On 9 May 1684 A.D. Captain John Paton, a Scots Covenanter, reads his last will and testament from the scaffold.
On 9 May 1684 A.D. Captain John Paton, a Scots Covenanter, reads his last will and testament from the scaffold. Dr. Rusten tells the story. Rusten, E. Michael and Rusten, Sharon. The One Year Christian History . Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2003. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/The-Year-Christian-History-Books/dp/0842355073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393302630&sr=8-1&keywords=rusten+church+history By the 1600s, Scotland had fallen under English rule. For Scottish Presbyterians, the loss of their theological freedom was more galling than the loss of their political. The King was the “Head” or “Governor” of the Church on earth in Henrician, Elizabethan and Stuart monarchies. Captain Paton, like other Scotsmen, said “No” to a nearwise unlimited monarch. The Church of England had a habit of imposing their regulations on all subjects irrespective of conscience. The Scots covenanted together to protect their li...