228. Lord Campbell's lives of the Chief Justices.
229. Vol. i., p. 57. This forcibly reminds us of Greatheart's reply to Giant Maul—'I am a servant of the God of heaven; my business is to persuade sinners to repentance; if to prevent this be thy quarrel, let us fall to it as soon as thou wilt,' vol. iii., p. 210. Southey attempts to vindicate the justices in condemning Bunyan, and grossly mis-states the facts; deeming him to be unreasonable and intolerant; that preaching was incompatible with his calling, and that he ought not to have sacrificed his liberty in such a cause! The poet-laureate makes these assertions, knowing the vast benefits which sprung from the determined piety and honesty of the persecuted preacher. Would not By-ends, Facing-both-ways, and Save-all, have jumped to the same conclusion?
230. Vol. i., p. 56.
231. Every Christian should read the appalling account of these sufferings, recently published under the title of Ladies of the Covenant.
232. Vol. iii., p. 17.
233. History of Baptists, vol. ii., p. 172. Robinson was a nephew of Archbishop Laud, and appeared to inherit his evil spirit.
234. Wilson's History of Dissenting Churches, and the Trial of Rosewell.
235. Vol. i., p. 198; and Grace Abounding, No. 326.
236. Vol. i., p. 48.
237. Baptized at Elstow, July 20, 1650.