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Life of Christ 30+
Gospels 4
. Matthew 12+
. Mark 3
. Luke 5
. John 17
Acts 8
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The Life of Christ
1500’s
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1600’s
Estye, George –The History of the Gospel in Certain Godly & Learned Expositions Upon Diverse Parts of Scripture, as they were Preached… (London, 1603)
Estye (c.1560-1601) was a reformed Anglican clergyman.
Hall, Joseph – Contemplations on the Historical Parts of the New Testament d. 1656 The work only covers the life of Christ (not the whole N.T.).
Hall was an influential reformed Anglican bishop. These devotional and practical contemplations savor of deep spirituality and are very insightful. One of a kind and one of the best.
*** ‘Need I commend Bishop Hall’s Contemplations to your affectionate attention? What wit! What sound sense! What concealed learning! His style is as pithy and witty as that of Thomas Fuller, and it has a sacred unction about it to which Fuller has no pretension.’ ‘The work can be readily procured; but if its price were raised in proportion to its real value, it would become one of the most costly books extant.’ – Spurgeon
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Various Parts of the Life of Christ
The Baptism of Christ
Cowper, William – Of Christ’s Baptism 1612 60 pp.
Cowper was a Scottish Bishop.
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The Temptation of Christ
1500’s
Knox, John – An Exposition of Matt 4:1-4, Concerning the Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness 1556 29 pp., in Works Buy vol. 4, pp. 85-114
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1600’s
Perkins, William – The Combat Between Christ and the Devil Displayed: or a Commentary upon the Temptations of Christ d. 1602
Cowper, William – A Treatise of Christ’s Temptation 1612 147 pp.
Cowper was a Scottish bishop.
Dyke, Daniel – Two Treatises: The One of Repentance, the Other of Christ’s Temptations d. 1614
Fuller, Thomas – A Commentary on Matt 4:1-11 concerning Christ’s Temptations, Delivered in 12 Sermons 1652
Fuller (1607-1661) was a reformed Anglican.
Gumbleden, John – Christ Tempted: the Devil Conquered. Or, A Short and Plain Exposition on a Part of the Fourth Chapter St. Matthew’s Gospel: Together with two sermons preached before the University at Oxford some years since
(London, 1657)
Gumbleden (1598 or 9-1657) was an English chaplain.
Nevay, John – 32 Sermons on Christ’s Temptation †1672
Manton, Thomas – The Temptation of Christ in 7 Sermons †1677 76 pp. in Works, vol. 1, p. 259 ff. †1677
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The Beatitudes
Harris, Robert – The Way to True Happiness, delivered in 24 Sermons on Mt. 5:1-12 1654 in Works Westminster divine
Burroughs, Jeremiah – The Saints’ Happiness. Together with the several steps leading thereunto, delivered in divers Lectures on the Beatitudes; Being part of Christ’s Sermon in the Mount; contained in the fifth of Mathew Buy 1660
Watson, Thomas – The Beatitudes: Or, a Discourse Upon Part of Christ’s Famous Sermon on the Mount 1671
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The Sermon on the Mount
1500’s
Tyndale, William – Exposition of Chs. 5-7 of St. Matthew’s Gospel 115 pp.
Luther, Martin – Works, vol. 21: The Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat Buy
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1600’s
Perkins, William d. 1602
A Godly and Learned Exposition of Christ’s Sermon in the Mount [Matt 5-7]
The Reformation of Covetousness written upon Matt 6:19 to the end of the Chapter
Horneck, Anthony – Several Sermons upon the 5th of Matthew, being part of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, vols. 1, 2 d. 1697
Horneck was a reformed Anglican.
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Expositions of the Lord’s Prayer, Mt. 6
This page covers all of Church history, but see the numerous works under the sections on the 1500’s & 1600’s.
Expositions of the Lord’s Prayer 63+
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The Parables
Keach, Benjamin – An Exposition of the Parables †1704
Keach (1640-1704) was a Calvinistic Baptist who ministered in the church that Spurgeon would later pastor.
** “Although our honored predecessor makes metaphors run on as many legs as a centipede, he has been useful to thousands. His work is old-fashioned, but it is not to be sneered at.” – Spurgeon
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The Prodigal Son
Cowper, William – A Mirror of Mercy or The Prodigal’s Conversion Briefly, and Learnedly Expounded, and full of comfortable consolations for all penitent sinners 1615 272 pp.
