“Whatna man amang ye, haein a hunner sheep, gin he tine ane frae amang them, disna leaʼ the ninety‐and‐nine iʼ the muirs, and gang awa eftir the forwanderʼt ane, till he lichts on it?
And hoo that oor Gude‐word didna come to ye as tidings in word alane; but eke in pooer and the Holie Spirit, and in strang certaintie; eʼen as ye kent whatna kind oʼ men we schawed oorsels amang ye for your sakes:
Lookin‐awa till oor Leader?-?Prince and Perfeter, Jesus; wha for the joy held afore him, tholed the cross, and lichtlied the shame; and on Godʼs richt haun has taen his seat.