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I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.

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
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
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
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
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
The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
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Regiment Woman
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
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
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
One man with God is always a majority.
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God Majority Man
O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.
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God Government Move Myself 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
Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
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Country Death Myself
Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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Fear Lying Oneself

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