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The Letters of S. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan

Saint Ambrose · Public domain text

219,368 words · about 15 h 22 min to read

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Author
Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan (died 397)
Language
English
Subjects
Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, -397 › Correspondence
Length
219,368 words · about 15 h 22 min
Sections
91 reader sections · Table of contents

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Contents (91)
  1. Opening about 8 min
  2. I. A.D. 379 about 4 min
  3. II. A.D. 379 about 19 min
  4. III. A.D. 380 about 1 min
  5. IV. A.D. 380 about 4 min
  6. VI. AMBROSE TO SYAGRIUS under 1 min
  7. VII. 381 A.D about 14 min
  8. VIII. A.D. 381 about 49 min
  9. IX. A.D. 381 about 1 min
  10. X. A.D. 381 about 8 min
  11. XI. A.D. 381 about 4 min
  12. XII. A.D. 381 about 4 min
  13. XIII. A.D. 382 about 5 min
  14. XIV. A.D. 382 about 4 min
  15. XV. A.D. 383 about 8 min
  16. XVI. A.D. 383 about 4 min
  17. XVII. A.D. 384 about 21 min
  18. XVIII. A.D. 384 about 20 min
  19. XIX. A.D. 385 about 22 min
  20. XX. A.D. 385 about 16 min
  21. XXI. A.D. 386 about 33 min
  22. XXII. A.D. 386 about 14 min
  23. XXIII. A.D. 386 about 17 min
  24. XXIV. A.D. 387 about 9 min
  25. Letter XXV about 4 min
  26. Letter XXVI about 10 min
  27. XXVII. A.D. 387 about 9 min
  28. XXVIII. A.D. 387 about 5 min
  29. XXIX. A.D. 389 about 16 min
  30. XXX. A.D. 389 about 10 min
  31. Letter XXXI about 8 min
  32. XXXII. A.D. 387 about 5 min
  33. Letter XXXIII about 5 min
  34. Letter XXXIV about 6 min
  35. Letter XXXV about 10 min
  36. Letter XXXVI about 3 min
  37. XXXVII. A.D. 387 about 27 min
  38. XXXVIII. A.D. 387 about 6 min
  39. XXXIX. A.D. 387 about 5 min
  40. XL. A.D. 388 about 20 min
  41. XLI. A.D. 388 about 23 min
  42. XLII. A.D. 389 about 8 min
  43. Letter XLIII about 15 min
  44. XLIV. A.D. 389 about 12 min
  45. XLV. A.D. 385 about 7 min
  46. XLVI. A.D. 389 about 11 min
  47. XLVII. A.D. 390 about 3 min
  48. Letter XLVIII about 4 min
  49. XLIX. A.D. 390 about 3 min
  50. Letter L about 9 min
  51. LI. A.D. 390 about 10 min
  52. LII. A.D. 392 about 2 min
  53. LIII. A.D. 392 about 3 min
  54. LIV. A.D. 392 about 2 min
  55. LV. A.D. 392 about 3 min
  56. LVI. A.D. 392 about 9 min
  57. Letter LVII about 7 min
  58. LVIII. A.D. 393 about 8 min
  59. LIX. A.D. 393 about 2 min
  60. LX. A.D. 393 about 5 min
  61. LXI. A.D. 394 about 3 min
  62. LXII. A.D. 394 about 2 min
  63. LXIII. A.D. 396 about 1 h 4 min
  64. LXIV. [277] about 5 min
  65. Letter LXV about 5 min
  66. Letter LXVI about 6 min
  67. Letter LXVII about 8 min
  68. Letter LXVIII about 2 min
  69. Letter LXIX about 3 min
  70. Letter LXX about 15 min
  71. Letter LXXI about 5 min
  72. Letter LXXII about 16 min
  73. Letter LXXIII about 7 min
  74. Letter LXXIV about 7 min
  75. Letter LXXV about 5 min
  76. Letter LXXVI about 10 min
  77. Letter LXXVII about 10 min
  78. Letter LXXVIII about 5 min
  79. Letter LXXIX about 3 min
  80. Letter LXXX about 4 min
  81. Letter LXXXI about 7 min
  82. Letter LXXXII about 8 min
  83. Letter LXXXIII about 5 min
  84. Letter LXXXIV about 1 min
  85. Letter LXXXV about 1 min
  86. Letter LXXXVI under 1 min
  87. Letter LXXXVII about 1 min
  88. Letter LXXXVIII under 1 min
  89. Letter LXXXIX about 1 min
  90. Letter XC about 1 min
  91. Letter XCI about 2 h 8 min

The opening of I. A.D. 379

IN this letter S. Ambrose replies to the preceding. He apologises for not coming at once to Gratian, and, after praising his humility and faith, promises to come before long, and meanwhile sends him the two books (duos libellos) of the Treatise De Fide, which he had before composed at Gratian’s request, begging for time to write on the subject of the Holy Spirit.

AMBROSE BISHOP TO THE BLESSED EMPEROR
AND MOST CHRISTIAN PRINCE, GRATIAN.

1. IT was not lack of affection, most Christian Prince, (for I can give you no title more true or more illustrious than this,) it was not, I repeat, lack of affection, but modesty which put a restraint upon that affection, and hindered my coming to meet your Grace. But if I did not meet you on your return in person, I did so in spirit, and with my prayers, wherein the duties of a priest more especially lie. Meet, did I say? Nay, when was I absent? I who followed you with an entire affection, who clung to you in thought and heart; and surely it is by our souls that we are present to one other most intimately.

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