Separatists believed that the Church of England was "unsalvageable," because there were still too many Catholic customs in practice, and should be done away with completely. Therefore the Separatists distanced themselves from the church and focused on simple, Biblical living.
They wanted to change the Anglican Church,while separatists wanted to separate from the Anglican Church
They wanted to change the Anglican Church,while separatists wanted to separate from the Anglican Church
Separatists! As far as I understand they were Baptists and Congregationalists! The Calvinists, were I think, called reformers, they didn't want to form their own Church but to take over the ancient one, the Anglican Church!
because they didn't want the Anglican church to be the official church
Separatists! As far as I understand they were Baptists and Congregationalists! The Calvinists, were I think, called reformers, they didn't want to form their own Church but to take over the ancient one, the Anglican Church!
John Winthrop,governor of the Puritans, established the Massachusetts bay colony
they dont have to, if they want they can.
Because they left England because they did not want to be part of the Anglican Church; they separated themselves from it. Because they SEPARTATED from the church (RELIGION) in England. They didn't like it, so they came to America and formed their own.
Because the Quakers didn't approve of the Anglican Church. The Anglican Church was basically the Church of England. The Vestry Acts collected money for the Anglican Church so the Quakers didn't want to.
The Pilgrims also known as Separatists or Puritans wanted religious freedom.
King James I did not actively want the Pilgrims to leave England; in fact, he sought to maintain religious conformity within his kingdom. The Pilgrims, who were Separatists seeking to escape the Church of England's practices, faced persecution and ultimately decided to emigrate in search of religious freedom. While he tolerated some dissent, the King aimed to suppress movements that challenged his authority and the established church. Thus, their departure was more a result of their own convictions than a direct desire from King James for them to leave.
Yes, they call them bishops, priests, and deacons, after the Catholic Church. When Henry VIII separated from the Holy Father and formed his own personal Church, which he then imposed on the nation, most of the people making his church up were very protestant in their leanings, but, probably to avoid causing an uproar in a Catholic population which did not want to leave the Church, they left externals as much as possible with their heretical beliefs.