Vol 04 - JONAH.

JONAH.

[This unloveable Prophet has found more Commentators than any other;

.partly we suppose because the angles of his character excite greater interest, but mainly because we have some knowledge of his life, and therefore are able to realize his personality. He has received quite as much attention as he deserves in proportion to other Prophets.]

845 ABBOTT (GEORGE, Abp. of Canterbury. 1562 — 1633). An Exposition upon the Prophet Jonah. 4to. 1613. 5/-New edition, published at I2/-, offered for 3/-, by Ogle & Murray, Edinb.

Abbott was a renowned Calvinistic divine, and one of the translators of the present version of the Bible. No set of works on Jonah would be complete without this learned, laborious, and cam- prehensive exposition. It is, of course, very antique in style; but, like “old wine,” it is none the worse for its age.

846 BENJOIN (GEoRco-). Jonah. Translation, with Notes. 4to. Cam&, 1796. Plenty of paper. Hame says this work “is literally good for nothing.”

847 CALVIN (JOHN). Lectures upon the Prophet Jonas.

Translated by N. Baxter. 4to. Lond., 1578. 9/- This of course is fuller than the Commentary, and, as the work of a revered master, is beyond our criticism.

848 CUNNINGHAM (J. w., A.M.) Six Lectures on the Book of Jonah. Fcap. boards. 3/- Lond., Hatchards. x833.

Good simple Lectures.

849 DESPREZ (P.S., D.D.) The Book of Jonah. Illustrated by Discoveries at Nineveh. 12mo. 1857. 1/6. To make Layard illustrate Jonah was a good idea, and it has been well carried out by this author.

850 DRAKE (WILLIAM, M.A.) Notes on Jonah and Hosea 8:1-14 vo.

9/- Cam&, Macmillan & Co. 1853. S. 1/6.

Entirely critical. Only useful to Hebrew scholars.

851 EDWARDS (HENRY). Exposition of the Book of Jonah. 12mo.

Long Sutton, Swain. x837. 2/- Fourteen plain, earnest, practical sermons.

EPHRAEM SYRUS. (Died about 379). A Metrical Homily on the Mission of Jonah. Translated from the original Syriac, by Henry Burgess, LL.D. Cr.

8vo. 10/6. Lond., Sampson Low & Co. I853. 1/6 new. A literary curiosity — nothing more.

853 EXELL (JOSEPH S.) Practical Readings on the Book of Jonah. Cr. 8vo. 3/6. Land., Elliot Stock. x874.

Mr. Exell, in a very unpretending but able way, brings to light the practical lessons of Jonah. Paxton Hood calls these readings “admirable,” and we concur in the verdict.

854 FAIRBAIRN (PATRICK, D.D.) Jonah: Life, Character, and Mission. I2mo. Edinb., Johnstone. x849. S. 2/-The life and times of the prophet are set in a clear light; and the nature and design of his mission fully explained. The work is well done, and is by far the ablest English treatise on this prophet.

855 FULLER (THOMAS, D.D.) Notes upon Jonah. [In “A Collection of Sermons.” Sm. 8vo. Lond., 1656.] Mr. Tegg has reprinted Fuller’s Comment on Ruth, and Notes upon Jonah, in one small 8vo. vol. 4/6.

1868. S. 2/6. Full of wisdom, and fuller of wit,’ in fact, too full of the soul of the latter, for they are far too short.

856 GAUSSEN (S. R. Louis, Theol. Prof., Geneva). Jonah, the Prophet.

Lessons on his Life. I8mo. x/6 and 2/- Lond., Religious Tract Society. [N. D.] Addresses to a Sunday School at Geneva.

857 HARDING (THOMAS). Expository Lectures. 12mo. Zonal., I856. S.

‘What intelligent man in this kingdom could learn anything from these lectures ? The; worthy man writes only such self-evident truisms as must have occurred to anybody and everybody who has read his Bible.

858 HOOPER (JOHN. Bishop and Martyr). An oversyghte and deliberation uppon the holy prophet Jonas: made and uttered before the Kinges Majesty and his most honorable Councell, by Jhon Hoper, in Lent last past. Comprehended in seuen Sermons. 16mo. Lond., I55O. Reprinted by the Parker Society. 8vo. Camb., I843. S. 3/- It would not repay the student to buy Hooper’s works for this short piece. The language is antique, and the thought not of the newest.

859 JONES (THOMAS, of Creaton). Jonah’s Portrait. 12mo. 1827. 2/-

“Jonah’s Portrait” was very popular fifty years ago, and deservedly so, for Mr. Jones sketches it with considerable power. We should fancy that Jonah’s portrait, as he sat under his withered gourd, was not a thing of beauty, or a joy for ever.

86o KING (JOHN, Bp. Of London. I559 — I621). Lectures upon Jonah 4:1-11 to. Oxf, 1600, etc. S. 3/’ to 5/- Reprinted in Nichol’s Series of Commentaries. (See Rainolds, No. 844).

Quaint and rich, with a little occasional quiet mirth. It was the book of its time. Some will think it out of date, others will, like Grosart, prize the work of “the Bishop with the royal name.”

861 MACPHERSON (A.) Lectures. 18mo. Edinb., x849. :/- Far superior to the general run of lectures.

862 MARTIN (HUGH). The Prophet Jonah. Cr. 8vo. 6/- Lond., W. Isbister & Co. 1866.

,4 first-class exposition of Jonah. No one who has it will need any other. It is not a small treatise, as most of the Jonah books are; but it contains 460 pages, all rich with good matter. It is out of print, and ought to be republished. What are publishers at to let such a book slip out of the market ?

863 MUIR (A. S.) Lessons from Jonah. Cr. 8vo. Land.,, 857. i/6. A lively, popular, and earnest book, in a specially florid style. The author talks a great deal about “the Son of Amittai ;” why not say Jonah ? We are tempted to pull the finery to pieces; but we stay our hand, for there is really something good in these “lessons.”

864 PEDDIE, (JAMES, D.D. I759 — 1845). A Practical Expo- sition of the Book of Jonah. 12mo. Edinb., I842. 2/-

“The pungent remarks peculiar to the Ralph Erskine school make the Jonah of Dr. Peddie a favorite wherever it is known.”

865 PRESTON (MATTHEW MORRIS, M.A.) Lectures. 8vo. Lond., 184o. i/-Ordinary sermons. Better ones can be bought for a penny.

866 QUARLES (FRANCIS). A Feast for Wormes. A Poem on the History of Jonah 4:1-11 -to. Lond., i62o.

Quaint and rather bombastic verse, but full of meaning.

867 RALEIGH (ALEXANDER, D.D.) The Story of Jonah.

Cr. 8vo. 6/- Edinb., A. & C. Black. x875.

Dr. Raleigh calls your attention to every touch of the strange picture which hangs before us in the life of Jonah. Although we do not always endorse the Doctor’s remarks, we can but marvel at the beauty and power of his descriptions and reflections.

868 TWEEDIE (W. K.) Man by Nature and Grace; or, Lessons from Jonah. 12mo. Edinb., Johnstone & Hunter. 1850. S. 1/6. A good practical work, expounding the book of Jonah for Christian edification.

869 SIMPSON (JAMES). Discourses from Jonah I. 8vo. Edinb., 1816.

2/6.

Very little in the sermons, but their titles are singularly happy, and in themselves enough to afford subjects of discourse to preachers.