18. Damasus cleansed not, Peter cleansed not, Ambrose cleansed not, Gregory cleansed not; Damasus of Rome, Peter of Alexandria, Gregory of Constantinople, and St. Ambrose himself. Peter had died by this time, but the fact was probably not yet known at Milan. for ours is the ministry, but the sacraments are Thine. For it is not in man’s power to confer what is divine, but it is, O Lord, Thy gift and that of the Father, as Thou hast spoken by the prophets, saying: “I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and their sons and their daughters shall prophesy.” Joel ii. 28. This is that typical dew from heaven, this is that gracious rain, as we read: “A gracious rain, dividing for His inheritance.” Ps. lxviii. [lxvii.] 9. For the Holy Spirit is not subject to any foreign power or law, but is the Arbiter of His own freedom, dividing all things according to the decision of His own will, to each, as we read, severally as He wills. 1 Cor. xii. 11.