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

THIOGHLAICTHE.
romhaind, mar do bhi Geidion, agas
Samuel, agas Daibhitb, agas Ifafat, agas
Efafias, agas lofias : agas cuid eile dona
breitheamhnaibh, agas dona rigbaibh
ara bfuil mafla, agas toibbeim adtimna
dbe odbeachtadh an fbirad naoimh : A
fe adhbliar fa dtarrla dhaibh bheith fan
athais, agas fan imdbeargadh fm odbia,
nar tbuigeadar go mbeanfadb daibb,
aire do thabbairt don ladh dhiadha, no
go raibhe fe dfiachaibhorra, no ma dbo
tbuigeadar e, gur leigeadar fa lar an
cburum bbudb coir dhoibb do dheramb
taireis atbuigfeana. Damadb ail
lind eacbtradha no fgfeluidbeacbt an
pbobaill gbeindtlidbe dfecbain, do
geibthear indta, gurab è antadbbbar
cedna tug orra anumbla, agas anonoir
do dbligbfedis do tbabbairt do dia ata-
bbairt do deibb breige .i. Ainbfis agas
neambcburum an ladba diadba, agas
tboile de', do bbeitb ar aprindfagbaibb,
agas ge dbobbi feacbran agas ainbfis or
ra fan ladb dbiadba, do bbi cadbas agas
onoir mbor aca dba tbabbairt dona dc-
DEDICATORY.
A. 4-
such as Gideon, and Samuel, and David, and Jehoshaphat, and
Ilezekiah (Uzziah), and Josiah : and also some of the wicked judges
and of the kings who obtained disgrace and condemnation in the
testimony of God from the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The
cause of their being thus under censure and condemnation from
God was that they did not understand that it was their duty to care
for the Divine law, nor that they were bound so to do, or if they did
understand it, that they neglected the care they ought to take on so
understanding it. If we seek to know the history of the Gentile
nations, we shall find there that the same cause led them to give
the obedience and the honour due from them to God to false gods, viz.,
ignorance and carelessness concerning the Divine law, and the will
of God, on the part of princes, and that although straying from and
ignorant of the Divine law, they had respect and great honour to