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A Critical and Grammatical Commentary on St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians
Excerpt from A Critical and Grammatical Commentary on St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians
After many years, numerous suspensions of the work, and countless interruptions while actually engaged on it, I have at length, by the mercy of God, completed the Commentary which I now bring before the Christian reader.
As it is in continuation of Commentaries that have now passed through several editions, it will not be necessary for me to detain the reader by many prefatory comments. Still, as more than a generation has passed away since those Commentaries were published, the very lapse of time and the accumulation of fresh materials have imported certain changes into the present work on which it will be necessary for me briefly to speak.
The general plan remains precisely the same. The reader has before him an effort to ascertain, as far as possible, by means of a close and persistent consideration of the grammatical form and logical connection of the language of the original, what the inspired writer exactly desired to convey to the Church of Corinth, and to all readers of this profoundly interesting Epistle. Where grammatical and logical analysis might seem to prove insufficient, or leave open to us two or more possible interpretations, then, as in the earlier volumes of this series, careful use has been made of the best ancient Versions, and of the writings of the early expositors who used, and who wrote in, the language of the original.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
After many years, numerous suspensions of the work, and countless interruptions while actually engaged on it, I have at length, by the mercy of God, completed the Commentary which I now bring before the Christian reader.
As it is in continuation of Commentaries that have now passed through several editions, it will not be necessary for me to detain the reader by many prefatory comments. Still, as more than a generation has passed away since those Commentaries were published, the very lapse of time and the accumulation of fresh materials have imported certain changes into the present work on which it will be necessary for me briefly to speak.
The general plan remains precisely the same. The reader has before him an effort to ascertain, as far as possible, by means of a close and persistent consideration of the grammatical form and logical connection of the language of the original, what the inspired writer exactly desired to convey to the Church of Corinth, and to all readers of this profoundly interesting Epistle. Where grammatical and logical analysis might seem to prove insufficient, or leave open to us two or more possible interpretations, then, as in the earlier volumes of this series, careful use has been made of the best ancient Versions, and of the writings of the early expositors who used, and who wrote in, the language of the original.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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First published January 17, 2013
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