Christoph. Georg. Mayer, de Hominibus Piacularib. 1 Cor. 4. 13. This Dissertation is in the second Tome of Philological Dissertations; as is that of David Ziegra, who, as well as Mayer, was a German Lutheran.
Of Baptism for the Dead.
Dan. Grade de Baptismo pro Mortuis, 1 Cor. 15. 29. It was printed at Grypswald, in 4to. in what Year it is not said; and since in the second Tome of the Thesaurus Dissert. Philolog. Grade was a German Lutheran.
Bochart has a Dissertation particularly on this Subject, in his Geography, tom. 2. p. 2026.
Henrici Muller de eodem, ibid. It was printed before at Rostock, 1665, in 4to. We have spoken of him above.
Salom. Deylingi de eodem argumento, Observ. Sacr. tom. 2. c. 44.
See our Dissertation on the same Subject; wherein I have brought together, and examined four and twenty different Opinions concerning Baptism for the Dead. It is in our Comment on St. Paul; and in the Collection of our Dissertations, tom. 3. p. 338.
S. Jerom, ad Minervium & Alexandr. Explic. 1 Cor. 15. 51. Omnes quidem dormiemus, non autem omnes immutabimur.
Sebastian Schmid has likewise treated of Baptism for the Dead; printed at Strasburg, 1656, in 4to. As also James Reichman; printed at Wittemberg, 1652. See upon St. John. And Spanheim, the Son, who wrote a Dissertation on the same Subject; printed at Leyden, in 1673, in 4to. and in the third Tome of his Works.
Upon St. Paul's fighting with the Beasts.
Deyling. in his Observationes Sacræ, t. 1. Obs. 43. See likewise M. de Tillemont’s 40th Note upon St. Paul; and Baron. ad an. 55. and Nicephorus, l. 1. c. 25. of his Ecclesiastical History. See likewise our Dissertation on the same Subject, tom. 3. p. 642.
Severin. Linstrupius, mentioned by us on the Acts, has written on this Combat; printed at Copenhagen, in 1695, in 4to.
Joan. Kindler in 1 Cor. 15. 32. ad Bestias pugnavi Ephesi. It is in the second Tome of Philological Dissertations. He was a German Lutheran. His Work was printed saparately at Copenhagen, in 1683, in 4to.
Upon the Anathema, and St. Paul's Transport.
Adami Weihenmaieri de Paulino Anathematismo, 1 Cor. 16. 22. Thes. Theol. This Dissertation was printed likewise separately at Wittemberg, 1689, in 4to. The Author was a Lutheran.
Joan. Lightfoot de eodem, tom. 1. Operum, p. 778.
Alberti Christ. Ludwig, de raptu Pauli in Paradisum, 2 Cor. 12. 2, &c. This is in the second Tome of Philological Dissertations. He was a German Lutheran.
Sebastiani Kirchmaieri de eodem, Thes. Theol. It had been printed before at Wittemberg, in 1684, in 4to. together with what he had written upon the Thorn in the Flesh.
Another, named George Gaspar Kirchmaierus, has treated on the same Subject; ibid. 1692, in 4to. He has also publish’d something upon St. Paul’s Eloquence, ibid. 1695, in 4to. We have already spoken of them both.
Caroli Bovilli de eodem argumento, in a Work printed at Paris, 1589, in 8vo. In this he treated of the Subject abovemention’d, and of the prophetick Vision. He was of St. Quentin; and died in 1527. We have already taken notice of another Work of his upon St. John, and in other Places.
John Christopher Harremberg has an Exercitation on the same Subject, printed in the Biblioth. Philolog. tom. 6. p. 611, 634.
Augustin Strozza, an Italian of Mantua, and Canon-Regular of Lateran, is one of the first who wrote upon St. Paul’s being caught up into the third Heaven; his Piece having been printed at Mantua, in 1498.
Of the Order requiring the Women to be vailed in the Church.
