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Bibliotheca Sacra · The Fifth and Last Part

Article XXIX. Protestant Commentators on the same Epistles.

Oan. Lightfoot Horæ Hebraicæ, in Epist. 1. ad Corinth. We have elsewhere mentioned the Edition of this Work, which contains part of what he wrote upon the New Testament.

William Schlaterus, an English Calvinist, who died in 1627, at 50 years of age, put out an Explanation and Scholia; printed at Oxford, in 1634, in 4to. See the Synopsis.

Robert Rollock likewise may be consulted, David Rungius, Thomas Morton; the Paraphrase of Schmid and Spencer.

John Bierman, a Dutch Calvinist, and Minister about 1707, put out Explanations of the two Epistles to the Corinthians, in German; printed at Frankfort, 1703, in 4to.

George Calixtus put out short Notes, not only upon these two Epistles, but also upon those following; printed at Helmstadt, in 1652, 1654, in two Volumes in 4to. We have spoken of him upon the Acts. See the Synopsis of the Criticks.

Rupert Erytropilus, heretofore mentioned, published an apostolical Index of those two Epistles in German; printed at Stetin, in 1666, in 8vo.

What John Henry Heidegger wrote upon the same Epistles, is comprehended in his exegetical Works upon Joshua, St. Matthew, the Epistle to the Romans, and to the Hebrews; printed at Zurich, 1700, in 4to. We have spoken of him upon the Old Testament.

John Lock, an Englishman, a Socinian, Philosopher and Physician, wrote an English Paraphrase upon these two Epistles, upon the Epistles to the Romans, Ephesians, and Galatians; printed at London, 1705, 1706, 1707. in four Volumes in 4to. The whole together, ibid. 1709, in 4to. with the way how to understand St. Paul by himself. He died in 1704.

Sebastian Mayer, a Calvinist, and Minister at Bern, made Notes; printed at the same Place, 1546, in 4to.

Ambrose Reuden, of Misnia, a Lutheran, made an Analysis of these two Epistles, wherein he has comprehended the Epistles to the Romans, Galatians, and Ephesians; printed at Jena, 1603, in two Volumes in 8vo. He died in 1615.

David Rungius, of Pomerania, a Lutheran, has done the same thing; at Wittemberg, 1597, 1606, in two Volumes in 4to. He died in 1604.

Robert Rollock’s Comment, above-mentioned, was printed with Piscator’s Notes, at Jena, 1602, in 8vo. the second Edition.

Antony Burgess, an Englishman, celebrated about 1659, wrote, in his own Language, upon the first Epistle; printed at London, 1659, in fol. As did John James Grynæus, in German; at Basil, 1592, in 4to. We have spoken of him upon the Old Testament.

John Hus, of Bohemia, condemn’d by the Council of Constance, and burnt in 1416, has also explain’d the seven first Chapters, in the new Edition of his Works, in two Tomes in fol. at Frankfort, 1714.

Thomas Morton has also an Exposition of this Epistle; printed at London, 1596, in 8vo. He was an Englishman; and a different Person, as Croveus says, from the Bishop of Durham. He died in 1659. The Commentator must have died sooner, tho F. le Long makes them to be one and the same Person.

George Myle, or Muller, of Augsburg, and Professor at Wittemberg, wrote also upon the first Epistle. His Performance was printed at Jena, in 1600, in 8vo. He died in 1607.

Renier Preden, of Groninguen, made a Comment upon the same Epistle; printed with his Explanation of the four Gospels, and his Notes upon the two first Chapters of the Epistle to the Romans, at Basil, 1503, in fol. He died in 1559.

The Comment made by Sebastian Schmid, was printed with his others upon the Epistles to the Romans, Thessalonians, Timothy, and Philemon, at Hamburg, 1704, in 4to. the second Edition.

Philip James Spencer, a German, has a Paraphrase upon these two Epistles. He was born in Alsace, was a Lutheran; and died in 1705. His Paraphrase in German was printed at Frankfort, in 1691, in 8vo.

Peter Martyr’s Comment upon the first Epistle only to the Corinthians, was printed at Zurich, in 1589. the fourth Edition, in fol. We have already spoken of him.

We shall add Jerom Simon Van Alphen, a Flemish Calvinist, who made a Comment upon the second Epistle only, together with Prolegomena; printed at Amsterdam, 1708, in 4to. The Method which he has followed, is very much approved of. We have spoken of him upon Daniel.

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