Vol 04 - WORKS ON PROPHECY.
WORKS ON PROPHECY.
[Volumes upon this subject are so extremely numerous and so varied in their opinions that we confine ourselves to the few which follow. The reader is also referred to works upon the Apocalypse.]
703 DAVISON (JOHN, B.D. 1777~I834). Discourses on Prophecy; its Structure, Use, and Inspiration. [ Warbur-tonian Lectures.] 8vo. Oxf, x845. S. 5/6.
Elliott calls this “a9avison’s noble Work on Prophecy.” This is one of the Warburtonian lectures, and we would here note that those lectures are all upon prophecy, and are many of them by first-ciasa men, and therefore worthy of study. Of course they greatly vary in value according, to the ability of the lecturers.
7o4 FABER (GEORGE STANLEY, B.D. 1773 — — x854). Calendar of Prophecy, or a Dissertation on the Prophecies which treat of the Seven Times, and especially of the latter Three Times and a Half. 3 vols., 8vo. Lond., 1828. 7/6. x2mo. editions, 3/6.
Faber is one of the great rabbis of prophecy. He was a man of almost boundless learning and industry. His characteristics are said to have been “strong masculine sense, extensive classical erudition, and a hearty love of hypothesis.” This last quality, no doubt, led him to expound prophecy, and also disqualified him for doing it well.
7o5 FAIRBAIRN (PATRICK, D.D.) Prophecy: its Distinctive Nature, Special Functions, and Proper Interpretation. 8vo. 10/6. Edinb., T. & T.
Clark. I856. S. 5/6. A standard work by one who is at/wine with the subject.
7o6 FLEMING (ROBERT. 163o — 1694). The Fulfilling of the Scrip- ture. Fifth edition. Folio. Lond., 1726, 5/6; 2 vols., 8vo., 18o1, 3/6; 2 vols., 12mo., x845, 3/- This we mention because it is generally placed under this head, but it is not an exposition of prophecy at all. It is an elaborate treatise upon the fact that the Scriptures are fulfilled, and the word of the Lord is true. As such it deserves the high encomiums so freely showered upon it by the eminent divines of Fleming’s own time, and it abundantly justifies the issue of so many editions.
701 HENGSTENBERG (E. W.) The Messianic Prophecies of Isaiah and the other Prophets.
These remarks are contained in Hengstenberg’s Christology, which is a standard work on the subject. (See No. 67.)
708 KEITH (‘ALEXANDER, D.D.) Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion, derived from the literal Fulfilment of Prophecy; as illustrated by the History of the Jews, and by the Discoveries of recent Travellers.
Thirty-sixth edition. Thick 8vo. x848. S. 4/- to 6/-
Horne says. “The multiplied editions which have been required within a very few years sufficiently attest the high estimation in which Mr.
Keith’s work is deservedly held;” and we may add that the improvements and additions have increased its value, and that fresh editions have shown that it is still appreciated.
?o9 NEWTON (THOMAS, D.D., Bp. of Bristol. 17o4 — 178a).
Dissertations on the Prophecies which have been fulfilled, and are fulfilling.
Numerous editions. 2 and 3 vols., 8vo. Also, I vol., 8vo., 7/6. Lond., W. Tegg. A standard work of a laborious and learned author; rather laborious reading. The Bishop must not be trusted upon the New Testament prophecy. Theologically his standing is very dubious.