Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and…

Neither filthiness. Al unchaste & lewd words of bawdry,¹ uncleanness, & lecherous matters, he calleth filthiness, of which words abundance is wont to be poured forth in Inns & victualling houses, in the time of eating, drinking, & playing. These the Grecians used very freely and accustomably more then others, as their own Poets & other writers do sufficiently witness. But he especially reproveth here those lewd and wanton words, which are spoken openly without shame, which stir up wicked and unchaste thoughts, and are cause of many offences, especially being spoken among youth, according to that saying:² Evil speakings corrupt good manners, as the Apostle writeth to the Corinthians. And if any Christians should be so careless of their tongue, that such words should come from them, such must be chastised ⟨p. 356⟩of the Church, and if they do not amend, they must not be suffered, lest because of them the whole Church be ill reported of, as though these things were either taught among Christians, or suffered to be unpunished, as it is wont to be among the Heathen.

Neither filthines. Al vnchast & lewd words of bauderie,¹ vncleannes, & lecherous matters, he calleth filthines, of which wordes aboundance is wont to be poured forth in Innes & victailing houses, in the time of eating, drinking, & playing. These the Grecians vsed very freely and accustomably more then others, as their owne Poets & other writers do sufficiently witnes. But he especially reproueth here those lewde and wanton wordes, which are spoken openly without shame, which stirre vp wicked and vnchast thoughts, and are cause of many offences, especially being spoken amonge youth, according to that saying:² Euill speakings corrupt good manners, as the Apostle writeth to the Corinthians. And if any Christians should be so careles of their tongue, that such wordes should come from them, such must be chastised ⟨p. 356⟩