House of Lords voted useless. Office of a king dangerous.
Oaths of supremacy and allegiance abolished. The engage-
ment. The commonwealth. Independent interest prevails.
Sufferings of the Presbyterian ministers. Laxity of religious
principles. Bishop Hall's remarks upon divisions in reli-
gion. One hundred and eighty dangerous and blasphemous
opinions now held. General confusion in religion. State
of religion described. Quotation from Wilks' “Christian
Essays." Engagement taken. Milton employed as a
writer on the side of the commonwealth. Dean and
Chapters' land ordered to be sold. Salaries of incumbents
to be augmented. Public press under the direction of
Parliament. Sufferings of the Clergy of remote parts of
the kingdom. Propagation of the gospel in Wales. Origin
of the Quakers. George Fox. Charles II. crowned in
Scotland---defeated at Worcester. Cromwell turning the
Parliament out of doors. Barebone's parliament. Their
ludicrous proceedings. They dissolve themselves. Supreme
power vested in Cromwell. He is made Protector. Instru-
ment of Government. Toleration of all sects and heresies.
Some of the episcopal clergy connived at. Two of Bishop