Tertullian Quotes About Birth

Quotes about: Birth

• In our case, murder being once for all forbidden, we may not destroy even the foetus in the womb, while as yet the human being derives blood from other parts of the body for its sustenance. To hinder a birth is merely a speedier mankilling; nor does it matter whether you take away a life that is born, or destroy one that is coming to the birth. That is a man which is going to be one; you have the fruit already in the seed.

  Tertullian

  Men, Blood, Abortion

  "The Sacred Writings of Tertullian".

• Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.

  Tertullian

  Differences, Prevention, Birth

• Every soul, then, by reason of its birth, has its nature in Adam until it is born again in Christ; moreover, it is unclean all the while that it remains without this regeneration; and because unclean, it is actively sinful, and suffuses even the flesh (by reason of their conjunction) with its own shame.

  Tertullian

  Soul, Flesh, Birth

  Tertullian (2012). “The Sacred Writings of Tertullian (Annotated Edition)”, p.426, Jazzybee Verlag

• To forbid birth is only quicker murder.

  Tertullian

  Abortion, Birth, Murder

  Tertullian (1960). “Octavius”

• Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.

  Tertullian

  Prevention, Birth, Murder

  Tertullian, Aeterna Press (2016). “Tertullian Collection [2 Books]”, p.122, Aeterna Press

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