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An Illustration of the New Testament, by Notes and Explications in Which the useful observations of former commentators are made use of; the writings of the most learned men upon it applied; and such new notes added, as greatly explain the true nature and spirit of the testament of our lord and saviour Jesus Christ.
Description
A scarce copy of an expansive 18th-century English commentary by Robert Goadby designed to accompany the biblical text with explanatory and devotional material. Arranged by book and chapter, it provides verse-by-verse notes, doctrinal reflections, practical applications, and extracts from earlier Protestant commentators, aiming to clarify difficult passages and illuminate historical context. Bound with 59 full-page plates including two maps and one double-page foldout. Most of the plates bear numbers, but the numbers do not appear to be related to their order or location. Bound with A Concordance to the Holy Scriptures.
Collation
[A]^2, B-Z^2, 2A-2Z^2, 3A-3Z^2, 4A-4Z^2, 5A-5Z^2, 6A-6Z^2, 7A-7Z^2, 8A-8Z^2, 9A-9Z^2, 10A-10Z^2, 11A-11Z^2, 12A-2K^2.
Pagination
XLIV,1008,[88] pp.
Binding
Rebound in brown paneled calf. Covers with triple lined paneled border and corner fleurons. Spine with six raised bands, blind tooling to compartments and a red gilt-lined morocco label with the words “Illustrations of the New Testament” and a date to foot of spine. Marbled endpapers.
Condition
Crisp, clean, and bright with generous margins. Worm track to final twenty leaves only.
Scarcity
Rare. Only one copy in holdings at Oxford. No copies of this edition located elsewhere or at auction in the last 120 years.
References
ESTC N472684. Not in Herbert or Darlow and Moule.