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

C O M H F H \' R T A C H T
facht maille re deaghghean, agas re
deagh croidhe ar anadhaidh, do chom
hfhurtacht an eafflainfe. Agas da mbei-
re tii vathadh e, tabhair comhfhurtacht
oile dhoibh, iondas go madh eidir leo
an fgaradhfin dfulang, agas tainmfe do
mholadh in gach en ni. Agas fos a
Thigheama neamdha, dena trocaire ar
gach vile dhuine ata eafflan, do reir
chuirp no amhghar eile. Agas fds ar
na daoinibh ata anainbfios natirinde,
an mhe'id bheanas red Rioghachtfa
dhiobh. Mar an gcedna dena trocaire
ama daoinibh ata ag fulang dhibheirge,
no dhioghaltais, no thriobloide, no
prifuntachta, 6 naimhdib na firinde, ar
fon iad do bheith ag denamh fiadhnu-
ife leis an bfirinde. Agas fa dheoidh
fech go trocaireach arvile vireafbhad-
haibh na poibleach, agas ar gach vile
dhith no sgrios, da dtug Satan ar Hea-
gluis fein, a Athair na trocaire, fgaoil
do mhaithis ar gach duine is leat fein.
Iondas tare'is ar dtreighthe fe'in duin,
go ndaingnithear find fa dhdchas, &
forwarde in doing their indevours towardes him : and if thou take
him from them, then of thy goodnes to comfort them, so as they
may paciently beare suche departing, and prayse thy Name in all
things. Also, O heavenly Father, vouchesafe to have pitie on all
other sicke persons, and such as be by any other wayes or means
afflicted, and also on those who as yet are ignorant of thy trueth,
and apperteine neverthelesse unto thy kingdome.
In like manner on those that suffer persecution, tormented
in prisones, or otherwise troubled liy the enemies of the veritie,
for bearing testimonie to the same. Finally, on all the necessities
of thy people, and upon all the ruins or decayes which Satan
hath brought upon thy Church. O Father of mercy! spread
forth thy goodnes upon all those that be thine ; that we, forsaking
our selves, may be the more inflamed and confirmed,
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