Takin tent gif thar be ony man faʼin ahint frae the tender‐love oʼ God, “least ony rute oʼ bitterness springin up” be makin bitterness, and sae mony corruptit:
“And to the messenger oʼ the Kirk in Sardis write ye: Thir things says he wiʼ the seeven Spirits oʼ God, and the seeven starns: I ken what ye div, and that ye hae the name oʼ leevin whan ye are deid.