I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
JOHN KNOXLet 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.
More John Knox Quotes
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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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The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
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I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
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You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
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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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Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
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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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Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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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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I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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A man with God is always in the majority.
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Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
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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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In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption.
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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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