Robert Douglas
Robert Douglas (1594 – 1674) was the only minister of the Church of Scotland to be Moderator of the General Assembly five times. He was educated at the University of St Andrews, where he took the degree of M.A. in 1614.
Douglas became minister of Kirkaldy in 1628. He became chaplain to one of the brigades of Scottish auxiliaries sent with the connivance of Charles I to the aid of Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years' War. Returning to Scotland, he was elected in 1638 a member of the General Assembly, and in the following year was chosen for the second charge of the High Church in Edinburgh. In 1641 he was removed to the Tolbooth Church, and in July of the same year preached a sermon before the Scottish Parliament. In the following year he was chosen Moderator of the General Assembly — a post he also held in 1645, 1647, 1649, and 1651—and in 1643 he was named one of the commissioners of the Westminster Assembly.
Douglas officiated at the coronation of Charles II at Scone in 1651. During …more
Douglas became minister of Kirkaldy in 1628. He became chaplain to one of the brigades of Scottish auxiliaries sent with the connivance of Charles I to the aid of Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years' War. Returning to Scotland, he was elected in 1638 a member of the General Assembly, and in the following year was chosen for the second charge of the High Church in Edinburgh. In 1641 he was removed to the Tolbooth Church, and in July of the same year preached a sermon before the Scottish Parliament. In the following year he was chosen Moderator of the General Assembly — a post he also held in 1645, 1647, 1649, and 1651—and in 1643 he was named one of the commissioners of the Westminster Assembly.
Douglas officiated at the coronation of Charles II at Scone in 1651. During …more
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Scotland in the Age of Two Revolutions
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2014
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Zealots: How a Group of Scottish Conspirators Unleashed Half a Century of War in Britain
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2018
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