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Luther’s Table Talk: Or, Some Choice Fragments from the Familiar Discourse of the Godly, Learned Man, and Famous Champion of God’s Truth is unavailable, but you can change that!

This book contains fragments of Martin Luther’s conversations taken from a vast collection of his sayings. The editors selected only those passages from Table Talk that they felt accurately reflected Luther’s character and style. These quotes are arranged by topic, including the Church and preaching, Christian duties, politics, Bible study, and anecdotes about the Reformation.

The believing or spiritual person ought to endure and suffer all things; he neither eateth nor drinketh; he begetteth no children, nor hath any part in such temporal doings and actions. But the temporal and civil person is subject to temporal rights and laws, and is tied to obedience; he must maintain and defend himself and his, according as the laws and rights do command. “For instance, now, if a wicked wretch should presume to force my wife, or my maid, in my presence; then truly I would lay aside
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