Jacobean Politics & Religion

1. James’ Personal Style Royal Favorites: Carr, Villiers Alienation of Court & Country Continued Tension with Parliament Early Stuart Catholicism Political Loyalty Distance from Rome Early Stuart Protestantism Divisions Puritan & “Anglican” The Synod of Dort Conflict with the State Puritan Austerity James’ Book of Sports The Great Puritan Migration The Early Years, Goals, Character Jacobean Politics & Religion An early Jacobean Satire, referring to the Western Expansion of London

2. James’ Personal Style Royal Favorites Robert Carr, Scot; E. Somerset, 1613 King’s Ear; Competition for Support M. to Frances Howard (Essex) Overbury Scandal; Fall ‘14/5 George Villiers, Son of a Gent.; From ‘14 K.G. & Viscount, ‘16; Earl, ’17 Marquess, ‘18; Duke of Buck., ‘23 Monopoly of Power/Patronage Alienation of Court & Country Noble Powerbrokers Excluded Buckingham’s Greed, Hubris Continued Tension with Parlia. Anti-Howard in Addled Parl., ’14 Finance/For. Policy in Parl., ‘21 Villiers, by Peter Paul Rubens, 1625; Florence

3. Early Stuart Catholicism Political Loyalty Post-Gunpowder Legislation Less Militant (Invasion) Spanish Decline Strength in Wealth > Numbers Distance from Rome Less Support for the Mission Opposition to Jesuits Hopes for Toleration Conformist Catholicism Towards Quietism Continuity of English Community Charles’ Marriage Prospects The Gunpowder Conspirators A Last Gasp of English Catholic Militancy

4. Early Stuart Protestantism Divisions Puritan & “Anglican” Moderate to Extreme Puritanism Dominance of Calvinist Doctrines Esp. Predestination George Abbot, Abp. Cant., 1611-33 Anti-Calvinists; Church of England Lancelot Andrewes, Bp. Winchester Richard Hooker’s Lawes of Eccl. Polity Episcopacy/Hierarchy/Establishment The Synod of Dort, 1618-9 Arminianism, Anti-Calvinism Remonstrance of 1610; Vorstius Affair James’ Affirmation of Calvinism at Dort Orthodoxy’s TULIP vs. Universal Grace Total Depravity; Unconditional Election; Limited Atonement; Irresistible Grace; Perseverance of the Saints George Abbot, 1623; NPG

5. Conflict with the State Puritan Austerity Keeping the Sabbath Holy Sabbatarianism Strict Discipline Independency/Separatism Puritan Dissenters; Henry Jacob James’ Book of Sports, 1618 Encouraged Sunday Activities Convert Catholics; Protestantism is Fun! Recusants Not Allowed Prevent Rebellion; Stress Release Preservation of the Realm (Defense) Archery, Vaulting Dancing; Drinking But No Bear/Bull-baiting, Bowling James’ Publication; Reprinted ‘33

6. The Great Puritan Migration The Early Years Prior Attempts: ‘83, ‘84-7, ’07 Religious Flight/Exile Plymouth Colony, ’20 William Bradford, Governor Goals Creation of a Godly Society Reformation of Morals Eschatological Ideas City on a Hill (Matthew 5:14) New Jerusalem (Rev. 3:12, 21:2) Liberty/Freedom of Conscience Character Family, Prayer, Righteousness Make-peace, Zeal-for-the-lord, Flee-fornication, The-Lord-is-near, What-God-Will, No-merit, Sorry-for-sin, Sin-deny, Meek, Reformation

7. John Winthrop, aboard the Arabella, 1630 “[W]ee shall finde that the God of Israell is among us, when tenn of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when hee shall make us a prayse and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantacions: the lord make it like that of New England: for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken . . . wee shall be made a story and a byword through the world . . . wee shall shame the faces of many of gods worthy servants, and cause theire prayers to be turned into Cursses upon us till wee be consumed out of the good land whether wee are going.” Seal of the Mass. Bay Colony Note the quotation: “Come over and help vs”