Cowper (1568–1619) was a Scottish bishop.
Gouge, William – A Recovery From Apostasy. Set out in a Sermon preached at the Receiving of a Penitent Renegado into the Church, Oct. 21, 1638. Herein is the history of the surprising and admirable escape of the said penitent 1639 on Lk. 15:31
Rutherford, Samuel – On Luke 15:11-32, The Forlorn Son, Sermons 9-15 Buy †1661 125 pp.
Sedgwick, Obadiah – The Parable of the Prodigal, containing The Riotous Prodigal, or, The Sinner’s Aversion from God; Returning Prodigal, or, The Penitent’s Conversion to God; Prodigal’s Acception, or, Favorable entertainment with God 1660 380 pp.
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The Transfiguration
Hacket, John – Seven Sermons upon the Transfiguration in A Century of Sermons upon Several Remarkable Subjects 1675 Westminster divine
Manton, Thomas – The Transfiguration of Christ in 7 sermons 77 pp. in Works, vol. 1, p. 337 ff.
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On Christ’s Passion & Death
Eliot, John – The Harmony of the Gospels in the Holy History of the Humiliation and Sufferings of Jesus Christ from his Incarnation to his Death & Burial (Boston, 1678)
Eliot (1604-1690) was a puritan missionary to the American Indians.
Herle, Charles – Contemplations and Devotions on the Several Passages of our Blessed Savior’s Death and Passion 1631
Hacket, John – Five Sermons upon the Passion in A Century of Sermons upon Several Remarkable Subjects 1675 Westminster divine
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The Passion to the Ascension
Coverdale, Miles – Fruitful Lessons upon the Passion, Burial, Resurrection, Ascension, and of the Sending of the Holy Ghost, gathered out of the Four Evangelists, with a plain exposition of the same d. 1568
Rollock, Robert
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On the Resurrection
Hacket, John – 9 Sermons upon the Resurrection in A Century of Sermons upon Several Remarkable Subjects 1675 Westminster divine
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On All Four Gospels
1500’s
Marlorat, Augustine
Marlorat (1506-1562) was reformed. His commentaries are particularly valuable as they are compendiums of block quotes from some of the best reformed divines of his day on the passages of that particular Biblical book. See here for an excerpt from his commentary on John.
** – “Marlorate was an eminent French reformer, preacher and martyr. His commentaries contain the cream of the older writers, and are in much esteem, but are very rare. He wrote on the whole New Testament, but we have in English only the Gospels [2-3 John] and Jude [and Revelation 1 & 13].” – Spurgeon
Bullinger, Heinrich – The Sum of the Four Evangelists, Comprehending both the Course of the History & also the Several Points of Doctrine, set forth in the same pointing forth as it were with the hand that Jesus is Christ, the only perfect & sufficient Savior of all the Faithful (London, 1582)
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1600’s
Hall, Joseph – Contemplations on the Historical Parts of the New Testament d. 1656
Hall (1574–1656) was an influential reformed Anglican bishop. These devotional and practical contemplations savor of deep spirituality and are very insightful. One of a kind and one of the best.
*** ‘Need I commend Bishop Hall’s Contemplations to your affectionate attention? What wit! What sound sense! What concealed learning! His style is as pithy and witty as that of Thomas Fuller, and it has a sacred unction about it to which Fuller has no pretension.’ ‘The work can be readily procured; but if its price were raised in proportion to its real value, it would become one of the most costly books extant.’ – Spurgeon
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1700’s
Burkitt, William – Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the Four Holy Evangelists, viz., St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, wherein the Sacred Text is at large recited… and the instructive example of the holy Jesus to our imitation recommended; designed for the instruction of private families (London, 1700)
Burkitt (1650-1703) was a reformed Anglican clergyman and Bible commentator.
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Matthew
1500’s
Tyndale, William – Marginal Notes on the First 21 Chapters of St. Matthew’s Gospel d. 1536 10 pp. The notes are sparse and not always important
Marlorat, Augustine – A Catholic and Ecclesiastical Exposition of the Holy Gospel after St. Mathew, gathered out of all the singular and approved divines (which the Lord has given to his Church) 1570
Marlorat (1506-1562) was reformed. His commentaries are particularly valuable as they are compendiums of block quotes from some of the best reformed divines of his day on the passages of that particular Biblical book. See here for an excerpt from his commentary on John.
** – “Marlorate was an eminent French reformer, preacher and martyr. His commentaries contain the cream of the older writers, and are in much esteem, but are very rare. He wrote on the whole New Testament, but we have in English only the Gospels [2-3 John] and Jude [and Revelation 1 & 13].” – Spurgeon
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1600’s
Ward (1601-1684) was educated at Cambridge, England and St. Andrews, Scotland, and was a reformed minister in London.
** “A huge mass of comment, in which are thousands of good things mostly set forth by way of question and answer. Few could ever read it through; but to a wise minister it would be a mine of wealth.” – Spurgeon
Dickson, David – Matthew Buy 1651 394 pp.
Dickson (c.1583–1663) was a Scottish covenanter. This has been reprinted by Banner of Truth in their Geneva Commentary Series.
*** – ‘A perfect gem. The work is, to men of our school, more suggestive of sermons than almost any other we have met with.’ – Spurgeon
Lightfoot, John – A Commentary on Matthew from the Talmud & Hebraica mid-1600’s
Lightfoot was a reformed divine and Hebraicist who was invited to the Westminster Assembly. He mined the Jewish writings for anything and everything that may be of help in understanding the New Testament. Here are his results.
This is the only work of its kind in English; the scholarly, more complete work (vol. 1, Mt; vol. 2, Mk-Jn) that has improved, in some ways, upon Lightfoot, done in the early 1900’s by H. Strack and P. Billerbeck, has still not been translated out of the German.
If one is interested in seeing the results of the use of the Jewish writings in relation to the gospel accounts, see Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, who thoroughly makes use of them from his encyclopedic knowledge of the Jewish writings from his orthodox Jewish upbringing his life’s work as a scholar.
Gell, Robert – Notes & Observations upon Matthew in Gell’s Remains, or Several Select Scriptures of the New Testament Opened & Explained, wherein Jesus Christ, as yesterday, today, and the same for ever, is illustrated, in sundry pious and learned notes and observations thereupon, in Two Volumes (London, 1676)
Gell (1595-1665) was a reformed, Anglican chaplain and clergyman. The DNB says: “…the ‘Remaines’ are especially valuable as a collection of most ingenious skeleton discourses.”
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Chapters in Matthew
Also see above on Various Parts of the Life of Christ.
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Leighton, Robert – Lectures on Matt 1-9 †1684 84 pp.
Leighton was a godly Scottish bishop whose writings are very spiritual and savory.
Blackwood, Christopher – Expositions & Sermons upon the Ten First Chapters of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Matthew 1659
** “This learned divine became a Baptist through studying the arguments against believers’ baptism. This proves his candor. His comment is somewhat out of date, but it is still good.” – Spurgeon
Rhegius, Urbanus – ‘An Homily or Sermon of the Famous Doctor Urbanus Rhegius of Faith and Resurrection, upon the Gospel of Mathew in the 9th Chapter, of the Woman, which was grieved with the issue of blood, and of the daughter of the chief ruler, which being dead, Christ restored to life, preached to the people of Hannouer in Saxon’ in Martin Luther, A Fruitful & Godly Exposition and Declaration of the Kingdom of Christ and of the Christian Liberty... ([London, 1548])
Burroughs, Jeremiah – Christ Inviting Sinners to come to Him for Rest; Four Books on the Eleventh of Matthew 1659
Burroughs was an English puritan.
Cameron, Richard – Lecture on Mt. 18:1-17 †1680 9 pp., from Sermons in Times of Persecution Buy
Cameron was a Scottish covenanter, from where the name ‘Cameronians’ comes from. He is to be distinguished from John Cameron who lived earlier in the century.
Larkham, Thomas – The Wedding-Supper as it was handled out of the Fourteen First Verses of the 22nd Chapter of Matthew… Wherein the offer of salvation, both to Jews and Gentiles, is noted: and diverse plain and pithy doctrines observed, and applied. Being the effect of twelve sermons preached (London, 1652)
Shepherd, Thomas – The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied, being the substance of diverse sermons on Mt. 25:1-13 GB
Manton, Thomas – 27 Sermons on Matt 25:30-46 d. 1677
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Mark
Marlorat, Augustin – A Catholic and Ecclesiastical Exposition of the Holy Gospel after St. Mark and Luke, gathered out of all the singular and approved divines, which the Lord has given to his Church 1583
Marlorat (1506-1562) was reformed. His commentaries are particularly valuable as they are compendiums of block quotes from some of the best reformed divines of his day on the passages of that particular Biblical book. See here for an excerpt from his commentary on John.
