United Societies
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United Societies were loosely organized groups of radical Scottish Covenanters in the late 17th century who maintained underground Presbyterian worship and resistance after rejecting state-imposed religious settlements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Societies canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian dissenting group
ⓘ
radical Covenanter organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring | the Killing Times in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cameronian tradition
ⓘ
Donald Cargill NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| goal |
maintenance of Christ’s headship over the church
ⓘ
preservation of a pure Presbyterian church settlement ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
post-Restoration persecution of Covenanters
ⓘ
reign of Charles II of Scotland and England ⓘ reign of James VII of Scotland (James II of England) ⓘ |
| ideology | Covenanting radicalism ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later Reformed Presbyterian Church traditions
ⓘ
symbol of radical Presbyterian resistance in Scotland ⓘ |
| meetingPlaces |
isolated hills and moors
ⓘ
rural areas of the Scottish Lowlands ⓘ |
| membership |
lay Covenanters
ⓘ
radical field preachers ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Erastian control of the church
ⓘ
Restoration religious policies ⓘ state-imposed religious settlements in Scotland ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
loosely organized societies
ⓘ
network of local conventicles ⓘ |
| persecutedBy |
Crown forces
ⓘ
Scottish authorities ⓘ |
| politicalStance |
non-recognition of royal supremacy in the church
ⓘ
resistance to tyrannical magistrates ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
armed and unarmed resistance
ⓘ
maintenance of field conventicles ⓘ underground Presbyterian worship ⓘ |
| rejected |
Indulgences granted to moderate ministers
ⓘ
state-controlled Presbyterian settlements ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Scottish Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
conventicle meetings
ⓘ
field preaching ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| supported |
strict adherence to the National Covenant
ⓘ
strict adherence to the Solemn League and Covenant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedDocument |
Queensferry Paper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanquhar Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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