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Qu. Quhat is the secund part of the trew seruice of God?
A. we aucht to gif dew obediēce vnto him.
Qu. How knawis thou quhen thow ge∣nis vnto him his dew obediēce, or quhen thow disobeyis him?
A. I knaw that be his Law.
Qu. Quhat thing dois the Law of God teiche the?
A. M•• dewtie towardis God and my Nichtbour.
Qu. How mony preceptis teichis the thy
dewtie towardis God?
A. The first four contenit in the first Ta∣bill.
Qu. How mony teichis the thy dewtie towardis thy N••chtbour?
A. The vther sex contenit in the secund Tabill.
Qu. Rehers the commandementis.
A. Harken and tak heid O Israel: I am the Lord thy God that hes brocht the furth of the land of Egypt and out of the hous of bondage. Thow sall haue nane vther God∣dis bot me.
2. Thow sall not mak to thy self ony grauin Image not the likenes of ony thing yat is in heuin abone, not in the eirth beneth, nor in the water vnder the eirth, thow sall not bow doun to thame nor worschip thame. For I the Lord thy God, am a Ielous God, and vi∣sitis the sinnis of the Fatheris vpon ye Chil∣dren vnto the thrid and fourt generatioun of thame that hait me, and schawis mercie vuto thousandis of thame that lufe me and keip my commandementis.
3. Thow sal not tak the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine, for the Lord wil not hald him giltles that takis his Name in vaine.
4. Remember that thow keip halie the Sab∣both day, sex day is sall thow laubour, and do all that thow hes to do, bot the seuint day is the Sabboth of the Lord thy God. In it thow sall do na maner of wark, thow and thy sone and thy douchter thy manser∣uand, and thy mayd seruand, thy cattel and the stranger that is within thy ʒettis. For in sex dayis the Lord maid heuin and eirth. the sey and all that in thame is, and restit the seuint day. Quhairfoir the Lord blissit the seuint day and hallowit it.
5. Honour thy Father and thy Mother, that thy dayis may be lang in the land, quhilk ye Lord thy God hes geuin the.
6. Thow sall do na Murther.
7. Thow sall not commit Adulterie.
8. Thow sall not steill.
9. Thow sall not beir fals witnes aganis thy Nichtbour.
10. Thow sall not couet thy Nichtbouris hous, thow sall not couet thy Nichtbouris wife, nor his seruand, nor his mayd, nor his Ox, nor his Asse, nor ony thing that is his.
Qu. Quhilk is the first commandement?
A. Thow sall haif na vther Goddis be∣foir my face.
Q. Quhat is this to haue vther goddis?
A. It is in yt place of the onlie trew God, to set our hartis vpon ony thing quhat euer it be.
Qu. Quhat is it then that the Lord com¦mandit vs in thir wordis?
A. That we acknawledge our onlie trew God, and gif vnto him his awin honor.
Qu. And quhat is forbiddin in the same wordis?
A. We ar forbiddin to set our hartis vpon ony vther thing, or to transfer ony part of his honor from him to vtheris.
Qu. Quhat vnderstandis he in that he sayis, in my sicht?
A. That we can not sa mekill as anis think in our hart to settill our selfis
vpon ane vther, or transfer his honour from him, bot God knawis it, and is witnes of it, for the leist thocht of our hart is alwayis present befoir his face.
Qu. Rehers the secund commandement?
A. Thow sal not mak to thy self ony gra∣uin Imagis. &c.
Qu. Quhat is the mening of this com∣mandement?
Qu. That we mak na Imagis, that we bow not our kne befoir thame, & that we giue na kynd of reuerence vnto thame.
Qu. Is thair na mair forbiddin in this commandement?
A. Ʒes, For be this commandement we ar forbiddin to corrupt the seruice of god not onlie be making & geuing of reueren¦ce to Imagis, bot also be ony vther Ima¦ginationis and inuentionis of our awin hart.
Qu. How may we be sure that we corrupt not the seruice of God?
A. Gif we sal follow onlie ye word of god.
Qu. Rehers the thrid commandement?
Qu. Thow sal not tak the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine. &c.
Qu. Quhat is it to tak the Name of God in vaine?
A. To abuse it outher be periurie or man••∣sweiring, outher be rasche & vnaduisit sweiring, outher be anis naming it vn∣reuerentlie.
Qu. Quhat then is forbiddin in this pre∣cept?
A. All manesweiring, rasche & vnaduisit sweiring, and all vnreuerent naming of Goddis blissit Name.
Q. Quhat on the vther is heir cōmandit?
A. All kynd of reuerence to his Name.
Qu. Quhat thinkis thow then of thame that blasphemis God, and of Witches and sorceraris quhilkis abusis his Na∣me in con••urationis & thair Deuilische artis.
An. I think that thay quha vsis the Name of God onlie of ane euill custume without dew reuerence, thay do greit dishonour and iniurie to God.
And mekill mair pai ar gyltie and dois greitter dishonour and iniurie to God quha abusis his Name in banningis, in cursingis, in forespekingis in the Name of God, in Inchantmentis, or in ony v∣ther maner of superstitioun.
