The Book of the Church, Volume 1

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Page 141 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Page 327 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 175 - The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD, and against his Anointed : 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from.
Page 396 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is .dispersed all the world over.
Page 391 - He who created that, will of his infinite mercy and promise, save it, I have therein no manner of doubt. And, as concerning these articles before rehearsed, I will stand to them, even to the very death, by the grace of my eternal God.
Page 246 - I am ready to die, that the Church may obtain liberty and peace : only in the Name of GOD, I forbid you to hurt any of my people.
Page 382 - And therewith weepingly he stood up again, and said with a mighty voice: ' Lo, good people ! lo ; for the breaking of God's law and his great commandments, they never yet cursed me, but, for their own laws and traditions, most cruelly do they handle both me and other men ; and therefore, both they and their laws, by the promise of God, shall be utterly destroyed.
Page 390 - Cobham said with a most cheerful countenance: " Though ye judge my body, which is but a wretched thing, yet am I certain and sure that ye can do no harm to my soul, no more than could Satan upon the soul of Job.
Page 382 - And with that he kneeled down on the pavement, holding up his hands towards heaven, and said, I shrive me here unto thee, my eternal living God, that in my frail youth I offended thee, O Lord ! most grievously in pride, wrath, and gluttony, in covetousness, and in lechery. Many men have I hurt in mine anger, and done many other horrible sins ; good Lord, I ask thee mercy.
Page 397 - Lord, so there is no keeping down of verity, but it will spring and come out of dust and ashes, as appeared right well in this man. For though they digged up his body, burned his bones, and drowned his ashes, yet the word of God and truth of his doctrine, with the fruit and success thereof, they could not burn...

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