| Preface | v |
| Chapter I. | Charles the First | |
| The Character of the Monarch at his Accession to the Throne | 1 |
| Parties in the State | 3 |
| The Coronation | 5 |
| The Church--Abbott | 7 |
| Laud--his influence | 9 |
| The condition of the people | 12 |
| The morals of the Clergy | 14 |
| The Puritan clement | 18 |
| The prevalence of Baptist principles | 20 |
| Letters to the Dutch Churches | 21 |
| The mode of Baptism | 51 |
| The mode of Baptism in Holland | 53 |
| Church at Stoney Stratford | 54 |
| The conflict of the Commons with the King | 57 |
| The Second Parliament | 60 |
| The Third Parliament | 62 |
| Elevation of Laud to the Primacy | 65 |
| His policy | 68 |
| The Star Chamber--Nonconformist sufferings | 71 |
| Rise of Particular Baptists | 75 |
| Influence of the Laudian School | 80 |
| Nonconformists emigrate to Holland | 83 |
| Episcopacy and the Scottish Church | 85 |
| Baptists in Wales | 88 |
| Baptists in England | 89 |
| Chapter II. | The Civil War | |
| State of parties | 91 |
| The feeling in the Commons' House | 93 |
| The Star Chamber | 94 |
| The labour of the Patriots | 95 |
| Feeling against Laud | 97 |
| Anabaptists before the Lords, &c. | 99 |
| Hostility to the Bishops | 103 |
| Remonstrance of the Commons | 105 |
| Charles's attempt on the Five Members | 106 |
| John Canne and the Baptists | 107 |
| Works on Baptism | 112 |
| Vavasour Powell in Wales | 113 |
| Dr. Feately and the Baptists in Southwark | 113 |
| Charles denounces them | 115 |
| Charles raises the standard of Civil War | 116 |
| Character of the Cavaliers | 118 |
| Character of the Parliamentarians | 120 |
| Baptists--their aim in engaging in the War | 122 |
| Thomas Lamb--his sufferings | 123 |
| Rise of sects | 124 |
| Influence of Presbyterians | 125 |
| Meeting of the Assembly of Divines | 126 |
| Influence of this on the Baptists | 128 |
| Cause of their increase | 130 |
| Confession of Faith | 134 |
| Increase of Baptists | 136 |
| Efforts for religious freedom | 137 |
| Tyranny of Presbyterians | 138 |
| Baxter and Cox at Coventry | 140 |
| Progress of Baptist sentiments | 142 |
| Dispute with Calamy | 143 |
| H. Denne--his sufferings | 145 |
| Laying on of hands on the baptized | 146 |
| John Tombes embraces Baptist views | 147 |
| Henry Jessey embraces Baptist views | 149 |
| Presbyterian hatred | 150 |
| Colonel Hutchinson adopts Baptist views | 151 |
| Intolerant Law | 152 |
| Progress of the War | 154 |
| Duplicity of Charles | 155 |
| Death and character of Charles | 156 |
| Chapter III. | The Commonwealth | |
| The spread of Republican principles | 169 |
| The strength of parties in the nation | 170 |
| Abolition of the Monarchy | 172 |
| Ireland | 172 |
| Charles II. proclaimed by the Scots | 173 |
| Cromwell in Scotland | 174 |
| Moral state of Wales | 175 |
| Petition of the Anabaptists in London | 176 |
| Religious freedom | 176 |
| State of the Universities | 178 |
| Baptists in the Principality | 180 |
| Tombes and Baxter | 184 |
| Baptists in Ireland | 187 |
| Baptists in Scotland | 189 |
| Political changes | 191 |
| Cromwell Lord Protector | 193 |
| Party feeling | 194 |
| The "Tryers" | 196 |
| Baptists opposed to them | 198 |
| Protector favourable to the Baptists | 199 |
| They are hostile to his Government | 200 |
| Major-General Harrison | 202 |
| Feake, Powell, and others, against the Protector | 203 |
| Letter of Thomas Harrison on Baptists in Ireland, &c. | 208 |
| Fifth Monarchy men | 212 |
| Colonel Lilburne in Scotland | 215 |
| Letter to the Church at Hexham | 220 |
| Rise of Associations | 223 |
| Various sects | 225 |
| Baptists opposed to Fifth Monarchy Men | 226 |
| Closing scene of the Protector's life | 228 |
| Character of Oliver | 229 |
| Moral state of the country | 235 |
| Richard proclaimed | 236 |
| State of parties | 237 |
| The feeling of Baptists | 238 |
| Case of Colonel Overton | 240 |
| Hostility between the Civil and Military Powers | 241 |
| Royalist rising | 241 |
| Monk--his duplicity, &c. | 242 |
| Baptists--persecuted | 245 |
| The Restoration | 246 |
| Chapter IV. | Charles the Second | |
| The joy of the nation | 247 |
| The Presbyterians aid in the Restoration | 249 |
| Calamy and others at Breda | 251 |
| Conduct of the Cavaliers | 252 |
| The Regicides | 253 |
| General Harrison | 254 |
| The bodies of Cromwell and others dishonoured | 255 |
| Restoration of Episcopacy, &c. | 257 |
| Savoy Conference | 259 |
| The spirit of the Presbyterians | 262 |
| The spirit of the Church | 263 |
| Sufferings of Baptists | 264 |
| John Bunyan | 267 |
| Venner and the Fifth Monarchy Men | 270 |
| Moral state of the nation | 271 |
| Emigrants to Holland | 274 |
| Hostility to Baptists | 275 |
| Trial and martyrdom of John James | 280 |
| Vavasour Powell and the Welsh Baptists | 283 |
| Character of the House of Commons | 285 |
| Passing of the Corporation Act | 286 |
| Episcopacy in Scotland | 288 |
| Uniformity Bill | 290 |
| Prayer Book modified | 292 |
| Ejected Baptists | 295 |
| Feelings of the ejected | 296 |
| Indulgence promised | 297 |
| Sheldon--his hostility to the Nonconformists | 298 |
| Charles and his Court | 299 |
| Sufferings of Nonconformists | 300 |
| William Kiffin | 303 |
| Trial of Keach | 306 |
| Spirit of the Episcopate | 310 |
| State of the Court and Government | 312 |
| The "Cabal" | 315 |
| Cromwell and Charles's Government | 317 |
| Toleration promised | 319 |
| The growth of Popery | 320 |
| The Test Act | 321 |
| Sufferings of the Baptists | 322 |
| Conflicts with the Quakers | 324 |
| George Fox and the Baptists in Leicester, Carlisle, and Scotland | 326 |
| French influence | 328 |
| The University of Oxford issues its famous decree on Passive Obedience | 330 |
| Attitude of the Patriots | 332 |
| Scheme of Comprehension | 333 |
| Baptist sufferings--Delaune | 334 |
| Efforts for training ministers | 339 |
| Last days and death of Charles | 341 |
| Character of Charles | 346 |
