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SOME NECESSITY OF REFORMATION OF THE Publick Doctrine of the Church of England.

Or a modest and brief REPLY TO Dr PEARSON'S Modest and Learned, No Necessity of Reformation OF THE Publick Doctrine of the Church of England. Directed to Dr Pearson himself.

By William Hamilton Gent.

LONDON, Printed for John Sherley at the Signe of the golden Pelican in Little-Britain, M.DC.LX.


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TO HIS Reverend and worthy Friend JOHN PEARSON Doctor of Divinity AND To the Courteous Readers both of him and me.

Reverend Sir,
I Am not so wise, as to account your Book unworthy of Answer, as some too angrily do; nor can esteem it weakness, but the contrary rather a too great sturdiness and stoutness, Christianly to have gone about, to shew you, that you mistook the Ministers meaning; because I cannot think so ill of your self, that you would wilfully go so farre aside from their meaning, as I am confident you have done. And I am of opinion that he himself, who hath thus forestald other mens answers, as farre as he could, with such a censure, should rather have civilly replied himself where he found his Antagonist mistaken, which was but Christian duty, and that which himself seems to acknowledge so, and promises in another case. Yet I shall request of you, or any other of my courteous Readers, to excuse what weakness they may find, upon any other account, seeing this Answer was hasted, and after twice reading of your Book only, presently and ex tempore poured forth, as you see. Ever since the Bishop of Armaghs recommending me to your acquaintance with such a character; as he gave you, I have had a reverent opinion of you, and found afterwards sufficient cause not to change it. Wherefore I intreat you, Sir, that you will satisfie the world candidly, whether you can now think, you mistook the Minispers, or no; and to do them and the truth so farre right, as to let it be seen, that you did not, nor will not intend any thing against the truth, nor ingenuity of mind, but for both; and you shall anew obliege,

Sir,
From my Chamber in Blackfriers, Lond. Sept. 6. 1660.

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