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On Repentance

St Ambrose of Milan, NPNF II.10

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2. Book 1, St. Ambrose writes in praise of gentleness, pointing out how needful that grace…
3. Book 1, The assertion of the Novatians that they refuse communion only to the lapsed…
4. Book 1, To the argument of the Novatians, that they only deny forgiveness in the case of…
5. Book 1, St. Ambrose proceeds with the proof of the divine mercy, and shows by the…
6. Book 1, The objection from the unchangeableness of God is answered from several passages…
7. Book 1, The Novatians, by excluding such from the banquet of Christ, imitate not indeed…
8. Book 1, St. Ambrose, addressing Christ, complains of the Novatians, and shows that they…
9. Book 1, It was the Lord’s will to confer great gifts on His disciples.
10. Book 1, 9. By collating similar passages with 1 Sam.
11. Book 1, St. John did not absolutely forbid that prayer should be made for those who “sin…
12. Book 1, 11. The passage quoted from St.
13. Book 1, 12. Another passage of St.
14. Book 1, They who have committed a “sin unto death” are not to be abandoned, but subjected…
15. Book 1, St. Ambrose explains that the flesh given to Satan for destruction is eaten by…
16. Book 1, 15. Returning from this digression, St.
17. Book 1, 16. Comparison between the apostles and Novatians.
18. Book 1, That gentleness must be added to severity, as is shown in the case of St.
19. Book 2, St. Ambrose gives additional rules concerning repentance, and shows that it must…
20. Book 2, A passage quoted by the heretics against repentance is explained in two ways, the…
21. Book 2, Explanation of the parable of the Prodigal Son, in which St.
22. Book 2, St. Ambrose turns against the Novatians themselves another objection concerning…
23. Book 2, 5. As to the words of St.
24. Book 2, St. Ambrose teaches out of the prophet Isaiah what they must do who have fallen.
25. Book 2, An exhortation to mourning and confession of sins for Christ is moved by these…
26. Book 2, 8. In urging repentance St.
27. Book 2, 9. In what way faith is necessary for repentance.
28. Book 2, In order to do away with the feeling of shame which holds back the guilty from…
29. Book 2, The possibility of repentance is a reason why baptism should not be deferred to…
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