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Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.

John Knox

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
The Monstrous Regiment of Women.
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Regiment Woman
A man with God is always in the majority.
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God Majority Man
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
I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
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Myself Praise Woman
Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.
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Death Fear Live Need
I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
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Glory God Myself Rich
Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
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Fear Lying Oneself
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
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
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God Prayer Talk
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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Freedom Grace Proud Teacher Willing Yourself
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
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
As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
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Myself World
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

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