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EndorsementsRead More \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n

‘We all owe you a deep debt of gratitude for that wonderful book — The Covenanters<\/em>.’ — LORD GUTHRIE, 1908<\/p>\n

‘His history is a triumphant vindication of the place which belongs to the Covenanters in the making of Scotland.’ — THE EXPOSITORY TIMES, 1908<\/p>\n

‘Dr Hewison has written a great book, one for which all true Scotsmen will thank him.’ — REV. ALEXANDER SMELLIE, 1908<\/p>\n

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‘As a work of original research, containing a mass of information, the accumulating and arranging of which could have been no light task, it evokes a tribute of admiration.’ – THE SCOTSMAN, 1908<\/p>\n

‘This is a monumental work.’ — THE SCOTTISH REVIEW, 1908<\/p>\n

‘It will be long ere sufficient fresh facts will be divulged to admit of any work superseding his in respect of copious and relevant detail.’ — THE SPECTATOR, 1908<\/p>\n

‘Dr Hewison’s is a work which one might almost say is the last word on the subject.’ — THE UNITED FREE CHURCH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Book Description<\/h2>\n

The progress and persecution of evangelical Christianity in Scotland from 1560 to 1689 is the subject of these rare volumes. In that history, \u2018covenants\u2019 were oaths of allegiance which bound Christians, their bodies and possessions, to the furtherance of \u2018all things required of God in his Scripture, that may be to his glory.\u2019 Handwritten and circulated from 1557, when martyrdom was still a prospect for the few who pledged themselves, the covenants became a crucial part of an immense struggle to uphold the Bible in the Church and nation. After \u2018the National Covenant\u2019 of 1638, \u2018Covenanters\u2019 became the accepted name, honoured by the sufferings of perhaps 18,000, before the Stuart monarchy fell in \u2018the glorious revolution\u2019 of 1689.<\/p>\n

After that date, controversy over these men and women was to continue. Some authors pitied them as fanatics, others as heroes whose lives were outstanding examples of devotion. This great work of James King Hewison has three distinctive characteristics. First, he aimed by exact research at \u2018an absolutely impartial account,\u2019 not accepting traditional representations from either side which lacked firm evidence. Second, he took care to show how the covenanting movement was bound up with many political events, leading to the making of a new nation. And third, he believed the covenanting story is one of intrinsic interest, vigour and power. In the view of Alexander Smellie, the result is \u2018a great book, one for which all true Scotsmen will thank him.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Solemn League and Covenant<\/em>
\nCost Scotland blood\u2014cost Scotland tears:<\/em>
\nBut it sealed Freedom\u2019s sacred cause\u2014<\/em>
\nIf thou\u2019rt a slave, indulge thy sneers.<\/em>
\n— Robert Burns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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