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Faith receavith God: Hoipe receaveth his reward: Charitie lookith to hir nychtbour wyth a glaid hart, and that without any respect of reward.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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"Thei shall all rejoyse that trust in thee: thei shall all evir be glaid; and thow wilt defend thame."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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-- "Weill," sayis he, "my heart is full and burdened, and I will be glaid to haif ane occasioun to disburdein it, and speik all my mynd plainely to thame for the dishonouring of Chryst, and wraik of sua many soulis for their doeings; be the beiring doun the sinceritie and fridom of the Gospel, stoping that healthsome breath of Godis mouth, and maintaining of the Papistis 'corruptiounes and superstitiounes."
Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series William Morison
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God, I suffer this day by men, not sorowfullie, but with a glaid harte and mynd.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Schorte after this, God called to his mercy the said Erle of Ergyle from the miseries of this lyef; [722] whareof the Bischoppis war glaid; for thei thowght that thare great ennemye was takin out of the way: but God disapointed thame.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Al the scheiphirdis, ther vyuis and saruandis, var glaid of this propositione. than the eldest scheiphird began, and al the laif follouit, ane be ane in their auen place. it vil be ouer prolixt, and no les tideus to reherse them agane vord be vord. bot i sal reherse sum of ther namys that i herd.
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The Appointment maid, all the godly war glaid; for some esperance [468] thei had, that thairby Goddis woord should somewhat bud, as in deid so it did.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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And so everie prelate and riche preast, glaid to be qwyte of his evill, gave him somwhat; and so departed hie, for he understood nothing of religioun.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Next mornin he'd come to his senses a bit, soa shoo let him have sich a bit o 'tongue as he hadn't had latly, for tha knows shoo's a glaid when shoo starts, for if awd to say quarter as mich to my felly as shoo says to him sometimes, he'd niver darken th' door agean.
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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Aw once heeard tell ov a young woman at wor a reglar glaid; one o 'them sooart' at nubdy could do owt wi '; tawk abaat taming
Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley John Hartley 1877
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