For it wasna throwe the Law that the promise was gien to Abraʼm or to his seed, anent bein the heir oʼ the warld; but throwe the richtousness oʼ faith.
Pit ye on, than, as chosen anes oʼ God, holie and weel‐loʼed, the tender‐affections oʼ compassion, graciousness, humbleness oʼ mind, canniness, patience:
“But the Anointit, as Lord, sanctify ye iʼ yere hearts”; aye ready as a defence, wiʼ ilk ane speirin at ye a reason for the hope ye hae in ye: but aye wiʼ meekness, and reverence.