TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH WITH PROLEGOMENA AND EXPLANATORY NOTES,
VOLUMES I.-VII.
UNDERTHE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF
PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D.,
AND
HENRY WACE, D.D,
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IN COT&T CLARK
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WM. B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY
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VOLUME X
AMBROSE
SELECT WORKS AND LETTERS
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Volume X
Translator's Preface
Prolegomena to St. Ambrose
St. Ambrose
On the Duties of the Clergy. Introduction
Three Books on the Duties of the Clergy
Book I
Book II
Book III
Introduction to the Three Books of St. Ambrose on the Holy Spirit
Three Books on the Holy Spirit
Book I
Book II
Book III
The Two Books on the Decease of His Brother Saytrus
Introduction
Book I
Book II
Exposition of the Christian Faith
Preface
Prefatory Note
Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV
Book V
On the Mysteries. Introduction
The Book Concerning the Mysteries
Two Books Concerning Repentance. Introduction
Two Books Concerning Repentance
Book I
Book II
Note on the Penitential Discipline of the Early Church
Concerning Virgins. Introduction
Three Books Concerning Virgins
Book I
Book II
Book III
Concerning Widows. Introduction
The Treatise Concerning Widows
Note on the Letters of St. Ambrose
Selections from the Letters of St. Ambrose
Memorial of Symmachus, the Prefect of the City
Epistle XVII
The Memorial of Symmachus, Prefect of the City
Epistle XVIII
Epistle XX
Letter XXI
Sermon Against Auxentius on the Giving Up of the Basilicas
Letter XXII
Letter XL
Letter XLI
Letter LI
Letter LVII
Letter LXI
Letter LXII
Epistle LXIII
Translator's Preface.
Although, according to the plan of this "Library," Commentaries on Holy Scripture are omitted, and the field of selection is thus somewhat lessened, it has been no easy matter to decide which of St. Ambrose's many treatises should be chosen and which omitted.
Obviously the great work on the Faith, De Fide, must be included, and this implied the addition of that on the Holy Spirit. Then the treatise on the Duties of the Clergy, as throwing much light on the ideas of the Fourth Century as to what was expected of ecclesiastics, seemed to claim a place. And after these the difficulty becomes very great. It is unfortunate that the limitations of space do not admit of the inclusion of all the dogmatic and ascetic treatises. Similarly, one would have been glad to insert the addresses on the deaths of the two Emperors Valentinian and Theodosius. More, also, of his letters might well have been added, though, as they have appeared in full in the Oxford "Library of the Fathers," this is a matter for less regret.
As will be seen, I have availed myself of the assistance of my son, the Rev. E. de Romestin, of New College, and of the Rev. H. T. F. Duckworth, of Merton College, each of whom took high honours in the Theological School at Oxford.
The work has been carried out under some difficulties, and not the least has been the loss in travelling of a considerable portion of the manuscript, the whole of which had to be translated anew.
