Neither can oath nor promise bind any such people to obey and maintain tyrants against God and against his truth known.
John KnoxI 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 KnoxI sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.
John KnoxPrayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God, to whom we declare all our miseries, whose support and help we implore and desire in our adversities, and whom we laud and praise for our benefits received. So that prayer contains the exposition of our sorrows, the desire of God's defence, and the praising of His magnificent name, as the Psalms of David clearly do teach.
John Knox