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  • 1Westminster Larger Catechism — The Westminster Larger Catechism along with the Westminster Shorter Catechism is a central catechism of Calvinists in the English tradition throughout the World. History In 1643 when the Long Parliament of England called the Westminster Assembly… …

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  • 2Westminster Shorter Catechism — The Westminster Shorter Catechism (also known simply as the Shorter Catechism, hereinafter referred to as the WSC) was written in the 1640s by English and Scottish divines. The assembly also produced the Westminster Confession of Faith and the… …

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  • 3The Larger Catechism — Catechism Cat e*chism ( k[i^]z m), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr. See {Catechise}.] 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers. [1913 Webster] 2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, reduced to …

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  • 4Westminster Assembly — The Westminster Assembly of Divines was appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Church of England. The Assembly met for six years (1643 1649), and in the process produced the documents which are the major Confessional Standards of the …

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  • 5Westminster Seminary California — is a Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located 25 miles north of San Diego, California in Escondido. It was initially a branch campus of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia until 1982 when it became fully… …

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  • 6Westminster Standards — The Westminster Standards are the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Westminster Shorter Catechism, the Westminster Larger Catechism, the Directory of Public Worship, and the Form of Church Government referred to collectively. References #… …

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  • 7Westminster (disambiguation) — Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London.Westminster may also refer to:Government* Westminster , the Parliament of the United Kingdom * Westminster , the United Kingdom government, see Her Majesty s Government… …

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  • 8Westminster presbyterian — may refer to:Various denominations of that name: *Westminster Presbyterian Church of Australia *Westminster Presbyterian Church in the United States *Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe close relationship between… …

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  • 9Catechism — A catechism (pronEng|ˈkætəkɪzəm; gr. κατηχισμός) is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present. [ [http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=2727… …

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  • 10History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… …

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