John d’Outrein, and Gerard Croes, in a Dissertation, and two other Treatises, have explained the Passage wherein St. Paul enjoins, that the Women should be vailed, by reason of the Angels, 1 Cor. 11. 10. These are in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 2. p. 49, 101, and 107. We have already spoken of the former. The other was of Amsterdam, born in 1642. After he had gone thro’ his Studies, he was made a Calvinist Minister; travelled into England, and other Parts; and died at Dort, in 1710. of his age 68. See the Catalogue of his other Works in the same Bibliotheca, p. 385.
Eber. Rudolph. Roth de Velamine Capitis Virilis, ad 1 Cor. cap. 11. printed at Jena, in 1674, in 4to. We have already spoken of him above.
Of the Thorn in the Flesh, or the Mes- senger of Satan.
John Godfrey Lakemacher wrote an Inquiry upon the Thorn in the Flesh, printed in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 6. pag. 635, 646. Theodore Hascus has added a Supplement to it; ibid. 647, 660.
Joan. Conrad. Dannhawerus, in 1 Cor. 9. ver. 21. Castigo corpus meum, &c. at Strasburg, 1650, in 4to. under the Title of Hypopiasmus Paulinus. We have already spoken of this Author. Deyling. has also written on the same Passage, in his Obser. Sacr. tom. 2.
William Zech, a German Lutheran, Professor at Jena, wrote upon the Thorn in the Flesh, and the Messenger of Satan, 1 Cor. 12. 1. printed at Jena, 1681, in 4to. He died in 1682.
William Salden, in his Otia Theologica, has treated of the same Subject: It is the 17th Exercitation of the first Book.
Christopher Heinsius, a German Lutheran, made likewise an Inquiry on this Subject; printed at Wittemberg, 1697, in 4to. That of George Wechner, upon the same Subject, is with his Dissertation upon Abraham’s Bosom: See upon St. Luke.
On several other Subjects.
John Hilpert, a German Lutheran, wrote a Disputation de Judæorum flagellandi ritibus, 2 Cor. 11. ver. 24. printed at Helmstadt, 1652, in 4to. He died in 1680.
John Reinhard Hedinger, a German Lutheran likewise, of Giessen, wrote upon the Letters of recommendation, mentioned in 2 Cor. 3. ver. 1. printed at Giessen, 1699, in 4to.
John Nicholas Hardschmidt wrote a Dissertation upon the unmarried Woman, 1 Cor. 7. ver. 33; 34. It is printed in the second Tome of Philological Dissertations. He was of Strasburg, and a Lutheran.
Christian Gottliel Kock made one to shew that St. Paul was married, contrary to what is said in the same Epistle, and same Chapter. This Dissertation was printed at Fleinsburg, in 1707, in 12mo. and is divided into six Chapters. The first whereof is concerning the Importance of the Question. The second sets forth his Proofs, taken from holy Scripture. The third, the Testimonies of the Fathers. The fourth, that of modern Doctors. In the fifth, Objections are answered. In the sixth, an Ebionite Fable, relating to this matter, is confuted; in it likewise the Story of St. Paul, and St. Thecla’s Voyages, is rejected. This is a Lutheran Doctor, who has his Prejudices, and falls upon the Church of Rome. We leave the Publick to judge of the strength of his Arguments, and the exactness of his Proofs.
Gabriel Groddek wrote a Disputation upon the Jews, who were for taking away the Marks of Circumcision, according to what is said in chap. 7. ver. 18. of the first Epistle to the Corinthians. It was printed at Dantzick, in 1699, in 4to. He was a German Lutheran, Library-Keeper of Dantzick; and died in 1710.
John Elias Reichardt wrote upon the Vail, mentioned in 1 Cor. 11. ver. 10. His Piece was printed at Jena, in 1694, in 4to. John Arnold Nobten upon the Judgment of the Saints, in chap. 6. ver. 2. printed at Bremen, or Wratislaw, in the Year 1718, in 4to. There is mention of it in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 2. p. 577.
Michael Siricius wrote upon the Tongues of Angels, 1 Cor. 13. ver. 1. printed at Wittemberg, 1683, in 4to. See upon the Acts.