Doddridge, An Exposition of the Gospels or A Paraphrase and Version (2 vol set)

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Doddridge, Philip.
An Exposition of the Gospels or A Paraphrase and Version of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (2 volume set); With Critical Notes, and a Practical Improvement of each Section. To which is Prefixed A Life of the Author, by Andrews Kippis, D.D., F.R.S. and S.A.
Atlanta, GA: The Granary, 1978. [7004]
Former library set, two volumes in brown cloth, white library spine labels, ink name stamp on the top closed page edge; card pocket, labels and ink name stamps to the front free end papers. The bindings are fine otherwise, and the texts are clean. No dust jackets, as issued.
A facsimile reprint of the 1840 edition.
The entire New Testament, of which this set is a part, is no. 914 in Spurgeon,
Commenting and Commentaries
. "The late Dr. Barrington, Bishop of Durham, in addressing his clergy on the choice of books, characterises this masterly work in the following terms: - 'I know no expositor who unites so many advantages as Doddridge; whether you regard the fidelity of his version, the fulness and perspecuity of his composition, the utility of his general and historical information, the impartiality of his doctrinal comments, or, lastly, the piety and pastoral earnestness of his moral and religious applications.'"
Philip Doddridge (1702-1751), English Dissenting minister.  “Seldom has there been a more laborious or conscientious life than that of Doddridge. To serve his divine Master was the ruling principle of his heart; and to the advancement of the sacred cause he brought all the energies of an active mind, and all the stores of an almost boundless knowledge, daily to bear. Many students resorted to him from all parts of the kingdom, and amongst these not a few who afterwards rose to distinction, not among the dissenters only, but in the established churches of England and Scotland, in America, and even in Holland…His most important works are
Sermons on Regeneration; Sermons to Young People; Life of Colonel Gardner; Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul; Family Expositor, or Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament
.” – Rich, quoted in M’Clintock & Strong.