Proposals for Supplements to the Annotations
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The source of this document is the Early English Books Online (EEBO-TCP) website. Those books were transcribed in a character for character manner and can be very cumbersome to read since there was no standard spelling during that time. Many spelling variations such as "unlesse", "vnlesse", and "vnles" regularly appear.
This project was conceived to clean up those books as much as possible and make them more accessible to the interested reader, leading to the creation of a massive list of variant spellings and their corrections. This was used to clean up the text, but is of course only as complete as the list itself. Because of the nature of the original transcription, some words have missing characters or places where the original language (e.g., Greek) was not transcribed. This effort does not change that. Be aware that the original transcription can also be faulty and in some cases entire sentences may be missing.
Although this is no substitute for a properly compared, proofed, and scholarly edition, I believe that the result is a document which is far more accessible, particularly for searching for terms using standard spelling. The document has been cleaned and presented in what I hope is a pleasing and useful format for the vast majority of Christian brothers and sisters who just want access to read these spiritually nourishing works.
However, a word of warning: The Puritans were a very diverse group of people and their age was characterized with godliness, but also much upheaval, disputation and strife. They disagreed on many doctrines and some of these works contain less orthodox or Scriptural views than others. The reader is strongly advised to read with discernment, particularly if it is unknown whether author is trustworthy.
This project took a huge amount of time and skill to bring to fruition. I would particularly like to thank David Jonescue for the initial list of Puritans he found on EEBO and the concept behind this project as well as the continuous, unceasing efforts toward seeing this complete. Without his labor, this would not be available. Alex Sarrouf was invaluable in providing the initial list of over 7,000 spelling variations he had identified and corrected, as well as continuing to review more than 16,000 additions to that list for any typos.
Logan West
(with David Jonescue and Alex Sarrouf)
www.puritansearch.org
PROPOSALS FOR Mr. CLARK 'S SUPPLEMENT to his Annotations, which both together make a complete Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: BEING A Survey of the whole Bible.
Containing An Analytical Account, or Division of all the Holy Scriptures; affording a pleasant Prospect into the several Rooms of this sacred Edifice, and the Variety of Furniture contained in them.
THIS is the most exact and useful Work of this kind extant. For the Analysis in Deodate is partly so general, and partly so confused, that it's of little or no Use. The Analysis also in Robert 's Key, is for the most part too general. But this gives an Account of the several Parts both general and particular of every Chapter, brought down to every Verse, especially in the Doctrinal and Prophetical Books, and sometimes of particular Verses.
In which respect it will be exceeding useful, both for Ministers to show the Coherence and Connection of a Text; and likewise to furnish with Matter of Enlargement upon any Text there is occasion to quote: And also for private Christians in their daily Course of reading the Scriptures, to give a more comprehensive Understanding of the Drift, Scope, and Design of every Chapter, and thereby the better to fix it in their Memories.
The Person under-written doth offer these PROPOSALS to all such as are willing to encourage such a useful Book, viz.
- I. That the Book consists of 107 Sheets, on Paper and Character, in Quarto, answerable unto the following Specimen.
- II. That a perfect Book unbound shall be delivered unto each Subscriber, who shall pay Nine Shillings: which, considering the excessive Dearness of Paper, is no hard Condition.
- III. To encourage all Persons that shall procure six Books, he or they shall have a seventh gratis.
The Undertaker, is Jonathan Robinson, at the Golden Lion in St. Paul 's Church-yard, Bookseller.
Here followeth a Specimen of the Method and Order of this Work.
GENESIS.
THis Book contains the History,
- 1. Of the Creation of the World, chap. 1.
- 2. Of the State of Innocency, ch. 2.
- 3. Of the Fall, c. 3.
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4.
Of the Government of the Church,
- 1. Before the Flood, c. 4, 5, 6.
-
2.
After the Flood; and that
- (1) scattered over the whole World, c. 7-11.
-
(2)
In
Abram
's Family and Posterity. And therein is contained the History;
- 1. Of Abram, c. 12-24.
