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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[ «<S ] certain end of a Computation in a Prophecy, we may reckon the Time backwards, and find its beginning. As the Computation, Dan. ix. ended with the Deftrudion by Titus: So the begin* ning of it was from the rebuilding and finifhing the Walls, and the Streets, by Nehemiah, fo in # this 1260 it begins at 740, and ends in 6oco Years. Seven hundred and twenty the Saracen Head was wounded at the Siege of Conflantinople^ and recover’d itfelf 740 , 730,. they were flain in France, but built Bagdat 766. III. OuFv Hiftories have difcover’d to us divers Commanders in the Mahomedan Empire, Caliphs, Sultans, Emperors, and that in thefe two Na¬ tions the Saracens and Turks. I Will begin with the Prophetic Computa¬ tions which relates to the Saracens. •J-REV. ix. The Star that falls from Hea¬ ven is Mahomet in Arabia, he began his Em¬ pire 622, with his Hegira, and his Saracens muft torment the World five Months, that is 150 Years, and if the 150 be added to 622, that Empire will come to its height 772, and then their royal Seat was at Bagdat, called Babylon,, which was built by Almanfor 766, or 762. || Six hundred and twenty two, Mahomeds Reign begins, he dies 631, and after many Days in 622*, there are 631 Years, and above half a Year in Days: Mahomet reigned ten Arabian Years, two Months, twelve Days, and died

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