Puritans and George Abbott

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The Puritans were...
desperate to see reforms of the Protestant church
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How was the Church of England a religious compromise?
represented Protestant structure & dressing of Catholics
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Why were they hopeful of a change?
James I had been brought up with a strict Presbyterian church in Scotland
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They had seen him gain...
a very harsh and strict religious upbringing
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Arch Bishop Bancroft created a number of new laws:
They were called Bancroft's Canons and the laws were known as The 39 articles
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What were many Puritan reactions?
They were furious with the laws and some Puritan ministers refused to obey them- leaving the church of England
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What happened in 1611?
Bancroft died and was replaced by George Abbott
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James saw religon primarily in political terms and...
he wanted to ensure that he maintained full control over religious officials
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How was he percieved?
People found him to be a much more sympathetic Bishop- particularly towards the Puritans
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In return, what did Abbott promise the Puritans for showing obedience to the crown through sign and policies?
To leave the Puritans undisturbed in belief
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What did Abbott fight against and why did this please the Puritans?
He didn't support Catholic and Arminian influence in the church and this pleased the Puritans because they were seeing progress in removing the flaunted wealth within the church
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How did some Puritans benefit under the new Arch Bishop of Canterbury?
By purchasing new lands through impropriation
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What did impropriation lead to?
Since it allowed parish lands to be purchased the richer Puritans brought them and in turn more Puritan churches were created
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Why might James take credit over the appeasement of the Puritans?
He appointed George Abbott to be the Arch Bishop of Canterbury
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What was the new document was created by James I in 1618?
The Book of Sports
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What did it outline?
On a Sunday, it was made allowed to do activities, such as archery and dancing
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Why did this anger the Puritans?
They considered the activities to be distasteful- especially because it was on a Sunday
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Where did the Puritans go to meet with the agreeing James with a list of demands?
Hampton Court
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What were the list of demands to James called?
The Millenary Petition
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What was James' response to the list of demands?
He rejected them
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What did he state?
'he would harry them out- if they did not conform to the ideas in the prayer book'
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