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A specimen of an help for the more easy and clear understanding of the Holy Scriptures: being St. Paul's two Epistles to the Thessalonians, and his Epistle to the Galatians : explained after the following method, viz. I. The original or Greek text amended according to the best and most ancient readings. II. The common English translation render'd more agreeable to the original. III. A paraphrase, wherein not only the difficult expressions or passages are explained, but also the design of the apostle in each epistle, and the method used by him in prosecuting his design, is set forth by proper divisions into sections and paragraphs; the contents of the several divisions being not only set down in their proper places, but also exhibited all together in one view by a synopsis subjoin'd to each epistle. IV. Short annotations, relating (as occasion requires) to the several particulars afore-mentioned.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. Epistles. English and Greek. Wells. Selections.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Epistles of Paul--Selections--Paraphrases, English--Early works to 1800.
- Bible.
- Bible. Epistles of Paul--Greek--Selections--Early works to 1800.
- Bible. Epistles of Paul.
- Physical Description:
- 10 unnumbered pages,76 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 4⁰
- Edition:
- The second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for James Knapton at the Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1716.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: Edward Wells.
- With the text in Greek and English, and a final advertisement leaf.
- The second edition was also issued as part of: Wells's 'Help for .. understanding .. all the Epistles of St. Paul', Oxford, 1715, which sometimes forms part of his 'Paraphrase .. on the New Testament', London.
- Printed by William Bowyer.
- Signatures: A-L⁴.
- Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 317
- English Short Title Catalog, N47539.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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