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university. So faithfully did he present the

truth to the students under his instruction,

that he received the title of “the gospel

doctor.” But the greatest work of his life was

to be the translation of the Scriptures into the

English language. In a work, On the Truth and

Meaning of Scripture, he expressed his

intention to translate the Bible, so that every

man in England might read, in the language

in which he was born, the wonderful works

of God.

But suddenly his labors were stopped.

Though not yet sixty years of age, unceasing

toil, study, and the assaults of his enemies

had told upon his strength and made him

prematurely old. He was attacked by a

dangerous illness. The tidings brought great

joy to the friars. Now they thought he would

bitterly repent the evil he had done the