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St. Ambrose was an archbishop of Milan and one of the most influential figures of the fourth century. He is one of the original four Doctors of the Church and Latin theologians. His writings had a direct influence on St. Augustine, and his intense ecclesiastical awareness expanded and reinforced the Church’s sacerdotal ministry and the high standards of Christian ethics. He furthered...

him from the privilege of marriage (for this is beyond the force of the precept), but that he may by conjugal chastity preserve the grace of his baptism; or, again, that he be induced by the Apostle’s authority to beget children, for he speaks of having sons, not entering or repeating marriage. I have not passed over this point, because many persons contend that the husband of one wife has reference to the time after baptism, so that any impediment which would ensue would be washed away in baptism.
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