A study of the life and thought of Benjamin Keach (1640-1704), one of the most important Baptist thinkers of his day. Keach’s fame is usually based on his sufferings as a twenty-four year old preacher when he was pilloried in his native Buckinghamshire in 1664, and his introduction of hymn singing into congregational worship in the latter part of the seventeenth century. Keach’s significance far exceeds these two items. Drawing on almost all of Keach’s available writings and exploring the ministry and character of this man of God, it is evident why the term “excellent” may be justly applied to his name.