Martin Luther — "The church is not a pen-house but a mouth-house."

"Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime."

"Let us therefore be rid of the Mass and all that pertains to it, and let us use the holy Supper of Christ in its simplicity."

"Be a sinner and sin boldly, but believe and rejoice in Christ even more boldly, for he is victorious over sin, death, and the world."

"I am much afraid that schools will prove to be great gates of hell unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures, engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his c…"

"The article of justification must be sounded in our ears incessantly because the frailty of our flesh will not permit us to take hold of it perfectly and to believe it with all our heart."