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From 1758-1768, he was minister of the Laigh kirk, Paisley ( Low Kirk ).

Witherspoon became prominent within the Church as an Evangelical opponent of the Moderate Party.

During his two pastorates he wrote three well-known works on theology, notably the satire " Ecclesiastical Characteristics " ( 1753 ), which opposed the philosophical influence of Francis Hutcheson.

He was awarded a Master of Arts, Bachelor of Divinity, and Doctorate of Divinity from the University of St Andrews, Fife.