[in response to a question about staying away from marriage cases] “He replied, 'It is my advice that we should by no means take this yoke upon ourselves. First, we have enough work in our own proper office. Second, marriages outside the church, is a civil matter, and therefore should belong to the government. Third, those cases have no limits, extended the height, the breadth, and the depths, introduces many offenses that bring disgrace to the gospel.” Tabletalk, Lauterbach #4716, 7/23/1539 LW, AE, 54:363
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