MATTHEW HENRY- 1662-1714

I am back to the long hairs again. Maybe because I have so little hair left! Their hair may have been long, in the style of their day, but the Puritans were students and teachers of God's word. Actually,by Henry's time late in the Puritan era, most were wearing wigs. Of all the great men in that era, few have remained an influence among evangelicals in general. An exception, because of his commentary on the whole Bible is Matthew Henry! His commentary (in both full and abridged form), is still widely consulted today. We salute this helpful brother who personally wrote everything all the way into part of Romans. The rest was finished by others, largely from study notes he had accumulated. Spurgeon highly recommends him, as does George Whitefield, and I add my voice to theirs. Read the Bible first of all, and read Matthew Henry.