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

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agas gidheadh atamaoid fos go diir
drochmhein dotheagaifg acur atadh-
aidh. Agas anuair fos do bhamar ag-
cuntabhairt fheirge ar namhad dar fgri
OS, do rindeamar thufa do ghuidhe, &
do gher atach, go diochra duthrach-
tach, agas do ei'fd tufa go trocaireach
find and fin, agas is tu fos do rinde
troid, agas tre'n chogadh arar fon, an-
uair nach raibhe gliocas no neart indaind
fein. Is tu amhain do bhris an
chuing no an ceangal do bhi arar
mbraighdibh. Agas do leig a faoirfe
find : an tan tugamar find fein mardha-
oinibh daora dallmhurrchuibh ; agas
do chongbhuis foillfe do Tfoifgeil go
trocaireach again d go nuige fo, agas
maille ris fm ni fhuil comhnuidhe ort
do ghnath, acht ag toirbheart thiodh-
luictheadh Sbioratalta, agas teampu-
ralta dhuinn : Gidheadh fos a Thighearna
do chimaoid fein go follas, go
bfuil ar neamhmbuidheachas ar na ti-
odhluicthibh fin ag tuilleadh dhiogh-
ahais dfaghail duinn od laimh laidirfe
so lovingly thou callest us again to thy favour and fellowship, and that
yet we do oi^stinately rebel. We have, O Lord, in our extreme
miserie, called unto thee ; yea, when we appeared utterly to have
beene consumed in the furie of our enemies, and then didest thou
mercifully incline thine eares unto us. Thou foughtest for us even by
thine owne power, when in us there was nether wisdome nor force.
Thou alone brakest the yoake from our neckes, and set u, at libertie
when we by our foolishnes had made our selves sclaves unto strangiers
and mercifully :
unto this day hast thou continued with us the
light of thine Evangel, and so ceasest not to heape upon us benefites
both spiritual and temporal. But yet, alas ! O Lord, we clearly see
that our great ingratitude craveth farther punishment at thy handes,
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