John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford. He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTheologian
becoming bread cease christ
The bread while becoming by virtue of Christ's words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread.
apostles christ close cursed falsehood life preach priests since spirit themselves walls
What cursed spirit of falsehood moveth priests to close themselves within stone walls for all their life, since Christ commanded all his apostles and priests to go into all the world, and to preach the Gospel?
christ form forms good holy ordained reason silence spirit words
There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how,when, in what form Christ ordained the apostles, the reason being to show the indifferency of all forms of words
silence spirit christ
There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how,when, in what form Christ ordained the apostles, the reason being to show the indifferency of all forms of words
christ confession used
Private confession was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.
law tongue christ
Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles.
christian jesus men
The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
christian scripture life-is
All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof.
believe conquer truth
I believe that in the end truth will conquer
commonly god wisdom
It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.
except faith gift given god good work
We should know that faith is a gift of God, and that it may not be given to men, except it be graciously. Thus, indeed, all the good which we have is of God; and accordingly, when God rewardeth a good work of man, he crowneth his own gift.
fails grounded idle indeed virtuous works
Belief fails when it works not well indeed but is idle as a sleeping man... Each virtuous deed is strong when it is grounded upon the solidity of belief.
god hereafter power shall woe
We are under God's power, and we can do nothing but by the power of God, and woe shall hereafter be to us if we abuse this power.
bible government people
This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.