Virgil cited, [468]89, [469]90, [470]91.
Wise men, visit of the, [471]109, [472]111.
Word, the, assumed the flesh, was not changed into the flesh, [473]79.
SERMONS ON SELECTED LESSONS OF THE GOSPELS.
Abraham, called only so, after change of name, because name related to earthly promises--not so name of Israel, [474]471; wondrous things promised to, and fulfilled, [475]500; and in us his seed, [476]500; believed without sight, [477]500.
Absolution, analogy between, and loosing grave-clothes of Lazarus, [478]311, [479]415; Church has power of, [480]325, [481]326.
Adoption, a sonship higher than that of nature, [482]255; frequently mentioned in Holy Scripture, [483]255, [484]256; the term of ancient use among the Jews, [485]256; "raising up seed to brother," [486]256; used by St. Paul to express the mystery of our adoption in Christ, [487]256.
Adversary, to be agreed with and delivered from, [488]442; not so Satan, [489]442; the Law our, so long as we our own, [490]443; must agree with, by obedience, and so made no longer adversary, [491]443.
Affliction, blessing to Christians, curse to the worldly as having no hope beyond world, [492]435.
Africa, Church not confined to, [493]526 sq. See [494]Donatists.
Ages, the six, of the world, [495]477.
Alaric, [496]434.
Alms, with Lord's Prayer a remedy against daily sins after Baptism, [497]277; not to be given of usury and oppressive gains, but of our righteous labours, [498]450; giving and forgiving make double, [499]287; good works without, will not avail in Day of Judgment, [500]293; value given to, in Day of Judgment, marvellous, [501]293; should be given freely, as being all of us of one family, [502]297, [503]298; blind Tobias guides his son to attain inward light by, [504]384; to be given first in deeds of mercy to our own souls, [505]435, [506]436.
Analogies, earthly, partial from their very nature, [507]463; Holy Scripture justifies use of, in things relating to God, not to explain accurately, but to illustrate, [508]527.
Angels, holy celibates lead life of, [509]505.
Anger, the lust of vengeance, [510]286; if indulged in, becomes hatred and murder, [511]286, [512]357; great difference between, and hatred, [513]358; may have love in it, [514]357.
Antichrist cometh in his own name, [515]497.
Apostles, the "children" of the Jews who cast out devils, and are their judges, [516]318; witnesses of Christ, [517]318; reaped among the Jews, sowed among the Gentiles, [518]422; our Lord sowed and reaped in, as being in, [519]423; precepts given to, on receiving their commission, not to be understood carnally, [520]424; spiritual meaning of purse and shoes forbidden to, [521]424; of not saluting by the way enjoined on, [522]424, [523]425; saw The Head, and through Him believed The Body (the Church) not yet seen, [524]457; this the opposite to our state, [525]457; burning brands filled with fire from Holy Spirit, not to be put out by persecution, themselves set fire to world, [526]458; had need of pardon themselves, as sinners, [527]514; contention of, for pre-eminence, part of old leaven of law, [528]542.
Apostolic See, two Councils on Pelagian heresy sent to, and rescripts sent back from, [529]504.
Apsis, [530]335 (note).
Arians, say Holy Ghost a creature, [531]320; errors of, carnal, from desire of seeing things, [532]460, from pride, [533]483; irreverence of, [534]512.
Avarice. See [535]Covetousness.
Babylon, carrying into, type of the passing of the Apostles to the Gentiles, [536]250.
Banquets, of the world, for the weakness of our bodies, [537]346; of God, for the heart, not belly, [538]406.
Baptism, the laver of regeneration, [539]277; especial time of solemnizing, last Sabbath in Lent (Easter Eve), [540]284; first gift of Spirit in, remission of sins, [541]324; all sin forgiven in, [542]278, [543]282, [544]286, [545]289, [546]417, [547]503; infirmity still remains after, [548]283, [549]503; the inward washing cleansing the soul through faith with alms, [550]435; the womb of the New Birth, [551]467; removes veil from Lord's Supper, [552]504; opens eyes of blind, [553]512; figured in the parable of the good Samaritan, [554]503; question whether he who hath sinned little or much, before, loves the more, [555]417; cleanses not through merits of minister, but by grace of Holy Spirit, [556]419, [557]420.
Barley, figure of the Law, as opposed to wheat (the Gospel), [558]498. See [559]Wheat.
Beatitudes, the: each duty in, has its own reward, [560]268; the members of the soul, which all together make it in proportion, [561]268.
Bethesda, pool of, the Jews, five porches, the Law (five books of Moses), the troubling of, Christ's Passion, descending of one to, typical of unity, [562]475, [563]476, [564]477; going down to, of humility, [565]478.
