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A66039	Ecclesiastes, or, A discourse concerning the gift of preaching as it fals under the rules of art shewing the most proper rules and directions, for method, invention, books, expression, whereby a minister may be furnished with such abilities as may make him a workman that needs not to be ashamed : very seasonable for these times, wherein the harvest is great, and the skilful labourers but few / by John Wilkins ...	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.	1651 (1651)	Wing W2190; ESTC R22913	45,078	144

ovium Christi societ as in cujus medio Dominus ille est cui sol luna famulantur cui adsunt ministri ejus millia millium decies centena millia Quantae molis est regnum Christi erigere Satanae palatia demoliri c. But now because amongst those helps of invention which fall under the rules of Art this of Reading is one of the principall therefore it will deserve a more large and particular consideration There are two things which in our reading and study may be of great advantage 1. Good Books 2. A right Method and series of matter to be first and most exactly inquired into There is no externall help more effectuall to direct a man unto pertinent usefull matter upon all subjects and occasions then a weli contrived Library whe●ein upon any emergent doubt or difficulty he may have recourse unto the advice of other grave and learned men who it may be have bestowed a great part of their time and study in the resolution of that particular businesse which he hath occasion to inquire into There are many men whose naturall parts would extremely improve and grow very eminent if they had but the knowledge and help of such Authors as are most suitable to their genius and imployment whereas on the other side their abilities are much damped and kept low whilest they are confined only to a scant ill chosen Library There is as much Art and benefit in the right choyce of some Books with which we should be most familiar as there is in the election of other friends or acquaintance with whom we may most profitably converse And this knowledge of Books as it is in it self a very specious part of learning making oftentimes more pompous shew then the knowledge of things so is it likewise of very great use and advantage For the attaining of this the most proper effectuall way is by our own study and experience in the works of severall Authors But because that is a businesse of vast industry and much time scarce consistent with the frequent returnes of publike service required of a constant Preacher unlesse he be before-hand qualified for this by his education and leisure at the University therefore there is another help to expedite our enquiry in this kind namely the perusall of such Books as do give a particular account of all Authors the times when they lived the Works they have published with the several subjects they have insisted upon Their Editions Translations corruptions their esteem and authority of which kind there are severall Writers both Protestants and Papists Such are these Discourses Pauli Bolduani Bibliotheca Theologica Georg. Draudii Bibliotheca Classica Eufebius de scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis Gesneri Biblioth. cum Simleri supplemento Hieronymus de Scriptoribus Ecclesiast Fabiani Iustiniani Index Universalis Johan Molani Biblioth. Materiarum Photii Biblioth. Possevini Apparatus sacri Sexti Senensis Biblioth Trithemius de Scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis Dav. Tossani Synopsis de patribus Gilberti Voetii Biblioth. Theolog. Amongst whom there are some that go by an Alphabeticall order of the Authors names as Photius Sextus Senensis Possevine c. Others observe an Alphabeticall order in setting down the severall matters and subjects they insist upon as Bolduanus Draudius Gesner Iustinianus c. So that if a man would know either what subject any particular Authors have treated upon or what Authors have treated particularly upon