Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Burnett, Hiram a Baptist minister, was born in Georgia, Feb. 19, 1799. His parents moved, when he was ten years of age, to Winchester, 0., where he spent a few years. His conversion took place in early manhood, and he was ordained in 1832. For four years he was pastor of the Church in Bethel, … Continue reading “Burnett, Hiram”

Burnett, George a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., Dec. 8 1789. He received an early religious training; experienced conversion in his youth; and in 1817 entered the Virginia Conference, wherein he labored faithfully until his death, Sept, 15, 1819. Mr. Burnett led an exemplary life, and died triumphantly. See Minutes of … Continue reading “Burnett, George”

Burnet, Thomas LL.D. was born at Croft, Yorkshire, 1635, and educated at Cambridge, where he became fellow of Christ’s, 1657. In 1680 he published the first part of his Telluris Theoria Sacra (4to; best ed. 1699), treating of the physical changes the earth has gone through, etc. Burnet himself translated it into English, and in … Continue reading “Burnet, Thomas LL.D. (2)”

Burnet, Thomas, D.D an English clergyman, was educated at Oxford, and became rector of West Kington, Wilts, and prebendary of Sarum. He died in 1750, leaving, among other works, an answer to Tindal’s Christianity as Old as the Creation. See Landon, Eccles. Diet. s.v.; Rose, Gen. Biog. Diet. s.v.; Allibone, Diet. of Brit. and Amer. … Continue reading “Burnet, Thomas, D.D”

Burnet, Matthias D.D. a Congregational minister, was born at Bottle Hill, N. J., Jan. 24,1749, and graduated 1769 at the College of New Jersey. In April, 1775, he was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, L.I. His sympathy with England during the Revolutionary War rendered him unpopular, and he resigned May, 1785. On the … Continue reading “Burnet, Matthias D.D. (2)”

Burnet, Mathias, D.D a Presbyterian minister, studied theology with Dr. Witherspoon, and was ordained and installed pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Jamaica, L. I., by the presbytery of New York, in April, 1775. Here he exercised his ministry during the whole of the Revolutionary War. He left Jamaica in 1785, and was settled over … Continue reading “Burnet, Mathias, D.D”

Burnet, John (1) a Scotch’ Baptist minister, was born at Annan, on the borders of Scotland, Jan. 19, 1778, Early in life he became a member of the Independeni Church in Blackburn, in which place he resided; not long after he joined the Baptist Church in Preston, He removed to Lytham in 1819. For several … Continue reading “Burnet, John (3)”

Burnet, Gilbert bishop of Salisbury, was born in Edinburgh, Sept. 18, 1643, his father being an Episcopalian, and his mother a Presbyterian. He was educated at Aberdeen, and was licensed to preach in the Scotch Church 1661. After travelling in England, Holland, and France, he returned to Scotland in 1665, and was ordained priest by … Continue reading “Burnet, Gilbert (2)”

Burnet, Eleazar a Presbyterian minister, graduated at Princeton College in 1799. He was licensed by the presbytery of New York in 1804; was ordained and installed at Newburgh Nov. 20,1805; and died at New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 22, 1806. Mr. Burnet was distinguished for a quiet, amiable, and devout spirit. See Sprague, Annals of … Continue reading “Burnet, Eleazar”

Burnet, Alexander a Scottish prelate, was a parochial minister, of the family of Barns, born in 1614, and became chaplain to the great earl of Traquair. He had a rectory in Kent; but was expelled from it, upon the score of loyalty, in 1650. After this he went to England and served king Charles II, … Continue reading “Burnet, Alexander”