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When he turned up at Ambrose's church in [[Milan]], Ambrose refused him entry until he had repented of his crime. Ambrose's reasoning was that the same [[Lord]] made both the emperor and the ordinary people. Theodosius subsequently did repent of his actions. Ambrose also got Theodosius to pass a new [[law]] that any sentences of death or proscription were to be stayed for 30 days, after which they were to be reviewed. In taking the actions that he did, Ambrose established that under [[Christianity]], nobody, not even the emperor of [[Rome]] was above the law, and that the law was based on God's standards.<ref>Theodoret (c.393-466 CE), [http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/theodoret-ambrose1.html Ecclesiastical History], V.17-18</ref><ref>Zimmerman, Augusto, The Christian foundations of the rule of law in the West: a legacy of liberty and resistance against tyranny, ''Journal of Creation'', 19(2):67-73, 2005. [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4758 HTML] [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j19_2/j19_2_67-73.pdf PDF]</ref>
When he turned up at Ambrose's church in [[Milan]], Ambrose refused him entry until he had repented of his crime. Ambrose's reasoning was that the same [[Lord]] made both the emperor and the ordinary people. Theodosius subsequently did repent of his actions. Ambrose also got Theodosius to pass a new [[law]] that any sentences of death or proscription were to be stayed for 30 days, after which they were to be reviewed. In taking the actions that he did, Ambrose established that under [[Christianity]], nobody, not even the emperor of [[Rome]] was above the law, and that the law was based on God's standards.<ref>Theodoret (c.393-466 CE), [http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/theodoret-ambrose1.html Ecclesiastical History], V.17-18</ref><ref>Zimmerman, Augusto, The Christian foundations of the rule of law in the West: a legacy of liberty and resistance against tyranny, ''Journal of Creation'', 19(2):67-73, 2005. [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/4758 HTML] [http://www.creationontheweb.com/images/pdfs/tj/j19_2/j19_2_67-73.pdf PDF]</ref>
During his lifetime, Ambrose called several councils and worked tirelessly against the Arian heresy.
During his lifetime, Ambrose called several councils and worked tirelessly against the [[Arian]] heresy.
== Some of his writings ==
== Some of his writings ==
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[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Early Christians]]
[[Category:Early Christians]]