AUTHORIZATION.

"Messrs. Funk & Wagnall have entered into an arrangement with me to reprint THE TREASURY OF DAVID in the United States. I have every confidence in them that they will issue it correctly and worthily. It has been the great literary work of my life, and I trust it will be as kindly received in America as in England. I wish for Messrs. Funk success in a venture which must involve a great risk, and much outlay.”

Dec. 8, 1881.

C. H. SPURGEON.

PREFACE.

THIS Volume completes one half of my labour upon this priceless book, and my humble prayer is that I may be spared to conclude the other portion. So uncertain is human life, and so often have men's best designs remained unfinished, that I will press on with all diligence, lest, perhaps, the lamp of life should go out ere the writer has seen by its light the word FINIS at the conclusion of the last verse.

This volume has cost more labour than any other, because upon the larger proportion of the Psalms contained in it no great writers have expatiated at length. Some six or seven of them are specially notable, and have, therefore, been expounded and preached upon on all hands, but the rest remain almost untrodden ground in sacred literature, hence the gathering of extracts has required a wider range of reading and far more laborious research. Where one author writes upon a portion of Scripture, all write, while other passages remain almost untouched. This has driven me very much more to the Latin authors, and in them to a vein of exposition very little worked in these days. The neglect of these voluminous expositors is, however, not very censurable, for as a rule the authors are rather heavy than weighty. "Art is long

and life is short," hence I found myself unequal to the unaided accomplishment of my task, and I have had to call in the aid of my excellent friend Mr. Gracey, the accomplished classical tutor of the Pastors' College," to assist me in the work of winnowing the enormous heaps of Latin comments. Huge folios, full of dreary wordspinning, yield here and there a few goodly grains, and these, I trust, will be valuable enough to my readers to repay my coadjutor and myself for our pains. For the selection of extracts I alone am responsible, for the accuracy of the translations we are jointly accountable. The reader will note that not without much expense of money, as well as toil, he has here furnished to his hand the pith of Venema, Le Blanc, Lorinus, Gerhohus, Musculus, Martin Geier, Mollerus, and Simon de Muis; with occasional notes from Vitringa, Jansenius, Savonarola, Vatablus, Turrecremata, Marloratus, Palanterius, Theodoret, and others, as they were judged worthy of insertion. I can truly say that I have never flinched from a difficulty, or spared exertion in order to make the work as complete as it lay

in my power to render it, either by my own endeavours or the help of others. My faithful amanuensis, Mr. Keys, has been spared to me, and has been a continual visitor at the British Museum, Lambeth Palace, Dr. Williams' Museum, and Sion. College; and many have been the courtesies which, despite differences of creed, I have received in his person from those who are in authority in those treasures of literature; for all which I would now record my hearty thanks.

No object has been before me but that of serving the church and glorifying God by doing this work right thoroughly. I cannot hope to be remunerated pecuniarily; if only the bare outlay be met I shall be well content, the rest is an offering to the best of Masters, whose word is meat and drink to those who study it. The enjoyment of the work is more than sufficient reward, and the hope of helping my brethren in their biblical studies is very sweet to me.

The late increase of wages to printers, and the rise both in paper and binding, may compel an advance in the very low price charged for these volumes hitherto, but this shall not be made unless it becomes absolutely necessary to screen me from loss. As a larger sale will secure a return of my outlay, the matter is mainly in the hands of the public. Volume I. being now in the third edition, and the second edition of Volume II. being upon the press, I am led to hope that the present volume. will also meet with a large and rapid sale; and if so, the old price may suffice to cover the outlay.

My venerable friend, Mr. George Rogers, has furnished me with many hints for the notes to village preachers, and it is hoped that this portion of the work has been so improved that it will not be the least useful part of it. Testimonies received lead to the belief that in the two former volumes numerous students have found help in that department.

There is no need to multiply words in this preface, but it is incumbent upon me to bless the Lord for help given, help daily and hourly sought while I have been occupied in this service; and it is also on my heart to ask a favourable mention of my volumes among their friends from those who kindly appreciate them.

INDEX

OF AUTHORS QUOTED OR REFERRED TO.

Abenezra, 29, 84, 357

Abu Walid, 376

Adam, John (1867), 469

Adams, Thomas (1614), 67, 74, 193, 194,
196, 203, 281, 285, 286, 311, 353, 357, 397,
424

Ainsworth, Henry (-1622), 23, 24, 31, 66,
179, 252, 275, 348, 353, 376, 409, 424
Alexander, Joseph Addison (1850), 5, 6, 23,
66, 68, 73, 96, 168, 170, 175, 207, 219, 222,
271, 282, 283, 309, 316, 331, 315, 359, 361,
468, 470

Alexander, William Henry (1867), 330
Alexander, William Lindsay (1862), 240'
Alleine, Joseph (1633-1668), 375

Ambrose, Isaac (1592-1674), 245
Amyraut, Moses (1596-1664), 120
Anderson, James (1846), 56, 179, 275
Andrewes, Launcelot (1555-1626), 429
Angier, John (1647), 57

Annesley, Samuel (1620-1696), 285
Aquila, 352, 474

Aquinas, Thomas (1224-1274), 286
Arama, Meir-Ben-Isaac (16-), 66
Aristophanes, 101

Arndt, 82, 87, 127

Arrowsmith, John (1600-1660), 43
Ash, Simeon (1642), 348, 365

Athanasius, 54, 120

Atheneus, 168

Bernard (1091-1157), 40

Berridge, John (1716-1793), 125
Bertram, R. A. (1867), 73, 87

Beveridge, William (1636—1708), 8, 47
Bewick, John (1644), 172
"Biblical Treasury," 474

Bickersteth, Edward (1784-1850), 211-12
Binnie, William (1870), 59, 208, 230, 302, 323,

334

Blackerby, Samuel (1673), 33, 361
Bochart. Samuel (1599-1667), 56, 473
Bogan, Zachary (1625–1659), 30, 356
Bonar, Andrew A. (1859), 4, 55, 73, 83, 86,
143, 168, 197, 235, 302, 406

Boothroyd, Benjamin (-1836), 7, 83, 88, 98,
168, 210, 236, 250, 253, 274, 423
Boston, Thomas (1676-1732), 169
Bouchier, Barton (1855), 41, 110, 177, 375,
394, 396

Bower, Hubert (1871), 234

Boys, John (1560-1643), 52, 54, 55, 61, 209,
210, 213, 231, 257

Bradford, John (1510-1555), 355

Bradley, Charles (1838), 359

Bradwardine, Thomas (1349), 356

Bridge, William (1600-1670), 236, 237

Brinsley, John (1600-1665), 98, 100, 101,
102

Brooks, Thomas (1608-1680), 108, 138, 142,
143, 278, 380, 418, 465

Augustine (353-429), 26, 112, 142, 149, 236, Brown, John (1853), 306

286, 291, 364, 397, 465, 475

Ayguan, Michael (1416), 29

Bruce, James (1730-1794), 394

Bruce, J. S. (1871), 151

Bruce, Robert (1559-1631), 403, 404, 406
Bryant, Jacob (1715-1804), 472, 484
Buddicom, Robert Pedder (-1846), 483
Bunyan, John (1628-1688), 33, 41, 181, 246,
272

Burder, Samuel (1839), 68, 179, 241, 280,
354

Burges, Cornelius (1641), 409

Burgess, George (1839), 184 (Poetry)

Burroughs, Jeremiah (1599-1616), 43, 55,

156, 190, 278, 281, 310, 409

Bush, George (1796-), 473

Calamy, Edmund (1600-1666), 45
Campbell, John (1766-1840), 70