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

VRRNAIDHTHE
nuidh & ar Priodfadha, & an pobal vile
indoille ag diultadh do bhriathar bfi-
rindeach futhainfe : & maille ris fin, a-
tamoid agdiultadh cheangail do thro
cairife neoch ata ar nafurail oraind
an Iofa Criofd do Mhac morthrocai-
neach fa : Oir gè" ti do Mhac ina bhri-
athruibh anois aga fhurail fèin oraind,
famfidfin do chumhachtaibh : nach
eidir le en nduine ainbfios do bheith-
mar leithfgel aige, gidheadh do reir
bhreitheamhnuis daonna. Ata aing-
idheacht, & ainmein ar Mnlionadh na
Rioghachta ro thruaighefe go huil-
idhe : agas ata aoibhneas agas ardthoil
an Pobail anainbfios, agas aniodhal-
acht : agas fòs fariòr na daoine ghab-
has orra gradh do bhriatharfa do bhe-
ith aca ni fhuilid agtaifbenadh thorr-
thadh na haithrighe, mar do dhlidh-
feadh Pobal dar fhoillfigh thu fè-
in ad Dhia thromghradhach throcaire
ach, a fiad fo do cheirtbhreith eamhn-
uis a Thighearna, mar ata a peacthadh
do dhioghailt ar gach peacthach, agas
princes, and people in blindnes have refused the word of thyne
eternall veritie ; and in so doing, we have refused the league of
thy mercy offered to us, in Jesus Christ thy Sonne, which albeit
thou now of thy meere mercy hast offered to us againe in such
aboundance, that none can be excused by reason of ignorance ;
yet not the lesse to the judgement of men, impietie overfloweth
the whole face of this realme. For the great multitude delyte
them selves in ignorance and idolatrie : and suche, alas ! as
appeare to reverence and embrace thy word, do not expresse the
fruits of repentance, as it becometh the people, to whome thou hast
showed thy selfe, so merciful and favourable. These are thy
juste judgements, O Lord, whereby thou punishest sinneby shine,