Reformed Covenanter
Cancelled Commissioner
Now it was seen, and made plain to the World, that the suffering People in Scotland acted upon on Principles of Enthusiasm, blind Zeal or religious Frenzy, as their Enemies suggested; that they were no Enemies to Monarchy, Civil Government, order of Society, and the like, as had been scandalously said; but that they kept strictly to the Rule of God’s Word, adhered to an honest Cause, and acted upon just Principles: And when such Kings were called to the Throne, as desired to Rule for God, and the Good of the People, who made the Laws of God and Man the Rule of their Government, and the Prosperity of Religion, and of their Subjects the End of it; they knew how to obey, serve and defend such Princes with the Blood and Treasure, as well as they had Courage to resist and reject those, who, with the Breach of Faith, Honour or Constitution, became Tyrants and Persecutors, Enemies to God, and Destroyers of Men, as their former Princes had been.
This is evident by their Practice, at the Revolution; in that no sooner was the Prince of Orange Landed in England, and the Enemies of our Constitution began to stagger, but these People immediately took Arms, and successfully chased the bloody Party, out of their Country. But when this was done, what Measures did they take? Did they set up KING Jesus as a Temporal Prince, and the fifth Monarchy in his Name? Did they Preach the Doctrine of Dominion founded on Grace, or form Schemes of Republican Government? Did they erect themselves as Tyrants in the Room of those they pulled down, so making the People change their Masters, not their Yoke?
NO, NO, they adhered to the Legal Constitution of their Country, they submitted cheerfully to the Return of Magistracy, and the free Course of the Laws of their Country, they armed themselves, and came up to Edinburgh at their own Charge, formed themselves into Companies; ...
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This is evident by their Practice, at the Revolution; in that no sooner was the Prince of Orange Landed in England, and the Enemies of our Constitution began to stagger, but these People immediately took Arms, and successfully chased the bloody Party, out of their Country. But when this was done, what Measures did they take? Did they set up KING Jesus as a Temporal Prince, and the fifth Monarchy in his Name? Did they Preach the Doctrine of Dominion founded on Grace, or form Schemes of Republican Government? Did they erect themselves as Tyrants in the Room of those they pulled down, so making the People change their Masters, not their Yoke?
NO, NO, they adhered to the Legal Constitution of their Country, they submitted cheerfully to the Return of Magistracy, and the free Course of the Laws of their Country, they armed themselves, and came up to Edinburgh at their own Charge, formed themselves into Companies; ...
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Daniel Defoe on the Covenanters and the Glorious Revolution
Now it was seen, and made plain to the World, that the suffering People in Scotland acted upon on Principles of Enthusiasm, blind Zeal or religious Frenzy, as their Enemies suggested; that they wer…
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