- 2. Of Isaac, c. 25-27.
- 3. Of Jacob, c. 28-36.
- 4. Of Joseph, c. 37-50.
CHAP. I.
IN this Chapter is described the Creation of the visible World, with all the Creatures therein contained: Showing,
- I. The general Matter of all, v. 1. [Ver. 1]
- II. The Nature or Condition of that Matter, v. 2. [Ver. 2]
-
III. The
Forming
of the several Creatures out of that Lump on the several Days: As,
-
1. On the first Day,
Light:
concerning which is showed,
- (1) God's Decree about it.
- (2) The Execution thereof, or the Creature made, v. 3.
- (3) God's Approbation [Ver. 3] of it.
- (4) Its Separation. from Darkness, v. 4. [Ver. 4]
- (5) The Name thereof; together with the Time, v. 5. [Ver. 5]
-
2. On the second Day, the
Firmament;
concerning which is showed,
- (1) God's Decree, v. 6.
- (2) The Execution [Ver. 6] of it, v. 7.
- (3) The Names; together with the Time, v. 8. [Ver. 7, 8.]
-
3. On the third Day, the
Gathering together of the Waters, and the dry Land:
Concerning which is shown,
- [Ver. 9] (1) God's Decree; together with the Execution, v. 9.
- [Ver. 10] (2) The Name; together with the Approbation, v. 10.
- (3) The Decree concerning the Earth's bringing forth [Ver. 11] Grass, Herbs and Trees, v. 11.
- (4) The Execution and [Ver. 12, 13] Approbation, v. 12.
- (5) The Time, v. 13.
-
4. On the fourth Day the
Furniture
of the
Firmament,
with
Sun, Moon and Stars:
Concerning which is shown,
- (1) The Decree concerning them; together with the Place [Ver. 14, 15] and Uses thereof, v. 14, 15.
- (2) The Execution thereof, [Ver. 16-19] v. 16-18.
- (3) The Time, v. 19.
-
5. On the fifth Day the
Furniture
of the
Waters
and
Air,
with
Fishes
and
Fowl:
Concerning which is shown,
- [Ver. 20] (1) The Decree, v. 20.
- (2) The Execution and Approbation [Ver. 21, 22] thereof, v. 21.
- (3) God's Blessing, v. 22.
- (4) The [Ver. 23] Time, v. 23.
-
6. On the sixth Day the Furniture of the
Earth,
with
living Creatures,
-
1.
Sensitive:
concerning which is shown,
- (1) The Decree, [Ver. 24, 25] v. 24.
- (2) The Execution and Approbation, v. 25.
-
2.
Rational:
concerning which is shown,
- (1) The Divine Consultation about it.
- (2) The Divine Pattern, according to which he was framed.
- (3) The State in which he was to be p • ac'd; to be Lord over all God's Works [Ver. 26] here below, v. 26.
- (4) The Work done; and that as to [Ver. 27, 28] the different Sexes, v. 27.
- (5) God's Blessing, v. 28.
-
[Ver. 29]
(6) God's Appointment of
Food.
- 1. For Man, v. 29.
- [Ver. 30] 2. For the Beasts, v. 30.
-
1.
Sensitive:
concerning which is shown,
-
1. On the first Day,
Light:
concerning which is showed,
- IV. God's Approbation of all his Works; together with the [Ver. 31] Time, v. 31.
CHAP. II.
IN this Chapter the Account of the World's Creation is enlarged;
- [Ver. 1] I. By a Recapitulation of the whole, v. 1.
-
II. In respect of the Institution of the
Sabbath;
and that
- (1) By [Ver. 2] God's Resting on the Seventh-day, v. 2.
- (2) Blessing and [Ver. 3] Sanctifying it upon that Ground, v. 3.
- III. By a further Account of the Manner how things came to [Ver. 4] have a Being; which was by God's Power alone, v. 4. Particularly; 〈1+ pages missing〉