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Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly, 1643. Set up by the Long Parliament to reform the English church, it consisted of 30 members of both houses and 121 ministers of varying opinions. Though most members favoured presbyterianism, a forceful minority of independents, to Scottish astonishment, opposed it. The Scots, despite wanting full-blown non-Erastian presbyterianism in England, agreed to the Solemn League and Covenant (1643), which resulted in English presbyterianism being firmly under parliamentary control. The assembly produced a calvinistic Directory of Worship (1644) to replace the Book of Common Prayer, the presbyterian Westminster Confession, and two presbyterian Westminster Catechisms, which were its most enduring work.
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JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WestminsterAssembly.html JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-WestminsterAssembly.html |
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Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly. The synod appointed by the Long Parliament in 1643 to reform the English Church. It consisted of 30 lay assessors and 121 clergymen of widely different views; when the Solemn League and Covenant was adopted it was increased by five clerical and three lay Commissioners from Scotland.
The Assembly began by revising the Thirty-Nine Articles, but with the appearance of the Solemn League and Covenant it turned to the production of a new formula, the Westminster Confession (q.v.). It also prepared the Directory of Public Worship (q.v.) and the two Westminster Catechisms (q.v.). Although only partially and temporarily accepted in England, these documents came into general use throughout the Presbyterian world. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Assembly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Assembly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WestminsterAssembly.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Westminster Assembly." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-WestminsterAssembly.html |
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Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly, 1643. Set up by the Long Parliament to reform the English church, it consisted of 30 members of both houses and 121 ministers of varying opinions. Though most members favoured presbyterianism, a forceful minority of independents, to Scottish astonishment, opposed it. The Scots agreed to the Solemn League and Covenant (1643), which resulted in English presbyterianism being firmly under parliamentary control.
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JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-WestminsterAssembly.html JOHN CANNON. "Westminster Assembly." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-WestminsterAssembly.html |
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