 | Missions - 1864 - 946 pages
...Lancaster made the noble and memorable declaration, " We will not be the drega of all, seeing that other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language." Nor did lie refrain from saying, " that he would maintain the possession of the Divine law in the tongue... | |
 | Elizabeth Penrose - 1869 - 528 pages
...remonstrance of John of Gaunt, who concluded by saying, " We will not be the dregs of all, seeing that other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language." CONVERSATION ON CHAPTER XIX. Richard. There is no pleasure in reading of any person being imprisoned... | |
 | St. Andrew's Church (Headington, Oxford, England) - Headington (Oxford, England) - 1870 - 368 pages
...God in their native tongue; a desire which was rather bluntly expressed by John of Gaunt, ' We will not be the dregs of all, seeing other nations have...law of our faith, written in their own language.' It would appear that great store was set upon these English manuscript Bibles, as revised by Purvey,... | |
 | 1870 - 720 pages
...God in their native tongue ; a desire which was rather bluntly expressed by John of Gaunt, ' "Wo will not be the dregs of all, seeing other nations have...law of our faith, written in their own language.' It is to be hoped that in thus striving to convey a knowledge of the steps which have been taken in... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1871 - 598 pages
...his advocates. Princes and queens were among his readers. The doughty John of Gaunt said, " We will not be the dregs of all, seeing other nations have...law of our faith, written in their own language.'" One feature which Wycliffe's version had in common with later ones was, that it spoke to the people... | |
 | John Dowling - Papacy - 1871 - 962 pages
...Popiih effort! to flop the circulation of the Engliih ScriptureĞ. Wlckliff'i bold expostulation!. have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language." He added that he would maintain our having the divine law in our own tongue, against those, whoever... | |
 | Edward Ellis (LL.D.) - 1873 - 138 pages
...The Duke of Lancaster boldly declared, "We (the English) \rill not be the dregs of all, seeing that other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language." Wicliffe's next step was to expose and denounce as unscriptural the doctrine of transubstantiation... | |
 | Elizabeth Penrose - 1875 - 548 pages
...remonstrance of John of Gaunt, who concluded by saying, " We will not be the dregs of all, seeing that other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language." CONVERSATION ON CHAPTER XIX. Richard. There is no pleasure in reading of any person being imprisoned... | |
 | John Stoughton - Bible - 1878 - 350 pages
...Parliament, but that John of Gaunt, "Wycliffe's old friend, resisted the bill, declaring, " We will not be the dregs of all, seeing other nations have...law of our faith, written in their own language."! Be this, however, as it may, a convocation at Oxford, in the year 1408, enacted a law, commonly called... | |
 | J. Boyes - Bible - 1879 - 186 pages
...Duke of Lancaster, the uncle of the king and an old friend of the translator, who said : ' We will not be the dregs of all, seeing other nations have...the law of our faith, written in their own language ' ; at the same time declaring in the most solemn manner, that he would maintain our having this law... | |
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We will not be the dregs of all : seeing other nations have the law of God, which is the law of our faith, written in their own language. 
