The Catechism of John Hamilton, Archbishop of St. Andrews 1552

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...he was maid, bot yit his body, as the Psalmist says, saw nevir corruptioun. And in this artikil of the Passioun, we have as sanct Augustine sais, sufficient instructioun to ordour our lyfe haillely in vertew, to the plesour of God. For quha sa will leife ane perfite lyfe, lat him contemne thai thingis, quhilk our salviour hingand on the crosse contemnit, and lat him desyre thai thingis, quhilk our salviour hynging on the crosse, desyrit, for trewly thair is na vertew, bot of it we may tak exempil fra our salviour hyngand on the crosse. Wald thow have exempil of perfite lufe and cheritie? Heir quhat is said in sanct Johnis evangel: Majorem charitatem nemo habet, quam ut animam suam pouat quis pro amicis suis. Na man hais mair cheritie, than a man to spend his lyfe for his freindis. And that our salviour did for us apon the crosse. And sen swa it is, that he hais gevin his lyfe for us, we suld nocht be discontent, nor think it hevy to thoile ony kind of adversitie for his faith and obediens, sayand with the prophet in the Psalme: Quid retribuam domino pro omnibus, qua retri-Paal. cxv. buit mihil Calicem salutaris accipiam, et uomen domini invocabo. Quhat sal I geve to the Lord, for all that he hes gevin to me? I wil tak to me the cup of my salviour, that is to say, thoil adversitie patiently, for the lufe of my salviour Christ, and swa call apon his name with faithfull prayar. Seikis thow Exempli exempil of perfit pacience, thow hais it gevin maist excellently pe! to the in the crosse of our salviour Christ, Pacience is shawin to be gret be twa pointis, other quhen a man tholis gret paynis paciently or quhen he tholis paynis and may eschaip thame and will nocht in deid eschaip thame, bot tholis thame willyngly. Sa our salviour on the crosse...