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 no copy of this edition is known to exist. It was, however, published in 1711 in 8vo, with the statement that it had never before been printed. 2. ‘Christ's Birth not mistimed; or a clear refutation of a resolution to a question about the time of Christ's Nativity by R. S., pretending to evidence by Scripture that Iesvs Christ was not born in December,’ London, 1649. 3. Preface to Lord Viscount Falkland's ‘Discourse on the Infallibility of the Church of Rome.’ This preface appears to have been first prefixed to a London edition of the treatise, published in 1647. Subsequent editions were issued in 1651 and 1660. The attack on De Cressy's views elicited from him a new edition of his ‘Exomologesis,’ with a long appendix, ‘wherein certain misconstructions of the book by J. P. are cleared,’ &c., 1653, 12mo. 4. ‘Prolegomena in Hieroclem,’ first printed at London 1655 as a preface to Meric Casaubon's edition of the ‘Opuscula of Hierocles.’ They were reprinted with an edition in 8vo, 1673; and again by Needham in his edition of 1709. Pearson's essay is a singular proof of the many strange untrodden paths of learning which he had explored, and with much curious illustrative criticism combines some notice of the last efforts of Gentile philosophy againt Christianity. 5. ‘Papers in Schism unmasked; or a late conference between Mr. Peter Gunning and Mr. John Pierson, Ministers, on the one part, and two Disputants of the Roman Profession on the other; wherein is defined both what Schism is and to whom it belongs,’ Paris, 1658, 12mo. There are some tokens of the hand of Pearson in this work, particularly in a vindication of the character of Firmilian; but the argument on the Anglican side was mainly sustained by Gunning. 6. ‘The Patriarchal Funeral; a sermon on the death of George, Lord Berkeley,’ London, 1658. This was preached in Lord Berkeley's private chapel. 7. Preface to the ‘Explication of the Minor Prophets’ of Dr. David Stokes [q. v.], 1659. 8. Preface to the ‘Golden Remains of the ever memorable Mr. John Hales of Eton College,’ London, 1659; 2nd edit. 1673; 3rd edit. 1688. 9. ‘No Necessity of Reformation of the Publick Doctrine of the Church of England,’ London, 1660. 10. ‘An Answer to Dr. Burges his Word, by way of Postscript, in vindication of No Necessity of Reformation of the Public Doctrine of the Church of England,’ London, 1660. These tracts, written by Pearson, in controversy with Dr. Cornelius Burges, under all the provocations which the character and style of his opponent could occasion, are a model for Christian controversy. 11. ‘Præfatio ad Criticos Sacros,’ 9 vols. London, 1660. The ‘Critici Sacri’ was an undertaking of some of the deprived clergy, and embraced a commentary on holy scripture. The selection of commentators and the collection of tracts in the last two volumes were probably the work of Pearson, who also contributed the preface. 12. ‘Dedicatio et Præfatio ad Diogenem Laertium Menagii,’ London, 1664. An English edition of the author, as published by Gilles Ménage, was preceded by a short dedication to Charles II, and a preface by Pearson. 13. ‘Præfatio Parænetica ad Vetus Testamentum Græcum ex Versione LXX interpretum,’ Cambridge, 1665. This essay is mainly a defence of the old translators against some censures of St. Jerome; it was reprinted by Grabe with his LXX. 14. ‘Oratio ad Exsequias Matthæi Wrenn, Episc. Eliensis,’ 1667. 15. ‘Promiscuous Ordinations are destructive to the Honour and Safety of the Church of England, if they should be allowed in it. Written in a Letter to a Person of Quality,’ 1668. 16. ‘Lectiones de Deo et Attributis,’ about 1661. These were some of Pearson's professorial lectures, which were first printed in Churton's edition of the ‘Minor Theological Works.’ 17. ‘Orationes in Comitiis Cantabrigiens. 1661–71.’ Seven orations first printed by Churton. 18. ‘Conciones ad Clerum sex, eodem decennio habitæ’ First printed by Churton. 19. ‘Determinationes Theologicæ Sex.’ First printed by Churton. 20. ‘A Sermon [on Ps. cxi. 4] preached Nov. 5, 1673, at the Abbey Church in Westminster,’ London, 1673. 21. ‘Annales Cyprianici.’ In 1682 Bishop Fell brought out an excellent edition of ‘St. Cyprian,’ to which Pearson prefixed the ‘Annales,’ which display his usual untiring research, sifting of historical testimonies, and well-weighed decision of disputed points. Schönemann published an abridgment of the ‘Annales’ in 1792, declaring that ‘they have ever been and ever will be esteemed among the learned as of the highest value.’ 22. ‘Annales Paulini.’ 23. ‘Lectiones in Acta Apostolorum.’ 24. ‘Dissertationes de Serie et Successione Primorum Romæ Episcoporum.’ These three works were edited by Dodwell, and included in Pearson's ‘Posthumous Works,’ 1688. The ‘Annals of St. Paul’ were translated into English by J. M. Williams in 1825, and again, together with the ‘Lectures on the Acts,’ by J. R. Crowfoot in 1851. 25. ‘Various Letters, Epistolæ Latinæ, Fragments,’ &c., collected by Churton in Pearson's ‘Minor Theological Works,’ Oxford, 1844. 26. ‘Adversaria Hesychiana,’