Category: Commentaries
A4 format, blue cloth
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One of the best expository works on 1 ...
CD containing all the known Classic Expositions in searchable pdf format.
PARABLES:
ARNOT, William The Parables of our Lord
BOURDILLON, F (Forty-two) Parables of our Lord Explained and Applied
BRUCE, A B Parabolic Teaching of Christ: A Systematic and Critical Study of the Parables of our Lord
DODS, Marcus The Parables of our Lord
GUTHRIE, Thomas The Parables
HABERSHON The Study of the Parables
HOARE, A Studies on the Parables
KEACH, Benjamin An Exposition of the Parables and Express Similitudes of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
KIRK, E N Lectures on the Parables of our Saviour - Preface by McCrie
LUTHER, Martin Parables (two): Wheat and Tares, Sower
MORGAN, G Cambell The Parables and Metaphors of Our Lord
MURRAY, Andrew The True Vine
ORIGEN Commentary on the Parables of Our Lord
RYLE, J C Expository Thoughts ….
SIMEON, Charles Expository Outlines … on the Parables
SMITH AND LEE Handfuls on Purpose
ODELL, Willis P Parable of the Pounds - A Criticism
SMITH, Wm Parable (Short Definition)
SPURGEON, C H Sermons on the Parables of our Lord
SWANN The Parables of our Lord
SANDFORD Miracles
UNGER, Merrill Parable (Short Definition)
SMITH and LEE Handfuls on Purpose
SPURGEON, C H Sermons
TRENCH, R C The Parables of our Lord
MIRACLES:
ANDREWS, Bishop Faith in God - The Barren Fig Tree
ANON As many as Touched him were Made Whole
ANON Haling Malchus' Ear
ANON Lazarus
ANON Simon's Wife's Mother
ANON The Pounds
ANON The Ten Lepers
BRUCE, A B The Miraculous Element in Christianity
CHAPPELL, Clovis Exposition of the Miracles
HASTINGS, H L Miracles
HILLS, A M Miracles
HOYT, Wayland The Widow's Son J M S Reply to Odell's Criticism
LAIDLAW, John The Miracles of Our Lord: Expository & Homiletic
LYMAN, A J What then is a Miracle
MERRILL & WARREN The Facts of Miracles
POPE, W B Miracles
RYLE, J C Expository Thoughts on the Gospels
SIMEON, Charles Expository Outlines
SIMEON, Charles Use and Intent of Our Lord's Miracles
SMITH, Wm Miracles
TAYLOR, William The Gospel Miracles
TRENCH, R C The Miracles of our Lord
UNGER, Merrill Miracles
WILLITS, A A The Miracles of Jesus
This CD contains one of Spurgeon's highly recommended commentaries, for each book in the New Testament in fully searchable pdf format, as listed below.
Matthew - David Thomas
Mark - J A Alexander
Luke - F L Godet
John - George Hutcheson
Acts - Horatius Bonar
Romans - Robert Haldane
1 & 2 Corinthians - C Hodge
Galatians - John Brown
Ephesians - John Calvin
Philippians - C J Vaughan
Colossians - Nicholas Byfield
1 & 2 Thess - John Lillie
1 & 2 Tim - Patrick Fairbairn
Titus - Philemon - J B Lightfoot & Thomas Taylor
Philemon - Samuel Cox
Hebrews - John Brown
James - Thomas Manton
1 & 2 Peter - Martin Luther
1 John - Samuel Cox
1 John - Robert S Candlish
2 John - Samuel Cox
3 John - Samuel Cox
Jude - Thomas Manton
Revelation - Horatius Bonar
C.H. Spurgeon preached his great sermons out of a vast knowledge based on the reading of many Scripture commentaries and works from the Puritans and more. With this background he was forthright in recommending to his students what he saw as the best commentaries on various books of the Bible. He was also pretty forthright in his denunciations, too.
This collection of New Testament commentaries on CD for use on any 486 or Pentium processor-based computer has been assembled from those which Spurgeon particularly commended. There is a whole commentary on every book in the New Testament, from Matthew to Revelation, with two commentaries on Ephesians (Calvin and Hodge), plus two on Philemon and 1 John.
