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Desiderius Erasmus

"It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide."

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"It's the generally accepted privilege of theologians to stretch the heavens, that is the Scriptures, like tanners with a hide."

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