Food, earthly, diminishes as fed on, not so heavenly, [1118]488; must prepare heart for latter, as stomach for former, [1119]488.
Forgiveness, our covenant with God, [1120]278, [1121]286; may exist with proper discipline, [1122]279, [1123]365; to be practised by those about to be baptized, [1124]278, [1125]282, [1126]286; enforced by example of Christ, [1127]279, [1128]286, [1129]453, at least towards penitent, [1130]279, [1131]452, and of St. Stephen, [1132]279; withheld from him who withholds, [1133]279 sq., [1134]283, [1135]289, [1136]365, [1137]453 sq.; who thus lies to God, [1138]453; inculcated especially, because if lost, all lost, [1139]284; no despair of, [1140]343; no limit to God's, of us, so should be none to our forgiving of others, [1141]368; number of generations to Christ, mentioned by St. Luke, typify complete, [1142]259, [1143]364; duty of constant, taught in "seven times a day," [1144]452; Easter, a special season of, [1145]286.
Forty, [1146]257 sq.; the number figures the accomplishment of righteousness, [1147]478, [1148]479, as shown by forty days' fast of our Lord, and Moses, and Elias, [1149]480; therefore Law, Prophets, and Gospel one, [1150]480.
Friend, only to be so esteemed as long as he persuades not to evil, [1151]354; has much influence for good or evil, [1152]377; the "friend from the way," man as a pilgrim or penitent, [1153]431.
Funerals, abuses at, [1154]370 (note).
Generation, instances of coeval, [1155]462, [1156]463, [1157]465 sq.
Gentiles, believed not seeing, according to prophecy, [1158]344; have therefore greater praise than Jews, [1159]344; why called "dogs," [1160]345; the "wild olive tree," [1161]346; grafted in through humility, the natural branches being cut off through pride, [1162]347.
Gideon, fleece of, how concerned with type of grace, [1163]504.
God. Compare [1164]Christ, [1165]Son, [1166]Word, [1167]Holy Spirit. Our Father, [1168]275, [1169]280 sq., [1170]284 sq., [1171]288 sq., [1172]295, [1173]543, and yet Himself our inheritance, [1174]543; alone good, [1175]392, and in Himself Goodness, alone makes us good, [1176]294, [1177]295; our Refuge in all things, and by all things, [1178]274; the Fountain of Justice, [1179]450; unspeakable, [1180]460; present everywhere, [1181]316, and not to be escaped from, [1182]316, [1183]533; we must escape to, [1184]316, and at all times, [1185]505, [1186]533; Omniscient, [1187]316; Incomprehensible, [1188]262, [1189]263, [1190]265 sq.; the Bread, the Shepherd, [1191]431; not contained in space as material bodies, [1192]262, [1193]269, nor to be comprehended therefore by eye, [1194]459 sq.; known from His works, [1195]314, which He still upholdeth, [1196]478; through Him only we follow Saints, [1197]420; feedeth all, yet suffereth no diminution, [1198]488, and alone sufficeth us, [1199]481; the fulness of those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, [1200]266, [1201]296; Giver of "daily bread" to all, [1202]276, [1203]277, but of special bread to the children, [1204]277; delays to give, that we may long the more, [1205]296; we all His beggars, [1206]276, [1207]296, [1208]363, [1209]453; and to receive of Him must ourselves give to others, [1210]296; the Life of soul, [1211]299; loss of, death, [1212]299; the Light of the heart, [1213]488; giveth pain that He may heal, [1214]343; chose weak and ignorant, that we might trust in Him, and not in the great, [1215]377; chooses according both to His own Grace and man's righteousness, [1216]421; alone forgiveth sin, [1217]418; cultivateth us to make us better, [1218]373, [1219]374, [1220]452; can subdue our passions, as we who are His image the beasts, [1221]273; fear of, preservative against fear of man, [1222]306, and brings us to Him, that He may subdue us to Himself, [1223]273; who turneth man's wrongs to our good, [1224]303; to be sought in prayer, though He knoweth our wants, [1225]349 sq.; Himself our reward in Glory, [1226]348, for to see Him the great blessing of the Resurrection, [1227]490, and Life Eternal, [1228]490; to see, i.e., Him who seeth, [1229]315; sight of, the gift of the pure, [1230]267, [1231]268, for to inward eye until healed by God, this sight painful, [1232]380 sq., as to Adam after fall, [1233]380 sq.; the end of all of our desires here, [1234]315 sq.; corporeal parts ascribed to, in Holy Scripture not to be understood literally, [1235]267 sq.; things of, understood through likenesses, [1236]262 sq.; to be loved for Himself, [1237]398, [1238]400, [1239]520; love of, maketh soul chaste, [1240]532; He being the Lawful Husband of the soul, [1241]520; we should forget ourselves in love of, [1242]533; praying for Name, Kingdom, and Will of, we pray for ourselves, [1243]275, [1244]276, [1245]281, [1246]285, [1247]289; we can add nothing to: our union with, makes us what we were not, [1248]460; Son, Image of, [1249]462; rest of, from creation, no sign of weariness, but type of our rest, [1250]477; Maker of good, and Disposer of evil, [1251]478; word of, preached by wicked preachers, like vine among thorns, [1252]521 sq.; seen by philosophers at a distance, [1253]531; they that serve, have all things, [1254]534; the Simple and Singular Good, [1255]532.
