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THEOLOGICAL, &c.
A SERMON HELP.
Now Ready, the Second. Edition, 3s., by Post 3s. 2d., Of
The Moral Concordances of S.
ANTONY of PADUA. Translated, verified, and adapted to
the late Eev. J. M. NEALE with Additions
modern use, by ;
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from the
Promptuarium Morale Sacra
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of THOMAS HIBER-
NICTJS, an Irish Franciscan of the 14th Century. With New
Preface by the Kev. Dr. LITTLEDALE.
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In the first place this work is not a party production, so con
troversy is avoided ; and, in the next place, it analyses Holy Writ, and
after separating its parts,re-unites them under different heads to which
.they may be supposed to relate. In this way it supplies at a glance
texts apposite to any given moral subject, and also affords sugges
tions for, or the framework of, sermons."-- Western Times.
Of the first edition the Guardian remarked :
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Is a really edited as
well as translated republication of a long-forgotten attempt, made
about six centuries since, to accomplish a very useful work viz., a
Concordance of Scripture texts according to identity of sense, and
not of words. S. Antony s book refers to practical topics principally,
and contains the pith of more skeleton sermons within some hundred
pages than are contained in the sfo^e of volumes which compose Mr.
Simeon s Horse Homiletiese, or in similar modern publications."
" Of singular utility to those who desire to penetrate into the
mystical sense of Holy Scripture, and the additional matter on this
subject in Dr. Neale s few words of new preface will be read with
interest. The additional texts, dealing only with Saints Day, are
distinguished by italics, in the last seven pages of the book. They
are often very beautiful. We trust that these Concordances may
obtain wide circulation amongst preachers." Church Times.
"To the clergy it will be found of great practical use in the pre
paration of sermons, and as such we recommend it cordially to their
notice while ; to the laity it will be found in some measure providing
a key to the mystical interpretation of Scripture, which to a great
extent is being revived by the Catholic movement." Church News.
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For practical usefulness to sermon-writers few hand-books come
up to this. Prefixed to the Second Edition is a valuable introductory
essay; an essay, we may add, which must have been amongst the
latest works of Dr. Neale s pen, as it is dated May 28th, 1866. Clergy
men and students will find this book extremely useful, not merely in
sermon-making, but by reason of the extreme suggestiveness with
which it concentrates such various portions of Scripture upon a single
point ; Old Testament and New, Psalm and History and Prophecy,