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Resource 2. HOWIE,
JOHN
Biographia Scoticana: or, A
Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions
of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies
(Second edition, corrected and
enlarged, 1781)
Most commonly known as "Scots
Worthies,"
this edition contains Howie's footnotes (defending the Covenanters) and Howie's
appendix titled "The Judgment and Justice of
God" (which chronicles God's judgments upon Reformation apostates
and those who persecuted the Covenanters). It is the only edition in
print which contains both these sections intended for publication by the author (as later editors often removed either one or both of these
parts of this book). Biographia Scoticana covers the history of
"noblemen, gentlemen, ministers and others from Mr. Patrick Hamilton, who
was born about the year of our Lord 1503, and suffered martyrdom at St Andrews,
Feb, 1527, to Mr. James Renwick, who was executed in the Grass-market of
Edinburgh, Feb. 17, 1688. Together with a succinct account of the lives of
other seven eminent divines, and Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston, who died
about, or shortly after the Revolution. This is
one of our best history books (over 700 pages), covering all of the major
Scottish Reformers. Howie summarizes his book as follows: "The
design of the following was to collect, from the best authorities, a summary
account of the lives, characters, and contendings, of a certain number of our
most renowned SCOTS WORTHIES, who, for their faithful services, ardent zeal,
constancy in sufferings, and other Christian graces and virtues, deserve
honourable memorial in the Church of Christ; and for which their names have
been, and will be savoury to all the true lovers of our Zion, while Reformation
principles are regarded." Furthermore, the momentous nature of the
struggles chronicled in this book are succinctly noted when Howie writes:
"the primitive witnesses had the divinity of the Son of God, and an open
confession of Him, for their testimony. Our reformers from Popery had
Antichrist to struggle with, in asserting the doctrines of the Gospel, and the
right way of salvation in and through Jesus Christ. Again, in the reigns of
James VI. and Charles I., Christ's REGALIA, and the divine right of Presbytery,
became the subject matter of their testimony. Then, in the beginning of the
reign of Charles II. (until he got the whole of our ancient and laudable
constitution effaced and overturned), our Worthies only saw it their duty to
hold and contend for what they had already attained unto. But, in the end of
this and the subsequent tyrant's reign, they found it their duty (a duty which
they had too long neglected) to advance one step higher, by casting off their
authority altogether, and that as well on account of their manifest usurpation
of Christ's crown and dignity, as on account of their treachery, bloodshed, and
tyranny... which may be summed up. The Primitive martyrs sealed the prophetic
office of Christ in opposition to Pagan idolatry. The
reforming martyrs sealed His priestly office with their blood, in opposition to
Popish idolatry. And last of all, our late martyrs have sealed His kingly
office with their best blood, in despite of supremacy and bold Erastianism.
They indeed have cemented it upon His royal head, so that to the world's end it
shall never drop off again." Moreover, the importance of this
book can be clearly seen when Johnston, in Treasury of the Scottish Covenant, reports that,
"Walter Scott refers to Howie as 'the fine old chronicler of the
Cameronians' ...Howie's book has been for upwards
of a century a household word, occupying a place on the shelf beside the Bible
and the Pilgrim's Progress." Written for God, country and the
covenanted work of Reformation. Stirring history!
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Resource 3. BARROW,
GREG
The Covenanted Reformation
Defended (1998)
The best book on the Covenanters written in a
long, long time.
Deals with many foundational aspects of the Covenanted
Reformation (which gave us the Westminster
Standards and the Solemn League and Covenant) from numerous original
source documents
(from the Westminster Assembly's advice to the
English Parliament on the Lord's Supper to the official records of Calvin's
Covenanting in Geneva). Comprehensive and compelling, this is a
shocking (and sometimes advanced) look at what really took place during both
the first and second Reformations -- with extensive quotations from the writings
of the major Reformers (not just quotes from what others have written about
them). It conclusively and irrefutably demonstrates that those churches which
today call themselves Presbyterian (and even many which claim a more general
Reformed heritage) have seriously departed from the Scriptural standards and
principles of these previous Spirit led Reformations. Another primary benefit
of this work, which makes it uniquely useful to our generation, is that it will
give the diligent reader the historical context and doctrinal foundation from
which to profitably understand and apply the myriad of Covenanter books
and other Puritan source documents of both Reformations (which are once again
available) to our contemporary situation. "Bind up the testimony, seal the
law among my disciples" (Isa. 8:16). In fact, The Covenanted
Reformation Defended
is uniquely valuable at this very point because it compares
and applies the old Reformed/Covenanter views with modern Presbyterian and
Reformed denominations and shows where various differences have
developed. It is written in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand format
and is an unsurpassed work that should not be missed by anyone interested in
real Reformation in our day. This is without a doubt the
best book to read if you want to understand what it means to be a Covenanter
and to walk in the blood-stained footsteps of the witnessing church (Christ's
Covenanted and Reformed flock) (Song 1:8)! 318 pages,
8.5" X 11".
