A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer].

John Floyer

Date:: 1726

Credit: A comment on forty two histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his Epidemics. In the first part Hippocrates's pathology is explained, and defended ... In the second part are fourteen histories of the first book of the Epidemics. In the third part are twenty eight histories of the third book of the Epidemics. The general method of curing an epidemical fever is deduced from Hippocrates's histories ... To which is added a Letter [to Dr. John Gibson], to shew that Hippocrates mentions a year of 360 days, which Daniel used, chap. ix. and that prophecy is explained from the copy of it in the Septuagint ... / [Sir John Floyer]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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c»'<] in the Prophecy happened under the Chaldean and Perfian Empire, the feven Weeks; and the fixty two Weeks under the Grecian and Roman Empires, the laft Week under the Roman only; the chief Events are under the Roman j and be¬ fore they happened the end of the 490 Years coulci not be known but if that be known we may certainly know the beginning, by reckon¬ ing back that number of 490. That Daniel ufed the Prophetic Year in his Computation of the Kingdom of Antichrift, we may be con vine- ed for a Time, Times, and half a Time are reckoned three Years and a half- and when the Days are reckoned, they are 1260, and we mu ft fay that thofe Days mult be reckoned by Prophetic Years ^ 260 being one of the Years times twice as much 720, half a Year 180, in all 1260* The reckoning of the Prophecying of the two Witnefles bnder the Tyranny of Anti- chrilT is the fame number of Days, and they ihuft be reckoned Years, Rev. chap. xi. and if the forty two Months, for treading down the holy City in the fame Chapter, be reduced in¬ to Days, and they be reckoned as Years, 1260, thefe are made from the three Years and a half, which are Prophetic Years. As St. John ufed thefe Years in his Computation of Antichrift’s Kingdom, fo did Daniel; in his time the Pro¬ phetic Years were moft ufed, and he therefore ufed them in his feventy Weeks ; but St. John knew the Julian Solar lrear, but ufed the old Greek 360 for more obfeurity* If

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