Robert Hall Jr. (1760-1831) was a towering figure in English non-conformity; he was the most famous Baptist in England in his lifetime, was widely-known as the “Prince of Preachers” before C. H. Spurgeon and had an eminently commendable concern for Christian piety and moral living. Despite this, Hall’s impact on the English Baptists following his lifetime was profound and can scarcely be underestimated. His life-long emphasis on piety above doctrine, pragmatism above biblical ecclesiology, and universal atonement above particular redemption led the English Particular Baptists towards doctrinal compromise and theological liberalism. Baptists throughout the world live in the wake of Robert Hall Jr – may we note his strengths, learn from his mistakes, and be led into better defending the deposit of faith handed to us (1 Tim 6:20).