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THE DECALOGUE
[This list does not include comments contained in
Bodies of Divinity, &c., but those forming separate volumes. In many
theological works there are lengthy portions set apart for the
Commandments.]
190. ANDREWES (LANCELOT, Bp. of Worcester. 1555—1626).
The Patterne of Catechisticall Doctrine at large; or a Learned and Pious
Exposition of the X Commandments. Folio. 1675. 7/6 to 10/-
This is a book indeed; it is a joy to
read it, for it flashes with thought and illustration, and sparkles with
ingenious remarks. Profound learning did not lead the Bishop into the
depths of dullness, as it has done many another divine; he manifests the
happy quaintness of Latimer side by side with great scholarship. He was
highly esteemed by his contemporaries; but we can hardly believe that his
death
"Left the dim face of our dull hemisphere
All one great eye all drown'd in one great tear."
Yet so we are informed at the foot of
his effigies.
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191. BARKER (PETER). A Learned and Familiar Exposition. 4to.
1624. 5/-
Old-fashioned, remarkably quaint, and even coarse in places. Barker’s
work abounds in Scriptural illustrations, but it is almost forgotten.
192. DALE (R. W., M.A., of Birmingham.)
The Ten Commandments. Cr. 8vo. 3/6. Lond.,
Hodder and Stoughton.
1873.
Written in a clear, bold, and trenchant style. We could not subscribe to
all the author’s views, but we admire his practical remarks, and
their outspoken manner.
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193. DOD (JOHN) & CLEAVER (ROBERT). Familiar Exposition.
Eighteenth edition. 4to. Lond.,
1632. S. 2/6.
This work was published by John Dod
and Robert Cleaver, with
an intimation that the name of the author was purposely suppressed. Our
edition, dated 1632, is the eighteenth, so that the work enjoyed a rare
popularity in its own time. It has been frequently reprinted since. The
book has been long held in high esteem.
194. DOWNAME, OR DOWNHAM (GEORGE, D.D., Bishop of Derry.
Died 1634). Abstract of the Duties Commanded and Sinnes
Forbidden in the Law of God. 8vo. Lond.,
1635. 1/6.
A sort of catalogue of sins, arranged in a tabular form under the Ten
Commandments. These are the heads and divisions of a larger treatise, which
does not appear to have been published. These mighty men could afford to
leave in the oblivion of manuscript works which would cost modern weaklings
half a life-time to write.
195. DURHAM (JAMES. 1622—1658.) Exposition, with a resolution of
several momentous questions, and cases of conscience. 4to. Lond., 1675. 8vo., 1735, 2/6 to 4/-
Whatever Durham has written is very precious. He
has the pen of a ready writer, and indites good matter.
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196. ELTON (EDWARD), B.D.) God's Holy Minde, Touching Matters
Morall; which himself uttered in Ten Commandments. 4to. Lond., 1648. 3/6.
This work discusses the Decalogue in question and answer, in a somewhat
dull manner; but touches many cases of conscience, and deals wisely with
them. Belief in witchcraft comes out very strongly in some passages.
197. FISHER (EDWARD, A.M. Born
about 1600.) A plain, pithy, and spiritual Exposition of the
Ten Commandments. [Marrow of Modern
Divinity. Numerous editions.] 12mo. 2/-
This exposition is part of the work which occasioned the famous Marrow Controversy. One fails to
see anything calculated to stir up such a strife. Fisher might have said that the
lines had fallen to him in troubled waters.
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198. HOOPER (JOHN. Bishop
and Martyr. 1495—1554). A Declaration of the Ten Holy
Commandments of Almighty God. 1548, 1550, &c. [Reprinted in Hooper's Works.]
After the manner of the English Reformers. The style is harsh to the modern
ear, and the matter too much occupied with the controversies raging in the
author's times to be very interesting now.
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199. HOPKINS (EZEKIEL, D.D. Bp. of
London-Derry, 1633—1690). An Exposition of the Ten
Commandments. 4to. 1692. [Reprinted in Hopkins' Works.]
Hopkins
in this exposition searches the heart thoroughly, and makes very practical
application of the Commandments to the situations and circumstances of
daily life. His homely eloquence will always make his works valuable.
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200. KNEWSTUB (JOHN). Lectures on Exodus XX. 4to. 1584. 7/6.
More valuable for its antiquity than for anything else.
201. McCAUL (JOSEPH B., Chaplain
to the Bp. of Rochester).
The Ten Commandments; the Christian's Rule of Daily Life. 8vo. Lond., Saunders, Otley & Co.
1861. S. 3/-
The author says, "There is nothing deep in the following pages except
their subject ": a modest estimate.
202. NEWTON (RICHARD, D.D.) The King's Highway. Post 8vo. 2/6. Lond., Nelson. Also 16mo. 1/6. Nisbet.
Though intended for children,
ministers will find it useful, for it teems with illustration, and brings
up little points of conduct worth touching upon. Dr. Newton is the prince
of preachers to children.
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203. TUDOR (RICHARD), B.A.) Decalogue viewed as the Christian's
Law. Cr. 8vo. 10/6. Lond.,
Macmillan. 1860. S. 6/-
The author attempts to give the Christian sense of the Decalogue in its
application to present needs and questions. With much moderation he
discusses many of the disputed points of the day, such as the legislative
enforcement of the Sabbath, marriage with a deceased wife's sister, &c.
He usually takes the view which is natural to a clergyman; but he says some
capital things.
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204. WEEMSE (JOHN. Died
about 1636). The
Morall Laws. [In Vol. I. of Weemse's Works; 2 vols., 4to. Lond., 1632, &c.] 3/-
Solid, sober, weighty. Orme
says of Weemse: "He
was well acquainted with the original Scriptures, with Jewish manners and
antiquities, and with the best mode of interpreting the Bible. The style is
quaint, but always intelligible." (See
No. 225.)
205. WHATELEY (WILLIAM Puritan.
1583—1639). A Pithie, Short, and Methodicall Opening of the Ten
Commandments. 12mo. Lond.,
1622. (Not often in the market.)
Exceedingly scarce, but as rich as it is rare.
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