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Westminster, Councils Of (Concilium Westmonasteriense). Westminster is a city of England, county of Middlesex, forming the west part of London, having on the south and west Chelsea and Kensington, on the north Marylebone, and on the east the Thames. In 1871 the population was 246,606. It contains numerous magnificent public buildings, and is the seat … Continue reading “Westminster, Councils Of”

Westminster Confession of Faith that body of doctrines proposed by the Westminster Assembly, and adopted by Parliament in 1646 as the creed of the English Church, and now-the doctrinal basis of almost all Presbyterian churches, A committee, consisting of about twenty-five members, was appointed by the Assembly to prepare matter for a joint Confession of … Continue reading “Westminster Confession of Faith”

Westminster Confession To bring order out of religious chaos, the English Parliament convened an assembly of Protestant divines at Westminster Abbey, 1642 . To win over the Scots, Parliament, 1643 , ordered the Assembly to frame a suitable Confession of Faith as a common basis of agreement. Dominated by Calvinists , the Assembly submitted the … Continue reading “Westminster Confession”

Westminster Cathedral As a national expression of religious faith given by Roman Catholics to England since the Reformation, Westminster Cathedral, London, stands pre-eminent. This distinction is due to vastness of proportion, and original qualities of design. The project of erecting a cathedral for the metropolitan see originated in 1865, with the first archbishop of the … Continue reading “Westminster Cathedral”

Westminster Catechism The Larger and the Shorter Catechisms prepared, 1647 , by the Westminster Assembly, a synod of Calvinistic divines, London, 1645 -1652 , which vainly tried to unite the churches of Great Britain on a Calvinistic basis. Both were approved by Parliament and by the Scottish Kirk, 1648 . The Shorter, for public use, … Continue reading “Westminster Catechism”

Westminster Assembly of Divines a name given to the synod of divines called by Parliament in the reign of Charles I, for the purpose of settling the government, liturgy, and doctrine of the Church of England. The Westminster Synod or Assembly of Divines derived its name from the locality in London where it held its … Continue reading “Westminster Assembly of Divines”

WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY A name given to the synod of divines called by parliament in the reign of Charles I. for the purpose of settling the government, liturgy, and doctrine of the church of England. They were confined in their debates to such things as the parliament proposed. Some counties had two members, and some but … Continue reading “WESTMINSTER ASSEMBLY”

Westminster, Archdiocese of (WESTMONASTERIENSIS). Erected and made metropolitan in 1850, comprises the Counties of Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex, and London north of the Thames. Its suffragan sees are Northampton, Nottingham, Portsmouth, and Southwark. In 1911 the Province of Westminster, which included the whole of England and Wales, was divided into three; but certain privileges of pre-eminence … Continue reading “Westminster, Archdiocese of”

Westminster Abbey This most famous of all English abbeys is situated within the precincts of the Royal Palace of Westminster, like Holyrood in Scotland and the Escurial in Spain. Its site, on the northern side of the River Thames, a mile or two above the ancient City of London, was formerly known as Thorney or … Continue reading “Westminster Abbey”

Westminster (Assemblys) Annotations By this name is commonly designated a work bearing the title of Annotations upon all the Books of the Old and New Testaments, by the Assembly of Divines (Lond. 1651, 2 vols. fol.; 3d and best ed. 1657). It was the conjoint work of several eminent ministers, but was in no respect … Continue reading “Westminster (Assemblys) Annotations”