Jeremiah

Major prophet. The second of the great prophets; intertwines an almond rod, a boiling pot, a leopard, and a fourfold alphabet.

I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE. — Jeremiah with Cinoth (Lamentations) is considered a double book; the Lamentations are reckoned by alphabets
"Jeremiah with Cinoth, that is, with its Lamentations"
I. THE HELMETED PROLOGUE. — Sixth in the order of the Prophets
"Sixth, Jeremiah."
II. JEROME TO PAULINUS. — The second of the great prophets; intertwines an almond rod, a boiling pot, a leopard, and a fourfold alphabet
"The second intertwines an almond rod, and a boiling pot from the face of the north, and a leopard stripped of its colors, and a fourfold alphabet"
ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES. — The Lamentations of Jeremiah set alongside the Miserere and Isaiah 53; "Jeremiah wept over Jerusalem"
"the Lamentations of Jeremiah"
ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES. — "Jeremiah wept" — listed among the prophets' modes of expression
"Jeremiah wept"

Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers — Hears in chapter 1 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you" yet exclaims "I am a child"
"Jeremiah hears in chapter 1"
Chapter V: On the Dispositions Required for This Study — Daniel attained the number of 70 years of Israel's exile recorded by Jeremiah
"the 70 years of Israel's exile recorded by Jeremiah"
Moses as the Most Ancient Theologian, Philosopher, Poet, and Historian — Prophecy of Jeremiah was arranged by Baruch
"the prophecy of Jeremiah was arranged and put in order by Baruch"
I. The Old Testament Establishes Faith — Calvin cites Jeremiah 18:6 ("clay in the hand of God, as of a potter") to construct fate of reprobation
"Jeremiah places us like clay in the hand of God, as if of a potter (Jeremiah 18:6)"

Argumentum — The prophecy of Jeremiah was arranged by Baruch
"the prophecy of Jeremiah was arranged and put into order by Baruch"
Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch — The old law to be abolished and a new one substituted, as in Jeremiah 31:32
"the same Scripture says that the old law is to be abolished and a new Evangelical law substituted in its place, as is clear from Jeremiah 31:32"
Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch — Jeremiah 1:10 cited: "I have set you over nations and over kingdoms"
"in Jeremiah 1:10, it is said: 'I have set you over nations and over kingdoms'"
Sacred Chronology — The 70 years of captivity which Jeremiah foretold
"the 70 years of captivity or servitude, which Jeremiah foretold in chapter 25:12 and chapter 29:10"