I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
“Supplications” are on behalf of secular rulers, that they may have obedient subjects, and thus peace and tranquillity. “Prayers” are for those to whom power has been entrusted, that they may govern with justice and truth, so that all may prosper. “Intercessions” are for those in dire necessity, that they may find help. And “thanksgivings” refer to gratitude for God’s daily providences. .
