107. CVIII.—To the LADY KASKEBERRY

CVIII.—To the LADY KASKEBERRY

[This lady was wife to James Schoneir of Kaskeberrie, or Kaskeberrian, in Fife. His name occurs as elder to the General Assembly in 1647, and he was ruling elder in the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy. (Lamont’s "Diary," 1650.) His lady died in 1655, and was buried in Kinglassie church.] (GRATITUDE FOR KINDNESS—CHRIST’S PRESENCE FELT.)

MADAM,—Grace, mercy, and peace be to you.—I long to hear how your Ladyship is. I know not how to requite your Ladyship’s kindness; but your love to the saints, Madam, is laid up in heaven. I know it is for your well-beloved Christ’s sake that ye make His friends so dear to you, and concern yourself so much in them.

I am, in this house of pilgrimage, every way in good case: Christ is most kind and loving to my soul. It pleaseth Him to feast, with His unseen consolations, a stranger and an exiled prisoner; and I would not exchange my Lord Jesus with all the comfort out of heaven. His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. This is His truth which I now suffer for; for He hath sealed it with His blessed presence. I know that Christ shall yet win the day, and gain the battle in Scotland. Grace be with you.

Yours in his sweet Lord Jesus,

S. R.

ABERDEEN, March 7, 1637.