The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan |
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according altar Ambrose Apostle Aquileia Arians Arius Auxentius Basilica Behold Benedictine Bishop blessed blood body bondage Bonosus brother called Christ Christians Church circumcision commanded condemned confess Council Council of Aquileia death deny desire Divine earth Emperor Eusebius evil Exod faith Farewell Father fear first-born flesh fruit fulness Gaul Gentiles gift give glory Gospel grace Gratian hath heart heathen heaven heavenly holy honour IRENÆUS Jesus Jews John judge king lest LETT letter liberty Lord Jesus Lord's Luke Majesty martyrs Matt mind Moses offer Palladius Passover peace Philistines priests prophet received reply rich righteousness SABINUS sacred saith says Scripture sent servant shalt shew sins Son of God soul speak Spirit suffer temple thee Theodosius things Thou hast TINIAN tion true unto VALEN Valentinian virgin virtue Vulg Wherefore wherein wisdom wise woman wont words written xvii
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Page 167 - And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
Page 431 - This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
Page 173 - And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
Page 310 - The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Page 262 - Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.
Page 362 - But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner ; with such an one no not to eat.
Page 370 - Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
Page 327 - ... life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
Page 174 - And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. "And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Page 466 - I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you ? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren ? 6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.