James Nisbet on the ingratitude of the hyper-Covenanters for King William III

[Reformed Covenanter]

I had sometimes served heartily a volunteer in the military, to suppress the mad attempts of the enemies to the Revolution, headed and commanded by one Graham of Claverhouse, who sought to overthrow the Revolution footing, and restore the abdicate King James. I was a hearty Revolutioner, and a great adorer of God’s goodness to these lands, in sending that great man, King William, to overthrow our enemies and redeem us from slavery. …

They would publish a declaration, disowning the authority of the great King William, and against the validity of the present church communion; and when I earnestly besought, with much entreaty, that every article of that declaration might be reasoned, they would not allow it upon which, I protested against it, for myself, and for all that would adhere unto me: for I thought and said, that since God, of his infinite goodness, had so wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought such a great deliverance for us, and redressed so many of our former intolerable grievances, by sending in that great and famous instrument King William, that it was a despising of many valuable mercies, because we got not all we would and should have had; and that it was a reflecting dishonour on God, and on his worthy instrument, and was a sign of great ingratitude and unthankfulness in us, to refuse allegiance and obedience to King William and his government, he ruling under God, in the execution of the ancient law of this kingdom, for the preservation of our privileges sacred and civil; ...

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James Nisbet on the ingratitude of the hyper-Covenanters for King William III

I had sometimes served heartily a volunteer in the military, to suppress the mad attempts of the enemies to the Revolution, headed and commanded by one Graham of Claverhouse, who sought to overthro…

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[Northern Crofter]

I had sometimes served heartily a volunteer in the military, to suppress the mad attempts of the enemies to the Revolution, headed and commanded by one Graham of Claverhouse, who sought to overthrow the Revolution footing, and restore the abdicate King James. I was a hearty Revolutioner, and a great adorer of God’s goodness to these lands, in sending that great man, King William, to overthrow our enemies and redeem us from slavery. …

They would publish a declaration, disowning the authority of the great King William, and against the validity of the present church communion; and when I earnestly besought, with much entreaty, that every article of that declaration might be reasoned, they would not allow it upon which, I protested against it, for myself, and for all that would adhere unto me: for I thought and said, that since God, of his infinite goodness, had so wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought such a great deliverance for us, and redressed so many of our former intolerable grievances, by sending in that great and famous instrument King William, that it was a despising of many valuable mercies, because we got not all we would and should have had; and that it was a reflecting dishonour on God, and on his worthy instrument, and was a sign of great ingratitude and unthankfulness in us, to refuse allegiance and obedience to King William and his government, he ruling under God, in the execution of the ancient law of this kingdom, for the preservation of our privileges sacred and civil; ...

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James Nisbet on the ingratitude of the hyper-Covenanters for King William III

I had sometimes served heartily a volunteer in the military, to suppress the mad attempts of the enemies to the Revolution, headed and commanded by one Graham of Claverhouse, who sought to overthro…

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Brother, I find your term "hyper-Covenanters" to be a bit uncharitable toward these folks. That they maintained a legitimate complaint against William's religious pluralism does not mean that "it was a despising of many valuable mercies" nor that they necessarily rejected how God "wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought such a great deliverance" politically. God wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought great deliverances politically for His people through King Nebuchadnezzar and King Xerxes, but that did not mean they should in turn automatically submit to the religious rulings of such leaders.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Brother, I find your term "hyper-Covenanters" to be a bit uncharitable toward these folks. That they maintained a legitimate complaint against William's religious pluralism does not mean that "it was a despising of many valuable mercies" nor that they necessarily rejected how God "wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought such a great deliverance" politically. God wonderfully, graciously, and mercifully wrought great deliverances politically for His people through King Nebuchadnezzar and King Xerxes, but that did not mean they should in turn automatically submit to the religious rulings of such leaders.

If you agree with the Old Dissenters, you are not going to like the label hyper-Covenanter. Still, it is an accurate term to describe how the Covenanters who joined the established Church of Scotland and recognised William's just and legal authority viewed the opinions of the Old Dissenters.