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Resource 4.
GILLESPIE, GEORGE
The Presbyterian's Armoury (3
volumes, 1846)
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before the House of Common (1644), and the House of Lords (1645); and Gillespie's
answers to Coleman which defends Presbyterian polity against Erastianism. "Noted for his erudition, keen mind, powerful debating
skills and articulate speech and often called "Great Mr.Gillespie" in
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Assembly of Divines at Westminster (February 1644 to January 1645)."
Gillespie is most famous for his Aaron's Rod which Walker called
"the chef d'oeuvre" of Scottish ecclesiastical theology (cited in
Cameron, Dictionary, p. 359-360). He was a thundering preacher and a
prominent member of the famous Westminster Assembly. Johnston, in The
Treasury of the Scottish Covenant cites the following concerning Gillespie:
"That is an excellent youth; my heart blesses God in his behalf. There is
no man whose parts in a public dispute I do so admire. He has studied so
accurately all the points that are yet to come to our Assembly; he has got so
ready, so assured, so solid a way of public debating; that however there be in
the Assembly divers very excellent men, yet, in my poor judgement, there is not
one who speaks more rationally and to the point than that brave youth has done
ever (Baillie from his Letters and Journals [3 volume Hardcover
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was one of the great men that had a chief hand in penning our most excellent
Confession of Faith and Catechisms. He was a most grave and bold man, and had a
most wonderful gift given him for disputing and arguing. The end of a dispute
held by him with some of the promoters of the Engagement was, that Glencairn
said, "There is no standing before this great and
mighty man." He was called malleus
Malignantium, "the hammer of the Malignants'" (Woodrow's Analecta). 558 pages.
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David Calderwood's Pastor and Prelate, or
Reformation and Conformity Shortly Compared; and Causes of the Lord's Wrath Against Scotland agreed
upon by the General Assembly, 1651. Lex,
Rex is "the great political text of the Covenanters"
(Johnston citing Innes, Treasury, p. 305.) "Rutherford was the first to
formulate the great constitutional principle Lex est Rex -- the law is King...
much of the doctrine has become the constitutional inheritance of all countries
in modern times" (Idem.). Brown's anti-prelatical work deals with the
lawfulness of defensive wars, ecclesiastical and civil government, the hearing
of curates, etc. Brown's writing has been said to be
"decidedly superior to most of the Scottish writers of his day, and even
to Owen." Calderwood upholds Presbyterianism over and against
prelacy. The Causes of the Lord's's Wrath
was written anonymously (James Guthrie was the reputed author), and was at one
time burnt along with Lex, Rex.
615 pages.
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Resource 5.
JOHNSTON, JOHN C.
Treasury of the Scottish
Covenant (1887)
A massive listing (over 671 pages) covering
Covenanting literature from the period of the Reformation to its publication in
1887.
Contains not only the principal literary productions of
the Covenanters (in the course of the long-sustained and heroic
resistance offered by them to the spiritual despotism thrust against them in
both church and state), but all of the chief historical
documents connected with this period of history. Inspiration and courage
can be drawn from the memories and associations of these events and writings.
Here is one example of what you will find (from page 349 in the book):
"(Richard) Camerons' head and hands, cut from his body at Airsmoss, were
taken to his father, then suffering in prison in Edinburgh for the Covenant. He
was asked if he knew them. 'His words,' says Dr.
Kerr, 'were surely the most touching of all the memories of that cruel time:
'I know, I know them! they are my son's, my dear son's! It is the Lord: good is
the will of the Lord, who cannot wrong me nor mine, but has made goodness and
mercy to follow us all our days.' After which, by order of the Council, his
head was fixed upon the Netherbow Port, and his hands beside it, with the
fingers upward -- a kind of preaching 'at the entry of the city, at the coming
in at the doors,' that told more for his cause and against the persecutors than
all the words he could have spoken." A must for every serious
theological student, religious library, or rare book collector who has any
interest in Reformation thought and/or literature. It is a veritable gold mine
of information, facts, documents, book listings & more!
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Resource 6.
