...joint monarchs had to swear to rule-as none of their predecessors had been asked to do —according to the 'true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by law'. Once crowned, Bibles were handed to each of them: 'To put you in mind of this rule and that you may...

...that oath itself, as it is settled in the act of William and Mary. "Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession...Reformed Religion established by law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge,...

...and with the advice and consent of the realm — the same sovereign who at his coronation swears to maintain 'the laws of God, the true profession of...Protestant reformed religion established by law.' By such considerations as these was I led to fear that the communion to which I belonged had no part...

...clear as in Britain and its overseas possessions. The Hanoverians swore in their coronation oath to "maintain the laws of God, the true profession of...protestant reformed religion established by law." They also agreed to "preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches there...

...true profession of the Gospel? Will you to the utmost of your power maintain in the United Kingdom the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law?...maintain and preserve inviolably the settlement of the Church of England, and the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government thereof? And will you preserve...

...religion by law established. The Archbishop of Canterbury asks the monarch 'Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession...Protestant reformed religion established by law?' To which the Monarch responds 'All this I promise to do'. No monarch can take the throne without making...

...the laws and customs of the same. The monarch is to cause law and justice in mercy to be upheld, to maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and to support the reformed Protestant religion as established by law. They are also to preserve to the...

...that oath itself, as it is settled in the act of William and Mary. "Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession...Reformed Religion established by law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge,...

...Illustrated London News, 3 May 1851, p. 349. 3 In her coronation oath, Queen Victoria had promised to 'maintain the Laws of God, the true Profession of...Protestant Reformed Religion established by Law', and had received a copy of the Bible, the 'most valuable thing that this world affords': Anon., Form and...

...spiritual and civil rights and properties of the people, to execute justice in mercy, to do their utmost to maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the Gospel and the Protestant reformed church established by laws and all such rights and privileges of the bishops and clergy. Despite reference...