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The Life and Times of John Bunyan |
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Henry VIII declares himself head of the church, broke rel.s
w/Pope |
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Cromwell pursued Reformation in England |
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Edward VI advances Reformation, Book of Common Prayer |
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Mary I, "Bloody Mary", ferociously restored Catholocism to
England |
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Elizabeth I established a moderated rel. b/n Protestants and
Catholics, |
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strengthened the Church of England |
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Geneva Bible printed |
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England and Scotland united under James I |
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Authorized Version of the Bible published, dedicated to King
James |
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Mayflower |
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Charles I |
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John Bunyan born |
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Scots sign National Covt. In opposition to Charles I |
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who was foisting the new prayer book upon them |
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Civil War - rivalry b/n Parliament and monarchy |
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joined Parliament’s Army |
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discharged |
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Parliament finishes the Westminster Confession of Faith |
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married Mary |
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The Commonwealth, with a growth of Puritan zeal |
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met Pastor Gifford |
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joined Gifford’s nonconformist Baptist ch. |
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Protectorate of Cromwell |
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moved to Bedford w/Mary and 4 children (oldest, Mary, bland
since birth) |
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wife & pastor died |
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began preaching |
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1st
bk., A Few Sighs From Hell |
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married again to Elizabeth |
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Charles II |
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arrested while preaching, placed in prison for 12 ½ yrs. |
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allowed out to preach |
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Act of Uniformity compells Puritans into the Church of England |
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Profitable Meditations,
Prayer and
Christian Behavior |
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5-Mile Act bans nonconformist clergy w/in 5 miles of parish
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One Thing Needful,
The Holy City,
and The Resurrection of the Dead |
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Plague strikes London |
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Great fire of London |
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners |
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Paradise Lost, John Milton |
other books |
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allowed out to preach |
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Charles declares himself Catholic |
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for financial advantages with France |
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January – while in prison, Bunyan appointed pastor of Bedford
church |
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September – released from prison |
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Test Act bans Catholics from public office |
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arrested and imprisoned again for preaching |
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Instruction for the Ignorant,
Saved by Grace,
The Strait Gate,
Pilgrim’s Progress |
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released thru the influence of John Owen, resumed ministry |
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false reports of an assasination attempt against Charles II |
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results in persecution of Catholics |
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Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
published |
Pilgrim’s Progress sold 100,000 copies in 10
years |
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Exclusion Bill attempts to exclude James, bro. of Charles, |
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from succession |
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The Life and Death of Mr. Badman |
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The Holy War |
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James II, Catholic, attempted restoration of Catholicism, |
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leading to conflicts b/n Church and Parliament |
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Edict of Nantes, allowing moderation of relgion in France, |
Pilgrim’s Progress, part 2,
A Caution to Stir Up to Watch Against Sin,
others |
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is repealed against Huguenot Protestants |
continued to write and publish many more writings |
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Jms raises huge army outside of London to begin |
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enforcing conversion to Catholicism |
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Declaration of Indulgence suspends all laws |
died suddenly, perhaps from pneumonia, |
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Catholics and nonconformists |
buried in Bunhill Fields close to Thomas Goodwin and John
Owen |
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Jms abdicates and flees into exile |
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The Glorious Revolution |
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Parliament draws up the Declaration of Right |
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defining the crimes of James II |
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Toleration Act guarantees freedom of religion for all
Protestants |
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Bill of Rights embodies main constitutional |
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provisions of the Declaration of Right |
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William & Mary, Protestants & opponents to France |
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