... works of the sinner nor the sacraments of the church had any bearing on the eternal destiny of the soul, for faith was a free gift from God, graciously granted to needy sinners. To Luther the source of these beliefs, and of religious authority in general, was not ... by a very small segment of the population. Reformers such as Wycliffe, Luther, Hus and Tyndale all translated the Bible to the vernacular (English, German, Czech, and English, respectively)" (Zophy 1997: 87). Until the invention of the printing press, spiritual teachings relied on mural painting, mosaic and stained glass, ......

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