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

THIOGHLAICTHE.
threigean arfon chothaighe, agas fhua-
tha na ndrochdhaoine aderadhfin, Aranadhbhurfin
do bail linde an ni nach
gcualamar do dhenamh romhaind do
thindfgna anois, mar atà foirm, & bridh
na nurrnaidheadh, agas na Sacramuin-
teadh naomhtha do chur ingaoidheilg,
oir do ghabhamar an mheidfin domhe-
ifnigh chugaind ardhidieall do dhenamh
ambriathruibh Criofd, do chomh-
fhurtacht na Heagluife crifdaidhe, acht
ge nach romhaith ar ngaoidhealg, gidheadh
is gabhtha mo dheaghthoil vaim
fe ar fon mhuireafbhadha, & adbhuim
fein fos vireafbhuidh mhor do bheith
cram, agcanamhain ghaoidheilge agas
abfoirm mo dheachtaidh, & ar an adh-
bhurlin, geallaim vmhla do thabhairt
don ti is eolcha ina me. Achtcheana ata
afhis agam, nach amilis bhriathruibh na
bfeallfamh do cuireadh an Sgriobhtuir
diadha, & nach bfuil feidhm aige ar dh
ath breadhdha bregach na bfileadh do
chur air : oir is lor don fhirinde i fe'in mar
fhiadhnuife, gan brat oile do chur im-
pe, acht gèta feidhm agan mbreig tfao-
DEDICATORY.
because it is opposed, and because of the hatred of wicked men.
For that cause we desire now to begin that which we never heard
was done before, such as to translate into Gaelic the forms and
summary of prayers, and the administration of the sacraments
for we have taken this much courage to ourselves to endeavour
to do this, in the words of Christ, for the comforting of the
Christian Church ; but though our Gaelic is not very good, yet
my good intentions may be taken in room of what I want, and I
confess that I have a great want, in my knowledge of the Gaelic
language and in my power of writing it, and for that reason
I promise to submit to any man of more knowledge than myself.
But, moreover, I know well that it is not in the sweet
words of the learned the truth of the Holy Scriptures is clothed,
and that there is no need of giving it the fine polished lying colour
of the poets. For the truth is a sufficient witness for itself, not
requiring any other covering ; but although the lie of this world re-