Chapter I: Front Matter

ECCLESIASTICAL

HISTORY OF ENGLAND.

=The Church of the Restoration.=

BY

JOHN STOUGHTON, D.D.

IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL. II.

London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON,
27, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
MDCCCLXX.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Popish Plot 1

Titus Oates 2

Coleman 3

Act for Excluding Roman Catholics 10

CHAPTER II.

Fall of Danby 12

New Parliament 13

The Duke of York and the Bishops 14

Archbishop Sancroft 17

Dangerfield’s Plot 21

Exclusion Bill 23

CHAPTER III.

Stillingfleet 26

Howe and Tillotson 27

Scheme of Comprehension 29

Toleration Bill 30

Oxford Parliament 31

Exclusion Bill 32

King’s Declaration 35

CHAPTER IV.

Duke of Buckingham and Howe 40

Men in Power--

Halifax 41

Rochester 43

Conway and Jenkins 43

Trial of Colledge 45

Fall of Shaftesbury 49

Persecution of Nonconformists 50

Vincent 54

Annesley and Bates 57

CHAPTER V.

Duke of Monmouth 60

Royal Despotism 63

Rye House Plot 64

Lord Russell 65

Death of Owen 70

Persecution of Nonconformists--

Heywood 71

Rosewell 72

Delaune 73

Bampfield 75

CHAPTER VI.

French Protestants 76

Cabinet Meetings 82

William Jenkyn 84

Charles’ Court 85

Scenes at Whitehall 86

Death of Charles II. 87

CHAPTER VII.

James II. 89

Alterations in the Ministry 92

Trial of Baxter 95

Monmouth’s Rebellion 97

Alicia Lisle 98

Elizabeth Gaunt 99

Persecution of Nonconformists 100

CHAPTER VIII.

Changes in the Cabinet 104

Court Intrigues 105

James’ Policy 106

Declaration of Indulgence 118

Penn 125

Kiffin 127

CHAPTER IX.

The Papal Nuncio 129

Promotion of Romanists 131

Proceedings at the Universities 132

New Declaration 139

The Seven Bishops 140

Prosecution 149

Trial 153

Acquittal 155

CHAPTER X.

Development of Nonconformity 159

Presbyterians 159

Form of Church Government 160

Independents 164

Confession of Faith 166

Baptists 171

Confession of Faith 172

Quakers 177

Form of Church Government 178

CHAPTER XI.

Cathedrals 180

Churches 182

Worship 185

Ecclesiastical Revenues 190

Ecclesiastical Courts 198

Nonconformist Places of Worship 205

Relative number of Conformists and Nonconformists 207

Contrasts in Preaching 209

Superstition 213

CHAPTER XII.

Family Life amongst Nonconformists 217

Family Life amongst Episcopalians 228

Observance of the Sabbath 234

Festivals 237

Recreations 238

Charities 243

Missions 247

Universities 250

CHAPTER XIII.

Theology 259

Anglicans--

Thorndike 268

Bull 279

Heylyn 287

Taylor 289

Cosin 299

Morley 302

Bramhall 303

CHAPTER XIV.

Anglicans--

Sanderson 305

Hammond 306

Pearson 308

Barrow 311

Opinions respecting Popery 316

Opinions respecting Unepiscopal Churches 318

The Prayer Book 323

Hooker’s Works 324

Anglican Sermon Writers 328

Critics 331

CHAPTER XV.

Liberal Orthodox--

Chillingworth 334

Smith 336

Hales 338

Farindon 339

Fowler 344

Wilkins 348

Cudworth 349

Stillingfleet 352

Critics--

Lightfoot 353

Patrick 354

Science 355

CHAPTER XVI.

Latitudinarians 359

Milton 363

Biddle 365

Scargill 368

CHAPTER XVII.

Quakers--

Penn 369

Barclay 377

Other Mystics--

Saltmarsh 380

Sterry 382

Sir Henry Vane 385

CHAPTER XVIII.

Puritan Works on Evidences 386

Gale 387

Howe 389

Owen 390

Baxter 392

Puritan Theology 394

Thomas Goodwin 397

Owen 401

CHAPTER XIX.

John Goodwin 406

Horne 409

Conyers--Lawson 410

_Fur Prædestinatus_ 412

CHAPTER XX.

Baxter 414

Howe 421

Puritan Views on Sacraments and the Ministry 430

Controversy with Papists 435

Ecclesiastical Controversy 437

Practical Theology 442

Expositors 446

CHAPTER XXI.

Poetry 451

Hymnology 455

CHAPTER XXII.

Illustrations of Religious Character--

Isaak Walton 468

John Evelyn 471

Margaret Godolphin 475

Sir Matthew Hale 478

Dr. Henry More 482

Sir Thomas Browne 485

Countess of Warwick 488

CHAPTER XXIII.

Illustrations of Religious Character--(_Continued_)--

John Burnyeat 492

Joseph Alleine 494

Thomas Ewins 497

Owen Stockton 500

Dr. Thomas Jacomb 504

Sir Harbottle Grimston 505

Unity of Spiritual Life 506