Many years ago I purchase a bible at a yard sale for 6 dollars of which is not in existence. I apparently have perhaps the only copy at present. I was in touch with the Church of England, the Anglican Church, the Episcopal Church and many museums and neither were aware of it existence. Even Hal Lindsey was not aware of it. After each verse there was a commentary on it. I will give the verses at random and then follow up with the commentary. This bible was established for Her Royal Highness the Queen of England, the Governor and for all the elect in higher schools of learning. When England broke communion with the Roman Catholic Church they wanted to have their own theology to the scriptures. It was used in higher schools of learning, the elate, including Oxford. It was publishes in 1812, but was being compiled in 1750. The pages are turning brown due to its age but in good readable condition. So, I hope you enjoy the insights that these learned men had into the scriptures.
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Luke Chapter 13:3—There were two eminent sects among the Jews in our Savior’s time, the former Herodians and Galileans; the former stood stiffly for having tribute paid to the Roman emperor, whose subjects the Jews now were; but the Galileans (so called probably from Judas of Galilee; mentioned in Acts 5:37) opposed this tribute, and often raised rebellion against the Roman power. Piiate takes opportunity when these Galileans were come up at the pass-over, and sacrifices in the temple, to fall upon them with his soldiers, and barbarously mingled their own blood with blood of the sacrifices which they offered: neither the holiness of the place ( the temple) nor the sacredness of the action (sacrificing) could divert Pilate from his barbarous impiety. Our Savior understanding that some of his hearers then present concluded these persons to be greatest sinners, because they were the greatest sufferers, he corrects them their error in this matter, hang s over all sinners , and assures them, that the same or like judgments did hang over all sinners, as well as these, if timely and sincere repentance prevented not. LEARN HENCE: 1. that a violent and sudden death is no argument of God’s dis-favour. 2. That notwithstanding persons are exceeding prone to pass rash censures and uncharitable judgement upon such as die suddenly, especially if they die violently. 3. That none justly can conclude such persons to have been the greatest sinners who have been in this world the most signal suffers. 4. That the best use we can make of such instances and example of God’s severity, is to examine our own lives, and by a speedy repentance to prevent our own perdition, I tell you nay, repent.
BOOK of REVELATIONS: chapter 8; verses 6-7; Note here, 1. The readiness of the holy angels in heaven to execute the will and pleasure of God here on earth; they knew that the execution of God’s judgements was to be performed by them, and accordingly they prepared themselves for it. Note; 2. The judgements announced by the first angel, Fire and hail mingled with blood. A strange storm, alluding to probably to one of the plagues of Egypt, mentioned in Exod; 9 denoting, say some, the direful temporal judgments which God would bring upon Judea, in general, and Galilee in particular, by blood shed and insurrections. The trees , says Dr. More, signify the great men, and the grass and the common people. Others by this storm of hail and blood understand a spiritual judgement, namely, an inundation of heresy upon the Christian church.., which is of a fiery and bloody nature wherever it prevails, and consuming storm: justly inflicted by God upon a people by their contempt of the gospel, and not receiving the truth of the love of it, that they might be saved.
St John Gospel chapter 3; Verse 17-18: Observe Here, That the salvation of sinners was the intentional end, and the condemnation of them only accidental events of Christ’s coming into the world was to save it. The end of His second coming will be to judge the unbelieving part of it. Observe: secondly, that unbelief in the formal cause of the sinner’s damnation; it is that sin which doth bind all others sins upon the sinner, and consigns him over to damnation; it is that sin which doth not only procure damnation, but no damnation like it; which is intimated in verse 19.
Romans Chapter 6; Verse 7: He that is dead, that is, spiritually dead unto sin, in conformity to the death of Christ, is freed from sin; that is, not only from guilt, but from dominions and slavery of sin. Learn hence, That freedom from the bondage and tyranny, from the dominion and slavery of sin, is the privilege of all those that are crucified with Christ, and dead to sin. Freedom fro sin consists in two things: 1: In dispossessing the soul of every evil habit and disposition. 2: In renouncing a sinful course of life and conversation. If sin be weakened in the heart, the fruit of that will appear in the life; the strength of sin lies in the love of sin; if that be broken, the power of sin is broken.
Colossians chapter 2; Verse 3: That is , in Jesus Christ, and in His gospel, are all the treasure of wisdom and knowledge, laid up as in a store-house, and from thence only are they able to be expected and derived. The knowledge od Christ and His gospel, is an extensive and comprehensive knowledge, a rich and enriching knowledge; the chief gains is loss, and the riches treasure is dung (barnyard waste) when Christ’s riches are displayed; and after all that we have or can attain unto, of the knowledge of Christ, his work is unsearchable, no finite understanding can reach the depth thereof; for in him are laid all treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
2nd. Corinthians: 3:4—Observe here: How the apostle encourages himself from experience he had of the presence success of his ministry, to hope for the favour of farther and future success; such TRUST or confidence have we,, through the grace of Christ, of the constant efficacy of our ministry, that he will still own and honour it, succeed and bless it. When God has rendered our labours acceptable and successful amongst a people, either for conversion or edification, it should encourage us to trust in God for the efficacious assistance of our ministry, and a rendering us yet more successful amongst them, and a greater blessing to them.
THE ACTS: 13:37—–COMMENTARY: That is: Jesus Christ, whom God the father raised to life the third day; he saw a dissolution, but no corruption. Sin had no inheritance in him; therefore death could have no dominion over him; but he overcame death in its own territories, the grave. Thus the apostle draws the argument home, that the forgoing words could not be meant of David’s person, but of the messiah whom David typified and represented.
LUKE: Chapter 18:19—COMMENTARY: Our Saviour here reproves this person for calling him good, when he did not own him to God; saying, There is none good, that is, essentially and originally good, absolutely and immutably good, but God only; nor any derivatively good, but he that receives his goodness from God also.
ST. JAMES: Chapter 2:19— COMMENTARY: As if the apostle had said ” Be thou either Jew or Christian, thou believest that there is a God, and attest to the articles of religion; herein thou doest well, but this is no more than what the devils do; for they also believe and tremble; and if thou hast no better faith, and no better fruits of thy faith than they, thou hast the same reason to tremble which they have” Observe here. 1. That a bare and naked assent to the truths of the gospel, yea, to the fundamental truths and articles of religion, is not faith that will justify and save; the devil have it, yet have no hope of salvation with it; they believe that there is a God, and a Christ that died for others, though not for them: so that an Atheist that does not believe in God, is worse than a devil, for be believes that there is a God, whose being the Atheist denies. OBSERVE: 2, That a horror is the fruit and effect of the devils faith; the more they know God, the more they tremble at him. O God; All knowledge of thee out of Christ is uncomfortable; thine attributes, which are in themselves dreadful and terrible, being beheld by us in the Son; do yield comfort and sweetness to us; THE DEVIL BELIEVES AND TREMBLES.