Brine, Rev. John, was born at Kettering, Eng- land, about 1703.

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Brine, Rev. John, was born at Kettering, Eng-
land, about 1703. When very young the Saviour
found him and revealed his love in him, and he
united by baptisin with the immersed chureh of
Kettering, by which he was:called to the ministry.
After preaching for a short time in the country,
he went to London in 1730 to enter upon the pas-
torate of the church in St. Paul’s Alley. Cripple-
gate. Ie remained in this position thirty-five
years, and left it for his heavenly reward Feb. 21,
1765.

Mr. Brine was a great man measured by his in-
tellect, his usefulness, and his influence. He was
a man of deep piety ; he was intimately acquainted
with the Holy Scriptures. He had an enthusiastic
love for the doctrines of gracey and next to Dr.
Gill, whose early ministrations brought him. to
Jesus, he was for years the most influential leader
in the Baptist denomination. His doctrinal senti-
ments were in exact harmony with those of Dr.
Gill. The doctor preached his funeral sermon, and
in it said, “ I might take notice of his natural and
acquired abilities, his great understanding, clear
light, and sound judgment in the doctrines of the
gospel, and the great deep things of God, and of
his zeal, skill, and courage in vindicating important
truths published by him to the world, and by which
he being dead yet speaketh.”
Mr. Brine was the author of 24 sermons, pub-
lished separately at various times during his min-
istry, and of 14 pamphlets and larger works.

From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart

The following is additional info from findagrave along with a photo of the coverpiece of one of his published sermons
John Brine married Anne Moore, daughter of Mr John Moore (who died in 1726), a Baptist minister of Northampton.

John received little in the way of a formal education. At a young age, he came under the ministry of John Gill, who was at that time a member of the Baptist Chapel at Kettering, which was then pastored by Mr Thomas Wallis. Mr. Gill preached occasionally at Higham Ferrers, and he described John Brine as being among the first-fruits of his ministry.
John was called into the ministry by the church at Kettering and after occasional preaching there for some time, he received a call to become pastor at a Particular Baptist church at Coventry.
In 1730, he was invited to succeed William Morton, as pastor of the Baptist congregation at Curriers’ Hall, Cripplegate, in London. His ministry continued there for the next thirty-five years during which time he took a principal lead in all the public activities and dialogue that concerned the Particular Baptist denomination.
When Mr. Gill retired from giving his Wednesday evening lecture in Eastcheap, John carried it on. He also preached the Lord’s Day evening lecture in Devonshire Square.
John Brine lived for many years in Bridgewater Square, Barbican, although in later years he resided in Kingsland, where he died.
Although John left instructions, that no special funeral sermon should be preached for him, his friend, Dr. John Gill did take that occasion to preach a sermon to his own congregation from 1 Corinthians 15:10 – By the grace of God I am what I am.

Inscription

Here lie interred the remains of the Rev. John Brine, who departed this life February 21st, 1765 in the 63rd year of his age. His ministerial abilities were extraordinary, and his zeal and faithfulness in asserting and defending the great truths of religion, equally conspicuous. Not long before his decease, he expressed his sentiments in the following words: “ I know that I am nothing, but by the grace of God, I am what I am.” See less