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Quotes by John Wycliffe

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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.
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Private confession... was not ordered by Christ and was not used by the apostles.
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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.
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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.
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The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy’s temptations.
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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.
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Englishmen learn Christ’s law best in English. Moses heard God’s law in his own tongue; so did Christ’s apostles.
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All Christian life is to be measured by Scripture; by every word thereof.
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Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith and the foundation for reform...
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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.
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