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New Creative Relevant Search filters Booksubjectcovenanters Stock Photos and Images  (35) Page 1 of 1 . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . in Lorn,about 1626. He was ordained pastor at New Luce,in Galloway, about 1660. After three years he wasdeprived of his charge by the Drunken Act of Glas-gow. His farewell service before leaving his flockwas a very pathetic occasion, and as the people refusedto go home, he contiiuicd with them in the church untilafter nightfall. Fre(|uently, while he spoke that day.he was interrupted by outbursts of wailing from hishearers, though he urged them to be composed. Ashe finished he closed the door of his pulpit a . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . in Lorn,about 1626. He was ordained pastor at New Luce,in Galloway, about 1660. After three years he wasdeprived of his charge by the Drunken Act of Glas-gow. His farewell service before leaving his flockwas a very pathetic occasion, and as the people refusedto go home, he contiiuicd with them in the church untilafter nightfall. Fre(|uently, while he spoke that day.he was interrupted by outbursts of wailing from hishearers, though he urged them to be composed. Ashe finished he closed the door of his pulpit ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-in-lornabout-1626-he-was-ordained-pastor-at-new-lucein-galloway-about-1660-after-three-years-he-wasdeprived-of-his-charge-by-the-drunken-act-of-glas-gow-his-farewell-service-before-leaving-his-flockwas-a-very-pathetic-occasion-and-as-the-people-refusedto-go-home-he-contiiuicd-with-them-in-the-church-untilafter-nightfall-freuently-while-he-spoke-that-dayhe-was-interrupted-by-outbursts-of-wailing-from-hishearers-though-he-urged-them-to-be-composed-ashe-finished-he-closed-the-door-of-his-pulpit-a-image370166331.html . 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' . 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. mmhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-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-edinburghhearing-the-u-rar-came-in-person-and-ascending-thepulpit-attempted-to-still-the-tumult-and-go-on-with-the-mm-image370024162.html . 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' . 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 dawhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-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-was-written-by-johnston-afterwardslord-warriston-3-the-special-application-of-thewhole-to-the-present-circumstances-of-the-churchwritten-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-image370014772.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . as out of the way, determined to go onwith his work in Scotland. Having gotten a Parha-ment of renegades and ultra-royaHsts together in Edin-burgh, the King wrote a letter,- in September, 1661,to the Privy Council there, ordaining that Episcopacybe made the established religionin Scotland, and three monthsafterwards another letter, pro-hibiting any meeting of Synods,Presbyteries or church sessionstill they might be ordered bythe archbishops and bishopswho had been appointed forScotland. The principal arch-bi . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . as out of the way, determined to go onwith his work in Scotland. Having gotten a Parha-ment of renegades and ultra-royaHsts together in Edin-burgh, the King wrote a letter,- in September, 1661,to the Privy Council there, ordaining that Episcopacybe made the established religionin Scotland, and three monthsafterwards another letter, pro-hibiting any meeting of Synods,Presbyteries or church sessionstill they might be ordered bythe archbishops and bishopswho had been appointed forScotland. The principal arch-bihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-as-out-of-the-way-determined-to-go-onwith-his-work-in-scotland-having-gotten-a-parha-ment-of-renegades-and-ultra-royahsts-together-in-edin-burgh-the-king-wrote-a-letter-in-september-1661to-the-privy-council-there-ordaining-that-episcopacybe-made-the-established-religionin-scotland-and-three-monthsafterwards-another-letter-pro-hibiting-any-meeting-of-synodspresbyteries-or-church-sessionstill-they-might-be-ordered-bythe-archbishops-and-bishopswho-had-been-appointed-forscotland-the-principal-arch-bi-image369989483.