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A02602	The catechisme that is to say, ane co[m]mon and catholik instructioun of the christin people in materis of our catholik faith and religioun, quhilk na gud christin man or woman suld misknaw: set furth be ye maist reuerend father in God Iohne aschbischop of sanct Androus legatuit and primat of ye kirk of Scotland, in his prouincial counsale haldin at Edinburgh the xxvi. day of Ianuarie, the yeir of our Lord 1551. with the aduise and counsale of the bischoippis and uthir prelatis with doctours of theologie and canon law of the said realme of Scotland present for the tyme.	Catholic Church. Diocese of St. Andrews. Archbishop (1546-1571 : Hamilton); Hamilton, John, 1511?-1571.	1552 (1552)	STC 12731; ESTC S119756	255,534	442

of the auld testament for cōmonlie thay leuit vnder the bondaige of the law as seruandis sa durste nocht cal God yair father bot Lord quhilk is ane name of gret maiestie powar bot he hes lerit ws to call God our father quhilk is a name of beneuolence mercy gentylnes and lufe Gyff that haly Patriarche Abraham quhilk was callit ye freind of god quhē he maid his prayar callit god his LORD Sayand sall I speik to my Lorde Gen xv● sen I am bot dust a●se Mekle mair we durst neuir haue callit God our father except that first he had lerit cōmandit ws to call hym father quhairin he hais gyffin to ws gret cause to put our haill confydence in him And to lyppī al gud fra him Quhow hes almychtie god maid hym self our father Trewlie nocht be natural generatioun for swa only he is father to our Saluiour Iesus Christ bot he hes maid hym self our father be adoptioun throw faith in Christ Iesu in tyme of our Baptyme according as it is said Dedit eis potestatem filios dei fieri his qui ●redunt in nomine eius Ione ● quhare is our deui●e to be done to god our father Mala. 1. He hes gyffin yame powar to be the sōnis of god and this powar he hes gyffin to thame quhilk beleuis in his name And quhat is thy doctryne Trewly first to honour god to loue and thank hym euirmair for al his benefitꝭ ☞ Heir quhat he sayis be his Propheit Malachie Si ego pater vbi est honor meus Gyff I be ȝour father quhair is my honour Secundly Ephe. ● gyff thow be sōne of God follow hym be Imitatioun of lufe Rememberand quhat S. Paule sayis ● Be ȝe ye followars of god as deir sonnis gang ●●lufe as Chryst hais luffit ws Luc. 6. Math. 5. Heir quhat our saluiour sais Be ȝe mercyfull as ȝour heuinly father is mercyful Agane he sais Be ȝe perfite as ȝour heuinly father is perfite Quhilk perfectioun standis in lufe yat as god giffis y e lycht of his sonne to gud and euil and his rayne to iust vniust sa suld thow lufe baith thi freindis and thi sayis for goddis saik and be yat lufe thow schawis thi self to be the sonne of god Thridly and thow be the sonne of god thow aucht to him obedience according as sanct Paule sais Multo magis obtemperabimus patri spirituū Hebre. 12. Gyf we ar bound to be obedient to the cōmandis of our erdly and carnal father mekil mair aucht we to be obedient to ye cōmandis of our heuinly father Sen Christ hes leiryd vs to saye ●o god O our father vve sulde p●aye to gode for our nychtbour as for our self Noster Quhy sais thow Pater noster Our father carar than my father Trewly to geue the to vnderstand yat as thow art the sonne of god be adoptioun throw faith sa is all trew christin men and wemen the barnis of god be faith and yairfor thow aucht to lufe thame al with perfite l●fe and cheriti● as brethrin and sisters in god Our heuinly doctour in this word giffis vs instructioun of vnitie concord and paice and to pray to god for all christin pepil kend and vnkend frend or fre●mit ▪ thi faa or enemyis And to that effect he hes nocht lei●it vs to say my father god that is in heuin Bot to saye our father God that is in heuin We say nocht geue me this day my daily breid bot geue vs this day our dayly breid We say nocht forgeue me my dettis bot forgeue vs our dettis We say nocht deliuer me fra euil ▪ bot deliuer vs f●a euil to signifie that throw faith in Christ Iesu we ar all the sōnis of god yairfor the gētilman suld nocht dispyse ye ●ottar y e richeman suld nocht dispise the pure mā y e leirnit suld nocht dispise the vnleirnit according as it is