Saint Augustine:

In Paradise, our bodies were entirely subject to the will's bidding. As such, Adam could have commanded his body for sexual purposes merely by a rational act, and children... would have been generated 'by a calm act of the will.' Erotic desires and passions were not part of God's original plan for our sexual lives…

— Saint Augustine Ancient

Influential Christian theologian

Context

The City of God Against the Pagans, discussing sex before the Fall

Date / Period

c. 413-426 AD

Source

https://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/what-would-augustine-…

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