Silence does not always imply absence of feeling, but want of power, [2091]461, [2092]468.
Siloa, [2093]512.
Simon Magus, [2094]419.
Sin, transgression--when man seeking "more" exceeds rule of justice, [2095]258; not to be despised because committed only against man, [2096]358, [2097]359, for sins against Christ in brethren unless they gain us anew, destruction, [2098]358; God's Grace alone prevents, [2099]417, [2100]418; altogether from man himself, [2101]409, [2102]410, [2103]421 sq.; must be rebuked and subjected to discipline without violation of unity, [2104]387, [2105]388; itself the only real humiliation, not amends for, [2106]359; hearts which mourn for, bear Christ's mark, [2107]438; difficulty of overcoming inveterate habit of, [2108]415; a fourfold progress in, [2109]415; even Beloved Apostle acknowledged himself to be under, [2110]453; what, it was which Jews contracted by coming of our Lord, [2111]321; "they had not had sin" means not, any sin at all, but this one great sin, [2112]322; actions which lead to, are themselves sin, [2113]301; they who entice us to, "offences," [2114]354, [2115]355 sq.; known privately to priest, in no case to revealed, [2116]360 sq.; consent makes desire sin,[2117]287; dangerous sophisms about sins of flesh, [2118]361; God forgives, by man through Holy Spirit dwelling in them, [2119]419; mercifulness redeems, want of it retains, [2120]294; must "be," but must not "reign" in us, [2121]493; made slaves and dead by, [2122]510 sq.; Christ Himself made sacrifice for, [2123]511; all under, [2124]514, as shown by Lord's Prayer, given even to Apostles, [2125]514; much evil-doing no excuse for, [2126]543 sq.; to some sins, a severe and certain condemnation due, [2127]277; lesser sins, [2128]278, [2129]284, [2130]286 sq.; lesser, not to be despised, [2131]287; compared by these, when free from greater, [2132]278; great peril of them, [2133]278.
Sin, original, [2134]275, [2135]278, [2136]316, [2137]381, [2138]395, [2139]410, [2140]444, [2141]456.
Sinner, the: must rise from his sin speedily, however foul and deep it be, [2142]415 sq.; our Lord's conduct to the, rebukes exclusiveness of heretics, [2143]418, [2144]419; only heard if penitent, [2145]513; dead, though to eye alive and moving, [2146]308.
Six, the, ages of world, [2147]477.
Son, the. See [2148]Word, The. Worketh with, not separately from, the Father and Holy Ghost, [2149]484, [2150]485; commandment of Father to, not to be taken in a carnal sense, [2151]530; "seeing what the Father doeth," relates to, as God, [2152]485, [2153]486, and is inseparable from Divine nature of, [2154]486; Eternity of, [2155]488; was made what He made, to redeem what He made, [2156]489; God-Man, [2157]489; will judge as Son of man as He was judged, [2158]489 sq.; our life of His, His death of ours, [2159]489 sq.; Father's works His, because all that is Father's, His, [2160]512; having one Will and one Power with Father, [2161]513; of one Substance with Father, [2162]527, not one in mere will, else man might be one with, [2163]530; coequal with Father, [2164]431, [2165]527 sq., [2166]529, [2167]530; highest blasphemy to deny coequality of, [2168]528; blasphemy against, not forgiven, because inferior in His manhood, [2169]326; Father honoured, and outraged, in, [2170]528 sq., [2171]530; begotten out of time, made in time, [2172]529; "the True God and Everlasting Life," [2173]530; the Father, though not incarnate (see [2174]Sabellians), doeth all by, [2175]260, [2176]261; acts of, in flesh, acts of Father and Son, [2177]261; "our Father" teaches that we are sons through, [2178]281.
Sons, men become God's, by God's Grace, [2179]281, [2180]355, [2181]477.
Sophisms, rejected by moral instinct fearing to displease God, [2182]355.
Soul, the: an image of the Holy Trinity, [2183]264; may die, [2184]307; despair and false hope, death of, [2185]376; God the Life of, His absence the death of, [2186]299, [2187]307, [2188]308; gives life to body, [2189]307 sq., but this not its own life, [2190]307; departure of God from, to be mourned more than departure of it from body, [2191]308; by fearing death of, true life of body saved, [2192]308; man by destroying the body does but give release to, [2193]307; God's husbandry in, and its object and effects, [2194]373.
Spirit, Holy, the: is God, [2195]323, [2196]328 (see [2197]Trinity); the Spirit of the Father and Son, [2198]320-323 sq., [2199]388; equal with the Father and the Son, [2200]324, [2201]431; the gift of God, [2202]324, [2203]431; signified under name of "Fire," [2204]324 sq.; the Creator, Bread, Shepherd, Unchangeable, [2205]431; sometimes given through ministry of man, sometimes apart from, [2206]419 (and note); given visibly by Apostles, invisibly now, [2207]419; Sadducees denied existence of, [2208]320; likewise Photinians, Arians, Eunomians, and Macedonians deny Divinity of, [2209]320, and Sabellians, [2210]320; persons may have, and know not that they have, [2211]329; "the bond of peace," test of presence of, now, as once gift of tongues, [2212]328; by fellowship of, are made One Body of One Only Son of God, [2213]328; one thing to be born of, another to be nourished by, [2214]324; remission of sins the gift of, in the Church, [2215]328-330; are made sons of God by, [2216]494; that by which we fight against ourselves, [2217]494.
