 | 1870 - 844 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... | |
 | Glasgow sabbath school union - 1870 - 834 pages
...names. On one occasion, when provoked by the perversity of a rich but ignorant ecclesiastic, he said, "If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture than you do!" And Tyndale was as good as his word. Yet all the time that... | |
 | 1871 - 588 pages
...be without God's laws than the Pope's laws, he warmly said, ' I defy the Pope and all his laws ; and if God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth a plough to know more of Scripture than you do.' Driven from England, Tyndale went in 1524 to Hamburg,... | |
 | Brooke Foss Westcott - 1872 - 484 pages
...were better be without 'God's law than the Pope's:' 'I defy the Pope and all 'his laws;' and said, 'If God spare my life ere many 'years, I will cause...shall 'know more of the Scripture than thou doest 1 .' The boast was not an idle phrase. Erasmus had published the Greek Testament for the first time,... | |
 | Brooke Foss Westcott - 1872 - 396 pages
...were better be without 'God's law than the Pope's:' 'I defy the Pope and all 'his laws;' and said, * If God spare my life ere many ' years, I will cause...plough shall ' know more of the Scripture than thou doest1.' The boast was not an idle phrase. Erasmus had published the Greek Testament for the first... | |
 | Brooke Foss Westcott - 1872 - 384 pages
...were better be without 'God's law than the Pope's:' 'I defy the Pope and all 'his laws;' and said, 'If God spare my life ere many ' years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall 1 know more of the Scripture than thou doest1.' The boast was not an idle phrase. Erasmus had published... | |
 | 1872 - 980 pages
...Pope's." Master Tyndale hearing that, answered him, "I defy the Pope and all his laws ;" and said, "\Tf God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that drivalh the plough shall know more of the Scripture than thou docst." ' " When this became bruited... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1873 - 964 pages
...the Diocese of Worcester, and warned. In dispute afterwards with a Worcestershire divine, he said, " If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause...boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the Scriptures than thou dost." About 1523 — the year in which Lord Berners published his translation... | |
 | Edward Hayes Plumptre - 1874 - 836 pages
...Pope's.' Master Tyndale hearing that answered him, ' I defy the Pope and all his laws; ' and said, ' If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause...plough shall know more of the Scripture than thou doost.' " It is very interesting to mark the dawn of Tyndale's great purpose of translating the Scriptures... | |
 | Young people - 1875 - 690 pages
...This roused the righteous anger of Tyndale, and 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 a plough to know more of the Scriptures than thou dost." No sooner was this spread abroad than persecution... | |
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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. 
