Project Gutenberg 2006-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 261 Kerr, James 1847 1905 The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Produced by Jordan Dohms and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Covenants And The Covenanters" by James Kerr is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The book examines significant events surrounding the Covenants of the Reformed Church in Scotland, detailing the struggles against the despotism of the Papacy and monarchy to secure religious liberty. It aims to illustrate the faith and fervor of the Covenanters, who formed these covenants as a means to uphold their Christian beliefs. The opening of this work establishes the background of the Covenants, emphasizing their importance in Scottish history as a rallying point for religious and civil liberty. Kerr discusses the spiritual fervor that drove the Covenanters to bind themselves together for the purpose of worshiping God more purely, turning away from the oppressive influences of both the Church and state. He recounts early covenanting moments, such as the "Band" of Dun in 1556 and the National Covenant of 1580, highlighting their significance as pivotal acts that defined a collective commitment to the Reformed faith amidst adversity. This introductory portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the covenanting movement and its long-lasting impact on Scottish society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Covenanters -- Scotland -- History -- Sources Presbyterian Church -- Scotland -- History -- Sources BX Text Christianity Category: History - British Category: History - Religious 877162 2025-08-08T07:40:22.016091 text/html 875492 2006-08-22T06:04:40 text/html 716734 2025-08-08T07:40:32.313057 application/epub+zip 727221 2025-08-08T07:40:25.369095 application/epub+zip 389288 2025-08-08T07:40:23.835068 application/epub+zip 1359289 2025-08-08T07:40:37.963997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1317210 2025-08-08T07:40:31.177029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652271 2022-09-09T07:39:25.302813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 851946 2025-08-08T07:40:21.204077 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 851843 2006-08-22T06:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 851842 2006-08-22T06:04:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20426 2025-08-08T07:40:38.113989 application/rdf+xml 17237 2025-08-08T07:40:24.337084 image/jpeg 4333 2025-08-08T07:40:24.082065 image/jpeg 304023 2006-08-22T06:04:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 639166 2006-08-22T06:04:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 303994 2006-08-22T06:04:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 718158 2025-08-08T07:40:22.101128 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog