A Christian's Survey of All the Primary Events and Periods of the World
by Granville Penn (9780217148757)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 2. OF THE RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS, OP SACRED AND OF PROFANE HISTORY. Q. How is Sacred History best divided ? A. Sacred History is best divided, according to its Seven Primary PeRiods: viz. Yean. 1. From the creation of the world to the flood 1656 2. From (he flood, to the call of Abraham, the great progenitor of the Hebrew race, and to the promise of The Messiah in that race 427 3. From the call of Abraham, and the promise of the Messiah, to the deliverance of the Hebrews from Egypt, and the institution of The Law under Moses 43Q 4. From the deliverance of the Hebrews from Egypt, and the institution of The Law 23.18 1491Van fore Chrirt. Yean. under Moses, to the commencement of The Hebrew or Jewish Monarchy 396 1095 5. From die commencement of The Hebriiw or Jewish Monarchy to the dissolution of that monarchy, and The Captivity of the Jewish people in Babylon 490 605 6. From The Captivity of the Jewish people in Babylon, to their Restoration from that captivity 70 S35 7. From The Restoration of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon, to The mm n of their Messiah, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ- 535 Q. And how will Profane History be best divided ? A. Profane History (keeping in our mind that we are always to understand by history, a credible relation of public events) will be best divided, into Turku principal periods, by the succession of the f Our great heathen monarchies or Empires, which immediately preceded the birth of Christ, and which have been solemnly designated The Four Last Empires; Ancient i i i t j History. the ages or which three periods compre- vs hend all that we possess of credible heathen narration, concerning the transactions of profane, that is to say, of ancient heathen, history....

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