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

N A NEASLAN.
vile thindeas, agas ghe'r ghuafacht, &
gè tiach bfuil ateangaidh nò a ghuth
aibeil anois, do dhenamh na hoifige
do fhoillfeochadh do ghloirfe, goma
toil leatfa ar a tfon fin, achroidhe do
bhrofnughadh anairde, ag righe riotfa
amhain, ita aten tobar gach vile mha-
itheafa, agas fremhaidh, agas fuidh-
idh go daingean na chroidhe, an ge
alladh gradhach, do rinde tu dhiiinn
an Iofa Criofd do Mhac ar Slanuigh-
thoir, as go nanfa fe' go daingean de-
arbhtha doghluaifle, anadhaidh gach
vile amais, agas iondfuidhe, agas bhu-
aidhridh, is eidir le namhaid ar nanma
dimirt oraind, do bhuaidhreadh ar
gcoinfiafa. Agas ar bfaicin duitfe
gurab i do thoil, an bheatha tfuthain
do chomhroind rinde, lè bds do Mhic
ionmhuin Iofa, agas glanadh, agas ni-
dhe ar peacadh, le dortadh afhola-
fan, agas firentacht, agas beatha tfu-
thain do thabhairt diiinn lena eifeir-
ghe, go mà toil leat an leigheas na-
omhtha niia fhallanfa do bhàis, agas
L. 2.
in all his anguishes and troubles : and although the tongue and
voice be not able to execute their office in this behalf to set foorthe
thy glorie, that yet at least thou wilt stirre up his heart to aspire
unto thee onely, which art the onelie fountaine of goodnes ; and
that thou fast roote and settle in his heart the swete promises which
thou hast made unto us, in Christ Jesus, thy Sonne our Saviour, to
the intent he may remaine constant against all the assautes and
tumultes which the enemie of our salvation may raise up to trouble
his conscience.
And seing ithath pleased thee, that, by thedeathof thydeareSonne,
life eternal shuld be communicated unto us, and by the shedding of
his blood the washing of our sinnes shulde be declared, and that by
his Resurrection also, both justice and immortalitie shulde be given
us ; it may please thee to apphe this holie and holesome medicine