--- title: "Best John Wycliffe Quotes" description: "John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, Christian reformer, Catholic priest, and a theology professor at the University of Oxford." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-wycliffe-52534.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-wycliffe-52534.jpg) # John Wycliffe (1319–1384) Theologian Kingdom of England **48** quotes in **344** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Wycliffe was a theologian from the Kingdom of England, best known for *The English works of Wyclif: hitherto unprinted*. ## Quick Facts About John Wycliffe Born November 30, 1319 Died December 31, 1384 Nationality Kingdom of England Profession Theologian Notable works The English works of Wyclif: hitherto unprinted ## About John Wycliffe John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, Christian reformer, Catholic priest, and a theology professor at the University of Oxford. Wycliffe is traditionally believed to have advocate or made a vernacular translation of the Vulgate Bible into Middle English, though more recent scholarship has minimised the extent of his advocacy or involvement for lack of direct contemporary evidence. ## Quotes by John Wycliffe · Page 2 > [By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound-to-love-his-neighbour-as/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Abhors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abhors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/john-wycliffe-14123_abhors_by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound_3180226.jpg) > [It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God. Our clerics neither evangelize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/it-is-plain-to-me-that-our-prelates-in-granting-indulgences-do/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wisdom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bd/john-wycliffe-14123_wisdom_it-is-plain-to-me-that-our-prelates-in-g_1801425.jpg) > [In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/in-order-to-the-existence-of-such-a-ministry-in-the-church-there-is/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/john-wycliffe-14123_authority_in-order-to-the-existence-of-such-a-mini_2033224.jpg) > [In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/in-order-to-the-existence-of-such-a-ministry-in-the-church-there-is-2/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/john-wycliffe-14123_according_in-order-to-the-existence-of-such-a-mini_2789608.jpg) > [The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere - any additional rules made to govern men's conduct added…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/the-gospel-alone-is-sufficient-to-rule-the-lives-of-christians/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/john-wycliffe-14123_christ_the-gospel-alone-is-sufficient-to-rule-t_2341746.jpg) > [It is certain that the truth of the Christian faith becomes more evident the more the faith itself is known. Therefore, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/it-is-certain-that-the-truth-of-the-christian-faith-becomes-more/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/john-wycliffe-14123_also_it-is-certain-that-the-truth-of-the-chri_1052789.jpg) > [The bread while becoming by virtue of Christs words the body of Christ does not cease to be bread. The gospel alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/the-bread-while-becoming-by-virtue-of-christs-words-the-body-of/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Body of christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body-of-christ/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3a/john-wycliffe-14123_body-of-christ_the-bread-while-becoming-by-virtue-of-ch_2908582.jpg) > [Trust wholly in Christ; rely altogether on His sufferings; beware of seeking to be justified in any other way than by His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/trust-wholly-in-christ-rely-altogether-on-his-sufferings-beware-of/) [John Wycliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/) [Atonement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atonement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c0/john-wycliffe-14123_atonement_trust-wholly-in-christ-rely-altogether-o_236998.jpg) ## John Wycliffe by topic [God (16)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god/john-wycliffe/) [Christ (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/john-wycliffe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wycliffe/#itemlist", "name": "John Wycliffe Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour of every civil lord; therefore every civil lord must love any of his servants as himself; but by natural instinct, every lord abhors slavery; therefore, by the law of charity, he is bound not to impose slavery on any brother in Christ.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Wycliffe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wycliffe/by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound-to-love-his-neighbour-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/john-wycliffe-14123_abhors_by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound_3180226.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/john-wycliffe-14123_abhors_by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound_3180226.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/john-wycliffe-14123_abhors_by-the-law-of-christ-every-man-is-bound_3180226.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour…” — John Wycliffe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is plain to me that our prelates in granting indulgences do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God. 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