Obviously they are dated, but they are full of sound biblical knowledge to encourage and feed the soul, and will be a wonderful help to those engaged in expository preaching who have little room for bookshelves. They might make an excellent gift to send to some faraway missionary who needs to travel light, but has a laptop! The CD also contains a searchable King James Version New Testament and Easton's Bible Dictionary. It is a real bargain.
John Benton in Evangelicals Now
Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments Joseph Hall
Large format h/b xxx + 602pp, red cloth.
by James Murphy, 374pp, cloth with d/w
The result of laborious study by a scholar of ripe learning
James Murphy was professor of Hebrew in Belfast and his commentary on Genesis is in the Barnes Notes set and much sought after.
by Andrew Bonar, 460pp, red cloth with d/w
Of the highest order of merit. The author does not strain the text, but gives its real meaning. His remarks are always weighty, spiritual, and suggestive; we only wish there were more of them. He has cultivated brevity.
by Patrick Fairbairn, re-typeset, dark blue cloth with d/w
The Life and times of the prophet are set in a clear light; and the nature and design of his mission fully explained. The work is well done, and is by far the ablest English treatise on this subject.
…one of the ablest expository treatments available.
by Ralph Wardlaw, 433pp, blue cloth with d/w
It is the ambition of some to be specially distinguished as 'students of prophecy.' To such a distinction my revered father made no claim. But as a student of God’s Word the prophetic page was not neglected by him. He found there a field of pleasant and profit able research; and sought to throw light upon it, and unfold its treasures for the benefit of others. Of this he has left abundant ev...
It is the ambition of some to be specially distinguished as 'students of prophecy.' To such a distinction my revered father made no claim. But as a student of God’s Word the prophetic page was not neglected by him. He found there a field of pleasant and profit able research; and sought to throw light upon it, and unfold its treasures for the benefit of others.
Of this he has left abundant ev...
by John Brown, 639 pages, cloth with d/w
Dr. Brown was 73 when this work was issued in 1857. He had worked on it for forty years and tells us that during the year prior to its publication, ‘My principal occupation has been so to condense and remodel my work as to present in the fewest and plainest words what appears to me the true meaning and force of the… epistle.’ This work represents the most substantial available description of the apostle’s ...
by C A Alexander, red cloth
520pp, dark blue cloth, large format
Malachi by Stock & Torshell
Ruth by Bernard & Fuller
Contains a stock of knowledge, and more than a sufficient stock of quotations from the fathers. Torshell printed the book fifteen years after Stock’s death, and finding it to be written for a popular audience only, he added an examination of the original and a few notes in a more learned style, to make a complete commentary. The...
by Thomas Pierson, William Gouge & Samuel Smith, 434pp, dark blue cloth, large format
Very popular in its day, and worthily so.
…advantageous to the preacher …Gouge has often given us a hint. He was a man of great learning.
Pierson was not the richest or most overflowing of the old divines, but yet one who stood in the first rank.
Obadiah & Haggai by Rainolds, 474pp, dark blue cloth, large format
Quaint and rich, with a little occasional quiet mirth. It was the book of its time. Some will think it out of date, others will, like Grosart, prize the work of 'the Bishop with royal name.'
The Lectures of Bishop King on Jonah present a combination of expository ability and pulpit power—speciall...
by Paul Bayne, 424pp, dark blue cloth, large format
The greatest shall find matter to exercise themselves in; the meaner, matter of sweet comfort and holy instruction; and all confess that he hath brought some light to this Scripture.
488pp, dark blue cloth, large format
Philippians by Airay & Colossians by Cartwright
You will look in vain in this commentary for erudite criticism or subtle exegesis in the modern sense: but there seems to us to be an instructively true following of the Apostolic thoughts, and a quick insight into their bearings and relative force.
by Nathaniel Hardy, 400pp, dark blue cloth, large format
This exposition is only a fragment. It was intended to consist of five parts, corresponding generally with the five chapters of the epistle; but only two of them were accomplished. In matter, the sermons are purely evangelical; in spirit, they are earnest and affectionate; in manner, they are eloquent and impressive.
