A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.

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A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.
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Mayer, John, 1583-1664.
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M DC LIII. [1653]
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"A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A88989.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.

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Esay, chap. 4. 6. read meal for meat, 5. 1. Hebrai for Hebrew, 5. 8. they think all things, for they think they want all, v. 24. for free, fire, c. 6. 2. for cover the Seraph. cover their feet. 8. 20. for written, unwritten, for followed, followeth, 16. for a thousand, an hundreth, 26. for nine, three, 15. 4. for near the dead, the dead sea, c. 21. 18. for The, Thus, 23, 8. for worldly, worldly glory, c. 24. 16. for too far, too too far fetcht, c. 27. 11. for magneticall, magnificall, 30. 23. for apply, aptly, 49. 8. for world, word. Jer. 5. 1. for us, others, 11. 16. for fruitful, faithful, 12. 1. for gravior, graviore, ch. 18. 12. for perfit, persist, 26. 10. for Caldeans, Calde. 30. 1. for there, therefore, 38. 7. R. Salomon for King Salomon. Ezek. p. 368 for their only, not only for, p. 36. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 37. 2. for tother, together, c. 2. 3. for men, him, 3. 12. for finding, filling, 17. 22. for stuble, stub. 20. 37. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 21. 23. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 42. 3. for afflictions, affections, c. 43. 7. for Daniel, David. p. 493. for naturally, perpetually, for wayes, dayes. 〈…〉〈…〉 Daniel, Hos. Joel, &c. 〈…〉〈…〉 chap. 2. 48 for any wicked, not any wicked, 7. 5. for Kimtri, Kimhi. 1. 9. for fit, let, 1. 22. for New Testament, New Translation, 11. 38. for judgement, indignation, p. 578. for to a, and Hos. 2. 2. for sinns, sinum, v. 11. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, p. 641. for stake, state, p. 667. for was tyed, was not tyed, 671 for grown enough, grown fat enough, 672. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, 698. for to act, coact. 702. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. 704. for Es. 50. Esa. 58. 718. for have after, hawke after, Zepha. 2. 4. for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Zech. 8. 1. for above, as one, Mal. 1. 3. for peoples, coun∣treys.

There is already published by the same Authour a Comment upon the whole New Testament, as also a like Comment upon the Historicall part of the Old Testament, beginning with Joshua and ending with Esther. To both which two more are to be added by the same Author, one upon the Pentateuch or five Bookes of Moses, the other upon Job, Psalmes, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Canticles, as being already in a good part printed and tgoether to come forth about Easter term, the which will make up a compleat Comment upon the whole Bible. A work never publisht by any Authour before.

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