any subject he may in them see references to this purpose These are esteemed the most advantageous helps for the understanding of Books in generall but more particularly the Authors which are most proper and usefull for the study of a Divine are reducible to these three heads Those which concern the study either of Scripture   The Body of Divinity   Antiquity The understanding of Scripture being one of the chief businesses of a Minister to which all his other studies are subordinate 'T is to be supposed therefore in the first place that he is provided with the Old and New Testaments both in their originals and most authentick Translations The chief Translations of the Bible may be distinguished into those which are either in the Learned Language   Vulgar   The Translations of the Old Testament into the Learned languages are chiefly of five heads 1. Into Chalde commonly called the Targum or Chalde paraphrase which in the Historicall Books do for the most part render the true sence of the Originall but in the Hagiographa is exceeding full of mistakes and do seldome come near the right meaning 2. Into Greek the chief of which is the Septuagint by the 72 Interpreters as the Tradition goes which hath been alwayes esteemed ofgreat authority and repute The other great Translations by Aquila Symmachus and Theodosio are now lost excepting only some few fragments of them which yet remaine 3. Into Arabick This Translation hath been formerly published onely for some parts of the Bible as the Pentateucb Psalmes and is by some learned men rejected as being ignorantly done not from the Originall but out of some other Translation and by some corrupt copy It hath since been published for the whole Bible in the King of France his late edition 4. Into Syriake This hath been esteemed for genuine and faithfull 5. Into Latine of which version there are severall kindes but the chief of them are these five 1. The Vulgar commonly ascribed to St. Hierom though there be great reason to doubt of it 2. Pagnines Translation which is of good antiquity and esteem published Anno Dom. 1523. Altered by Arias Montanus in the Interlineary Bible 3. The Tigurine Translation begun by Leo Iuda and finished by other reformed Divines Anno Dom. 1543. published by Robert Stephens 1557. with Notes annexed which he ascribes to Vatablus 4. The Translation of Sebastian Castalio which is for the most part very elaborate and subtile but not without too much affectation of Elegance published first Anno Dom. 1551. 5. The Latine Version which is in most common use amongst us being performed by those learned men Fran. Iunius and Eman. Tremelius with very great diligence and judgment The Translation of the New Testament into the learned languages are either into Syriack Latine 1. The Syriack is of good antiquitie and esteem but was heretofore defective in some Books namely the 2d and 3d. Epistle of John the 2d of Peter Iude and the Apocalypse which have been lately supplied by Mr. Pocock 2. The Latine Translations are chiefly of three kinds namely 1. The Vulgar 2. Erasmus 3. Beza which are all commonly known and in their severall kinds of good repute Now for the translations of the Bible into our own vulgar tongue there are some of these so ancient as Henry the 8th his time by Mr. Tindall and Matthewes but these Translations were not so much from the Originall Hebrew and Greek as from some other Latine Version and therefore are not esteemed of

