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The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for Christ's crown and covenant (1905)
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. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . THE COVENANTER. THE BLUE FLAG OR THE COVENANTERS WHO CONTENDED FORCHRISTS CROWN AND COVENANT ByROBERT POLLOK KERR, D. D. Author ofTresbyterianism for the People, Voice of God in History, Land of Holy Light, Peoples History of Presbyterianism, ^Wiil the World Outgrow Christianity? and Hymns of the Agesblueflagorcovena00kerr
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. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . The street outside was also filled with a surg- lO THE BLUE FLAG. ing multitiule, wIkj cried out, The sword of the Lordand of Gideon ! while they beat upon the windows anddoors of the cathedral. The Bishop of Edinburgh,hearing the u])r()ar, came in person, and ascending thepulpit, attempted to still the tumult and go on with the. mm
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . of England, andsigned by him, and for thatreason often called the KingsConfession. (2) The acts of the Scottish Parliament condemning Romanism, andcoiifirming the acts of the Presbyterian General Assem-bly. This part w^as w^ritten by Johnston, afterwardsLord Warriston. (3) The special application of thewhole to the present circumstances of the church,written by Alexander Henderson. This was the o-reat National Covenant, and Februarvthe 28th, 1638, was the day set for it to be signed inEdinburgh. By early daw
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ered satisfactorily, the penalty wasinstant death. Since the days of Nero, w^ere Godspeople ever treated more cruelly? It was ordained, also, that not only should ministerswho preached at a conventicle be put to death, butalso any who listened to their sermons must die for it.it was as if an army of demons had been turned looseupon the poor Covenanters; Gods anger was waxinghot against his enemies, but he restrained it for a while.The company of martyrs round the throne in heavenwas not yet complete. There w
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ings; but when he undertakes to rule the churchhe is trying to dethrone Christ. So they took for themotto on their flag, For Christs Crown and theCovenant. What the Covenant meant we shall seefurther on in this book. This attempt to make the Scotch Presbyterians turnEpiscopalian, use the Episcopal Prayer-Book, and havearchbishops and bishops and priests, and recognize theKing of England and Scotland as the head of thechurch, is what made Jenny Geddes throw her campstool at the Deans head in old St. Giles Chu
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ^ rode away into the hills from which they hadcome. This was a memorable scene, and great consequencesfollowed. It was the first organized defiance of theKing, and was, in effect, the beginning of that greatrevolution which, eight years afterwards, swept thewicked Stuarts from the thrones of England and Scot-land forever. On the spot where the Sanquhar Declaration wasmade now stands a monument to commemorate thatsignificant event. Richard Cameron knew thedanger of such a proceeding,and was prepared to accept
. The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . thehead of the Church of Scotland, and they vvere tiedtogether, with their hands strapped to their backs, andmarched off northward to Dunottar Castle. There theywere thrust into a miry dungeon, men and womentogether, without the slightest arrangements for whatdecency re(|uires. They IkuI Imt one small window,and could hardly breathe; nor ccnild they get foodand water except at an exhorbitant price, so long asthey had anv monev. Here they suftered a thousanddeaths during the weary months of their imprisonment
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