Lastly, Some indeed there are, who have kept Records of time, and a considerable duration, yet do the exactest thereof afford no satisfaction concerning the beginning of the world, or any way point out the time of its creation. The most authentick Records and best approved antiquity are those of the _Chaldeans_; yet in the time of _Alexander_ the Great, they attained not so high as the flood. For as _Simplicius_ relateth, _Aristotle_ required of _Calisthenes_, who accompanied that Worthy in his Expedition, that at his arrive at _Babylon_, he would enquire of the antiquity of their Records; and those upon compute he found to amount unto 1903 years; which account notwithstanding ariseth no higher than 95 years after the flood. The _Arcadians_ I confess, were esteemed of great antiquity, and it was usually said they were before the Moon, according unto that of _Seneca_, _Sydus post veteres Arcades editum_; and that of _Ovid_, _Lunâ gens prior illa fuit._ But this as _Censorinus_ observeth, must not be taken grosly, as though they were existent before that Luminary; but were so esteemed, because they observed a set course of year, before the _Greeks_ conformed their year unto the course and motion of the Moon. Thus the Heathens affording no satisfaction herein, they are most likely to manifest this truth, who have been acquainted with Holy Scripture, and the sacred Chronology delivered by _Moses_, who distinctly sets down this account, computing by certain intervails, by memorable _Æras_, _Epoches_, or terms of time. As from the Creation unto the flood, from thence unto _Abraham_, from _Abraham_ unto the departure from _Egypt_, etc. Now in this number have only been _Samaritans_, _Jews_ and _Christians_. [SN: _Different accounts upon Scripture concerning the Age of the World._] For the _Jews_ they agree not in their accounts, as _Bodine_ in his method of History hath observed out of _Baal Seder_, _Rabbi Nassom_, _Gersom_, and others; in whose compute the age of the World is not yet 5400 years. The same is more evidently observable from the two most learned _Jews_, _Philo_ and _Josephus_; who very much differ in the accounts of time, and variously sum up these Intervails assented unto by all. Thus _Philo_ from the departure out of _Egypt_ unto the building of the Temple, accounts but 920 years, but _Josephus_ sets down 1062. _Philo_ from the building of the Temple to its destruction 440. _Josephus_ 470. _Philo_ from the Creation to the Destruction of the Temple 3373, but _Josephus_ 3513. _Philo_ from the Deluge to the Destruction of the Temple 1718, but _Josephus_ 1913. In which Computes there are manifest disparities, and such as much divide the concordance and harmony of times.