I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
JOHN KNOXBut hereof be assured, that all is not lawful nor just that is statute by civil laws; neither yet is everything sin before God, which ungodly persons allege to be treason.
More John Knox Quotes
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Ye be proud contemners of the free grace of God offered to man in Christ Jesus. For with the Pelagians and Papists ye are become teachers of free will, and defenders of your own righteousness.
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Those who have arrived at any very eminent degree of excellence in the practice of an art or profession have commonly been actuated by a species of enthusiasm in their pursuit of it. They have kept one object in view amidst all the vicissitudes of time and torture.
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I will keep the ground that God has given me and perhaps in his grace, he will ignite me again. But ignite me or not, in his grace, in his power, I will hold the ground.
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You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
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As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
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Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
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Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
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One man with God is always a majority.
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No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved.
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The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
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Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.
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Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
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When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.
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Let a thing here be noted, that the prophet of God sometimes may teach treason against kings, and yet neither he nor such as obey the word, spoken in the Lord’s name by him, offend God.
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