Epistles
Ambrose's letters; Epistle 44 describes Scripture as a sea with profound meanings and prophetic enigmas.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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The Fathers' Defense of the Old Testament
— Epistle 44 quoted: Scripture is a sea with profound meanings and prophetic enigmas
"as St. Ambrose says in Epistle 44, the divine Scripture is a sea, having within it profound meanings, and the depth of prophetic enigmas"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited (Letter 38 to Horontianus) on God furnishing the palace of the world before introducing man
"See St. Ambrose, Letter 38 to Horontianus"
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited (Letter 38) on man as last created, the cause and king of all elements
"St. Ambrose, in the letter 38 already cited, teaches that man was created last"