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September 1643 A.D. Gilbert Burnet Born—Scottish Anglican, 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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