COVENANTED MINISTERS OF SCOTLAND
Sermons in Times of
Persecution in Scotland
This book (of 674 pages, 1880 edition) records some
of the most powerful sermons ever put into print, most being delivered
during the "killing times" in Scotland. These faithful preachers were
daily in danger of losing their earthly lives for their testimony to the truth
of Christ's kingship (which they proclaim here) -- and many
were eventually martyred for His covenanted cause. Includes
illustrations and the original preface (written March 19, 1779) by John Howie
(author of Biographia Scoticana or The Scots Worthies [see above]). An
instructive commemorative sermon, "A Third
Reformation Necessary: or, The Piety, Principles, and Patriotism of Scotland's
Covenanted Martyrs; With Application to the Present Times," by
Kerr, preached on the bi-cententary of the covenanting struggle, is also
included. Contians some of the most soul stirring preaching you may ever
read!
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Resource 7.
ANDERSON, JAMES
Ladies of the Covenant (1851)
Memoirs of distinguished Scottish female
characters (some who were martyred), embracing the period of the covenant and
the persecution.
The introduction notes the importance of the lives of these courageous women,
when it states: "They have especially by the magnanimity with which they
suffered in the cause of truth, emphatically taught us the important principle
that we are in all things and at all times to do what is right; and as to the
disapprobation, opposition, and persecution of men, in whatever way manifested,
or to whatever extent, we are to let that take its chance, a principle, the
importance of which it is difficult to over-estimate; which lies at the
foundation of all that is great and good in character; which has enabled the
greatest and the best men, by the blessing of God, to achieve the great
purposes they have formed for advancing the highest interests of mankind, and
upon which it is necessary for the good soldier of Christ to act in every age,
in an age in which the church enjoys tranquillity, as well as when she suffers
persecution." Samuel Rutherford's (and others)
correspondence with these exceptional Christian women is noted throughout.
494 pages of soul-stirring history!
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Resource 8.
SHIELDS, ALEXANDER
A Hind Let Loose or
An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for
the Interest of Christ with the True State thereof in all its Periods. Together
with a Vindication of the Present Testimony Against Popish, Prelatical, and
Malignant Enemies of that Church, as it is now Stated, for the Prerogatives of
Christ, Privileges of the Church, and Liberties of Mankind; and Sealed by the
Sufferings of a Reproached Remnant of Presbyterians there, Witnessing Against
the Corruptions of the Time: Wherein Several Controversies of Greatest
Consequence are Enquired into, and in Some Measure Cleared; Concerning Hearing
of the Curates, Owning of the Present Tyranny, Taking of Ensnaring Oaths and
Bonds, Frequenting of Field-Meetings, Defensive Resistance of Tyrannical
Violence, with Several Other Subordinate Questions Useful for these Times (1687,
1797 edition)
First printed in 1687, we have used the 1797
edition for this rare bound photocopy edition because all of the Latin has been
translated into English (an major improvement for English readers). This rare Covenanter classic, concerning Calvinistic
political philosophy and tactics of civil resistance, is comparable to Samuel
Rutherford's Lex, Rex; in fact it could
rightly be referred to as "Lex Rex volume two." It is solidly
in the line of John Knox's teachings on civil disobedience and addresses numerous
topics that are relevant to today's Christian. "In A Hind Let Loose,
Shields justified the Camerionian resistance to royal absolutism and the divine
right of kings. He argued that government is divinely ordained, but the people
are entitled to bring a king to judgement for wrongdoing. Parliament is
commissioned by the people to oversee the nation's affairs, but the compact
between the people and their rulers does not entail a forfeiture of the
people's power to depose tyrants and confer authority on someone else. Government
is by consent, and must justify itself to the consciences of the people. God
has given men the right of self defence, and this extends to a a right not only
passively to resist, but also to kill relentless persecutors" writes
Isbell (in the Dictionary of Scottish Church History and Theology, p. 773). Controversial chapter titles include:
"Concerning Owning of Tyrants Authority;" "Defensive Arms
Vindicated;" "Of Extraordinary Execution of Judgement by Private
Men;" and "Refusing to Pay Wicked Taxation Vindicated." This
book sets forth the Crown rights of King Jesus, against all usurpers in both
church and state, giving a history of some of faithful sufferings endured by
the elect, in maintaining this truth. It bears testimony against "the
popish, prelatical and malignant enemies" of Christ and proclaims the only
true basis of liberty for mankind. "The matter is argued with a vast
abundance of Biblical illustration, and with much reference to Reformation and
Puritan divines. It should be consulted, if practicable,
by all who wish fully to understand the inner spirit of the Covenanting
Movement," writes Purves in Fair Sunshine (p. 202). Isbell
interestingly notes that Shields was once "amanuensis to the English
Puritan John Owen." Over 750 pages, this very rare item sells for from
$250-$800 on the rare book market. Now you can have it for much, much less!
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Resource 9.
