Separatist movments

• Why did separatists believe the Bible should be available in all languages?

  To allow personal interpretation of religious teachings
• What was the main belief of the separatist movement?

  The Bible was the only source of teachings
• What type of gatherings did separatists form?

  Isolated voluntary gatherings
• Who was Walter Raleigh in relation to separatism?

  He supported separatism with 10,000-12,000 followers
• Who were the Brownists?

  Followers of Robert Browne
• What did Robert Browne argue about the Church of England?

  It was corrupted by Catholic traces
• What was the Act against seditious sectaries?

  Aimed at groups like separatists
• What happened to Henry Barrow, John Greenwood, and John Penry?

  They were executed for their beliefs
• Did the Act against seditious sectaries destroy separatism?

  No, separatists went into exile in the Netherlands
• What was the status of Puritanism by the late 1580s?

  No strong Puritan support in government
• What event diminished the appeal of Puritanism?

  The defeat of the Catholic Spanish Armada
• What was the result of the decline of Presbyterianism?

  Puritan attitudes became more acceptable