Conclusion

Abstract The conclusion reviews the major facets and arguments of this study and explains the work’s overall contribution. It explores the accusation that Featley was a trimmer, namely “one who trims between opposing parties in politics” and “inclines to each of two opposite sides as interest dictates” (OED). It reviews the ways in which this study of Featley’s life and theology has contributed to several major themes and issues related to Reformed thought in post-Reformation England. It ends by explaining that this study is a lens to understand the theological ideals and career of Calvinist conformity in England by exploring a number of Featley’s most significant doctrinal commitments and connecting these doctrinal commitments and the theological debates to their context. By analyzing how Featley’s political flexibility was principled, it has used Featley’s theology and career as a lens to understand how he pursued his ultimate ideal, a truly reformed English Church.