THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND UNDER ELIZABETH I

UNACCEPTABLE

ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE VIA MEDEA

UNACCEPTABLE

SEPARATISTS

PURITANS

ANGLICAN-ARMINIANS

ANGLO-CATHOLICS

ULTRAMONTANE (ROMAN) CATHOLICS)
  • A diverse group, mostly Calvinist, Lutheran, and Lollard in theology
  • Deny any authority of the Queen, or any government official, in church governance.
  • Almost all are congregational in governance

 
  • Calvinist in theology
  • Oppose bishops and hierarchical church
  • Oppose formal prayer book and liturgy
  • Dislike choirs, statuary, stained glass and all theatrical elements in church services
  • Belief in congregational or presbyterian governance
  • Accept Queen as Head of State and as Head of Church for some (usually vague) purposes
  • Believe in remaining within the Church of England and purifying it by casting out all relics of Catholicism and Arminianism, both in theology and in structure
  • Mainstream of the Church of England.
  • Arminian in theology
  • Support hierarchical church, including bishops (episcopal governance)
  • Support prayer book and formal, liturgical services
  • Strong support for Queen as Head of State and Head of Church in every sense.
  • Recognize authority of Archbishop of Canterbury as spiritual leader of the Church of England and as the Queen’s primary agent for all church affairs
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  • Very few
  • Try to remain Catholic in faith and practice, accepting the Pope as absolute leader in spiritual matters but accepting the Queen as head of church for political, economic, and administrative matters
  • Not tolerated by the Catholic Church, which insists upon acceptance of papal supremacy in all matters.
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  • Accept the supremacy of the Pope in all church matters.
  • Deny the Queen’s position as Head of Church in any sense.
  • Presumed traitors by most Englishmen, given Spanish support for the Pope and the persistent state of war between England and Spain.
  • Not permitted to worship freely in England.
  • Catholic priests, especially Jesuits, presumed spies and enemies of England, and subject to execution.

    • A few become the Pilgrims, who settle Plymouth in 1620. Some become Baptists. Many are persecuted, others remain silent and hope for better times ahead.

    Many flee in the "Great Migration" of the 1630s (some to New England). Others remain and become the nucleus of the rebellion against Charles I.

    The dominant faction within the Church of England

    Most become Anglican-Arminian

    Some convert, some leave, most practice their faith in secret, or remain silent, hoping for better days ahead.