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	The ~~anational~~ Covenant was a response to the enforcement of the new [[Scottish Prayer Book]] of 1637 primarily a recital of the acts of parliament against "superstitious and papistical rites" and an elaborate oath to maintain the reformed religion. The covenant was adopted and signed by a large gathering in the ~~kirkyard~~ of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, on 28 February 1638 [[date::2/27/1638\| ]], after which copies were sent throughout the country for signing. The subscribers engaged by oath to maintain religion in the form that it existed in 1580, and to reject all innovations introduced since that time, while also professing loyalty to the King.		The National Covenant was a response to the enforcement of the new [[Scottish Prayer Book]] of 1637 primarily a recital of the acts of parliament against "superstitious and papistical rites" and an elaborate oath to maintain the reformed religion. The covenant was adopted and signed by a large gathering in the Kirkyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, on 28 February 1638 [[date::2/27/1638\| ]], after which copies were sent throughout the country for signing. The subscribers engaged by oath to maintain religion in the form that it existed in 1580, and to reject all innovations introduced since that time, while also professing loyalty to the King.

	It was a major step towards the Scottish Rebellion		It was a major step towards the Scottish Rebellion

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	The anational Covenant was a response to the enforcement of the new [[Scottish Prayer Book]] of 1637 primarily a recital of the acts of parliament against "superstitious and papistical rites" and an elaborate oath to maintain the reformed religion. The covenant was adopted and signed by a large gathering in the kirkyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, on 28 February 1638 [[~~event~~::2/27/1638 ]], after which copies were sent throughout the country for signing. The subscribers engaged by oath to maintain religion in the form that it existed in 1580, and to reject all innovations introduced since that time, while also professing loyalty to the King.		The anational Covenant was a response to the enforcement of the new [[Scottish Prayer Book]] of 1637 primarily a recital of the acts of parliament against "superstitious and papistical rites" and an elaborate oath to maintain the reformed religion. The covenant was adopted and signed by a large gathering in the kirkyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, on 28 February 1638 [[date::2/27/1638\| ]], after which copies were sent throughout the country for signing. The subscribers engaged by oath to maintain religion in the form that it existed in 1580, and to reject all innovations introduced since that time, while also professing loyalty to the King.

	It was a major step towards the Scottish Rebellion		It was a major step towards the Scottish Rebellion

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The anational Covenant was a response to the enforcement of the new [[Scottish Prayer Book]] of 1637 primarily a recital of the acts of parliament against "superstitious and papistical rites" and an elaborate oath to maintain the reformed religion. The covenant was adopted and signed by a large gathering in the kirkyard of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, on 28 February 1638 [[event::2/27/1638 ]], after which copies were sent throughout the country for signing. The subscribers engaged by oath to maintain religion in the form that it existed in 1580, and to reject all innovations introduced since that time, while also professing loyalty to the King.

It was a major step towards the Scottish Rebellion

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