Edward Burton (theologian)

Edward Burton(13 February 1794 – 19 January 1836) was an English theologian,Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford.

Life

The son of Major Edward Burton, he was born atShrewsburyon 13 February 1794. He was educated atWestminster School,and matriculated as a commoner ofChrist Church, Oxford,on 15 May 1812, gaining a studentship the next year, and in 1815, obtained a first class both in classics and mathematics. Having taken his B.A. degree on 29 October 1815, he was ordained to the curacy ofPettenhall,Staffordshire.On 28 May 1818, he proceeded M.A.

He paid a long visit to the continent of Europe, chiefly occupying himself in work at the public libraries of France and Italy. In 1824, he was select preacher. On 12 May 1825, he married Helen, daughter of Archdeacon Joseph Corbett, ofLongnor Hall,Shropshire.After his marriage, he resided at Oxford. In 1827, he was made examining chaplain to the bishop, and in 1828, preached theBampton lectures.On the death ofCharles Lloyd,Bishop of Oxfordand Regius Professor of Divinity, Burton was appointed to succeed him in the professorship in 1829, and took the degree of D.D. the same year. As professor, he was also canon of Christ Church and rector ofEwelme,where, uncommonly for the time, he introduced open seats into the church in the place ofpews.He died in Ewelme on 19 January 1836, in his forty-second year.

Works

Among his works are:

An Introduction to the Metre of the Greek Tragedians,1814.
A Description of the Antiquities… of Rome,1821, 1828.
The Power of the Keys,1823.
Testimonies of the Ante-Nicene Fathers to the Divinity of Christ,1826, 1829.
An edition of the Works of Bishop Bull,1827.
An Inquiry into the Heresies of the Apostolic AgeBampton Lectures 1829.
The Greek Testament, with English notes,1830, 1835.
Testimonies of the Ante-Nicene Fathers to the Doctrine of the Trinity,1831.
Advice for the Proper Observance of the Sunday,’ 1831, 1852.
The Three Primers… of Henry VIII,1834.
Lectures on Ecclesiastical History,1831, 1833.
An edition of Pearson on the Creed,1833.
Thoughts on the Separation of Church and State,1834, 1868.

He also superintended the publication ofPeter Elmsley's edition of theMedeaand‘Heraclidæ,1828, and of some posthumous works of Bishop Lloyd.

Among the works on which he was engaged at the time of his death was an edition ofEusebius,published 1838, 1856; the notes of this volume were separately edited byFriedrich Adolf Heinichen[de],1840; the text was used in the edition ofEusebiusof 1872. Burton was also the author of other smaller works.

References

Dictionary of National Biography,Burton, Edward (1794–1836), Church of England clergyman and theologian by William Hunt, rev. H. C. G. Matthew.

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Hunt, William(1886). "Burton, Edward (1794-1836)".InStephen, Leslie(ed.).Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 08. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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