...Coeenant, with the ultimate view of effecting a religious reformation in England and Ireland, " according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed churches." The Convention of Estates and the General Assembly approved unanimously of this deed ; which was transmitted...

...for public worship, to accelerate the establishment of a pure discipline and government, according to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches, and to take away all obstructions that may impede and retard our humble desires."* Upon this * Rushworth,...

...should be sustained as at present established, the reformation in England should be effected " according to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches." In other respects, they agreed to root out popery, &c. A meeting of divines, for the establishment...

...preservation of religion in Scotland, and the reforb ination of it in England and Ireland, according to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches ; and so promote an uniformity of religion in all the three kingdoms, that they and their children...

...in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline, and government, according to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches: and shall endeavour to bring the churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and...

...its own sense. The reformation of religion was accordingly to be established in England " according to the word of God and the example of the best reformed churches ;" and the existing episcopacy was abolished without abjuring the hierarchy, as the Scots had required....

...endeavour, in like manner, the reformation of ' religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, according to ' the word of God, and the example of the best reformed ' churches ; but more particularly, to bring the churches of God ' in all the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction...

...endeavour, in like manner, the reformation of ' religion in the kingdoms of England and Ireland, according to * the word of God, and the example of the best reformed ' churches ; but more particularly, to bring the churches of God * in all the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction...

...the kingdoms of England and Ireland, in doc" trine, worship, discipline, and government, accord" ing to the word of God, and the example of the " best reformed churches ; and we shall endeavour " to bring the churches of God in the three king" doins, to the nearest conjunction...

...which was described to be, to produce a reformation in religion in Ireland and England, " according to the word of God, and the example of the best reformed churches." Notwithstanding the latitude of interpretation of which these terms admitted, the convention of estates...