1. Argument against the shorter computation, founded on the
proportion between the Antepaidogonian Ages and whole Lives
of the Patriarchs—Reasons for the enlargement of this ratio,
and the diminution of the length of human life 50
2. Argument founded on the regular succession of human
generations—Anomalies and Paradoxes of the Hebrew
text—Remark of Eusebius—Objections of learned men unanswered 52
3. Argument founded on the inconsistency of the co-existence
of idolatry and the worship of the true God, in the same
family, and within a short period from the flood—Remarks on
the building of Babel—Mr. Clinton refuted—Mr. Cuninghame’s
argument from Scripture—The judgments of God forgotten 55
4. Argument founded on the inconsistency of the accounts of
Sacred and Profane History—Remark of Sir Walter Raleigh—Sir
Isaac Newton’s objection refuted—Epoch of the Foundation of
the kingdom of Egypt 57
5. Arguments founded on the deficiency of the numbers of
mankind—Epoch of the occupation of Babylon by the
Medes—Calculation of the numbers of mankind on the Eulerian
ratio—Mr. Clinton refuted 59
6. Argument founded on the alteration of the Hebrew text by
the Jews—Testimony of the early Fathers on this point—Mr.
Clinton’s admission as to the prophecies—His refutation as
to the chronology—Motives of the Jews for shortening the
genealogies 60
7. Motives ascribed to the Seventy Interpreters for enlarging
the chronology—Pretensions of the Chaldeans and Egyptians to
a remote antiquity—Insufficiency of the scheme adopted by
the Interpreters—Self-refutation of Mr. Clinton’s hypothesis 62