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William Tyndale, born in 1494 in England, was a renowned biblical translator in the 16th century, who had a profound impact on English biblical translation.

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“I know divers, and divers men know me, which love me as I do them: yet if I should pray them, when I meet them in the street openly, they would abhor me; but if I pray them where they be appointed to meet me secretly, they will hear me and accept my request.”

Ifs Knows Men Should Prayer Accepting Streets Praying Know Me I Pray Request Accept Me

Book:Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

Source: Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

“We do not wish to abolish teaching and to make every man his own master, but if the curates will not teach the gospel, the layman must have the Scripture, and read it for himself, taking God for his teacher.”

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Author:William Tyndale

“We had better be without God's laws than the Pope's.” To which Tyndale passionately responded: “I defy the Pope, and all his laws; and if God spares my life, ere many years, I will cause the boy that driveth the plow to know more of the Scriptures than thou dost!”

Ifs Knows Years Law Causes Boys Scripture Spares Pope Without God

Author:William Tyndale

“For if God be on our side, what matter maketh it who be against us, be they bishops, cardinals, popes, or whatsoever names they will?”

Ifs Matter Names Sides What Matters Pope Bishops Cardinals

Book:Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

Source: Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

“I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me.”

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Author:William Tyndale

“God's goodness is the root of all goodness; and our goodness, if we have any, springs out of His goodness.”

Ifs Goodness Spring Roots

Book:Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures

Source: Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures