Letter XL.Letter XL. St. Ambrose begs Theodosius to listen to him, as he cannot be silent without great risk to both. He points out that Theodosius th...
The Dismissal of Judas. Then said Jesus unto Judas, That thou doest, do quickly.? John xiii. 27. HEN our Lord gave the morsel, dipped in the dish, t...
Homily LVIII.Homily LVIII. John ix. 17, 18.-They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eves? He said, He is...
Homily VI.Homily VI. ROM. II. 17, 18.-Behold,(1) thou art called a Jew, and restest in the Law, and makest thy boast of God, and knowest His will, and...
Homily LXXX.Homily LXXX.Matthew Chapter 26, Verse 6 And Matthew Chapter 26, Verse 7 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, th...
Matthew 18:15 Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee This is said to show, that as on the one hand, if any of those that believe in Chri...
?EXPOSITION Verse 11. Because of what the Lord had done, David returns to his pleading. He begs deliverance from him who is ever delivering him. Rid ...
Chapter?66 Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation. (1-7) For his favour to his church. (8-12) And the psalmist's praise for his experience ...
Faith. 1 Blessed is she that believed ; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.'? Luke i. 45. 'I ...
S. AUGUSTINE TO CONSENTIUS: AGAINST LYING. From the Retractations, Book ii. Chap. 60. Then* also I wrote a Book against Lying, the occasion of whic...
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? &c.] A form of expression the apostle frequently uses, when he is about to introduce an objection, as is what foll...
Homily XXXIX.Homily XXXIX.Matthew Chapter 12, Verse 1 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and His disciples were a hungered, ...
S. AUGUSTINE ON THE CREED A SERMON TO THE CATECHUMENS. 1. Receive, my children, the Rule of Faith, which is De called the Symbol (or Creed'). And ...
Chapter 5 5:1 It is 1 reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, tha...
The Book of ExodusChapter 8Chapter Overview:Three more of the plagues of Egypt are related in this chapter. That of the frogs, which is, Threatened,...
Letter LI.Letter LI. Addressed to the Emperor Theodosius after the massacre at Thessalonica.(1) St. Ambrose begins by stating his reasons for not havi...
Commonly called the Catechism The text below is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Episcopal (USA). Topics included are as follows: Concernin...
Letter XXIII. To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople.Letter XXIII. To Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople.To his well-beloved brother Flavian the bishop, ...
Against Lying. Against Lying. To Consentius[Contra Mendacium.]Translated by the Rev. H. Browne, M.a.From the Retractations, Book II. Chap. 60. Then(1...
Preached at a Wednesday's Evening Lecture in Great-Eaftcheap, Jan. i, 1752 1 Chron. XII. 32. And of the children of IJJ-achar, which were men that h...