Jeremiah & Lamentations, Volume 5: 48-50 Various To write such a book

To write such a book as this demands special gifts

To such work of exposition and application Tyndale gave himself with a passion

He offers a frank assessment of his joys and struggles

’ writes Sinclair Ferguson

helpful application

Jeremiah & Lamentations, Volume 5: 48-50 Various To write such a bookI 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