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John Brown of Priesthill
History Heroism in an Ordinary Scottish Life
We love our popular heroes - tough,
strong, adventuring fellows, with lives
full of daring exploits. The obscure
Scottish Covenanter John Brown of
Priesthill is a hero of a different
kind. Like the early Christian martyrs
of the Roman Empire who would rather
suffer and die than deny their God, John
Brown stood firmly for the life and
liberty found only in the Lord Jesus
Christ. Brown's inspiring story deserves
reading over and over again, from
generation to generation. The Scottish
Covenanters of the seventeenth century,
inspired by the leadership of Reformer
John Knox over a hundred years earlier,
refused to accept a debased and
authoritarian Christianity headed by
arrogant kings and clergy. The
Covenanters believed that they should
choose their own Christian teachers
according to a strict Biblical standard
and not by the dictates of arbitrary
authority. John Brown was one such
teacher. His life was ordinary. He
sought to provide for his home and
family. Known as a carrier, Brown
carried various valuables belonging to
neighbors abroad in the community to
trade for them. Hardly a glamorous
vocation, it yet required a great deal
of trust among those he served. Thus,
when he preached, people listened.
Tyrants fear such men. John Brown died
because he trusted and served His God
above all else. Christian classroom and
homeschool teachers will want their
students to read and absorb the whole
depth of meaning in this story.
Christian parents will want to inspire
and strengthen their older children's
hearts with John Brown's and the entire
Scottish Covenanter story.
- Type: Paperback
- Pages: 145
- ISBN: 9781946497093
- SKU: 9781946497093
- Publisher: Nordskog
- Publication Date: Nov. 18, 2017