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

COMHFHVRTACHT
flanuighe, & dod teadarghuidhfe inar
ndoghruind, & mar nddcomhal, dfa
ghail do chuidighfe a Athair ghradhaigh.
Agas da bhridhfin ataraaoid gud
gheratachfa. A Dhe ghràdhaidh, go
ma toil led mhaitheas neamhmeafarrdha
truaighe dodghabhail, agas tro-
caire do dhenamh, ar do chreatuir bo-
cht fein, neoch do cheangail tufa ris
leabaidhfe, le tindeas trom dofhu-
laing, agas ata fa eire antrom doghru-
indeach le cudrum do laimhefe, a Thigheama
na dena cuntus no comhaireamh
ris, do thabhairt luadhuidheachta
dho, do re'ir aghniomharrtha. Acht do
reir do throcaire, agas do ghras neimh
meafarrdha, maith a vile chionta dho.
Oir is ar a tfon fm do fmachtaigh tii
go feimh e, agas fe'ch ar vmhlacht do
Mhic inmhuin lofa Criofd duid .i. a-
niodhbuirt bhudh toil leatfa do ghab-
hail chugad, mar Ian eraic vile aingidheachta
na ndaoine ler bhail eifean do
ghabhail, mar a bfirentacht, agas mar
anaomhadh, agas mar anaon flanuigh-
thoir.
salvation, and to cal upon thee in our afflictions,
helpe, which art our deare and loving Father.
to have thine
In consideration whereof, we most earnestly praye unto thee our
good God, that it wolde please thine infinite goodnes to have pitie
on this thy poore creature, whonie thou hast, as it were, bound
and tyed to the bed by most grievous sickenes, and brought to
great e.vtremitie by the heavines of thine hand.
enter not into a compt with him, to render the rewarde
O Lord !
due unto his workes ;
but throw thine infinite mercy remitte all his
faultes, for the which, thou hast chastised him so gently, and
beholde rather the obedience which thy deare Sonne Jesus Christ
our Lorde hath rendred unto thee ; to wit, the sacrifice which it
pleased thee to accept as a full recompense for all the iniquities of
them that receive him for their justice and sanctification, yea, for
their onelie Saviour.
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