Spirit, blasphemy against, one of most important and difficult questions in Holy Scripture, [2218]321; what it is, not particularly expressed, but to be enquired into, [2219]321; the expression "blasphemy" restricted, [2220]322; difficulty in language of St. Mark and St. Luke concerning, [2221]322; wrongly supposed to consist in great sins, or apostasy, of baptized, [2222]320 sq.; not all, but some certain, said to be unforgiven, [2223]321, [2224]322, [2225]323; consists in final impenitence, [2226]325; though expressed by the single term "word," extends to every word and thought against power of absolution granted to Church, [2227]325, [2228]326, [2229]330; not denial of Christ, as proved by St. Peter's case, [2230]330; does not mean that Holy Ghost alone of the three Holy Persons forgives, [2231]326, [2232]327; warning against, so expressed, as to show that sin is forgiven only in Church, [2233]331; some kind of, as of heathen, forgiven, [2234]319, but this last not the blasphemy of Jews and Heretics, [2235]319 sq.
Spirit, who are "the poor in," [2236]266.
Spiritual things, not to be judged by fleshly thoughts, [2237]459; meditation on, better than words on, [2238]460.
Stephen, St., prayer and martyrdom of, [2239]396; as martyr witness of Christ, [2240]492.
Stones ("stones will cry out"), idolaters, meaning of this name so applied, [2241]469.
Strangers, we as strangers here should cherish such, [2242]446.
Strong, he who thinks himself, weak, [2243]341; man, the, binding of, figures our being bound by bonds of Christ's Passion, [2244]499.
Superiors, how far to be obeyed, [2245]300 sq., [2246]302; not to be dreaded on account of their evil designs, [2247]302, [2248]303, [2249]355, [2250]412, [2251]439 sq.; friendship of, to be disregarded when it stands in the way of our salvation, [2252]377.
Supper, the: Jews called to, we called and led and forced, [2253]447; meaning of the three excuses of those who refused to come to, [2254]447, [2255]448; Gentiles, those from streets and lanes: heretics, those from hedges, [2256]449; "all" required to come to, [2257]449.
Synagogue, the, figured by the barren fig tree, [2258]389.
Tabernacles, the feast of, [2259]506; the eleven curtains of haircloth of the Tabernacle, typical meaning of, [2260]365.
Tares, even in high places of Church, [2261]335; these seen by Angels, and not by men, [2262]335.
Temperance--girded loins, [2263]440.
Temple, the Christian everywhere Christ's, [2264]361; we must therefore fear to offend Him who dwelleth in it, [2265]361.
Temptation, the wind in the tempest, [2266]304 sq., [2267]342; anger the deadliest, as cutting off means of pardon, [2268]283; advances or gives way in proportion with faith, [2269]454; two kinds of, one proving, one inducing us to sin, [2270]282, [2271]323: brings out previously existing evil, [2272]481.
Tempter, the: overcome by conquering self, [2273]283; overcome when we have learnt to despise him, [2274]473.
Ten, mystical meaning of, [2275]258 sq.
Ten thousand, mystical meaning of, [2276]364.
Testament, typical use of the Old, not taken away in the New, but the veil removed from it, [2277]336 sq.; the Old and New agreeable the one to the other, [2278]359.
Thirty and eight years, infirmity of, typical of the law unfulfilled, [2279]480; when fulfilled typified by forty, [2280]480.
Times, the, we make our own, such as we are ourselves, such they, [2281]352.
Tobias, blind, saw inwardly by light of righteousness, his wife outwardly by light of sun, [2282]384.
Tongue, the: "no man," but God only, "can tame," [2283]273; sins of, to be shunned, [2284]442.
Transfiguration, the: the Apostles saw Christ's kingdom in, and how, [2285]347; St. Peter's wish at, would have made three, where there is but One, [2286]347 sq.; voice from heaven at, indicates the superiority of Christ's Kingdom over all, [2287]348; our Lord remained alone after, Law and Prophets passing away, [2288]348; prostration of disciples at, the oneness of Law and prophets with Christ, how figured in, [2289]349.
Transgression, the number "eleven" typical of, [2290]258, [2291]364.
Tree, the unfruitful, the three years in parable of, signify God's visiting the world before, under, and since the Law, [2292]332.
