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Covenants, Covenanting and the Solemn League and Covenant
Permanence of
Covenant Obligation by Omicron (1856)
(Shows how Scripture teaches that covenants bind posterity.)
"On the Duty
of Covenanting and the Permanent Obligations of Religious Covenants" being
section 11 in the Reformed Presbyterian Catechism by William Roberts (1853) (All the Scripture you will
ever need to prove that covenanting is an ordinance of God and a moral duty for
men.)
THE SOLEMN LEAGUE & COVENANT BINDS THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM TODAY!
Renewal
of the Covenants, National & Solemn League; a Confession of Sins; an
Engagement to Duties; and a Testimony; as they were carried on at Middle
Octorara in Pennsylvania, November 11, 1743. By Alexander Craighead
The Covenanted
Reformation Defended Against Contemporary Schismatics by Greg Barrow (Greg
Price, Reg Barrow and Larry Birger) Contains
what may be the best information gathered into one book on the specific
descending obligations of the Solemn League and Covenant -- especially in
proving how nations like Canada and the United States are still bond by the
SL&C! References many hard-to-find Reformation source documents while defending
the biblical ordinance of covenanting. This book, of over 300 [8.5" X
11"] pages, is also offered as a cerlox bound photocopy [$14.98 US funds]
or a Hardcover photocopy [$25.00 US funds].)
The Preface and
Bibliography to the Rare Bound Photocopy: The Duty and Perpetual Obligation of
Social Covenanting by Greg Price
The Duty and Perpetual
Obligation of Social Covenanting by the Session of the Puritan Reformed Church
of Edmonton
Observations on the
Public Covenants by Archibald Mason
A Solemn
Discourse upon the Grand Covenant (Solemn League & Covenant). By John
Saltmarsh
International
Covenanted Reformation or Schism? (A Reply to Doug Wilson) by Dr. Reg Barrow
Richard
Cameron - Scottish Covenanter (FREE VIDEO)
The
Informatory Vindication of the True Presbyterian Church of Scotland of A Poor,
wasted, misrepresented, Remnant of the Suffering, Anti-Popish, Anti-Prelatick,
Anti-Erastian, Anti-Sectarian, True Presbyterian Church of Christ in
SCOTLAND, by James Renwick
The United
States, the Covenanters and the Solemn League and Covenant by Fred DiLella
Toleration and
Covenanting by John Brown (of Haddington)
What Is A Moral Person?
How God Views the Church and the Nations by David Scott, John Cunningham, and
George Smeaton (In many ways this is a crux
of the Covenanter position, underlying as it does upon the issues of
separation, civil government, the Covenants, eschatology, etc.)
A Contemporary
Covenanting Debate; Or, Covenanting Redivivus by Dr. Reg Barrow (Joe Bell [an independent, Baptist, and professing
Reconstructionist] kicked Reg Barrow off his email discussion group because the
subjects of Divine Right Presbyterianism and
the Covenanted Reformation were too hot for
him to handle. This is Barrow's final answer to Bell [which Bell censored from
his list]. No one, including Bell, has yet to attempt an answer. Barrow answers
many specific questions regarding the permanence of covenant obligation,
national Reformation, historical testimony and many other doctrines which were
prevalent during the period of the second Reformation. A wealth of original
[Reformation] texts are cited throughout and this spirited debate should help
to generate interest in many of those biblical attainments which were won
during those glorious days in which major nations openly covenanted themselves
[as moral persons] to Christ.)
Whether
it be lawful, just, and expedient, that the taking of the Solemn League and Covenant
be enjoined by the Parliament upon all persons in the kingdom under a
considerable penalty by George Gillespie (CHAPTER XVI. of "A Treatise of Miscellany Questions,"
pp. 85-88 from The Works of George Gillespie
volume 2, Still Waters Revival Books reprint. Includes "Nine particulars
to be remembered for the right deducing and stating the matter of fact. - The
grounds and reasons of such an ordinance and appointment may be eleven. - Four
objections answered. - How this ordinance would not be tyranny over men's
consciences. - The covenant is no temporary obligation. - If such an ordinance
to the army be scandalum acceptum, then the
not making of it is scandalum datum.)
