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- Church of England The term benefice, according to the canon law, denotes an ecclesiastical office (but not always a cure of souls) in which the incumbent is required to perform certain duties or conditions of a spiritual kind (spiritualities) while being supported by the revenues attached to the office (temporalities).
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What is the Church of England? Created by King Henry the VIII in 1534 also called the Anglican Church; same as catholic church but Henry is head of the church and he can get a divorce.
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From what did the Puritans want to "purify" the Church of England? from certain practices and ceremonies that they considered Roman Catholic. What are the three major kinds of church polity? episcopal polity, presbyterian polity, and congregational polity. What is the "heart" of Puritan theology? the idea of the covenant.
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What is a benefice? The individual unit of the Church of England is the parish. With declining numbers of priests it is not possible to have one priest to each parish. Parishes are sometimes joined together in benefices, sharing a priest between them. The degree to which they join can vary. Sometimes they become completely united in every respect.