Quotes from John Knox

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.

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

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

O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.

Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.

As the world is wearie of me so am I of it.

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.

How good we are as preachers depends - not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily - on how good we are as men.

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

The Monstrous Regiment of Women.

I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.

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

Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.

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

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