By Robert Gordon, 4 Vols., dark green cloth with d/w
For anyone who wishes to get an overview of Old Testament history and prophecy, these volumes will prove a boon indeed. The reader will gain an insight into the progressive revelation God gave His people in these times, particularly the revelation of the coming Messiah. Here is solid, systematic teaching which should prove very useful to anyone with the slightest spiritual interest. Nothing, surely, can...
William de Burgh.
A Commentary on the Book of Psalms: Critical, Devotional and Prophetical; with the Text of the Authorised Version, Metrically Arranged, according to the Original Hebrew.
2 volumes, 1028pp, blue with d/w
William de Burgh, was one of the most eminent scholars of his day—being invited to give the Donnellan Lecture, before Dublin University, on two occasions. As well as his close collaboration with George V Wigram, in devising and compiling The Englishman’s Greek and English Concordance to the New Testament [1839], and The Englishman’s Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance to the Old Testament [1843], he also produced his own A Compendium of Hebrew Grammar, designed to facilitate the Study of the Language. Originally issued as a monthly part-work, in 1859, this Commentary would represent his greatest work, and the mature fruit of his study of the original languages of the Bible. Published on behalf of Sovereign Grace Advent Testimony.
‘A second-advent interpreter, and one of the best of his class. Highly esteemed . . .’ was the verdict of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, in his Commenting and Commentaries. Indeed, he uses several quotes from William de Burgh in his own treatise on the Psalms—The Treasury of David. AR Fausset [of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown] also refers to ‘his valuable commentary on the Psalms’.
William de Burgh [originally Burgh] was born on 8 April 1801, at Oldtown, Naas, in Co Kildare—the youngest son of Thomas Burgh, the MP for Harristown and Athy. He studied Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin, where he gained his BA, and MA; later he was awarded a BD, in 1851, and a Doctorate, in 1857. Ordained in the Anglican Church, in 1824, he worked in Co Wicklow, before returning to Dublin. In 1836, he arranged the building of a new church at Kingstown [now Dun Laoghaire], called ‘The Bethel’, where he was the incumbent for many years. He also served as chaplain, at the Dublin Female Penitentiary, for twenty-one years. The spacious chapel was open to the public, and crowds of people would come, each Sunday, to learn from this gifted teacher of the Scriptures. After spending two years at the Scottish Episcopal Church of St Mary’s, Glasgow, he returned to Dublin, where he was appointed to the newly-opened Church of St John the Evangelist, Sandymount, in 1850. In 1864, he went to his final posting, courtesy of Trinity College; to the rectory at Ardboe, in Co Tyrone. Two years later, on 15 October 1866, he died, and was buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery, at Harold’s Cross, Dublin.
As to his family life, William de Burgh was married at St George’s Church, Dublin, on 30 May 1826; sadly, his wife died in 1850, when she was only 46 years old. However, it was not long before he remarried, and he had eighteen children, altogether.
A memorial at St David’s Church, Naas, says of him—’his life of earnest piety, marked also by deep learning employed in the study and interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures gave an example of true devotion to his Master’s cause’.
William de Burgh was in the vanguard of the awakening to pre-millennial truth, early in the nineteenth century. In 1820, when just 19 years old, he published, (anonymously), A Discourse on the Coming of the Day of God, in connexion with the First Resurrection—the reign of Christ on Earth—the Restitution of All Things, etc; this stirred up interest in prophetic issues and had a wide circulation. His under-standing grew, and, in the following years, he became convinced from the Scriptures that people should expect the appearance of a personal Antichrist before the return of the Lord; that many prophecies were as yet unfulfilled; and, that a more literal exposition of prophecy was desirable. In 1831 he published Lectures on the Second Advent, which had a profound influence on the development of B W Newton’s under-standing of prophecy. Two years later, they attended one of the prophetic conferences, at Lady Powerscourt’s home. Although as many as 400 leading Evangelicals were present, Mr Newton said that only the two of them ‘took the same view of things’.
