Therefore with joy shall you draw water out of the wells of salvation.
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Ambrose of Milan
AD 397
There will be a great chasm, therefore, between the wealthy and the poor, because merits cannot be altered after death. As the wealthy man is led down to the furnace, he desires to draw a cooling draft from the poor, since water is refreshment for the soul in pain, concerning which Isaiah said, “And water will spring up with delight from the fountains of salvation.” But why is he tormented prior to judgment? Because the punishment for luxuriant living is to be lacking in pleasure. For the Lord also said, “There will be weeping and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of heaven.” Very late does the wealthy man begin to be a teacher, when he still has time for learning but not for teaching.
