| 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] |
| [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] |
| APPENDIX. |
| I. | Letter referring to Projected Insurrection. | [509] |
| II. | Prayer Book attached to the Act of Uniformity. | [513] |
| III. | Alterations in Prayer Book in compliance with the Recommendation of the Puritans | [521] |
| IV. | Act of Uniformity | [522] |
| V. | Sealed Books | [536] |
| VI. | Number of the Ejected | [538] |
| VII. | Informer’s Note Book | [542] |
| VIII. | Accuracy of Anecdote respecting Peter Ince | [544] |
| IX. | Cecil, Lord Burleigh | [545] |
| X. | MS. respecting the Death of Charles II. | [546] |
| XI. | Story about Samuel Wesley | [548] |
| XII. | Anglican Views on the Relations of Church and State | [549] |
| XIII. | MS. Journal of Parliamentary Proceedings, by Lloyd, Bishop of Norwich | [550] |
| XIV. | Extract from MS. Vol. in the Bodleian Library respecting John Bunyan | [555] |
| INDEX | [556] |