Conforming to the Word: Herbert, Donne, and the English Church Before LaudBucknell University Press, 1997 - 181 pages This book remedies the lack of scholarly attention given to the conforming Church of England under James I (1603-25). The Jacobean church was not a lax hiatus between the Elizabethan and the Laudian, but a vibrant, positive force for writers like George Herbert and John Donne. Shown by recent historians to be clearly Protestant in its leadership, it maintained a middle way that included at its center both moderate and conforming puritans as well as Calvinist bishops. An examination of their writings reveals differences between Arminian "custodians of order" like Hooker and Andrewes, and Calvinist "preaching pastors" like Donne and Herbert. This book also explores significant resonances between Herbert and Richard Sibbes, a fully conforming puritan whose writings Herbert likely knew. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
Thou Didst Lately So Triumph and Shine The Jacobean Church | 13 |
Thy Book Alone Conforming to the Word | 25 |
Take the Gentle Path Moderate Conformity | 36 |
Prayers and Preaching St Martininthe Fields | 48 |
Not Putting a Holiness in the Things Other Churches and Chapels Herbert knew | 60 |
Golden Beautiful Glorious Doctrine in the Church of Herbert and Donne | 71 |
The Rules versus Fair Entreaty Gentle Persuasion Hooker and Andrewes Donne and Herbert | 84 |
Common terms and phrases
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