may be very usefull for a Preacher in respect of practicall divinity Amongst them these are some of the most eminent Hen. Alstedius Guil Amesius Ir. Azorius Frid. Baldvinus Mart. Bona●ina Lud. Candidus BP Hall Diana P●normitana Vincent Filliucius Barth. Keckerman Will. Perkins Raynerus de Pisis Tho. Sanchez Greg. Sayru● Silvester Fran. Toll●● Unto these may be subjoyned those Authors which have treated particularly of the Lords Prayer Creed Decalogue Sacraments which are generally much of the same nature and use with the Casuists On the Lords Prayer BP Andrews Aquinas Babington Bains Calvinus Cyprianus Lam. Danaeus Dent Dod. Gregor. Nyssen Greenwood Dr Gouge Dr. Hen. King Jo. Mayer Martinus Will. Perkins Alpb. Salmeron Hier. Savanorolla Hug. de S. Victore Lud. Vives On the Creed Tho. Adams Hen. Alsted Aquinas Augustin●s Babington N. Bifeild Calvinus Cyprianus Danaeus Dr. Jackson Lutherus Mayer Martinus Perkins Del. Paz. Zanchius On the Decalogue Hen. Alsted BP. Andrews Aquinas Babington Calvinus Jo. Dod. Elton Ioh. Gerson Lutberus Jo. Mayer Pet. Martyr Martinus Melancton Musculus Will. Perkins And. Rivet Jo. Vossius Hieron. Zanchius On the Sacraments Pet. de Alliaco Ambrosius Will. Attersol Gerardus Martinus Guil. Parisiensis Greg. Sayrus Guil. Snecanus Paulus Tarnovius Wilhel Zipperus Besides the Authors of Common places and the Schoolmen that comment on the fourth book of the Sentences who do largely treat upon this subject Amongst the Writers of Controversies the Schoolmen are in the first place considerable who dispute over the whole body of Divinity in many nice and subtile Questions And though this kind of learning do not deserve so much of our time and study as they themselves bestowed upon it A great part of it being but as cobwebs fine for the spinning but uselesse And he were an unwise man who having bread and wine hanging on either side of him the wholesome nutriment of the Old and New Testament would notwithstanding be continually gnawing upon a flint-stone yet because they were men of acute fancies and great searchers into the more abstruse and intricate parts of Divinity therefore they are not to be wholly neglected but in many things may be very usefull Amongst these the two chief are Lumbard   Aquinas Peter Lumbard is the first who is therefore called the Master of the Sentences his Books being as the Text which are wholly Commented upon by Gul. Altissiodorensis Alex. de Ales. Tho. Aquinas Gab. Biell Dio Carthusianus Durand Estius Ockam Bonaventura Jo. Capreolus Scotus The first book of the Sentences does treat of God his Nature Names Properties c. This is commented upon particularly by Pet. de Alliaco Greg. Areminensis The second book of the Sentences does treat of the Creatures Angels Men Originall sin Free-will c. Upon which these are some of the most eminent Commentators Marsilius Inguen AEgidius Romanus Archangelus Rubeus The third book does speak of Christ his Incarnation Passion Merits of Faith Hope Charity and other graces upon this there is Pet. de Alliaco Io. de Rada The fourth book does insist upon the Sacraments Resurrection Judgment and state after this life Upon this there is Adrianus Ricardus de Media villa Dom. ● Soto As these books of Sentences so the Summes of Aquinas are likewise made choise of by the Schoolmen as another text upon which to inlarge themselves These are Commented upon by Rod de Arriaga Dominicu● Bannez Fran. Cumel Tho. à vio Cajetanus Fran. de Lugo in primam partem Did. Ruiz Fran. Suarez Greg. de Valentia Gab. Vasquez Particular Controversies about Discipline are of three sorts those that concern 1. Episcopacy 2. Presbytery 3. Independency Concerning Episcopacy there are these Authors Pro. Con. BP. Bancroft Paul Bayn BP. Bilson Cather wood his Altare Damascenum Dr. Burges BP. Downham Tho. Cartwright Mason Mr. Parker BP. Whitgift   BP. Hall SMECTYMNUUS Dr. Heylin Walo-Messalinus by Salmasius Dr. Taylor   Concerning Presbytery Pro. Con. Apollonius The forecited Discourses that are for Episcopacy Gersom Buceri Amica Collatio cum Georg. Downham Issachars Burden The divine right of Church-government by the London Ministers A Declaration concerning Church government and Presbyteries Mr. Bailies Vindication Dr. Bramhill Warning against the Scots discipline Answer to Dr. Bramhill   Mr. Pagets defence of Church-government   Mr. Rutherford   Answer to the Reasons of the dissenting Brethren The Reasons of the dissenting Brethren Salmasius de Apparatu ad Primatum Papae Saravia de gradibus ministrorum Gellius Snecanus Grallae ab Anonymo Mr. Gillis●y