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V The Presbyterian Highlanders

from Scotland to
Darien, Georgia

which owned more than half the land in Scotland and gathered an annual
income of nearly 18 times that of the crown. Bishops and priests were often
mere political appointments, and many never hid their immoral lives: the
Archbishop of St. Andrews, Cardinal Beaton, openly consorted with concubines
and sired 10 children.” The constant struggle to keep the purity of the Gospel
and ensure the liberty of the Church from the domination of the English or
Catholic Church made for a very hard road for many Presbyterians in Scotland.

They had experienced moments of victory and solidarity such as “The Solemn
League and Covenant” which aimed to keep protected the reformation of the
Church of Scotland and to reform the Churches of England and Ireland, so that
the three churches would be the same in church government, beliefs and
worship. It was signed by the Parliaments of England and Scotland and many
people throughout the three countries” and resulted in the writing of the
Westminster Confession of Faith the statement of faith for Presbyterians.