For the Greeks; their accounts are more anomalous: for if we recur unto ancient computes, we shall find that _Clemens Alexandrinus_, an ancient Father and _Præceptor_ unto _Origen_, accounted from the Creation unto our Saviour, 5664 years; for in the first of his Stromaticks, he collecteth the time from _Adam_ unto the death of _Commodus_ to be 5858 years; now the death of _Commodus_ he placeth in the year after Christ 194, which number deducted from the former, there remaineth 5664. _Theophilus_ Bishop of _Antioch_ accounteth unto the Nativity of Christ 5515, deduceable from the like way of compute, for in his first book _ad Autolychum_, he accounteth from _Adam_ unto _Aurelius Verus_ 5695 years; now that Emperour died in the year of our Lord 180, which deducted from the former sum, there remaineth 5515. _Julius Africanus_, an ancient Chronologer, accounteth somewhat less, that is, 5500. _Eusebius_, _Orosius_ and others dissent not much from this, but all exceed five thousand. The latter compute of the Greeks, as _Petavius_ observeth, hath been reduced unto two or three accounts. The first accounts unto our Saviour 5501, and this hath been observed by _Nicephorus_, _Theophanes_, and _Maximus_. [SN: _By what account the world hath lasted 7154 years._] The other accounts 5509; and this of all at present is generally received by the Church of _Constantinople_, observed also by the _Moscovite_, as I have seen in the date of the Emperors letters; wherein this year of ours 1645 is from the year of the world 7154, which doth exactly agree unto this last account 5509, for if unto that sum be added 1645, the product will be 7154, by this Chronology are many Greek Authors to be understood; and thus is _Martinus Crusius_ to be made out, when in his Turcogrecian history he delivers, the City of _Constantinople_ was taken by the Turks in the year ϛϠξα; that is, 6961. Now according unto these Chronologists, the Prophecy of _Elias_ the Rabbin, so much in request with the Jews, and in some credit also with Christians, that the world should last but six thousand years; unto these I say, it hath been long and out of memory disproved, for the Sabbatical and 7000 year wherein the world should end (as did the Creation on the seventh day) unto them is long ago expired; they are proceeding in the eight thousand year, and numbers exceeding those days which men have made the types and shadows of these. But certainly what _Marcus Leo_ the Jew conceiveth of the end of the heavens, exceedeth the account of all that ever shall be; for though he conceiveth the Elemental frame shall end in the Seventh or Sabbatical Millenary, yet cannot he opinion the heavens and more durable part of the Creation shall perish before seven times seven, or 49, that is, the Quadrant of the other seven, and perfect Jubilee of thousands.