Jeremiah & Lamentations, Volume 5: 48-50 Geneva Series Commentaries Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth

Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century

It is divided into five main elements

that they might gain ‘a more clear knowledge of Christ

He later became the first bishop of Liverpool where he tirelessly worked to build churches and mission halls to reach the rapidly expanding population of the city

In the first volume

Jeremiah & Lamentations, Volume 5: 48-50 Geneva Series Commentaries Christian Leaders of the EighteenthI confess that at the outset I was put off by the fear of being thought rash and arrogant if I should attempt such an undertaking after so many excellent works. So wrote John Calvin (1509 1564) in the dedicatory letter of his commentary on Romans, his first printed exposition. The initial hesitation overcome, Calvin went on to produce a commentary series covering much of Scripture, one which is, in words of William Cunningham, not only superior to any