Good, "that which we cannot lose against our will," [1256]333; two kinds of, [1257]295; things that are, witnesses against us if ourselves evil, [1258]333, [1259]367, [1260]438.
Good, the: mingled with wicked in Church, and their part with, therein, what it is, [1261]385, [1262]386; we made good, only by Him who is ever Good, [1263]294, [1264]295; in what sense all are good, as well as evil, [1265]392.
Gospel, the: the voice of Christ, [1266]366; seemingly a call to labour and not to rest, [1267]317; general reception of, [1268]246 sq., [1269]376; to be preached by love, not "by occasion," [1270]425; to be received for Itself, without regard to preacher in himself, [1271]425, and to be preached though not received, [1272]425; difficulties in, [1273]247; spiritual meaning of narratives of, [1274]344.
Goths, the, [1275]434.
Grace, man righteous only by, [1276]444, [1277]542; makes us hope through trust in God, [1278]281, [1279]477, [1280]540; enables to fulfil Law, [1281]476; weakness of Law without, [1282]516; present manifestation of, makes Pelagians worse than Jews, [1283]504; hidden in clouds in Old Testament, [1284]504; in New Testament given to all (the wet floor) except Jews (the dry fleece): often spoken of in Holy Scripture, [1285]504; devils cast out through, [1286]318.
Happiness, requires great virtue to struggle with, [1287]342; itself happiness not to be overcome by, [1288]342; the bitterness mingled with, that we may seek that to come, [1289]432 sq.
Harvest, two kinds of, one among Jews, the other amongst Gentiles, [1290]422; we must sow, that we may reap what we see not, [1291]427.
Hatred, inveterate anger, [1292]286 sq.; the beam in the eye to be cast out, [1293]357; itself darkness, and unable to correct aright, [1294]358; hurts him who entertains it more than others, [1295]358.
Health, of the body, endures not, [1296]474; typical of health of soul, [1297]474.
Hearing, danger of being pleased with, without doing, [1298]362.
Heart, the: produces thorns or good fruit according to what is planted, [1299]398 sq.; must be prepared as "good ground" for seed of Gospel, [1300]423; where it has been, we shall go, [1301]369; by what cleansed, [1302]398; eye of, must be healed to see God, [1303]380, which the end of the sacraments and all gifts of Church, [1304]380; this hindered by evil passions and habits, [1305]380 sq.; eye of, unless healed, would be pained by sight of God, [1306]380 sq.; "Lift up the heart" addressed to communicants only, [1307]368 (note); this address not in vain to the Saints on earth, [1308]270, [1309]434.
Heathen, the: how Christians retard conversion of, [1310]301; how to be gained over, [1311]302; to be persuaded by individuals, not forced, [1312]304; the tribulations of Christians an offence to, [1313]355 sq.; complain against Christians because of destruction of Rome, [1314]356 sq.; he who injures, and rejecteth admonition, to be accounted an heathen, yet to be cared for, [1315]359.
Heathenism, rise and fall of cities not dependent upon, [1316]434.
Heaven, the mind, as earth the flesh, [1317]276, [1318]281, [1319]285, [1320]289; the Church, as earth its enemies, [1321]276, [1322]281, [1323]285; the spiritual, as earth the carnal, [1324]276, [1325]281 sq., [1326]285; saints dwelling in, in heart, called so, [1327]270; no carnal pleasures to be expected in, [1328]346; One only ascended to, because Saints one body with Him, [1329]399 sq.; way to, rough, but made smoother by Christ, [1330]409; the first step to, humility, [1331]409.
Hebrew language, affinity between, and Punic, [1332]450.
Hell, trembling at the resurrection of the just, [1333]415.
Heretics, appeal to Holy Scripture against Church, [1334]247; suffered penalty of law for impiety and deeds of violence, [1335]304 (and note); to be persuaded by individuals, not forced, [1336]304; though gathered together under outward profession of Christ's Name, not of His Kingdom, because divided against themselves, [1337]316; cavils of, cause of development of mysteries in Church, [1338]249; not rebaptized, [1339]329; mercy in concealing, perverted, [1340]504; lay claim to martyrdom, [1341]523; why without real claim to it, [1342]523; to be prayed for, [1343]528; feed their own, not Christ's, [1344]544.
Hireling, he who works for reward, [1345]519; preaches not chastely, [1346]521; such many in number, [1347]521; reproves not bad, if rich, [1348]521; "fleeth" in soul, though not in body, [1349]521, [1350]522.
Hope, the "Egg," fostered by love, destroyed by looking back, [1351]432 sq.; the gift of God, [1352]432; that, perverse, which delayeth repentance, [1353]376, [1354]377.
