II PETER. Knight (James.) _A Discourse on the Conflagration and Renovation of the Earth. 8vo. 1748. Hull (John.) St. Peter's Prophecy of these Last Days. 4to. 1611. Whitaker (E. W.) Survey of the Doctrine and Arguments of St. Peter's Epistles. 12mo. 1666. REVELATION. Arethae (Cæsareæ.) Explanationes in Apocalypsim. At the 18mo. 1550. Bullinger (Henry.) A Hundred Sermons on. 4to. 1573. 4to. 1607. Alcazar (Louis.) Vestigatio Arcani sensus. fo. 1619. He also published a Commentary on the Old Testament, as connected with the Apocalypse, fo. 1631. Mede (Jos.) Clavis Apocalyptica (in his Works.) A translation by More, 4to. 1643, and by R. B. Cooper, in 1833. Goodwin (Thos.) An Exposition upon the Revelation. 1639. Cotton (John.) The Pouring out of the Seven Vials. 4to. 1642. 1642. Pareus (D.) Commentary by Arnold. fo. 1644. Brightman (Thos.) Revelation of St. John. 4to. 1645. Cluverus (John.) Diliculum Apocalypticum. fo. 1647. Praised by Baxter, who thought the Millennium past, and the Revelation chiefly fulfilled. Stephens (Nath.) Calculation of the Name and Number of the Hall (Bp.) Revelation Unrevealed. 18mo. 1650. Hicks (Wm.) Revelation Revealed. fo. 1659. Hoffmanni (M.) Chronotaxis Apocalyptica. 4to. 1668 and 1687. Canne (John.) Truth with Time pointing out none of the Seven Vials yet poured out. 4to. 1656. More (Henry.) Exposition of the Epistles to the Seven Churches. 12mo. 1669. Durham (James.) A Commentary upon. 4to. 1680. Very spiritual and evangelical. More (Henry.) Exposition. 4to. 1680. Heideggeri (J. H.) In Apocalypseos Diatribe. 2 vols. 4to. 1687. A valuable writer. Knollys (H.) Exposition, &c. shewing the glorious state of the Latter Days. 4to. 1689. Bossuet (J. B.) L'Apocalypse avec une Explication. 8vo. 1689. A Roman Catholic Exposition. Allen (W.) A Discourse on the Occurrences represented Rev. xi. 12mo. 1689. Cressener (Drue.) A Demonstration of the Protestant Applications of the Apocalypse. 4to. 1690. A work full of instruction and copious testimonies from the Romanists. Petto (Samuel.) Revelation Unveiled. 8vo. 1693. Sylviera (J.) Comment. in Apocalypsim. 2 vols. fo. 1700. A learned Romanist. Full of details of sentiments of previous writers. Waple (E.) Book of Revelation Paraphrased. 4to. 1716. Some useful hints in this work. He treads in the steps of Mede, and holds the personal coming before the Millennium. Wells (Edward.) Commentary on. 4to. 1717. Vitringa (Camp.) Anacrisis Apocalypseos. 4to. 1719. Daubuz (Charles.) Perpetual Commentary. Fo. 1720. New modelled and abridged, by Peter Lancaster. 4to. 1730. Much valuable matter in this work. Robertson (J.) Exposition. Fo. 1730. Newton (Sir Isaac.) Observations on the Apocalypse. 4to. 1733. A very useful work. Bengelius (J. A.) The Revelation Explained (in German.) 8vo. 1740. See also his Gnomon in Latin. A summary by Robertson, 8vo. 1757. See also his Life by Walker. Whiston (Wm.) An Essay on the Revelation. 4to. 1744. Bird (John.) Inquiry into the Second Woe, showing the Tenth Part of the City, in France. 8vo. 1747. Walmsley (Chas.) Pastorini's General History of the Christian church. 8vo. 1770 and 1812. A curious Roman Catholic perversion of the Apocalypse. Buchanan (J.) Revelation Explained. 8vo. 1778. Kershaw (James.) Essay on the Principal Parts. 2 vols. 12mo. 1780. Cradock (S.) Brief and Plain Exposition. 12mo. 1782. Anti-millenarian, but Evangelical. Vivian (Thos.) Annotations on the Revelation. 12mo. 1785. Revelation Considered, as alluding to the Temple Services. 8vo. 1789. Cooke (Wm.) The Revelation Explained. 8vo. 1789. Johnston (B.) Commentary. 2 vols. 8vo. 1794. Dick (David.) Explanation of. Svo. 1799. Whitaker (E. W.) A Commentary on the Revelations. 8vo. 1802. Galloway (Jos.) Brief Commentary on Parts referring to the Present Times. Svo. 1802. Butt (Martin.) The Revelation compared with itself and the rest of Scripture. 8vo. 1804. The Divinity of the Apocalypse Demonstrated. 12mo. 1809. Woodhouse (J. C.) The Apocalypse translated, with Notes. 8vo. 1805. Annotations on the Apocalypse. 8vo. 1828. A very valuable work. Thurston (Fred.) England Safe and Triumphant. 2 vols. Svo. 1812. Clarke (J. E.) Dissertation on the Dragon, Beast, and False Prophet, and on Daniel's Vision of the Ram and He-Goat. 8vo. 1814. Fuller (Andrew.) Expository Discourses. 8vo. 1815. Culbertson (Robert.) Lectures, with Practical Observations. 2 vols. 8vo. 1818. Holmes (J. J.) Fulfilment of the Revelation. 8vo. 1819. Compiled chiefly from Scott and Faber. Practical and antimillenarian. Murray (R.) Introduction to the Study of. 8vo. 1826. Culbertson (Robert.) Lectures Expository and Practical. 