Assertion of government in Scotland Matth. Sutliv de Presbyterio The debate concerning Independency is but of late years and hath scarce been treated of in any of the learned Languages There are these Authors For it Against it Amongst the Brownists Ainsworth Cann Robbinson in several parts of their Writings M. Ball Tryall of the grounds tending to separation   Apollonius Apologeticall Narration Spanhemius   Vindiciae Clavium Mr. Cottons Keyes of the Church M. Edwards Reasons   Antapology   M. Baylies Disswasive The way of the Churches in N. England Dt. Stewards Considerations   Duply Mr. Ioh. Goodwins answer to the Antapology M. Hudson concerning the essence and unity of the Catholique Church M. Mathers and M. Tomsons Answer to M. Hearl M. Hearl The independency on Scriptures of the independency of Churches M. Wells his Answer to M. Rathband   The 32 Questions M. Rathbands relation of Church courses in N. Eng.   Particular Controversies about Doctrine are very numerous and of severall kinds The six before mentioned are in these times most common and generall 1. The Papists For them Against them   Amesius Becanus Chamierus   Chemnitius Bellarminus Morney   Pareus Stapleton Perkins   Rivetus Grego de Valentia Tilenus   Whitaker c. There are besides some mixt disputes of this kinde in our English tongue wherein the Arguments pro and con are put together as Abbot and Bishop Chillingworth and Knot Iewell and Harding Reynolds and Hart. White and Fisher c. 2. The Lutherans Pro. Con. Eckhardi Fasciculus Bezae Colloquium Montisbelgartense Io. Himmelii Calvi   Mateol Calv. Lud. Crocii Examen Matth. Hoe Matth. Hoe Calvinistarum descriptio Lamb Danaei Resp. ad Nic. Selneccerum Pro. Con. AEgid. Hunii Calvini confut   Cal. Iudaizans Hildebrandi Orthodoxa Declaratio Conrad Schlusselburgi Theologia Calvinistarū Dav. Paraei Orthodoxus Calvinus 3. The Socinians Pro. Con. Socinus Christ Becmanni Exercitationes Theologicae cont. Socinū Crellius   Hieron. Moscharow Bisterfeldius Smaltius Jo. Botsacci Anti-Crellius Volchelius Abr. Calovius de Haeres Socin. Picesius D. Cheynels History of Socin. Goslavius Dr. Cheynell of the Trinity Ostorodius Grotius de satisfact. Christi Jonas Slictingius Iunius de divinitate Filii Catech. Racoviensis Sib. Lubertus con Socinum   Martini Synopsis Photinianis   Jacob ad Portum   Stegmanni Photinianismus   Paul Tarnovius de Trin.   Thalei Anatome Samosatenis 4. The Arminians

doubtful difficult expressions In the unfolding of which we must observe that if the natural most obvious signification of the words do manifestly disagree with other perspicuous Scriptures then we are to seek for some other meaning which must always be consonant with the words and other circumstances of the place In the finding out of this we are not so much to consult with our own fancies for no prophesie in Scripture is of any private interpretation but with the Holy Ghost himself who best understands his own meaning All difficult expressions should first be examined according to their original and most authentick translations which will give much light to the true meaning of them Though it will be needlesse to mention any various readings translations or interpretations of Scripture to a vulgar auditory because it is apt to stagger them and to raise doubts rather then to confirm and settle them But we should pitch upon that which upon serious consultation we conceive in our own judgments to be most congruous and pertinent The circumstances of the place will help much to illustrate any difficulty of it The Rabbies have a saying Nulla est objectio in Lege quae non habet solutionem in latere that is there is not any doubt in the Law but may be resolved by the context We must be careful that all our interpretations be agreeable with the Analogy of faith and other parallel Scriptures The consulting of these will be a good means to preserve us from perverting the Word of God by any dangerous heretical imposition Beware of that vain affectation of finding something new and strange in every text though never so plain It will not so much shew our parts which such men aim at as our pride and wantonnesse of wit These new projectors in Divinity are the fittest matter out of which to shape first a Sceptick after that a Heretick and then an Atheist There are divers Texts that have a double sense Historical and Literal Typical Allegorical So those places concerning the Brasen Serpent Numb. 21. 