The author may not dare to be proud of the generous acknowledgments which he has received from men of all sections of the church; but, on the other hand, he cannot pass over them in ungrateful silence. Conscious as he is of his many literary sins of omission and of commission in these seven volumes, he is yet glad to have been permitted to do his best, and to have received abundant encouragement in the doing of it. Of all its good the glory is the Lord's; of all its weakness the unworthy author must bear the blame. This last portion of the Psalms has not been the easiest part of my gigantic task. On the contrary, with the exception of The Songs of Degrees, and one or two other Psalms, these later hymns and hallelujahs have not been largely expounded, nor frequently referred to, by our great divines. Failing the English, a larger use has been made of the Latin authors; and my esteemed friend, W. DURBAN, B.A., has rendered me great service in their translation. It would astonish our readers if they could see what tomes have been read, what folios have been covered with translations, and in the end what tiny morsels have been culled from the vast mass for incorporation with this Treasury. Heaps of earth have been sifted and washed, and have yielded only here and there a little "dust of gold." No labour has been spared; no difficulty has been shirked. May the good Lord accept my service, and enrich his church by it this day, and when I am gathered to my fathers! My friend and amanuensis, Mr. J. L. KEYS, has continued to search the British Museum and public Libraries for me; and to him and many other kind friends I owe many a quotation which else might have been overlooked. Of the extracts I am editor in chief, and not much more; for brethren such as Mr. HENSON, of Kingsgate Street, have at sundry times, of their own accord, sent me material more or less useful. In the homiletical department my obligations are exceedingly great, and are duly acknowledged under initials. My venerable friend the Rev. GEORGE ROGERS leads the way; but several other brethren, hailing from the Pastors' College, follow with almost equal steps. Thanks are hereby tendered to them all, and to the multitude of authors from whom I have gathered flowers and fruits, fragrant and nourishing. And now the colossal work is done! To God be all glory. More than twenty years have glided away while this pleasant labour has been in the doing; but the wealth of mercy which has been lavished upon me during that time my grateful heart is unable to measure. Surely goodness and mercy have followed me all those years, and made my heart to sing new psalms for new mercies. There is none like the God of Jeshurun. To him be all glory for ever and ever. In these busy days, it would be greatly to the spiritual profit of Christian men if they were more familiar with the Book of Psalms, in which they would find a complete armoury for life's battles, and a perfect supply for life's needs. Here we have both delight and usefulness, consolation and instruction. For every condition there is a psalm, suitable and elevating. The Book supplies the babe in grace with penitent cries, and the perfected saint with triumphant songs. Its breadth of experience stretches from the jaws of hell to the gate of heaven. He who is acquainted with the marches of the Psalm-country knows that the land floweth with milk and honey, and he delights to travel therein. To such I have aspired to be a helpful companion. Reader, I beseech David's God to bless thee; and I pray thee, when it is well with thee, breathe a like prayer for INDEX OF AUTHORS QUOTED OR