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

VRRNAIDHTHE
oraind, mar do dheonaidh do mhai-
theas grafamhail, led thoil throcairigh
fein, finde do thogha do chum ar fla-
nuighe, roimh thofach an tfaoghail, &
aleithed oile fin do bhuidheachas du-
it, ar fon ar gcruthaidhe, do re'ir cof-
mhulachta fhioghrach fein, & ar fon
ar faortha le" fuil fhior naomhtha do
Mhic mhorghradhaidh fein, fa nam
arabhamur damanta go huilidhe, agas
ar fon gur bheandaidh tti find, led
Sbiorad naomhtha, abfoillfiughadh, &
a dtuigfin do bhriathar mbithbhuan-
fa, & ar fon cuidighe, agas chumhanta
lind, nar nuile fheidhm, agas riachta-
nafaleas, agas ar fon ar bfuafglaidh d
gach vile chuntabhairt chuirp & anma,
agas ar fon ar gcomhfhurtachta go ca-
irdeamhail, nar nuile amhgharaibh, &
ar fon ar bfulaing abfad daimfir gan
dioghaltus ar peacadh do dhenamh
oraind. Acht ag thabhairt aimfire fai-
de re haithrighe dhuinn. Agas mar thu
igmaoid a Athair is mo trdcaire, na ti-
oghluicefe adubhramar, dfaghail du-
inn od
in that it hath pleased thy gracious goodnes, frely and of thyne
owne accorde, to elect and chuse us to salvation before the begin-
ning of the worlde : and even lyke continuall thankes be given to
thee for creating us after thyne owne image; for redeming us with
the precious blood of thy deare Sonne, when we were utterly lost;
for sanctifying us with thyne Holy Spirit in the revelacion and know-
ledge of thine holy worde ; for helping and succouring us in all our
nedsand necessities; for saving us from all dangers of liodie and soule;
for comforting us so fatherly in all our tribulacions and persecutions ;
for sparing us so long, and giving us so large a tyme of repentance.
These benelites, U moste mcrcyfull Father, lyke as we acknowledge