u/nepios83

I had joined the Episcopal Church as a teenager, through an Anglo-Catholic parish, and my catechesis consisted entirely of Patristics and liturgics — the Thirty-Nine Articles and Thirty-Three Homilies were simply not mentioned. After college I attended the ACNA for a while, where the Thirty-Nine Articles were not only binding, but actively used in instruction.

Over time I have gotten to know more about the views of Reformed Anglicans such as J. I. Packer which are quite markedly in contrast to the Tractarians. What has been more fascinating to me however is the presence of another faction, namely the Caroline Divines and the later continuators of their worldview. These 17th century theologians were the authors of the original via media, having forged a sort of "third position" apart from Puritanism and Romanism. They accepted the Thirty-Nine Articles and were fine with using Reformed theology as a base, but with, based on my reading, five reservations: (1) no double predestination; (2) episcopal governance and apostolic succession; (3) high liturgy; (4) a quasi-Orthodox belief in the authority of church-history; (5) they seemed to believe in baptismal regeneration, but were content to have it implied within the liturgy rather than openly confronting the Reformed over this matter. Thus the Caroline Divines staked out a position which was simultaneously Catholic and Reformed in character, but which neither the Puritans nor the Roman Catholics appreciated.

1. Is there anything that should be added or corrected regarding this summary?
2. What was their position regarding the perseverance of saints? Was it possible to lose one's salvation?
3. Was it possible, as among Catholics and Lutherans, for a portion of one's sins to be forgiven through absolution, but for him still to be damned because of subsequent sinning? This is similar to the preceding question but not identical.
4. Are the Caroline Divines viewed as "crypto-Arminians" or is the allegation of Arminianism aimed mainly at the later Latitudinarians?

Thanks a lot for your help.