Vol 04 - RUTH.

RUTH.

[See also under Joshua.] 261 BERNARD (RICHARD. Puritan. Died 1641). Ruth’s Recompense.

4to. 1628. 3/6.

Mr. Grosart is enthusiastic in his praise of this work, and says “that it abounds with apophthegms and compressed thoughts.” We defer to so high an authority, but we are not much fascinated by the book.

262 FULLER (THOMAS, D.D. 1608 — 1661). A Comment on Ruth, with two Sermons. 8vo. 165o. Not one of Fuller’s best; but still quaint and pithy, and lit up with flashes of his irrepressible wit. The above works of Bernard and Fuller have been reprinted in Nichol’s Series of Commentaries, in one volume. Cr. 4to. 7/6.

Lond., Nisbet & Co. 1865.

Mr. Tegg, Pancras Lane, London, has also published a reprint of Fuller’s Comment on Ruth, and Notes upon Jonah. Cr. 8vo. 4/6.

263 BRADEN (WILLIAM). The Beautiful Gleaner. Cr. 8vo. 2/6.

Lond., James Clark & Co. I874.

Mr. Braden is an able preacher. His sermons upon Ruth are popular and practical, though not very remarkable.

264 LAVATER (LEwis. A Swiss Protestant Divine. i527 — i586.) Ruth ex- pounded, in 28 Sermons. Translated from the Latin by E. Pagett. 8vo.

Lond., 1586.

Lavater was a Reformer of high repute, son-in-law of Bullinger. He wrote a curious work on spectres, and made a catalogue of comets, thus shewing himself to be both philosopher and divine. His book is seldom met with.

265 LAWSON (GEORGE, D.D.) Lectures on the Book of Ruth. 12mo. Edinb., I8O5. 3/- By a man of great genius. Simple, fresh, and gracious. Nothing critical or profound may be looked far, but wise and sound teaching may be gleaned in these pages.’ z66 MACARTNEY (H. B.) Observations on Ruth. 12mo. Zonal., 1845.

9d. A nice little book, little in all ways.

267 MACGOWAN (JOHn. I726 — 178o.) Discourses on Ruth, and other important subjects. 8vo. Lond., 1781. 2/6. Macgowan, the author of the Dialogue of Devils, is well known for originality and force. In this case his sermons are full of Gospel truth, but the texts are too much accommodated and spiritualized. The discourses are good reading.

268 OXENDEN (A. Bp. of Montreal). Story of Ruth. 18mo. I/-

Hatchards. A very tiny affair, of no great moment to the expositor.

269 PHILPOT (B., A.M.) Six Lectures. Square Fcap. 2/6. Lond., Nisbet &

Co. A very small book, containing good, simple lectures — not an exposition.

27o PRICE (AUBREY C., B.A.) Six Lectures on the Book of Ruth.

12mo. 2/6. Lond., Hatchards. x869.

Sermons of remarkable power, both of doctrine and diction. Not so expository as practical. Mr. Price is an earnest and large-hearted clergyman of the thoroughly evangelical school.

27x TOPSELL (EDWARD). The Reward of Religion. Lectures upon Ruth. 8vo. Lond., 1613. 7/6 to 10/- .4 very choice old work. Attersol in his rhyming preface says of it —

“Go little Booke, display thy golden title, (And yet not little though thou little bee); Little for price and yet in price not little, Thine was the Paine, the gaine is ours I see: (Although our gaine thou deem’st no paine to thee). If then, 0 reader, little paine thou take, Thou greatest gaine with smallest paine shall make.”

272 TYNG (STEPHEN, D.D., of New York). The Rich Kinsman; or, the History of Ruth. Small 8vo. Lond., I856. S. I/6.

Written for young people, and suitable for their reading, though none too lively.

273 WRIGHT (C. H. H., M.A.) Ruth, in Hebrew; with gramma- tical and critical Commentary. 8vo. 7/6. Lond., Williams &

Norgate. x 864. For Hebraists only. The author has selected the book of Ruth as a study for beginners in the Hebrew tongue, because of the simplicity of the language.