ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 7 v38

DOING WELL, DOING BETTER. AMBROSE: The one is bound by marriage bonds, the other is free. One is under the law, the other under grace. Marriage is good because through it the means of human continuity are found. But virginity is better, because through it are attained the inheritance of a heavenly kingdom and a continuity of heavenly rewards. SYNODAL LETTER 44.

DELIVERED FROM WORLDLY CARES. AMBROSIASTER: The one who refrains from marriage does better because he earns merit for her with God and delivers her from the cares of this world. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.