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	==References==		==References==
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	* Daniel, Curt. ''Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill''. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 1983.		* Daniel, Curt. ''Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill''. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 1983.
	* Ella, George (1995). ''John Gill and the Cause of God and Truth''. Eggleston, England: Go-Publications.		* Ella, George (1995). ''John Gill and the Cause of God and Truth''. Eggleston, England: Go-Publications.

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	'''John Gill''' (23 November 1697 – 14 October 1771) was an [[England\|English]] [[Baptist]] pastor, [[Bible\|biblical]] scholar, and theologian who held to a staunch [http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/five_points/chapter1.htm Calvinistic Soteriology]. Born in [[Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]], he attended [[Kettering Grammar School]] where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11. He continued self-study in everything from logic to Hebrew, his love for the latter remaining throughout his life.		'''John Gill''' (23 November 1697 – 14 October 1771) was an [[England\|English]] [[Baptist]] pastor, [[Bible\|biblical]] scholar, and theologian who held to a staunch [http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/five_points/chapter1.htm Calvinistic Soteriology]. Born in [[Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]], he attended [[Kettering Grammar School]] where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11. He continued self-study in everything from logic to Hebrew, his love for the latter remaining throughout his life.

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'''John Gill''' (23 November 1697 – 14 October 1771) was an [[England|English]] [[Baptist]] pastor, [[Bible|biblical]] scholar, and theologian who held to a staunch [http://reformed-theology.org/html/books/five_points/chapter1.htm Calvinistic Soteriology]. Born in [[Kettering]], [[Northamptonshire]], he attended [[Kettering Grammar School]] where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11. He continued self-study in everything from logic to Hebrew, his love for the latter remaining throughout his life.

==Early life and education==
At the age of about 12, Gill heard a sermon from his pastor, William Wallis, on the text, "And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him, where art thou?" (Genesis 3:9). The message stayed with Gill and eventually led to his conversion. It was not until seven years later that he made a public profession when he was 18.

==Pastoral work==
His first pastoral work was as an intern assisting John Davis at [[Higham Ferrers]] in 1718 at age 21. He became pastor at the [[Strict Baptist]] church at Goat Yard Chapel, [[Horsleydown]], [[Southwark]] in 1719. His pastorate lasted 51 years. In 1757 his congregation needed larger premises and moved to a Carter Lane, St. Olave’s Street, Southwark. This [[Baptist]] church was once pastored by [[Benjamin Keach]] and would later become the [[New Park Street Chapel]] and then the [[Metropolitan Tabernacle]] pastored by [[Charles Spurgeon]].

During Gill's ministry the church strongly supported the preaching of [[George Whitefield]] at nearby [[Kennington Common]].

==Various works==
In 1748, Gill was awarded the honorary degree of [[Doctor of Divinity]] by the [[University of Aberdeen]]. He was a profound scholar and a prolific author. His most important works are:
* ''The Doctrine of the [[Trinity]] Stated and Vindicated'' ([[London]], 1731)
*[http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/gills_archive.htm ''The Cause of God and Truth'' (4 parts, 1735–8), a retort to [[Daniel Whitby]]'s ''Five Points'']
* ''An Exposition of the [[New Testament]]'' (3 vols., 1746–8), which with his ''Exposition of the [[Old Testament]]'' (6 vols., 1748–63) forms his ''magnum opus''
*'' A Collection of Sermons and Tracts''[http://books.google.com/books?id=59wOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=John+Gill+A+collection&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false]
*''A Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the Hebrew Language, Letters, Vowel-Points, and Accents'' (1767)<ref>John Gill, [http://books.google.com/books?id=59wOAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA429&lpg=PA429&dq=John+Gill+A+Dissertation+Concerning+the+Antiquity+of+the+Hebrew+Language&source=bl&ots=mI0Sbl25iI&sig=6lXYj-ZTV5e8BxpgGGbmIwabtHA&hl=en&ei=11mWSY-JFcyatwejp8iwCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#v=onepage&q=&f=false "A Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the Hebrew Language, Letters, Vowel-Points and Accents"], Vol. 3, p. 429.</ref>
* [http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/gills_archive.htm ''A Body of Doctrinal Divinity'' (1767)]
* [http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/gills_archive.htm ''A Body of Practical Divinity'' (1770)].

==Significance==
John Gill was the first major writing Baptist theologian, his work retaining influence into the 21st century. Gill's relationship with hyper-Calvinism in English Baptist life is a matter of debate. [[Peter Toon]] has argued that Gill was himself a hyper-Calvinist, which would make Gill the father of Baptist hyper-Calvinism. Tom Nettles has argued that [http://evangelica.de/articles/biographies/john-gill-and-the-charge-of-hyper-calvinism/ Gill was not a hyper-Calvinist himself], which would make him merely a precursor and hero to Baptist hyper-Calvinists.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Daniel, Curt. ''Hyper-Calvinism and John Gill''. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Edinburgh, 1983.
* Ella, George (1995). ''John Gill and the Cause of God and Truth''. Eggleston, England: Go-Publications.
* Murray, Iain H. ''Spurgeon v. Hyper-Calvinism: The Battle for Gospel Preaching''. Banner of Truth, 2000. ISBN 0851516920
* Nettles, Thomas J. (1986). ''By His Grace and for His Glory: A Historical, Theological, and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life''. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN 0-8010-6742-1
* Oliver, Robert W. ''History of the English Calvinistic Baptists: 1771–1892''. Banner of Truth, 2006. ISBN 0851519202
* Peter Toon, ''[http://www.anglicanbooksrevitalized.us/Peter_Toons_Books_Online/History/hypercal1.htm The Emergence of Hyper-Calvinism in English Nonconformity, 1689-1765]''. London: The Olive Tree, 1967.
* Rippon, John (1838). ''Brief Memoir of the Life and Writings of the Reverend John Gill''. Reprint: Hess Publications, 1998. ISBN 0-87377-920-7

==External links==
* [http://www.freegrace.net/gill John Gill's Exposition of the Old and New Testaments] — his ''magnum opus''
* [http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/gills_archive.htm The John Gill Archive] — containing most of Gill's published works, including many sermons and tracts, ''The Cause of God and Truth'', ''A Body of Doctrinal Divinity'', and ''A Body of Practical Divinity'', and ''Solomon's Song''.

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