I think we should take this another way and that through a covenant, a reformed man’s favorite word it seems. What was the reason for our founding fathers to go to war?

In 1689 there was drafted a bill of rights by Convention Parliament that gave requirements for the crown for consent of the people to rule them. It purpose was to go hand in hand with the Manga Carta, which was written up against the first income tax measure by King John and later by Henry the 3rd . It was by the combination of these two documents that the founding fathers could use to be represented by parliament, instead of the virtual one in name only that existed, and to rebel if their rights were not being fulfilled by the King and Parliament. The fact that they could not be involved in the declaration of taxes, which was mandated by Parliament approval was extremely fishy and was reinforced by people like William Pitt to denied the legality of virtual representation of the colonies. Thus taxation without presentation become the cry of many of the founding fathers which resulted in the rebellion of the leaders of the colonies.

Parliament and crown lost their right to rule when they did not uphold an Englishman’s rights that was guaranteed to them. Thus breaking the covenant that would allow for the rebellion so that they would not be violating Romans 13. In fact, the founders would be in violation for the simple fact that they did not uphold the rights of English settlements in America. So the rebellion was not a religious matter, but a social political contract matter.
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David Jolley
Currently SBC, may change
Confessions: 1680-SLBCF/ 2000-BFAM
Escondido, CA