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.