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How good we are as preachers depends – not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily – on how good we are as men.

John Knox

How good we are as preachers depends – not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily – on how good we are as men.
JOHN KNOX

Goodness Men Mistake
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.
JOHN KNOX

Freedom Grace Proud Teacher Willing Yourself
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.
JOHN KNOX

Arrival Enthusiasm Excellence Object Practice Profession Pursuit Time Torture
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.
JOHN KNOX

God Himself Name Note Offend Teaching
Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
JOHN KNOX

Country Death Myself
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
JOHN KNOX

God Prayer Talk
In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption.
JOHN KNOX

Battle Corruption Myself Youth
The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
JOHN KNOX

Regiment Woman
Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.
JOHN KNOX

Known Obedience People Promise Truth
Although I never lack the presence and plain image of my own wretched infirmity, yet seeing sin so manifestly abounds in all estates, I am compelled to thunder out the threatenings of God against the obstinate rebels.
JOHN KNOX

Image Manifestation Presence Rebel Sin
I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
JOHN KNOX

Devil Fear Myself Tremble
Study to practice in life that which the Lord commands, and then be you assured that you shall never hear nor read the same without fruit.
JOHN KNOX

Command Fruit Life Practice Reading
But 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.
JOHN KNOX

Assurance Civil Law Person Statue Treason
A man with God is always in the majority.
JOHN KNOX

God Majority Man
The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
JOHN KNOX

Foundation God Important Scripture Weight
Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
JOHN KNOX

Comfort Day God

How good we are as preachers depends – not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily – on how good we are as men.

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How good we are as preachers depends – not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily – on how good we are as men.

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