Negative Confession of 1581
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The Negative Confession of 1581 was a key Scottish Reformation document in which nobles and ministers renounced Catholic doctrines and affirmed strict Protestant beliefs, later serving as a model for the National Covenant.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant doctrinal statement
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation document ⓘ religious confession of faith ⓘ |
| affirmedBy |
James VI of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish ministers ⓘ Scottish nobles ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Confession of 1581
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ Negative Confession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | General Assembly of the Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| context | Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| date | 1581 ⓘ |
| doctrineAffirmed |
Reformed understanding of the sacraments
ⓘ
authority of Scripture alone ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ |
| doctrineRejected |
Roman Catholic mass
ⓘ
invocation of saints ⓘ papal supremacy ⓘ purgatory ⓘ veneration of images ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Ane Short and Generall Confession of the True Christiane Faith and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | confessional document ⓘ |
| influenced | National Covenant of 1638 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Calvinist theology
ⓘ
Scots Confession of 1560 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally subscribed as a national confession in Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
assertion of Protestant identity against perceived Catholic threats
ⓘ
instrument for uniting Scottish elites around Reformed religion ⓘ |
| purpose |
to affirm strict Protestant beliefs
ⓘ
to bind signatories to the Reformed religion in Scotland ⓘ to renounce Roman Catholic doctrines ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterianism
ⓘ
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| servedAsModelFor | National Covenant of 1638 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy |
James VI of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
leading Presbyterian ministers ⓘ many Scottish nobles ⓘ members of the Scottish Privy Council ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Calvinist
ⓘ
anti-Catholic ⓘ |
| usedIn | covenanting tradition in Scotland ⓘ |
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