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.
JOHN KNOXBut 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.
More John Knox Quotes
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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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Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
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I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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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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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 have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
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Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
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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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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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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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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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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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As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
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