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John Wycliffe was a 14th-century English philosopher, theologian, translator, and reformer. He is considered a pioneer in the English translation of the Bible and had a profound impact on the subsequent religious reform movements.

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“The true Christian was intended by Christ to prove all things by the Word of God: all churches, all ministers, all teaching, all preaching, all doctrines, all sermons, all writings, all opinions, all practices. These are his marching orders. Prove all by the Word of God; measure all by the measure of the Bible; compare all with the standard of the Bible; weigh all in the balances of the Bible; examine all by the light of the Bible; test all in the crucible of the Bible. That which cannot abide the fire of the Bible, reject, refuse, repudiate, and cast away. This is the flag which he nailed to the mast. May it never be lowered!”

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“I acknowledge that the sacrament of the altar is very God's body in form of bread, but it is in another manner God's body than it is in heaven.”

Body Form Heaven Bread Acknowledge Sacraments Altars

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“Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith and the foundation for reform.”

Holy Authority Highest Standards Foundation Believer Scripture Reform Holy Scriptures

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“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.”

Men Way Persons Made Suffering Jesus Christ Sin Lord Jesus Christ Salvation Seeking Sufficient Rely Righteousness Justified Our Lord Atonement Lord Jesus Christ Our Lord Jesus Christ

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“The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the Scriptures in a language familiar to the people, and to this end the Holy Ghost endued them with knowledge of all tongues.”

People Should Ends Language Ought Holy Should Have Tongue Believer Scripture Ghost Doctrine Familiar Holy Ghost

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“Visit those who are sick, or who are in trouble, especially those whom God has made needy by age, or by other sickness, as the feeble, the blind, and the lame who are in poverty. These you shall relieve with your goods after your power and after their need, for thus biddeth the Gospel.”

Needs Made Age Poverty Trouble Sick Blind Sickness Goods Needy Lame

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“Ability is that sufficiency which cometh from God.”

Ability Sufficiency

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“The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.”

Life Enemy Wind Higher Stronger Temptation Hills Stay Strong

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“I believe that in the end the truth will conquer.”

Believe Ends Motivational Truth I Believe Honesty Conquer Adjustment

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“Crown and cloth maken no priest, nor emperor's bishop with his words, but power that crist giveth; and thus by life have been priests known.”

Has Beens Known Priests Crowns Emperor Bishops

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“I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors.”

Ready Holy Doctors Sacred Conviction Scripture Sacred Scripture

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“It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.”

Indulgence

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“Private confession was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.”

Used Christ Confession Apostles

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“I shall not die, but live; and again declare the evil deeds of the friars.”

Dies Evil Deeds Friars

Book:The English Hexapla: Exhibiting the Six Important English Translations of the New Testament Scriptures, Wyclif, M.CCC.LXXX.; Tyndale, M.D.XXXIV; Cranmer, M.D.XXXIX; Genevan, M.D.LVII; Anglo-Rhemish, M.D.LXXXII; Authorised, M.DC.XI.; the Original Greek Text After Scholz, with the Various Readings of the Textus Receptus and the Principal Constantinopolitan and Alexandrine Manuscripts, and a Complete Collation of Scholz's Text with Griesbach's Edition of M.DCCC.V; Preceded by an Historical Account of the English Translations

Source: The English Hexapla: Exhibiting the Six Important English Translations of the New Testament Scriptures, Wyclif, M.CCC.LXXX.; Tyndale, M.D.XXXIV; Cranmer, M.D.XXXIX; Genevan, M.D.LVII; Anglo-Rhemish, M.D.LXXXII; Authorised, M.DC.XI.; the Original Greek Text After Scholz, with the Various Readings of the Textus Receptus and the Principal Constantinopolitan and Alexandrine Manuscripts, and a Complete Collation of Scholz's Text with Griesbach's Edition of M.DCCC.V; Preceded by an Historical Account of the English Translations

“Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles.”

Law Christ Heard Tongue Moses Apostles Englishmen

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“The highest service to which a man may obtain on earth is to preach the law of God.”

Men May Earth Law Highest

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“All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof.”

Christian Life Is Scripture Christian Life

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“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.”

Reason Shows Form Spirit Christ Silence Holy Holy Spirit Apostles

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