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . nanters Prison, Greyfriars Churchyard. confined within the walls of old Greyfriars churchyard,V where guards watched over them day and night. They •were allowed no shelter to protect them from sun (jr storm, nor were they given sufficient food. Some of the prisoners, deeming their cause hopeless, took an oath to make no further resistance, and were• released. A few made their escape over the wall. At length, from all causes, including deaths from disease, their numbers were reduced to two hundred and fifty. . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . nanters Prison, Greyfriars Churchyard. confined within the walls of old Greyfriars churchyard,V where guards watched over them day and night. They •were allowed no shelter to protect them from sun (jr storm, nor were they given sufficient food. Some of the prisoners, deeming their cause hopeless, took an oath to make no further resistance, and were• released. A few made their escape over the wall. At length, from all causes, including deaths from disease, their numbers were reduced to two hundred and fifty.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-nanters-prison-greyfriars-churchyard-confined-within-the-walls-of-old-greyfriars-churchyardv-where-guards-watched-over-them-day-and-night-they-were-allowed-no-shelter-to-protect-them-from-sun-jr-storm-nor-were-they-given-sufficient-food-some-of-the-prisoners-deeming-their-cause-hopeless-took-an-oath-to-make-no-further-resistance-and-were-released-a-few-made-their-escape-over-the-wall-at-length-from-all-causes-including-deaths-from-disease-their-numbers-were-reduced-to-two-hundred-and-fifty-image370195594.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . them all down for the same. Dear friends, I die a Presbyterian Protestant; Iown the Word of God as the rule of faith and manners;I own the Confession of Faith, Larger and ShorterCatechisms, Sum of Saving Knowledge, Directory forPublic and Family Worship, Covenants, National andSolemn League, Acts of General Assemblies, and allthe faithful contendings that have been for tlic Cove-nanted l^eformation. I leave my testimony aj^provingthe ])reaching in the fields, and defending the same byarms. T adjoiu my testim . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . them all down for the same. Dear friends, I die a Presbyterian Protestant; Iown the Word of God as the rule of faith and manners;I own the Confession of Faith, Larger and ShorterCatechisms, Sum of Saving Knowledge, Directory forPublic and Family Worship, Covenants, National andSolemn League, Acts of General Assemblies, and allthe faithful contendings that have been for tlic Cove-nanted l^eformation. I leave my testimony aj^provingthe ])reaching in the fields, and defending the same byarms. T adjoiu my testimhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-them-all-down-for-the-same-dear-friends-i-die-a-presbyterian-protestant-iown-the-word-of-god-as-the-rule-of-faith-and-mannersi-own-the-confession-of-faith-larger-and-shortercatechisms-sum-of-saving-knowledge-directory-forpublic-and-family-worship-covenants-national-andsolemn-league-acts-of-general-assemblies-and-allthe-faithful-contendings-that-have-been-for-tlic-cove-nanted-leformation-i-leave-my-testimony-ajprovingthe-reaching-in-the-fields-and-defending-the-same-byarms-t-adjoiu-my-testim-image370161095.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . mm. John Knox in St. Giles, Edinburgh. serxice. His effort was a failure, for he was assailedby the crowd, and such was the din of cries from withinand withcul lliai he gae uj) the attempt to restoreorder, and, assisted by the magistrates present, wasglad to make his escape. hat was the cause of this riot in the principalch.urcli of staid old bjlinburgh? The tiling happened INTRODUCTORY. ii on July 23, 1637, and this is how it came about: Formore than fifty years Scotland had been Presbyterian.John Knox . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . mm. John Knox in St. Giles, Edinburgh. serxice. His effort was a failure, for he was assailedby the crowd, and such was the din of cries from withinand withcul lliai he gae uj) the attempt to restoreorder, and, assisted by the magistrates present, wasglad to make his escape. hat was the cause of this riot in the principalch.urcli of staid old bjlinburgh? The tiling happened INTRODUCTORY. ii on July 23, 1637, and this is how it came about: Formore than fifty years Scotland had been Presbyterian.John Knoxhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-mm-john-knox-in-st-giles-edinburgh-serxice-his-effort-was-a-failure-for-he-was-assailedby-the-crowd-and-such-was-the-din-of-cries-from-withinand-withcul-lliai-he-gae-uj-the-attempt-to-restoreorder-and-assisted-by-the-magistrates-present-wasglad-to-make-his-escape-hat-was-the-cause-of-this-riot-in-the-principalchurcli-of-staid-old-bjlinburgh-the-tiling-happened-introductory-ii-on-july-23-1637-and-this-is-how-it-came-about-formore-than-fifty-years-scotland-had-been-presbyterianjohn-knox-image370020715.html . 