James I of England: Quotes about God

James I of England was king during union of English and Scottish crowns. Explore interesting quotes on god.

James I of England: 18 quotes2 likes

“Herein is not only a great vanity, but a great contempt of God's gifts, that the sweetness of man's breath, being a good gift of God, should be willfully corrupted by this stinking smoke.”

James I of England

A Counterblaste to Tobacco (1604)

“If you aim at a Scottish presbytery, it agreeth as well with monarchy, as God and the devil. … No bishop, no King!”

James I of England

“That which concerns the mystery of the King's power is not lawful to be disputed; for that is to wade into the weakness of Princes, and to take away the mystical reverence that belongs unto them that sit in the throne of God.”

James I of England

Speech in the Star Chamber http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst201/SpeechJud.htm(June 1616)[citation needed]