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Nemo bonus nisi Vnus Deus / No one is good but God alone
De uero et bono Deo Dei Filio / About the true and good God, the Son of God
De omnipotente Deo Dei Filio / About Almighty God the Son of God
De domino maiestatis Dei Filio / About the Lord of glory, the Son of God
See: fid. 1. 54–85; 1. 43–53; 1. 86–117.
Compare: Origen, hom, in exod. 13.7, see: Moreschini. R. 131, 133, not. 6.
See: Ex.35:27–28, 28:20.
Following Origen, St. Ambrose correlates the light purple color of amethyst with air, the dark purple color of purple with water, and the scarlet color of cochineal with fire. Fine linen, linen, represents the earth, since flax grows from the earth. See: Origen, hom, in exod. 13. 3, also: Philo of Alexandria, Mos. 88; Josephus, bell. iud. 5.212; Clement of Alexandria, strom. 5. 6.
Compare: Cicero, tusc. 1.22.
Compare: Phil.2:7. See also: Athanasius of Alexandria, incarn. 7.
Compare: Didim the Blind, trin. 3.15.
See: Exodus 14:21–28, 17:1–7.
Markschies suggests seeing here another meaning of the word uber - abundance, see: Markschies. S. 269, Anm. 157.
See: John 17:3; 1 John 5:20.
The term distinctio is contrasted with the Arian term separatio, see: Moreschini S. Il linguaggio teologico di Ilario di Poitiers. P. 356–357.
To the synod. translation has a different numbering of lines (Zechariah 2:8–9).
This paragraph was included in the Acts of the Council of Constantinople in 680, see: Mansi. 8.XI. R. 370С.
This paragraph was included in the Acts of the Council of Constantinople in 680, see: Mansi. 8.XI. R. 370D.
See: Isa.53:5; 1 Peter 2:24.
See: 1 Cor.2:8; 2 Corinthians 13:4.
This paragraph was quoted at the Council of Chalcedon, see: Schwartz. II. 1. 1. R. 22, 8; II. 4. R. 123, 1.
In the synod, translation: “by the grace of God.” Reading given by St. Ambrose, also found in Greek manuscripts.
For more information, see also: fid. 5. 94–99.
See: Mark 16:19; Acts 2:33, 7:55; Rom.8:34, etc.
St. Ambrose recalls the words of Is.48:16, see above: fid. 2.75.
The contrast between the simplicity of faith and the refinements of eloquence is repeatedly found in St. Ambrose, cf.: expl. ps. 12, 47. 24; exp. ps. 118, 11. 2, etc.; see: Moreschini. R. 165, not. 4.
This paragraph, as well as the following one, was quoted several times at the Council of Ephesus (see: Schwartz. I. 1. 2. R. 42, 26–43, 8; I. 1. 7. R. 92, 23–32) and at the Council of Chalcedon (II. 1. 1. R. 22:17), see: Faller. R. 84, not.
Punctuation is given according to the Latin text.
See: Hilary of Pictavia, trin. 3.12.
Play on words: nomen – name, in pl. nomina – promissory note.
See: 1 Corinthians 15:28. For more details, see: fid. 5. 163–187.
Compare: Origen, hom. in Luc. 34.
Compare: Rom.7. 23–25; 8. 1–4, 7.
From this point to the middle of paragraph 96, the text was quoted at the Second Council of Constantinople in 553, see: Fallen R. 91–92, not.
For more details see: fid. 5. 193–219.
Wed: Luke 2:51; 1 Corinthians 15:28; John 1:29, 36, 15:1–5; Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7–8; Ps.115:16; Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32.
See: Matthew 27:45, 41; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44–45.
See: John 20:11–12; Matthew 28:2.
See: Athanasius of Alexandria, incam. 10. See also: spin s. 3.163.
Moreschini notes that the madman “said in his heart,” that is, thought, but heretics speak out loud, see: Moreschini. R. 181, not. 2.
See: spirit. s. 1. 16. 164; obit. Th. 49.
demutatam PKDVSWE deminutam S.F. Maur.
The second book of St. Ambrose was finishing his exposition “On Faith” and here the final part of the essay began.
See: Acts 22:7–9, 9:3–7.
See: fid. 5. 193; spir. s. 2.46.
obruit PL obruet set. Maur.
Blzh. Jerome objected to this interpretation of St. Ambrose, see: in Hiezech. 11, praef.; nom. hebr. 51.24; 57.30; 80. 19.
Perhaps this is an indirect reference to the death near Adrianople in August 378 of Emperor Valens, an opponent of the Nicene faith.
The war to which Gratian went was against the rebel Goths, who settled on the territory of the Roman Empire with the permission of the authorities.
Upper Moesia, or Mysia, was located in Northern Thrace.
In 376, the Goths were granted the right to live within the Roman Empire as confederates, and they took upon themselves the obligation to protect the borders of the Empire. See about these events: Ammianus Marcellinus, resgest. 31.
A reference to the pagan practice of auspices, observing the flight of birds to predict the outcome of a battle.
See: Joshua 5:14; and also: fid. 1. 3.