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' . 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 whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-ered-satisfactorily-the-penalty-wasinstant-death-since-the-days-of-nero-were-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-itit-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-whilethe-company-of-martyrs-round-the-throne-in-heavenwas-not-yet-complete-there-w-image370175023.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ^he government, forl^idding any one togive him food or sheher, and charging him with trea-son, was arrested in Edinburgh and brought for trialbefore the Council He was found guilty, and con-demned to l)e executed at the Grassmarket, at the foot of the Castle hill, in Edin-burgh, where .so many martyrshad given up their lives to Godas a testimony against sin andFor Christs Crown and theCovenant. The three chargeson which he was sentencedwere : ( i ) denying the Kingsauthority; (2) pieaching thatit was wrong t . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ^he government, forl^idding any one togive him food or sheher, and charging him with trea-son, was arrested in Edinburgh and brought for trialbefore the Council He was found guilty, and con-demned to l)e executed at the Grassmarket, at the foot of the Castle hill, in Edin-burgh, where .so many martyrshad given up their lives to Godas a testimony against sin andFor Christs Crown and theCovenant. The three chargeson which he was sentencedwere : ( i ) denying the Kingsauthority; (2) pieaching thatit was wrong thttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-he-government-forlidding-any-one-togive-him-food-or-sheher-and-charging-him-with-trea-son-was-arrested-in-edinburgh-and-brought-for-trialbefore-the-council-he-was-found-guilty-and-con-demned-to-le-executed-at-the-grassmarket-at-the-foot-of-the-castle-hill-in-edin-burgh-where-so-many-martyrshad-given-up-their-lives-to-godas-a-testimony-against-sin-andfor-christs-crown-and-thecovenant-the-three-chargeson-which-he-was-sentencedwere-i-denying-the-kingsauthority-2-pieaching-thatit-was-wrong-t-image370163598.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . les II, CHAPTER XI. Blood, Blood! ^T^HE Duke of York, brother of Charles II., now-*- ascended the throne, under the title of James II.,and was proclaimed as King in England, Scotland andIreland. Every one knew that the accession of the cruel Duketc the crown meant bitterer persecutions for the Cove-nanters than ever, and the sequel realized the worstfears of the downtrodden peo-ple. It ivas determined by thegoveninient that the Cove-nanters should be extermi-nated. The preaching of thegospel by any Presbyter . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . les II, CHAPTER XI. Blood, Blood! ^T^HE Duke of York, brother of Charles II., now-*- ascended the throne, under the title of James II.,and was proclaimed as King in England, Scotland andIreland. Every one knew that the accession of the cruel Duketc the crown meant bitterer persecutions for the Cove-nanters than ever, and the sequel realized the worstfears of the downtrodden peo-ple. It ivas determined by thegoveninient that the Cove-nanters should be extermi-nated. The preaching of thegospel by any Presbyterhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-les-ii-chapter-xi-blood-blood!-the-duke-of-york-brother-of-charles-ii-now-ascended-the-throne-under-the-title-of-james-iiand-was-proclaimed-as-king-in-england-scotland-andireland-every-one-knew-that-the-accession-of-the-cruel-duketc-the-crown-meant-bitterer-persecutions-for-the-cove-nanters-than-ever-and-the-sequel-realized-the-worstfears-of-the-downtrodden-peo-ple-it-ivas-determined-by-thegoveninient-that-the-cove-nanters-should-be-extermi-nated-the-preaching-of-thegospel-by-any-presbyter-image370178114.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ^ki, ^<- . V -.. Covenanters Prison, Greyfriars Churchyard. confined within the walls of old Greyfriars churchyard,V where guards watched over them day and night. They •were allowed no shelter to protect them from sun (jr storm, nor were they given sufficient food. Some of the prisoners, deeming their cause hopeless, took an oath to make no further resistance, and were• released. A few made their escape over the wall. At length, from all causes, including deaths from disease, their numbers were reduced to . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ^ki, ^<- . V -.. Covenanters Prison, Greyfriars Churchyard. confined within the walls of old Greyfriars churchyard,V where guards watched over them day and night. They •were allowed no shelter to protect them from sun (jr storm, nor were they given sufficient food. Some of the prisoners, deeming their cause hopeless, took an oath to make no further resistance, and were• released. A few made their escape over the wall. At length, from all causes, including deaths from disease, their numbers were reduced tohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-ki-lt-v-covenanters-prison-greyfriars-churchyard-confined-within-the-walls-of-old-greyfriars-churchyardv-where-guards-watched-over-them-day-and-night-they-were-allowed-no-shelter-to-protect-them-from-sun-jr-storm-nor-were-they-given-sufficient-food-some-of-the-prisoners-deeming-their-cause-hopeless-took-an-oath-to-make-no-further-resistance-and-were-released-a-few-made-their-escape-over-the-wall-at-length-from-all-causes-including-deaths-from-disease-their-numbers-were-reduced-to-image370200707.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . and of insur-rectionists, who were by this time somewhat organizedand under command of Colonel Wallace. Wallaceslittle army of nine hundred marched to Lanark, wherethey halted and renewed the Covenant, and proceededtowards Edinburgh. At the Pentland Hills they wereconfronted by the army of Dalziel. In three encoun-ters the Covenanters put the royal army to flight; butthey had engaged only a part of the force of the enemy.Dalziel brought up his whole army, and the Cove-nanters, after a few grim moments of pra . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . and of insur-rectionists, who were by this time somewhat organizedand under command of Colonel Wallace. Wallaceslittle army of nine hundred marched to Lanark, wherethey halted and renewed the Covenant, and proceededtowards Edinburgh. At the Pentland Hills they wereconfronted by the army of Dalziel. In three encoun-ters the Covenanters put the royal army to flight; butthey had engaged only a part of the force of the enemy.Dalziel brought up his whole army, and the Cove-nanters, after a few grim moments of prahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-and-of-insur-rectionists-who-were-by-this-time-somewhat-organizedand-under-command-of-colonel-wallace-wallaceslittle-army-of-nine-hundred-marched-to-lanark-wherethey-halted-and-renewed-the-covenant-and-proceededtowards-edinburgh-at-the-pentland-hills-they-wereconfronted-by-the-army-of-dalziel-in-three-encoun-ters-the-covenanters-put-the-royal-army-to-flight-butthey-had-engaged-only-a-part-of-the-force-of-the-enemydalziel-brought-up-his-whole-army-and-the-cove-nanters-after-a-few-grim-moments-of-pra-image369987630.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . 1^ *• ?^t. ^ki, ^<- . V -. . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . 1^ *• ?^t. ^ki, ^<- . V -.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-1-t-ki-lt-v-image369978913.html . 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' . 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 Chuhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-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-image370019225.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . he Covenanters, 24. Geddes, Jennv, 10.Giles, St., Cathedral, 14.Govan, William, 40.Grassmarket, 119.Greyfriars Church, 19, 71.Guthrie, Rev. James, 39. Hamilton, Sir Robert, 65.Henderson, Alex., 17.Howie, John, 53. James I., 11. James II., 97, 122, 128. Kerr, Sir Robert, 53.Killiecrankie, Battle of, 1^7.Knox, John, 11. Louis XIV., 127. Maiden, The, 38.Martyrs Monument, 128.McKail, Rev. Hugh, 51.McKenzie, Sir George, 92.McLauchlan, Margaret, 103.Middleton, Earl of, 35.IMonmouth, Duke of, ^^. Netherbow Port, 85 . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . he Covenanters, 24. Geddes, Jennv, 10.Giles, St., Cathedral, 14.Govan, William, 40.Grassmarket, 119.Greyfriars Church, 19, 71.Guthrie, Rev. James, 39. Hamilton, Sir Robert, 65.Henderson, Alex., 17.Howie, John, 53. James I., 11. James II., 97, 122, 128. 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The barbarous sentence was carried out a few hoiusafterward, and his estates were given to the Duke of 96 THE BLUE EL AG. Gordon, a minion of the Duke of York, and Bailliesfamily, to save their lives, lied to Holland, the refugeof the oppressed of all nations. Xo wonder that the Cove-nanters were tired with freshdetermination to resist unto thedeath a government that couldperpetrate this and other crimes.1 he people of Scotland, andEngland also, began to utter, inno uncertain tones their ind . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . you are to live! The barbarous sentence was carried out a few hoiusafterward, and his estates were given to the Duke of 96 THE BLUE EL AG. Gordon, a minion of the Duke of York, and Bailliesfamily, to save their lives, lied to Holland, the refugeof the oppressed of all nations. 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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' . ^ rode away into the hills from which they hadcome. This was a memorable scene, and great consequencesfollowed. 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Another victim, William Govan, was sacrificed alongwith Mr. Guthrie, on the same day. The next whom it was determined should die wasthe saintly Samuel Rutherford, who had been a Com-missioner from Scotland to the famous WestminsterAssembly in London in 1643. Riifhcrforcfs Letters,a published collection of his letters on religious sub-jects, are still read by the jMinis amon . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ants, the Covenants, shall yet be Scotlands reviving!and he went thus to join Argyle and the host of mar-tyrs under the altar in heaven. Another victim, William Govan, was sacrificed alongwith Mr. Guthrie, on the same day. The next whom it was determined should die wasthe saintly Samuel Rutherford, who had been a Com-missioner from Scotland to the famous WestminsterAssembly in London in 1643. 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The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . d and spiritualfather of Richard Cameron, was but a few days infollowing him to his reward and his crown. He washanged at the market cross of Edinburgh, on July i-j,1681, and his head placed above the gate called theNetherbow Port of the city. Mien his condemna-tion was announced by the sound of a trumpet, he said,This is a wearying sound, but the sound of the lasttrumpet will be joyful to me, and all that will be foundleaning on Christs righteousness. On the gallows hesaid: God will return gloriously to Sc . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . d and spiritualfather of Richard Cameron, was but a few days infollowing him to his reward and his crown. He washanged at the market cross of Edinburgh, on July i-j,1681, and his head placed above the gate called theNetherbow Port of the city. 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The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ch the sameway as the first had done, by the King giving way tothe Covenanters. But King Charles 1. soon had otherthings to occupy his mind. He was getting into trou-ble with his Parliament and people of England, led byOliver Cromwell. Civil war broke out between Charlesand a large part of his own people, and the army ofCromwell and the Parliament proved too strong forthe King. Seeing he would be ol)liged to surrender,he cast himself upon the Scotch. x hey turned himover to the English, not expect-ing that t . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ch the sameway as the first had done, by the King giving way tothe Covenanters. But King Charles 1. soon had otherthings to occupy his mind. He was getting into trou-ble with his Parliament and people of England, led byOliver Cromwell. 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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 . 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. 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Thisthey did. and when Parliament voted thanks and asum of money for their inestimable services, they re-fused any pay. They were not serving as mercenaries,but fighting f(^r Christs Crown and the Covenant.Now that they were the only arniv in Scotland, andhad full sway, did they wreak cngeance upon thosewho iov years had killed them all the day . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . e despised, condemnedCameronians, who had been hunted to the death buta few months before, as traitors to the government,were now called upon to save the government. Thisthey did. and when Parliament voted thanks and asum of money for their inestimable services, they re-fused any pay. 