This working bibliography contains works about the Directory for Public Worship. Note that this bibliography does not contain works by the Assembly or its members unless it is about the Directory. Nor does it contain works about the later adherents of or disputes about subscription to the Directory unless those disputes contain expositions of the Assembly’s history or texts.

If you are able to able to correct or supplement this bibliography please email your corrections to the managing editor of bibliographies, Mr Billy McMillan, at BillyM@fpcjackson.org.

Allington, J., and S. Marshall. A brief apologie for the sequestred clergie. VVherein (among other things) this case of conscience is judiciously handled: whether any minister of the Church of England may (to avoid sequestration) omit the publike use of the liturgie, and submit to the directory. In a letter from a sequestred divine, to Mr. Stephen Marshall. London, 1649. [DPW?]

By John Allington vicar of Leamington-Hastang. London: printed by J.C. for Thomas Basset, at the George near St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleet-street, 1678. [DPW?]

Clifford, A. “The Westminster Directory of Public Worship (1645).” In The Reformation of Worship, ed. K. Brownell et al, 53-75. Surrey: Westminster Conference, 1990. [DPW]

Free Church of Scotland. A new directory for the public worship of God : founded on the Book of common order, 1560-64, and the Westminster directory, 1643-45. Edinburgh : MacNiven & Wallace, 1898. [DPW]

Hammond, H. A view of the new directory and a vindication of the ancient liturgy of the Church of England; in answer to the reasons pretended in the ordinance and preface, for the abolishing the one, and establishing the other. Oxford, Printed by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the Vniversity, 1645. [DPW]

Jenkins, D. A scourge for the directorie, and the revolting synod. Which hath sitten this 5. yeares, more for foure shillings a day, then for conscience sake. By Judge Jenkins. London: printed for J. B., 1647. [DPW]

McNally, F. W. “The Westminster Directory: Its Origin and Significance.” PhD diss., University of Edinburgh, 1958. [DPW]

Presbyterian Church of England. Directory for the public worship of God : on the basis of that agreed upon by the Assembly of Divines at Westminster, A.D. 1644 ; recommended for use in the Presbyterian Church of England by the Synod, 1898. London : Publication committee of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1898. [DPW]

Roborough, H. and A. Byfield. A directory for the publique worship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland : together with an ordinance of parliament for the taking away of the Book of Common-Prayer and for establishing and observing of this present directory throughout the Kingdom of England, and dominion of Wales…Meeting Name: Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)Publication: London : Printed for Evan Tyler, Alexander Fifield, Ralph Smith and John Field, and are to be sold …, 1645. [DPW]

Shields, C. W. The book of common prayer : as amended by the Westminster Divines, A.D. 1661, [and in agreement with the directory for public worship of the Presbyterian church in the United States] … with a historical and liturgical treatise. Philadelphia : James S. Claxton, 1867. [DPW]

Spinks, B. D. “Brief and Perspicuous Text: Plain and Pertinent Doctrine: Behind Of the Preaching of the Word in the Westminster Directory.” In Like a Two-Edged Sword, ed. M. ed Dudley, 91-111. Norwich: Canterbury Press, 1995. [DPW]

Ward, R. S. In R. A. Muller and R. S. Ward, Scripture and Worship. Phillipsburg : P&R Publishing, 2007, 85-175. [DPW]

Watts, M. H. and D. Silversides. The worship of God. Edinburgh : Marpet Press, 1998. [DPW?]