Beware, how awful a word from our Lord, [566]437.
Birth, new, glory of, contrasted with misery of first, [567]469; natural, where different from, [568]470; where like that of Christ, [569]470.
Bishop, origin of name of, [570]406; the master of a family its, [571]406.
Blasphemy, unpardonable, refuge against, [572]331. See [573]Spirit, Holy.
Blessed, the: commemoration of, [574]266; leads to thoughts of the course of blessedness, [575]266; a course of contest here, but reward hereafter, [576]266.
Blessedness, to touch with heart The Blessed One, [577]459 sq.
Blessings, temporal, to be sought with moderation, eternal, with longing and perseverance, [578]352.
Blind, the two, by way side, figures of Jews and Gentiles, [579]382.
Blindness, the punishment of those who turn from God, [580]460; they who fall under, often themselves insensible of, [581]460; to such coming of Light, greater darkness, [582]516; but not to those who know their darkness, [583]516; in the body, figurative of soul's, [584]515.
Bodies, all, less in parts than in whole (as illustrating the Word), [585]459; even they not comprehended at once, much less God, [586]460.
Body, the: soul acts through, [587]264; will be raised and reunited to the soul, [588]307; life which soul gives to, not its own, [589]307; everlasting death punishment of, [590]308; love will give pain to, to save, much more to soul, [591]378.
Bread, the Word of God, our daily, [592]277, [593]282, [594]285, [595]289; comes to us here through means, in Heaven will come by sight, [596]282; in praying for, pray to be kept from evil, lest we lose it, [597]289; the "three loaves" of, given to friend, represent the Holy Trinity, [598]431.
Burdens, all superfluities, [599]368.
Cælestis, goddess at Carthage, [600]434 (and note).
Captivity. See [601]Jews.
Carthage, in possession of name of Christ, [602]434; council of, [603]504 (note).
Catechumens hidden from mysteries of Eucharist, [604]504.
Celibacy, the life of angels, [605]505; superiority of, as state of life, begins on earth life of heaven, [606]505.
Centurion, humility and faith of, [607]298, [608]299; by which, received Christ into his heart, [609]298; office of, [610]299; the faith of the Gentiles figured in, [611]299, [612]382.
Charity. See [613]Love.
Chastisement, blessedness of, as from God, misery of absence of, [614]273, [615]274.
Chastity, required of all, [616]505; preserved in women by many protections, in man by fear of God its chief protection in all, [617]505; stricter obligations to, of those under vows, [618]505; of married, unmarried, and widow, has in each its special reward, [619]505.
Children, the portion of departed, to be sent to them through alms to Christ's poor, [620]371, [621]372; no plea for avarice, that it is providing for, [622]371, [623]396; God who created will provide for, better than he who begat, [624]397; though departed, not dead, but alive with Christ, [625]371, [626]372; our Lord in His poor to have portion of one child, [627]372.
Christ, the Corner-stone, [628]259, [629]382, [630]391, [631]407; binding together circumcision and uncircumcision, [632]519; coeternal with the Everlasting God, [633]248; "the Bread of Life," [634]294, "which came down from Heaven," [635]499; in Heaven will be "directly" our Bread and Wisdom, [636]289; God and Man, [637]351, [638]355, [639]383, [640]401; as such known only to them that love God for Himself, [641]398; God-Man, and as such the Mediator, [642]355; ever in the world as God, He comes, goes, and returns as Man, [643]440; Son of Mary, as also of David, though God and Lord of both, [644]252; David's Son and David's Lord, [645]252, [646]397 sq., [647]401; how Son of David and of Abraham, [648]248; known as God by the penitent, not by the Pharisee, [649]418; by all seen as Man and Judge, as God by them that love Him, [650]490; as God fairer than man, as man more deformed, [651]407; with the form of a servant He laid down the way, with that of God prepared our home, [652]400; Incarnate, He took what He was not, lost not what He was, [653]401, [654]473; the merit of His human nature derived from its union with Him, [655]312; became man, and was born of a woman, in mercy to each sex, [656]246; His humanity our healing, [657]440, [658]483; His Divinity the Angels' joy, [659]483; we see Him as God by Him as Man, [660]473, [661]483; being the Way by which we go, [662]532, and so avoid snares, [663]532; His humility the medicine of our pride, [664]472, [665]475; in His "bodily" presence sent only to lost sheep of house of Israel, [666]342 sq.; the Stone against which Jews stumbled, which at His second coming will grind them to powder, [667]397, [668]401; healing the absent, He showed His future unseen power in the Gentile Church, [669]298, [670]299; heals now those who touch His hem in faith, not those who press Him outwardly, [671]299; our eyes opened