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