sensibil signe, and the tother is the word of God.

CAP. III.

Twa principal partis of Baptyme.

Of the wattir of Baptyme. How the wattir of Baptyme was figurit be the flud of Noe and the red see.

Of the wordis of Baptyme. Of the promis of Baptyme. The sentence of the wordis of Baptyme.

Of the covenand or condition maid in baptyme betwix God and man.

That circumcisioun was ane figure of Baptyme.

Of the vertew and effect of Baptyme.

The first effect of Baptyme is remissioun of all synnis.

The secund effect of Baptyme is ressaving of the haly spreit.

The thrid effect of Baptyme is to be cled with the rychteousnes of our salvior Christ.

That carnal concupiscence eftir Baptyme is nocht synne but consent of our free will.

The fourt effect of Baptyme is breking and diminution of the violent powar of carnal concupiscence.

CAP. IV. Convenient causis and reasonis of the ceremoneis usit in Baptyme.

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Quha is minister of the sacrament of Baptyme.

CAP. V.

How expedient it is to ressave the sacrament of Confirmatioun.

The sacrament of Confirmatioun is declarit be twa placis of the scripture.

Of crisyme, quhilk is the sensibil signe or mater of Confirmatioun.

Of the word of Confirmatioun.

The sentence of the wordis of Confirmatioun.

Of the vertew and effeck of Confirmatioun.

CAP. VI.

Of the sevin giftis of the haly spreit.

Of the gift of wisdome.
Of the gift of understand-

ing.

Of the gift of counsale.
Of the gift of fortitude.
Of the gift of science.
Of the gift of pietie.
Of the gift of feir.

CAP. VII.

Of the necessare institutioun of the sacrament of the altar.

Of the figuris of this maist excellent sacrament.

Of the syndry names of this precious sacrament.

Quhi is this sacrament callit the suppar of our Lord.

Of the propir mater and sensibil signe of this haly sacrament, quhilk is breid and

wyne.

Of the word of God that belangis to the consecratioun of this divine sacrament.

CAP. VIII.

Of the veritie and real existens of the body and blud of our salviour in the sacrament of the altar.

Of the frutis and effectis of this sam sacrament, quhilk ar spiritual fude of our saulis. Incorporatioun to our salviour Christ. Augmentatioun of the meritis of our faith.

Lyfting up of our hoip. Augmentatioun of cheritie. Quyck remembrance of the passioun of Christ.

Unitie and concord amang the christin pepil.

CAP. IX.

How christin men and wemen suld prepare thame self worthely to the ressaving of this holy sacrament with ane rycht intentioun, with ane perfite and hail faith, with ane clein conscience, and with devote prayar and orisoun.

CAP. X.

Of the necessare institutioun of the sacrament of Pennance.

The vertew of Pennance. The sacrament of Pennance. Quha hes powar to forgife synnis in the sacrament of Pennance?

Quhat thingis ar requirit to the worthi ressaving of the sacrament.

That faith is the ground of the sacrament of Pennance. Of contritioun the first part of Pennance.

CAP. XI.

Of Confessioun the secund part of Pennance.

Of satisfactioun the thrid part of Pennance.

Quhat remeid quhen we can nocht get ane confessour a preist, or may nocht mak our confession being stoppit with lauchful impediment.

CAP. XII.

How expedient it was to ordane the sacrament of extreme unctioun.

That our salviour Christ ordanit the sacrament of extreme unctioun.

Sanct James settis furth and declaris the same sacrament.

The word of God usit in this sacrament.

The promis of mercy annexit to the sacrament.

The sensibil signe or mater of this sacrament.

Powar to curs is gevin to bischoppis.

How cursing weil usit is ane spiritual medicyne.

That our salviour Christ gef to bischoppis the powar of

CAP. XIII.

Of the necessarie institutioun of the sacrament of Ordour.

That auctoritie of ministration of the sacramentis was gevin to the Apostillis, and also to thair successouris ministeris of the kirk, to indure be continual successioun to the end of the warld.

That ordour is ane sacrament.

The promis of grace annexit to ordour.

The ordinatioun of ministers in the kirk of God belangis to bischopis.

The auctoritie of ane priest is to minister five sacramentis, to preiche the word of God, and to pray for the christin pepil.