It is evident that William de Burgh held his views graciously, and, prayerfully sought to understand the Scriptures. In one book, he states that he never sat down to work upon it without first offering a silent prayer that he might ‘become a fool that he may be wise’, and that he might read the Scriptures in the spirit of a child. When writing about prophetic matters, he was conscious that he stood as an heir to Christian writers of the early centuries, who held substantially the same truth.
An inscription, at Mount Jerome Cemetery, describes him as—‘a very learned, able, and earnest minister of the Gospel’.
Puritan Commentary by Edward Marbury, pp580, dark blue cloth with d/w.
Spurgeon said of this commentary that “Marbury holds the field alone among the old English authors and he does so worthily. There is about him vigorous, earnest freshness.” This reprint is taken from the 1865 Nisbet edition, and includes the index that was part of the original publication of 1649.
Puritan commentary by Edward Marbury, pp200, dark blue cloth with d/w.
Proverbs by Peter Muffet & Ecclesiastes by John Cotton, pp395, double column, large format, dark blue cloth
Little is known of Peter Muffet. He was an old man by 1594 and so is listed among the Elizabethan divines. His work on Proverbs was first published in 1596.
Far better known is the famous preacher of Boston, Lincolnshire (for 20 years) and Boston, Mass. (another 20 years). He was a great linguist and sound divine and expounds Ecclesiastes verse ...
By James Morgan, pp.190 black cloth with d/w
James Morgan was the minister of the famous Fisherwick Place Presbyterian Church in Belfast. This book started out as meditations on Psalm 51 for James Morgan’s own personal benefit. Given a month’s leave by his church, Morgan utilized the time putting his thoughts on paper and delivered them to the congregation upon his return. In turn, he presented them to the public in book form. Let Morgan’s book assist you in ...
Robert Hawker.
148pp, maroon cloth with d/w.
Robert Hawker revelled in free grace and extolled “the unsearchable riches of Christ” but he did not always preach such a free and full gospel, entering the ministry with a very defective view of the gospel and Christian doctrine. Born in Exeter in 1753 he later followed in his father’s footsteps and became a surgeon, taking up a post as assistant surgeon in the Royal Marines at Plymouth. However, in ...
by John Lillie Dr. Lillie is considered by some to have been one of America’s first classical and Biblical scholars. He had an unusual regard for the truth and accuracy of the original text; to him every word was significant. If the name of John Lillie is familiar to Bible students, it will probably be through their acquaintance with the American edition of Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, for Lillie translated the portion on the Thessalonian Epistle...
by John Hutchison, viii + 317pp, maroon cloth with d/w
“This expositional commentary traces with care the unfolding of Paul’s thought and applies the principles that are laid bare to the needs of believers. Hutchison deals deftly with the Apostle’s varying moods and shows how these provide a pattern for the Christian’s own growth. This is an excellent volume, perspicuous and practical.”— Cyril J. Barber, The Minister’s Library.
“The ...
by Nicholas Byfield, vi + 413pp, large format, dark blue cloth with d/w
Spurgeon on this work: “He writes like an earnest, faithful man, resolved to keep back nothing of the counsel of God; ... He is always worth consulting.”
A Strange Vineyard in Palestina by Nehemiah Rogers, vi + 124pp, large format double column, dark blue cloth with d/w
The subtitle is: An exposition of Isaiah's parabolical song of the beloved discovered. To which God's vineyard in this our land is paralleled.
This small volume was combined originally with Jeremiah Burroughs on the Beatitudes reprinted by Soli Deo Gloria.
Nehemiah Rogers, B.D. (1594-1660) was Pastor of the congregation at Messing in Essex.
by John Fawcett, 550pp each, cloth with d/w
A fine series of expository discourses
by Jean Daillé, 468pp, large format with double column, maroon cloth with d/w
The warm and experimental Reformed Christianity of Daillé’s Expositions of Philippians (1643) and Colossians (1648) was immensely appreciated on this side of the English Channel. Last published in the UK by James Nichol (Edinburgh, 1863), the Huguenot preacher’s sermons have never failed to instruct and inspire. Daillé’s Nichol series editor James Sherman (1796-1862, fo...
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