[Sidenote: Act. 1.]
[Sidenote: Mat. 28.]
[Sidenote: 1 Joan. 2.]
[Sidenote: 1 Tim. 2.]
[Sidenote: Psal. 110.]
[Sidenote: Apoc. 20.]
[Sidenote: Esai. 66.]
[Sidenote: Esai. 7.]
[Sidenote: Collos. 1.]
[Sidenote: Heb. 9. 10.]
We nathing dowt, bot that the selff samyn body, quhilk was borne of
the Virgine, was crucifeit, deid, and buried, and quhilk did ryse
agane, did ascend into the heavinis for the accompleischment of all
thingis; quhair, in oure names, and for our confort he hes resavit all
power in hevin and in earth, quhair he sittis at the rycht hand of the
Father inaugurat in his kingdome, advocat and onlie Mediatour for us;
quhilk glorie, honour, and prerogatyve he allone amangis the brethren
sall possesse, till that all his ennemyes be maid his futestule, as
that we undoubtedlie beleif thay sall be in the finall jugement; to
the execution quhairof we certainlie beleif that the same oure Lord
Jesus sall visibillie returne as that he was sene to ascend: And than
we firmlie belief, that the tyme of refresching and restitutioun of
all thingis sall cum, in samekill that thay that from the begynning
have sufferit violence, injurie, and wrang for rychteousnes saik, sall
inherit that blissit immortalitie promesit from the begynning; bot
contrariewyse, the stubburne, inobedient, cruell, oppressouris, filthy
personeis, adulteraris, and all sortis of unfaithfull [men] sall be
cast in the dungeoun of utter darknes, quhair thair worme sall not
dye, neather yitt thair fyre [sall] be extinguischeit. The remembrance
of the quhilk day, and of the jugement to be executit in the same, is
not onlie to us ane brydill quhairby oure carnall lustis ar refranit;
but alsso sick inestimabill confort, that neather may the threatning
of wardlie princeis, neyther yitt the feir of temporall death and
present daingear move us to renunce and forsaik that blissit societie,
quhilk we the members have with oure Head and onlie Mediatour Christ
Jesus, whome we confesse and avow to be the Messias promissed, the
only Head of his Kirk, our just Lawgevar, oure onlie Hie Preast,
Advocat, and Mediatour. In whiche honouris and offices, yf man or
angell presume to intruse thame selfis, we utterlie detest and abhorre
thame, as blasphemous to oure Soverane and Supreame Governour, Christ
Jesus.