Robert Hall, the elder (1728–1791) was an English Particular Baptist minister, known as an proponent of Fullerism and an opponent of so-called hyper-Calvinism.

Life

Hall was a pastor at

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. His ministry extended into parts of

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Works

''Help to Zion's Travellers'' (1781) analysed doctrinal difficulties facing Baptists of the older hyper-Calvinist school in accepting his views. Influential in that school were the teachings of Tobias Crisp, Richard Davis, and Joseph Hussey, through John Brine and

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Family

Hall married Jane Catchaside, and they had a family of 14 children. The youngest of those, Robert Hall, the younger, was also a Baptist minister, and became better known than his father.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Robert 1728 births 1791 deaths English Baptists People from Arnesby