Trinity in man, three things in love, as it were a trace of, [250]124; a kind of, exists in mind, knowledge, and love, [251]125; another, in memory, understanding, and will, [252]134-[253]143; a trace of, in the outer man, [254]144, etc.; man made after the image of the, [255]5, [256]157., etc., [257]190.
Unity of the Father and the Son, [258]99; numerical not specific, [259]20 (note).
Vision, how produced, [260]145.
Word, the Incarnate, dispels our darkness, [261]70; man apt for the perception of truth through, [262]71; incarnation of, suitable for freeing man from mortality, [263]174; knowledge and wisdom of, [264]180, etc.; of God, and word of man, [265]209; of God, equal to the Father, [266]213.
DOCTRINAL AND MORAL TREATISES.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Abortive conceptions, question regarding resurrection of, [267]265.
Abraham, Christ the promised Seed of, [268]339, [269]340; His example cited, [270]408, [271]409, [272]412; actions of, figurative, [273]470; told no lie, [274]491; knew the state of the world from Lazarus, [275]548.
Abstinence, practice of, a benefit due to authority, [276]364; easier than moderation, [277]405, [278]410; from food, etc. for ill ends, [279]528.
Academics, St. Augustin once inclined to, [280]356.
Action, unless rightly done, sin, [281]360; whether implied in permission, [282]464, [283]475; always conceived in the heart, [284]487; indifferent, takes its character from motive, [285]488; some unconsciously prophetic, [286]495; character determined by the intention, [287]519.
Adam, sin of, the results to his posterity, [288]246, [289]254; involved many kinds of sin, [290]252; Job, how unlike, [291]530.
Address, different methods of, to different classes of hearers, catechumens, [292]298 sq.
Admonition, desired by St. Augustin, [293]522.
Adultery, what? [294]400, [295]402; compared with fornication, [296]403; is evil, while even second marriage is good, [297]443; might be justified on same grounds as lying, [298]487, [299]488; some guilty of, fear perjury, [300]500; penance done for, 575.
Æsop, Fables of, [301]494.
Ætiology, explanation by, [302]349.
Age, qualifies to give counsel, [303]451; flower of, brief, [304]452.
Aged, marriage, [305]400.
Ages, seven; the last to be an age of rest, [306]301.
Ages of the world, the six, [307]307.
Alexis, of Plato and Virgil thought allegorical, [308]355.
All things gathered together in one in Christ, expounded, [309]257.
Allegory, explanation by, [310]349; instances of, [311]350, [312]351; in real events, [313]460, [314]470, [315]492; no lie if the thing figured is true, [316]460; Jacob's deceit was, [317]491; use of, [318]492.
Almighty, what He Who is, cannot do, 569.
Alms, means of, not to be gotten by sin, [319]488; a means of pardon, [320]496; given to Christ, [321]519; to be done for a heavenly reward, [322]520.
Almsgiving, will not, without change of life, atone for sin, [323]260; the greatest, is forgiveness of debtors and love of enemies, [324]261; the first, is to pity our own souls, [325]262; advanced by Christianity, [326]364.
Altar, prayers at the, [327]434; ministers of, Christian Priests, [328]515; prayers offered at the, [329]540.
Alternatives, [330]464, [331]466, [332]468, [333]469.
Ambrose, St., Bp. of Milan, heard by St. Augustin, [334]356.
Analogy, explanation by, [335]349.
Ananias, appearance to St. Paul, [336]550.
Angel, Temple may not be built to an, [337]374.
Angels, the fallen, God's judgment on, [338]246; who fell not, [339]246; nothing certainly known of their social organization, [340]256; bodies assumed by, [341]256; what Christ did for man was in a sense done for them, [342]257; may communicate the events of time to the dead, [343]359; cannot sin, [344]385; entertained by Lot, [345]463; ministry of, to Lazarus, [346]541; free of both worlds, [347]548.
