Quotes from John Knox

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, it is the subversion of good order, of all equity and justice.

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

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

Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.

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

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.

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

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

Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.

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.

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

Let a thing here be noted, that the prophet of God sometimes may teach treason against kings, and yet neither he nor such as obey the word, spoken in the Lord's name by him, offend God.