The Book of Common Order, commonly called John Knox's Liturgy

VRRN AIDHTHE
fa, no dot bhriathruibh blafda bithbheodhafa,
agas gan medughadh do
mhor ghloire mar do dhlighfidhe dhind,
agas ge nach dearrnuife comhnu-
idhe no faillidhe, acht bheidi agar fior
theagafg, go Ian fhirindeach led bhri-
athruibh, nir eifdeamairne na briathra
fin no an teagafg. Da reir fin a Thig-
hearna, do peacaidheamar go hurcho-
ideach, agas go ro throm atadhaidhfe,
iondas gurab mafia & naire do dhligh-
femaois dfaghail da chiond fin, agas
atamaoid aga thuigfin go bfuilmid
vile lochtach atfiadhnuifefe, da madh
ail leatfa ceirtbhreitheamhnus do dhenamh
oraind, do reir mar do thuillea-
mar. Oir ni fhedmuid atfena gur thu-
illeamar bas, agas damnadh futhain fi-
orbhuan, oi'r da madhail lind aradha
go bfuilmuid glan, & ar leithfgel fe'in
do ghabhail, do dhenadh ar gcoinfians
fein ar nagra is na briathruibh fin, agas
do fhoillfeochadh ar nolc è fein atfiadhnuifefe,
neoch is adhbhur damnu-
idh dhuinn, agas gan amharas a Thig-
hearna,
neither have advanced thy glorie as our duetie required. And
although thou hast not ceased continually to admonish us most
faithfullie by thy Worde, yet we have not given eare to thy Fatherlie
admonition.
Wherefore, O Lord, we have sinned and have grievouslie offended
against thee, so that shame and confusion apperteineth unto us, and
we acknowledged that we are altogether giltie before thy judgement,
and that if thou wouldest intreat us according to our demerites, we
could look for none other than death and everlasting damnation. For
although we wolde go aboute to cleare and excuse our selves, yet
our owne conscience wolde accuse us, and our wickednes wolde
appeare before thee, to condemne us. And in very dede, O Lord,
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