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which leaves The mind of the realer nm
satisfied, and that prolixity which exhaus,
his patience AID loads his memory with
useless lumber.
This Is rare excellence 10 writings Of
any kind, and especially in those whose
object is to illustrate the word Of God.
From Rev. E. Pottison, %. d., Presiden, of wa
teryille College.l
Know not that have ever read so
huch commentary with so few occasions
~ uisseht from the views of the author.
isking every thing into consideration, [
snouid sooner recommend the Notes 10 that
class OF persons for whom thew we've de-
signed than any other with which am
acquainted. RE p,rr,sov
Waterville College, July, 1888.
| Iron Rev. Stephen Chaplin. d. n pros;5.r
Columbian College, Washington, ID. CT
His explanations in the Introduction
are pertinent and valuable; his notes nre-
serve just medium belwee en- the difnse
and the concise. One excellency of Prof
Ripley is, that he helps the reader where
he needs help, and when he does not, he
lets him go alone. On plain texts, his
notes are not obtruded but on the OBJ
scure, they are sound and satisfactory. In
word, view the work as possessed of
much merit, and we'll adapted to promote
biblical knowledge and the cause of reIi-
glon, and trust, that liberal encourage
ment will be extended by the Christian
community 6. CHAp,x
College Hill, d. c., August 6, '3S.
From Rev. Luther Crawford, sec'y Am. Ran.
Home Miss. Society, New York;
l have perused the second edition Of
RIpley's Notes on the Gospels with more
than usual attention. cannot but regard
this as the safest and most unerceptiona-
BILE work there is TO be found of the kind,
and should rejoice TO hear of IFS extensive
circulation through all our families and
Sabbath Schools. LUTHER CRAWFORD.
New York, August 6, 1888.
From the Rev. J. S. Bacon Lynn Mass
The teacher or scholar will find in this
. work greater number of Just such ques-
tIons, as he would desire to ask, intelligi-
bly, and satisfactorily answered, than in
any other. should be happy to see if in
every family and in the hand of every
: Sabbath School teacher, and scholar of
0 suitable age, In the land. J. S. BACON.
Lynn, July z, 1888
Il From Rev. Robert TurnbulI Pastor Of the South
Baptist Church, Hartford Conn.,
e Having introduced Professor Ripley's
?, Notes into my Bible Class about six
II months ago, L have had fair opportuni-
y ty OF becoming acquainted with the mer-
u its OF the work. | can unhesilatIngly
1 say, that 1t is almost every thing could
u wish as class book. The value of the
r. notes consists chiefly in their breuity, 5u-
- dicaoRsness and simplicity The difficult
~ passages are satisfactorily discussed. while
y those OF palmer and more Ineligible
A. n nature are passed over with brief notices.
H. L have much pleasure in recommending
Is the work rs the best Of its kind. for a
Ct textbook in Bible Classes and Sabbath
Y Schools ROBERT TuRNBuLL
VI Hartford, July IL, 1888. =
r From Rev. Messrs. Baker and Hume, Norfolk Va
To those who have not leisure or dis
position to wade through more extended
commentaries, this work will prove an
q. invaluable acquisition. Some NAV posi-
:. bly, object TO the brevity Of the notes in
,n our estimation, they are sufficiently ex-
r, tensIve for all ordinary purposes Were
a the work more voluminous, il would be
|, less read, and, consequently, less useful.
~ This is an important consideration, and
- it should be allowed due weight. The
Z style of the work merits particular com.
- mendation While plain and unosteuta-
ne tious, it is chaste and perspicuous The
a. faithfulness of the author, in his notes on
an those passages of Scripture which have
as reference to the subject of baptism, should
- commend the work to every member Of
our denomination. We trust that the De-
riod is not far distant, wheE a copy of II
will be found in every Baptist family In
the United States. JOSEPH S. BAKER.
II THOMAS HUME.
Norfolk, Vir., August IL, 1888.
. [From Rev. J. A. Warne, Editor of The Compre-
no hensive Commentary
81 The author has fulfilled his promise O
SO attordlng assistance to teachers and Bible
Class pupils, without doing for them the
. work OF studying their lessons. 1t may
not seem proper to institute comparison,
between Ripley and Barnes; and vet
- will just say, that Professor Ripley is, il
my judgment, by far the safer, the NOR,
modest, and the less ostentatious guide
and cannot but wish he were adopted
universally, in place Of Barnes, in on
Sabbath Schools. JOSEPH A WARNR
Philadelphia, August Is, 1888
II From the Biblical Repository, Andover, Mass.
. There are three things in these Note
which have given US much satisfaction
first, the kind and catholic spirit ever
;..f where manifest-second, the labor is be
en- slowed upon the really difficult texts
U.s. third, the practical reflections are few AM
On 10 the point.
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