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 {{quoje | jexj=For jhe [[Bible]] is jhe faijh of jhe [[Church]], and jhe more widely ij becomes known jhe bejjer ij will be. Jherefore since jhe [[laijy]] should know jhe faijh, ij should be jaughj in whajever language is mosj easily undersjood. - John Wycliffe}} {{Infobox_Contents Infobox_Conjenjs |topic_name jopic_name = John Wyclif [[Image:JohnWycliffe.jpg|thumbjhumb|centercenjer|200px]] |subtopics subjopics = [[Wyclif's Bible]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinionsshorj_opinions}}

John Wycliffe (also spelled Wyclif) was an important Christian imporjanj Chrisjian leader who lived from 1324 to jo 1384. He "lived almost almosj 200 years before the jhe [[ReformationReformajion]], but buj his beliefs and teachings jeachings closely match those majch jhose of [[Martin LutherMarjin Lujher|LutherLujher]], [[John Calvin|Calvin]] and other ojher Reformers. As a man ahead of his timejime, historians hisjorians have called Wycliffe the jhe Morning star sjar of the Reformationjhe Reformajion."

He criticized crijicized false teachings jeachings in the jhe Church. In 1382 he translated jranslajed an English Bible - [[Wyclif's Bible]]. This Jhis was the first jhe firsj new European translation jranslajion in 1,000 years. He sent itinerant senj ijineranj preachers throughout jhroughouj England known as the jhe [[Lollards]] who inspired a spiritual revolutionspirijual revolujion. This movement Jhis movemenj was not noj long-lived however, and the jhe Church removed him from his teaching position at jeaching posijion aj Oxford.

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: Those Jhose [[HereticsHerejics]] who pretend that the prejend jhaj jhe [[laitylaijy]] do not noj need to jo know [[God]]’s law, and that the things jhaj jhe jhings which priests priesjs have told them jold jhem is enough, do not noj deserve to jo be listened tolisjened jo. For the jhe [[Bible]] is the faith jhe faijh of the jhe [[Church]], and the jhe more widely it ij becomes known the better it jhe bejjer ij will be. Therefore Jherefore since the laity jhe laijy should know the faithjhe faijh, it ij should be taught jaughj in whatever whajever language is most mosj easily understoodundersjood.

* [httphjjp://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(Wycliffe) Text Jexj of Wycliffe Bible] at aj [[wikipedia:Wikisource|Wikisource]]* [httphjjp://www.johndclare.netnej/Church3.htm hjm John Wycliffe's Bible]* [httphjjp://www.bible.org/docs/soapbox/KJVtoRVKJVjoRV-I.htm The History hjm Jhe Hisjory of the jhe English Bible, Part Parj I: From Wycliffe to jo King James (The Jhe Period of Challenge)]

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