Covenanted Uniformity
by Jim Dodson (Sets the context for the
Westminster Assembly and succinctly explains why there is so much disagreement
about what the Westminster standards teach. Also points the reader in the
direction of solving the problem of disunity among Reformed folk today.)
What is a
Christian Nation? #1 Christ's Kingship & Lordship Over the Nations (Free
MP3) by Greg Price
Up From
Reconstruction; or, A Short History of the Puritan Reformed Church of Edmonton
(1996) by Dr. Michael Wagner
Of the Samaritans,
and of the Non Compelling of Heathens; How the Covenant Bindeth Us. by Samuel
Rutherford (This is chapter 21 from Samuel
Rutherford's 1649 edition of A
Free Disputation Against Pretended Liberty of Conscience. A number of the most important issues [which were at the very
heart of the covenanted Reformation] taking place in England, Scotland and Ireland
during the seventeenth century are discussed here.)
The
National Covenant (1638); or, Confession of Faith (of the Kirk of Scotland)
(The National Covenant, a Scottish Presbyterian document, was primarily
authored by John Craig (1580), Alexander Henderson and Archibald Johnstone of
Wariston (1638). Craig drafted the first section (also known as the King's
Confession); Johnston (a Covenanter, lawyer, Scottish representative at the
Westminster Assembly, and later a martyr for the cause of Christ) produced the
the second section, demonstrating the legal establishment of the Reformation in
Scotland; and Henderson made application to the present time in the third
section. This covenant was composed in opposition to the "policies of
Charles I. Written in the context of the riots resulting from the imposition of
'Laud's Liturgy' in 1637 and the King's refusal to receive the petitions of
supplicants for redress, the National Covenant was an appeal... to defend the
true Reformed religion, and to decline the recent innovations in worship
decreed by the King." (Dictionary of Scottish Church History, p. 620). Furthermore, it was "an assertion by the Kirk of
freedom from royal or state control, a personal oath of allegiance to Jesus
Christ, the only Head of the Church, the King of kings, and a dedication of
life to him. It stemmed directly from God's covenant of grace, was in the
succession of those earlier bonds the Scots had made with God for his people's
defence and deliverance, and represented a call in the Pauline sense to
'conduct themselves a citizens.'" (Idem.) This covenant (and the Solemn
League and Covenant described below) are still binding on all true
Presbyterians (because the one true church is viewed by a God as one moral
person throughout history) and the hearty and steadfast renewal of these
faithful documents would constitute a mighty means toward modern reformation,
seeing that much of the contemporary church and all modern states have set
themselves "against the Lord, and against his anointed" (Ps. 2:2);
excepting, maybe, the African state of Zambia, which seems to be presently
reforming, but not yet covenanted to the Lord. If you want to understand
Presbyterianism these two covenant documents (the National and the Solemn
League and Covenant) offer as much light as any others we know of. They are
inextricably linked to the Westminster standards, historical testimony and the
covenanted reformation. Some still believe that they will once again be renewed
on an international basis near the beginning of the millennium, in preparation
for the days when the "earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord,
as the waters cover the sea" (Isa. 11:9). With this sentiment we
wholeheartedly concur!)
The Solemn League and
Covenant by Alexander Henderson and others
(Mid seventeenth-century reprint of the covenant between England, Scotland,
Ireland and the LORD Jesus Christ. The
Westminster Divines, the national parliaments, the national
"Presbyterian/Puritan" churches and [most of] the people of the
British Isles swore to uphold this covenant -- some signing it with their own
blood. William M. Hetherington, in his History of the Westminster Assembly
of Divines [p. 134], calls The
Solemn League and Covenant, "the
wisest, the sublimest, and the most sacred document ever framed by uninspired
men." It was certainly a long way ahead of its time and it continues to
bind the moral person [civil and ecclesiastical] in all those nations which
descended from the civil and ecclesiatical constitutions which bound the
original covenanters. Some, even today, still regard the Solemn League and
Covenant as a foretaste of the millennial blessings that will encompass the
Earth in the future. "Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all
nations shall serve him" [Ps. 72:11].) And it shall come to pass in the
last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the
top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations
shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up
to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will
teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go
forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge
among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their
swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of
Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD [Isa. 2:2-5]).
