Reliquiæ Baxterianæ, or, Mr. Richard Baxters narrative of the most memorable passages of his…

§ 66. The People then were so apprehensive of approaching Misery and Confusion while the Fanatics were Lords, and Vane ruled in the State and Lambert in the Army, and Fifth Monarchy Men (as they called the Millenaries) and Seekers, and Anabaptists were their chief Strength, that the King's old Party (called then the Cavaliers) and the Parliaments Party (called the Presbyterians) did secretly combine in many parts of the Land to rise all at once and suppress these insolent Usurpers and bring in the King: Sir Ralph Clare of Kidderminster, acquainted me with the intended Rising; (the Issue of which was, that the Cavaliers failing, except a few at Salisbury, who were suddenly dispersed or taken, Sir George Booth, and Sir Tho. Middleton, two old Commanders for the Parliament, drew together an Army of about 5000 Men, and took Chester, and there being no other to divert him, Lambert came against them, and some Independents and Anabaptists of the Country joining with him, his old Soldiers quickly routed them all, and Sir George Booth was afterwards taken and imprisoned): I told Sir R. Clare that if the Presbyterians and Episcopal Men had but before come to some Agreement, they would the more unanimously join against the Fanatics: But since the War, the Diocesan Party by Dr. Hammond's means was gone to a greater Distance, and grown higher than before, and denied the very being of the Reformed Churches and Ministry; and avoided all ways of Agreement with them, but by an absolute Submission to their Power (as the Papists do by the Protestants); and that there is a wondrous difference between the Cause of the one Party and the other: For though they are born equally capable of Government or Subjection, yet all that the Presbyterians (for the most part of them) desire, is but to have leave to worship God, and guide their Flocks in ways of Piety and Concord, without being persecuted for it. And the Prelatical Mens Cause is, that they may be the Governors of all, and that no Man have leave to serve God but as they prescribe to him, nor to rule his Flock but as ruled by them: Yea, as soon as a Man doth but side with the Men of that Opinion, he presently carrieth it, as if by his Opinion he had acquired a right to be the Governor of others:

§ 66. The People then were so apprehensive of approaching Misery and Consusion while the Fanaticks were Lords, and Vane ruled in the State and Lambert in the Army, and Fifth Monarchy Men (as they called the Millenaries) and Seekers, and Anabaptists were their chief Strength, that the King's old Party (called then the Cavaliers) and the Parliaments Party (called the Presbyterians) did secretly combine in many parts of the Land to rise all at once and suppress these insolent Usurpers and bring in the King: Sir Ralph Clare of Kiderminister, acquainted me with the intended Rising; (the Issue of which was, that the Cavaliers failing, except a few at Salisbury, who were suddenly disperst or taken, Sir George Booth, and Sir Tho. Middleton, two old Commanders for the Parliament, drew together an Army of about 5000 Men, and took Chester, and there being no other to divert him, Lambert came against them, and some Independants and Anabaptists of the Country joining with him, his old Souldiers quickly routed them all, and Sir George Booth was afterwards taken and imprisoned): I told Sir R. Clare that if the Presbyterians and Episcopal Men had but before come to some Agreement, they would the more unanimously join against the Fanaticks: But since the War, the Diocesane Party by Dr. Hammond's means was gone to a greater Distance, and grown higher than before, and denyed the very being of the Reformed Churches and Ministry; and avoided all ways of Agreement with them, but by an absolute Submission to their Power (as the Papists do by the Protestants); and that there is a wonderous difference between the Cause of the one Party and the other: For though they are born equally capable of Government or Subjection, yet all that the Presbyterians (for the most part of them) desire, is but to have leave to worship God, and guide their Flocks in ways of Piety and Concord, without being persecuted for it. And the Prelatical Mens Cause is, that they may be the Governors of all, and that no Man have leave to serve God but as they prescribe to him, nor to rule his Flock but as ruled by them: Yea, as soon as a Man doth but side with the Men of that Opinion, he presently carryeth it, as if by his Opinion he had acquired a right to be the Governor of others: