The Presbyterian historical almanac and annual remembrancer of the church . fT3 ^ ^ J ^ -^^ THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 311 Jistffrical Shtrl] at i\t |rtsbt|ttrtan C^urclr at When, about the year 16-45, the Presbyterian Church became theestablished Church of England; it was intended to constitute aSynod in each county, and a General Assembly for the whole king-dom. The dictatorship of Cromwell, however, and the interferenceof the army in ecclesiastical, as well as civil affairs, with other cir-cumstances, prevented the complete execution of this project; andonlv in Loudon and Lanc
The Presbyterian historical almanac and annual remembrancer of the church . fT3 ^ ^ J ^ -^^ THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ENGLAND. 311 Jistffrical Shtrl] at i\t |rtsbt|ttrtan C^urclr at When, about the year 16-45, the Presbyterian Church became theestablished Church of England; it was intended to constitute aSynod in each county, and a General Assembly for the whole king-dom. The dictatorship of Cromwell, however, and the interferenceof the army in ecclesiastical, as well as civil affairs, with other cir-cumstances, prevented the complete execution of this project; andonlv in Loudon and Lancashire were Synods ever formed. In Lancashire there were at an early time nine Presbyteries; andin the neiglibouritig counties of Chester, Derby, York, Northumber-land, and Westmoreland, several were also instituted. The Pres-byteries of Manchester and Newcastle upon Tyne were establishedin 16-46 and 1648, respectively, under two ordinances of parliament. The first meeting of the Synod of Lancashire was held in troubles which soon after arose in the commonwealth, entirelybroke up th
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