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

V R R N A I I ) H T H E.
armad, antan do gheibh fi faoirfe, it
fonas le tiodhluicibh corparrdha.
Gidheadh a Athair inmhuin, aid do
ghliocafia fuaithe red throcaire, iondas
go bfechand tii gach entflighe, do
thabhairt do chloinde fein, do chum
aithne, agas tuigfe, do blaridh do ghra
idh aithreamhail orra. Agas vimefm
an tan nach bfoghnand fonas, & fo-
cracht dhoibh, is bes duitfe and fin,
daibhreas, agas dochar do tliabhairt
doibh, agas hiiile chland fein do cheartughadh,
agas do fmachtughadh
mar fm, an mhe'id do ghabhais chugad
ad theaghlach naomhtha dhiobh.
Vime fm atamaoidne na daoine pe-
acthacha biodhbhochtafa ag tabh-
airt bhuidheachais duitfe, le croid
headhaibli limhla, ar fon gur dheon-
aigh til ar ngairra do clium do the'ag-
haife, agas do theaghluidh, le fmach-
tughadh aithreamhail, ar fon an diniheafa
do rindeadar ar na grafaibh do
fhurail tii oraind, anam ar focrachta,
agas ar fdlais. Oi'r do beidir leatfa le
But suclie is thy wisdome adjoyned to thy mercies, deare Father,
that thow sekest all meanes possible to brynge thy chyldrene to the
sure sense and lyvely feelinge of thy fatherly favor. And therfore
when prosperitie wyll not serve, then sendest thow adversitie,
graciously correctinge all thy chyldren whome thow receyvest into
thy howshold. Wherfore we, wretched and miserable synners,
render unto thee most humble and hartie thankes, that yt hath
pleased thee to call us home to thy folde by thy Fatherly correction
at this present, wheras in our prosperitie and libertie we dyd
neglect thy graces offered unto us. For the which negligence,
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