Independent (religion)
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In Welsh and English church history, Independents advocated local
Unlike their
History
At the outbreak of the First English Civil War in August 1642, the cause of Parliament was supported by an uneasy alliance between traditional members of the Church of England, those who wanted to reform it into a Presbyterian polity and Independents, who rejected any idea of a state church. Led by John Pym, the Presbyterian party was in the ascendant in the period leading up to the war and during its early years. However, as negotiations with the Scottish Covenanters over the 1643 Solemn League and Covenant demonstrated, the Independents proved strong enough to prevent Presbyterianism being imposed on them.
The Independents grew in strength after the formation of the
The
Many nonconformists later migrated to the North American colonies.[1]
See also
- 17th century denominations in England
- Congregationalist polity
- Congregational church
- English Dissenters
- Good Old Cause
- Puritan
Notes
- ^ "Puritans in Colonial Virginia". www.encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 373.
Further reading
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 928–937. .
- Loughlin, James Francis (1908). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. .