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The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . s wdththe Kings views and Wishes was gotten together inEdinburgh, and the Earl of Middleton, a crafty andable but traitorous man, always ready to join what heconsidered the stronger party, was made Commissionerof the King for holding the Scottish Parliament, andalso commander of the army in Scotland. The Kingcould not have selected a better agent for his wickedpurposes. He soon had the traitorous Parliamentrepeal all the laws which had been made establishingPresbyterianism in Scotland, and acts were passedma . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . s wdththe Kings views and Wishes was gotten together inEdinburgh, and the Earl of Middleton, a crafty andable but traitorous man, always ready to join what heconsidered the stronger party, was made Commissionerof the King for holding the Scottish Parliament, andalso commander of the army in Scotland. The Kingcould not have selected a better agent for his wickedpurposes. He soon had the traitorous Parliamentrepeal all the laws which had been made establishingPresbyterianism in Scotland, and acts were passedmahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-s-wdththe-kings-views-and-wishes-was-gotten-together-inedinburgh-and-the-earl-of-middleton-a-crafty-andable-but-traitorous-man-always-ready-to-join-what-heconsidered-the-stronger-party-was-made-commissionerof-the-king-for-holding-the-scottish-parliament-andalso-commander-of-the-army-in-scotland-the-kingcould-not-have-selected-a-better-agent-for-his-wickedpurposes-he-soon-had-the-traitorous-parliamentrepeal-all-the-laws-which-had-been-made-establishingpresbyterianism-in-scotland-and-acts-were-passedma-image369995496.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . e thought, without soldiers to protect them. The Council, having seen the folly of extreme meas-ures, undertook to call Sir James Turner to accountfor his barbarities. Turner proved, in his defence, thathe had done no more than he had been ordered by theCouncil to do; but he was deprived of his commission,and Bannatyne was sentenced to banishment from thecountry. Thus did the Council make scape goats oftheir own agents, hoping to escape well-merited odium.This was but a ruse. There was little abatement of th . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . e thought, without soldiers to protect them. The Council, having seen the folly of extreme meas-ures, undertook to call Sir James Turner to accountfor his barbarities. Turner proved, in his defence, thathe had done no more than he had been ordered by theCouncil to do; but he was deprived of his commission,and Bannatyne was sentenced to banishment from thecountry. Thus did the Council make scape goats oftheir own agents, hoping to escape well-merited odium.This was but a ruse. There was little abatement of thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-e-thought-without-soldiers-to-protect-them-the-council-having-seen-the-folly-of-extreme-meas-ures-undertook-to-call-sir-james-turner-to-accountfor-his-barbarities-turner-proved-in-his-defence-thathe-had-done-no-more-than-he-had-been-ordered-by-thecouncil-to-do-but-he-was-deprived-of-his-commissionand-bannatyne-was-sentenced-to-banishment-from-thecountry-thus-did-the-council-make-scape-goats-oftheir-own-agents-hoping-to-escape-well-merited-odiumthis-was-but-a-ruse-there-was-little-abatement-of-th-image369985827.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ue offer was declined; then the battle began inearnest, and the gallant three hundred defenders of thel)ridge, with their muskets and one lone cannon, received the charge of the Kings soldiers. They drovethe royalists back, but not being properlv supportedfrom the rear, they could not pursue the enemy. Sothey remained on the bridge, awaiting a second attack.For three hoiu*s they held the bridge against over-whelming numbers, and without reinforcements fromthe main body of their comrades. At length theirammu . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . ue offer was declined; then the battle began inearnest, and the gallant three hundred defenders of thel)ridge, with their muskets and one lone cannon, received the charge of the Kings soldiers. They drovethe royalists back, but not being properlv supportedfrom the rear, they could not pursue the enemy. Sothey remained on the bridge, awaiting a second attack.For three hoiu*s they held the bridge against over-whelming numbers, and without reinforcements fromthe main body of their comrades. At length theirammuhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-ue-offer-was-declined-then-the-battle-began-inearnest-and-the-gallant-three-hundred-defenders-of-thelridge-with-their-muskets-and-one-lone-cannon-received-the-charge-of-the-kings-soldiers-they-drovethe-royalists-back-but-not-being-properlv-supportedfrom-the-rear-they-could-not-pursue-the-enemy-sothey-remained-on-the-bridge-awaiting-a-second-attackfor-three-hoius-they-held-the-bridge-against-over-whelming-numbers-and-without-reinforcements-fromthe-main-body-of-their-comrades-at-length-theirammu-image369983789.