L. VIVES.
HIeremy (a)] Of him, already. (b) Zephany] Hee was a prophet, and father to prophets, and had prophets to his grand-father and great grand-father, say the Hebrewes. Chusi was his * 1.1 father, who was sonne to Godolias, the sonne of Amaria•…•… the son of Ezechias, all prophets: for al the prophets progeny named in their titles, were prophets, say the Hebrew doctors. (c) The an∣nointed] There are many anointed, & many Lords: but that breath of our mouth, this annoynted is none but CHRIST our SAVIOVR the SON of GOD: by whom we breath, we moue, and haue our being: who if he leaue vs, leaueth vs lesse life, then if we lackt our soules. (d) Baruch•…•…] Hee was Hieremies seruant (as Hieremies prophecy sheweth) and wrote a little prophecy, al∣lowed by the Church, because it much concerned Christ, and those later times. (e) Th•…•… heart] * 1.2 This is the Septuagints interpretation. Hierome hath it otherwise from the hebrew.