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Westminster Assembly

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noun

  1. a convocation that met at Westminster, London, 1643–49, and formulated the articles of faith Westminster Confession of Faith that are accepted as authoritative by most Presbyterian churches.


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On the other hand, the Westminster Assembly advised that marriages should not be solemnised on the Lord’s day.

From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various

Rutherford was in London attending the sittings of the Westminster Assembly when his dear friend Lady Boyd died in her daughter’s house at Ardross. 

From Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents by Whyte, Alexander

As Scottish commissioner to the Westminster Assembly, he was in England from August 1643 till August 1646; his principal work was the drafting of the directory for public worship.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

The members of Parliament in England and the Westminster Assembly of Divines stood with uplifted hands, and, as article after article was read, they took this Oath to God.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

Nor has he forgotten the Westminster Assembly of divines.

From Milton by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir

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