Spottiswoode Society > History of the affairs of the Church and State of Scotland from the beginning of the reformation to the year 1568 > Volume 1

330 APPENDIX. [BOOK I.
logic, Professors of the Holy Scripture, and Masters of the
Universitie, assisting us for the time, sitting in judgment
within our metropolitan church of Saint Andrews, in the
cause of heretical pravitie against Mr Patricke Hamilton,
Abbat or Pensionary of Ferme, being summoned to appear
before us, to answer to certain Articles affirmed, taught,
and preached by him ; and so appearing before us, and ac-
cused, the merits of the cause being ripely weighed, discuss-
ed, and understood, by faithful inquisition made in Lent last
past. We have found the same Mr Patrick many wayes
infamed with heresie, disputing, holding, and maintaining
diverse heresies of Martin Luther and his followers, repug-
nant to our Faith, and which are already condemned by
General Councells and most famous Universities. And hee
being under the same infamie, we decerning before him to
be summoned and accused upon the premisses, he, of evil
mind, as may be presumed, passed to other parts forth of
the Realme, suspected and noted of heresie, and being
lately returned, not being admitted, but of his owne head,
without licence or priviledge, hath presumed to preach
wicked heresie.
We have found also that he hath affirmed, published, and
taught divers opinions of Luther and wicked heresies, after
that hee was summoned to appeare before us and our Counsel :
"That man hath no free will ; that man is in sin so long as he
liveth ; that children, incontinent after their baptisme, are
sinners ; all Christians, that be worthie to be called Chris-
tians, do know that they are in grace ; no man is justified
by works, but by faith only ; good works make not a good
man, but a good man doth make good works ; that faith,
hope, and charity are so knit, that he that hath the one,
hath the rest ; and he that wanteth the one of them, want-
eth the rest, Sec.; 11 with diverse other heresies, and detestable
opinions, and hath persisted so obstinate in the same, that
by no counsel nor persuasion hee may be drawne therefrom
to the way of our right faith.
All these premisses being considered, we, having God and
the integrity of our faith before our eyes, and following the
counsel and advice of the Professors of the Holy Scripture,
men of law, and other assisting us for the time, doe
pronounce, determine, and declare the said Mr Patricke