alypius

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• was_led_toJudge (Alypius's first encounter)

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  Alypius was being taken before a judge after being falsely accused of theft.

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  being led away to be taken before the judge

• visitedSenator's house

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  Alypius was known to frequent a certain senator's house to pay his respects.

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  seen Alypius at a certain senator's house

• destined_to_bedispenser of Thy Word

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  Alypius was foretold to become a significant figure in the Church, disseminating divine teachings.

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  he who was to be a dispenser of Thy Word

• destined_to_beexaminer of many causes in Thy Church

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  Alypius was also destined to be an examiner of many causes within the Church, indicating a future role in ecclesiastical law or doctrine.

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  an examiner of many causes in Thy Church

• clave_toNarrator (Augustine, implied)

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  Alypius became strongly attached to the narrator, indicating a deep bond of friendship and shared purpose.

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  he clave to me by a most strong tie

• went_withNarrator (Augustine, implied)

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  Alypius accompanied the narrator from Rome to Milan, demonstrating his loyalty and commitment to their shared journey.

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  and went with me to Milan

• practicedlaw

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  Alypius engaged in legal practice, primarily to satisfy his parents' wishes.

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  practise something of the law he had studied

• served_asAssessor (role)

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  Alypius held the position of Assessor multiple times, noted for his integrity.

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  he had thrice sat as Assessor

• was_assessor_toCount of the Italian Treasury

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  Alypius served as an Assessor to the Count of the Italian Treasury in Rome, where he displayed his incorruptibility.

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  At Rome he was Assessor to the count of the Italian Treasury

• resistedPowerful Senator (Rome)

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  Alypius firmly opposed the powerful senator's attempt to circumvent the law, refusing both bribes and threats.

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  Alypius resisted it: a bribe was promised; with all his heart he scorned it

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• is friend ofAugustine of Hippo

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  Alypius is consistently present with Augustine and is considered a close companion.

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  Alypius was with me, now after the third sitting released from his law business, and awaiting to whom to sell his counsel, as I sold the skill of speaking, if indeed teaching can impart it

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• referenced_byNarrator (Augustine)

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  And in my disputes with my friends Alypius and Nebridius of the nature of good and evil

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• misunderstoodCatholics

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  Alypius held a mistaken belief about what Catholics taught regarding the presence of a human soul in Christ.

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  Alypius imagined the Catholics to believe God to be so clothed with flesh, that besides God and flesh, there was no soul at all in Christ, and did not think that a human mind was ascribed to Him.

• imaginedChrist lacked human soul

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  Alypius incorrectly believed that the Catholic doctrine stated Christ had no soul besides God and flesh.

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  no soul at all in Christ

• did_not_thinkhuman mind ascribed to Christ

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  Alypius did not believe that a human mind was attributed to Christ in Catholic teaching.

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  did not think that a human mind was ascribed to Him.

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• accompaniesNarrator (Augustine)

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  Alypius followed the narrator into the garden, not lessening his privacy due to his disturbed state.

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  and Alypius, on my steps. For his presence did not lessen my privacy; or how could he forsake me so disturbed?

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• born_inAugustine's Hometown

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  Alypius was born in the same town as Augustine, to parents of high social standing.

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  Alypius was born in the same town with me

• studied_underAugustine (Narrator)

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  Alypius was a student of Augustine, studying under him both in their hometown and later in Carthage.

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  For he had studied under me, both when I first lectured in our town, and afterwards at Carthage

• studied_inAugustine's Hometown

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  Alypius studied under Augustine when Augustine first lectured in their shared hometown.

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  when I first lectured in our town

• studied_inCarthage

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  Alypius continued his studies under Augustine when Augustine lectured in Carthage.

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  and afterwards at Carthage

• used_notAugustine's Public School

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  Alypius initially did not attend Augustine's public school due to an existing disagreement between Augustine and Alypius's father.

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  as yet he used not my teaching

• doted_uponCircus

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  Augustine discovered that Alypius was excessively fond of and devoted to the spectacles of the Circus.

