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Oath Quote by John Knox

“Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.” quote by John Knox — Download Open image

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

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Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.

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Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.

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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 see the battle shall be great for Satan rageth even to the uttermost and I am come, praise my God even in the…

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Let a thing here be noted, that the prophet of God sometimes may teach treason against kings, and yet neither he nor such as…

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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…

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A man with God is always in the majority.

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I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.

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Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.

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Un homme avec Dieu est toujours dans la majorite . One man with God is always a majority.

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Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.

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