 In 1720, he wrote "A Vindication of the Church of England", against James Peirce, and in 1722 he wrote "Presbyterian Prejudice Display'd".In reply to Jean Barbeyrac, he wrote "The Spirit of Infidelity Detected," which he republished in 1735.These works were aimed primarily at rebutting the adversaries of the Established Church, as well as at vilifying Puritanism.