Author:Edward Leigh

Edward Leigh
(1602–1671)

Edward Leigh

Works

• Critica Sacra, or Philologicall and Theologicall Observations upon all the Greek Words of the New Testament in order alphabeticall, &c., London, 1639; 2nd edit, 1646.
• Critica Sacra. Observations on all the Radices or Primitive Hebrew Words of the Old Testament in order alphabeticall, wherein both they (and many derivatives ...) are fully opened, London, 1642, with a commendatory epistle by William Gouge.
  • Both of the above were published together as a third edition in 1650, (4th edit., 1662).
• A Treatise of the Divine Promises. In Five Bookes, London, 1633 (4th edit., 1657), the model of Samuel Clarke's Scripture Promises.
• Selected and Choice Observations concerning the Twelve First Caesars, Emperours of Rome, Oxford, 1635. The second edition, published as Analecta de xii. primis Caesaribus, London, 1647, has an appendix of Certaine choice French Proverbs. An enlarged edition, "containing all the Romane Emperours. The first eighteen by E. Leigh. The others added by his son, Henry Leigh", appeared in 1657, 1663, and 1670.
• A Treatise of Divinity, consisting of Three Bookes, 3 pts., London, 1647.
• The Saint's Encouragement in Evil Times, or Observations concerning the Martyrs in general, with some Memorable Collections about them out of Mr. Foxes three volumes, London, 1648; 2nd edit. 1651.
• Annotations upon all the New Testament, Philologicall and Theologicall, London, 1650; translated into Latin by Arnold, and published at Leipzig in 1732.
• A Philologicall Commentary, or an Illustration of the most obvious and useful Words in the Law ... By E. L., London, 1652; 2nd edit. 1658.
• A Systeme or Body of Divinity . . . wherein the fundamentals of Religion are opened, the contrary Errours refuted, London, 1654; 2nd edit. 1662.
• A Treatise of Religion and Learning, and of Religious and Learned Men, London, 1656, which fell flat and was reissued as Felix Consortium, or a fit Conjuncture of Religion and Learning, in 1663. To this treatise William Crowe was indebted in his Elenchus Scriptorum, 1672.
• Annotations on five poetical Books of the Old Testament, London, 1657.
• Second Considerations of the High Court of Chancery, London, 1658.
• England Described, or the several Counties and Shires thereof briefly handled, London, 1659, taken mostly from William Camden's Britannia.
• Choice Observations of all the Kings of England from the Saxons to the Death of King Charles the First. Collected out of the best . . . Writers, London, 1661.
• Three Diatribes or Discourses. First, of Travel, or a Guide for Travellers into Foreign Parts. Secondly, of Money . . . Thirdly, of Measuring of the Distance betwixt Place and Place, London, 1671 (another edition, entitled The Gentleman's Guide, in Three Discourses, 1680), reprinted in vol. x. of the Harleian Miscellany, ed. Park.

As editor

• With Henry Scudder, William Whately's Prototypes . . . with Mr. Whatelye's Life and Death, 1640.
• Christopher Cartwright's The Magistrate's Authority in matters of Religion, 1647, to which he prefixed a preface in defence of his conduct for sitting in the Westminster Assembly of Divines and other clerical meetings.
• Lancelot Andrewes's Discourse of Ceremonies, 1653.

Works about Leigh

• A Warning Voice to the Inhabitants of Bilston (Anon)