Anger, darkens the mind's eye, [348]490.
Angry, in what sense God is said to be, [349]248, [350]527.
Anima, animus, mens, [351]475.
Anna, and Susanna, [352]403, [353]413; more blessed than Ruth, [354]443; unless Ruth knew what was to follow; probably knew Christ should be born of a Virgin, [355]444; her long and early widowhood, [356]447; her piety, [357]448; recognized Christ with His Virgin Mother, [358]444, [359]448.
Antiphrasis, is no lie, [360]491; instances of, [361]492.
Antiquity, testimony of, to Religion, [362]363.
Apocrypha, books of, [363]548; quoted, [364]540.
Apostle, God spoke in him, [365]521.
Apostles, common men chosen to show Christ's power, [366]342; prophesied of, [367]343; use the four-fold exposition, [368]349, [369]350; Acts of, rejected by Manichees, inconsistently, [370]350; teaching handed down from, [371]356; effect of their labors on nations, [372]364; whether bound to live of the Gospel, [373]471, [374]522; Acts of the, a place to find examples, [375]476, [376]493; example of, no obligation not to labor, [377]505-[378]508; maintained by holy women and those among whom they preached, [379]506-[380]508; words not to be derided, [381]508; divided their provinces, [382]516; had power not to work: to speak with authority, [383]522; once of the world, [384]532; chosen not just but justified: else had first chosen Christ, [385]533.
Apostolic chair, succession from, and note, [386]365.
Apparitions, in dreams, [387]544-[388]550; of the dead without their consciousness, [389]545 sq.; as of the living, unconscious, [390]545. [391]546, [392]549; images only, not of souls themselves, [393]545; produced by the ministry of Angels, [394]545, [395]547, [396]549; asking for burial, [397]545; use of: pointing out places of burial, [398]545; foretelling things future, [399]545; not to be denied, [400]545; instances of, in sleep, [401]545; pointing out where things should be found, [402]545; seen when awake, [403]546; in trances, [404]546; doctrines taught by: of Samuel to Saul, [405]548; of St. Felix, [406]548; of saints whether themselves or angelic appearances, doubtful, [407]549, [408]550; of John the Monk, [409]549; of Ananias to St. Paul: John would have solved St. Augustin's difficulties, [410]550.
Aptus, [411]464.
Archimedes, not to be explained by Epicurus, [412]353.
Arena, matches of the, [413]372.
Aristotle, not to be explained by an enemy, [414]353.
Army, of the virtues and vices, [415]382.
Artisans, singing at work, [416]514.
Ascension of Christ foretold, [417]341; witnessed by Apostles, [418]342; of our Lord, [419]373, [420]374, [421]375; how our Lord prefigured, [422]494.
Ashes, of martyrs, thrown into the Rhone, [423]543; not scattered, [424]544.
Asper, a grammarian, [425]355.
Atoms, soul not formed of, [426]352.
Augustin, St., when ordained Priest or Presbyter, [427]347; his early love of truth, [428]347, [429]349; his prayer for Honoratus, [430]348; how led into Manicheism (nine years in it), tempted by discussions, [431]348; only a "Hearer:" a worldling: contrast later, [432]348; his eyes weak from past delusions, [433]349; his book "De Spiritu et Litera," note, [434]351; his belief about the Old Testament, [435]353; young when led into error, [436]353; his way of search for true religion, [437]356, [438]357; disappointed in Faustus, [439]356; tended at times toward Academics: his prayers for help: becomes Catechumen, [440]356; his purpose of writing further to Honoratus, [441]365; expresses doubt on a point connected with marriage, [442]407; not at variance with Council of Carthage, [443]441; his many engagements, [444]441; his books on marriage and virginity, [445]448, [446]454; wrote against Faustus, [447]448; works of, on Divine grace, [448]450; his works on Lying of different dates, [449]457; uses a homely style in practical matters, [450]458; his avocations, [451]481; life laborious, (bodily infirmity), [452]521, [453]522; did what he exhorted others to do, [454]522; found a Bishop's life more laborious than a Monk's, [455]521; not submitting to man's judgment, [456]522; desired to be admonished, [457]523; never completed his Retractations, [458]527; visited nightly by his mother while she lived, [459]547; not after her death, [460]547.