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  how deadly he doted upon the Circus

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• was reluctant to insertJesus Christ

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  Alypius initially would not vouchsafe to have the name of Jesus Christ inserted in their writings, preferring the 'lofty cedars of the Schools'.

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  he would not at first vouchsafe to have inserted in our writings

• was aCatechumen

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  Alypius was also a Catechumen, accompanying the narrator in his spiritual journey at the villa.

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  resting in that villa, with Alypius a Catechumen

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• was baptized withNarrator (Augustine)

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  Alypius chose to be 'born again' with the narrator, indicating their shared experience of baptism and conversion.

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  It pleased Alypius also to be with me born again in Thee, being already clothed with the humility befitting Thy Sacraments

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• sits byAugustine

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  Alypius is present and observant during Augustine's emotional crisis.

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  Alypius sitting close by my side

• applies to selfRomans 14:1

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  Alypius reads a further passage and personally identifies with its message.

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  which he applied to himself

• joinsAugustine

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  Alypius, strengthened by scripture, aligns his purpose with Augustine's without delay.

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  he joined me

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• was drawn intoCircus (Spectacle)

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  Alypius was initially captivated and drawn into the 'madness' of the Circus, which caused concern for Augustine.

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  had drawn him into the madness of the Circus

• became scholar ofAugustine

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  After an initial estrangement, Alypius's father relented, and Alypius returned to study under Augustine, becoming his scholar.

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  Alypius beginning to be my hearer again

• loved continency ofManichees

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  Alypius, along with Augustine, was involved in the Manichean superstition, attracted by their perceived show of continency.

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  loving in the Manichees that show of continency which he supposed true

• traveled toRome

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  Alypius went to Rome before Augustine, following his parents' wishes to pursue a secular course of study, specifically law.

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  had gone before me to Rome, to study law

• studiedLaw (Subject)

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  In Rome, Alypius pursued the study of law, a secular course encouraged by his parents.

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  to Rome, to study law, and there he

• was carried away byShows of Gladiators

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  Despite his initial aversion, Alypius developed an 'incredible eagerness' for the shows of gladiators in Rome, becoming intoxicated by the bloody spectacle.

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  he was carried away incredibly with an incredible eagerness after the shows of gladiators

• was forced intoAmphitheatre

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  Alypius was forcibly led by his acquaintances into the Amphitheatre to watch the gladiatorial shows, despite his protests.

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  haled him, vehemently refusing and resisting, into the Amphitheatre

• studied inCarthage

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  Alypius was studying under Augustine in Carthage when a significant incident occurred in the market-place.

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  studying under me at Carthage, and was thinking

• was apprehended byOfficers of the Market-place

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  In Carthage's market-place, Alypius was mistakenly apprehended by the officers on suspicion of being a thief.

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  sufferedst him to be apprehended by the officers of the market-place

• foundHatchet

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  Alypius, investigating the noise, entered the place where the theft occurred and found the hatchet left behind by the real thief.

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  where finding the hatchet, he was standing, wondering and considering it

• was led toJudge

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  After being apprehended with the hatchet, Alypius was being led away to be presented before a judge for judgment.

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  he was being led away to be taken before the judge

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• advises_againstMarriage

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  Alypius advises the narrator against marriage, believing it would hinder their shared pursuit of wisdom with undistracted leisure.

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  Alypius indeed kept me from marrying; alleging that so could we by no means with undistracted leisure live together in the love of wisdom, as we had long desired.

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• believed_incorrectly_aboutCatholic Faith

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  Alypius initially held a false belief about the Catholic Faith, specifically regarding the nature of Christ's soul.

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  Alypius imagined the Catholics to believe God to be so clothed with flesh, that besides God and flesh, there was no soul at all in Christ, and did not think that a human mind was ascribed to Him.

• conformed_toCatholic Faith

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  After understanding his error, Alypius accepted and aligned himself with the doctrines of the Catholic Faith.

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  he joyed in and was conformed to the Catholic Faith.

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