Jeremias — Chapter 15

Thou fhalt not take a wife, and thou fhale nor haue fonnes and daughters in this place. .3. Becaufe thus faith our Lordconcerning fonnes aed daugthers , that ‘a yTeremie nor! only lined fine gle in the ti- mes or tribula- tren,but alfo are begottenin this place , and concerning their mo- remaineda a ginal his life thers, which beare them: and: concerning their fathers, S Teveme li.y, lof whofe Rock they were borne in this land : 4. by the deaths of difea- laduer. Iovinian, {65 they thal die: they shal not be mourned,and they {hal not be buried, po medium, they (hal be as a dun: ghilvpo the tace of the earth they {hal be cofumed, both with (word ,& tamine:& their carcafle thal be mieate for thic foules of the ayre , and beafts of the carth. 5. For thus faithour Lord : Enter bot mto the houfe of feafting, neither coe thou to mourne, nor comfort them : becaufe haue taken away my peace from this people, faith aur Lord, miercie and commiferations. 6. And great and litle fhal dic in this land: : they {hal not be buried nor mourned,and they fhal not cur themfel- ues, neither ihal baldnes be made tor them, 7.And they fhal not breake bread among thé to him that mourneth tocomfort him vpon the dead : and they fhal not gimen them drinke of the cupto comfort them vpcen theirfather and mother. 8. And enter not into the houfe of teafting, to fit with them , and to eate and drinke: y.becaufe thus faith our Lord of hofts the God of Ifrael:Behold J wiltake away out of this placein your cies & in your daies the vaice of i loy, and the voice of gladnes ,the voice ee! (b) After tong of the bridegrome,and the voice of the bride, 10, And when thou thalt expeétation ot te] this people al thefe words, and they thal fay to thee : Wherefore hath amendment, & Out Lord {poken vpon vs al this ereateuil? what is our iniquitie ? and generation af-. What is our finne, that we haue finned to the Lord our God ? 11. Thou ter generation fhalt fay to them : Becaufe your tathers haue forfaken me, faith our adding more Lord :and gone after firange Gods, and ferued them and adored them: dnnesvatlat’ and me they haue forfaken, .& my law they haue not ‘kept. 12. But(b) you punifhmert, alfo haue wrought worfe then your fathers : for bchold eueric one wal- (c)But againe keth after the peruerfiti: of his euil hart,that he heare me not. 13. And 1 after punith- Wil caft you forth out of this land, into a lend which you & your fathers meat God Knew nor:& there you tial ferue ftrange Gocs day & nlzin, which fal Shewcth his not giuc you anie reft.1g, (¢} Therfore behold the daiescome, faith our mercic, Lord, fee bia en --- PAGE 1576 --- Ifa, 30, OF IEREMIE, 559 Lord, and it thal be faid no more : Tne Lord lineth, that brought forth L ' the children of Ifrael out of the Land of Agypr, 15, But, The Lord liuet,that broughrthe children of lirael out of the land of the North, and out of al the lands to the which I did caft them outzand I wil bring them againe into their land, which I gaue to their fathers, 16. Behold [ wil fend manie (d) fishers faith our Lord, and they {hal fish them : and after this I wil fendthem manie (¢) hunters , and they fhal hunt them froin euerie mountaine , and from euerie litle hil, and our of the caues (f ) of rocks.1 7.Becaufe mine eies are vponal their waies : they are not hid from my face, and their iniquitie hath not been hid from mine eies, 18. And 1 wilrepay firft cheir double iniquities, and their finnes: becaufe they -haue contaminated my land with the carcaffes of their idols, and with their abominations they haue filled mine inheritance. ' 19.0 Lord my force,and my ftrength, and my retuge in the day of tri- bulation :to thee the Gentils fhal come fromthe ends of the earth , and thal fay : Invery deed our fathers haue poffefied lying , vanitie which 4 hath not profited them 20, Why, (g) {nal a man make Gods vnto him- \felf, and they arenotGods ? 31. Therefore behold 1 wil fhew them at this time,! wilthew them my hand,and my power;and they fhal know that my name is the Lord, CHAP, XVIL For eb(iinacie in finne the ewes shal be led captine.s .Heis curfed that trufteth in fiesh: 7, and bleficd that trufteth in God. 9. Only God fearcheth the bart, Stung to euerte one as they deferuc. 11, The Prophet prayeth te be delinercd Jrom his encnues: 19. preacheth objeruation of the Law: 24. fo they shal profper other veife perish, . HE finne ofYudais written with { 2) yron penne in naile of Adamant, grauen vpon the bredth of their hart, and in the hornes of their altars, 2. When their children fhal re- member their altars,and their groues,andthetr trees with green leaues in the high mountaines, 3. facrincing ia the field:Y wal giue thy ftrength,and al thy treafures into fpoile,thine excel- fes for finne in al thy coftes. 4. And thou fhaltbe lett alone of thine iherttance,which I gaue theezand I wil make thee ferue thine enemies in a lad, which thou knoweft not:becaufe thou haft kindled a Gre in m furie,it tha} burne for cuer. 5, Thus faith our Lord :Curfed be the man that trufteth (!) in man,and maketh flefh hisarme, and his hart depar- teth from our Lord, 6. For he fhal be as litle bushes in the defert, and fhal not fee when good fiial come : bur he fhaldwel in drynes in the defert,in a land of faltnes,and not habitabie,7,Blefled be the man, that hal, 1. e in our Lordy and our Lerd fhal be his confidence. 8. And he iftles. [fe, Osher Apo-} ‘ftolicaimen, } ‘fF; Nos only Chrif tr @ rock, bur be \hash alfo g‘uen 0, hae Apofice Peter: 10 becalied 4 wocke, inwhofle ! am igements they ‘that refi are ‘vigh:ly Said so be tranfLaied from ithe ra:ke.S, Tero, ‘sn bunc locum. 'g; To make imen ais the worke of God, and therforeit is very abfurde, that aiman can make Gods. § lero.ibidem, (a) Thefe me- \taphorical ter- imes fienifie \that their fin- ines were inve- 'teratec, & hard ito be blorted out, 6. Chiefe and ‘principal tru@ muft be in ‘Ged: help, not ‘in mas ftrength Yyy 5 ilia or policie, \ --- PAGE 1577 --- 4 4 4 (¢)Itis proper to God only oy his owne power to fearch the hart of man and to snow his fe- cree thoughts, which men nor Angels €an nor natu- qrally know.bur aolie Angels & clorified yaints doe Axnow the Pnoushts of Fey by liohe fof vlorie,whé nortal men ray vnto té; & Prophers cow by light or Prophecie: is Elizeus faw when Giezi tooke bribes;& ev epecial in- Iration S, ‘eter knew AC trand of \iainas & Sa- phira A@ 5, AC By the fate! SiN ds often tiswhere > is meant the ,ab- ff{eruation of al law, Such tem- oral rewards weIC come Muy promi. edaithe old vitamenz,but nthe new ts roniifed Itte aCrlaftine & cernal glorie, ae € THE PROPHECIE : ; ters , that {predeth his roots fhal be asa tree that is Planted vom anew when the heae co mmerh.A ie the leaf thereof {hal begreen , andin Cae Tc aro The hare careful neither fhalic ceafeat-ante time to sow it?10. 1the Lord -pfan. f j ruerfe,and vafearcheable who eo ricone ‘v.10. tN hee iee h the hart, and proue thereynes:whicl giue to eure pee (© that ea Wa apd according tothe fruit of his inventions. Ne Yous accordingt? h th souriihed-that which fhe brought not farth : ¢ iat The partic bh ; ndnot in iudgement:in the middes of his dayes ' la gathered-ric ‘dia his Latrer. end he (hal.bea foole.12.A throne of gionie cthcishe fom the begianing,the place of our fangaiheation: 1-0 they 5 ce, MaDe con . ’ tie expectavion pike reach the earth : becaufe they haue ena ra evaine of lining waters our Lord.14.Heale me Lore sane nies a ‘ led:faue me and I fhal befaned:becaule than orc iny pral . Lhal be bathe tC to ine: Where is the word of our Lord alert itcome,

