THERE are more Protestants than Catholicks, who have endeavoured to explain this Epistle. An anonymous Author, whose Work was published at Cambridge, in 1653. and afterwards at Amsterdam, in 1719, in 8vo.
Christopher Althofer, a Lutheran, and Minister-General, who died in 1660, has Notes printed at Nuremburg, 1641, in 4to. He died in 1660.
Baynes, an Englishman, wrote a Comment in his own Language, which was printed at London, in 1658, in fol. as also did Paul Baynes, another Englishman, ibid. 1645, in fol. Henry Bineman, an Englishman, likewise wrote an Exposition; ibid. 1581, in 4to.
The principal is that of Robert Bode, containing two hundred Lectures; wherein he sets down the Analysis of the Text, together with an Explanation, and treats of several controversial Questions; printed at Geneva, 1661, in fol. the second Edition. This Bode was a Scotchman.
Clarius Carmolin has a Paraphrase printed at Strasburg, in 1684, and in 8vo.
Lewis Crocius, whose Comment is printed at Bremen, 1620, in 8vo. is different from John Crocius, a Calvinist, Professor at Marpurg, who wrote not only upon this Epistle, but also upon eight others, printed at Marpurg, 1663, in fol. He died in 1659.
John Andrew Gleich, a Lutheran, wrote a Comment in German, which was printed at Dresden, 1705, in 4to. William Gouge wrote one in English, which was printed at London, in 1634, in fol.
David Knibbe, a Fleming, and a Calvinist, made an Explanation in German; printed at Frankfort, 1698, in 4to.
Daniel Lagus, wrote a Comment, printed at Grypswald, in 1663, in 4to. He was a German Lutheran; and died in 1678.
The Analysis, and Exposition of Meno Hanneken, were printed at Marpurg, 1631, in 4to, the second Edition. He was a Lutheran of Oldenburg, and Professor of the Oriental Languages at Marpurg. He died in 1671.
John Meelfurerus, his Comment was printed at Nuremburg, in 1628, in 4to. with another made by him upon the Epistle to the Philippians, and the first Epistle to Timothy. He was a German Lutheran, Abbot of the Monastry of Helborn; and died in 1640. Barthel. Battus made a Comment, containing one and twenty Disputations; and printed at Rostock, in 1620, in 4to.
Andrew Nemeyer, his Analyses, with that which he made upon the Epistle to the Romans, were printed at Jena, 1608, in 8vo. He was a German Lutheran.
John d’ Outrein, his Explanation was printed in Flemish, at Amsterdam, 1715, in 4to. He was of Flanders, a Calvinist, and Minister at Amsterdam. We may see his Life, and the Catalogue of his Works, in the Bibliotheca Philologica tom. 1. Part the second, p. 181, 193.
We have taken notice, in the Article, upon the Epistle to the Romans, of what Philip Paræus wrote upon this; and of the Analysis by Ambrose Reuden, upon the Epistles to the Corinthians.
Peter Dinant, whose Comment upon this Epistle was printed at Rotterdam, 1721, in 4to. has added to it Prolegomena; wherein he shews, 1. That St. Paul is the only and real Author of it. 2. He treats of the City of Ephesus, and the State of it in the time of this Apostle. 3. Of the Worship paid to Diana. 4. Of the Genius of the Inhabitants. 5. Of the Magick-art practised by the Jews, who dwelt there at that time. 6. Of the polite Literature cultivated there. 7. Of Apollonius Tyanæus, who seduced the People there by his Impostures. 8. He confutes the Opinion of Grotius, who maintains that this Epistle was written to the Laodiceans, and not to the Ephesians. 9. That of Usher, who holds it to have been written to all the Churches. 10. He sets forth the Apostle’s Design in writing it, 11. The time when it was written. As to his manner of explaining it, it is in the way of Homily. We find some of his Notes in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 5. p. 535, 539.
Hermand Alexander Roell, of Westphalia, a Calvinist, and Professor at Utrecht, has written a paraphrastical Analysis; printed at Utrecht, 1715, in 4to. the second Edition. He was born in Westphalia, in 1652. lost his Mother in 1655. and his Father in 1656. began to learn Languages in 1669, and 1670. under very knowing Masters; was made Professor of Philosophy at Franekar, in 1679. and died in 1718. See his Life, and the Catalogue of his Works, in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 2. p. 707, 733.Philip James Spencer, his Explanation is in German only; at Hall, 1706. with that written by him upon the Epistle to the Colossians. We have spoken of him upon the Epistle to the Romans.
John Tarnovius has a Comment, which was printed at Rostock, in 1636, in 4to. with that which he made upon the four following Epistles. We have already spoken of him.
Jerom Weller, a German Lutheran, who died in 1572. wrote a Piece upon this Epistle; printed at Nuremberg, in 1559, in 8vo.
John Wigand has also made Notes upon this Epistle, printed at Herford, 1581, in 8vo. and upon some other Epistles.