On his commentary on Matthew: ** – “Marlorate was an eminent French reformer, preacher and martyr. His commentaries contain the cream of the older writers, and are in much esteem, but are very rare. He wrote on the whole New Testament, but we have in English only the Gospels [2-3 John] and Jude [and Revelation 1 & 13].” – Spurgeon
Lightfoot, John – A Commentary on Mark from the Talmud and Hebraica mid-1600’s
Lightfoot was a reformed divine and Hebraicist who was invited to the Westminster Assembly. He mined the Jewish writings for anything and everything that may be of help in understanding the New Testament. Here are his results. This is the only work of its kind in English; the scholarly, more complete work (vol. 1, Mt; vol. 2, Mk-Jn) that has improved, in some ways, upon Lightfoot, done in the early 1900’s by H. Strack and P. Billerbeck, has still not been translated out of the German.
If one is interested in seeing the results of the use of the Jewish writings in relation to the gospel accounts, see Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, who thoroughly makes use of them from his encyclopedic knowledge of the Jewish writings from his orthodox Jewish upbringing his life’s work as a scholar.
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Chapters in Mark
See also above on the Various Parts of the Life of Christ.
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Petter, George – A Learned, Pious & Practical Commentary upon the Gospel According to St. Mark, chs. 1-11 1661
** “Mr. J.C. Ryle says of this work: ‘For laborious investigation of the meaning of every word, for patient discussion of every question bearing on the text, for fullness of matter, for real thoughtfulness, and for continued practical application, there is no work on St. Mark which, in my opinion, bears comparison with Petter’s. Like Goliath’s sword, there is nothing like it.’ We have found far less fresh thought in it than we expected, and think it rather tedious reading.” – Spurgeon
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Luke
Marlorat, Augustin – A Catholic and Ecclesiastical Exposition of the Holy Gospel after St. Mark and Luke, gathered out of all the singular and approved divines, which the Lord has given to his church 1583
Marlorat (1506-1562) was reformed. His commentaries are particularly valuable as they are compendiums of block quotes from some of the best reformed divines of his day on the passages of that particular Biblical book. See here for an excerpt from his commentary on John.
On his commentary on Matthew: ** – “Marlorate was an eminent French reformer, preacher and martyr. His commentaries contain the cream of the older writers, and are in much esteem, but are very rare. He wrote on the whole New Testament, but we have in English only the Gospels [2-3 John] and Jude [and Revelation 1 & 13].” – Spurgeon
Lightfoot, John – A Commentary on Luke from the Talmud and Hebraica
Lightfoot was a mid-1600’s reformed divine who was invited to the Westminster Assembly. He mined the Jewish writings for anything and everything that may be of help in understanding the New Testament. Here are his results. This is the only work of its kind in English; the scholarly, more complete work (vol. 1, Mt; vol. 2, Mk-Jn) that has improved, in some ways, upon Lightfoot, done in the early 1900’s by H. Strack and P. Billerbeck, has still not been translated out of the German.
If one is interested in seeing the results of the use of the Jewish writings in relation to the gospel accounts, see Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, who thoroughly makes use of them from his encyclopedic knowledge of the Jewish writings from his orthodox Jewish upbringing his life’s work as a scholar.
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Luke 1-2
Wycliff, John – ‘The Magnificat’ in Select English Works of John Wycliff, vol. 3, part 1, p. 48-52 †1384
Luther, Martin – An Exposition upon the Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, called Magnificat, Whereunto are added the songs of Salve Regina, Benedictus and Nunc Dimittis ([Southwark] 1538)
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Lk. 15, The Prodigal Son
See also our pages on The Parables and on the significant strand of historic, reformed Christianity that has taught that God is a Father to All People by Creation.
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1600’s
Cowper, William – A Mirror of Mercy or The Prodigal’s Conversion Briefly, and Learnedly Expounded, and full of comfortable consolations for all penitent sinners 1615 272 pp.
