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Fear either of Wycliffe or of his mendicant allies forced the bishops to take decisive action. Even Sudbury awoke, "as from deep sleep". The duke's dangerous supporter was summoned to answer before the bishops at St. Paul's. Alban's writer, Chron. Anglice, p. liii., illustrate the view prevalent in England in 1874.
A minister of the Congregationalist communion, Prof. of History in London Univ., 1830-43, and Pres. of the Independent Coll., Manchester, 1843-57. He founded, and for a time ed. the British Quarterly. He wrote, among various other works, A History of England under the Stuarts, Revolutions of History, and a Life of Wycliffe.
We may add, that Wycliffe and Knox are both honourably mentioned in the Areopagitica: Knox as the "Reformer of a Kingdom," and Wycliffe as an Englishman who had perhaps had potentially in him all that had since come from the Bohemian Huss, the German Luther, or the French Calvin.
"Softly, I pray you, good Mistress Margery," answered Richard, smiling; "it were well to go warily to work; for wot you not that Master Wycliffe ay, and Master Sastre too be accounted heretics by some? You would not, trow, fall under the ban of Holy Church?"
Have you ever read 'Numa Roumestan'? At the risk of preventing you from doing so, I must recommend it." She lifted the flowers as if to throw them away, preparatory to a return to the house, but he defeated her intention by deftly reaching forward and taking them from her hand. "You must allow me to save them, Miss Wycliffe," he explained, in answer to the quick inquiry of her sidelong glance.
He was accompanied by Archbishop Arundel, a man of violent passions, and a bitter persecutor of all whom he conceived to lean to the opinions of Wycliffe. When Margery entered the room, and saw the Archbishop, she trembled, as well she might. She meekly knelt and asked their blessing the manner in which priests were commonly greeted.
But so far as known, the first complete Bible in English was the work of John Wycliffe, assisted by Nicholas de Hereford whom some would name first in this partnership, though the product of their joint labors is known as "Wycliffe's Bible." John Wycliffe, the "Morning Star of the Reformation," was born near Richmond, Yorkshire, about 1324.
"In some way it's got over town that Jack and his gang were the only high school boys on the job yesterday and that they voluntarily cleaned the snow out of Wycliffe street. The Common Council is talking of doing something handsome to show their appreciation." Rosemary beamed, but Sarah who never could keep still blurted out the truth. "Rosemary told Mr.
It was declared by the Good Parliament, held in 1376, that the taxes levied by the pope in England were five times those raised by the king. The most famous and conspicuous critic of the pope and of the policy of the Roman Church at this time was John Wycliffe, a teacher at Oxford.
Other church preferment was subsequently given to Wycliffe; but Oxford remained the chief scene of his work. He continued to hold his professorship of divinity; and from this office the character of his history took its complexion.
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