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

N A N E A S L A N.
vile thindeas, agas gher ghuafacht, &
ge nach bfuil ateangaidh no a ghuth
aibeil anois, do dhenamh na hoifige
do fhoillfeochadh do ghloirfe, goma
toil leatfa ar a tfon fm, achroidhe do
bhrofnughadh anairde, ag righe riotfa
amhain, ita aten tobar gach vile mha-
itheafa, agas fremhaidh, agas fuidh-
idh go daingean na chroidhe, an ge
alladh gradhach, do rinde tu dhiiinn
an lofa Criofd do Mhac ar Slanuigh-
thoir, as go nanfa fe go daingean de-
arbhtha doghluaifle, anadhaidh gach
vile amais, agas iondfuidhe, agas bhuaidhridh,
is eidir le namhaid ar nanma
dimirt oraind, do bhuaidhreadh ar
gcoinfiafa. Agas ar bfaicin duitfe
gurab 1 do thoil, an bheatha tfuthain
do chomhroind rinde, le bas do Mhic
ionmhuin lofa, agas glanadh, agas nidhe
ar peacadh, le dortadh afhola-
lan, agas firentacht, agas beatha tfu-
thain do thabhairt diiinn lena eifeir-
ghe, go ma toil leat an leigheas naomhtha
nua fhallanfa do bhdis, agas
L. 2.
in all his anguishes and troubles : and although the tongue and
voice be not able to execute their office in this behalf to set foorthe
thy glorie, that yet at least thou wilt stirre up his heart to aspire
unto thee onely, which art the onelie fountaine of goodnes ; and
that thou fast roote and settle in his heart the swete promises which
thou hast made unto us, in Christ Jesus, thy Sonne our Saviour, to
the intent he may remaine constant against all the assautes and
tumultes which the enemie of our salvation may raise up to trouble
his conscience.
And seing it hath pleased thee, that, by the death of thy deare Sonne,
life eternal shuld be communicated unto us, and by the shedding of
his blood the washing of our sinnes shulde be declared, and that by
his Resurrection also, both justice and immortalitie shulde be given
us ; it may please thee to applie this holie and holesome medicine