These words of yours, devoid of Christ, devoid of Spirit, are colder than ice itself, so that they tarnish the beauty of your eloquence. Perhaps they were dragged out of you, poor fellow, by fear of the pontiffs and tyrants, lest you should seem altogether an atheist!
Martin LutherAbout author
- Author's profession: Leader
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: November 10, 1483
- Died: February 18, 1546
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