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Westminster Assembly of Divines

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A convocation of divines assembled under authority of Parliament, at which delegates from England and Scotland adopted the Solemn League and Covenant (q. v .), fixed the establishment of the Presbyterian form of Church government in the three kingdoms, drew up the "Confession of Faith," the "Directory of Public Worship," and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms; it held its first meeting on 1st July 1643, and did not break up till 22nd February 1649.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Westminster Assembly of Divines'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​w/westminster-assembly-of-divines.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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