Wycliffe adachita apilo ku sinodi ku Nyumba ya Malamulo; iye mopanda mantha anazenga mlandu wa atsogoleri achipembedzo ku khonsolo ya dziko lonse, ndipo anafuna kusintha nkhanza zazikulu zimene tchalitchicho chinavomereza. Ndi mphamvu zokhutiritsa iye anaonetsa kulanda ndi katangale wa mpingo waupapa. 
Wycliffe appealed from the synod to Parliament; he fearlessly arraigned the hierarchy before the national council and demanded a reform of the enormous abuses sanctioned by the church. With convincing power he portrayed the usurpation and corruptions of the papal see.