Excerpt from John Wycliffe and the First English Bible: An Oration We thank Thee for the revelation Thou hast made of Thyself in the world around us, which proclaims Thine eter -nal power and godhead; we thank Thee for the revelation made in us who bear Thine image; but, above all, do we thank Thee for the revelation vouchsafed unto us in the blessed volume of Thy word. We thank Thee for those holy men of God who spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost; whose line is now gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. We thank Thee for Thy great gift unto our fathers in the father-land, and, through them, unto us who now for these many generations have heard in our own tongue, wherein we were born, the wonderful works Of God. 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.