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The Covenanters' Struggle for Unity in Truth
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The Scottish Reformation was blessed with national leaders such as the Earl of Loudoun, whom Rutherford described as "wearing Christ on his forehead."
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The towns near Loudoun Castle (e.g., Galston, Newmilns) were a microcosm of the Covenanting society (i.e., a Christian nation), where God's rights take precedence.
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Many suffered persecution and in some cases death in defense of Christ's Lordship, Word, and Mercy. This book describes the struggles of the martyr John Nisbet, his son James, and their neighbors during a period of severe persecution (1661-1689).
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What inspired them to make Moses' choice (Heb. 11:24-25) was their understanding of God's Covenant of Grace, as delivered from God's Word by faithful ministers like John Knox a century before and by John Nevay (of Loudoun Kirk) and Samuel Rutherford in their time. The book examines what we can learn from Nevay's sermons, which explain why all Christians should be Covenanters.
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The book examines what we can learn from their struggle for Unity in Truth. They believed God's Truth was not simply each man's opinion, but that it was fixed,knowable, and as established in the Westminster Confession of Faith consistent with Scripture. Consequently, there should be a united church in each city and land if Christians sincerely sought to honor God's Truth.
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Would you be willing to give up all, even your life and possibly the lives of those you love, in defense of the smallest aspect of God's truth? Not only were the Covenanters willing to do so, they covenanted with their neighbors to reform religion, to be God's people, and to let God be their God. Modern christians, particularly Presbyterians, should emulate the faith of this noble cloud of witnesses.
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