9. Iohn 3. 14. Ionah in the Whales belly Ionah 1. 17. Matth. 12. 40. Abraham two wives and sonnes Sarah and Isaac Hagar and Ishmael Gen. 21. Galat. 4. 22. The Law concerning the muzeling the Oxe that treads out the corne Deut. 25. 4. 1 Cor. 9. 9. In all which there is some typical allusion primarily intended Allegorical interpretations may lawfully be used also when there is no such natural reference but meerly a fitnesse by way of similitude to illustrate any doctrine Saint Paul gives example for this 2 Cor. 3. 13 15. Ephes. 4. 32. But here we must observe these three qualifications there must be Raritas Concinnit as Utilitas 1. We must use them sparingly and soberly 2. They must be short and pertinent not forced and farre-fetcht 3. They must be usefull not for aery and unprofitable notions being more proper for illustration then for proof It will be a great help for the understanding of the books of Scripture to know their several times references and order The five books of Moses are as the first bases by which the whole frame of Scripture may be more easily apprehended The other Historical books that follow will explain themselves The Psalms do most of them in their occasions and historical grounds referre to the books of Samuel The Prophets are ordinarily divided into three ranks 1 Those that prophesied before the captivity who referre to the history in the books of Kings and Chronicles especially the second book 2 Those that prophesied in the captivity concerning whose times there is but very little mention in the Historical parts of Canonical Scripture 3 Those that prophesied after the captivity unto whom the History of Ezra and Nehemiah hath some reference And so in the New Testament the Epistles do many of them referre unto the story of the Acts of the Apostles As for the ranking and succession of the books in Scripture they were not writ in the same order as they are placed But they are set down rather according to their bulk and largenesse then their true order 1. Those that were before the captivity are to be reckoned according to this succession Obadiah in the reign of Ahab 1 Kings 18. 3. Ionah   Ieroboam 2 Kings 14. 25. Amos in the dayes of Uzziah Isaiah   Iotham Hosea   Ahaz Micah   Hezekiah Nahum     Ioel about the time of Manasseb Habakkuk   Iosiah Zephaniah   Iehoiakim Ieremiah     2. In the captivity there prophesied Ezekiel   Daniel 3. From the return out of captivity till our Saviours coming is reckoned 559 yeers About the 18 yeer of this began Haggai and Ze●hariah and not long after Malachi And so in the New Testament though the larger Epistles are placed first yet they were not written so 'T is probable that they were composed according to this order 1 Thess.   Romans 1 Corinth 1 Tim. 2 Corinth Titus   2 Thess. Philip Coloss. Galat. Ephes. Hebr. Philemon   2 Tim.   So for the Canonical Epistles that of Iames is thought to be written first then those of Peter then Iude and lastly Iohn Thus likewise for other particular books that of the Psalms some conceive that the 108. should be first where David doth stirre up and prepare himself to this work of making Psalms O God my heart is ready I will sing and give praise And the 72. Psalm the last because it concludes with this passage The prayers of David are ended The ordering of them is not jure divino though it be of very great antiquity for Saint Paul doth expresly quote the second Psalm Act. 13. 