Challenges to Religious Settlement (Puritans)

Question 1

What did puritans want

Answer 1

Church to be plain as possible - white washed walls and no statues or singing
Believed that these things distracted the mind from God

Question 2

What colour did Puritans believe Priest robes should be

Answer 2

black

Question 3

What did the Puritans dislike

preference, vague

Answer 3

Strongley disliked Elizabeth’s preference of decorated churches and delibratley vague wording of the book of common prayer

Question 4

What did Puritans believe in

(Wanted this to be stated in prayer book)

Answer 4

Consubstantion - bread and wine represented but did not transform into the body and blood of Christ - wanted this to be stated in the Prayer book

Question 5

What happened in 1572

Answer 5

Push for change in 1572 with the Admonition of Parliament - letter which outlined puritans demands - was simply ignored

Question 6

Vestment Controversy

Answer 6

1565-66
Vestment - clothing that Priests wear
Royal Injunction - Lizzy stated clergy to wear special vestments
Puitans resisted this - clergy should wear no vestment or simple
Part of the Vestment was the surplice - Puritan priests rejected the surplice as it was worn by Catholics - opposed AofU
37 priests resigned but the rest of the clergy gave in

Question 7

Crucifix Controversy

idoltry, replace

Answer 7

1559
Puritans bishop wanted to ensure all crucifixes were removed from churches
Was seen as idoltry and undermined the purity of God’s message through the bible
Puritan bishops threatened to resign, Elizabeth backed down as she could not replace them with educated Protestant clergy with similar ability