IV - The Declaration of 1639
IV - The Declaration of 1639
The National Covenant of Scotland (1638), full text with free PDF: the Confession of Faith of 1581, the Acts of Parliament and the covenant of 1638
THE article of this covenant, which was at the first subscription referred to the determination of the General Assembly, being now determined; and thereby the five articles of Perth, the government of the kirk by bishops, and the civil places and power of kirkmen, upon the reasons and grounds contained in the Acts of the General Assembly, declared to be unlawful within this kirk, we subscribe according to the determination aforesaid.