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I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.

John Knox

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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Arrival Enthusiasm Excellence Object Practice Profession Pursuit Time Torture
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
JOHN KNOX

God Prayer Talk
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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Freedom Grace Proud Teacher Willing Yourself
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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God Grace Ground Ignite Myself Power
O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.
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God Government Move Myself 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.
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Assurance Civil Law Person Statue Treason
I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
JOHN KNOX

Glory God Myself Rich
A man with God is always in the majority.
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God Majority Man
I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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Myself Praise Woman
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.
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Image Manifestation Presence Rebel Sin
One man with God is always a majority.
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God Majority Man
Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
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Comfort Day God
In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption.
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Battle Corruption Myself Youth
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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God Himself Name Note Offend Teaching
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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Goodness Men Mistake
The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
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Foundation God Important Scripture Weight

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