Cameronians

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The Cameronians were a radical 17th–18th century Scottish Presbyterian group known for their strict Covenanter principles and resistance to state interference in the church.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Covenanter group ⓘ
Presbyterian movement ⓘ
Scottish religious group ⓘ
activePeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
declared Sanquhar Declaration ⓘ
doctrine exclusive Presbyterian church government ⓘ
rejection of uncovenanted rulers ⓘ
strict adherence to Covenants ⓘ
foundedBy followers of Richard Cameron ⓘ
historicalContext Killing Times ⓘ
Restoration era in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
ideology Covenanter principles ⓘ
radical Presbyterianism ⓘ
theocratic views on Christ’s kingship ⓘ
inception 1679 ⓘ
influenced Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America ⓘ
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland ⓘ
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland ⓘ
language Scots ⓘ
Scottish English ⓘ
legacy basis for later Reformed Presbyterian denominations ⓘ
namedAfter Richard Cameron ⓘ
notableLeader Alexander Peden ⓘ
Donald Cargill ⓘ
Richard Cameron ⓘ
opposedTo Episcopalian church government ⓘ
Erastianism ⓘ
state interference in the church ⓘ
persecutedBy Scottish Privy Council ⓘ
Stuart monarchy ⓘ
linked to: House of Stuart
persecutionForm executions ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ
transportation ⓘ
positionOnMonarchy refusal to recognize monarchs who violated the Covenants ⓘ
practices armed self‑defence at worship gatherings ⓘ
field conventicles ⓘ
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
linked to: Presbyterian

Reformed Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Reformed churches
SanquharDeclarationContent disowned Charles II for breaking the Covenants ⓘ
SanquharDeclarationDate 1680 ⓘ
supported National Covenant of 1638 ⓘ
linked to: National Covenant

Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 ⓘ
viewOnChurchState Christ alone head of the Church ⓘ
civil government subordinate to Christ in religious matters ⓘ
viewOnWorship strict regulative principle of worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cameronian movement → hasPart → Cameronians ⓘ
Richard Cameron → movement → Cameronians ⓘ
Richard Cameron → hasFollowerGroup → Cameronians ⓘ
Alexander Peden → associatedWith → Cameronians ⓘ
Queensferry Paper → associatedWith → Cameronians ⓘ
Battle of Airds Moss → belligerent → Cameronians ⓘ
Scottish regiments → notableUnit → Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) ⓘ
linked to: Cameronians
Battle of Dunkeld (1689) → defenders → Covenanter Cameronians ⓘ
linked to: Cameronians
155th (South Scottish) Infantry Brigade → notableUnit → Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) ⓘ
linked to: Cameronians