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Westminster Assembly
Westminster Assembly West"min`ster As*sem"bly See under Assembly.
Westminster Assembly
Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing. Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously. Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the ``Confession of Faith,' the ``Larger Catechism,' and the ``Shorter Catechism,' which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists. Syn: See Assemblage.

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- The Westminster ****embly of Divines was a council of divines (theologians) and members of the English Parliament appointed from 1643 to 1653 to restructure...
- article: Westminster Shorter Catechism The Westminster Shorter Catechism is a catechism written in 1646 and 1647 by the Westminster ****embly, a synod...
- Reformed confession of faith. Drawn up by the 1646 Westminster ****embly as part of the Westminster Standards to be a confession of the Church of England...
- powers. The distinctive formulation of Reformed theology in the Westminster ****embly would prove to be its lasting legacy. In New England, immigration...
- England called the Westminster ****embly to produce the Westminster Confession, it also asked for a directory of "catechising". The ****embly asked Herbert Palmer...
- Westminster is a city in western Orange County, California, United States. Westminster was founded in 1870 by Rev. Lemuel Webber as a Presbyterian temperance...
- Look up Westminster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Westminster is an area within the City of Westminster, London, UK. Westminster may also refer to:...
- the Westminster ****embly of Divines, sometimes known collectively as the Westminster Divines, are those clergymen who parti****ted in the ****embly that...
- Westminster is a cathedral city and the main settlement of the London Borough of the City of Westminster in Central London, England. It extends from the...
- The Westminster Standards is a collective name for the do****ents drawn up by the Westminster ****embly (1643–1649). These include the Westminster Confession...