Conclusion

In the historiography of the Early Stuart English Church, Reformed Conformity has rarely received the attention that it deserves. Scholars have undoubtedly acknowledged the presence of many Conformist clergy who embraced a Reformed theology of grace, but the bulk of their attention has usually been given to Puritan or Laudian voices instead. Reformed Conformity has consequently been reduced to a foil for other traditions, rather than being considered as a theological platform, style of piety, or religious identity in its own right. As a result, the picture of the Early Stuart Church that many historians have drawn does not reflect the full range of its theological and devotional diversity. This study has begun the process of correcting that imbalance in the scholarship, by focusing on ten of the most prominent Reformed Conformist theologians working during the reigns of James I and Charles I....