| 1851 - 592 pages
...God's laws than the Pope's !" To which Tyndale boldly 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 Scripture than you do !" Our Translator afterwards proceeded to the metropolis,... | |
| 1835 - 612 pages
...the piety of Tyndale could bear, — " I defy the pope," said he, in reply, " 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 Scripture than you do." It was one of those significant bursts of zeal which... | |
| 1848 - 704 pages
...drew forth those memorable words of indignant virtue : — " 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 SCRIPTURE THAN YOU Do!" (By the way, it may be noted, though in anticipation,... | |
| Arminianism - 1847 - 662 pages
...xPv<Tov XPvtro"Pa, " more golden than gold : " "I defy the Pope, and all his laws ; and IF GOD SPAKE MY LIFE, ERE MANY YEARS, I WILL CAUSE A BOY THAT DRIVETH THE PLOUGH TO KNOW MORE OF THE SCRIPTURE THAN YOU DO ! " The author of such a statement was, of course,... | |
| Christian life - 1885 - 324 pages
..." We were better without God's laws than the pope's ; " to which Tyndale gave the noble answer, " I defy the pope and all his laws : 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." Full of this great plan, Tyndale went to... | |
| 1829 - 592 pages
...be without- God's laws than the Pope's." " I defy the Pope," said Tyndale, " and all his laws ; and if God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy <hat driveth the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do." We find him preaching in the public... | |
| John Foxe - Church history - 1831 - 608 pages
...and shocked by that blasphemous saying, replied, "I d«fy the pope, and all his laws;" and added, " 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." After this, the grudgq' of the priests increasing... | |
| John Foxe - 1840 - 886 pages
...and shocked by that blasphemous saying, replied, " I defy the pope, and all his laws ;" and added, " If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plow to know more of the scripture than you do." After this, the grudge of the priests increasing more and... | |
| American periodicals - 1870 - 878 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... | |
| Christianity - 1845 - 614 pages
...Pope's." Mr Tindal hearing this, full of godly zeal, replied, " I defy the Pope and all his laws ; and, if God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that drives the plough to know more of the Scriptures than you do. Being desirous, for the good of his country,... | |
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