Christ sayeth not, Abstain from the flesh, from marrying, from houseke…

Martin Luther
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Christ sayeth not, Abstain from the flesh, from marrying, from housekeeping, etc., as the Papists teach, for that were even to invite the devil and all his fellows to a feast.
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