Certane Tractatis for Reformatioun of Doctryne and Maneris in Scotland (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ... sacramentis, as of wthir godly ritis, albeit maist cleirly aggreing with the haly scriptuiris: and specialie yais vniuersalie obseruit, be all catholikis, to yis our aige: quhow can ze excuiss zour selfis of ye impietie of schisine and diuisioun, and fra manifest defectioun fra the Kirk of God, and nocht tobe ye werray Sones of the Antichrist, sawand schisme and diuisioun in Godis Kirk, and contrare ye manifest Scriptuir and promise of our Saluiour: denyand, euir to hef bene an haly Kirk afoir zow? And gif ze praefer zour awin witt and iugement to all wtheris (quhilk God forbid) feikand thairby a glorious titill, by the gloir of God: quha promittit to send his Prophetis, Doctouris, and Euangelistis to the consummatioun of his Sanctis: quhow sall ze nocht iustlie be reputit (quhilk gratious God in zow mot stay) ye childering of arrogance, and ye warray Sones of Belial? 1 72. Of ye inuifible Kirk. Gif ze appreue na kirk, to ye quhilk ze may assent, except an imaginat in tfhiueof u1ue 1r (quhilk ze hef begit fra Luther) quhilk wantis Eris to heir: Christe ye quhow sall ze schaw zour compliant to the kirk, conforme to our Saluiour auctour of 1 Mt i8 command And gif it wantis toungis to speik, and handis to writt (as it man want of neceflitie, gif it be inuifible) quhow can it be, as S. Paull I. Tim. 3. techis it tobe, ye pillar and firmament of veritie? Albeit ye elect of God ar knawin to him only: zit quhow can yai be inuisible to men: sen it behuifis yame tobe techit be men, resaue the Sacramentis be men? or wthirways quhou can yai be of Godis kirk? Quhy inuent ze sik a terme as inuifible, nothir exprelsit in scriptuir, nor resauit be aunciant fatheris: and settis ye samin furth as an article of zour beleif? Will ze nocht confes, .