ADVERTISEMENT.

To this second edition of the Annotations on the Gospels, is added a similar commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, with a short abridgment, extracted from Michaelis, of the design, and date, and contents, of each of the Epistles.

It is hoped, that these additions may render the work less imperfect, as a guide to the New Testament.

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The biblical student is, at the same time, to be reminded, that he can expect little profit in his reading, unless the various texts, referred to in the course of these Annotations, be diligently examined and compared. And that to render the work of any essential service, the principal commentators, here noticed, should also be consulted.

With this intent, a list is subjoined; and as they are few in number; not comparatively of high price; and furnish a plenitude of theological criticism of the best kind; due application to them may be confidently recommended.

LIST OF COMMENTATORS

CITED.

Beza in Nov. Test. 2 vols. fol.

Benson, Hist. of Christian Religion, 4to.
Doddridge, Exp. of New Test. 6 vols. 8vo.
Grotius in Nov. Test. 2 vols. fol.

Lightfoot's Works by Strype, 2 vols. fol.
Hammond on New Test. fol.

Le Clerc's Lat. Tr. of Hanımond 2 v. fol.
Macknight's Harm. Gosp. 2 vols. 4vo.

Mill N. T. Edit. Kuster. fol.

Michaelis's Intr. N. T. Edit. Marsh, 4 vols. 8vo.

Poli Synopsis, 5 vols. fol.

Wetstein N. T. 2 vols. fol.

Whitby Com. N. T. 2 vols. fol.

Add

Patrick and Lowth on the Old Test.

Calmet's Dict. of the Bible.

Usher's Annals.

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INTRODUCTION.

THE

HE Commentaries on the New Testament are too frequently esteemed perplexed and intricate. And doubtless the variety of the subjects on which they treat, with the length and minuteness of some of their disquisitions, added to the antiquated style and needless display of learning that occasionally prevail in them, render the observation not wholly unfounded. Much, however, of this appearance of difficulty may be removed, if some reasonable preparation be made, and previous diligence exerted: so far, at least, as to consider what are the principal objects which they investigate, with the authors to whom they refer and in general, to bring to the perusal of them a moderate portion of useful knowledge on the less recondite parts of the subject.

The objects, to which the Annotators usually direct their attention, may be comprised under these three general heads:

1. The geography and history of the Holy Land, with whatever relates to the law of Moses and