Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Preface xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I. English Presbyterianism and the Church of England
9. 1. Royal Supremacy 13
10. 2. Anti-Episcopacy 21
11. Part II. The Evolution of English Ecclesiology
12. 3. The Visible Church 47
13. 4. Common Consent 74
14. 5. Presbyterian “Promiscuity” 97
15. Part III. From Theory to Practice
16. 6. Presbyterianism in Practice? 121
17. 7. Popular Presbyterianism 144
18. Conclusion 179
19. Appendix: Walter Travers’s Papers 189
20. Bibliographic Note: The Provenance of Walter Travers’s Papers 195
21. Notes 199
22. Bibliography 267
23. General Index 289
24. Biblical References 301