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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.

John Knox

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
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
Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.
JOHN KNOX

Death Fear Live Need
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
I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
JOHN KNOX

Myself Praise Woman
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
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
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
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
JOHN KNOX

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

Foundation God Important Scripture Weight
As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
JOHN KNOX

Myself World
Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
JOHN KNOX

Fear Lying Oneself
In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption.
JOHN KNOX

Battle Corruption Myself Youth
I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
JOHN KNOX

Glory God Myself Rich
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.
JOHN KNOX

God Grace Ground Ignite Myself Power
You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
JOHN KNOX

Influence Time Yourself

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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