The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The second section, of the prophet Ieremie.

Ieremie prophesied to y^e two tribes of Iuda & Beniamin, he foretold their captiuitie in Babylon, hee began his prophesie in the daies of Iosias,* 1.1 he continued the same in the daies of Ioa∣chim, and vntill the eleuenth yeare of Sedechias in the time of the captiuitie. Orig. hom. 1. in Hier. Aug. de ciu. lib. 18. c. 33.

Betweene the time of Ieremias and Esaias, were one hun∣dred and fiftie yeares. Hier. lib. 9. cap. 30. in Esaiam.

He was the sonne of Helkias the priest. cap. 1. Iere. v. 1. the tradition of the Hebrewes is, that whensoeuer the father or graundfather of any prophet is put in the title, such a one was also a prophet himselfe. Gloss. ordinar.

Sophonias prophesied at the same time with Ieremias. A∣thanas. in synop▪ Aug. de ciu. lib. 18. cap. 33.

Iehoiakim king of Iuda burnt the book, which Baruc wrote

wrote at the mouth of Ieremias; in which booke the prophet shewed, what punishment God had determined to bring vpon Iuda and Israel▪ if they would not returne euery man from his euill way, and bring forth worthy fruites of repentance. But Ieremie at Gods appointment wrote another book, which con∣tained the afflictions of Iuda and Israel, in a farre larger ma∣ner, Ierem. cap. 36. Where we may note by the way, that the wicked do euer kicke against the preachers of Gods word, espe∣cially when their sinnes are reprooued. But at length they tast of the cup of Gods wrath, for their great contempt and disobe∣dience. And our papistes are now become Iehoiakims, as who both burne the writers of all bookes, that reprooue their super∣stitions and idolatry; and also cast the bookes into the fire. Yea, euen the holy bibles,* 1.2 if they be once translated into the vulgar tongue.

Ieremie began to prophesie when he was a childe, in the 13. yeere of Iosias king of Iuda,* 1.3 hee continued his prophesie du∣ring the reigne of Iosias the sonne of Amon. 19. yeares, and af∣ter that vnder Ioachim 11. yeres, and vnder Sedechias 11. yeares, who was the last king of Iuda. The three moneths of Ioachaz and Iechonias, are reckoned in the yeares afore na∣med. So that from the beginning of his prophesie, vntill the captiuitie of Ierusalem, (in which himselfe was taken) he pro∣phesied, 41. yeres, ouer and besides that time, in which he was carried away into Egypt, and prophesied in Taphins. Hier. in cap. 2. Ierem. at which Taphins in Egypt, as some write, hee was stoned to death. But before that time, he was put in a deep dungeon of myre. Iere. 38.

Notes

• * 1.1

  A. M. 3380.
• * 1.2

  ••he papistes are ••ecome Iehoia∣••ims.
• * 1.3

  A.M. 3318.