For if God be on our side, what matter maketh it who be against us, be they bishops, cardinals, popes, or whatsoever names they will? William Tyndale More Quotes by William Tyndale More Quotes From William Tyndale The Law and the Gospel are two keys. The Law is the key that shutteth up all men under condemnation, and the Gospel is the key which opens the door and lets them out. William Tyndale religious bible men I will cause a boy who drives a plow to know more of the scriptures than the pope. William Tyndale scripture causes boys Do you know who taught the eagles to find their prey? Well, that same God teaches His hungry children to find their Father in His Word. William Tyndale eagles father children We do not wish to abolish teaching and to make every man his own master, but if the curates will not teach the gospel, the layman must have the Scripture, and read it for himself, taking God for his teacher. William Tyndale teaching teacher men Christ is with us until the world's end. Let his little flock be bold therefore. William Tyndale littles world christ To have a faith, therefore, or a trust in anything, where God hath not promised, is plain idolatry, and a worshipping of thine own imagination instead of God. William Tyndale trust faith god We had better be without God's laws than the Pope's.” To which Tyndale passionately responded: “I defy the Pope, and all his laws; and if God spares my life, ere many years, I will cause the boy that driveth the plow to know more of the Scriptures than thou dost! William Tyndale law boys years God's goodness is the root of all goodness; and our goodness, if we have any, springs out of His goodness. William Tyndale goodness roots spring The Church is the one institution that exists for those outside it. William Tyndale institutions church christianity There is no work better than another to please God: to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a souter [cobbler], or an apostle, all is one; to wash dishes and to preach is all one, as touching tho deed, to please God. William Tyndale cobblers touching water It is impossible to preach Christ, except thou preach against antichrist. William Tyndale antichrist impossible christ I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me. William Tyndale records honor jesus Evangelion (that we call the gospel) is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad and maketh him sing, dance, and leap for joy. William Tyndale heart joy men I perceived how that it was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth except the Scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue. William Tyndale eye truth mother All that I do and suffer is but the way to the reward, and not the deserving thereof. William Tyndale rewards suffering way Let every man of whatsoever craft or occupation he be of... serve his brethren. William Tyndale occupation crafts men they go and set up free-will with the heathen philosophers and say that a man's free will is the cause why God chooseth and not another, contrary to all scriptures. William Tyndale scripture causes men And as the circumcised in the flesh, and not in the heart, have no part in God's good promises; even so they that be baptized in the flesh, and not in heart, have no part in Christ's blood. William Tyndale baptized-in heart blood Christ desires his mysteries to be published abroad as widely as possible. I would that [the Gospels and the epistles of Paul] were translated into all languages, of all Christian people, and that they might be read and known. William Tyndale christian desire people The Scriptures sprang out of God. William Tyndale scripture