Tribulation, the Baptism "with fire" may be understood of, [2293]324; a cleansing or destroying fire according to our use of it, [2294]356; foretold by Christ, [2295]356; swiftness in flying from trouble, and slowness in doing good increase, [2296]290; not great, because in duration short, [2297]290; wisest to take counsel from Christ in, [2298]290; when it comes, to be accepted, that we may be healed, [2299]381; by patience and faith avails to our profit, [2300]353; no cause for distress, if Christ be in us, [2301]356; duty of blessing God in, [2302]432 sq.
Trinity, Holy, the: One God, [2303]259 sq., [2304]323, [2305]324, [2306]428, [2307]431; a great thing to speak of, [2308]259; man faint image of, like and unlike, not as Son is image, [2309]263 sq.; persons of, distinct, [2310]259, [2311]265, [2312]324, [2313]326-329 sq., as shown in our Lord's Baptism, [2314]258, yet operation of, one and inseparable, [2315]259, [2316]260, [2317]265 sq., [2318]324, [2319]326-329 sq., [2320]428, [2321]484 sq.; analogies of, in memory, understanding, and will, though not exact in comparison, meditation requisite, [2322]265 sq.; Property and particular Subsistence of each Person in, preserved, [2323]324 (and note); works ascribed to one Person in, do not exclude operation of the other Persons, [2324]261, [2325]262, [2326]326-328, [2327]329 sq.; the "three loaves," man's life and food, [2328]431; truth of, cleared to meditating love, [2329]487 sq.
Troubling of waters. See [2330]Bethesda.
Two, the meaning of the number, so often used in New Testament, [2331]519.
Understanding, that to which Faith attains, [2332]481, [2333]527.
Unity, of Law, Prophets, and Gospel, [2334]347, [2335]349; the virtue apprehended in the Eucharist, [2336]282; to forsake, to violate charity, [2337]386; mysterious greatness and blessedness of, [2338]428, [2339]430; typified by the "one" Person who descended to pool, [2340]475, [2341]478; holdeth Church together, [2342]517; figured in the "One" Good Shepherd, [2343]523, [2344]532.
Unseen things, the evidence of the seen, as shown in works of Creation, [2345]482.
Usury, God longs to give us, for what we lend Him in poor, [2346]369; who practises, rebuked by Church, confuted by Word of God, and execrated by the brethren, [2347]369.
Valley, typical of humility, [2348]502.
Veil, the, rending of, figured discovery of secrets of Law, [2349]519.
Virgil, might repudiate in his own person his own false predictions, [2350]433.
Virgins, all so called from abstinence from unlawful desires, [2351]401, [2352]402; honour of, began with the Virgin Mary, [2353]255. See [2354]Celibacy and [2355]Chastity.
Watch, the fourth, meaning of, [2356]338.
Watchfulness, must be with the heart, faith, hope, charity, and good works, [2357]405; now our lamps flicker, [2358]405.
Water, our Lord turned, into wine, that men might believe, [2359]473.
Weakness, who feels, is strong, [2360]341; remains after Baptism until death, [2361]503.
Wedding garment, the: not anything which good and bad may both have, so not belief, [2362]407 sq.; not the sacraments, or fasting, or power of miracles, [2363]394, but Love, [2364]394, [2365]407, [2366]408; must be in the heart, not on the body, [2367]393; want of, a very grievous fault, [2368]407; the "man without," a figure of the "many called," but not "chosen," [2369]407.
Wheat, figure of Gospel as opposed to Law, [2370]499.
Wicked, the: mingled with the good, but must be tolerated, [2371]334, [2372]352 sq., [2373]385, [2374]386, [2375]393; separation from, understood by Donatists corporally, spiritually by Catholics, [2376]387; communicating with, makes us not answerable for their evil, [2377]385; prophets rebuked, but joined in Divine rites with, [2378]387; are known, not to men, but to angels, [2379]335; may become good, [2380]334 sq.; all men found so, at coming of Christ, [2381]332; all so, in a certain sense (even Apostles), [2382]392; malice of, like a razor, touching only what is superfluous in us, [2383]302.
Widow, the: son of, dead and raised, type of those reclaimed after overt acts of sin, [2384]414.
Will of God, done by victory of Saints, and conversion of sinners, [2385]285; the prayer that it may "be done," a prayer for perfection, [2386]276.
Wisdom, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, [2387]327, [2388]459; God takes away His, when we claim it as our own, [2389]315.
Wise, they only who profess themselves "fools" before God and men, [2390]313.
Witness, Christ's, of Himself, how not true, [2391]491.
Woman, sin came "by," salvation "through," [2392]246; the word in Hebrew equivalent to female, [2393]252 (and note), [2394]261.
Woman, penitent, the, devotion of, [2395]416; comfort to, of our Lord's Parable, [2396]416; as she owed more, loved more, [2397]417; knew Christ, who forgave her "as God," [2398]418.
Woman, the, with an issue of blood, healed, a type of those who touch Christ's hem by faith, and are healed, [2399]299 sq., [2400]344.