writtin Nunquid non pater vnus oim omnium nostrū nunquid nō vnus deus creauit nos Malach 2 quare ergo vnusquisque nostrū despicit fratrē suum Haue nocht we al ane father hes nocht ane god create maid vs al quhi yairfor dispysis ilk a man his brother Luce. 18. The prayar yat ye proud Pharisean maid was nocht acceptabil to god because he dispysit his nychtbour y e Publicane Let vs al yairfor ken our self to be brether in god and throw faith equally sonnis to him Qui es in coelis Quhen y u sais Qui es in coelis quhilk is in heuin vnderstand nocht yat god is cōtenit cōcludit in heuin as the angels ar For Salomon sais 3 Reg 8. Hovv god is in the heuins Quē coeli coelorū nō capiunt Quhom y e heuins of heuins is nocht abil to tak cōtene Bot he is said to be in heuin for al 's mekil yat w t his almychty powar he contenis he keipis haldis vp maintenis all the heuins also all vthir creaturis quhilk ar contenit w tin the compas of heuin according as S. Paule sais Omnia in ipso cōstant Collos ● All creaturis in him hes thair being And sa this ●ord qui es in coelis may nocht be trewly said bot to god only because yat God only as he hes maid heuin al thingis vnder heuin sa he is only in al y e heuins and with his almychty powar conseruis and keipis thame all in thair being Nothir suld we think that god is sa in heuin yat he is nocht in eird For trewly god is in all placis be his substāce be his presence be his powar according as he sais Iere. 23. Nonne coelū terrā ego impleo Fyl nocht I sais he baith heuin eird Hovv god is in all placis and specially in heuin Math. 5. be manifestatioun of his glore Bot it is said specially yat god is in heuin for al 's mekil that in heuin he is manifestit schawis his godhed his diuine maiestie powar glore ioy blis eternal quhilk he hes promissit to geue as reward to vs al we perseuer in his faith obediēce according as he sais Merces vr̄a multa est in coelis ▪ Ȝour reward is gret in heuin And this word suld raise vp our hartis to god and mak vs stark in the hoip of eternal glore For suppose our natural father wald awance promote vs to hie dignitie and richis ȝit he hes na powar to do it Bot our heuinly father almychty god hes baith wil powar to exalt vs to y e hie glore of heuin Quhow can y u vnderstād yat he hes will to do it because he hes maid him self our father Quhow can y u ken that he hes powar to do it because he is in heuin ane glorious God makar

aganis Iuliane y e Pellag●ane Aug cōtra Iulian● Peligia● lib. 1. c. ●● rehersis c●rtane doctouris quhilk was afore his tyme and sais thir word●s Quod credunt credo quod tenēt teneo quod docent doceo quod predicant predico istis cede et mihi cedes ▪ That thai beleif sais he I beleif that thai hald I hald yat yai teche I teche yat yai preche I preche gyf place to thame and yow sal gif place to me As he mycht say plainly yow beleif ye auld doctouris afore me yow alswa wil beleif me for my doctrin in al pointis is conformit to yair doctrine The thrid way to knaw quhat ar y e bukis of haly write quhat is the trew sence of the same The general counsellis quhat ar the articlis quhilk ar herisie is the declaracioun determinatioun diffinitioun and decisionis of general counsellis gaderit togiddir and concludit be the inspiratioun of the haly spirit quhame the father eternall and our saluiour IESVS CHRIST his natural sone hais geuin to the kirk to be ledar techar and direckar of the same kirk in all matteris cōcerning our catholike faith and gud maneris of the christin peple quhilk catholike kirk is trewly representit in al general counsellis lauchfully gaderit in the haly spirit Quharfor he that will nocht heir resait and obey ye diffinitionis determinationis of lauchful general counsellis concerning materis of our faith he is nocht to be acountit a trew christin man according to the wordis of our saluiour Math. 18. Si ecclesiam nō audierit sit tibi tanquā Ethnicus et Publicanus Gyf he will nocht heir the kirk lat him be to the as ane infidele vnchristinit and ane Publican Thus ȝe haif quha is ane herityk and how he brekis the fi●st command Of quhome saint Paul sais yi● wordis to his disciple Titus Ad titum vlt●mo Hereticū hominē post vnam et secundam correptionē deuita sciens quia subuersus est qui huiusmodi est et delinquit