Directory for Public Worship
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The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Directory for Public Worship canonical | 1 |
| Directory for Worship | 1 |
| Directory for the Public Worship of God of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directory for Public Worship Context triple: [Westminster Assembly, produced, Directory for Public Worship]
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A.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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B.
Common Worship
Common Worship is the Church of England’s main contemporary liturgical resource, providing authorized services, prayers, and patterns of worship for use across its churches.
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C.
Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion
The Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion are the four principal bodies that foster unity, consultation, and shared decision-making among the autonomous provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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D.
Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms is a choral composition by Leonard Bernstein that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a vibrant, rhythmic, and tonally accessible style.
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E.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Directory for Public Worship Target entity description: The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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A.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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B.
Common Worship
Common Worship is the Church of England’s main contemporary liturgical resource, providing authorized services, prayers, and patterns of worship for use across its churches.
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C.
Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion
The Instruments of Communion of the Anglican Communion are the four principal bodies that foster unity, consultation, and shared decision-making among the autonomous provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
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D.
Chichester Psalms
Chichester Psalms is a choral composition by Leonard Bernstein that sets Hebrew psalm texts to music in a vibrant, rhythmic, and tonally accessible style.
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E.
Book of Concord
The Book of Concord is the definitive collection of Lutheran confessional writings, compiling key creeds and doctrinal statements that articulate the theology of the Lutheran Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian worship directory
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Reformed liturgical guide ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
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surface form:
Church of Scotland General Assembly
Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ
surface form:
Long Parliament
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| associatedBody | Westminster Assembly ⓘ |
| characteristic | provides guidelines rather than fixed liturgical texts ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Parliament of England
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surface form:
English Parliament
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| containsSection |
Of Burial of the Dead
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Of Prayer after the Sermon ⓘ Of Public Prayer before the Sermon ⓘ Of Public Reading of the Holy Scriptures ⓘ Of the Assembling of the Congregation ⓘ Of the Celebration of the Communion, or Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ Of the Preaching of the Word ⓘ Of the Sacrament of Baptism ⓘ Of the Sanctification of the Lord’s Day ⓘ Of the Solemnization of Marriage ⓘ Of the Visitation of the Sick ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1644 ⓘ |
| denominationalUse |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
American Presbyterians
Church of Scotland ⓘ English Presbyterian Church ⓘ
surface form:
English Presbyterians
Irish Presbyterians ⓘ |
| doctrinalBasis | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
centrality of preaching
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congregational prayer ⓘ simplicity in worship ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | English Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key document in shaping Presbyterian worship identity ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Presbyterian books of order
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worship practice in American Presbyterian churches ⓘ worship practice in the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalType |
directory for worship
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non-ritualistic order of worship ⓘ |
| opposes | set liturgical forms of the Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate public worship in Reformed churches
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to standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches ⓘ |
| regulates |
administration of sacraments
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church discipline-related worship acts ⓘ days of fasting and thanksgiving ⓘ funeral practices ⓘ marriage services ⓘ preaching ⓘ public prayer ⓘ reading of Scripture ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Westminster Confession of Faith
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Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterianism
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Reformed ⓘ |
| replaced |
Book of Common Prayer
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surface form:
Book of Common Prayer (in parliamentary jurisdictions)
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| statusInAnglicanism | not officially adopted by the Church of England ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Calvinist ⓘ |
| yearAdoptedInScotland | 1645 ⓘ |
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Subject: Directory for Public Worship Description of subject: The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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governanceDocument
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Directory for Public Worship
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this entity surface form:
Directory for the Public Worship of God of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
this entity surface form:
Directory for Worship