...and tongues of the Romanists were busy in denouncing heresy so fearful and so dangerous as this. " The Gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot of swine," they said. " The jewel of the Church is turned into the sport of the laity." They had nothing to do...

...that by this means, the gospel was made vulgar, and laid more open to the laity, and even to women who could read, than it used to be to the most learned of the clergy, and those of the best understanding. And so the gospel jewel, or evangelical pearl, was thrown about and trodden...

...translated it out of Latin into English; and by that means laid it more open to the laity and to women who could read, than it used to be to the most learned...the Gospel pearl is cast abroad and trodden under swine; and that which used to be precious to both clergy and laity is made, as it were, the common...

...out of Latin into English, and by that means has laid it more open to the laity, and to women who can read, than it used to be to the most learned of the clergy, and to persons of the best understanding. And so the Gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot...

...women who could read, than it had formerly been to the most learned of the clergy. And in this way the Gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot of swine." Wicliffe's translation was, indeed, from the Latin Bible; but though Hebrew and Greek, the original...

...anger of the hierarchy in England on Wycliffe's translation appearing. " In this way," they said, " the gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot of swine ; and that which was before precious to both laity and clergy, is now rendered, as it were, the common jest book of...

...the most learned of the clergy, even to those of them who had the best understanding. And in this way the gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot of swine, and that which was before precious, both to clergy and laity, is rendered, as it were, the common jest of both ! The...

...the most learned of the clergy, even to those of them who had the best understanding. And in this way the gospel pearl is cast abroad, and trodden under foot of swine, and that which was before precious to both clergy and laity, is rendered as it were the common jest of both. The jewel...

...Wiclif's Bible was like a firebrand thrown amongst a mass of combustibles. Knighton says: — "In this way the gospel pearl is cast abroad and trodden under foot of swine ; and that which was before precious to both clergy and laity, is rendered, as it were, the common jest of both. The...

...by this means the gospel is made vulgar, and laid more open to the laity, and eren to women who can read, than it used to be to the most learned of the clergy and those of the best understanding. And what was before the chief gift of the clergy and the gift of the church,...