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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.

John Knox

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
JOHN KNOX

Foundation God Important Scripture Weight
When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.
JOHN KNOX

Goodness Greatness Influence Life Myself Thinking
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.
JOHN KNOX

Freedom Grace Proud Teacher Willing Yourself
A man with God is always in the majority.
JOHN KNOX

God Majority Man
I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
JOHN KNOX

Myself Praise Woman
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.
JOHN KNOX

Image Manifestation Presence Rebel Sin
Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
JOHN KNOX

Fear Lying Oneself
Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
JOHN KNOX

God Prayer Talk
I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
JOHN KNOX

Devil Fear Myself Tremble
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.
JOHN KNOX

God Grace Ground Ignite Myself Power
Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.
JOHN KNOX

Known Obedience People Promise Truth
One man with God is always a majority.
JOHN KNOX

God Majority Man
Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
JOHN KNOX

Comfort Day God
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.
JOHN KNOX

Command Fruit Life Practice Reading
As the world is weary of me so am I of it.
JOHN KNOX

Myself World
In youth, in middle age, and now after many battles, I find nothing in me but corruption.
JOHN KNOX

Battle Corruption Myself Youth

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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