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Sanquhar Declaration

Scotland [1680]
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The Sanquhar Declaration of 1680 was a significant document issued by Scottish Covenanters. These Presbyterians were committed to maintaining their chosen forms of church government and worship, often through subscribing to bonds known as covenants. The National Covenant of 1638, for instance, reaffirmed Reformed faith and Presbyterian discipline while urging loyalty to the king.12

The Covenanters faced severe persecution after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, leading to rebellions that were brutally suppressed. The Sanquhar Declaration, in this context, was a radical statement that renounced allegiance to King Charles II, deeming him an enemy of God and a tyrant due to his actions against Presbyterianism.1

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  2. National Covenant
  3. Scotland - Jacobitism in the Highlands

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