A Select Library of Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: St. Ambrose: Select works and letters. 1896Christian literature Company, 1896 - Christian literature, Early |
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according Altar of Victory Ambrose amongst angels Apostle Arians Arius baptism begotten believe Bishop blessed body called CHAPTER chastity Christ Church command confess created creature David dead death deny desire divine duty earth Emperor eternal faith Father fear flesh fulness gift give given glory God the Father Godhead Gospel grace Gratian hand hath heart heathen heaven heavenly Holy Spirit honour Jews John John xiv John xvi judge kingdom Kings Lastly lest Lord Jesus Luke majesty Manichæan Matt mind modesty Moses mystery nature ness Novatian passage priest prophet received regard Sabellians saith Scripture sent servant shalt sins Son of God soul speak substance teaching thee Theodosius things Thou hast tion truth unity unto Valentinian II viii virgin virtue Wherefore whilst widow wisdom words worship written
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Page 63 - Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect : but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that, for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Page 298 - He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
Page 235 - For the Father judgeth no man, But hath committed all judgment unto the Son : That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, Honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Page 295 - He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.
Page 290 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that 1 am baptized with ? They say unto Him, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with...
Page 454 - 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 20 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 295 - PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God...
Page 17 - Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; Thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Page 142 - The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.