"Yon was a fine discoorse," remarked the cobbler as they went
homeward.
Donal saw nothing fine in it, but his experience was not so wide as
the cobbler's: to him the discourse had hinted many things which had
not occurred to Donal.
Some people demand from the householder none but new things, others
none but old; whereas we need in truth of all the sorts in his
treasury.
"I haena a doobt it was a' richt an' as ye say, Anerew," said his
wife; "but for mysel' I could mak naither heid nor tail o' 't."
"I saidna, Doory, it was a' richt," returned her husband; "that
would be to say a heap for onything human! but it was a guid honest
sermon."
"What was yon 'at he said aboot the mirracles no bein' teeps?" asked
his wife.
"It was God's trowth 'at," he said."
"Gie me a share o' the same I beg o' ye, Anerew Comin."
"What the man said was this--'at the sea 'at Peter gaed oot upo'
wasna first an' foremost to be luikit upon as a teep o' the inward
an' spiritual troubles o' the believer, still less o' the troubles
o' the church o' Christ. The Lord deals wi' fac's nane the less 'at
they canna help bein' teeps. Here was terrible fac's to Peter.
Here was angry watter an' roarin' win'; here was danger an' fear:
the man had to trust or gang doon. Gien the hoose be on fire we
maun trust; gien the watter gang ower oor heids we maun trust; gien
the horse rin awa', we maun trust.
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