cum sit proprio iudicio condemnatus A man yat is geuin to herisie eftir the first and secund monitioun fle forbeir his company and knaw yat he yat is siclike is subuertit and synnis euin damnit be his awin iugement for al 's me ●le as he resaiuit the fayth as trew catholik eftir hend in sum part he gaugis fra it impugnis it Or we may say yat he is danit be his awin iugemēt y e is to say he is damnit afore God throw his awin or for his awin electioun wilfulnes and stifnes of his hart will nocht leiue his herisie and returne to the catholike faith Hoip in mā abone God Iere. xvii Thridly all thai brekis this command that lippinis mair in in the powar help of man than of god of quhome it is said Maledictus homo qui confidit in homine Cursit wartit is yat man yat traistis puttis his hoip in man And thairfor the Prophet lais in the Psalme Nolite confidere in principibus psal 145. in filus hominum in cuibus non est salus Traist nocht principally in princis nor in y e sonnis of men in quhome is na saluatioun Fourt all thai quhilkis ●aistis owyr mekle in yair awin wisdome Hoip in our avvin strenth riches and vvisdome i. Cor. i. Psal 48. strenth or riches and sa in tyme of thair neid callis nocht to GOD dewly for help of quhome God sais thus Pardam sapientiam sapientium et prudentiam prudentium reprobabo I will distroy the wisdome of the wise and will cast away ye vnderstanding of the prudēt And ye prophet in the Psalme reprei●is yame yat lippinnis in yair awin strenth and powar and gloris in the abundans of thair riches The vii Cheptour Infidelite FIft al infidelis quhilk wantis the faith of Christ and will nocht resaif it of quhome it is writtin Qui incredulus est filio non videbit vitam Ihon. iii. sed ira dei manet super eum He that will nocht haif faith in ye son of God sal nocht se ye lyse bot the wrath of God bydis vpon him because he beleiffis nochtin y e only sone of God Sext Desperatioun Ephe. 4. al yai quhilk disparis of ye mercy of God promissit to vs in Christ Of siclike sanct Paul sais to the Ephesianis Qui desperātes semetipios tradiderunt impudicitie in operationem immundi cie omnis in auariciā Thai be desperacion gaif yame self to wātones in doing of al vncleinnes and couatousnes Presumpcioun Seuint yai yat presumis owyr mekil of thair awin nakit frewill and gud deidis doin be the powar of the same traistis to be saiffit and nocht principally be the grace of God and be the merittis of Christ Iesu Of quhome sanct Paul sais Roma x. Ignorantes enim iusticiā dei suam querentes statuere iusticie dei non sunt subiecti Miskenning the rychteousnes of God and willing to maintene thair awin rychteousnes thai ar nocht subdewit to the rychteousnes that is of valour afore God Aucht quha euir luffis ony creature abone god Spiritual ydolatrie or mair yan god that same man in a maner makis a God of that creature and cōmittis spiritual ydolatrie Sa the couatous man makis a god of his warldly geir the glowton makis a god of his wambe gif a man dois ony thing aganis the command of God for plesure or lufe of his wyfe or barnis in a maner he makis a god of his wife his barnis Quhasa also for lufe and pleasour of thair prince yair Lord or ony vthir freind hurtis ony vther mā and hareis him out of house and harbarie that mā forsakis the trew God of heuin in maner makis a god of his king his Lord or his Lard Alswa thai syn agane this command Corporall ydolatrie that committis corporall ydolatrie quhilk is quhen men or wemen nocht only giffis till certane creaturis or thair ymagis ye seruice of yair hartis yat is to say Faith Hoip and Lufe quhilk aucht to be geuin to God bot alswa yai gif to yame the outwart seruice of thair body as honour worschip and reuerence quhilk aucht to be geuin to God Thus in ald tyme the Gentilis throw the blindnes of thair hartis instrunctioun and prouokation of the deuil cōmittit corporal ydolatrie to the greit iniure of God and damnation of yair saulis Part of thame worschippit with godly honour the Sone Sapi. xiii the Mone and the sternis Part of thame worschippit with godly honour the fyre wynde or ane of the elementis Some of thame gaif Gods honour to thame that was mortal men as Iupiter Mercurius Mars Venus Diana with mony vthers And nocht only thai tuke for thair goddis