ABERDEEN, _March 7, 1637_.
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,