And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;
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Ambrose of Milan
AD 397
But the holy David is the more excellent in this, that he confessed himself tobe but man, and neglected not to wash out with the tears of repentance the sin of which he had been guilty, in so taking away Urias’ wife. Herein shewing us that none ought to trust in his own strength, for we have a mighty adversary whom we cannot overcome without God’s aid. And you will commonly observe very heavy sins befalling to the share of illustrious men, that they may not from their other excellent virtues be thought more than men, but that you may see that asmen they yield to temptation.
