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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
Survey of the Westminster Confession of Faith
Class #3:
History Between
Scotland and England (cont.)
& Political Context
Of the Writing of the Confession
Part 2 -
The Century Prior (cont.)
•Tolerant to Catholicism•Intolerant to Puritans•A new Bible•King’s Book of Sports•Pilgrims sail on Mayflower
“Thinking men cannot be slaves.”
•Divine right of Kings•Clashes with Parliament•Intolerant to Puritans•“King’s Book of Sports II”•King’s Prayer Book
The National Covenantof 1637
King Charles I(Divine right)
Church of England
Anglican Presbyterian
Court of High Commission
Star Chamber
Nonconformists(Puritans)
Congregationalists Independents
Parliament1642 - present
govt. challenged;
prelatic church govt.
abolished
1643 – “a reformation
of the church”
Roman
Catholics
Arminianism
‘An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament,
• for the calling of an Assembly of learned and godly Divines, and others, to be consulted with by the Parliament,
• for the settling of the Government and Liturgy of the Church of England,
• and for vindicating and clearing of the Doctrine of the said Church from false aspersions and interpretations.’
Part 2 -
The Century Prior
The Westminster Abbey
Part 2 -
The Century Prior
The Westminster Abbey
The Theological PoliticsEnglish Presbyterians
Episcopalians
Congregationalists
Erastians
Scottish Presbyterians (delayed)
Part 2 -
The Century Prior
The Westminster Abbey
The Theological Politics
The Assignment from ParliamentFunction without a structure of Church Government
Revise the 39 Articles of the Anglican Church
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
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
1642 – First English Civil War begins
1643 – Solemn League and Covenant
1643 – Westminster Assembly begins
2/3/1645 – Directory for Public Worship
2/15/1645 – Form of Church Government
1646 – First English Civil War ends
8/27/1647 – Confession of Faith
11/5/1647 – The Shorter Catechism
1648 – Second English Civil War begins
4/14/1648 – The Larger Catechism
1649 – Second English Civil War ends
1/30/1649 – Charles I executed
2/22/1649 – Assembly dissolved,
having sat for 5 yrs., 6 mos. 22 days,
1163 sessions.
