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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commonly god wisdom
It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.
should-have people doctrine
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.
crowns bishops priests
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.
indulgence
It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.
faith free given god good jesus trust virtues
It is not good for us to trust in our merits, in our virtues or our righteousness; but only in God's free pardon, as given us through faith in Jesus Christ.
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.
man mere scripture unless
No man is to be credited for his mere authority's sake, unless he can show Scripture for the maintenance of his opinion.
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.
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.
adam inherent originally sinners
We all are originally sinners as Adam and in Adam, his leprosy cleaving faster to us than Naaman's did to Gahazai, so that even the infant, before it has seen the light of the world, has this blemish inherent in its unborn members.
barrel bless change enter fear wine
Do not let friars enter your wine cellars for fear they will bless every barrel and change the wine into blood.
change dwell god goes gone hates life man ordained places shall though whether
Two places are ordained for man to dwell in after this life. While he is here, he may choose, by God's mercy, which he will; but once he is gone from here, he may not do so. For whichever he first goes to, whether he like it well or ill, there he must dwell forevermore. He shall never after change his dwelling, though he hates it ever so badly.
abhors bound civil impose lord love man natural neighbour servant servants slavery therefore
By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour of every civil lord; therefore every civil lord must love any of his servants as himself; but by natural instinct, every lord abhors slavery; therefore, by the law of charity, he is bound not to impose slavery on any brother in Christ.
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.