The
Solemn League & Covenant: Exhortation by the Westminster Assembly
The Covenanting
Martyrs and the Revival of the Covenants! by William Roberts (From the Reformed
Presbyterian Catechism).
Paleopresbyterianism
Versus Neopresbyterianism by Dr. Michael Wagner
Plain Reasons for
Presbyterians Dissenting from the Revolution Church of Scotland. Also, Their Principles
Concerning Civil Government, and the Difference Betwixt the Reformation and
Revolution Principles (1731) by Andrew Clarkson (The table of contents contained in this file can serve as a
kind of summary of second Reformation thought concerning the church, state,
separation, schism, worship, civil dissent, church planting, opposition to
idolatry and tyranny, and much more!)
For
Christ's Crown and Covenant - FREE VIDEO CLIP
The
Descending Obligation Of The British Covenants by James Dick The
Great Danger of Covenant-Refusing and Covenant-Breaking by Edmund Calamy God's
Anatomy upon Man's Heart by Thomas Watson [References to SL&C]
Saul
in the Cave of Adullam: A Testimony Against the Fashionable Sub-Calvinism of
Doug Wilson (Editor of Credenda/Agenda
Magazine); and, for Classical Protestantism and the Attainments of the Second
Reformation by Dr. Reg Barrow
FREE SPANISH RESOURCES related to the Covenanted
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Sketches of the Covenanters by
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Life of
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Vindication Of His Character And Testimony by Thomas Houston
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FREE BOOK at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13781
The Covenants
& The Covenanters: Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted
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FREE BOOK at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19100
Act,
Declaration & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation,
as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt
the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by the Reformed Presbytery (offsite)
FREE BOOK at http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13200/13200.txt
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Auchensaugh Renovation of the National Covenant and Solemn League and
Covenant With the Acknowledgment of Sins and Engagement to Duties, as They Were
Renewed at Auchensaugh, Near Douglas, July 24, 1712. (Compared With the
Editions of Paisley, 1820, and Belfast, 1835.) Also, The Renovation of These
Public Federal Deeds Ordained at Philadelphia, October 8, 1880, by the Reformed
Presbytery, with Accommodation of the Original Covenants, in Both Transactions,
to Their Times and Positions Respectively by the Reformed Presbytery (offsite)
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"Study to shew thyself approved unto
God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of
truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
Terms of Communion: Covenants and
Covenanting (CLICK HERE FOR THIS SERIES IN FREE ONLINE MP3 FORMAT)
Explains and defends the fourth term of
communion, which is "That public, social covenanting is an ordinance of
God, obligatory on churches and nations under the New Testament; that the
National Covenant and the Solemn League are an exemplification of this divine
institution; and that these Deeds are of continued obligation upon the moral
person; and in consistency with this, that the Renovation of these Covenants at
Auchensaugh, Scotland, 1712 was agreeable to the word of God." Includes
the studies offered separately on the National Covenant (2 tapes), the Solemn
League and Covenant (1 tape), the Auchensaugh Renovation (2 tapes), as well as
two introductory lectures (only available in this set) on the biblical
principles related to the ordinance of covenanting, the descending obligation
of lawful covenants, objections against covenanting, etc. Roberts, in his Reformed
Presbyterian Catechism ($8.99),
catches the spirit of this tape set in the following question and answer:
"Q. May we not indulge the hope, that, in the goodness of our covenant
God, and by the promised outpouring of his Holy Spirit, 'the kingdoms of the
world' at large, and the British empire in particular, will dedicate themselves
to God in a covenant not to be forgotten - animated by the example of our
covenant fathers exhibited in these memorable deeds? A. Yes. We have the most
cheering grounds for this blessed hope; for it is written, that the nations at
large in the spirit of devoted loyalty, shall cry -- 'Come and let us join
ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten': and
it cannot be well doubted, that the death-cry of the martyred Guthrie has been
heard on high, and shall be verified -- 'The covenants, the covenants, shall
yet be Scotland's (and the world's -- RB) reviving'" (p. 151). A
thoroughly amazing set of tapes -- among our best!
