“But the orra man for a fee, wha isna the herd, and auchts‐na the sheep, whan he sees the wolf comin doon, leaʼs them and flees; and the wolf grips them, and skails them abreid.
And this was on accoont oʼ fause brethren, secretly brocht in; wha cam in but to spy oot oor liberty whilk we hae in Christ Jesus, that sae they soud bring us intil bondage;
That nae mair soud we be bairns, tossʼt as on billows, and blawn aboot wiʼ ilka swee oʼ doctrine, iʼ the pawkiness oʼ men, in knaverie; eftir the wiles oʼ wrang.
But tak ye tent, least some ane may be makin booty oʼ ye, throwe philosophy and vanities oʼ deceit, conform to menʼs instruction, conform to the warldʼs elements, and no conform to Christ.
For thar wull be a time whan halesome teachin they winna thole: but, conform to their ain desires, and haein a yeuck iʼ their lugs, wull gaither‐up teachers to theirsels;
Ye than, weel‐lovʼd anes, kennin aforehaun, tak gude tent, least bein led a‐gley wiʼ the waʼ‐gaun oʼ the wicked, ye soud faʼ oot frae yere ain siccarness.
For thar slippit in a wheen men, oʼ wham it was putten‐doon lang syne, that this soud be their condemnation, ungodlie anes — oor Godʼs lovin‐favor turnin intil wantonness, and disownin oor only Lord Jesus Christ.
And I saw three unclean spirits, as puddocks, come oot oʼ the mooth oʼ the Dragon, and oot oʼ the mooth oʼ the beast, and oot oʼ the mooth oʼ the fause‐prophet.
And I saw the wumman drucken wiʼ the blude oʼ the saunts, and wiʼ the blude oʼ the martyrs oʼ Jesus, and I ferlied whan I saw her, wiʼ an unco ferliein.
And the beast was taen, and wiʼ him the fause‐prophet, he that did the ferlies afore him, by whilk he beguiled thae that took the brand oʼ the beast, and thae giean worship to his image; and the twa war cuisten, leevin, intil the loch oʼ fire, lowin wiʼ brunstane.
And the fae, he that was beguilin them, was cuisten intil the loch oʼ fire and brunstane, whaur eke war cuisten the beast and the fause‐prophet; and they sal be tormentit day and nicht, for evir and evir.