Struggle Over Religion and Liberty in the 1660 Restoration
The piece recalls the 1660 Restoration’s religious politics, detailing the Puritan aim for liberty and purity, the fall of the Protectorate after Cromwell, the Convention Parliament, and Charles II’s cautious courtly moves. It notes the Breda declaration, episcopacy’s revival, and blunders by Presbyterians and bishops alike in seeking reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromwell
England
Richard
Oliver
Convention Parliament
Monk
House of Stuart
Valkland
Charles I
House of Lords
Westminster Assembly
John Owen
Oxford
John Howe
John Milton
Richard Baxter
Kidderminster
Commonwealth Church
Charles Stuart
Scotland
Breda
Neal
Bayne
Baxter
Calamy
Reynolds
Bates
Charles
Owen
Howe
Clarendon
Knox
Church of England
Sheldon
Morley
Holy Mother Church
Rejected Declaration and Rise of the Cavalier Parliament
The narrative recounts the 1660-61 period after Parliament rejected the Declaration by a 26 vote majority, the Savoy Conference, and Convocation actions. It notes the dissolution of the Convention Parliament, the rise of the Cavalier Parliament, and the passage of the Test and Corporation Act and the Act of Uniformity, restoring bishops and suppressing Puritan influence.
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Clarendon
Matthew Hales
Charles
Friends of Truth and Fidelity
Holy Mother Church
Bel and
Dragon
Susannah
House of Lords
Ritualists anniversary events challenge reform act
The Church of England Working Men's Society marked its first anniversary with services at about a hundred churches. At St. Alban's Holborn Mr. Tooth urged steadfastness to first principles and opposition to compromise. A Cannon Street Hotel meeting, led by W Inglis, pressed repeal of the Public Worship Regulation Act. Monsignor Capel condemned Anglican ritualists for Catholic imitation and rejected Catholic Anglican entanglements, citing the Thirty nine Articles.
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Church of England Working Men’s Society
St. Alban’s
Holborn
Tooth
Cannonstreet Hotel
W. Inglis
Leeds
Society of the Holy Cross
Monsignor Capel
St. Anthony’s
Liverpool
Church of England