r's MSS. left at his
decease.--Dr. Gill's _Exposition of the New Testament_ was published in
1746, &c., three vols. folio; of the Old, in 1748[7], &c., nine[8]
vols. folio; but the work advancing in reputation and price, became
rare, so as to induce Mr. Bagster[9] to put forth a new edition of the
whole, in ten[10] vols. 4to. I recommend the annotations of Gill to
every theological collector, and those who have the quarto edition will
probably feel disposed to purchase Gill's _Body of Practical_[11]
_Divinity_, containing[12] some account of his life, writings, and
character, in two[13] volumes 4to. 1773.[14] These two[15] volumes are
worth about 1l. 15s.[16]"

[Footnote 2: Instead of 1710, read 1707.]

[Footnote 3: This edition is in _six_ volumes.]

[Footnote 4: It bears the date of 1811.]

[Footnote 5: The best edition of Henry's _Commentary_ was elegantly printed
by Knapton, in 5 vols. folio, 1761, known as the fifth edition.]

[Footnote 6: This new edition is respectable, except the plates, which had
been well worn in Bowyer's _Cabinet Bible_. The _Commentary_ is printed
verbatim from the former editions, and has _no_ additional matter from the
author's MSS. left at his decease; no mention of anything of the kind is
made in the title, preface, or advertisement, until Mr. Dibdin so
marvellously brought it to light: upon what authority he makes the
assertion remains a mystery. A very considerable number of sets remain
unsold in the warehouse of a certain great bookseller. _Query_. Was the
Rev. gentleman's pen dipped in gold when he wrote this puff direct?]

[Footnote 7: Not 1748, &c.: it first appeared in 1763, &c.]

[Footnote 8: Nine volumes folio should be _six_ volumes folio.]

[Footnote 9: It was not Mr. Bagster, but Messrs. Mathews and Leigh of the
Strand, who put forth the new edition of Dr. Gill's _Exposition_.]

[Footnote 10: It was completed in _nine_ vols. 4to.]

[Footnote 11: The title is _A Body of Doctrinal Divinity_.]

[Footnote 12: Dr. Gill's _Body of Divinity_ was published by _himself_, and
has no account of his life, writings, and character.]

[Footnote 13: It was in _three_ vols. 4to, not in two.]

[Footnote 14: Instead of 1773, it was published in 1769-70; nor did any new
edition appear for many years, until those recently printed in 3 vols.
8vo., and 1 vol. 4to.]

[Footnote 15: These two vols. should be _three_ vols.]

[Footnote 16: Dr. Gill