“For nation sal rise up again nation, and kingdom again kingdom: thar sal be yirdins in a hantle places; and thar maun be famines. Thir are the bearin‐pains comin on.
“And, afore aʼ thae things, they wull lay hauns on ye; and wull persecute — giean ye up to kirks and dungeons — leadin awa afore kings and governors for my nameʼs sake.
At siccan times as they may be sayin, “Peace and safety”; than, oʼ a suddaintie, destruction comes on them — as birth‐pangs on a bearin wumman — and in naegate may they escape.