John Knox

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.

Madam, in God's presence I speak: I never delighted in the weeping of any of God's creatures; yea I can scarcely well abide the tears of my own boys whom my own hand corrects, much less can I rejoice in your Majesty's we…

As touching nature I am a worm of this earth, and yet a subject of this commonwealth; but as touching the office wherein it has pleased God to place me, I am a watchman. For that reason I am bound in conscience to blow t…

None have I corrupted. None have I defrauded. Merchandise have I not made — to God's glory I write — of the glorious Evangel of Jesus Christ; but, according to the measure of the grace granted unto me, I have divided the…

And thus we utterly damn the vanity of those that affirm the sacraments to be nothing else but naked and bare signs. Nay, we assuredly believe that by baptism we are engrafted in Christ Jesus, to be made partakers of his…

That we should not pray to the glorious Virgyn Marie, butt to God only.

Here lies one who feared God so much that he never feared the face of any man.

That the Pape is not the successour of Petir, but whare he said, Go behynd me, Sathan.

till that it pleased God of his great mercy, in the year of God 1527, to raise up his servand, Maister Patrik Hammyltoun, at whome our Hystorie doith begyn.

that where a woman reigneth and papistes beare authoritie, that there must nedes Satan be president of the counsel.

No man is so regenerate, but that continually he has need of the means which Christ Jesus has appointed to be used in his kirk.

The testimony of scripture is so plain that to add anything were superfluous, were it not that the world is almost now come to that blindness, that whatsoever pleases not the princes and the multitude, the same is reject…

Considering myself called of my God to instruct the ignorant, comfort the sorrowful, confirm the weak, and rebuke the proud; by tongue and lively voice in these corrupt days rather than to compose books for the age to co…

All that the Lord thy God commands thee to do, that do thou to the Lord thy God: add nothing to it, diminish nothing from it.' By this rule, think I, the Kirk of Christ will measure God's religion, and not by that which…

The man who stands with God is always in the majority.

To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion, or empire above any realm, nation, or city, is repugnant to nature; contumely to God, a thing most contrary to his revealed will and approved ordinance; and finally…

Although I never lack the presence and plain image of my own wretchedinfirmity, yet seeing sin so manifestly abounds in all estates, I amcompelled to thunder out the threatenings of God against the obstinaterebels.

?Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.

A man with God is always in the majority.

Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.