National Covenant

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The National Covenant was a 1638 Scottish Presbyterian manifesto asserting religious and political liberties against royal interference, becoming a foundational document of the Covenanter movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
political manifesto
religious covenant
aimedAt limiting royal authority over the church
preserving Presbyterian church governance
alsoKnownAs National Covenant
surface form: Scottish National Covenant
asserted political liberties
religious liberties
citySigned Edinburgh
coDrafter Archibald Johnston of Wariston
corePrinciple defence of Reformed religion in Scotland
rejection of innovations in worship without consent of the church and kingdom
country Scotland
dateSigned 1638
denomination Church of Scotland
drafter Alexander Henderson
genre confessional document
historicalEra 17th century
inspiredBy Negative Confession of 1581
Scots Confession
surface form: Scots Confession of 1560
kingOpposed Charles I of England
language Latin
Scots
legalForm covenant
legalStatus national oath
locationSigned Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh
monarchOpposed Charles I of Scotland
movement Covenanter movement
opposed imposition of episcopacy
royal interference in the Church of Scotland
period Wars of the Three Kingdoms
politicalIdeology constitutionalism
resistance theory
region Kingdom of Scotland
relatedTo Solemn League and Covenant
religion Presbyterianism
religiousTradition Reformed
resultedIn Bishops' Wars
formation of the Covenanters
increased tension between Scotland and Charles I
signatories Scottish burgesses
Scottish ministers
Scottish nobles
ordinary Scottish people
signedBy Alexander Henderson
surface form: Alexander Henderson (as principal drafter and supporter)
theologicalPosition Presbyterian church government
rejection of episcopal hierarchy
year 1638

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Scottish Covenanters hasPart National Covenant
Treaty of Berwick (1639) relatedDocument National Covenant
this entity surface form: National Covenant (1638)
National Covenant alsoKnownAs National Covenant
this entity surface form: Scottish National Covenant
Cameronian movement supported National Covenant
this entity surface form: National Covenant of 1638
Solemn League and Covenant influencedBy National Covenant
this entity surface form: National Covenant of Scotland
Scottish Covenanter army basedOnDocument National Covenant
Scottish Covenanter government emergedFrom National Covenant
this entity surface form: Signing of the National Covenant in 1638
Treaty of London (1641) relatedTo National Covenant
this entity surface form: National Covenant (1638)