Evolution of the Church

• Who wrote the first Arminian publication?

  'A New Gag for an Old Goose' by Richard Montagu in 1624
• When was Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury?


  1633
• What did Laud issue in 1633?


  The Book of Sports
• What did the Book of Sports allow for?

  Allowed people to participate in pastimes and sport on Sunday
• What was Laud and Charles' Church policy called?

  'Beauty of Holiness'
• What are examples of changes made to Churches in the 1630s?


  -Organs installed, hymns and sacred music encouraged

  -Fonts Decorated

  -Stained glass windows and statues returned

  -Altar moved to the East and railed off
• What did Charles issue in 1626?


  A proclomation which forbade public discusson of religious doctrine
• Why was the Archbishop of Canterbury briefly suspended?


  George Abbot was briefly suspended in 1627 for refusing to grant an Arminian sermon
• When was Laud arrested and executed?

  1645
• When was the Root and Branch petition?


  December 1640
• What did the Root and Branch petition do?


  Removed episcopacy from the Church
• What was the Book of Common Prayer replaced with?


  The Directory of Worship
• What was the publication put together which appealed the right to set up seperate churches?

  'An Apologetic Narration'
• How many members of Parliament put together 'An Apologetic Narration'?


  5
• When was the Toleration Act published?


  1650
• When was the Commision of Triers and Ejectors created?

  1654
• What did the Triers and Ejectors say?

  Anybody working in the Church was to be competent
• Who was made Archbishop of Canterbury in 1663?


  Gilbert Sheldon
• What did Sheldon want for the Church?

  Religious uniformity
• What was published in 1661?


  The Corporation Act
• What did the Corporation act say?

  To hold a position on a Borough council you had to take Anglican Communion
• When was the Act of Uniformity published?


  1662
• What did the Act of Uniformity say?


  You must conform to the Church to work within
• How many bishops were expelled from their livings under the Act of Uniformity by 1664?

  1,800
• When was the Conventicle Act published?


  1664
• What did the Conventicle act mean?

  Harsh punishment (such as transportation) for anyone practicing a religious service outside of the Church in a group of more than 5
• When was the Conventicle Act re-issued?


  1670
• When was the Five Mile Act published?


  1665
• What did the Five Mile Act say?


  Clergymen expelled from their parish for non-conformity could not go within a five mile radius of the parish
• What was the result of the Trial of the Seven bishops?


  They were found not guilty
• How did Laud enforce his policies?


  He carried out visitations with evidence of each Church personally reviewed by Charles and Laud
• What was used to punish non-conformists?


  The Court of High Commission
• What happened to Puritan pamphelts and books?


  They were censored and texts from abroad were seized and destroyed
• Preaching was banned on what topic?

  Predestination
• What was the name of the harsh Anglican Parliament?


  The Cavalier Parliament in 1661
• When was 'An Apologetic Narration' Published?


  1644
• When was the Directory of Worship introduced?

  1644
• What was the catechism?

  A set of instructions on how the Arminian church should be set up
• How often were visitations?

  Every 3 years
• What did Parliament pass in 1646?

  Resolutions confirming the removal of episcopacy and a commitment to the form of Presbytarian