Aurelius, Bp. of Carthage, desired St. Augustin to write on the work of Monks, [461]503, [462]522.
Authority, necessity of in religion,[463]356, [464]357; source of what we believe, [465]359; lovers of truth believe, [466]360; for doctrine same as for belief in Christ, [467]362; some probable a priori, [468]363; shown by miracles on multitudes, [469]364; brought to bear on life through numbers, [470]364; seat of, in Catholic Church, [471]365; of doctrine to be strictly guarded, [472]466, [473]483, [474]484.
Babylon, represents the world, [475]496.
Ball, pleasure of playing with, [476]453.
Baptism, indicates our death to sin and resurrection to life, [477]252, [478]254; open to all, both infants and adults, [479]252; "Come, ye blessed of My Father, receive the kingdom," [480]374; makes men temples of the Holy Spirit, [481]374; remission of all things in, [482]374; received, to be guarded by good life: washes once for all: why not repeated, [483]375; of heretics, "a form of Godliness:" is of the Church only: remits original sin, [484]386; puts away all sin, [485]408; of children, [486]419; remits from all sin, [487]435; supposed case of lying in order to give, [488]499; necessary for admission to Paradise, [489]546.
Baptized persons pray, [490]435.
Barnabas, simulation of corrected, [491]461, [492]493.
Barrenness, does not make divorce lawful, [493]402, [494]406, [495]412.
Beauty, inward is what Christ loves, [496]451; false, lawful to none, [497]451; spiritual, decays not, [498]451; of truth, [499]498.
Bees, have progeny without intercourse, [500]399.
Begging Monks, [501]515.
Beginners, lying, well meant, excused in,.[502]460, [503]473, [504]495, [505]497.
Beginning, The Father is, of Christ: The Son also the, [506]328; Godhead has none, [507]372.
Belief, See Faith; implies objects unseen, [508]337. [509]338; of historical facts, [510]359; different from opinion, [511]458; needed before understanding, [512]463; of a lie, not always hurtful, [513]466, [514]483; of false doctrine, a real misery, [515]483; in the heart, not enough without confession, [516]486.
Bene-dictio, better than bona dictio, [517]292.
Betrayal, sin of, [518]467, [519]468, [520]496; by silence, [521]468, [522]469.
Bill of divorcement, [523]402.
Birds, their habits alluded to, [524]409; who? [525]436; image of the proud, [526]516; not to be imitated in all points, [527]517, [528]518 sq.; in cages, [529]517; not imitated in picking food or flies, [530]518; caught by want of water, [531]348.
Bishop, empowered to relax certain excommunications, [532]441; addresses another Bishop's flock by permission, [533]521, [534]524.
Bishops, Catholic, overthrew Priscillianism, [535]485; called to act in secular affairs, [536]517; by Apostolic injunction, to be obeyed, [537]522; succession of from Apostles, 565.
Bishop's life, laborious, [538]521, [539]522; recent increase of occupation, [540]521.
Blasphemy, worst in one who knows it such, [541]444, [542]495, [543]499; none can be allowable, [544]499; suggested by Job's wife, [545]500.
Blessedness, called Right Hand of God, [546]373.
Blessing, put for cursing, [547]491.
Blood, of Christ, given the pardoned to drink, [548]374.
Bodies of the married are holy, [549]405.
