 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1865 - 200 pages
...occasion observed to him, ' We are better without God's laws than the Pope's,' Tyndale answered, ' I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause the boy who driveth the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do.* "The precise date when... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1873 - 310 pages
...to an angry Papist with whom he was discussing this subject : ' I defy the Pope and his laws ; and if God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth a plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do.' Truly these have proved prophetic sayings. The... | |
 | 1868 - 904 pages
...bear, and, in the excitement of his feelings, he answered, " I defy the Pope and all his laws ; and if God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy, that driveth the plough, to know more of the Scriptures than you do." It now became evident to Tyndale that it was not safe... | |
 | Thomas O. Beeman - 1868 - 188 pages
...be without God's laws than the Pope's," to whom he replied, " I defy the Pope and all his laws: and if God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plough, to know more of the Scriptures than you do :") says, in his preface to the Pentateuch" " A thousand... | |
 | James Austin Bastow - 1868 - 824 pages
...edition, he nobly redeemed his bold pledge given to the priest in Gloucestershire many years before, " If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that drivcth the plough to know more of the Scripture» than you do.' He also put headings to the chapters.... | |
 | 1869 - 404 pages
...than the Pope's," Tyndale uttered his memorable declaration, " I defy the Pope and all his laws ; and if God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scriptures than he does." Gloucestershire having now grown too hot for Tyndale,... | |
 | St. Andrew's Church (Headington, Oxford, England) - 1881 - 352 pages
...printed in our tongue. Tyndale was a great supporter of Luther, and declared to one of his opponents : " If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth a plough to know more of the Scriptures than thou dost." With great determination he carried out his... | |
 | 1870 - 606 pages
...suddenly upon him with a iook of great dignity and determination, replied : — ' In the name of of God, I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause the boy that drives the plough to know more of God's law than either you or the Pope.' * The tutor... | |
 | 1870 - 596 pages
...suddenly upon him with a look of great dignity and determination, replied : — ' In the name of God, I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause the boy that drives the plough to know more of God's law than either you or the Pope.' * The tutor... | |
 | 1870 - 604 pages
...suddenly upon him with a look of great dignity and determination, replied : — ' In the name of God, I defy the Pope and all his laws. If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause the boy that drives the plough to know more of God's law than either you or the Pope.' * The tutor... | |
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If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the Scripture than thou doest. 
