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Saybrook Platform
SAYBROOK PLATFORMSAYBROOK PLATFORM, a revision of the ecclesiastical polity of the colony of Connecticut, drawn up by a synod meeting at the call of the legislature in Saybrook, 9 September 1708. Those in conservative circles, fearing that the Cambridge Platform (1648) did not furnish adequate authority for keeping all churches in line, reorganized the church into county associations ruled by a council of ministers and lay delegates empowered to discipline erring congregations and to supervise the choice of new pastors; county associations then sent delegates to a colony-wide regulatory assembly. Governmental support of the platform in Connecticut effectively transformed the eighteenth-century polity into a centrally administered unit, making the church practically a form of Presbyterianism. BIBLIOGRAPHYWalker, Williston, ed. The Creeds and Platforms of Congregationalism. Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1960. PerryMiller/a. r. See alsoCambridge Platform ; Congregationalism ; New England Way . |
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"Saybrook Platform." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saybrook Platform." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803740.html "Saybrook Platform." Dictionary of American History. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401803740.html |
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Saybrook Platform
Saybrook Platform, declaration of principles of a synod of Congregationalists, drawn up at Saybrook, Conn., in 1708. It reaffirmed the Savoy Confession of Faith, adopted in England (1691) by Congregationalists and Presbyterians, but differed from the Cambridge Platform (1648) in stressing the establishment of associations, and of consociations or tribunals with final and appellate jurisdiction. It thus turned from the earlier independency of Congregationalism to the centralized administration of Presbyterianism. It continued in force until 1784.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Saybrook Platform." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Saybrook Platform." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-SaybrookPlatform.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Saybrook Platform." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-SaybrookPlatform.html |
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Saybrook Platform
Saybrook Platform see Cambridge Platform . |
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"Saybrook Platform." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Saybrook Platform." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Saybrook.html "Saybrook Platform." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Saybrook.html |
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