“When somebody inquired whether, when a sick person wished to have the sacrament but could not tolerate mine on account of nausea, something else should be given in place of the wine, the doctor [Martin Luther] replied, 'This question has often been put to me and I have always given this answer: One shouldn't use anything else then wine. If a person can't tolerate wine, omit it [the sacrament] altogether in order that no innovation may be made or introduced. Is it necessary for a person who is dying to have the sacrament again at the last moment?'” Tabletalk, Heydenreich #5509, LW, AE, 54:438
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