In the 17th century, a churchman who supported the episcopal governance and worship of the Church of England, but who denied that these forms were ordained by or derived their authority from God.
Originally applied to the Cambridge Platonists, they believed that reason should be used to establish church doctrine over reliance upon tradition alone, which caused the conservative party to view them as unorthodox.
They accepted tradition, but allowed for latitude on other teachings based on reason, hence the name.
Similar to the Broad Church movement of the 19th century.
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