1791), daughter of William Lyon of Wester Ogle, minister of Airlie, and had issue — William, minister of Associate Congregation at Alloa, and Professor of Divinity in succession to his father, born 1729, died 4 August 1786 James, died young George, physician, Perth Ebenezer, born 1731 Margaret (married George Murray, minister of Secession Church, Lockerbie) Agnes (married Robert Cunningham of Balgownie, Secession minister at Eastbarns, died 1775) Ann, born 1740 (married Captain James Hutchison, Burntisland) Jean (married Alexander Pringle, D.D., Perth) and seven who died in infancy. Publications The Deity of Jesus Christ proved and asserted from the Holy Scriptures (Edinburgh, 1730) The Duty of Contending for the Faith, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1732) An Enquiry into the Principle, Rule, and End of Moral Actions (Edinburgh, 1735) A Review and Examination of some Principles in Campbell's Discourse, proving that the Apostles were no Enthusiasts (Edinburgh, 1735) Christ's Call to the Rising Generation considered, three sermons (Edinburgh, 1740) The Duty of National Covenanting explained (Edinburgh, 1747) An Examination of the separating Brethren's pretended Right to the Exercise of the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven (1748) *Animadversions upon Mr Ralph Erskine's Fancy, Still no Faith, etc. (1749) England's Alarm (Edinburgh, 1756) The Countenancing of Mr Whitefield's Administrations (Glasgow 1758) The Artifices of the Burghers (Glasgow, 1761) Sermons and Tracts, 2 vols (1779) and jointly with Eben. Erskine Act of the Associate Presbytery concerning the Doctrine of Grace (Edinburgh, 1744) A Drop of Honey from the Book of Christ (Glasgow, 1778) Bibliography Seton's House of Moncrieff, 101 The Lyons of Cossins, 67 Butler's Abernethy, 411-60 Hist, of the Secession Church Vol.1, Vol.2 Young's Memorials, with a selection from his works (1849) McKerrow's Hist. of the Secession Church, 1848 Landreth's United Presbyterian Divinity Hall, 1876. References Citations Sources Covenanters 1695 births 1761 deaths 18th-century Presbyterian ministers Alumni of the University of St Andrews 18th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland Ministers of Secession Churches in Scotland