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Anthony Burgess (?-1664)

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Anthony Burgess (?-1664)

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Anthony Burgess was born at Watford in Hartfordshire, England, the son of a learned schoolmaster. Although Dr. Cornelius Burgess was minister there, he was not related. In 1623, Burgess entered the University of Cambridge where he was admitted to Emanuel College. Afterwards, in 1635, he became pastor of the church of Sutton-Coldfield, in Warwickshire, where he gained a reputation as an eminent preacher, a sound and solid divine. There Mr. Burgess continued to labor among his people with great diligence, until the plundering and terrors of the soldiers, in the time of the civil war, made him take refuge in Coventry. From there, he was called to sit in the Assembly of divines at Westminster. During his time in London, he was often called to preach unto the Parliament, at their solemn fasts, and on other public occasions. Upon completing his labors in London, he returned to discharge the duties of his pastoral office at Sutton Coldfield where he remained until he was ejected by the act for Uniformity, in 1662. After the Restoration, despite pressures, he refused to conform, so he removed to Tamworth, where he died, in 1664. He was a prolific author of numerous sermons and volumes of lectures and sermons on various theological topics. His work “Vindiciae Legis, a Vindication of the Moral Law,” (1646), is a valuable work on covenant theology; his “True Doctrine of Justification, (3rd ed. 1654) contains many help thoughts in defense of this Protestant doctrine; and his “Treatise of Original Sin” (1658) is a full defense of that foundational Christian doctrine.

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The Difficulty of, And the Encouragements to a Reformation.
The Difficulty of, And the Encouragements to a Reformation.

1643-Anthony Burgess.-In this sermon, Burgess begins by asserting and defending the proposition that the Scriptures are the only rule in matters of religion and reformation. He then compares this Protestant principle to that of the Papists and clarifies what the call for sola scriptura really means. Afterward, Burgess gives a discussion of the breadth of its application to matters of faith and dismisses numerous substitutes for Scripture. He also encourages ministers to preach, catechize and gain a knowledge of the original tongues in which Scripture was written for more effective reformation. Then, after warning of the things which hinder Christ’s reign in His church, Burgess presses why the reformation must continue in the church with instructs for heart preparation.

Publick Affections, Pressed in a Sermon.
Publick Affections, Pressed in a Sermon.

1646-Anthony Burgess.-In this sermon, Anthony Burgess presses the claims of reformation upon the magistrates. To this end, he counsels them to be careful in their families and every department of their lives, private and public. After, he sets forth many reasons for the magistrates to embrace the claims of true religion experimentally. Burgess assumes that magistrates have a part in maintaining the true religion in their realms and he commands them to set of faithful and learned ministers in all parts of the kingdom.