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Actualmente estoy en el capítulo cuatro

"I would rather fear the deep things of God than be wise."

"Not even angels possess a majesty of their own."

"The abounding activity of the spiritual understanding makes it a pleasing exercise to sally forth."

– Ambrose on arguing with the Arians for Christ's equality with the Father, but I like it for sallying forth out the door or into any conversation.

"Take note of the difference. He prays as Son of Man, He commands as Son of God."

"Faith is profitable, therefore, when her brow is bright with a fair crown of good works."

"The beauty of a good thing pleases them more if it be shown under various aspects."

– On the glory of Christ as reflected in His various Names.

"There is a Cup, which You use to purify the hidden chambers of the soul, a Cup not of the old order, nor filled from a common Vine – a new Cup, brought down from heaven to earth, filled with wine pressed from the wondrous cluster, which hung in fleshly form upon the tree of the Cross, even as a grape hangs upon the Vine.

"They give a false colour to their thoughts who dare not unfold them openly."

– Challenging the Arians

Citing the scriptural authority of being called from the womb, Ambrose says, "Sanctification comes not by tradition but by inspiration."