Scottish Text Society publications > Third series > Works of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, 1490-1555 > Volume 1, 1938

OF THE HONARCHE.
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Thocht I agane Ydolatrye Indyte, 2615
Or thame dispyte that wyl nocht 3it refus it.
I praye to God that it be no more vsit
Amang the rewlaris of this Regioun,
That commoun peple be no more abusit,
Bot gyf hym glore that bair the creuell croun, 2620
Quhilk techeit ws, be his deuine Scripture,
Tyll rycht prayer the perfyte reddy way ;
As wrytith Matthew, in his sext Chepture,
In quhat maner and to quhome we suld pray
One schort compendious orisone, euerilk day, 2625
Most proffitabyll for boith body and saull ;
The quhilk is nocht derectit, I heir say,
To Ihone, nor lames, to Peter nor to Pauli,
tl Nor none vther of the Apostlis twelf,
Nor to no Sanct, nor Angell in the Hewin, 2630
Bot onely tyll our Father, God hym self.
Quhilk orisione it doith contene, full ewin,
Most proffitabyll for ws, petetionis sewin,
[H 66] Quhilk we lawid folk the Pater Noster call.
Thocht we say Psalmis nyne, ten, or alewin, 2635
Off all prayer this bene the principall,
Be reasoun of the makkar quhilk it maid,
Quhilk wes the Sonne of God, our Saluiour,
Be reasoun, als, to quhome it suld be said,
Tyll the Father of hewin, our Creatour, 2640
Quhilk dwellis nocht in tempyll nor in tour.
He cleirlye seis our thocht, wyll, and intent :
Quhat nedith ws at vtheris seik succour,
Quhen in all place his power bene present ?
C se princis of the preistis, that suld preche, 2645
Quhy suffer 36 so gret abutioun ?
Quhy do 3e nocht the sempyll peple teche
Quhow and to quhome to dresse thare orisoun ?