13 John Wycliffe Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Wycliffe

English Theologian

Born: 1320

Died: 1384

Christ Faith God Man Men Will

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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. John Wycliffe

Faith Knowledge People Language Ought Our Ghost Since Doctrines Understand End Familiar Scriptures Them Holy Holy Ghost Should Believers Tongues

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people. John Wycliffe

Government Bible People For The People By The People

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

Life Enemy Wind Stronger Temptations Higher Hill

I believe that in the end the truth will conquer. John Wycliffe

Truth Will Believe End In The End Conquer

We are under God's power, and we can do nothing but by the power of God, and woe shall hereafter be to us if we abuse this power. John Wycliffe

God Power Nothing Shall Abuse Woe Us Hereafter

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. John Wycliffe

God Broken World Law Christ Men Fishermen Trees Out Net Sharp Contains Fish Stones Which Should Meddle

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? John Wycliffe

Life World Walls Christ Preach All The World Spirit Priests Since Gospel Within Go His Falsehood Close Stone Cursed Themselves Apostles

It is certain that the truth of the Christian faith becomes more evident the more the faith itself is known. Therefore, the doctrine should not only be in Latin but also in the common tongue, and as the faith of the Church is contained in the Scriptures, the more these are known in the true sense, the better. John Wycliffe

Truth Faith Better Church Sense Christian Latin Evident More Only True Contained Doctrine Also Known Becomes True Sense Itself Common Scriptures Certain Should Therefore Christian Faith Tongue

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. John Wycliffe

Love Man Natural Charity Law Christ Every Neighbour Must Abhors Brother Civil He Bound Instinct Himself Lord Impose His Any To Love Therefore Servant Servants Every Man Slavery

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 bishop has not laid hands upon him according to his traditions, God has Himself appointed him. John Wycliffe

God Knowledge Man Church Power Bishop Possesses Ministry Him Himself Although Exercise His Existence Traditions According Authority Hands Where Order Laid Requisite Received Appointed Consequently

The bread while becoming by virtue of Christ's words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread. John Wycliffe

Words Christ Virtue Does Becoming Cease Bread While Body

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