In whilk ye gaed in time by‐past, eʼen as in the way oʼ this warld, conform to the ruler oʼ the pooer oʼ the air, the spirit noo workin iʼ the bairns oʼ dourness;
For oor struggle isna again flesh and blude, but again the pooers, again the authorities, again the warld‐rulers oʼ this mirkness; again the spiritual hosts oʼ ill iʼ the lift.