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I. The Westminster Assembly in Session—The Solemn League and Covenant:
Scottish Commissioners in the Assembly—Debates on Church-Government:
Apologetical Narration of the Independents—Parliamentary
Proceedings—Scottish Auxiliary Army in England
II. Milton unhappy in his Marriage: His First Divorce Tract: Two Editionsof it
I. Inactivity of the Scottish Auxiliaries—Spread of Independency and
Multiplication of Sects—Visitation of the University of Cambridge—
Battle of Marston Moor—Fortnight's Vacation of the Westminster Assembly
(July 23-August 7, 1644),—Principle of Toleration and State of the
Toleration Controversy: Synopsis of English Sects and Sectaries in 1644.-
-Resumption of Assembly's Proceedings: Denunciation of Picked Sectaries
and Heretics—Cromwell's Interference for Independency: Accommodation
Order of Parliament—Presbyterian Settlement voted—Essex beaten and the
War flagging: Self-denying Ordinance and New Model of the Army—
Parliamentary Vengeances: Death of Laud
II. Milton among the Sectaries, and in a "World of Disesteem": Story ofMrs. Attaway—Samuel Hantlib, John Durie, and John Amos Comenius: Schemesof a Reformed Education, and Project of a London University—Milton'sTract on Education, and Method with his Pupils—His Second DivorceTract, or Compilation from Bucer—Mr. Herbert Palmer's Attack on Miltonfrom the Pulpit—Milton and the Stationers' Company: Their Accusation ofhim in a Petition to the Commons—His Areopagitica, or Speech forthe Liberty of Unlicensed Printing—Anger of the Stationers, and theirComplaint against Milton to the Lords: Consequence of the Complaint—TheDivorce Question continued: Publication of Mr. Herbert Palmer's Sermon,and farther Attacks on Milton by Prynne, Dr. Featley, and an AnonymousPamphleteer—Tetrachordon and Colasterion: Their Replies tothe Assailants.