Elias, the coming of, before the judgment, [548]448.
Elisha and Gehazi, [549]507, [550]508.
Emotions, mental, opinions of the Peripatetics and Stoics respecting, [551]167, [552]168.
Emotions and affections, good and bad, [553]266, [554]267, [555]268.
Emperors, the Christian, the happiness of, [556]104, etc.
Empire, a great, acquired by war, --is it to be reckoned among good things? [557]65; should good men wish to rule an extensive? [558]72, [559]73.
Empire, the Roman. See Roman Empire.
Enemies of God, the, are not so by nature, but by will, [560]227.
Enlightenment from above, Plotinus respecting, [561]181.
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, the significance of the translation of, [562]39; left some divine writings, [563]45.
Enoch, the son of Cain, [564]298.
Enos, the son of Seth, [565]298; a type of Christ, [566]299.
Entity, none contrary to the divine, [567]227.
Epictetus, quoted on mental emotions, [568]168.
Ericthonius, [569]367.
Errors, the, of the human judgment, when the truth is hidden, [570]357.
Erythræan Sibyl, the, her predictions of Christ, [571]372.
Esau and Jacob, the dissimilarity of the character and actions of, [572]86; the things mystically prefigured by, [573]331, etc.
Esdras and Maccabees, the Books of, [574]382.
Eternal life, the gift of God, [575]121; the promise of, uttered before eternal times, [576]236.
Eternal punishment, [577]461. See Punishment.
Eucharius, a Spanish bishop, cured of stone by the relics of St. Stephen, [578]488.
Eudemons, [579]171, [580]173.
Eusebeia, [581]181.
Evil, no natural, [582]216.
Evil will, a, no efficient cause of, [583]230.
Existence, and knowledge of it, and love of both, [584]220, etc., [585]221, etc.
Eye, the, of the resurrection body, the power of, [586]508.
Fables invented by the heathen in the times of the judges of Israel, [587]367.
Fabricius and Pyrrhus, [588]100.
Faith, justification by, [589]195, etc.
Faith and Virtue, honored by the Romans with temples, [590]73, [591]74.
Fall of Man, the, and its results, foreknown by God, [592]241; mortality contracted by, [593]245; the second death results from, [594]262; the nature of, [595]271, etc., [596]272, etc.
Fate, [597]82; the name misapplied by some when they use it of the divine will, [598]89.
Fathers, the two, of the two cities, sprung from one progenitor, [599]298.
Fear and Dread, made gods,, [600]76.
Felicity, the gift of God, [601]121; the eternal, of the city of God, [602]509, [603]511.
Felicity, the goddess of, [604]73; the Romans ought to have been content with Virtue and, [605]74, [606]75; for a long time not worshipped by the Romans; her deserts, [607]76, [608]77.
Fever, worshipped as a deity, [609]31 and note, [610]48.
Fig-tree, a singular, of Egypt, [611]456.
Fimbria, the destruction of Ilium by, [612]45. [613]46.
Fire, the peculiar properties of, [614]454.
Fire, the, whirlwind, and the sword, [615]441.
Fire, saved so as by, [616]473.
Fire, the, which comes down from heaven to consume the enemies of the holy city, [617]432.
Fire, the, and the worm that dieth not, [618]461; of hell, --is it material? and if it be so, can it burn wicked spirits? [619]462, etc.
First man (our first parents), the, the plentitude of the human race contained in, [620]243; the fall of, [621]245; what was the first punishment of? [622]251; the state in which he was made, and that into which he fell, [623]251; forsook God, before God forsook him, [624]251; effects of the sin of, --the second death, [625]262, etc.; was he, before the fall, free from perturbations of soul? [626]271; the temptation and fall of, [627]271, [628]272; nature of the first sin of, [629]273; the pride of the sin of, [630]274; justice of the punishment of, [631]274, [632]275; the nakedness of, [633]276; the transgression of, did not abolish the blessing of fecundity, [634]278; begat offspring in Paradise without blushing, [635]281, [636]282.
First parents, our. See First Man.
First principles of all things, the, according to the ancient philosophy, [637]148.
First sin, the nature of the, [638]273.
Flaccianus, [639]372.
Flesh, the, of believers, the resurrection of, [640]255; the world at large believes in the resurrection of [see Resurrection], [641]481; of a dead man, which has become the flesh of a living man, whose shall it be in the resurrection? [642]498.
Flesh, living after the, [643]263, etc., [644]264, etc.; children of the, and of the promise, [645]285.
Florentius, the tailor, how he prayed for a coat, and got it, [646]488.
Foreknowledge, the, of God, and the free-will of man, [647]90, etc.
Forgiveness of debts, prayed for, [648]476, [649]477.
Fortitude, [650]402, [651]403.
Fortune, the goddess of, [652]73, [653]124.
Foundation, the, the opinion of those who think that even depraved Catholics will be saved from damnation on account of, considered, [654]467, etc., [655]473, etc.; who has Christ for? [656]473, [657]474.
Fountain, the singular, of the Garamantæ, [658]456.
Free-will of man, the, and the foreknowledge of God, [659]90, etc.
Free-will, in the state of perfect felicity, [660]510.
Friendship, the, of good men, anxieties connected with, [661]405; of good angels, rendered insecure by the deceit of demons, [662]406, etc.
Fruit, [663]219.
Fugalia, the, [664]26.
Furnace, a smoking, and a lamp of fire passing between the pieces of Abraham's sacrifice, the import of, [665]325.
Galli, the, [666]26, and note, [667]136.
Games, restored in Rome during the first Punic war, [668]55.
Ganymede, [669]368.
Garamantæ, the singular fountain of the, [670]368.
Gauls, the, Rome invaded by, [671]54.
Gehazi and Elisha, [672]507, [673]508.
Generation, would there have been, in Paradise if man had not sinned? [674]279, etc., [675]280, etc.
Genius, and Saturn, both shown to be really Jupiter, [676]129, etc.
Giants, the offspring of the sons of God and daughters of men, --and other, [677]304, etc., [678]305.
Glory, the difference between, and the desire of dominion, [679]101; shameful to make the virtues serve human, [680]102; the, of the latter house, [681]390; the endless, of the Church, [682]436, etc.
God, the vicissitudes of life dependent on the will of, [683]37, etc.; not the soul of the world, [684]71; rational animals not parts of, [685]71; THE ONE, to be worshipped, although His name is unknown, the giver of felicity, [686]77, [687]78; the times of kings and kingdoms ordered by, [688]82; the kingdom of the Jews founded by, [689]82; the foreknowledge of, and the free-will of man, [690]90, etc.; the providence of, [691]93, etc., [692]190; all the glory of the righteous is in, [693]96; what He gives to the followers of truth to .enjoy above His general bounties, [694]140, the worship of, [695]180, [696]181, [697]182; the sacrifices due to Him only, [698]182, etc.; the sacrifices not required, but enjoined by, for the exhibition of truth, [699]183; the true and perfect sacrifice due to, [700]183, etc.; invisible, yet has often made Himself visible, [701]189, etc.; our dependence for temporal good, [702]189; angels fulfill the providence of, [703]190; sin had not its origin in, [704]214; the eternal knowledge, will, and design of, [705]216, etc.; has He been always sovereign Lord, and has He always had creatures over whom He exercised His sovereignty? [706]235, etc.; His promise of eternal life uttered before eternal times, [707]236; the unchangeable counsel and will of, defended against objections, [708]237; refutation of the opinion that His knowledge cannot comprehend things infinite, [709]238; the fall of man foreknown by, [710]241; the Creator of every kind of creature, [711]242; the providence of, not disturbed by the wickedness of angels or of men, [712]282; the anger of, [713]306, etc., [714]470; the coming down of, to confound the language of the builders of Babel, [715]313, etc.; whether the, of the Christians is the true, to whom alone sacrifice ought to be paid, [716]415, etc.; the will of, unchangeable and eternal, [717]480.
