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 CHAPTER IV.—CYCLICAL CHARACTER OF THE MUNDANE TIMES. 1. The revolutions of the heavenly bodies appointed for cycles—Origin of the cycles of the year and the month—The subject of Enoch’s prophecy—Mr. Cuninghame’s discovery of the cycle from the Creation to the Era of Redemption—Scriptural cycles of frequent occurrence—The numbers of Jubilee and of Pentecost—of pilgrimage and persecution—of omnipotence, glory and wisdom; and of mystery, vengeance and forgiveness—The prophetic numbers of Daniel—Discovery of their connection with the higher cycles of astronomy, by M. de Chesaux and Mr. Cuninghame 102 2. Lengths of the tropical year and the synodical period of the moon, according to Sir John Herschel—Application of the method of _continued fractions_ to the determination of their approximating ratios—Various lunisolar cycles—The Octaëteris of the Greeks—The cycle of nineteen discovered by Meton, but probably known to the Hebrews—The period of Calippus—Proof that the numbers of Daniel are lunisolar cycles—Remarks of Mr. Birks in his “Elements of Prophecy”—Observations of Mr. Cuninghame in his “Scientific Chronology”—Proof that the prophetic month and the jubilean period are lunisolar cycles 106 CHAPTER V.—DISCOVERY OF NEW MUNDANE CYCLES.