| A | B |
|---|
| Puritan | 'hotter sort of Protestant' |
| Arminians | High Church Anglicans who believed in the 'beauty of holiness' |
| Papists | General term for Roman Catholics |
| Recusants | Catholics who refused to accept the Act of Supremacy or attend Church of England services |
| Pluralism | Holding more than one church office or benefice at a time |
| Canons | Church laws or rules |
| 'Silenced Brethren' | Clergy who were deprived of their livings for not accepting Bancroft's Canons |
| Penal Laws | Imposed penalties on recusants who refused to attend Church of England services |
| Tithes | Taxes paid by the people to the Church |
| The Elect | Those chosen for Salvaton after death |
| 'The Whore of Babylon' | The corrupt Catholic Church |
| Providences | The will of God revealed in everyday events |
| Vestments | Garments worn by the clergy during church ceremonies |
| Richard Bancroft | Archbishop of Canterbury, 1604-1610 |
| John Whitgift | Archbishop of Canterbury, 1583-1604 |
| George Abbot | Archbishop of Canterbury, 1610-1633 |
| Diocese | An area administered by a bishop |
| Parish | The smallest unit of church organisation |
| Supreme Governor | Head of the Church of England |
| Sabbatharianism | The belief that Sunday was for worship and religious education |
| Thirty-Nine Articles of 1563 | Set out the basic doctrine of the Church of England |
| Episcopacy | Bishops |
| Laity | Ordinary churchgoers |
| Stipend | The salary paid to the clergy |
| Church Papists | Catholics who attended Church of England services |