RUTHERFORD, SAMUEL
The Covenant of Life Opened
; Or, A
Treatise of the Covenant of Grace, Containing Something of the Nature of the
Covenant of Works, the Sovereignty of God, the Extent of the Death of Christ,
the Nature & Properties of the Covenant of Grace: And Especially of the
Covenant of Suretyship or Redemption Between the Lord and the Son Jesus Christ,
and the Seal of Baptism: With some Practical Questions and Observations (1655)
A exceedingly rare Covenanter classic! These
are deep waters and this title is recommended for those who have already
developed some fair strength in swimming the strong theological currents of the
second Reformation.
Containing some of Rutherford's most mature
thought, this book was published six years before Rutherford
passed on to glory. OVer 350 pages.
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Resource 10. SHAW,
J.W.
Hephzibah Beulah. Our
Covenants the National and Solemn League; and Covenanting by the Reformed
Presbyterian Synod in America: Considered (1872)
A very useful, easy-to-read, introductory
work (by an RPCNA minister) to the topics it deals with. General Scriptural
principles upon which this book is based are:
1. "Departure from
former laudable attainments, is a great evil, severely threatened in the
Holy Scriptures; and that for which every one, who is guilty, must be
accountable to the Righteous Judge of all the earth.
2. They who consent unto
the unrighteous deeds of others, are chargeable with guilt, as well as the
principal actors.
3. Societies, or
individuals, having once publicly and solemnly vowed unto the Most High God; and still, after the
strictest enquiry, remain satisfied in their own mind, that their vows were
scriptural; should seriously endeavor to act up to the true spirit and
intention of these vows; and no power upon earth, nor any class of men,
whether majority or minority, in a nation, can ever possibly dissolve the
obligation."
Chapters include: The
National Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant reviewed; Their Binding
Obligations Shown; The Possibility That Adherence to them May Be Professed,
While They are Virtually Abandoned; The Covenant Sworn and Subscribed by
Synod at Pittsburgh, May 27th, 1871; Is It a Renovation or a New Covenant?; The
Covenant Does Not Contain All That the Church is Bound to in America; Charges
Against the Covenant; Reason Why Some Who Do Not Like It, Swear It; The
Covenants National and Solemn League Must Be Maintained. 78 pages.
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Resource 11.
GILLESPIE, PATRICK
The Ark of the Covenant
Opened; Or, A Treatise of the Covenant of Redemption Between God & Christ,
as the Foundation of the Covenant of Grace (1677)
John Owen, in his preface to this
treatise writes, "I do freely declare my judgement that for order, method,
perspicuity in treating, and solidity of argument, the ensuing discourse
exceedeth whatsoever single treatise I have seen written with the same
design"
(cited in Johnston, Treasury of the Scottish Covenant, p.337). David Lachman
tells us that "(i)n addition to arranging his brother's papers (published
as 'Miscellany Questions' [now found in George Gillespie's two volume Works, $65.00 HP, $29.99 P--RB]),
Gillespie used his materials also for the beginning of the first of a
five-volume work on the covenant. Only two were published: The Ark of the Testament Opened...
(1661) and The Ark of the Covenant Opened... (1677) [$39.00 HP,
$29.99 P], respectively treating the nature and kinds of covenants and the
Mediator of the covenant. The third, on the condition of the covenant and the
instrumentality of faith in justification, was extant in 1707, when the
remaining two, respectively on the privileges and duties of the covenant, were
believed lost (Analecta, I, 168-9)... Gillespie (was a--RB) Covenanter, Principal
of Glasgow University and leading Protester" (Cameron, ed., Dictionary
of Scottish Church History and Theology, p. 382). In this volume Gillespie proves:
1. That there is such a Covenant (of
Redemption).
2 The necessity of it.
3. The nature, properties, and parties thereof.
4. The tenor, articles, subject matter of
Redemption,
5. The commands, conditions, and promises
annexed.
6. The harmony of the
Covenant of suretiship made with Christ, and the Covenant of reconciliation
made with sinners: wherein they agree, wherein they differ.
7. Grounds of comfort from the Covenant of
suretiship;
and, of course, much, much more!
Owen, in his preface, (who also notes his long
friendship with Gillespie), further underscores the importance of this work
when he writes, "For the Doctrine hereof, or the truth herein, is the
very Center wherein all the lines concerning the Grace of God and our own duty,
do meet; wherein the whole of Religion doth consist. Hence unto the
understanding, Notions, and Conception, that men have of these Covenants with
God, and according as the Doctrines of them is stated in their minds, their
Conceptions of all other sacred Truths, or Doctrines, are conformed." A classic, don't
miss it! 500 pages.
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