The myrrour or glasse of Christes passion

¶A Lesson.

IN this article we may take this lesson, that we shulde hyde and couer our synnes with the werkes of charitie, for like as Christ scourged and wounded for our synnes wold be couered and clad with a robe of purpull: so we shulde couer and hyde our blody werkes / that is our synnes with the purple of florisshynge charitie,* 1.1 For as saynte Iames sayth: Charitie couereth and hydeth the multitude of synnes. Or els by the purpull may be noted the remembraunce of the passyon of Christ. Herunto it is writen in the canticles of the spouse of god, that is the faythfull soule: Come capitis eius: sicut purpura regis, The heyre of her hed:* 1.2 be as the purpull of a kynge, for the cogi∣tations

of our mynde whiche be signifyed by the heyre of oure hed: shuld be diligently and continually occupyed in the remem¦braunce of the pa••syon of Christ, or els aboute other werkes of charitie. And a man to conforme hym selfe to this article and to the .vii. other folowynge: shulde diligently remember the acte of euery article with the circumstances of the same. And praye thus or in lyke maner.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iaco. 5. D.
• * 1.2

  Cant. 7. B.