. ▁▁▁▁ ▁After ▁ 1 6 4 7 , ▁R ous ▁moved ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁Independ ents ▁like ▁Oliver ▁C rom well , ▁and ▁supported ▁Charles ' ▁execution ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 ; ▁since ▁Pres by ter ians ▁believed ▁a ▁' well - ordered ' ▁mon archy ▁was ▁div in ely ▁mand ated , ▁The ▁Prote ctor ate ▁presented ▁a ▁problem . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁pam ph let ▁titled ▁The ▁Law ful ness ▁of ▁O be ying ▁the ▁Pres ent ▁Government ; ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁' true ▁Pres by ter ian ', ▁this ▁argued ▁script ure ▁required ▁ob ed ience ▁to ▁authority , ▁regardless ▁of ▁who ▁w ield ed ▁it . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 6 5 2 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Pro pag ation ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ; ▁led ▁by ▁Cong reg ational ist ▁minister ▁ ▁John ▁O wen , ▁Parliament ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁before ▁any ▁of ▁its ▁suggested ▁re forms ▁were ▁en act ed . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁although ▁he ▁proved ▁in cap able ▁of ▁man aging ▁the ▁violent ▁fa ction al ism ▁of ▁B are bone ' s ▁Parliament . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Charles ▁W ors ley ▁and ▁John ▁Lam bert , ▁R ous ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁dist urbed ▁by ▁the ▁radical ism ▁of ▁many ▁MP s . ▁In ▁a ▁pre - pl anned ▁move , ▁on