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John Wycliffe Quotes

1320–1384 England

John Wycliffe (also Wyclif, Wycliff, or Wickliffe) (c. 1320 – 31 December 1384) was an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He made an English translation of the Bible in one complete edition and is considered a precursor of the Protestant Reformation (thus becoming known as "The Morning Star of the Reformation").

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Also known as: John Wyckliffe, John Wyclif, John Wycliff, Wycliffe

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I believe that in the end the truth will conquer.

Statement to the Duke of Lancaster (1381)

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.

Typical English Churchmen (1909)

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.

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.

This Bible is for the Government of the People, by the People, and for the People.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Wycliffe (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.