18 September 1643 A.D. Gilbert Burnet Born—(Scottish born) Church of England Bishop, & Scholar of the English Reformation
18
September 1643 A.D. Gilbert Burnet Born—(Scottish born) Church of
England Bishop, & Scholar of the English Reformation
His commentary on the Thirty-nine
Articles here: http://www.amazon.com/Exposition-Thirty-Nine-Articles-Church-England/dp/0559005334/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411051429&sr=1-2
His History of the
Reformation (several volumes)
here: http://www.amazon.com/History-Reformation-Church-England-V1/dp/1162974648/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411051707&sr=1-4
Gilbert Burnet (1643 to 1715)
Church of England
This outspoken moderate cared for impoverished
pastors.
Gilbert Burnet was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He pastored in Scotland,
taught at the University of Glasgow and became chaplain to the English rulers
William and Mary. As Bishop of Salisbury, he was a model of zeal and activity.
Outspoken against Catholicism, Burnet was nonetheless moderate in his treatment
of dissenters and other opponents. His personal character was so high that the
dying Earl of Rochester, who had lived a profligate life, called him to his
bedside for spiritual counsel. Burnett helped inaugerate the ecclesiastical
provision known as Queen Anne's Bounty which was designed to augment the income
of the poorer Anglican clergy. He wrote several books which were highly
regarded in their day, including a History of the Reformation in England.
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