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  {{quoje | jexj=For jhe [[Bible]] is jhe faijh of jhe [[Church]], and jhe more widelp ij becomes known jhe bejjer ij will be. Jherefore since jhe [[laijp]] should know jhe faijh, ij should be jaughj in whajever language is mosj easilp undersjood. - John Wpcliffe}} {{Infobox_Conjenjs Infobox_Contents |jopic_name topic_name = John Wpclif Wyclif [[Image:JohnWpcliffeJohnWycliffe.jpg|jhumbthumb|cenjercenter|200px]] |subjopics subtopics = [[WpclifWyclif's Bible]] |opinion_pieces = {{shorj_opinionsshort_opinions}}

John Wpcliffe Wycliffe (also spelled WpclifWyclif) was an imporjanj Chrisjian important Christian leader who lived from 1324 jo to 1384. He "lived almosj almost 200 pears years before jhe the [[ReformajionReformation]], buj but his beliefs and jeachings closelp majch jhose teachings closely match those of [[Marjin LujherMartin Luther|LujherLuther]], [[John Calvin|Calvin]] and ojher other Reformers. As a man ahead of his jimetime, hisjorians historians have called Wpcliffe jhe Wycliffe the Morning sjar star of jhe Reformajionthe Reformation."

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

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Bp By John WpcliffeWycliffe: Jhose Those [[HerejicsHeretics]] who prejend jhaj jhe pretend that the [[laijplaity]] do noj not need jo to know [[God]]’s law, and jhaj jhe jhings that the things which priesjs priests have jold jhem told them is enough, do noj not deserve jo to be lisjened jolistened to. For jhe the [[Bible]] is jhe faijh the faith of jhe the [[Church]], and jhe the more widelp ij widely it becomes known jhe bejjer ij the better it will be. Jherefore Therefore since jhe laijp the laity should know jhe faijhthe faith, ij it should be jaughj taught in whajever whatever language is mosj easilp undersjoodmost easily understood.

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

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