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? SERMON. Against Auxentius on the giving up the Basilicas.

? LETTER XL. To the most precious Prince and blessed Emperor his Majesty ?Theodosius, Bishop AMBROSE sends greeting.

? LETTER L. AMBROSE to Chromatius.

? LETTER XC. AMBROSE to Antonius.

ERRATA.

pp. 370, 374 are printed 270, 274.

THE LETTERS OF S. AMBROSE BISHOP OF MILAN.

LETTER OF GRATIAN TO AMBROSE. A.D. 379.

IT is in answer to this that Letter 1 was written by S. Ambrose. It was written by the Emperor Gratian in his 20th year, four years after his succession to the Empire in partnership with his Uncle Valens and his younger brother Valentinian the 2nd, on the death of their father Valentinian the first, 375 A.D. Tillemont calls it 'une lettre toute pleine de pi?t? et d'humilit?, et d'ailleurs mesme ?crite avec beaucoup d'esprit et d'elegance.'

THE EMPEROR GRATIAN TO AMBROSE BISHOP OF ALMIGHTY GOD.

Sidenote: creaturam.

IN this letter S. Ambrose replies to the preceding. He apologises for not coming at once to Gratian, and, after praising his humility and faith, promises to come before long, and meanwhile sends him the two books of the Treatise De Fide, which he had before composed at Gratian's request, begging for time to write on the subject of the Holy Spirit.

AMBROSE BISHOP TO THE BLESSED EMPEROR AND MOST CHRISTIAN PRINCE, GRATIAN.

Sidenote: S. Matt. xxv. 40.

Sidenote: S. John xiv. 21.

WE gather from the letter itself that Constantius, to whom it is addressed was a newly appointed Bishop, but of what see does not appear. In ? 27 S. Ambrose commends to his care the see of Forum Cornelii, which was vacant at the time, as being in his neighbourhood. The grounds on which the Benedictine Editors fix the date seem rather vague. Its interest however is not historical: it is simply hortatory, urging on Constantius the fulfilment of the duties of his new office, and setting before him the chief subjects to which his preaching should be addressed. From S. Ambrose calling him 'my son' it would seem that he was either one of his own clergy, or had been in some way under his guidance. It is interesting as shewing how a great Bishop of that age dwelt upon the relations of the Episcopate, not merely to the Clergy under him as their superior, but to the laity of his diocese as their chief teacher.

AMBROSE TO CONSTANTIUS.

Sidenote: Ps. xxiv. 2.

Sidenote: Ps. xciii. 4.

Sidenote: S. John vii. 38.

Sidenote: Isa. lxvi. 12.

Sidenote: Ps. xlvi. 4.

Sidenote: Prov. xvi. 24.

Sidenote: Ps. cxlviii. 5.

Sidenote: Eccles. xi. 3.

Sidenote: Ib.

Sidenote: Ib. xii. 11.

Sidenote: Acts ix. 5.

Sidenote: 1 Cor. iii. 2.

Sidenote: Prov. xv. 7.

Sidenote: Eph. v. 3.

Sidenote: 1 Thess. iv. 4.

Sidenote: Gen. iii. 18.

Sidenote: Ps. lxxxv. 13.

Sidenote: Gen. iv. 10.

Sidenote: Hab. ii. 9-12.

Sidenote: Ps. cxxii. 3.

Sidenote: Prov. xv. 16.

Sidenote: Isa. xliii. 2.

Sidenote: Prov. vi. 27.

Sidenote: Ib. xxii. 1.

Sidenote: Prov. vi. 26. .

Sidenote: S. Luke xv. 17.

Sidenote: v. 19.

Sidenote: Prov. vi. 2.

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