Download or read book Iohannis Wyclif Sermones, Vol. 2 written by John Wycliffe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Iohannis Wyclif Sermones, Vol. 2: Now First Edited From The Manuscripts, With Critical And Historical Notes; Super Evangelia De Sanctis The present part contains the most interesting and important of all Wyclif's Latin sermons. Judging only from the other parts, the great effect which Wyclif's sermons produced upon both his followers and his antagonists, would be almost inexplicable, for they consist almost entirely of expositions of the sacred text and of philosophical disquisitions, and it is only here and there that Wyclif's contest with the life and doctrine of the hierarchy of his day comes into prominence. It does so however in the present volume. Here the political and ecclesiastical convictions, which were the ruling ideas of the last four years of Wyclif's life, are very forcibly expressed. Almost every sermon contains some portion of Wyclif's violent contest with the monks, of which we also hear from his contemporaries, who describe the ferment produced by him amongst the English clergy, and to some extent amongst the nation at large. More will not be attempted in this Introduction, than very briefly to indicate the contents of the volume, and to point out wherein lies its significance. The first sermon is a clue to the character of the whole collection. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.