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...
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ProfessionTheologian
full men open points testament understanding
The New Testament is of full authority and open to the understanding of simple men as to the points most needful to salvation.
contains fishermen god meddle men net sharp stones trees
Christ's fishermen should not meddle with men's law, for men' s law contains sharp stones and trees by which the net of God is broken, and the fish wend out of the world.
follow mark men print somewhat voluntary
Men mark the passion of Christ, and print it on their heart somewhat to follow it. It was the most voluntary passion that ever was suffered, and the most painful. It was most voluntary, and so most meritorious.
attain demands directly earth falls god highest men preach service word
The highest service that men may attain to on earth is to preach the word of God. This service falls peculiarly to priests, and therefore, God more directly demands it of them.
accept angels both forgive god license men sin
God may not accept a person to forgive him his sins, without an atonement, else he must give free license to sin both in angels and men, and then sin were no sin, and our God were no God.
exercise power men
In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently power and knowledge imparted from God for the exercise of such ministry; and where a man possesses these, although the bis.
men law may
The highest service to which a man may obtain on earth is to preach the law of God.
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.
jesus men suffering
Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His righteousness. Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient for salvation. There must be atonement made for sin according to the righteousness of God. The person to make this atonement must be God and man.
believe conquer truth
I believe that in the end truth will conquer
becoming bread cease christ
The bread while becoming by virtue of Christ's words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread.
commonly god wisdom
It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.
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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?
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.