Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius : There would be no adulteries, and debaucheries, and prostitution of women, if it were known to all, that whatever is sought beyond the desire of procreation is condemned by God. Nor would necessity compel a woman to dishonour her modesty, to seek for herself a most disgraceful mode of sustenance; since the males also would restrain their lust, and the pious and religious contributions of the rich would succour the destitute. — The Divine Institutes Book 5 Methodius of Olympus : He added immediately, "Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife". and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment." — Methodius Discourse III. Thaleia Origen of Alexandria : You have given up your wife, to whom you are bound. This is a big step you have taken. You are not abusing her, you say, but claiming that you can be chaste and live more purely. But look how your poor wife is being destroyed as a result, because she is unable to endure your purity! You should sleep with your wife, not for your sake but for hers. — COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3.33.23-25 Pelagius : People who want to be promiscuous argue that God commanded us to have sexual relations, so that the earth would be filled with human beings. But God is quite capable of making humans out of the earth, as he did at the beginning, so this is no excuse. — COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 7