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O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.

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
I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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Myself Praise Woman
I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
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Glory God Myself Rich
Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.
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Death Fear Live Need
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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Known Obedience People Promise Truth
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.
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Command Fruit Life Practice Reading
When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.
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Goodness Greatness Influence Life Myself Thinking
A man with God is always in the majority.
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God Majority Man
I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
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Devil Fear Myself Tremble
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
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
O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.
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God Government Move Myself Truth
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
As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
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Myself World
Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
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Country Death Myself
The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
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Regiment Woman

O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.

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