1 / Or, restreins.
1 ! Of the dearth that shulde come.
5 d Meaning, that the brute beast for drought were compelled to forsake their young, contrarie to nature, & to go seke water, which they colde not finde.
6 e Which are so hote of nature, that thei can not be couled with drinking of water, but stil gape for the aire to refresh them.
7 f He sheweth the onely way to remedie God's plagues, which is by vnfained confession of our sinnes, and returning to him by repentance.
13 k He pitieth the people, & accuseth the false prophetes, which deceiued them: but the land answered, that bothe the Prophetes, which deceiued, and the people, which suffred them selues to be seduced, shal perish, {Chap. 23, 15 & 27, 21 & 29, 8}
17 l The false prophets promised peace, & assurance, but Jeremiah calleth to teares, and repentance for their affliction, which is at hand, as {Chap. 9, 1, lament. 1, 16 & 2, 18}.
19 n Thogh the Prophet knew that God had cast of the multitude, which were hypocrites, and bastard children, yet he was assured that for his promes sake he wolde haue stil a Church, for the which he prayeth.