through Him as He "passeth by" in Humanity, so as to see Him "stand still" in His unchangeable Divinity, [672]381, [673]382, [674]384; He "passed by" things here, that we might follow and be fed, [675]429; praying alone in the Mount, He typified His intercession for us, [676]337; walking on the sea, His power in the world in these latter days, [677]338; asleep in the ship, its mystical interpretation, [678]304; "went forth to hire labourers" in descent of Holy Ghost, [679]375 sq.; hid that He might suffer, [680]376, and redeem, [681]444; Head of Church, [682]400, [683]457, [684]496, [685]497, [686]517, [687]523; as such our Intercessor, [688]517; seen as such by Apostles, but we see the Body, [689]457; the Bridegroom as the Head, the Bride in the Body, [690]400; the Rock upon which He built His own Church, [691]383; the "mountain cast into the sea," i.e., the Gentiles, [692]389; receives, keeps, and will repay what is given to Him in His poor, [693]369; our Advocate, and the same, our Judge, [694]284; His Nativity impugned by cavilers because one generation reckoned twice, [695]249; His genealogy differently stated by St. Matthew and St. Luke, [696]256; solution of this (St. Matthew descends through Solomon, St. Luke ascends through Nathan), [697]257, [698]364; mystical meaning of this, [699]257, [700]364; mystical meaning of the number of the two genealogies, [701]257-259; His immaculate conception, [702]254, [703]255, necessity of faith in this to purify us, [704]315, [705]444, [706]536; His wonderful exchange with man, [707]351; rich as God, poor as man, [708]474; His Death our life, [709]499; by denying Incarnation, we deny His contest and victory, [710]412; His two comings foretold by Prophets, [711]400, [712]443; Jews hoped for His coming in a wrong manner, and so became His murderers, [713]400; His miracles on the body, types of mightier ones on our souls, [714]379, [715]413, [716]414, [717]415; Jews and Saul, though at first frenzied against Him, afterwards healed by, [718]378; His reality as shown in the words "It is I," [719]338, [720]339; self-seekers cannot follow, [721]420, [722]421; His prayers for His murderers not ineffectual, [723]351; lifted on the cross, He subdued souls to it, [724]246; came not down from it because He lay hid, [725]376; we must suffer as He suffered, that we may have fruit of His suffering, [726]303, [727]518; His sufferings being the earnest of our good things, [728]499; hearts which mourn for all sin bear His mark, [729]438; speaketh in the Law and Prophets, [730]349; power of man prevailed against Him only to the sepulchre, [731]444; all brethren in Him, [732]284 sq.; we are made Christians in hope of His coming, [733]440, and must follow whither He has gone, [734]409; not He, but the world faileth, [735]412; we must clothe His poor, that we may be clothed of Him, [736]408; His "least," they who have left all for Him, [737]450; by bridling our desires, we cry to Him, [738]384; only true love of ourselves cometh through love of Him, [739]394; above in His Person, here in His members, [740]472, [741]517, and in the needy, [742]473; this double presence figured by angels ascending and descending, [743]399, [744]472, [745]473, [746]474; Passion of, typified by troubling of water of Bethesda, [747]475, [748]477; fulfilled law by giving charity, [749]481; will of, very righteousness, [750]482; manifests Himself to them that love Him, [751]485; His witness of Himself not true only to the hard of belief, [752]491; John Baptist and Martyrs witnesses of, [753]492; yea, Christ witness of Himself in them, [754]492; testified of in Old Testament, [755]497; His gifts not voided by man's unholiness, [756]498, [757]519; capable of mystical interpretation, [758]498 sq.; His Blood our price, [759]499; binds us by bonds of His Passion, [760]499; more to be loved than feared, [761]499; security in, as our great Patron, [762]500, [763]501; cannot deceive or be deceived, [764]507, [765]508; as the Fountain of all truth: and the Truth itself, [766]365, [767]508; went not up to Feast at first, to hide His Divinity, [768]509; ransomed us, by nature slaves and dead, [769]510; as under sin, [770]511; "free among the dead," i.e., sinless amongst sinners, [771]511; made sin for us, i.e., sacrifice for sin, [772]511; humiliation of, how typified by Elisha, [773]517; knoweth us better than we ourselves, [774]518; the Shepherd and the Door (entered by following Christ in pain), [775]518; Shepherd and Lamb, Pastor and Pasturage, Lion and Lamb, [776]523; He the only Son "by nature," [777]527, [778]530; the two Nativities of, each wondrous, [779]529; as man the Way, as God the Truth and Life, [780]532; they who possess, possess all things, [781]534, even the Father Himself, [782]534; came down in mercy, went up in righteousness, [783]536; very satisfaction of soul, [784]540. See [785]Word, The.