“I defie the Pope and all his lawes. If God spare my life, ere many yeares I wyl cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scripture, than he doust.” – William Tyndale, as quoted in Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, 1563
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John Foxe informs us that one day an exasperated Catholic scholar at dinner with Tyndale said, “We were better to be without God’s law than the Pope’s.”
Tyndale responded with these famous words, “I defy the Pope and all his laws. . . . If God spare my life ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plow, shall know more of the Scripture than thou dost.”
In this youtube video teaching, Dr. Steve Lawson provides a broad overview of the life of William Tyndale, whom God used mightily to bring about Reformation to the entire English speaking world:
In this session, Dr. Steven J. Lawson traces the daring mission of William Tyndale, who was used by God to ignite the English Reformation, which ultimately cost Tyndale his life.
A fuller teaching by Dr. Steve Lawson, including notes on PDF are found at this link.