Of praying to fanctis.

Dyonifius
in ecclfi
hierare.

Thi faith and thi work is hes joynit and couplye ye
to Chriſt, thairfor thow being preſent with him, ſal
obtene mair eaſely, yat thow aſkis at him. Sen is
nobil clerk & haly doctour ſanct Nierome, maid his
prayar to Paula (eftir that ſcho was dede) to praye
for him, quhi may nocht ilk ane of us lyk wais pray
to ony ſanct of beuin, to quhom we haue deuotioun,
that he his prayaris we may the mair eaſly obtene
the help of god? And think nocht, D chriſtin man,
that quhen we pray to ſanctis, that we mak ony de-
rogatioun to the meritis, interreſſioun and media-
tioun of our ſaluiour Chriſt. For the bſe & cuſtome
of haly kirk, is to end and conclude all collectis and
publik prayaris, be this clauſe: Per Chriſtum drim
noftrum. Be Chriſt our lord, to ſignifie yat we alk
at god to grant us his grace, his help, ſuccour and
giftis, principally for ye meritis of Chriſt Jeſu our
Lord and ſaluiour.

       The ſecund queſtioun is, for quhom ſuld we
pray? Trewly for all chriſtin men & wemen quhilk
hes miſter of our prayar, quhidder thai be leiſt and
oz dede. And becauſe (that as we trow) na ma dout-
tis bot that we ſuld pray tor thame that ar leiſſ and,
we ſall ſchoztlye ſet furth to zow the ſaying of cer-
tane anciant catholyk doctouris, quhilk in the be-
ginning of the kirk floriſſit excellently, na les in
halynes of lyfe, than in trew knawlege nd under-
ſtanding of the word of god, to declair that we ſuld
pray for y ſaulis departit remanand in Purgatory
quhilk may be helpit be our prayar. Accedens de-
inde venerandus antiftes, precem fua fuper mortus
                                                                              eragis