13. The right apprehension of these general notions concerning the proper times and order of several Books may be one good help to the true interpretation of Scripture Next to the unfolding of any abstruse and difficult sense we are to consider likewise the very words and phrases amongst which if there be any ambiguous they must be distinguished and applied according to their proper signification in the text Tropes and figures being explained in their natural meaning As for the division of the text it will be needlesse unlesse either the explication of Terms or the deduction of Doctrines from the several parts do require it That common practice of dissecting the words into minute parts and inlarging upon them severally is a great occasion of impertinency and roving from the chief sense The text having been thus unfolded the next thing to be done is the inferring of Observations from it which should always follow from the words by a strong Logical consequence The wresting of Scripture unto improper truths may easily occasion the applying of them unto grosse falsehoods These Observations may be of several kinds either Mediate and more remote Immediate and principal Of the first kind are such as are

any great authority The English Translations that have been of most common use and greatest repute are these three 1. The Geneva Translation so stiled because it was finished in that place by some English exiles in Queen Maries time being first published Anno Dom. 1560. 2. The Bishops Bible in the beginning of Queen Elizabeths reigne by Arch-bishop Parker and others which because it was not so exact and carefully done too often following the Greek rather then the Hebrew and so liable to divers mistakes as may appear in the reading Psalmes of the Leiturgie therefore King Iames caused another most exact Translation to be made of it in his time which is by way of distinction called 3. The Kings Bible being that which is now in common use amongst us The Various editions of the Bible in the learned languages have been so multiplied that 't is not easie if possible to recite them Amongst those that are esteemed either of greatest Antiquity Elegance or Correctednesse I still mention some of the chief 1. The Hebrew with other Translations annexed is of severall kinds and editions The Complutensian in Spaine containing the Hebrew Greek Latine together with the Targum upon the Pentateuch in sixe Tomes fol. Anno Dom. 1515. Munsters edition with his Latine Version and some Notes out of the Rabines Printed at Basil. Anno Dom. 1534. The King of Spaines Bible Printed at Antwerp 1571. in 8. Tomes fol. Containing the Hebrew Text the Septuagint the Chalde Paraphrase and Vulgar with a Latine Translation of the 70 and Targum And for the New Testament the Originall Greek the Vulgar and Syriack Versions together with a Latine Translation of the Syriack by Guido Boderianus Besides an Interlineary Bible and a large Apparatus All very elegantly and correctedly Printed Vatablus his edition in 3 vol. fol. 1586. containing the Hebrew the Septuagint and Latine The King of France his Bible lately printed at Paris containing all that is in the King of Spains edition excepting onely the Interlineary Bible and the Apparatus and having further added The Samaritan Pentateuch and a Translation of it a Syriack Translation of the Old-Testament and an Arabick Translation of the whole Bible with Latine Translations to each of them A very pompous magnificent work had the Corrector bestowed as much diligence and skill as the Publishers did cost 2. The edition of the Hebrew Text without Translations are likewise of divers kinds By Plantine with much truth and exactnesse both in fol. 4o 8o with and without points at severall times By Robert Stephens at Paris in 4o in a very fair large Character and after very elegantly and most correctedly in 16o By Hutter in a faire elegant Character which distinguisheth the radicall and servile the deficient and quiescent letters Hamburgh 1587. By Buxtorfe with large Rabinicall Notes and Comments Anno Dom. 1618. 