Prefatory Note, THE present volume is a reprint, word for word, of the second and last edition. The author lived nearly fifty years after its issue, and nearly sixty years after that of its first edition; and, while the whole of that time was spent in the careful study and diligent teaching of Holy Scripture, every year served to strengthen his belief in the correctness of what he has taught in this volume. Those who were privileged with his intimacy are confident that, if he had lived to send forth a third edition, its features would be unaltered. Doubtless, some expository details. he would have modified-indeed, some such were occasionally mentioned-but nothing of that nature has been or could be attempted by others. A footnote, however, on page 138, reminds the reader that since 1853, when this work was published, more light has been thrown on the original Text, chiefly through the labours of Mr. Newton's friend and relative, Dr. S. P. Tregelles; and that it is probable that that reading of the verse would be A |