Saint Augustine:

For thus far also, 'The wife hath not power of her own body, but the man: in like manner also the man hath not power of his own body, but the woman.' That that also, which, not for the begetting of children, but for weakness and incontinence, either he seeks of marriage, or she of her husband, they deny not the one or the other; lest by this they fall into damnable seductions, through temptation of Satan, by reason of incontinence either of both, or of whichever of them.

— Saint Augustine Ancient

Influential Christian theologian

Context

On Marriage, Section 6

Date / Period

c. 401 AD

Source

https://www.womenpriests.org/augustine/augustine.asp

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