J. F. Campbell Collection > Book of Common Order, commonly called John Knox's Liturgy

C O M H F H V R T A C H T
thadh, ar gràdh do Mhic inmhuin lofa
Criofd ar Dtighearna, Tabhair grafa
dhò, iondas go madh eidir leis an
comhfhurtacht, agas an faibhreas mor
fa .1. maitheamh apeacuigh an lofa
Criofd do ghabhail chuige, maille re
croidhe maith, agas le Ian ndochas
creidim. Oir atà an Tiofa fm anois
aga thaifbenadh fe'in doneafflan anih
gharfa, do bhridh an gheallaidh, do
foillfigheadh dho ad bhriathruibhfe,
do ghnathuighfe ma raon rinde a Te-
agluis, agas ad choimhthionol naomh
thafa, agnathughadh do Tfacramuin-
teadh, an ni do ordaigh tufa a Teag-
luis, do dhaingniughadh chreidmhe
gach aoin, ler bhail dochas neimhche-
algach do dhenamh indadfa. Guidh
inaoid fos tii a Thighearna, goma fgi-
ath dhaingean diona dho, an creide-
amh firindeach do bheith anuachtar-
aige, ar indfuidhibh an bhàis, agas
do thabhairt do barr aire do bheith
aige ar an mbeathaidh tfuthain, iondas
ag glacadh na beathadhfin le dochas
do,
for the love of thy deare Sonne Jesus Christ our Lord.
Give him thy grace, that with a good heart, and full assurance of
foith, he may receive to his consolation so great and excellent a
treasure : to wit, the remission of his sinnes in Christ Jesus thy
Sonne, who now jjresenteth hiui to this poore persone in distres,
by the vertue of thy promises revelled unto him by thy worde,
which he hath exercised with us in thy Church and congregation,
and also in using the Sacraments, which thou therein hast esta-
blished for confirmation of all their faith that trust in thee un-
fainedly.
Let true faith, O Lord, be unto him as a most sure buckler,
thereby to avoyde the assautes of death, and more boldely walkc
for the advancement of eternal life ; to the end llial he, having a
most livelie apprehension thereof,
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