CHAPTER XI

THE BOOK OF BARUCH, AND THE EPISTLE OF JEREMIAH 495

I. Short Account of the Book, and its Contents 495

II. Examination of the Component Parts of the Book 497

(1) The Book of Confessions (i.-iii. 8) 497

(2) A Sage’s words of encouragement (iii. 9-iv. 4) 503

(3) A Message of good cheer (iv. 5-v. 9) 504

The Epistle of Jeremiah 506