Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called…

2. Sir Francis Nethersole sent purposely to me a Messenger to desire me to go to London to Cromwell, and persuade him to resign the Government to King Ch. II. I answered him that Cromwell had been tried therein by many, but would not so easily resign what he had got. He once admitted me to his Discourse, and before the Lord Broghil, Lambert and Thurloe, I urged him to tell us, what the People of England had done to forfeit their right to the Enjoyment of their ancient constituted Government, which they professed to be for and still desired? And all the answer that I could have was, that God had changed it by his Providence, the passages of which he talked over near two hours, till ⟨p. 26⟩Lambert took on him to be asleep: for we must not interrupt him. Then Sir Francis sent me his Printed Books and some Papers, to have disputed over all the Case of the War: And not knowing how many such I might be put to answer, I thought best, in Print to tell him on what Grounds and Principles I had gone, not undertaking that I had not mistaken, but to desire him if I had erred to show it by answering my Reasons there given. But before I could have his Answer, the distracted Armies had overturned all the present Government.

2. Sir Francis Nethersole sent purposely to me a Messenger to desire me to go to London to Cromwell, and perswade him to resign the Government to King Ch. II. I answered him that Cromwell had been tryed therein by many, but would not so easily resign what he had got. He once admitted me to his Discourse, and before the Lord Broghil, Lambert and Thurloe, I urged him to tell us, what the People of England had done to forfeit their right to the Enjoyment of their ancient constituted Government, which they professed to be for and still desired? And all the answer that I could have was, that God had changed it by his Providence, the passages of which he talkt over near two hours, till ⟨p. 26⟩Lambert took on him to be asleep: for we must not interrupt him. Then Sir Francis sent me his Printed Books and some Papers, to have disputed over all the Case of the War: And not knowing how many such I might be put to answer, I thought best, in Print to tell him on what Grounds and Principles I had gone, not undertaking that I had not mistaken, but to desire him if I had erred to shew it by answering my Reasons there given. But before I could have his Answer, the distracted Armies had overturned all the present Government.