“ ‘For this peopleʼs heart is gross, and their lugs are dull oʼ hearinʼ, and their een hae they steekit; least they soud see wiʼ their een, and hear wiʼ their lugs, and understaun wiʼ their heart, and turn again and I soud heal them!’
“And again, whan ye are fastin, ye arena to be as the pretenders, wiʼ wae iʼ yere faces; for they mar their looks, that they may kythe afore men as fastin. Aye, aye! say I, they too hae their reward!
“Whan, than, ye wad do a gude wark, dinna hae a bugle‐horn soondit afore ye, as the pretenders div in kirks and merkits, that they may be roosed oʼ men. Truly say I tʼye, they hae gotten aʼ their reward!
“And whaneʼer ye pray be‐na as the pretenders; for weel they like to pray iʼ the kirks, and at the corners oʼ the braid causeys, sae as folk soud see them. Aye, aye! say I; they hae gotten their reward!
Makin steive the sauls oʼ the disciples, entreatin them to bide iʼ the faith; sayin, “Throwe a hantle oʼ afflictions maun we win to the Kingdom oʼ God.”
“ ‘For gross has this folkʼs heart become; and wiʼ dour lugs they hear‐na; and their een hae they steekit; least they soud see wiʼ their een, and hear wiʼ their lugs, and wiʼ their heart understaun, and soud turn again, and I soud heal them.’