It was made a crime to read fine psalms and prayers bequeathed to the faithful by Ambrose and Chrysostom.
At length the nation became weary of the reign of the saints.

The fallen dynasty and the fallen hierarchy were restored.

The Puritan was in his turn subjected to disabilities and penalties; and he immediately found out that it was barbarous to punish men for entertaining conscientious scruples about a garb, about a ceremony, about the functions of ecclesiastical officers.

His piteous complaints and his arguments in favour of toleration had at length imposed on many well meaning persons.
Even zealous churchmen had begun to entertain a hope that the severe discipline which he had undergone had made him candid, moderate, charitable.

Had this been really so, it would doubtless have been our duty to treat his scruples with extreme tenderness.