32 - cromwell and the sects

Question 1

cromwell’s religious tolerance

Answer 1

believed in liberty of conscience
was aware it would be difficult to get each sect to recognise eachothers freedoms
stated that unless a belief caused submersive public bahviour, it should be tolerated

Question 2

triers and ejectors

Answer 2

set up through 2 ordinances
officials responsible for the seletion adn supervision of those appointed to ministers in the church

Question 3

significance of the triers and ejectors

Answer 3

didnt intent to decide what doctorines were acceptable or presecute particualr beliefes but to imporve religius toleration

Question 4

the makeup of the triers and ejectors

Answer 4

cromwell wanted them to be drawn from all denominations such as independants,baptists and presbyterians

Question 5

cromwell and the quakers

Answer 5

he didnt dislkie their private beliefes, but their public beahviour
cromwell, on good terms with geroge fox, often steopped in to prevevent quaker prosecution

Question 6

james naylar

Answer 6

example fo cromwells protection of the quakers
james rode in on a donkey and surrounded by women as if he was jesus and was arrested for blasphemy
james was found guilty by parliament and sentenced to violent punishment
cromwell was distrubed by the punishment and parliament exceeding their rights

Question 7

cromwells balancing act

Answer 7

had to keep the army happy, who naturally resinated with the sects, aswell as the strongly presbyterian parliament.
he wanted relgious tolerance but without permitting extremism

Question 8

cromwells attempt to religious balance

Answer 8

• religious tolerance
• preservation of churches in localities so that ordianry people could acsess worship

Question 9

parliaments dispute with cromwell over religious tolerance

Answer 9

• cromwell was more tolerant than they were
• he attempted to maintain their repressive tendencies, sometimes unsucsessfuly (naylar case)
• believed a centralised church (parliament did) would be the best way to prevent extermism

Question 10

cromwell an the jews

Answer 10

considered teh suggestion jews be granted full freedom in england.

Question 11

the degree of cromwells religous tolernace

Answer 11

• didnt extend to catholcis
• didnt extend to blasphemny (extremism)

Question 12

religious fredom in the protectorate

Answer 12

during this time, people expeirenced an unprecedented degree of religious freedom