An Exposition of the Book of Solomon's Song; Commonly called Canticles. By John Gill. LONDON : 1854
by GILL, John [ 1697-1771 ] Prefatory Address by J. A. Jones. To the Reader by David Alfred Doudney
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London: William Hill Collingridge, 1854. Reprint . Hardcover. Good. Large Octavo. Engraved Portrait Frontispiece. LONDON : 1854. [ First published Folio. London, 1728. Not contained in the author's Exposition of the Old and New Testament.]. Hardback. Engraved Portrait Frontispiece. Double-columned text. Prefatory Address by J. A. Jones. To the Reader by David Alfred Doudney. Later rebind in plain salmon-pink cloth; bold gilt lettered spine. Plain salmon-pink end-papers. Trimmed edges. No owner name. A handful of old marginal marks. Tight and clean internally. Internally very good. Binding plain but serviceable. GOOD. (viii), 324 pages. Scarce. C. H. Spurgeon says of this book; 'The best thing Gill ever did. He could not exhaust his theme, but he went as far as he could towards so doing. He is occasionally fanciful, but his work is precious. Those who despise it have never read it or are incapable of elevated spiritual feelings'. FULL TITLE : 'An exposition of the book of Solomon's song; commonly called Canticles : wherein the authority of it is established and vindicated against objections, both ancient and modern; several versions compared with the original text; the different senses both of Jewish and Christian interpreters considered : and the whole opened and explained in proper and useful observations by John Gill'. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Lg.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- An Exposition of the Book of Solomon's Song; Commonly called Canticles. By John Gill. LONDON : 1854
- Author
- GILL, John [ 1697-1771 ] Prefatory Address by J. A. Jones. To the Reader by David Alfred Doudney
- Illustrator
- Engraved Portrait Frontispiece
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Reprint
- Publisher
- William Hill Collingridge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
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- Large Octavo
- Keywords
- Trinity - Early works to 1800. Theology - Apologetics - General. Dissenters, religious - England - Apologetic works. Infant baptism. Baptism. Baptism of infants a reasonable service.
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