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Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
The Presbyterian's Armoury. Vol. I. II. Works of G. Gillespie. Vol. III. Rutherford's Lex Rex-Brown of Wamphray's Apologetical Relation-Calderwood's Pastor and Prelate-Causes of the Lord's Wrath Against Scotland
Author: Covenanted Uniformity in Religion
Author: Wayne R. SpearPublisher: Reformation Heritage Books
ISBN: 1601782454
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
It is a common view that the Westminster Assembly was dominated by Scots pursuing their nationalistic goals to the disadvantage of a desperate English Parliament. But in Covenanted Uniformity in Religion , Wayne R. Spear reassesses the Assembly from the standpoint of the Scottish commissioners and their influence in the drawing up of the Form of Church Government. Spear begins by placing the Assembly in its historical setting and giving an overview of how it conducted its business. Then, following the order of the Form of Church Government, he traces each significant expression from its origin in a committee, through its debate and modification in the Assembly, to its final placement in the document. Finally, Spear evaluates the significance of this document by considering the responses it received in England and Scotland. Here we see how the Scots failed to achieve some of their most cherished goals in the Assembly debates, which demonstrates that the Assembly operated as a truly deliberative body. This book gives us a more accurate picture of the Westminster Assembly as it debated the proper structure and function of the Christian church. Table of Contents: Part 1: The Westminster Assembly in its Historical Setting 1. The Historical Background of the Westminster Assembly 2. The Organization and Operation of the Assembly 3. The Scottish Commissioners and Their Work Part 2: The Composition of the Westminster Assembly’s Form of Church Government 4. The Church and Its Officers 5. The Local Church 6. Governmental Assemblies 7. Ordination Series Description Complementing the primary source material in the Principal Documents of the Westminster Assembly series, the Studies on the Westminster Assembly provides access to classic studies that have not been reprinted and to new studies, providing some of the best existing research on the Assembly and its members.
The Presbyterian Review
Author: The Presbyterian Review
Author: Charles Augustus BriggsPublisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Includes section "Reviews of recent theological literature".
The Presbyterian review. Managing eds.: A.A. Hodge, C.A. Briggs
Author: Presbyterian review associationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Catalogue of the Divinity Hall Library of the United Presbyterian Church
Author: Scotland. - United Presbyterian Church. - Theological Hall. - LibraryPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Church of Christ
Author: James BannermanPublisher:
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Category : Church
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum ...
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
Book Description
A Great Grievance
Author: Laurence A.B. WhitleyPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1610979907
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
In 1843 the Church of Scotland split apart. In the Disruption, as it was called, those who left to form the Free Church of Scotland claimed they did so because the law denied congregations the freedom to elect their own pastor. As they saw it, this fundamental Christian right had been usurped by lay patrons, who, by the Patronage Act of 1712, had been given the privilege of choosing and presenting parish ministers. But lay patronage was nothing new to the Church in Scotland, and to this day it remains an acceptable practice south of the border. What were the issues that made Scotland different? To date, little work has been done on the history of Scottish lay patronage and how antipathy to it developed. In A Great Grievance, Laurence Whitley traces the way attitudes ebbed and flowed from earliest times, and then in the main body of the book, looks at the place of Scottish lay patronage in the extraordinary and complex period in British history that followed the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The book examines some of the myths and controversies that sprung up and draws some unexpected conclusions.
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