The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
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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Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.
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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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The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
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Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
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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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As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
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One man with God is always a majority.
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I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
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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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I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
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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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A man with God is always in the 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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I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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