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“I maintain that some Jew wrote it who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any.”

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Martin Luther, born on November 10, 1483 and died on February 18, 1546, was a significant figure in the German Reformation. He was a monk, theologian, philosopher, and writer, known for his leading role in the Reformation. Luther challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and translated the Bible into German, which had a profound impact on German culture and religion. more

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“I myself saw and touched at Dessay, a child of this sort, which had no human parents, but had proceeded from the Devil. He was twelve years old, and, in outward form, exactly resembled ordinary children.”

Years Humans Children Humor Form Parent Religious Saws Ordinary Devil Touched Twelve

Book:The Life of Luther Written by Himself

Source: The Life of Luther Written by Himself

“In many countries there are particular places to which devils more especially resort. In Prussia there is an infinite number of evil spirits.”

Country Humor Spirit Evil Religious Numbers Particular Devil Infinite Resorts Prussia Evil Spirits

Book:The Life of Luther Written by Himself

Source: The Life of Luther Written by Himself

“Many demons are in woods, in waters, in wildernesses, and in dark poolly places ready to hurt...people.”

People Humor Water Hurt Religious Dark Ready Woods Demon Wilderness Black Clouds

Author:Martin Luther

“Many sweat to reconcile St Paul and St James, but in vain. 'Faith justifies' and 'faith does not justify' contradict each other flatly. If any one can harmonize them I will give him my doctor's hood and let him call me a fool.”

Ifs Giving Doe Humor Religious Fool Doctors Vain Justify Call Me Sweat Hood Reconcile

Author:Martin Luther

“Our bodies are always exposed to Satan. The maladies I suffer are not natural, but Devil's spells.”

Body Humor Suffering Natural Religious Devil Satan Spells Exposed Malady

Book:The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt

Source: The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt

“The best way to get rid of the Devil, if you cannot kill it with the words of Holy Scripture, is to rail at and mock him. Music, too, is very good; music is hateful to him, and drives him far away.”

Ifs Way Humor Religious Holy Music Is Devil Very Good Scripture Best Way Far Away Hateful Mock Rail Holy Scriptures

Author:Martin Luther

“The Devil can so completely assume the human form, when he wants to deceive us, that we may well lie with what seems to be a woman, of real flesh and blood, and yet all the while 'tis only the Devil in the shape of a woman. 'Tis the same with women, who may think that a man is in bed with them, yet 'tis only the Devil; and...the result of this connection is oftentimes an imp of darkness, half mortal, half devil.”

Thinking Men Want Humans Wells May Real Humor Seems Form Lying Religious Results Half Darkness Blood Shapes Bed Devil Connections Assuming Flesh Mortals Deceiving Flesh And Blood Human Form

Author:Martin Luther

“The Devil...clutched hold of the miserable young man...and flew off with him through the ceiling, since which time nothing has been heard of him.”

Men Has Beens Humor Young Religious Heard Devil Miserable Young Man Ceilings Flew

Author:Martin Luther

“The Devil, it is true, is not exactly a doctor who has taken degrees, but he is very learned, very expert for all that. He has not been carrying on his business during thousands of years for nothing.”

Years Humor Religious Taken Degrees Devil Doctors Experts Doctor Who Carrying On

Book:The Life of Luther Written by Himself

Source: The Life of Luther Written by Himself

“The Devil, too, sometimes steals human children; it is not infrequent for him to carry away infants within the first six weeks after birth, and to substitute in their place imps.”

Firsts Humans Children Sometimes Humor Religious Week Birth Six Devil Stealing Substitutes Infant

Author:Martin Luther