3. The Septuagint distinct from the Originall Text is printed at Rome and after both at Frankford and Paris with a Latine Translation and the fragments of the old Greek Interpreters Aquila Symmacus and Theodosio which fragments may likewise be had distinct in Drusius his fragmenta Veterum augmented with severall other explications and Annotations of his own 4. The New Testament for the cheif edition of it hath been mentioned before besides which there are very many others that are commonly known Next to these there are some other Discourses that in their severall kinds may be very usefull Amongst these some are 1. Preparatory 2. Principall and more direct 1. Those may be stiled Preparatory which lay down rules and directions for the profitable reading and right interpretation of Scripture such as these Ferdin de Escalante Clypeus Concionatorum Wolfang Franzius de Interp S. Script Salom Glassii Philologia sacra And. Hyperius de S. Script Lectione Flacii Illyrici Clavis Scripturae pars secunda Jo. Euseb. Nierembergius de origine Scripturae And. Rivet Isagoge Nicol. Serrarii prolegom. Biblica Ludov. de Tena Isagoge Michaelis Waltheri officina Biblica 2. The Books that do more principally and directly tend to make a man a good Textuary may be reckoned up under these three heads 1. Concordances 2. Commentaries 3. Reconcilers 1. Concordances are of very great use both for the unfolding of difficult Texts by referring to parallel Scriptures and to inlarge upon any Theme with the most proper quotations as also for the directing of us unto such Texts of which we have onely some confused imperfect remembrance These are of two kinds for Words   Things Concordances for words are those which reckon up the severall places wherein such a word is mentioned These are either for the Originall Old Testam. Hebrew Buxtorfius Chaldee in some places of Dan. Isa. Martin Trostius N. Testam. in Greek Hen. Stephanus Lucii Lexicon N. T. Translations Old Testament into Greek by the Septuagint Conrad Kircherus N. Testam. into Syriack Mart. Trostius Both into Latine Hen Stephanus English Cotton Newman A Concordance of things does summe up all the pertinent Scriptures unto any particular head or common place which drive at the same sense though it may be of different words Some of these are in Latine as Allotti Thesaurus Berchorii index moralis Pet. Eulardi Concordantiae morales Marlorati Thesaurus Enchridion Dan. Tossani Index Georgii Viti Doctrinale Bibliorum There are some others of this kinde in our English Tongue Mr. Bernards Thesaurus Biblicus The Fort-Royall of the Scriptures Clarks Holy Oyle Wilsons Dictionary Unto these may be added those Treatises that handle the severall acceptions of words and phrases in Scripture as Flacii Illyrici Clavis Scripturae Mr. Leigh's Critica Sacra Petri Ravanelli Bibliotheca sacra Commentators are either upon some particular Matter   Books Those I stile Commentators upon matter who do insist upon the explaning of some peculiar subject dispersedly contained in the severall parts of Scripture Such are those that handle Scripture Philosophy as Valesius de sacra Philosophia Levinus Lemnius de Plantis sacris Franc. Rueus de Gemmis sacris Wolf Franzius Hist. Animalium Sacr. Joan. Bustamantinus de Animalibus S. Scripturae Scripture Chronology as Hen. Alstedii Chronologia sacra Hugh Broughtons Consent Laur. Codomanni Annales S. Scripturae Mr. Lightfoot his Harmony Sr. Walter Raleighs History Jac. Saliani Annales à Creatione ad Christum Jos. Scaliger de Emendatione Temporum Scripture Geography or Topography as Jo. Adamannus de situ terrae sanctae Christ Adricomii Theatrum terrae sanctae David Chytraei Itinerarium totius S. Scrip.   Chronic.   Mr. Fuller Holy Land The Travels of the Patriarchs Scripture Measures and Weights as Boizardus Dav. Chytraeus Rob. Cenalis Pet. Ciaconius Epiphanius Hulsius Johan Mariana Occho The Proverbiall expressions either used or alluded to in Scripture or Adagialia Sacra as Martin Delrius Johan Drusius Andreas Schottus Joach Zehner The Allegories in Scripture Isidor Hispalensis de Alleg. Hieron. Laureti

