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Since the dawn of the Reformation in England there was a tension between those more heavily influenced by [[Reformed Theology|Geneva]], and those who were more aligned with the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Reformation, which retained much of the ritual and ceremony of the Pre-Reformation Church. | Since the dawn of the Reformation in England there was a tension between those more heavily influenced by [[Reformed Theology|Geneva]], and those who were more aligned with the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Reformation, which retained much of the ritual and ceremony of the Pre-Reformation Church. | ||
An early controversy during the reigns of [[King Edward VI]] was the [[Vestments Controversy]]. In 1550, Bishop [[John Hooper]] rejected the use of [[Vestments]] all together as something not found in Scripture. He was opposed by Bishop [[Nicholas Ridley]]. Both agreed that the particularity of vestments were [[adiaphora]], or "things indifferent", but to Hooper this meant that they therefore required some ground in Scripture on in the very early testimony of the church. Ridley argued that on matters of adiaphora the authority of the church would reign supreme. Ridley's position would largely be codified in Article Twenty in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. Their disagreement highlighted the difference between the Regulative Principle of Worship, which Hooper and the later Puritans would advocate, and the Normative Principle of Worship and the authority of the Church to bind on matters indifferent, which Ridley advocated for and which the Church of England more broadly would end up settling into as the decided position. | An early controversy during the reigns of [[King Edward VI]] was the [[Vestments Controversy]]. In 1550, Bishop [[John Hooper]] rejected the use of [[Vestments]] all together as something not found in Scripture. He was opposed by Bishop [[Nicholas Ridley]]. Both agreed that the particularity of vestments were [[adiaphora]], or "things indifferent", but to Hooper this meant that they therefore required some ground in Scripture on in the very early testimony of the church. Ridley argued that on matters of adiaphora the authority of the church would reign supreme. Ridley's position would largely be codified in Article Twenty in the [[Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]]. Their disagreement highlighted the difference between the Regulative Principle of Worship, which Hooper and the later Puritans would advocate, and the Normative Principle of Worship and the authority of the Church to bind on matters indifferent, which Ridley advocated for and which the Church of England more broadly would end up settling into as the decided position. | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 18 January 2026
Puritanism and the Puritans were a movement of low church Protestants who criticized the Church of England for retaining elements of theology, church government, and worship from before the Pre-Reformation Church. Some Puritans chose to remain within the Church of England, while others advocated from separation and so were called Separatists.
The Puritans advocated for Reformed theology, emphasized personal faith, and were critical of ritual and ceremony.
History
Since the dawn of the Reformation in England there was a tension between those more heavily influenced by Geneva, and those who were more aligned with the Lutheran Reformation, which retained much of the ritual and ceremony of the Pre-Reformation Church.
An early controversy during the reigns of King Edward VI was the Vestments Controversy. In 1550, Bishop John Hooper rejected the use of Vestments all together as something not found in Scripture. He was opposed by Bishop Nicholas Ridley. Both agreed that the particularity of vestments were adiaphora, or "things indifferent", but to Hooper this meant that they therefore required some ground in Scripture on in the very early testimony of the church. Ridley argued that on matters of adiaphora the authority of the church would reign supreme. Ridley's position would largely be codified in Article Twenty in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. Their disagreement highlighted the difference between the Regulative Principle of Worship, which Hooper and the later Puritans would advocate, and the Normative Principle of Worship and the authority of the Church to bind on matters indifferent, which Ridley advocated for and which the Church of England more broadly would end up settling into as the decided position.