Cowper (1568–1619) was a Scottish bishop.
Gouge, William – A Recovery From Apostasy. Set out in a Sermon preached at the Receiving of a Penitent Renegado into the Church, Oct. 21, 1638. Herein is the history of the surprising and admirable escape of the said penitent 1639 on Lk. 15:31
Rutherford, Samuel – On Luke 15:11-32, The Forlorn Son, Sermons 9-15 Buy †1661 125 pp.
Sedgwick, Obadiah – The Parable of the Prodigal, containing The Riotous Prodigal, or, The Sinner’s Aversion from God; Returning Prodigal, or, The Penitent’s Conversion to God; Prodigal’s Acception, or, Favorable entertainment with God 1660 380 pp.
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John
Traheron, Bartholomew – An Exposition of a Part of St. John’s Gospel made in sundry readings in the English Congregation… and now published against the wicked enterprises of new stirred up Arians in England d. 1558
** “A little quaint old book. Not intrinsically worth the price, nor a tenth of it.” – Spurgeon
Marlorat, Augustin –A Catholic and Ecclesiastical Exposition of the Holy Gospel after St. John, gathered out of all the singular and approved divines (which the Lord has given unto his Church) 1575
Marlorat (1506-1562) was reformed. His commentaries are particularly valuable as they are compendiums of block quotes from some of the best reformed divines of his day on the passages of that particular Biblical book. See here for an excerpt from this work.
On his commentary on Matthew: ** – “Marlorate was an eminent French reformer, preacher and martyr. His commentaries contain the cream of the older writers, and are in much esteem, but are very rare. He wrote on the whole New Testament, but we have in English only the Gospels [2-3 John] and Jude [and Revelation 1 & 13].” – Spurgeon
Lightfoot, John – Commentary on John from the Talmud and Hebraica
Lightfoot was a mid-1600’s reformed divine who was invited to the Westminster Assembly. He mined the Jewish writings for anything and everything that may be of help in understanding the New Testament. Here are his results. This is the only work of its kind in English; the scholarly, more complete work (vol. 1, Mt; vol. 2, Mk-Jn) that has improved, in some ways, upon Lightfoot, done in the early 1900’s by H. Strack and P. Billerbeck, has still not been translated out of the German.
If one is interested in seeing the results of the use of the Jewish writings in relation to the gospel accounts, see Edersheim’s Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, who thoroughly makes use of them from his encyclopedic knowledge of the Jewish writings from his orthodox Jewish upbringing his life’s work as a scholar.
Hutcheson, George – An Exposition of John Buy 1657
*** – ‘Excellent; beyond all praise. It is a full-stored treasury of sound theology, holy thought, and marrowy doctrine.’ – Spurgeon
“Vast in scope, rich in background information, and warm in devotional emphasis. May well be described as a pastor’s commentary on this Gospel.” – Cyril J. Barber
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John 1-17
Luther, Martin
Works Buy
Vol. 22: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John – Chapters 1-4
Vol. 23: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John – Chapters 6-8
Vol. 24: Sermons on the Gospel of St. John – Chapters 14-16
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John 1
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John 2-4
Dyke, Daniel – Six Evangelical Histories of water turned into wine, the Temple’s purgation, Christ & Nichodemus, John’s last testimony, Christ, and the woman of Samaria, the ruler’s son’s healing, contained in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Chapters of St. John’s Gospel: Opened & Handled… (London, 1617)
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John 4
Hildersham, Arthur – 108 Lectures upon John 4 1632
*** “A mass of godly teaching; but rather heavy reading.”
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John 5
Gouge, William – An Exposition on the whole Fifth Chapter of John’s Gospel, also notes on other choice places of Scripture 1630, the other notes of scripture exposited are: John 3:29-34; Mark 1:25-2:14; Luke 3:19-20; James 4:7; Gen. 2:9,23; Ex. 12:8,11,14-16; Ps. 30:2; Eph. 5:22-33; 6:4-15
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John 6
Brenz, Johannes – A Very Fruitful Exposition upon the Sixth Chapter of St. John divided into 10 Homilies, or Sermons 1550
Clagett (1646-1688) was an Anglican.
