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John Wycliffe (/ˈwɪklɪf/; also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, Wickliffe; 1320s – 31 December 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at the University of Oxford. He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century and is considered an important predecessor to Protestantism.

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Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His righteousness. Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient for salvation. There must be atonement made for sin according to the righteousness of God. The person to make this atonement must be God and man.

Beware, Jesus, Men, Righteousness, Suffering, Way

The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Already, Christian, Everywhere, Jesus, Men

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 bis.

Although, Bis, Exercise, God, Men, Power

Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles.

Christ, Heard, Law, Learn, Tongue

I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. I have followed the Sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors.

Defend, Doctors, Holy, Sacred Scripture

I shall not die, but live; and again declare the evil deeds of the friars.

Declare, Deeds, Die, Evil, Friars

Ability is that sufficiency which cometh from God.

Ability, Cometh, God, Sufficiency

Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith and the foundation for reform.

Authority, Foundation, Reform, Scripture, Standard

Visit those who are sick, or who are in trouble, especially those whom God has made needy by age, or by other sickness, as the feeble, the blind, and the lame who are in poverty. These you shall relieve with your goods after your power and after their need, for thus biddeth the Gospel.

Age, Gospel, Needs, Poverty, Sick

All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof.

Christian, Life, Life Is, Scripture, Word

I believe that in the end the truth will conquer.

Believe, Conquer, Honesty, Motivational, Truth

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

Christ, Forms, Ordained, Silence, Spirit

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.

Bishops, Crown, Crowns, Giveth, Known, Priests

The highest service to which a man may obtain on earth is to preach the law of God.

Earth, Law, Man, Men, Preach, Service

Private confession was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.

Apostles, Christ, Confession, Private, Used

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

Life, Loftier, Stay Strong, Stronger, Temptations, Wind

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.

Doctrine, Doctrines, Faith, Familiar, People, Should Have

It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God.

God, Indulgence, Indulgences, Plain, Prelates, Wisdom

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.

Body, Bread, Heaven, Sacrament