Biography

He was born in London, on 1 January 1685, of wealthy parents, his father being Humphreys Burroughs. He was educated under Rev. John Kerr, M.D. (a pupil of Thomas Doolittle

Thomas Doolittle

-Early life:Doolittle was the third son of Anthony Doolittle, a glover, and was born at Kidderminster in 1632 or the latter half of 1631. While at the grammar school of his native town he heard Richard Baxter preach as lecturer the sermons later published as ‘The Saint's Everlasting Rest’ . These...

), at Highgate

Highgate

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, where he was class-fellow with John Ward

John Ward (academic)

John Ward was an English teacher, supporter of learned societies, and biographer, remembered for his work on the Gresham College professors, of which he was one.-Life:...

; and at the university of Leyden. In 1714 he received a call to be co-pastor with Richard Allen at the Barbican. He declined the call to the pastorate, but undertook to act as preacher, and on Allen's death he became pastor. He was ordained on 1 May 1717. John Gale, and subsequently the famous James Foster, became his colleagues. His views of believers' baptism were sufficiently strict to place him with the party of close communion; but his general sentiments were not those of a narrow man. He was a non-subscriber at Salters' Hall in 1719. He allowed Emlyn, the unitarian, to occupy his pulpit.

His studies abroad had given him facility in speaking and preaching in French; and in 1734 he preached in Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 to the ministers of the three denominations at their annual meeting in Dr. Williams's library, then at Redcross Street. This discourse is printed in his volume of sermons. He died on November 23, 1761. His publications were A Sermon occasioned by a total Eclipse of the Sun, 22 April in 8 volumes (1715), Funeral Sermon for Rev. John Gale in 8 volumes (1722), Sermon at Ordination of Deacons in 4 volumes (1730), Sermons preached before the Societies for the Reformation of Manners in 8 volumes (1731), Sermon on the Popish Doctrine of Auricucular Confession and Plenary Absolution in 8 volumes (1735), A View of Popery taken from the Creed of Pope Pius IV in 8 volumes (1735), Sermons in 8 volumes (1741), Two Discourses relating to Positive Institutions in 8 volumes (1742), A Defence of the last piece, in 8 volumes (1743), Funeral Sermon for Rev. John Weatherly in 8 volumes (1752), and Funeral Sermon for Rev. Isaac Kimber in 8 volumes (1755). He edited also the posthumous sermons of Joseph Morris

Joseph Morris

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, Baptist minister at Glasshouse Yard, prefixing a memoir in 1753.