“Whilst ye hae the licht, believe iʼ the licht; sae sal ye be bairns oʼ the licht!” Thir things spak Jesus, and gaʼed awa, and keepit his sel hidlins frae them.
That ye may become fautless and innocent bairns oʼ God, wyteless amang a thrawart and perverse generation; amang wham schaw yersels as lichts iʼ the warld;
“The secret oʼ the seeven starns that ye saw on my richt haun, and the seeven lamp‐bearers oʼ gowd: the seeven starns are the messengers oʼ the Seeven Kirks; and the seeven lamp‐bearers are the Seeven Kirks.”
“Bring ye to mind, than, frae whaur ye hae faun; and turn ye, and div ye yere first warks; or Iʼse come tʼye, and wull tak awa yere lamp‐bearer oot oʼ its place — gin ye turn‐na.