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THe unqualified approbation bestowed on ‘‘ Marruew Henry’s Communrany, at, oF such distinguished writers as the Rev. W. Romaine; Rev. Dr. Doppripce; Rev. Dr. ApaAm — Criarxe; Rev. Ropert Haut, and the Rey. Epwarp BIcKERSTETH, is such, that furth r, Me ‘ recommend the work to general perusal, it can only be necessary to quote the words of the pious Romaine, who says, ‘‘ There is no Comment on the BIBLE, EITHER ANCIENT OR — is MODERN, IN ALL RESPECTS, EQUAL to Mr. Henry’s.”’ ie a With regard. to the present edition, it has been the aim of the publisher to combine — the advantage of a bold and legible type with convenient portability of volume, adapted — to the purpose of ordinary perusal. In order to render it worthy of being considered a standard edition, the original folio has. also been collated with two other es oo a * all the references examined and corrected. | : i ~In the year 1811 the work underwent an extensive revision, and an improved Ato. ie tion was published, from which all the subsequent editions have been printed. That edition, however, while it could not fail to render the work more acceptable, from the improved method of numbering the general and subordinate divisions, which in the original are somewhat perplexed and confused,—from the translation of the classic quotations, — from the occasional adoption of modern expressions instead of those which time 1 ad rendered obsolete, as well as the correction of grammatical errors, was nevertheless far from being pe In later editions errors of various kinds have ade in to a il Pes, a tion extant. Sg ae eo a tee Hee os EARLY NOTICES OF THE "WORK. os, ae ‘This. is a beautiful book, and surpasses in many _respects every attempt we have | witnessed to condense the extensive works of our best authors into portable volumes. Seve publications have taken place, within the last few years, of standard works, originally | ssu in several quarto volumes, in two or three octavos, thereby furnishing them a small p | to many who could never have commanded the more expensive editions. — Ith las appeared us, however, that hitherto the projectors of such publications have deserved more credit for 3 their intentions than their success. We have ourselves purchased some of them, but “have rr, found them very inconvenient to use, from the smallness of the print, or the extreme fife | and weight of the volumes. We can most conscientiously say that the book before-us in — largeness and clearness of type, convenience of size, and in the ease and fulness with ~ which it opens, will bear comparison with any thing of the kind with which it has been our lot to meet. ‘t ‘The work is the first volume of an edition of Henry intended to be completed i in six. Te contains the Four Gospels, and is in a manner complete in itself. The work is also to be had in weekly parts. Itis stated to be ‘‘ corrected ’’ as well as revised. We cannot, of course, — pretend to have examined into this by any thing like an extensive comparison of the edition with others ; we have, however, personally lookec to some particular places, and have found — emportant corrections of previous errors. We have great pleasure in cordially recommending the work to the patronage of the public—a patronage which it deseryess and which it must, ; we think, eventually secure.’’—CoNGREGATIONAL MAGAZINE, June. “Mr. J. O. Robinson has now published the second volume of his new and carefully Sriccd : and corrected edition of Matthew Henry's Exposition, which completes the New Testament, _ and also the first volume of the Old Testament. We characterized the first volume of this work in cur Magazine for June last, and must repeat that for the size and clearness of the . type, the portableness of the volume, the cheapness of the price, and we must add, after con- _ siderable investigation, for agreement with the first editions, it is superior to most of the my ‘ _ impressions of the last century.”,—CoNGREGATIONAL MaGazine, November, 1836. bet - ¢ THOMS, FRINTER, WARWICK SQUARE. | a te 3 comicbooks.com —