Gods, the, cities never spared on account of, 2, etc.; folly of the Romans in trusting, 3, etc.; the worshippers of, never received healthy precepts from, --the impurity of the worship of, [718]24; obscenities practised in honor of the Mother of the, [719]25; never inculcated holiness of life, [720]26; the shameful actions of, as displayed in theatrical exhibitions, [721]27; the reason why they suffered false or real crimes to be attributed to them, [722]28; the Romans showed a more delicate regard for themselves than for the, [723]29; the Romans should have considered those who desired to be worshipped in a licentious manner as unworthy of being honored as, [724]29; Plato better than, [725]30; if they had any regard for Rome, the Romans should have received good laws from them, [726]31; took no means to prevent the republic from being ruined by immorality, [727]36; etc.; the vicissitudes of life not dependent on, [728]37, etc.; incite to evil actions, [729]39, etc.; give secret and obscure instructions in morals, while their solemnities publicly incite to wickedness, [730]40; the obscenities of the plays consecrated to, contributed to overthrow the republic, [731]41;the evils which alone the pagans feared, not averted by, [732]43, etc.; were they justified in permitting the destruction of Troy? [733]43; could not be offended at the adultery of Paris, the crime being so common among themselves, [734]44; Varro's opinion of the utility of men feigning themselves to be the offspring of, [735]44; not likely they were offended at the adultery of Paris, as they were not at the adultery of the mother of Romulus, [736]45; exacted no penalty for the fratricidal conduct of Romulus, [737]45; is it credible that the peace of Numa's reign was owing to? [738]46; new, introduced by Numa, [739]48; the Romans added many to those of Numa, [740]48; Rome not defended by, [741]53, etc.; which of the, can the Romans suppose presided over the rise and welfare of the empire? [742]68, etc.; the silly and absurd multiplication of, for places and things, [743]68; divers set over divers parts of the world, [744]69; the many, who are asserted by pagan doctors to be the one Jove, [745]70, etc.; the knowledge and worship of the, which Varro glories in having conferred on the Romans, [746]75; the reasons by which the pagans defended their worshipping the divine gifts themselves among the, [747]77, etc.; the scenic plays which they have exacted from their worshippers, [748]77; the three kinds of, discovered by Scævola, [749]78, etc.; whether the worship of, has been of service to the Romans, [750]79; what their worshippers have owned they have thought about, [751]80; the opinions of Varro about, [752]81; of those who profess to worship them on account of eternal advantages, [753]108, etc.; Varro's thoughts about the, of the nations, [754]110, etc.; the worshippers of, regard human things more than divine, [755]111, etc.; Varro's distribution of, into fabulous, natural, and civil, [756]112, etc.; the mythical and civil, [757]113; natural explanations of, [758]116, etc.; the special officers of, [759]117; those presiding over the marriage chamber, [760]117, [761]118; the popular worship of, vehemently censured by Seneca, [762]119, [763]120; unable to bestow eternal life, [764]121; the select, [765]122; no reason can be assigned for forming the select class of, [766]123; those which preside over births, [767]123; the inferior and the select compared, [768]171; the secret doctrine of the pagans concerning the physical interpretation of, [769]125; Varro pronounces his own opinions concerning uncertain, [770]132; Varro's doctrine concerning, not self-consistent, [771]139, etc.; distinguished from men and demons, [772]153; do they use the demons as messengers? [773]158; Hermes laments the error of his forefathers in inventing the art of making, [774]161; scarcely any of, who were not dead men, [775]163; the Platonists maintain that the poets wrong the, [776]169; Apuleius' definition of, [777]170; does the intercession of demons secure the favor of, for men? [778]171; according to the Platonists, they decline intercourse with men,, [779]174, etc.; the name falsely given to those of the nations, yet given in Scripture to angels and men, [780]178, etc.; threats employed towards, [781]188; philosophers assigned to each of, different functions, [782]412.
Gods, the multitudes of, for every place and thing, [783]68, etc., [784]74, [785]75, [786]117, [787]118, [788]122, [789]123.
Gods, the invention of the art of making, [790]161.
Gog and Magog, [791]432.
Good, no nature in which there is not some, [792]409.
Good, the chief, [793]347; various opinions of the philosophers respecting, [794]397; the three leading views of, which to be chosen, [795]400, etc.; the Christian view of, [796]401, etc.
Good men, and wicked, the advantages and disadvantages indiscriminately occurring to, 5; reasons for administering correction to both together, 6, etc.; what Solomon says of things happening alike to both, [797]163.
Goods, the loss of, no loss to the saints, 7, etc.
Gospel, the, made more famous by the sufferings of its preachers, [798]391.
Gracchi, the civil dissensions occasioned by, [799]59.
Grace of God, the, the operation of, in relation to believers, [800]464; pertains to every epoch of life, [801]465; delivers from the miseries occasioned by the first sin, [802]500, [803]501.
Great Mother, the, the abominable sacred rites of, [804]137, [805]138.
Greeks, the conduct of the, on the sack of Troy, 3, 4.
Habakkuk, the prophecy and prayer of, [806]377.
Hagar, the relation of, to Sarah and Abraham, [807]325.
Haggai's prophecy respecting the glory of the latter house, [808]390.
Hadrian yields up portions of the Roman empire, [809]70, [810]80.
Ham, the conduct of, towards his father, [811]309; the sons of, [812]311.
Hannah's prophetic song, an exposition of, [813]339-[814]343.
Hannibal, his invasion of Italy, and victories over the Romans, [815]56; his destruction of Saguntum, [816]56, [817]57.
Happiness, the gift of God, [818]121; of the saints in the future life, [819]406, [820]407.
Happiness, the, desired by those who reject the Christian religion, [821]34, etc.