Qu. May we vse the Name of God ony way is lauchfullie in swering?
A. Ʒea: quhen ane aith is takin outher to affirme the treuth befoir ane Iuge or for ony vther mater of greit Importan∣ce, quhairby outher Goddis honor or mutuall agrement & cheritie amangis men is mantenit.
Qu. Let vs cum to the fourt commande∣ment, quhilk is ye last of the first tabill.
A. Remember that thow keip halie the Sabboth day. &c.
Qu. Quhat vnderstandis thow be the Sabboth day?
A. The Sabboth day is the day of rest, quhilk is appointit onlie for the wor∣schipping of God.
Qu Thinkis thow that thair is greitter
halines in that day then in ony vther.
A. No surelie for the halines is not in the day bot the halie and godlie exercyse vsit that day.
Q••. Quhat is yat godlie exercyse, quhilk Christianis aucht til vse then?
A. To incall vpon Goddis Name feruēt∣lie, to reid and heir the word of God dili¦gentlie, to meditat vpon the warkis of God and gudenes of God thankfullie. And to be schort, to be occuppit haillie & ernistlie in all kynd of godlines.
Qu. Bot aucht we to cast away this cair on the vtherdayis?
A. Not sa, bot this day cheiflie and fullie suld be consecrat to sit godlie exercyse.
Qu. Now let vs cum to the secund tabill, quhat is the first commandement thair∣of, quhilk is the fift commandement in number?
A. Honor thy Father and thy Mother, that thy dayis may be lang. &c.
Qu. Quhat vnderstandis thow be this commandement?
A. That we honour all thame yat ar pla∣cit abone vs quhasaeuer thai be, Pa∣rentis, Magistratis, Preicheris, Hus∣bandis or Maisteris.
Qu. Quhat kynd of honor aucht we vn∣••o thame.
A Loue, feir and reuerence, help, and obe∣dience.
Ou. Quhat gif thai command ony thing against God and his word.
A. Then we aucht to obey God and not tha••e.
Qu. Rehers ye sert cōmandement, quhilk is the secund in the secund Tabill.
A. Thow sall not sla.
Qu. Do we sufficientlie keip this Law, gif we keip our hādis clein frō slauchter.
A. Na, for m••ye hatred, and euerie desyre to hurt our nychtbour, is manslauchter befoir God.
Qu. Quhat is commandit heir?
A Loue and Amitie.
Q Schaw me quhat is the seuint cōman¦••ement.
A. Thow sall not commit Adulterie.
Qu. Quhat is forbiddin heir?
A. Al Incest, Adulteryis, Fornicationis, All fylthie & wandring lustis, all vn∣chastnes of speiche, all vnclene wanto∣nes in countenance & gest••s, and all out∣ward schaw of vnchastitie quhatsoeuer it be, and be the contrair all kynd of ho∣nestie in all thir thingis is commandit.
Qu. Rehers the aucht commandement.
A. Thow sall not steill.
Q. Quhat kynd of thift is heir forbiddin?
A. Not onlie all thiftis punischit be law bot alswa all fraud and desait, and all wrang quhilk is vsit to be done to our Nychtbour in his geir.
Qu. Quhat is commandit heir?
A. Equitie, Iustice, plaine and trew dea∣ling with all men, & ane desyre and tra∣uelling, yat euerie man cum to his awin and keip peiceablie the thing yat iustlie he dois posses.
Q. Let vs speik of the ix. cōmandement?
A. Thou sall beir na fals witnes against thy Nychtbour.
Qu. Quhat is forbiddin in this cōmand?
A. All kynd of leing, sclandering, bak∣byting all thir thingis ar comprehendit vnder fals witnes bering, & the heiring of sik thingis alswa.
Q. And quhat thing is heir commandit?
A. All vpright spe••king and hering of thingis concerning our Nichtbour.
Qu. Quhat is the last commandement?
A. Thow sall not court thy Nychtbouris hous. &c.
Qu. Quhat thingis ar heir condemnit?
A. All wickii despris, and euill licht mo∣tions of the mynd.
Qu. Seing that God hes forbiddin the corrupt affectionis of the mynd be the preceptis aboue specifyit quhairfoir ser∣uis this commandement qui••ilk thow makis the tent in number?
A. ••n the former commandementis ar for∣biddin the corrupt affectionis of the mynd quhairunto we begin to consent. Bot heir ar forbiddin all licht euill mo∣tionis, quhilk ar sun in Goddis sicht,
albeit we neuer consent vnto thame: ʒea albeit we stryue against the same.
Qu. Sen thow hes declarit the mening of the law, now I speir: Is thair ouy yat may fulfill and keip it perfytelie in this eirth?
A. Name at all, except Iesus Christ.
Q. Thinkis thou then that ony man can be Iustifyit be the law?
A. Gif man micht keip the law, be it he suld leif and be Iustifyit. Thairfoir seing nane keipis it, be the law na mor∣tall man is Iustifyit.
Qu. Quhairfoir then is the law geuin?
A. To be ane rewll to leid our lyfe be, to let vs se our sinnis, & to leid vs to Christ.