Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Burgess, Anthony a Nonconformist divine, who held the living of Sutton, in Warwickshire, from which he was ejected at the Restoration. His writings are much valued, and have become very scarce. The most important are Vindiciae Legis (Lond. 1646, 4to): True Doctrine of Justification (Lond. 1655, 4to):Doctrine of Original Sin (Lond. 1659, fol.): Expository Sermons … Continue reading “Burgess, Anthony (2)”

Burgess, Alvin a Methodist Episcopal minister was born at Booneville, N. Y., May 10, 1820. He re moved to Bainbridge, O., with his parents, in 1833; received an early religious training; experienced religion in 1839; was licensed to preach in 1840, and admitted into the Erie Conference, in which he labored with much acceptability to … Continue reading “Burgess, Alvin”

Burges, Mark an English martyr, was master of an English ship, called the Minion, and was burned a Lisbon, Portugal, in 1560, because of his faith in Chris and his abhorrence of the mass. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, viii, 516. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Burges, Jean a French martyr, was a merchant in Paris; was condemned for declaiming against the mass and other popish ceremonies, and had his tongue bored through, and a hot iron rod tied or bored through one of his cheeks. He was burned at Paris in 1533. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, iv, 396. Fuente: … Continue reading “Burges, Jean”

Burgensis, Paulus SEE PAULUS BURGENSIS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Burge, Lemuel a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born at Litchfield, Conn., in 1787. He was educated at the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire and subsequently studied under bishop Griswold of Rhode Island; was ordained deacon in 1820, and afterwards priest. -His only cure was that of the “Old Narragansett Church” at Wickford, R. … Continue reading “Burge, Lemuel”

Burge, Hartwell T a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Virginia, Dec. 23,1805. He removed to Kentucky in 1819; experienced religion in 1838; soon after received license to preach, and in 1845 entered the Louisville Conference of the. Church South. On the opening of the rebellion he entered the Union army as chaplain of one … Continue reading “Burge, Hartwell T”

Burgate, William a Reformation martyr, was a native of Spain, and a true believer in the Scriptures. He was apprehended, and condemned to be burned Nov. 2, 1558. See Fox, Acts and Monuments, viii, 516. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Burgar, John an English Wesleyan minister, was born in London, May 11, 1787. He was converted in 1806, and was ordained in 1813 as a foreign missionary. He labored in Jamaica, W. I., until his death, Aug. 1, 1816. His acquirements were considerable, and his labors crowned with success. See Minutes of the British Conference, … Continue reading “Burgar, John”

Burg, Johann Friedrich a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born May 13, 1689, at Breslau. He studied at Leipsic, and in 1711 took the degree of bachelor of theology in his native city. In 1713 he was appointed pastor of Trinity Church, and he died June 4, 1766, as professor of theology and superintendent of … Continue reading “Burg, Johann Friedrich”