That the evil lyfe of the minister stoppis nocht the effect of the sacrament.

The auctoritie of ane bischop is declarit.

CAP. XIV.

Of the first institutioun of matrimony.

Four convenient causis of the institutioun of matrimonye.

That matrimonye is ane

sacrament.

How matrimonye was degenerat, fra the first perfectioun.

How our salviour Christ restorit agane matrimony to the first perfectioun.

Twa singular condiciouns of the matrimony that is amang christin men and wemen.

Agane how matrimonye is ane sacrament.

The sensibil signe and mater of matrimonye.

The forme of wordis usit in the contrack of matrimonye. The promis of grace annexit to matrimony.

The fruitis and effectis of matrimonye.

How a marreit man may syn with his wyfe.

THE CONTENTIS OF THE FOURT PART OF THIS CATECHIS, IS THE EXPOSITIOUN OF THE PATER NOSTER.

And first the Prologe schawis the maner how christin men and wemen suld mak thair prayar to God.

CAP. I.

That prayar suld be maid with ane trew faith.

That faith techis twa thingis necessare to be had in making of our prayaris.

That be the lycht of our faith we suld knaw our awin gret povertie and miserie.

That be the lycht of our faith we suld behald and see the gret gudnes of God towart

us.

Hoip is the secund vertew necessarie in prayar.

Hoip hes twa properteis, sickir confidence in the help of God promissit to us.

Pacience and lang sufferance committand to God baith the maner and tyme of our helping.

Cheritie is the thrid vertew requirit to be had in makin our prayar.

How we may afore our prayar kindal our hartis in the lufe of God.

How we may be ardent in the lufe of our nychtbour.

Quha sa forgiffis nocht to his nychtbour all offensis, sal nocht be hard of God in his prayar.

CAP. II.

How the prayar of obstinate synnars is nocht hard of God.

How the prayar of penitent synnaris is hard of God.

That fasting and almous deidis disponis a man to devot praiar. How we may mak to God lang prayaris.

Of the preeminens and excellent dignitiee of the Pater noster.

CAP. III.

Sen Christ hes leirit us to call God, father, we suld pray to him with gret confidence.

Quhat is our dewtie to be doin to God our father.

Sen Christ hes leirit us to say to God, O our father: we suld pray to God for our nychtbour as for our self.

How God almychty is in the hevins.

How God is in al placis, bot specially in the hevin empyre be manifestatioun and giffin of his glore.

Ane devote prayer maid apon the first wordis of our Lordis Orisone.

CAP. IV.

Quhate is the name of God?

How the name of God suld be sanctifyit. How the name off God is fylit be iii. sortis of men: Gentilis, Jowis, and evyl christin men and wemen. Ane devote prayer maid apon the first petitioun.

CAP. V.

Off warldlie kingdomes. Of the kingdome of the Devyl.

Hou the devyl is the prince of this warld.

Of the kingdome of Gode in grace and rychteousnes.

Off the kingdome of Gode in glore and lyfe eternall.

Ane devote prayer maid apon the secund petitioun.

CAP. VI.

That the hie way tyll hevin is to fulfyl the wyl of God, schawin to us in his commandis.

How it is the wyll of Gode that all trewe servandis of Jesus Christ sall have eternal lyfe.

That it is the wyl of God that al men and wemen keip his commandis.

Ane devote prayer maid apon the thrid petitioun.

CAP. VII.

We suld ask at God our

daile fude, baith for bodie and saule.

We may lesumlie desyre of God our necessarie sustentatioun.

We suld desyre at God that we may wyn our necessare sustentatioun be lauchfull way is.

That we suld nocht have ouir mekil cair for our temporall leving.

That suppose we labour for our leiving, yit we suld trow that it is gevin to us be the liberal hand of God.

The fude of our saule is the word of God, and also the precious sacrament of the Altar.

Ane prayar maid apon the fourt petitioun.

CAP. VIII.

That be our dettis is signifyit our synnis.

How we ar al synnaris in the sycht of God, and thairfor we suld be meik and lawly in our hartis.

Ane prayar maid apon the fift petitioun.

CAP. IX.

Quhat is temptatioun ? That thair is temptatioun quhairby man temptis God, and that is alwais evil.