James I and Arminians

What year did James publish against Vorstius?

1612

What year was Addled Parliament?

1614

When was William Laud promoted to Dean of Gloucester?

1616

When was Richard Neile promoted to Bishop of Durham

1617

When was Lancelot Andrewes promoted to Bishop of Winchester?

1619

When was Laud appointed Bishop of St David's in Wales?

1621

When did Laud get appointed Archbishop of Canterbury?

1633

Who did Laud succeed as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633?

George Abbot

Synod of Dort

1618

What was the synod of dort?

Meeting of representatives of all the Calvinist churches in Europe

What did the Synod of Dort do?

Rejected arminianism

Express full support for Predestination

What did James want with the Synod of Dort?

James hoped it would close controversy

He wanted to foster unity within the Calvinist churches of Europe and between the Reformed and Lutheran churches

Ban on preaching predestination

1622

Richard Montagu published a New Gagg for an Old Goose

1624

What was the New Gagg published by Richard Montagu?

Defence of the Church of England against a Catholic text attacking the church

What did Richard Montagu claim?

The belief in predestination was a minority within the English church and that Puritanism was subversive and led to anarchy.

Who became Charles’ chaplain?

Richard Montagu

What did Neile describe the commons as in 1614?

‘turbulent and factious’

English Arminians

Combined their rejection of predestination with a rejection of Puritanism

Who was the founder of Calvinism?

John Calvin

Who was the founder of Arminianism?

Dutch scholar, Jacob Arminius

When did James write a pamphlet against Arminianism?

1612

There was no support in print for Arminianism until…

1624

What policy did William Laud collect all these ideas into?

‘beauty of holiness’

Arminians

Protestants who believed in free will and a ceremonial form of religion which resembled Catholic practices