Hospitality commended, [1355]357, [1356]446.
Humility, the foundation of the spiritual edifice, [1357]315, [1358]316, [1359]346 sq.; Baptism of Christ an example of, [1360]259; Christ Master and Author of, [1361]251, [1362]298, [1363]345; the first step to Heaven, [1364]409, and road to Eternity, [1365]473; necessity of continuing in, [1366]502; because our abundance of God, [1367]498 sq., [1368]502 sq.; receiveth grace, like valleys the rain, [1369]501, [1370]502; figured in Gideon's basin, [1371]504; the highest of all gifts and given to all, [1372]534, [1373]535; the foundation of love, [1374]535; the way by which we follow our Lord, [1375]535 sq.; the way to perfection, [1376]536.
Hundred, mystical meaning of the number, [1377]364.
Idols, not to be broken down, unless by proper authority, [1378]303, [1379]304; destruction of, not cause of destruction of Rome, [1380]434 sq.; feasts in temples of, altogether forbidden, [1381]300; these lead to denial of Christ's Divinity, [1382]301; vain excuses for such conduct, [1383]301 sq.
Ignorance, some, better than presumptuous knowledge, [1384]459; confession of, better than rash interpretation of Holy Scripture, [1385]508.
Immortality, true, an entire unchangeableness, [1386]307; our true health, [1387]346.
Impenitence, final, the unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost, [1388]325, [1389]330, [1390]331; precludes forgiveness of all other sins, [1391]326, and how, [1392]326.
Inheritance, God ours, we His, [1393]452; difference between heavenly and earthly, [1394]543.
Injury, the duty of him who commits and of him who sustains, [1395]359; latter worse of two if he strive not to win his brother, [1396]359; if done in sight of others, sin against them also, [1397]360.
Israel, all that took place amongst people of, figurative, [1398]250.
Jacob, correspondence between, and Nathanael, [1399]391; dream of, recorded, because of its mystical meaning, [1400]470 sq.; the stone to which the angels descended, Christ, [1401]361, [1402]471, therefore anointed, [1403]391, [1404]471; on the ground, i.e., became man, and so an offence to Jews, [1405]471; meaning of name of, [1406]471; change of name of, to Israel, [1407]471; angel with whom he wrestled, Christ, who was overcome "willingly"--mystical interpretation of this, [1408]471; the Church Jacob here, Israel hereafter, [1409]472; angels ascending and descending to, Christ's twofold presence in the Church and in heaven, [1410]472, [1411]473 sq.
Jairus, raising of daughter of, applied to gradations of sin, [1412]495.
Jechonias, reckoned twice in genealogy of Christ, [1413]250; a type of Christ, [1414]250 sq.; centre of two dispensations, [1415]251; type of the Corner-stone, [1416]251.
Jesus, "a Saviour," [1417]249.
Jews, still hope for Christ's coming, [1418]397, [1419]400; destroyed their Physician, [1420]350 sq.; wilfully blind to Holy Scripture, [1421]397; carnal in understanding, [1422]477; haters of truth, [1423]496; lost through pride in what God had done for them, [1424]345; would establish their own righteousness, [1425]503; converted by St. Peter, [1426]343; "lost sheep," to whom Christ was sent, [1427]343; in what sense they contracted sin, by Christ's coming, [1428]321 sq.; why "children of the Kingdom," [1429]300; Prophets sowed amongst, Apostles reaped, [1430]422; mercies vouchsafed to, though sinful, [1431]443; refusing the Supper, by killing Christ prepared It for us, [1432]447; signified by "His Own," [1433]469; stumble at Christ, the stone on the ground, [1434]471; the pool of Bethesda, [1435]475 sq.; "troubled" by our Lord's Passion, [1436]477; believe not, because they "saw" not Christ to be God, [1437]477; figured as to their loss of Grace by Gideon's dry fleece, [1438]504.
Job, trial of, proved he loved God for His own sake, [1439]398; the Law not written on tables, but in hearts of godly, in age of, [1440]353.
John, St., opening of Gospel of, understood only in ineffable manner, not by words of man, [1441]459; Divinity of Gospel of, [1442]466; uncarnalizing and refining, [1443]530; drank in the truth from Lord's Breast, [1444]466, [1445]467, [1446]508 sq.
John the Baptist, testimony of, concerning Christ, [1447]309, [1448]313, [1449]492, and Christ's concerning him, [1450]309; greatness and humility of, [1451]309; Christ greater than, [1452]309, [1453]492, and angels, [1454]309; question of, concerning Christ through his disciples did not imply doubt, [1455]309 sq., but they were sent to Him that John's testimony might be confirmed, [1456]310; taken for Christ, [1457]313; not "The Light," but a lamp, [1458]313.
Joseph, St., justice of, shown in purity and tenderness, [1459]248; our Lord subject to, as His father, [1460]252, being at same time His creature, [1461]252; in what sense our Lord's father, [1462]251, [1463]255, [1464]256; teaches us to rebuke secret sins against us secretly, [1465]360 sq.