. year. Thola .22. year. judic. 10. judic. 10. After that were they .28. year without head, till the time of jepthae. jepthae reigned .6. year. judic. 12. judic. 12. judic, 12. judi. 12 Abessam .7, year, Elon, 10, year, Abdon, 8, year, Samson, 20, year, judi. 16. 1. Samuel, 4 Heli was both judge & priest 40. year. Samuel and Saul have reigned, 40, year, Act. 3 2. Regum. 5. David was 40. year king. 3. Reg. 6. Solomon began to build the Temple in the fourth year of his reign. This amounteth together to 470. year, which are also so numbered 3. Regum. 6. The fifth account. From the first building of the Temple, till the captivity of Babylon, are 419. years and 6. months which must be reckoned thus. 5. Regum. 11. Solomon reigned yet 63. years. 1. Paril. 12. Roboam 17. year. 2. Paral. 13. Abia 3. year. 3. Reg. 15. 3. Reg. 22. Asa 41. year josaphat 25. year. 2. Para. 21. joram 8. year. 4. Reg. 8. Ochosias' 1. year 4. Reg. 11. 4. Reg. 12. Athalia was 7. year Queen. joas ' 40 year. 4. Regum. 14. Amasias 29. year Osias 52. year, 4. Reg. 15. joatham 16. year. 4. Reg. 15. Achas 16. year. 4 Reg. 16. 4. Reg. 18. Ezechias 29. year Manasses 55. year. 4. Reg. 21. Amon 2. year. 4. Reg. 21. 4. Reg. 22. josyas 31. year. joachas 3. months. 4. Reg. 23. joakim Eliachim 9 year. 4. Reg. 23. 4. Reg. 34. Ioachim jochonias 3. months In whose time began the captivity of Babylon in the 11. year of zedechia when the temple and city was burned as appeareth in the 1. Matt. 1. chap. of Mat. and also in the 24, and 25. jere. 24.25. chapter of Hieremy the prophet. Which amounteth all in one sum 419. years and 6. months. From the captivity of Babylon till the building again of jerusalem, are 143. year. The sixth account. jere. 24.25. The Captivity continued .60, year. 1, Esdra, 1, In the first year of the reign of king Cyrus were the captives or prisoners delivered, In the second year of Cirus, 1, Esdra, 2, men began to build the Temple. In the .46. 1, Esdra, 6, year was the temple complete & finished that is in the 6, year of the reign of king Darius. Nehemias, 2 In the, 20, year of his reign, was Nehemias released, and came for to build the city. In the .22. Nehem, 5, year of Darius was the city finished, so that the number of years of the building again of the Temple are, 26, which amounteth together to 143. year. The, 7, account. From the building again of jerusalem till the coming of Christ are .483, year, which are numbered thus. It is written in the, 9, Chap of Daniel, of the going for the or proceeding of the word (that is to say) from the time that jerusalem shall be built again till the time of the true Messiah and Saviour Christ are .67. weeks, Note this well, Lu., 25 and one week is counted here for .7. year as it appeareth, Leviticus. 25. Thus make, 67, weeks. 483, year, and so many years is it from the reign of Darius, till the 42, year of the reign of Augustus, in which year Christ was borne. Thus the number of the years from the beginning of the world till the birth of Christ are .3, thousand, 974, & little more than half a year, and from the birth of Christ till this present year of, 47, is clear and manifest enough. So that from the beginning of the world unto this present year, are 5521. year & somewhat more than half a year. Of the end of the world, and of the day of doom or judgement. I will not here go about to search out the very hour of the judgement (for God 〈◊〉 in his power, hath hidden the same) but manifestly declare that the day is even at hand. ELyas hath spoken tha● the world should stand about 6000. year, whic● number is divided after thi● manner 2000 year void without any law.