Vol 04 - PHILIPPIANS.

PHILIPPIANS.

[See also under Epistles.] 1247 ACASTER (J.) Expository Lectures on Philippians. 8va. Lond, 1827.

2/-Useful in showing the preacher how not to do it. By a violent effort we forced ourselves to read one lecture; but we have done nothing to deserve to read another. The author was domestic chaplain to an earl, meant well, and did his little best.

AIRAY (HENRY. 1559 — 1617). Lectures on Php 4:1-23 to. Land, 1618. 5/6. [Reprinted, with Cartwright on Colossians, in Nichol’s Commentaries. Cr. 4to. 7/6. Lond., Nisbet. 1864.] Mr. Grosart says: “You will look in vain in this commentary for erudite criticism or subtle exegesis in the modern sense: but there seems to us to be an instructively true following up of the Apostolic thoughts, and a quick insight into their bearings and relative force.

1249 CALVIN (JoHn). Commentarie on Philippians. Translated by Wm.

Becket. 4to. Lond., 1584. 10/6.

CALVIN AND STORR. Expositions of Philippians and Colos-sians. By J.

Calvin and Gottlob Starr. Translated by R. John- ston. 12mo. 4/- Bib. Cabinet. Edinb., Clark. 1842. 3/-A sort of sandwich, with Calvin for the meat, and Starr for very hard black bread. Students who can enjoy both spiritual exposition and stern criticism with equal relish will make fine expositors.

1251 DAILLE (JEAN. 1594 — 1670). Exposition of Philippians.

Translated by Rev. James Sherman. Imp. 8va. Lond., 1841.

[This Exposition, together with Daille on Colossians, and Jenkyn on Jude, have been issued in one thick volume by Mr.

Nichol of Edinburgh. 10/6. Lond., Nisbet. x863..’] Written in a deliciously florid style. Very sweet and evangelical: after the French manner.

1252 EADIE (JOHN, D.D.) Commentary on the Greek text of Philippians. 8vo., 10/6. Lond., Griffin. 1859. S. 6/. A standard work.

Essential to the scholarly student.

1253 EASTBURN (M.) Lectures. 8vo. New York, 1853. 2/6. Designed for family reading. Moderately good.

HALL (ROBERT, A.M. 1764 — 1831). Exposition of Philip- pians, in twelve Discourses. 8vo. Lond., 1843. 2/6.

Robert Hall does not shine so much upon the printed page as he did when he blazed from the pulpit. These discourses were published after his death, from the notes of a hearer. They are good as sermons, but not remarkable as expositions.

1255 JOHNSTONE (ROBERT, LL.B., of Glasgow). Lectures on Philippians, with revised Translation, and Notes on the Greek text. 8vo.

7/6. Edinb., Oliphant. 1875.

.4 noble volume. A real boon to the man who purchases it.

1256 KELLY (W.) Philippians and Colossians. 12mo. 2/- Lond., Morrish.

1869. Much that is excellent placed in “darkness visible.”

1257 LANGE (J.P.) See No. 923, and also page 19.

1258 LIGHTFOOT (J. B., D.D.) A revised text, with Note:,. etc. 8vo. 12/. Lond., Macmillan & Co. I873.

Deservedly regarded as a standard work. The more instructed student will appreciate it.

MEYER (DR. H. A.W.) Critical and Exegetical Handbook to the Epistles to the Philippians and Colossians. (See No. 928). No doubt wonderfully learned, but we cannot get on with it. Quotations from heretics we have happily never heard of before are of no great use to simple believers like ourselves.

1260 NEAT (CHARLES). Discourses from Philippians. Sm. 8vo. Lond.,

1841 1/6.

Strongly Calvinistic, and correct to a hair; but utterly devoid of originality either of thought or expression.

NEANDER (JOHANN AUGUST WILHELM. 1789 — 1850). Philip- pians and James, practically and historically explained. Post 8vo. 3/- Edinb., T. & T. Clark. 1851. S. 1/9.

Without dwelling upon the wording of the Epistle, Neander reproduces its spirit in other language, and so expounds it. The little work will be greatly appreciated by a certain order of minds.

1262 NEWLAND (H., M.A.) New Catena. Philippians. 8vo, 7/6. J. Parker. x86o. S. 2/6. (See No. 1238).

1263 PEIRCE (JAMES. Died I726). Paraphrase on Philippians, Colossians, and Hebrews 4:1-16 to. Lond., x733. Had he but known the Lord, his writings would have been admirable. He con ceals his Arianism, but it is fatal to his acceptance with believers. He wrote after the manner of Mr. Locke.

1264 ROBERTSON (.J.S.S., M.A.) Lectures on Philippians. 12mo. Lond., 1849 Lectures which will never set the Thames on fire.

TODD (JAMES F., M.A.) Apostle Paul and the Church at Philippi. Acts XVI. and Philippians. 8vo. 9/. Lond., Bell & Daldy. I864. A respectable work. The author is sound in doctrine and valorous in controverting error, and he says many good things; but he rather uses the text than expounds it. He deserves a reading3 but men with whom money is scarce need not purchase this book.

TOLLER (THOMAS). Discourses on Philippians. 12mo.

Lond., i855. 2/- A very favorable specimen of plain, popular exposition. Nothing either deep, or new, or critically accurate; but sensible and practical.

