history chapter 2 test pt. 2 Flashcards
Roman Catholics
body christians having levels of authority under the pope
westminister confession
written in 1646 by pastors during Englands civil war, it is the doctrine of the eternal decree
congregationalist
believed following Jesus christ as lord & savior as individual conscience dictates
Francis makemie
founder the presbyterian church
Jonathan Edwards
minister, shaper of spiritual life in America
episcopal/ anglican church
founded by William white
Roger Williams
puritan minister founded providence plantations in Rhode Island which became a colony in Rhode Island
pilgrims
mayflower passengers arrive ed in Plymouth, settled later there as well
plymouth
first permanent colony in New England
act of toler atron
an act of the parliament of England passed in the after math of the glorious revolution. royal assent on may 24, 1689
separatist
a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger body of the ethnicity
puritans
sought out to the Church of England of from an catholic practices. they believed it was necessary to be in covenant relationship w/ Godin order to be redeemed from yours sins
montenburg
American minister, first speaker of the US house of representatives & first dean of the US representatives
John Winthrop
puritan lawyer, founder of the Massachusetts bay colony
outen reformed
largest christian denomination on the Netherlands in the 16th century