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Covenanted

Covenant \Cov"e*nant\ (k?v"?-n?nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Covenanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Covenanting.] To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind one's self by contract; to make a stipulation.

Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or cold, wet or dry, . . . as the tenant should direct.
--L'Estrange.

And they covenanted with him for thyrty pieces of silver.
--Matt. xxvi. 15.

Syn: To agree; contract; bargain; stipulate.

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vb. (en-past of: covenant)

Usage examples of "covenanted".

In the character of Israel as a covenanted people, there shines out a special splendour.

But for the sterling spirituality of the Reformers there would never have been a Covenanted Reformation.

But now the perjured monarch employed all his craft and power to overthrow the whole Covenanted Reformation in Church and State.

Covenanters expected that, on the cessation of the persecution, there would be the restoration of the whole Covenanted Reformation in Church and State.

Revolution Church because of his testimony for the whole Covenanted Reformation.

Churches adhered to their National Covenants and the Solemn League and Covenant, and to the formularies prepared by the international Assembly at Westminster, the lovers of the Covenanted Reformation would not have had these portentous conditions to deplore to-day.

How could they loyally support a Constitution now so opposite to the ancient Scriptural and Covenanted Constitution of the realm?

It will be a good work for a covenanted king, to have a care that the gospel may be preached through the whole land.

God doth not lessen their obedience and allegiance to the king, but increaseth it, and maketh the obedience firmer: because we are in covenant with God, we should the more obey a covenanted king.

That a king covenanted with God should be much respected by his subjects.

Ye are receiving this day a crowned covenanted king, pray for saving grace to him, and that God would deliver him and us, out of the hand of these cruel enemies, and bless his government, and cause us to live a quiet and peaceable life under him in all godliness and honesty.

I have two sorts of men to meet with here, who are deficient in doing this covenanted duty: 1.

God, and the covenanted work of reformation in this Church, nor to the beeing, liberty, and freedom of Parliaments, according to the laudable and antient pratique of this kingdom, the which we do not only for ourselves, but also in the name of all such as shall join or concurr with us in this our protestation, and therefore we Protest.

Presbyterian perswasion, especially the Laodicean preachers, that we should be accessory to the advancement of him whom they call the Prince of Wales to the throne of Britain: Therefore to let all concerned be fully assured of the contrary, We protest and testifie against all such so principled to have any right to rule in thir lands, because we look upon all such to be standing in a stated opposition to God and our covenanted work of reformation.

Covenants, and laws of the nation, and act in defence of our covenanted work of reformation, and in defence of the nations ancient liberties and priviledges, according to the laudable laws and practique of this kingdom.