Main Points for Final

Main ideas for the English Reformation

10 Acts: Henry VIII
-Faith and contrition + charirty
-Basis of faith is the scripture and the creeds
-Purgatory exists!!
-Baptism- necessaryinfant baptism
-Infants must be baptized since they are born into human sin!!
-Eucharist- Christ IS in the substance
-Does not directly say transubstantiation
-Honor the saints
-They can convey prayer to Christ
-justification- cannot merit on your own
-images are ok

6 Acts: Henry VIII- written as a defensive act since Henry had been excommunicated by
the Pope, trying to demonstrate that he had not changed in his theological convictions
(Catholic ideas are confirmed)
-Private prayer
-Private confession
-Transubstantiation confirmed**
-Celibate priests
-Bread and wine not needed* (for the laymen--difference from Elizabeth later on)

Act for dissolution of smaller monasteries: Henry
-For land and wealth...but also was concerned about theology and thought the monasteries
immoral--less than 12 people would call for abolishment
-they convent, spoil, destroy, consume, and utterly waste

39 Articles: Elizabeth- closely modeled after 42 Articles, and were a declaration of faith
for the church of England
-No transubstantiation
-Via media
-Church has administrative power
-2 sacraments, and the sacraments should be done in the tongue of the people
-Church can declare ceremoniesbut have to base off of Scripture
-Predestination
-Body and blood in the supperonly spiritually
-Priests can marry at their own discretion
-The cup of the Lord should not be denied to the laymen
-Not justified by our own works, but rather for the merit of Christ by faith (288)
-Grace allows us to rise up if we have fallen after baptism
-Baptism allows us into the Church, forgiveness of sin, and regeneration of New Birth
(291)

Edward I
-42 articles- confession of faith conducted by cranmer
-more sermons, more reading of the Bible, overall promoted Protestant theology
-First Act of Uniformity--The Book of Common Prayer

Bloody Mary
-Bring back the mass
-Bible should be in Latin
-Emphasis on sermons
-Transubstantiation
-Going back to the Catholic way, supported the Pope
-Celibate clergy
-Reject the monasteries

Act for the Advancement for True Religion- condemned certain translations of the Bible and
set a list of people that were not allowed to read or interpret Scripture, including women,
farmers, laborers, during King Henry VIIIs reign

Acts of 1534: King Henry VIII
1. Act of Supremacy--king is the head of the church
2. Treason Act--denial of the kings power over the church as being treason
3. Act of Succession- Anne Boleyns children are legitimate

Teresa of Avilas Three Stages for Spiritual Life:
1. Awareness of the union with God
2. Identify ones will with God
3. Spiritual marriage--soul swallowed up in the bridegroom

Teresa of Avila
-Mysticism- direct experience with God (Vision, voices)
-Lived experience of the living God
-Castle/Mansion = the soul
-Carmelite Convent = contemplative prayer
-Wanted to reform monasteries away from earthly possessions.
-Soul is a mirror with christ shining out, but there is too much fog due to sin
-Outside Castle = Those paralyzed or crippled with sin.
-Center of Castle = Triune--the three in 1
-First three mansions are attainable through human efforts with the help of grace.
-Last four are passive elements of the spiritual life.
-Mansions-
1) those who pray, but are occupied by spiritual things
2) read the Bible, fight against evil thoughts
3) desire not to sin, charity with others, want something deeper
4) Passive prayer, virtue of love attained.
5) God is a cocoon...in which the person dies...but they feel a true connection. soul is
REBORN--dark time
6) (six like sex...) spiritual ECSTASY, spiritual betrothal, deep knowledge of God and
the self
7) Spiritual marriage. Everything is done in love.

Ignatius Loyola
-Big on education, humanism and scholasticism
-Spiritual exercises- meant to be a guide/manual for meditations and reflections that would lead
to deeper understanding of life and a deeper commitment to Christ
-Reform what has been deformed by sin
-Know Christ intimately
-Strengthen
-Victory of Christ over death

Xavier
-Went to Japan and the Indies as a Jesuit
-Jesuit missionary

Calvin: Ecclesiastical Ordinances of Geneva

Calvin: Ordinances for the Supervision of Churches
-No drinking, dancing
-Maintain the order and teach the Word
-One has to be examined before he can receive the sacrament

Calvin: Sermon on the Ephesians
I. We are loved by God through his Son
a. Our sins set a distance between us and God
b. God bears us in spite of our corruption due to Christ giving his blood
c. No man can be loved by God because of any worthiness that is in himself (52).
II. Accept the simple teachings of the Bible
a. Do not have itching ears, such as men who are always wanting to hear some new
thing
b. Reject things that are not from the Bible as harmful
c. Must understand that the things that God tells an individual surpasses his own intellect
d. We cant ever completely get away from our sins, so this is why we need Christ for
salvation
III. Angels would not be quite so constant unless Jesus had made it so that they would not fall
IV. Christ is the mediator with mankind and God since heaven was originally shut against man
a. The devils war with mankind is never ending

Council of Trent
-Originally the Pope called the council with the hopes of repairing the breaches of the church
body, but by the third session it became obvious that this would not happen
-Instead, focus on fighting the Protestants and renewing the Catholic church
-Third session determined the Nicene creed to be the true symbol of faith (page 202
Holder)
-Church has a right to interpret the Scripture
-The Church has two sources of authority: Scripture and tradition (page 202
Holder)
-On justification
-The human will must do what it can in order to turn itself to Gods grace
-Without faith, cannot turn to the grace
-Justified by grace of Christ
-Decided that there were seven sacraments
-Affirmed transubstantiation
-Want to educate the public
-priests have to be examined before they are ordained (no corrupt priests)
-faith= hope and charity (similar to Cajetan)