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

AN CHREIDIMH.
D. Adeirim go firindeach, nach bfuil
dfiachaibh oruind en ghnàthugh-
adh atà anadhaidh bhriathar Nde
do leanmhuin, agas fds gur chuma-
dar na Sagairt, nioran do ghnathug-
hadh feirbhife dhiiinn, do ni ma-
ois do Dhià dar leofan, agas gurab
eafonoir do Dhia a Ian dibh.
M. Cred do bheir ortfa fin do ragha,
ane gurab glioca tuffa ina fad Ì
D. Ni has moghliocas fein ata modh-
ocas, acht ambriathraibh De, ina
bfuil follus gurab eafonoir do Dhia
moran do tfeirbhis na Sagart fea-
chranach, oi'r ni hacafan ata re-
acht do chuma dhuinn, & ni mo is
again d fe'in. Acht ag Dià f(^in am-
hain, agas go speifialta, ni dhhghma
oid vmhla don reacht do chumad-
arfan anadhaidh reachta De'.
M. Cred eile an tflighe dobail leatfa-
do ghabhail chugad do thabhairt
onora do Dhia, acht an tflighe do
ghnàthuigheadar do tfindfir rom-
had, agas do theagaifg an Papa, agas
0.3.
D. I say in truth, that we are not bound to follow any practice
which is contrary to the word of God and farther that the
priests imposed many observances on us, which we shall
perform to God to our reproach, and that most of them were
a dishonour to God.
M. What makes thee say so, is it that thou art wiser than they?
D. My hope is not in my own wisdom but in the word of God
from which it is clear that much of the service of the erring
priests was a dishonour to God, for it is not they that have to
order the service, nor we, but God only; and specially, we
have no right to obey any law that is opposed to the law of
God.
M. ■ What other way wouldst thou desire to follow in order to honour
God except that followed by thy forefathers, and which the Pope,
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