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ChrL-t Church, Oxford, became select preacher to the University in 1.S24, and professor in 1829. He died in 1836. Dr. Burton was a most untiring student, and his writings are of decided value both in theology and Church history. The chief of them are, Inquiry into the Heresies of the Apostolic Age (Bampton Lecture, 0x£ 1829, 8vo): — Testimonies of the Ante-Nicene Fa- thers to thi Divinity of Christ and to the Trinity (Oxf. 1829 and 1831, 2 vols. 8vo):— History of the Church from the Ascension of Jesus Christ to the Conversion of Constantine (Lond. 1836, small 8vo, 8th ed. l!-'50) :— 8 rm jus preached before the University (Lond. 1832, 8\-o) :— The Greek Testament, with English Notes (1830, 2 vols. 8vo): — An Attempt to ascertain the Chronology of the Acts and Pauline Epistles (1830, 8vo):— Lectures on the Ecclesiastical History of 'he first Three Centuries (1833, 2 vols. 8vo; 3d ed. Oxf. 18-1 5, 8vo); also edi- tions of Cranmer's Catechism, Pearson on the Creed, Bishop Bull's Works, and the Canons of Eusebius. An edition of his works, with a memoir, has been pub- lished by Parker (Oxford, 5 vols.).
Burton, Henry, a Puritan divine, was born at Birsall, Yorkshire, 1579, and was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge. He was appointed clerk of the closet to prince Charles, but was dismissed in 1625 for criticizing Laud's popish tendencies. In 1626 he be- came rector of St. Matthew's, in Friday Street, Lon- don, and was, in December, 1636, summoned before the Star-Chamber for two ''seditious sermons." He was suspanded, sentenced to be imprisoned for life, to lose his ears in the pillory, and to pay a line of £5000. Burton bore his sufferings in the pillory with great firmness, amid the sympathetic cries of the bystand- ers. He was released from imprisonment in 1640 by the Long Parliament, which restored him to the exer- cise of his orders and to his benefice. He afterward became an Independent, and died Jan. 7, 1648. His controversial writings were very numerous ; a list of seventy is given \ry Anthony Wood. See Life of Henry' Burton (Lond. 1643, 4to).
Burton, Hezekiah, D.D., an English divine, was educated at Magdalen College, Cambridge, of which he became fellow and tutor. In 1667 he was made chaplain to lord-keeper Bridgman, who also appointed him prebendary of Norwich and rector of St. Mary's, Southwark. In 1668 he shared with Tillotson and StiUingfleet in the Bridgman treaty, designed to com- prehend dissenters in the Church of England. The plan, though favored by the more enlightened church- men, and also by Bates and Baxter, fell through from the bigotry of extreme partisans on both sides. In 1680 lie became rector of Barnes, Surrey, and died in 1681, leaving Discourses (2 vols. 8vo, Lond. 1684), pub- iished by Tillotson, with an Introduction, after Bur- ten's death. — Hook, Eccl. Biography, ii, 304; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliographica, i, 520.
Burton, John, an English divine, was born at Wembworthy, Devonshire, in 1696, and studied at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he became tu- tor in 171:;. In 1733 he became fellow of Eton, and Boon after obtained the living of Mapledurham, in Ox- fordshire. He became rector of Worplesdon in 1766, and died Feb. 11. 1771. His works include Sermons (2 vols. 8vo): — Dissertations «« Samuel: — Opuscula Miscellanea Thcologica: — Genuineness of Lord Claren- don's History, against Oldmixon (Lond. 1744) : — Papists an l Pharisees compared, in opposition to Philips' s Life of Poll (Lond. 1766). His name is also ^iven to an excellent edition of jive Greek plays, called ThePenta- logia (2 vols. 8vo); but it was really by Bingham, one of his pupils, who died early, and was brought out after Ms de ith by Burton.— Hook, Eccles. Biography, ii, 312.
Burton, Robert, was born at Lindley, Feb. 8, 1576, studied at Oxford, and died in Jan.", 1639-40; he was student of Christ Church, vicar of St. Thomas, in Oxford, and rector of Seagrave, in Leicestershire.
He is only known as the author of the celebrated Anat- omy of Melancholy, first published in 1621, 4to, of which many editions have been printed, and which still holds a foremost place in literature. Sterne often borrows from it without acknowledgment.
Bury, Arthur, D.D., was born in Devon, and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, of which he be- came principal. He was ejected by the Parliament, but at the Restoration he was reappointed, and also made prebendary of Exeter and chaplain to Charles II. When William III was seeking to unite the dif- ferent Protestant bodies, Bury wrote a book called The Naked Gospel (Lond. 1600, 4to), in which he re- duced both doctrine and practice to their simplest forms, in order to furnish a common platform for all parties. As is usual with mediators, he pleased no-
, bod_v ; and besides, having asserted in his book that a belief in the divinity of Christ was not essential to sal- vation, he brought a storm upon himself which drove
, him from his preferments. His book was burnt by
I order of the University. He afterward had a bitter controversy with Jurieu. The date of his death is un-
\ known. — Rose, Neio Biog. Dictionary.
Busby, Richard, D.D., was born at Lutton, in Lincolnshire, Sept. 22, 1606. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. " So