During one of the late revivals in Scotland, a small farmer went about preaching with much fluency and zeal the doctrine of a "full assurance" of faith, and expressed his belief of it for himself in such extravagant terms as few men would venture upon who were humble and cautious against presumption.

The "preacher," being personally rather remarkable as a man of greedy and selfish views in life, excited some suspicion in the breast of an old sagacious countryman, a neighbour of Dr.Macleod, who asked him what _he_ thought of John as a preacher, and of his doctrine.

Scratching his head, as if in some doubt, he replied, "I'm no verra sure o' Jock.

I never ken't a man _sae sure o' Heaven, and sae sweert to be gaing tae't_." He showed his sagacity, for John was soon after in prison for theft.
Another story gives a good idea of the Scottish matter-of-fact view of things being brought to bear upon a religious question without meaning to be profane or irreverent.

Dr.Macleod was on a Highland loch when a storm came on which threatened serious consequences.