Chapter XIII: Death of Pym 301

Court Intrigues 305

Corporation Banquet 307

Marshall's Discourse 308

Iconoclastic Crusade 312

Cromwell at Ely 319

League and Covenant set up 319

Covenant imposed upon the Irish 323

Meetings of Westminster Assembly 326

Presbyterians 329

Erastians 330

Dissenting Brethren 332

Toleration--Chillingworth 335

Hales 336

Jeremy Taylor 337

Cudworth--More 339

John Goodwin 343

Busher--Locke 346

CHAPTER XIV.

Early Congregational Churches 348

Browne 349

Barrowe--Greenwood 353

Penry 356

Jacob 357

Lathrop 358

Independents and Brownists 365

Spread of Congregationalism 369

Presbyterians and Independents 371

CHAPTER XV.

Charles at Oxford 372

Royalist Army 373

Reports Respecting the King and the Court 374

Conduct of his Majesty 376

Bishops at Oxford 378

Clergy at Oxford 379

Chillingworth and Cheynell 381

Barwick 383

CHAPTER XVI.

Ecclesiastical Affairs 385

Committee for Plundered Ministers 387

Tithes 389

Local Committees 390

Church and Parliament 391

CHAPTER XVII.

Laud's Trial 395

Accusations against him 396

His Defence 397

Bill of Attainder passed 399

His Execution 401

His Character 402

The Directory 404

Sanctioned by General Assembly and House of Lords 406

Ordinance enforcing the Directory 407

Dissatisfaction of the Scotch 408

Irish Loyal to Prayer Book 409

Forms of Devotion for the Navy 409

CHAPTER XVIII.

Treaty at Uxbridge 412

Debate between Royalists and Parliamentarians 414

Charles makes a shew of Concession 415

Debates at Westminster about Ordination 417

Debates on Presbyterian Discipline 418

Presbyterians and Independents 419

Committee of Accommodation 421

CHAPTER XIX.

Long Marston Moor 425

Naseby 428

Sufferings of the Clergy 431

Alphery--Alcock--Alvey 433

CHAPTER XX.

Jealousy of Presbyterian Power 436

Unpopularity of Scotch Army 437

The Power of the Keys 439

Toleration 443

Divine Right of Presbyterianism 446

Assembly threatened with a Præmunire 448

Confession of Faith drawn up by Assembly 450

Revision of Psalmody 451

Character of Assembly 452

CHAPTER XXI.

New modelling of the Army 455

Richard Baxter 456

Religion in the Camp 457

Army Chaplains--Sprigg 459

Palmer 461

Saltmarsh 462

Preaching in the Army 464

Conference between Charles I. and Henderson 469

Newcastle Treaty 471

Letters to the Queen 474

CHAPTER XXII.

Ordinances for establishing Presbyteries 477

Final Measures with regard to Episcopacy 479

Ecclesiastical Courts 481

Registration of Wills 483

Tithes 485

Church Dues 487

University of Cambridge 490

Ordinance for its Regulation 491

Commissioners appointed to administer the Covenant 491

Sequestrations 493

Revival of Puritanism 494

Oxford 496

Military Occupation of the University 497

Parliamentary Commissioners 497

Dr. Laurence and Colonel Walton 499

Resistance to the New Authorities 500