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Bibliotheca Sacra · The Fifth and Last Part

Article LVIII. Dissertations on the two Epistles of St. Peter.

SOHN Louvain, otherwise John JHessels; his Comment upon this Epistle was printed at Louvain, in 1586, in 8vo.

Of the Protestants, Robert Alley, of the Church of England, who wrote a Rhapsody upon this first Epistle in English; printed at London, 1571. in two Volumes in fol. He died in 1571.

John Behm, a German Lutheran, made a Comment in 8vo. It is not said where it was printed; he wrote several other Works of Chronology, as we mention in another place; he died in 1648. EE our Dissertation on St. Peter’s Voyage to Rome, prefix’d to our Comment upon these two Epistles; and in the Collection of our Dissertations, tom. 3. p. 537.

Spanheim de ficta profectione Petri Romam, &c. Oper. tom. 2. p. 331.

Ufferius Dissert. de urbe Roma, Babylone.

F. James Tiersler de malorum Angelorum Tartaro, 2 Pet. 2. 4. This is in the Great Criticks, tom. 11. p. 789. of the new Edition.

Cælestin. Myslenta, a German Lutheran, wrote upon Christ’s descent into Hell, spoken of by St. Peter, ver. 18, 19. of the first Epistle; chap. 3. printed at Koningsborg, 1647, in 4to.

John George Neuman wrote upon the same Subject; printed at Wittemberg, 1703, in 8vo. the second Edition. See upon the Epistle to the Hebrews.

John Justin Reuling, has also treated of the same Matter: His Work was printed at Lipsick, 1668, in 4to. He was a German Lutheran.

We must add John James Hottinger, who wrote a Dissertation on the Holy Spirit, by which Jesus Christ preached to the Souls in Prison, as is said in ver. 19, and 20. chap. 3. of the first Epistle. It was printed in 1672.

He was of Zurich, born in the Year 1652. was a Calvinist Minister in 1680. and Deacon of the Cathedral Church of Zurich, in 1686. and Professor of Divinity in 1698. He composed several Works, the Catalogue whereof may be seen in the Bibliotheca Philologica, tom. 2. p. 562.

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