ambrose

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• composedHymn 'Maker of all, the Lord'

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  The narrator references verses from Ambrose, identifying him as the composer of the hymn.

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  those true verses of Thy Ambrose. For Thou art the "Maker of all, the Lord, And Ruler of the height, Who, robing day in light, hast poured Soft slumbers o'er the night, That to our limbs the power Of toil may be renew'd, And hearts be rais'd that sink and cower, And sorrows be subdu'd

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• lovedNarrator's Mother

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  Ambrose reciprocated the love for the narrator's mother, praising her religious conversation and good works.

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  and he her again, for her most religious conversation, whereby in good works

• praisedNarrator's Mother

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  Ambrose often praised the narrator's mother, congratulating the narrator on having such a mother.

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  he often burst forth into her praises; congratulating me that I had such a mother

• expoundsWord of Truth

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  Ambrose expounds the Word of truth among the people every Lord's day, clarifying spiritual matters.

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  I heard him indeed every Lord's day, rightly expounding the Word of truth among the people

• recommendedThe letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life

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  Ambrose diligently recommended the text 'The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life' as a rule for spiritual interpretation in his sermons.

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  Ambrose in his sermons to the people, oftentimes most diligently recommend this text for a rule, The letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life

• interpretedOld Scriptures of the Law and the Prophets

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  Ambrose helped the narrator understand the Old Scriptures by drawing aside the mystic veil and laying open their spiritual meaning.

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• lovedSimplicianus

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  Ambrose held Simplicianus in high regard, loving him truly as a father, indicating a deep personal and spiritual bond.

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  whom Ambrose truly loved as a father.

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• hadno leisure

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  Ambrose was too busy to be available for consultation or to provide books to the narrator.

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  Ambrose has no leisure

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• influencesAugustine

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  Ambrose had brought Augustine to his current doubtful state of faith, which Monnica saw as a step towards health.

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  by him I had been brought for the present to that doubtful state of faith I now was in

• forbidsCustom of Offerings (Monnica's)

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  Bishop Ambrose forbade the custom of bringing offerings to churches, even for those who would use it soberly, to prevent excess among the drunken.

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• praisesMonnica

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  Ambrose often praised Monnica, congratulating Augustine on having such a mother.

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  he often burst forth into her praises; congratulating me that I had such a mother

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• provides care forMonastery at Milan (Ambrose's)

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  Ambrose is identified as the figure responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of the monastery's inhabitants.

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  under the fostering care of Ambrose

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• receivedSpeaker

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  Ambrose received the Speaker as a father and showed him Episcopal kindness.

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  That man of God received me as a father, and showed me an Episcopal kindness on my coming

• preached topeople

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  Ambrose preached eloquently to the people, dispensing spiritual nourishment.

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  And I listened diligently to him preaching to the people

• had discourse compared toFaustus

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  Ambrose's discourse was more recondite but less winning and harmonious in manner than that of Faustus, though superior in matter.

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  and I was delighted with the sweetness of his discourse, more recondite, yet in manner less winning and harmonious, than that of Faustus

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• recommendedIsaiah the Prophet

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  Ambrose advised the narrator to read the book of Isaiah, considering it a clear prophecy of the Gospel.

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  He recommended Isaiah the Prophet: I believe, because he above the rest is a more clear foreshower of the Gospel and of the calling of the Gentiles.

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