Silva Alleg. totius Scripturae Ottomarus Luscinius Roberti Holcot Alleg. utriusque Testamenti The Schemes and Tropes used in Scripture Beda Cassiodorus Flacius Illyricus in parte secunda Barthol Westhemeri Tropi insigniores ex utroque Testamento There might be divers other the like subjects instanced in but these are some of the chief Now in all difficulties that referre to any of these heads a man may expect more full satisfaction from those Authors that purposely insist upon them then from others who do more promiscuously comment at large Commentators upon the Books of Scripture are very numerous and of various kinds I shall mention only some of those whose names are most common and most eminent Upon the whole Bible ENglish Annotat. Hugo Cardinalis Deodate Annot. Hugo Grotius Io. de la Hay Nicol. Lyranus Mariana Steph. Menochius Pareus Conrad Pellicanus Pisc●tor Eman. Sa. Iacob Tir●nus On the Pentateuch Hen. Alstedius Benedict Aretius Henry Ainsworth Iac. Bonfrerius Io. Brentius Tho. de Vio Cajetanus Iohan. Calvinus Seraph Cappo à Porrecta Catena Veterum David Chytraeus Joh. Drusius Paulus Fagius Ferus Gregorius Magnus Arth. Jackson Cornel. à Lapide Oleaster Fab. Paulutius Piscatoris Questiones August Steuchus Eugubinus Theodoret. Tostatus On Genesis Tho. Aquinas Augustinus Jo. Chrysostom Cyrillus Alexan. Mart. Delrio Benedict Fernandez Ioh. Gerhardus Io. de la Hay D. Hieronymus Mart. Lutherus Aug. Marlorat Pet. Martyr Wolf Musculus Ioh. Mercerus Marinus Mersenius Origenes David Pareus Ben. Pererius And. Rivet Victorin Strigelius An. Willet Lod. Ystella Hulder Zuinglius Upon Exodus Jo. de la Hay Iansenius in 15. prior cap. Arth. Lake in cap. 19. Lorinus Christoph Pelargus Balthazar Paez in 15. p. cap. Benedict Pererius in 15. p. cap. And Rivet An. Willet Hulder Zuinglius On Leviticus Cyrillus Alexand. Jo. Lorinus Origenes Christoph Pelargus Pet. Serranus An. Willet On Numbers Guil. Attersoll Francis Iunius Iohan. Lorinus Origenes Christ Pelargus On Deuteronomy Io. Lorinus Mart. Luther Christoph Pelargus August de Quiros Jo. Wolfius On Josuah Augustinus Bonfrerius Brentius Cajetanus Calvinus Carthusianus Chytraeus Drusius Jo. Ferus Arth. Jackson Lavaterus Corn à Lapide Jo. Mayer And. Masius Cosm. Magalian●s Arias Montanus Origenes Nicol. Serrarius Rupertus Theodoret. Tostatus Hugo de S. Victore Io. Wolfius On Judges Augustinus Iac. Bonfrerius Io. Brentius Mart. Bucer Tho. de Vio. Caietanus Chytraeus Io. Drusius Io. ●erus Corn à Lapide Ludo Lavater Jo. Mayer Pet. Martyr A●ias Montanus Cosma Magalianus Pellicanus Rich. Rogers Nic. Serrarius Theodoret. Tostatus Hugo de S. Victore On Ruth Gab. Acosta Ven. Beda Iac. Bonfrerius Io. Brentius Tho. à Vio Caietanus Chytraeus Ioh Dr●sius Lud. Lavater Corn à Lapide Jo. Mayer Pellicanus Gasp. Sanctius Nic. Serrarius Topshell Tostatus Theodoret. Hugo de S. Victore On Samuel Io. Brentius Tho. de Vio Caietanus Io. Calvinus Dion Carthusianus Ioh. Drusius Hieronym●s Corn à Lapide Pet. Martyr Mendoza Jo. Mayer Origenes Pellicanus Nic. Serrarius Gasp. Sanctius Victor Strigelius Theodoret. Tostatus Hugo de S. Victore An. Willet On the Kings Io. Brentius Cajetanus Carthusianus Io. Drusius Corn à Lapide Pet. Martyr Jo. Mayer Origenes Pellicanus Nic. Serrarius Gasp. Sanctius Victor Strigelius Theodoret. Tostatus Hugo de S. Victore On the Chronicles Caietanus Carthusianus Hieronymus Corn à Lapide Lud. Lavater Jo. Mayer Nic. Serrarius Gasp. Sanctius Theodoret. Tostatus On Ezra Ven. Beda Io. Brentius Cajetanus Lavàterus Corn à Lapide Jo. Mayer Gasp. Sanctius Hugo de S. Victore On Nehemiah Beda Brentius Cajetanus Ferus à Lapide Lavaterus Jo. Mayer Mr Pilkinton Nic. Serrarius On Esther Brentius Caietanus Drusius Io. Fevardentius Lavaterus Corn à Lapide Jo. Mayer Pet. Merlinus Raba●●s Maurus Nic. Serrarius Gasp. Sanctius On Job Ambrosius Tho. Aquinas Augustinus Beda Ioh. Bolducus Io. Brentius Ioh. Calvinus Jos. Caryl Catena 24. Graec. 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