I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to h…

Martin Luther
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I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to have anything left in my own hands by which I might strive for salvation. ✨ Martin Luther (2012). Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings, p.350, Fortress Press
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I frankly confess that even if it were possible I should not wish to have free choice given to me, or to have anything left in my own hands by which I might strive for salvation. ✨ Martin Luther (2012). Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings, p.350, Fortress Press

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