Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith

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Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith

• Class 3
• History Between
• Scotland and England (cont.)
• Political Context
• Of the Writing of the Confession

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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior (cont.)

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• Tolerant to Catholicism
• Intolerant to Puritans
• A new Bible
• Kings Book of Sports
• Pilgrims sail on Mayflower

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The National Covenantof 1637
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King Charles I(Divine right)

• Church of England
• Anglican Presbyterian
• Court of High Commission
• Star Chamber
• Nonconformists
• (Puritans)
• Congregationalists Independents

• Parliament
• 1642 - present govt. challenged
• prelatic church govt. abolished
• 1643 a reformation of the church

Roman Catholics
Arminianism
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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior
• The Westminster Abbey

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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior
• The Westminster Abbey
• The Theological Politics
• English Presbyterians
• Episcopalians
• Congregationalists
• Erastians
• Scottish Presbyterians (delayed)

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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior
• The Westminster Abbey
• The Theological Politics
• The Assignment from Parliament
• Function without a structure of Church Government
• Revise the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church

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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior
• The Westminster Abbey
• The Theological Politics
• The Assignment from Parliament
• Theological union of England with Scotland
• Solemn League and Covenant

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Part 2 -

• The Century Prior
• The Westminster Abbey
• The Theological Politics
• The Assignment from Parliament
• Theological union of England with Scotland
• The Progress of the Assembly

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• 2/3/1645 Directory for Public Worship
• 2/15/1645 Form of Church Government and
  Ordination
• 8/27/1647 Confession of Faith
• 11/5/1647 The Shorter Catechism
• 4/14/1648 The Larger Catechism
• 1/30/1649 Charles I executed
• 2/22/1649 Assembly dissolved,
• having sat for 5 yrs., 6 mos. 22 days,
• 1163 sessions.