Blair Collection > Book of Common Order, commonly called John Knox's Liturgy

THIOGHLAICTHE.
breige do bhunadh : agas fgris meirle-
ach agas mibhefach agas foghla agas
foireigne. Agas na dhiadh fin me-
dughadh agas mor chumhdach, agas
onorughadh na heagluifsi crifduidhe
go comhlan. Oir is buaine dhuit an
caithreimfi abiiadhnuifi de, ina gach
caithreim faogalta oile marata creach-
adli, agas comhlomadh na gcomharfand
agas na gcoigcrich, agas marbhadh, agas
mormhughughadh a ndaoine, agas lof-
gadh, agas Ian mhilladh anaitreabh
agas anaras. Agas gidheadh ni fhuil an
ainbfis damhfa go mberaid moran dona
heaibulaibh fallsa, agas dona daoinibh
ata ar feachran creidimh fos breath -
anadhaidh na mbriatharfa adubhramar
romhaind. Agas aderaid gurab cogadh
agas argain araneagluis : agas fos gurab
fgris aran tuaith anobair do gabhais do
laimh, agas fos gurab droch creideamh,
agas gurab teagafg gan tarbha anfoifgel
atamaoid donochtadh doibh. Agas gi-
dheadh adeirimfi gan chuntabhairt da
reir fin go bfuilit fean fein ag leanmhuin
DEDICATORY.
places where lying sacrifices were offered, and in uprooting
thieves and immoral persons, and robbers and oppressors. And
after that, fostering and protecting and honouring the Christian
Church fully. For this praise is more lasting to you in the sight
of God than the world's praise for harrying and destroying neigh-
bours and strangers, and killing and deeply inj uring their men, and
burning and destroying their houses and their places. And not-
withstanding that I am not ignorant that many of the false
apostles and men that are astray concerning the faith will give
their judgment against those words of mine which I have spoken.
And they will say that fighting and ruining the church, and be-
sides that destroying the people, is the work which you under-
take ; and further, that the gospel which we proclaim to them is
an impure faith, and profitless teaching. And notwithstanding,
I say without danger as to that, that these themselves walk
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