Body, the death of, man's peculiar punishment, [550]246; resurrection of, [551]264, [552]332, [553]375, [554]540, [555]541; in the resurrection, spiritual, [556]266; material of, never perishes, [557]265, [558]529; a creature of God, [559]374; Temple of the Holy Spirit, [560]374, [561]444, [562]474, not our object in religion, [563]354; its peaceful members made the soul's pattern, [564]389; may be holy in marriage, [565]443, [566]444; of all the Faithful is "members of Christ," [567]444; soul to be preferred to, [568]463, purity of, depends on soul, [569]463, [570]499; Priscillianists erred concerning, [571]484; real good of, in the life to come, [572]528, [573]529; to be restored entire, [574]529; patience of Martyrs concerning their, [575]530; motions of, affect the mind, [576]542; an interest felt in, by us while living, [577]543, [578]544; overcome by the Martyrs, [579]544; hurt only by the pain of dying, [580]543, [581]544; faith in resurrection of, confirmed by care for the dead, [582]541, [583]550; obtained by the spirit, [584]543; not affected by the treatment of the corpse, [585]540, [586]541, [587]543, [588]544.
Boyhood, good and bad reasons for preferring, [589]352; rashness incident to, [590]353.
Bread, daily breaking of, at Troas, the Eucharist, [591]514.
Bridegroom, Christ the, [592]343.
Burial, in the memorials of Martyrs, [593]539, [594]542, [595]549, [596]550; place provided for, [597]539; want of, does not affect the dead, [598]540, [599]541, [600]543, [601]544, [602]545; a grief to the living, [603]544; external rites of, for the comfort of the living, [604]540, [605]544, [606]550; no benefit to the wicked, [607]540, [608]544; care for, a duty, [609]541; why? [610]544; by the Patriarchs and their children, [611]541; significative, [612]541; commended in Scripture, [613]541; rewarded, [614]541; want of, and place of, does not hinder the resurrection, [615]540, [616]541; or rest, [617]541, [618]543, [619]545; place of, a benefit only as occasioning prayer, [620]542, [621]543, [622]550; to slight, irreligious, [623]545; place of, naturally, a subject of interest, [624]543, [625]544; loss of, how a punishment; how a kindness, [626]544.
Business distracting the mind unsuitable to preachers, [627]405.
Butler, Analogy, [628]337.
Calling, each to remain in, [629]509.
Candidianus, bearer of St. Augustin's book on "Care for the Dead," [630]551.
Canticles, prophecy of Christ and the Church, [631]343.
Care for the Dead, book on, occasion of writing, [632]539, [633]551.
Caring for temporal things forbidden, [634]504.
Caring not, by some limited to spiritual wants, [635]503.
Carnally-minded like grass, [636]516.
Carthage, fourth Council of, [637]441; introduction of monasteries into, [638]503.
Cassiodorus, his book, De Inst. Div. Lit., [639]347.
Catechetical instruction, 282 sq.; way to commence it, [640]288 sq.; of the educated,[641]290 sq.; of grammarians and professional speakers, [642]291; causes and remedies of tediousness in, [643]292 sq.
Catechumen, examination of, as to his views, [644]288; specimen of address to ([645]1) one of worthy views, (2) one of false aims, [646]299; formal admission of, [647]312; St. Augustin becomes one, [648]356; learned and repeated the Creed, [649]369; still under sins, [650]375; having a second wife, case of, [651]408.
Catholic, title of, whose by consent, [652]356.
Cataline, his powers of endurance, [653]528.
Cato, cited, [654]408.
Causes, essential to man's happiness to know the; of good and evil, [655]242; the secondary, of evil, are ignorance and lust, [656]245, [657]264; of common things obscure.
Centurion, ready faith of, praised, [658]363; case of the, [659]428.
Chalcedon, Council of, excommunicates (Church) widows who marry, [660]441.
Character, care of, a point of charity, [661]453.
Characterem, (of Baptism), [662]375.
Charity, the Church abides in, [663]374; of the married state, [664]400; shown in communicating any good to others, [665]441; in keeping good repute, [666]453; unity of the Church belongs to, [667]535; a mark of the free-born, [668]535.