1536
Strangled.
Then burned
after
of heresy
convicted.
His noble efforts
at that time
cowardly
spurned.
His goal:
The many
Truth
to Learn.
His Fate
he knew
if he stalwartly
continued.
Still he doggedly
pursued
with uncommon,
obvious
Godly strength,
imbued
The Bible
to translate
to commoner's
English
ensued.
For them to read;
be educated
well-read
so as not to be
blind;
so as not to be
misled.
His dying prayer?
Not to be spared;
though he had
in wisdom fled,
replete with support
to Europe
to complete his translation
printed then smuggled
back into England.
To many a clergy
a tragic defeat.
SO
what words to God
would he in sincerity utter?
With a constricted throat
would he sadly retract
or fearfully stutter?
No. His desire?
Again...
Not for his life
to be rightfully
spared.
Righteously inspired
these words
he unselfishly said:
"Lord, open the King
of England's eyes."
For 'He' to be enlightened;
his mind made
wisely aware.
Three years later
in 1539, Henry VIII
dutifully required
every parish church
in England
and their parishioners
to possess
a copy
of an English Bible.
William Tyndale's
wonderful success!
An Authorization
Divine.
Such valiant efforts.
Such bravery of heart.
Over 700 languages
translated from English.
In whole or in part.
A Entire World
biblically
Blessed.
Tyndale's
courageous efforts
left their mark.
His
Generosity of Spirit
smothered
Bible illiteracy's
Dangerous
Sparks.
Strangled.
Then burned
after
of heresy
convicted.
His noble efforts
at that time
cowardly
spurned.
His goal:
The many
Truth
to Learn.
His Fate
he knew
if he stalwartly
continued.
Still he doggedly
pursued
with uncommon,
obvious
Godly strength,
imbued
The Bible
to translate
to commoner's
English
ensued.
For them to read;
be educated
well-read
so as not to be
blind;
so as not to be
misled.
His dying prayer?
Not to be spared;
though he had
in wisdom fled,
replete with support
to Europe
to complete his translation
printed then smuggled
back into England.
To many a clergy
a tragic defeat.
SO
what words to God
would he in sincerity utter?
With a constricted throat
would he sadly retract
or fearfully stutter?
No. His desire?
Again...
Not for his life
to be rightfully
spared.
Righteously inspired
these words
he unselfishly said:
"Lord, open the King
of England's eyes."
For 'He' to be enlightened;
his mind made
wisely aware.
Three years later
in 1539, Henry VIII
dutifully required
every parish church
in England
and their parishioners
to possess
a copy
of an English Bible.
William Tyndale's
wonderful success!
An Authorization
Divine.
Such valiant efforts.
Such bravery of heart.
Over 700 languages
translated from English.
In whole or in part.
A Entire World
biblically
Blessed.
Tyndale's
courageous efforts
left their mark.
His
Generosity of Spirit
smothered
Bible illiteracy's
Dangerous
Sparks.
William Tyndale (/ˈtɪndəl/;[1] sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494–1536) was an English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was influenced by the work of Desiderius Erasmus, who made the Greek New Testament available in Europe, and by Martin Luther.[2] While a number of partial translations had been made from the seventh century onward, the spread of Wycliffe's Bible resulted in a death sentence for any unlicensed possession of Scripture in English—even though translations in all other major European languages had been accomplished and made available.[3][4] Tyndale's translation was the first English Bible to draw directly from Hebrew and Greek texts, the first English one to take advantage of the printing press, and first of the new English Bibles of the Reformation. It was taken to be a direct challenge to the hegemony of both the Church of England and the laws of England to maintain the church's position. In 1530, Tyndale also wrote The Practyse of Prelates, opposing Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon on the grounds that it contravened Scripture.
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In 1535 Tyndale was arrested and jailed in
the castle of Vilvoorde (Filford) outside Brussels for over a year. In 1536 he was convicted of heresy and executed by strangulation, after which his body was burnt at the stake. His dying prayer that the King of England's eyes would be opened seemed to find its fulfillment just two years later with Henry's authorization of the Great Bible for the Church of England—which was largely Tyndale's own work. Hence, the Tyndale Bible, as it was known, continued to play a key role in spreading Reformation ideas across the English-speaking world and, eventually, to the British Empire.http://m.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1501-1600/translator-william-tyndale-strangled-and-burned-11629961.html spiritual • love • death • hope • society
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In 1535 Tyndale was arrested and jailed in
the castle of Vilvoorde (Filford) outside Brussels for over a year. In 1536 he was convicted of heresy and executed by strangulation, after which his body was burnt at the stake. His dying prayer that the King of England's eyes would be opened seemed to find its fulfillment just two years later with Henry's authorization of the Great Bible for the Church of England—which was largely Tyndale's own work. Hence, the Tyndale Bible, as it was known, continued to play a key role in spreading Reformation ideas across the English-speaking world and, eventually, to the British Empire.http://m.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1501-1600/translator-william-tyndale-strangled-and-burned-11629961.html spiritual • love • death • hope • society
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