“And he sawn amang the thorns, this is he wha hears the word, and than the cark oʼ the warlʼ, and the glamor oʼ riches, smoor the word, and it bears nae frute.
Jesus says to him, “Gin ye wad be perfete, gang and sell aʼ ye hae, and gie it oot to the puir; and ye sal hae gear laid up in Heeven; and come, follow me!”
“Nae man can tak service wiʼ twa maisters; for aither he wull lichtlie the ane, and loʼe the ither; or incontinent he wull haud by the ane, and care‐na for the ither. Ye canna be in Godʼs service, and Mammonʼs as weel!
For this ye ken, and tak tent! that nae lecherous ane, nor unclean person, nor covetous man (wha is an eidol‐worshipper!) has ony pairt iʼ the kingdom oʼ Christ and God.