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . said: Tie was one of the stiffest maintainersof his principles that ever came before us. Others weused always to cause one time or other to waver, buthim we could never move. Where we left him, therewe found him; we could never make him yield or varyin the least. He was the man wq have seen mostplainly and pertinaciously adhering to the old way ofPresbyterian government, who, if he had lived inKnoxs days would not have died by any laws then inbeing. This martyrdom of James Renwick, who gave hisblood for the . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . said: Tie was one of the stiffest maintainersof his principles that ever came before us. Others weused always to cause one time or other to waver, buthim we could never move. Where we left him, therewe found him; we could never make him yield or varyin the least. He was the man wq have seen mostplainly and pertinaciously adhering to the old way ofPresbyterian government, who, if he had lived inKnoxs days would not have died by any laws then inbeing. This martyrdom of James Renwick, who gave hisblood for thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-said-tie-was-one-of-the-stiffest-maintainersof-his-principles-that-ever-came-before-us-others-weused-always-to-cause-one-time-or-other-to-waver-buthim-we-could-never-move-where-we-left-him-therewe-found-him-we-could-never-make-him-yield-or-varyin-the-least-he-was-the-man-wq-have-seen-mostplainly-and-pertinaciously-adhering-to-the-old-way-ofpresbyterian-government-who-if-he-had-lived-inknoxs-days-would-not-have-died-by-any-laws-then-inbeing-this-martyrdom-of-james-renwick-who-gave-hisblood-for-the-image370158741.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . kay, afavorite general of William, at Killiecrankie, July 29,1689. Claverhouse was victorious that day, but in thehour of triumph he was killed on the field. The risingof the Highlanders soon collapsed for lack of a leader,and the cause of James collapsed with it. Fr()m thatday the course of Scotland has been onward and up-ward, and few peoples have been so blessed, prosperedand honored. None may say that they did not deservethe victory achieved through so.many years of suf-fering. As for James IL, he receiv . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . kay, afavorite general of William, at Killiecrankie, July 29,1689. Claverhouse was victorious that day, but in thehour of triumph he was killed on the field. The risingof the Highlanders soon collapsed for lack of a leader,and the cause of James collapsed with it. Fr()m thatday the course of Scotland has been onward and up-ward, and few peoples have been so blessed, prosperedand honored. None may say that they did not deservethe victory achieved through so.many years of suf-fering. As for James IL, he receivhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-kay-afavorite-general-of-william-at-killiecrankie-july-291689-claverhouse-was-victorious-that-day-but-in-thehour-of-triumph-he-was-killed-on-the-field-the-risingof-the-highlanders-soon-collapsed-for-lack-of-a-leaderand-the-cause-of-james-collapsed-with-it-frm-thatday-the-course-of-scotland-has-been-onward-and-up-ward-and-few-peoples-have-been-so-blessed-prosperedand-honored-none-may-say-that-they-did-not-deservethe-victory-achieved-through-somany-years-of-suf-fering-as-for-james-il-he-receiv-image370156409.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . on andold age, signed his name first of all to this Covenantwith God. The multitude surged forward, all eagerto subscribe their names. Many added after their sig-natures the words, Till death. Some pricked theirarms and signed with a pen dipped in their own blood,meaning that they were prepared to die for truth andliberty in Scotland. It was one of the most solemn andsignificant scenes ever witnessed, as the Covenant layupon the top of a fiat tombstone in the churchyard,while the very cream of Scotlands best . