generally speaking, he did his work well. One does not have to agree with all of his interpretations to benefit from his observations. In 1765, John Wesley published an edited version of the Commentary, hoping to bring it within the reach of the average Christian reader. He felt the current version was too large and too expensive. But, at the same time, Wesley also deleted all that Matthew Henry had to say about election and predestination. He also omitted an “abundance of quaint sayings” and thus