Durham, James a Scotch divine, was born in West Lothian about 1622, and was educated at St. Andrews. He was ordained at thirty, and was a popular preacher, and (from 1650) professor of divinity in Glasgow. He died June 25, 1658. He published An Exposition of the Book of Job (Glasgow, 1649, 12mo): — An Exposition of the Song of Solomon (London, 1669, 4to): — A Commentary on the Book of Revelation (Amsterd. 1660, 4to; Glasgow, 1788, 4to): — A Commentary on the 53d Chapter of Isaiah (2 volumes, 8vo): — Exposition of the Commandments (London, 1675, 4to): Christ Crucified (7th ed., Glasgow, 1769, 8vo): — Sermons on the Riches of Christ (Berwick, 1794, 12mo). Howie, Scots Worthies, page 383.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More