Thus did these two prophets (as also did others) before them plainly speak the desolation of that place / for such offences / as before hath ben rehearsed. But how pleaseth such message the city of Jerusalem? the priests / princes & people of Judah? & what reward receiveth Jeremiah for his long travail and painful preaching.1 Verily / even such as Pashur & his counsel judgeth mete. He spake against the temple, he prophesied mischief against the city, he fainted the hearts of the soldiers, and of the people, but principally,2 he was unfriendly to the faith, that Passhur taught the people: To weak / the faith of their forefathers / who always rebelled against God. And therefore he was reputed a heretic / accused of sedition / and damned of treason. Plain preachings were made against all that he had spoken / and such felicity was promised / that within ⟨image 12⟩two years should the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar be broken from the necks of all people and the vessels of the lords house (together with all prisoners) should be brought again to Jerusalem.3 Now did this abound with wine & oil / O pleasing and blessed amongst the people were such prophets / Jeremiah had troubled them, and therefore he must dye. To prison shall he go / for the king can deny nothing to his princes / of whom Pashur appeareth / to have ben chief chancellor / by whom was not only the king / but also the hole multitude so blinded / that boldly they durst cry: No mischance shall come too us, we shall neither see pestilens nor hunger. The king of Babylon shall never come against this land. 4In the middest of these stormy troubles / no other comfort had the prophet / then to complain to his God / at whose commandment he had spoken. And in this his complaint he is so kindled against their Idolatry / and great unthankfulness that he crieth / as in a rage. O thou Lord of hosts, 5the trier of the just, thou that seest the reins and the hart, Let me see thy vengeance taken upon them, for unto the have I referred my cause▪ […] this prayer was most fearful to his enemies / if they had seen the efficacy thereof so by the same was the prophet assured / that God's wrath was kindled against that sinful nation & that it should not turn back / till he had performed the cogitations of his own hart.
Thus did these two prophetes (as also did others) before them plainlye speake the desolation of that place / for such offences / as before hath bē rehearsed. But how pleaseth such messaige the citie of Ierusalem? the priestes / princes & people of Iuda? & what reward receaueth Ieremie for hys longe trauayle and painfull preachinge.1 Verely / euin such as Pashur & his counsail iudgeth mete. He spake against the temple, he prophecied mischief against the citie, he fainted the hartes of the souldiours, and of the people, but principally,2 he was vnfrendly to the faythe, that Passhur taught the people: To weke / the fayth of their forefathers / who alwaies rebelled agaynst God. And therefore he was reputed a heretycke / accused of sedicion / and dampned of treason. Playne preachinges were made agaynste all that he had spoken / and suche felicitie was promised / that within ⟨image 12⟩twoo yeares shoulde the yocke of Nabuchonosor be broken from the neckes of all people and the vessels of the lordes house (together with all prysoners) should be brought agayne to Ierusalem.3 Now dyd this habound with wyne & oyle / O pleasing and blessed amōgst the people were such prophetes / Ieremy had trobled them, and therefore he must dye. To pryson shall he go / for the kyng can denye nothing to his princes / of whome Pashur apeareth / to haue ben chief chaūcelour / by whom was not only the kyng / but also the hole multitude so blinded / that boldly they durst crye: No mischaunce shall come too vs, we shall neither se pestilens nor hunger. The kynge of Babylon shall neuer come againste thys lande. 4In the middest of these stormy trobles / no other comfort had the prophet / then to complayn to hys God / at whose commaundement he had spoken. And in this his cōplaint he is so kyndled agaynst their Idolatrie / and great vnthankefulnes that he crieth / as in a raige. O thou Lord of hostes, 5the tryar of the iust, thou that seith the reynes and the hart, Let me se thy vengeaunce taken vpon thē, for vnto the haue I referred my cause▪ 〈…〉 this prayer was most fearful to his enemyes / yf they had sene the effiaccie therof so by thesame was the prophet assured / that Goddes wrath was kyndled against that sinful natiō & that it shoulde not turne backe / till he had performed the cogitations of his owne hart.
- 1The crimes laid against Jeremy Jere, 9.23 Ezec. 20.The crymes layd againste Ieremy Iere, 9.23 Ezec. 20.
- 2Such wealth do the papists promise the people for receiving the Idolatrous mass, again into England. Jere. 28.Such vvealthe do the papistes promis the people for receauinge the Idolatrous masse, againe into Englande. Iere. 28.
- 3Jere. 13. Habondaunce cam before the destruction. Jere. 38.Iere. 13. Habōdaūce cam before the destruccion. Iere. 38.
- 4Jere. 27Iere. 27
- 5Jere. •0.Iere. •0.
