by a distinctive thoroughness. The surviving scripts of his sermons show him to have been richly theological, deeply experimental (i.e. dealing with the experiences of the soul) and very practical—a master of the classic Puritan style of preaching. The extant writings of Rev. Thomas Halyburton were all published after his death: Natural Religion Insufficient, and Revealed Religion Necessary, to Man's Happiness in his Present State (1714), an able statement of the orthodox Calvinistic criticism of the deism of Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Charles Blount Memoirs of the Life of Mr Thomas Halyburton (1715), three parts by his own hand, the fourth from his diary by another hand The Great Concern of Salvation (1721), with a word of commendation by Isaac Watts Ten Sermons Preached Before and After the Lord's Supper (1722) The Unpardonable Sin Against the Holy Ghost (1784) John Wesley and George Whitefield were both influenced by Halyburton's writings. Family He was married in 1701, to Janet Watson, and had issue — Margaret married William Wishart Elizabeth David George Janet Euphemia References Citations Sources External links 1674 births 1712 deaths Alumni of the University of St Andrews Scottish Calvinist and Reformed theologians 18th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians