William Symington
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William Symington (1795–1862) was a Scottish Reformed Presbyterian minister and theologian who pastored in Stranraer and Glasgow and later served as professor of theology for the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland. He is best known for Messiah the Prince (1839), a landmark defense of Christ's mediatorial kingship over the nations.
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The Westminster Assembly of Divines: Part I
Excerpts from William Symington, 'Historical Sketch of the Westminster Assembly of Divines,' in Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, by the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Scotland, Glasgow, 1843. The Westminster Assembly, it is well known, was…
The Westminster Assembly of Divines: Part II
The Scottish Commissioners Although the Scottish commissioners cannot be said to have formed a party in the Westminster Assembly, this is perhaps the proper place to advert to their appointment, character, and peculiar position in that meeting. When the calling of an assembly of divines first…
The Westminster Assembly of Divines: Part III
The Business of the Assembly Having thus glanced at the origin, constitution, and parties of the Westminster Assembly, we are prepared to look at its proceedings. The Assembly was convened for the first time on Saturday, July 1, 1643, and it continued to hold regular meetings until February 22,…