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<p> (grandson of [[Brown]] of Haddington), one of the most eminent of modern Scottish divines, was born July 12,1784, at Whitburn, Scotland, and educated in literature and theology in the " Secession School." Soon after he was licensed as a probationer, and he received a call from the Burgher congregation at Biggar, to the pastoral charge of which he was ordained in 1806. In 1821 he became pastor of the United Secession Church, Rose Street, Edinburgh, and, on the death of Dr. James Hall, he succeeded that minister as pastor of Broughton Place Church, Edinburgh. 'he Burgher and Anti-burgher [[Seceders]] having united in 1820 under the name of the United [[Associate]] Synod, Dr. Brown was chosen one of their professors of divinity in 1835. The body to which he belonged was merged in 1849 in the United Presbyterian Church (q.v.). He held his post as professor, with the pastoral charge of the United Presbyterian Church, Broughton Place, Edinburgh, till his death, Oct. 13th, 1858. Dr. Brown was greatly respected and loved as an eminent pulpit orator, and his sterling [[Christian]] character and amiable and warm piety commended him to the esteem and affection of all the people of God who knew him, however separated among men by different names. </p> <p> What Dr. Chalmers was in the Free Church, what Dr. Wardlaw was among Congregationalists, what Dr. Bunting was among Wesleyans, that was Dr. Brown among United Presbyterians. All these great men belonged, in one sense, specially to their respective denominations, but in another and far higher sense they belonged to the Christian world, and were equally esteemed and beloved by [[Christians]] of all denominations. He was a very voluminous writer, as he was in the habit of publishing his [[Divinity]] Lectures, and also many of his congregational lectures. In theology he is probably to be classed with moderate [[Calvinists]] or Baxterians, and this type of doctrine prevails in the United Presbyterian Church. His writings include The Law of Christ respecting Civil [[Obedience]] (Lend. -1839, 3d ed. 8vo) :-Expository Lectures on 1 Peter (Edinb. 2d ed. 1849, 2 vols. 8vo; N. Y. 8vo):-Discourses and Sayings of our Lord Jesus Christ (Edinb. 1850, 3 vols. 8vo; N.Y. 1854, 2 vols 8vo) - [[Exposition]] of Lord's [[Prayer]] (Lond. 1850, 8vo):-Sufferings and Glories of [[Messiah]] (N. Y. 8vo, 1855), besides a number of practical treatises.-Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. p. 454; Meth. Qu. Rev. 1854, p. 464; N. Brit. Rev. Aug. 1860. </p>
<p> Great-grandson of the preceding, born at Biggar, educated in [[Edinburgh]] High School and at Edinburgh University, was a pupil of James Syme, the eminent surgeon, and commenced quiet practice in Edinburgh; author of "Horæ Subsecivæ," "Rab and his Friends," "Pet Marjorie," "John Leech," and other works; was a fine and finely-cultured man, much beloved by all who knew him, and by none more than by John Ruskin, who says of him, he was "the best and truest friend of all my life.... Nothing can tell the loss to me in his death, nor the grief to how many greater souls than mine that had been possessed in patience through his love" (1810-1882). </p>


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<ref name="term_27732"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brown,+john,+d.d.+(4) John Brown from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_69500"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/brown,+john,+m.d. John Brown from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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John Brown [1]

Great-grandson of the preceding, born at Biggar, educated in Edinburgh High School and at Edinburgh University, was a pupil of James Syme, the eminent surgeon, and commenced quiet practice in Edinburgh; author of "Horæ Subsecivæ," "Rab and his Friends," "Pet Marjorie," "John Leech," and other works; was a fine and finely-cultured man, much beloved by all who knew him, and by none more than by John Ruskin, who says of him, he was "the best and truest friend of all my life.... Nothing can tell the loss to me in his death, nor the grief to how many greater souls than mine that had been possessed in patience through his love" (1810-1882).

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