Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1871 to 1900 > Mother's catechism (in Gaelic and English) = Leabhar cheist na mathar (ann an Gaelic agus ann am Beurla), no, Roimh-Chuideachadh do'n Dream a ta Og agus Aineolach : chum an Deanamh Comasach air leabhar cheist Eaglais na h-Alba thuigsinn

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F. Air ar soin-ne.
C. An do ghabh e air fein aon
sam bith do dh’anmhuinn-
eachdan ar nkduir-ne 1
F. Ghabh e a’ chuid sin diubh
a bha coitchionn agus neo-
lochdach.
C. Ciod iad sin ?
F. Doilgheas, sgios, ocras,
codal, falias, ’fhuil a dhort-
adh, agus an leithide sin.
C. Gar son a ghabh e iad so
air fein ?
F. Chum’s gu’m biodh e ni bu
chomasaich air co-f hulangas
a bhi aige ruinne ’nar n-
amhgharaibh fein.
C. Gar son a ghoirear losa
do’r Fear-saoraidh ?
F. Do bhri gu bheil e tharnadh
a phobuill o’m peacaibh.
C. C’ar son a ghoirear Criosd
dheth ?
F. Do bhri gu’n robh e air
ungadh agus air a chur air
leth chum dreuchdan an
eadar-mheadhonaireachd.
C. Cia lion dreuchd chum an
d’ orduicheadh e 1
F. Tri.
C. Ciod iad ?
F. Dreuchd Faidh, Sagairt,
agus High.
C. Am bheil feum agad air
Eadar-mheadhonair leis na
dreuchdan sin uile ?
F. Tha.
C. C’ar son a b’eigin do
dhreuchd Eadar-mheadh¬
onaireachd Chriosd a bhi
tri-fillte ?
F. Chum freagradh do ar
truaighibh tri-fillte.
C. Ciod iad sin 1
A. For oui sakes.
Q. Did he take upon him
any of the infirmities of
our nature ?
A. Yes ; such as were sinless
and common.
Q. What are these ?
A. Such as grief, weariness,
hunger, thirst, sleep,
sweating, bleeding, and
the like.
Q. Wherefore took he these
upon him ?
A. That he might be the
more capable to sympa¬
thise with us in trouble.
Q. Why is our Redeemer
called Jesus 1
A. Because he saves his peo¬
ple from their sins.
Q. Why is he called Christ ?
A. Because he was appoint¬
ed and consecrated to his
mediatorial offices.
Q. How many offices was he
appointed to ?
A. Three.
Q. What are these 1
A. The offices of a prophet,
of a priest, and of a
king.
Q. Have you need of a
mediator with all these
offices ?
A. Yes.
Q. Why behoved Christ’s
mediatorial office to be
threefold ?
A. To answer our threefold
misery.
Q. What is that 1