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He was born in Kent, got his Bachelor from Queen"s College, Oxford in 1667 and his Master of Arts in 1670.
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William Wall
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After ordination, he took the living in Shoreham, Kent, which he worked at until his death. According to his obituary in the Gentleman"s Magazine in 1784, he was offered more lucrative positions, but he refused out of loyalty to his parish. David Russen had written an anti-Baptist tract entitled Fundamentals without Foundation in 1703, and this had been answered by the Baptist Joseph Stennett in An Answer to Mr.
David Russen"s Book in 1704.
Wall was answered in turn by John Gale in Reflections on Mr. Wall"s History in 1711.
Wall"s book was enormously successful. His work was expanded in a second edition in 1707 and a third edition of 1720.
Oxford awarded him the Doctor of divinity degree in 1720 for the work, and John Wesley excerpted it in his own works on the question.
Despite being the primary voice against Baptist causes, Wall was sincere in his wishes for unity, and he met with his opponent, Mr. Gale, in 1719. Wall"s wife, Catharine (née Davenant) died at the age of 48, and Wall himself died at an advanced age and was buried in his parish.
