Time+Line

=TimeLine= 1. 1575 The "Geneva Bible," is published with calvinistic notes.

2. 1584 The English church remains "the conservative party at prayer."

3. 1604 Book of Common Prayer revised. The only change is an expanded catechism. The sacraments are "an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace." At the eucharist, "the Body and Blood of Christ are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful."

4. 1605 "Gunpowder plot" by Roman Catholic fanatics, led by Guy Fawkes, seeking to blow up Parliament. ("Remember, remember the fifth of November, / The gunpowder, treason and plot, / I know of no reason / Why the gunpowder treason / Should ever be forgot.") 5. 1611 Attendance at prayers made mandatory under "Dales's Laws."

6. 1611 King James Version of the Bible. Most of the language is Tyndale's. 7. 1618 James I's "Declaration of Sports" is read in all churches to encourage healthy fun and games on Sundays. This outrages the Puritans.

8. 1660 Everyone is tired of Puritan rule. Puritan laws and censorship are repealed; the theaters reopen

9. 1662 "Act of Uniformity" makes it impossible for Anglican bishops to continue in communion with other Christians whose ministers lack apostolic succession.

10. 1691 Freedom of worship guaranteed in New England and New York for all Protestants. King's Chapel in Boston is the center of Anglican worship, but there are essentially no parishes for several decades.

The Codex Gigas written during the puritan time period AKA the devils bible [|Google Images-Codex Gigas]

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