REFERRED TO. Abbot, W. (1870), 338 Aben Ezra, or Ibn Ezra (see Meier) Adams, Thomas (1614), 7, 23, 54, 79, 134, 159, Ainsworth, Henry (-1622), 251, 272 Alsop, Vincent (-1703), 342 (1878), 417 Bardsley, James Wareing (1883), 357 Barnes, Albert (1798-1870), 35, 119, 163, 191, Barth, T. C. (1885), 282 Bates, William (1625-1699), 443 Bellarmine, Robert (1542-1621), 114, 143, 155, Times, The " Anderson, James (1849), 111, 223, 295, 317, 451, 481 Andrews, Lancelot (1555-1626), 17, 19, 264, 382, 388 Angus, Joseph (1862), 111 Annesley, Samuel (1620-1696), 244, 245 Beveridge, William (1636-1708), 156, 332 'Bible, The Annotated Paragraph," 228, 437 Binney, Thomas (1798-1874), 406, 412 Blackley, Thomas (1826), 431-3 Blake, William (1757-1828), 319 Armfield, H. T. (1874), 4, 16, 27, 33, 40, 62, 73, Bonar, Andrew A. (1859), 19, 118, 182, 185, 186, 111, 113, 114 Arnold, Thomas (1795-1842), 163 Arnot, William (1808-1875), 267 Augustine (354-430), 4, 16, 76, 156, 159, 185, 189, 193, 194, 211, 282, 285, 343, 427, 482 Bonar, Horatius (1875), 457 Boothroyd, Benjamin (1768-1836), 43 Bouchier, Barton (1794-1865), 16, 111, 158, 191, Bowes, George Seaton (1869, etc.), 10, 42, 253, Boys, John (1571-1625), 128 Brooks, Thomas (1608-1680), 37, 158, 368, 396 Brown, Archibald Geikie (1884), 232, 233 Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (1809-1861), 40 Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878), 454 Burroughs, Jeremiah (1599-1646), 227 Calcott, Lady Maria, née Graham (1788-1842), 67, 208 Callimachus, (—B.C. 280), 368 Cocceius, John (1603-1669), 209 'Coutemporary Pulpit, The" (1884), 462 Cook, Joseph (1878), 66 Cooper, Edward (1826) 468-70 Cowles, Henry (1872), 18, 21, 119, 251, 385 Cox, Samuel (1874), 34, 94, 113 Dale, Thomas (1853), 397 Darby, John Nelson (1800-1882), 480 De Burgh, William (1860), 185, 210, 261, 287, De Dieu, Louis (1590-1642), 37 Calvin, John (1509-1561), 37, 51, 54, 55, 62, Delitzsch, Franz (1871), 8, 49, 73, 78, 94, 135, 64, 116, 136, 142, 156, 162, 164, 184, 189, 190, Carpenter, George (1527), 407 Caryl, Joseph, (1602-1673), 8, 9, 22, 41, 55, Cecil, Richard (1748—1810), 54 141, 144, 163, 168, 182, 184, 203, 229, 246, 256, 306, 317, 466 De Vere ( ), 251 De Wette, Wilhelm Martin Leberecht (17801849), 256, 295 Dick, Thomas (1774-1857), 187, 188, 434 Dickson, David (1583-1662), 20, 63, 66, 95, 117, 120, 143, 144, 167, 168, 169, 182, 185, 190, 222, 247, 252, 264, 296, 301, 386, 387, 396, 433, 456, 481, 483 Diodati, John (1576-1649), 158, 440 Dionysius Carthusianus (1395 ?-1471), 414 Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield (1805 -1881), 52 Donne, John (1573-1631), 366 Chalmers, Thomas (1780-1847), 209, 227, 460 Drummond, Henry (1884), 335 Chandler, Samuel (1693—1766), 314, 322 Charnock, Stephen (1628-1680), 83, 155, 165, "Christian, The" (1876), 394 "Christian Treasury, The" (1865), 184, 303 Chrysostom (347-407), 203, 209 Cicero (B.c. 106-43), 251, 265, 361 Duncan, Henry (1774-1846), 252 Du Halde, Jean Baptiste (1674–1743), 42 E., F. (1667), 298, 397, 413 Edersheim, Alfred (1877), 33, 135, 208 Edlin, Philip (1656), 416 Edwards, Bela B. (1802-1852), 244 Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758), 66, 360, 398 Clarke, Adam (1760-1832), 5, 33, 40, 99, 191, Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), 66 214, 260, 382, 392, 480 Clarkson, David (1622—1686), 185, 267, 388 Clay, William Keatinge (1839), 209, 399 Clerke, Richard (-1634), 183 Cobbin, Ingram (1837), 64, 287 Erskine, Ebenezer (1680-1754), 124, 128, 227, 228, 229, 280, 370 Euripides (B.c. 480-406), 53 "Evangelical Magazine, The," 434 Evelyn, John (1620-1706), 208 |