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . on andold age, signed his name first of all to this Covenantwith God. The multitude surged forward, all eagerto subscribe their names. Many added after their sig-natures the words, Till death. Some pricked theirarms and signed with a pen dipped in their own blood,meaning that they were prepared to die for truth andliberty in Scotland. It was one of the most solemn andsignificant scenes ever witnessed, as the Covenant layupon the top of a fiat tombstone in the churchyard,while the very cream of Scotlands besthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-on-andold-age-signed-his-name-first-of-all-to-this-covenantwith-god-the-multitude-surged-forward-all-eagerto-subscribe-their-names-many-added-after-their-sig-natures-the-words-till-death-some-pricked-theirarms-and-signed-with-a-pen-dipped-in-their-own-bloodmeaning-that-they-were-prepared-to-die-for-truth-andliberty-in-scotland-it-was-one-of-the-most-solemn-andsignificant-scenes-ever-witnessed-as-the-covenant-layupon-the-top-of-a-fiat-tombstone-in-the-churchyardwhile-the-very-cream-of-scotlands-best-image370011637.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . nburgh, and all the people who had cometo the city to go home. The Presbyterians then mettogether and drew up a complaint against the bishopsas being the cause of all the trouble, and great numbersof the nobles and of the people signed it, in Edinburghand throughout Scotland. But this did no good; theKing was obstinate and determined to have his way,and he issued a proclamation declaring that the bishopshad done nothing but what he had commanded themto do, and he charged the people who opposed thebishops wit . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . nburgh, and all the people who had cometo the city to go home. The Presbyterians then mettogether and drew up a complaint against the bishopsas being the cause of all the trouble, and great numbersof the nobles and of the people signed it, in Edinburghand throughout Scotland. But this did no good; theKing was obstinate and determined to have his way,and he issued a proclamation declaring that the bishopshad done nothing but what he had commanded themto do, and he charged the people who opposed thebishops withttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-nburgh-and-all-the-people-who-had-cometo-the-city-to-go-home-the-presbyterians-then-mettogether-and-drew-up-a-complaint-against-the-bishopsas-being-the-cause-of-all-the-trouble-and-great-numbersof-the-nobles-and-of-the-people-signed-it-in-edinburghand-throughout-scotland-but-this-did-no-good-theking-was-obstinate-and-determined-to-have-his-wayand-he-issued-a-proclamation-declaring-that-the-bishopshad-done-nothing-but-what-he-had-commanded-themto-do-and-he-charged-the-people-who-opposed-thebishops-wit-image370017288.html . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . - our King andrulers, . . loeing no more bound to them, theyhaving altered and destroyed the Lords establishedreligion, overturned the fundamental and establishedlaws of the kingdom, taken away altogether Christschurch government, and changed the civil governmentof this land, which was by a King and free Parliament,into tyranny. We bind and oblige ourselves to defendourselves, and one another, in ourworshipping of God, and in ournatural, civil, and divine rights andliberties, till we shall overcome, orsend t . The blue flag; or, The Covenanters who contended for 'Christ's crown and covenant' . - our King andrulers, . . loeing no more bound to them, theyhaving altered and destroyed the Lords establishedreligion, overturned the fundamental and establishedlaws of the kingdom, taken away altogether Christschurch government, and changed the civil governmentof this land, which was by a King and free Parliament,into tyranny. We bind and oblige ourselves to defendourselves, and one another, in ourworshipping of God, and in ournatural, civil, and divine rights andliberties, till we shall overcome, orsend thttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-blue-flag-or-the-covenanters-who-contended-for-christs-crown-and-covenant-our-king-andrulers-loeing-no-more-bound-to-them-theyhaving-altered-and-destroyed-the-lords-establishedreligion-overturned-the-fundamental-and-establishedlaws-of-the-kingdom-taken-away-altogether-christschurch-government-and-changed-the-civil-governmentof-this-land-which-was-by-a-king-and-free-parliamentinto-tyranny-we-bind-and-oblige-ourselves-to-defendourselves-and-one-another-in-ourworshipping-of-god-and-in-ournatural-civil-and-divine-rights-andliberties-till-we-shall-overcome-orsend-t-image370190813.html Recent searches: Search Results for Booksubjectcovenanters Stock Photos and Images  (35) Page 1 of 1 1