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ISBN-13:	9781579784416
Publisher:	Baptist Standard Bearer
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Series:	Baptist History , #21
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.33(w) x 9.32(h) x 1.11(d)

Table of Contents

	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

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