3 vols. 8vo. 1826. Brown (J. A.) The Jew and the Master-Key of the Apocalypse. 8vo. 1827. Croly (G.) Apocalypse of St. John. 8vo. 1828. Some striking thoughts, but the general interpretation unsatisfactory. Keyworth (Thos.) Exposition of the Revelation. 8vo. 1828. Jones (Wm.) Lectures on the Apocalypse. 8vo. 1830. Milner (I.) History of the Seven Churches, designed to show the Fulfilment of Prophecy. 8vo. 1831. Irving (Ed.) Exposition of the Revelation. 4 vols. 1828. See Mr. Cuninghame's Strictures. Girdleston (Henry.) An Analytical Comment on the First Part of Revelation. 8vo. 1833. A very valuable work. Cooper (R. B.) A Commentary on the Revelation. 8vo. 1833. Cuninghame (Wm.) A Dissertation on the Seals and Trumpets. 1834. Third edition, 8vo. 1833. One of the most valuable expositions of this book: though in some of the applications of the prophecy it will be seen the author differs occasionally. Burgh (W.) The Apocalypse Unfulfilled. 12mo. 1833-34. An attempt to set aside all preceding expositions of the fulfilment of this book, in the author's opinion on very unsatisfactory and insufficient grounds, yet with practical and useful Remarks. Ashe (Isaac.) The Book of Revelation, with Notes. 12mo. 1834. Pearson (Geo.) The Prophetical Character and Inspiration of the Apocalypse considered. 8vo. 1835. On the plan of Woodhouse and Vitringa. A useful work. Roe (Rich.) Analytical Arrangement, on the Principles of Lowth, Jebb, and Boys. 4to. 1834. Hutcheson (A.) The Apocalypse its own Interpreter. 12mo. 1834. Considerable ability, with some assumption and dogmatism; but not without valuable thoughts. Fysh (Fred.) The Beast and his Image, being a Commentary upon Rev. xiii. 8vo. 1838. Much historical information, justly shewing the connection of this chapter with Popery, but the force of this weakened by several unsatisfactory applications. Lovett (H. W.) Revelation Explained. 8vo. 1838. See the Remarks on Croly. Adams (R. N.) Opening of the Sealed Book. 8vo. 1838. Fanciful and unsatisfactory. Heasell (Ann.) Studies on the Apocalypse. 12mo. 1838. Girdlestone (Henry.) Apocalyptical Tracts. 12mo. 1839. IV. ON THE JEWISH CIVIL DISABILITIES BILL. Among the many important measures of national legislation brought forward in a late session of parliament (1836), in this country, there is one having a special bearing on prophecy and on the state of the Jews, which seems to have gained but little attention, and yet to be fraught with consequences of such deep moment as to call for distinct remarks. In June, 1836, a bill was brought in by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Baring, for admitting Jews to the same rights, franchises, and privileges as Roman Catholics have been admitted to, on taking the oath and subscribing the declaration required of them, omitting the words, "upon the true faith of a Christian." It has had too large a support, and is too agreeable to the spirit of the age, not to occasion just anxiety. Several petitions in favour of this bill were offered. One from a Hebrew Congregation meeting at Edinburgh, is much in the high-minded spirit of infidelity, boasting in "the enlightened spirit of the times," and mourning "their degraded situation," as "resulting" not from their own sin and unbelief, but from "disqualifying laws;" and claiming "from their proverbial loyalty, [408] peaceable demeanour, and industry," an equality with all other classes, "at the hands of an enlightened legislature, the representatives of a great, free, and liberal nation." O how different a spirit from that to which the Jews will soon come. Lev. xxvi. 40-42; Isaiah x. 20, 21. Another petition was from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Council assembled, and it is so public and painful an evidence of the departure of those in high places from "the true faith of a Christian," to use the words of parliament, that I cannot but transcribe the petition, as a most affecting symptom of that departure in leaders of a professedly Protestant nation. "That your Petitioners look back with lively feelings of pleasure upon the liberal course which has been adopted by the Legislature during the last few years, in successively removing those civil disabilities to which Protestant Dissenters and other British subjects had been previously subjected on account of differences of religious faith. "That in the opinion of your Petitioners, his Majesty's subjects professing the Jewish religion, by loyalty to their king, obedience to the laws, and by the observance of the various duties of social life, have established an irrefragable claim to a full VOL. II.-74 |