Thus faith our Lord the God of Lfeach : As are thefe good figges : fo 5.70 THE PROPHECIE that man, and vponhis houle. 35. Thus fhal you fay ecuerie one to his. brother, & neighbour : What hath our Lord anfwered2and what hath ouf Lord fpoken236.And the burden of our Lord fhal.no more be men- tioned : becaufe euerie mans burden fhal be his. owne word:& you haue peruerted che words of the liuing God, the Lord of hofts our God. 37. Thus fhalt thou fay to the Prophet : What hath-our Lord: anfwered tice ? and what hath.our Lord fpoken?38.Butif.thou fhalt fay the bur- den of our Lord : for this, thus faith.our Lord : Becaufe youhaue faid this word: The burden of our Lord: and] haue fentto you, faying :. Say not: The burden of our Lord : 39. Therfore behold I wiltake you away carying you, and wil forfakeyou, and the citie which haue gi-- uen to you, and to your tathers., trom before my face. 40..AndI wil giue you into euerlafting reproch , and into etcrnalignominie , which

my hart : becaufe thy name is inuocated vpon me,o Lord God of hoftes.17.1 fate not in the couneel of iefters;& 1 hraue gloricd a: the face of thy hand : I fate alone , becaufethou hatft filleft me. with threaning. 18, Why is my forow made perpetual,and my defperate plague refufeth to be curediit is.become-vnto me as ale of (g )vnfayth- (e) The Pro- phet fearing his owneweak- nes prayeth to be deliuered from perfecu- tion. (f)Deferre nor to deliuer mez As Pfal.12.v, 254 ig) Vainehopd ted, I vil conuert thee, & thou thaleftand before my face:& if thou wilt feparate the pretious thing.from. the.vile, thou fhaic be-asamy-mouth : they-fhal beturned to thee, & (b) thou shale not be turned ro rhem,20. And T wil giue thee vatothis people as-abrafen wal, ftrong: aad they- fhal fight againft chee, and fival-not- premaile : becaufe ‘am. with thee to faue thee,and tordcliuer thee, fatth our Lord, 21. And I -wildeliuer thee out of the hand of the moft wicked, and 1 wil-ccdeem:thee out-af the hand of ftrong, . ANNOTATIONS,