1267 VAUGHAN (C. J., D.D.) Lectures on Philippians.

Extra Fcap. 8vo. 5/- Lond., Macmillan. 1864, etc. Deservedly esteemed.

Dr. Vaughan gives a literal translation of his text from the original Greek, and then expounds it, believing’ it, as he says, “to be the duty of every Christian teacher to assist his congregation in drinkings not of the stream on& but at the spring of revealed truth.”

1268 WIESINGER (LIC. AuGust). Commentary on Philippians, Titus, and 1 Timothy; in continuation of the work of Olshausen. 8vo. 10/6. Edinb., T.

& T. Clark. x851. S. 4/6.

Many mistake this for Olshausen’s. It is of the critical and grammatical school, and bristles all over with the names of the German band. We prefer the Puritanic gold to the German silver which is now in fashion.

1269 BAYNPE. (PAUL, A.M.) Commentary on Colossians I. and II. 4to. Lond., 1634. 6/. On the two first chapters only. Edifying’ and very rare.

1270 BYFIELD (NICHOLAS, Puritan. 1579 — 1622.) Exposition upon Colossians; being the Substance of near seven years’ week-day sermons.

Folio. 1615 and 1617. 6/6 [Reprinted in Nichol’s Commentaries. Cr. 4to., 7/6. Lond., Nisbet. I869.] The author lived in intense pain, and died at 44, yet he produced quite a mountain of literature. He writes like an earnest, faithful man, resolved to keep back nothing’ of the counsel of God; but he too little studies brevity, and consequently he wearies mort readers. lie is always worth consulting’.

1271 CALVIN. (See Nos. 1249, 1250).

1272 CARTWRIGHT (ThoMAs, B.D. Puritan. i535 — i6o3).

Commentary on Colossians 4:1-18 to. Lond., 1612. 7/6. IRe- printed in Nichol’s Commentaries. See -No. x 248.] This is but a small affair, consisting of scanty and second-rate “notes” by a hearer. Yet what there is of it has the true ring, and is rich in spirituality.

1273 DAILLE (J.) (See No. I251).

1274 DAVENANT (JOHN, Bp. of Salisbury. I572 — 1641.) Exposition of Colossians. Translated from the Latin, by Josiah Allport. 2 vols., 8vo.

Lond., 1831. 4/- to 6/6. “/know no exposition upon a detached portion of Scripture (with the single exception of Owen on the Hebrews) that will con&are with it in all points. Leighton is superior in sweetness, but far inferior in depth, accuracy, and discursiveness.” — C. Bridges.

EADIE, (John, D.D.) Commentary on the Greek text of Colossians. 8vo., 10/6. Lond., Griffin. 1856. S. 6/. Very full and reliable. A work of the utmost value.

ELTON (EDWARD, B.D.) Exposition of Colossians.

Third edition. Folio. Lond., 1637. 7/- to 9/.

,4 Puritan work; strongly Calvinistic, popular, and very full.

GISBORNE (Thomas, Prebendary of Durham. 1758 — 1846).

Exposition of Colossians. 12mo. Lond., i816. x/-

Sermons which very much remind us of those of Henry Melvill, but with less of the Gospel in them. Gisborne was a preacher of considerable repute, but he was more at home upon moral than spiritual topics.

GUTHRIE (THOMAS, D.D.) Christ the Inheritance of the Saints.

Discourses from Colossians, Cr. 8vo. 7/6. Edinb., A. & C. Black. 1859. S.

4/- Not so much an exposition as a series of brilliant discourses, or l:,rose poems. Dr. Guthrie has only touched upon the first chapter.

1279 LIGHTFOOT (j. B., D.D.) Colossians and Philemon. A revised Text, with Introductions, Notes, etc. 8vo., 12/. Macmillan & Co. 1875. For remarks, see No. 1258. Lightfoot writes for scholars.

MILNER (Joseph, M.A.) Sermons on Colossians 1:1-29 Thessa-Ionians V., and James I. 8vo. Lond., 1841. 3/’

Respectable sermons by the Church historian.

1281 ROLLOCK (R.) Lectures on Colossians 4:1-18 to. Lond., 16o3. 10/-

It is said that when this great divine died the entire population of Edinburgh attended his funeral. His Lectures on Colossians were once very popular, but are now extremely scarce. The style is very simple and colloquial, and the matter far from profound.

SPENCE (JAMES, D.D.) Discourses on Colossians. Cr.

8vo. 7/6. Lond., Hodder. 1875.

.4 flood specimen of honest, popular expounding’. Intended for a congregation, but useful to the student.

1283 WATSON (THOMAS, B.A.) Discourses on Colossians. 8vo. Lond., 1838 2/& Thoroughly evangelical and remarkably commonplace.

1284. WILSON (DANIEL, D.D., Bp. of Calcutta). Explanatory Lectures on Colossians. 8vo. Lond., x845. 2/6. By a famous modern evangelical, who shows much ability in wielding this Scripture against Tractarians and others. The work contains little original exegesis.

1285 LOCKYER (NICH., Puritan. 1612 — 1684-5). England Faithfully Watcht with in her Wounds. [Lectures on Colossians I.] 4to. Lond., 1646.

5/.

Rich, full, simple. ,4 fair specimen of plain Puritan preaching.