Covenanters
Overview page. Subjects: History — Christianity.
An adherent of the National Covenant (1638) or the Solemn League and Covenant (1643), upholding the organization of the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
National Covenant
Overview page. Subjects: British History.
(1638).
The Covenant of Scottish Presbyterians inaugurated at Edinburgh in answer to the attempt to impose on the Scottish Church the 1637 BCP.
Negative Confession
Overview page. Subjects: Christianity.
An alternative name for the King's Confession, because it denied all doctrine not in accord with the Scottish Confession of 1560.
Scottish Confession
Overview page. Subjects: Early Modern History (1500 to 1700).
The first Confession of Faith of the reformed Church of Scotland. A typically Calvinist document, it was adopted by the Scottish Parliament in 1560 and remained the confessional standard...