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John 14-16
Goodwin, Thomas – The Work of the Holy Ghost in our Salvation, Book 1, ch. 1, Some General Observations Premised out of Jn. 14-16 in Works, vol. 6
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John 14-21
Rollock, Robert
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John 17
Willet (1562–1621)
Burgess, Anthony – 145 Expository Sermons upon John 17, or, Christ’s Prayer Before his Passion Explicated, and Both Practically and Polemically Improved 1656
*** “A Standard work by a great Puritan. Somewhat prolix.” – Spurgeon
Hooker, Thomas – A Comment upon Christ’s Last Prayer in the Seventeenth of John, wherein is Opened the Union Believer’s have with God & Christ, and the Glorious Privileges Thereof (London, 1656)
Manton, Thomas – 45 Sermons on John 17 d. 1677
“A deep, rich and full exposition by a Puritan divine.” – Cyril J. Barber
Newton, George – An Exposition with Notes, Unfolded and Applied on John 17, delivered in Sermons preached weekly on the Lord’s-Day, to the Congregation in Taunton Magdalene Buy
Newton (1602–1681)
*** “If not one of the chief of the Puritans, Newton was but little behind the front rank in ability. Joseph Alleine was his assistant minister at Taunton. His writings are plain and profitable.” – Spurgeon
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Acts
1500’s
Gwalther, Rudolph – A 175 Homilies or Sermons upon Acts 1572
Gwalther was reformed and was the successor to Heinrich Bullinger in Zurich, Switzerland.
** “Full of Protestantism. The author judged that, as Luke who wrote the Acts, was a physician, his book was meant to be medicine to the Church.” – Spurgeon
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1600s
Lightfoot, John – Hebrew and Talmudical Exercitations upon the Acts of the Apostles mid-1600’s
Lightfoot was a reformed divine and Hebraicist who was invited to the Westminster Assembly. He mined the Jewish writings for anything and everything that may be of help in understanding the New Testament. Here are his results.
This is the only work of its kind in English; the scholarly, more complete work (vol. 1, Mt; vol. 2, Mk-Jn) that has improved, in some ways, upon Lightfoot, done in the early 1900’s by H. Strack and P. Billerbeck, has still not been translated out of the German.
* “Few now-a-days will care for this author, whose learning ran mostly in Talmudical channels. He was profound, but not always discreet.” – Spurgeon
Du Veil, Charles-Marie – A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (London, 1685) EEBO
Du Veil (1630-1685) was Reformed.
** “Claude’s prefatory lettter highly commends this work. The author defends the immersion of believers with earnestness.” – Spurgeon
“Reprinted from the first edition which appeared in 1685. Lengthy exposition by a man whose theological pilgrimage took him from Judaism to Roman Catholicism, to Anglicanism and finally to the Baptists. Supports all the cardinal doctrines of the faith. Argues for immersion.” – Cyril J. Barber
Pearson, John – Five Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles and Annals of St. Paul The first half of the book covers Acts 2-9, the second half on the annals of St. Paul, covers much of the rest of the book.
Pearson (1613-1686) was an Anglican, known for his commentary on the Apostles’ Creed.
Cradock, Samuel – The Apostolical History, containing the Acts, Labors, Travels, Sermons, Discourses, Miracles, Successes and Sufferings of the Holy Apostles, from Christ’s Ascension, to the Destruction of Jerusalem, by Titus… d. 1706
Cradock was a reformed puritan.
* “Tillotson, Reynolds, Doddridge, and others highly commended the works of this Puritan writer. The style in which the ‘Apostolical History’ is got up is most uninviting; the book is nearly all italics. Many modern works far excel it.” – Spurgeon
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Chapters in Acts
Calvin, John
Sermons on the Acts of the Apostles: Chs. 1-7 Buy
Diverse Sermons of Master John Calvin, concerning the Divinity, Humanity, and Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, as also touching his Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension: together with the Coming Down of the Holy Ghost upon his Apostles: and the first Sermon of St. Peter (London, 1581)
Lightfoot, John – A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, chs. 1-12 in Works, vol. 8, pp. 1-295 Reformed
** “Few now-a-days will care for this author, whose learning ran mostly in Talmudical channels. He was profound, but not always discreet.” – Spurgeon
Tye, Christopher – The Acts of the Apostles [chs. 1-14], translated into English meter… for all Christians that cannot sing, to read the good and Godly stories of the lives of Christ’s Apostles 1553
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