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The Ordinance of Covenanting (1843)
This book is considered by many as the
classic work on covenanting. "The theology of Covenanting is here unfolded
with a richness of scriptural research and a maturity of intellectual strength
which would have made the grey eye of Peden glisten with delight. The treatise
is a valuable addition to that solid theological literature of which the
Reformed Presbyterian Church has produced repeated and enduring specimens, and
stamps Mr. Cunningham as a distinguished disciple of the thoughtful and
scriptural school of Mason and the Symingtons" (Presby Rev., (1844) as cited in The Treasury of the Scottish
Covenant by Johnston). The author
himself notes that "Prayer and the offering of praise are universally
admitted to be duties of religion. The Scriptures announce a place among these
for the exercise of solemn Covenanting... What the word of God unfolds
concerning it, is addressed to the most resolute consideration of all, and is
capable of engaging the most extensive and prolonged investigation. And yet,
though none have found this subject, like all God's judgements, else than a
great deep, still in meditating upon it, the ignorant have been brought to true
knowledge, and the wise have increased in wisdom. 'The secret of the Lord is
with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant' (Ps. 25:14)...
Mutual federal engagements, concerning things religious and civil, whether
entered into merely by simple promise, or confirmed by the solemn oath, have
been made from the highest antiquity to the present. The hostility to some such
engagements, and also the proud disregard for their obligation, which have been
evinced by some in all ages, demand a most careful examination into their
nature and design... Furnished with the key of Scripture, approaching the
subject, we are enabled to open the mysteries in which ignorance and prejudice
had shut it up; and equipped with the armour of light shooting forth its
heavenly radiance, in safety to ourselves we assail the darkness thrown around
it, and behold the instant flight of the spirits of error which that darkness
contains. Standing alone in beauteous attractions descended from heaven upon
it, this service beckons us to approach it, and engages to connect extensive
good with a proper attention to its claims. The observance, under various
phases, is described in Scripture as an undisputed and indisputable
reality." In this book Cunningham exhaustively covers the subject of
covenanting in over 400 pages. He deals with the manner, duty and nature of
covenanting (including personal and social covenanting), the obligation
covenanting confers, how covenanting is provided for in the everlasting
covenant, how it is adapted to the moral constitution of man and how it is
according to the purposes of God. Numerous Divine examples are cited from
Scripture and covenanting is shown to be one of the great privileges of the
Christian life. An interesting chapter covers "Covenanting Enforced By the
Grant of Covenant Signs and Seals;" which touches on circumcision,
baptism, the Sabbath, the Priesthood, the new heart and the person and work of
the Lord Jesus Christ. Furthermore, this book demonstrates how God's
approbation rested upon Covenanters in formers ages, how covenanting is
predicted in prophecy, how it is recommended by the practice of the New
Testament Church and at what seasons it is appropriate. The appendices touch on
the relationship of covenanting to immoral and unscriptural civil governments,
the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the British constitution and the
apostasy of the Revolution settlement. Additionally, Cunningham acknowledges
that the true church is "bound by the obligations of the Church of God is
past times" and is still obligated to pay what it has vowed to the Lord in those magnificent attainments of the second
Reformation (the epitome of these attainments being embodied in the Solemn
League and Covenant and the Westminster Standards). If you are interested in
the ordinance of covenanting this is the most extensive treatment you will find
in one book. It is a gold mine of Scriptural references and should be read at
least once by everyone who calls upon the name of Christ.
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MORE BOOKS
Covenanting with God Pressed by Thomas Manton
Calvin, Covenanting, Close Communion and the Coming
Reformation (1996) by Reg Barrow
The Duty of Social Covenanting Illustrated and
Enforced (1841) by Thomas Sproull
The Duty and Perpetual Obligation of Social
Covenanting by Samuel Rutherford, et. al
Distinctive Principles of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church (1841) by David Scott
A Hind Let Loose by Alexander Shields
A Short Vindication of our Covenanted Reformation
(1879) by Reformed Presbytery
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