“The beauty of a good thing pleases the more, if it be shown under various aspects. For those are good things, whereof the texture of the priestly robe was the token, that is to say, either the Law or the church, which latter has made two garments for her spouse, as it is written—the one of action, the other of spirit,…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Exposition of the Christian Faith 2, INTRODUCTION 11
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22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
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20She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
— Proverbs 31:22 —
23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.