Pharetrius, Bishop of Cæsarea, an enemy to Chrysostom, [332]299.
Pharisee and Publican, parable of referred to, [333]147.
Phineas, referred to, [334]113.
Phoenician, story of a young, [335]107, [336]108.
Plato, his argument to prove immortality of the soul, [337]269, [338]270.
Poor, the, relish food more than the rich, [339]276, [340]277.
Poverty, no bar to piety, [341]168; good or evil according to the use made of it, [342]236; unable to injure the good, [343]274.
Prayer, perseverance in necessary, [344]153, [345]154; the power of, [346]237; slackness in reproved, [347]240; for vengeance on enemies rebuked, [348]241.
Preacher, the, his need of fluency, and constant study, [349]71; of indifference to praise, [350]70, [351]73; of indifference to slander and envy, [352]71, [353]72; the proper aim of his sermons to please God, [354]73.
Pride, the evils of, [355]148.
Priest, the Christian, greater than the Jewish, [356]48; power of the, greater than that of parents, [357]48; moral dangers which beset the, [358]49, [359]50; sobriety and self-control needful in, [360]51; his life contrasted with that of the recluses, [361]75-77; his need of purity, [362]76; his relations towards God, and his flock, [363]75; his social intercourse with the women of his flock, [364]78, [365]79.
Priesthood, supreme importance of the, [366]40; difficulties of the, [367]41; careful scrutiny of character needed for the, [368]42; sanctity of the, [369]46, [370]47; knowledge of the word of God essential for the, [371]64; not to be undertaken rashly or merely on solicitation, [372]62, [373]63; penalties when the office is ill-discharged, [374]64; enemies of the, [375]65, [376]66.
Priscilla, wife of Aquilla, referred to, [377]150.
Prodigal Son, parable of the, [378]96.
Punishment, the remedial discipline of temporal, [379]186.
Rachel, wife of Jacob, [380]238.
Readers, their lives contrasted with that of the priest, [381]75-77.
Rebecca, wife of Isaac, [382]238.
Redemption, our, by the blood of Jesus Christ, [383]170.
Regeneration, laver of, [384]161, [385]162.
Repentance, instances of, accepted, [386]94-96, [387]103-106, [388]108; ruined by despair, [389]92, [390]93, [391]97, [392]106, [393]107; five different ways of: almsgiving; forgiveness; humility; prayer; self-condemnation, [394]190.
Resurrection of Jesus Christ, evidence for, in the life of St. Ignatius, [395]139.
Rich, the, often pay less heed than the poor to Holy Scripture, [396]235.
Riches, good or evil according to the use made of them, [397]236; of no use in time of danger, [398]254; the evils of, [399]275-277.
Rufinus, chief minister at the court of Constantinople, [400]245.
Sabellius, his heresy, [401]66, n.
Saints, their presence wholesome for the wicked, [402]192.
Salvation, not profitable to the careless, [403]189.
Sarah, wife of Abraham, [404]238, [405]239.
Sardica, the Council of, [406]314.
Satan, his methods of warfare, [407]82; "I renounce thee" a Christian watchword, [408]170, [409]171.
Saul, accountable for his acts as king, though he had deprecated the throne, [410]61; king of Israel referred to, [411]113; his treatment of David, [412]230.
Seal, a name for baptism, [413]171.
Severus, a presbyter, emissary from Chrysostom to Theophilus, [414]310.
Sheep, parable of the lost, [415]96.
Sin, the only real object of fear, [416]254; the only real source of misery, [417]255; the only thing really injurious, [418]289.
Sinners, not rewarded according to their iniquity and why, [419]185; why they are left in the world, [420]191, [421]192.
Soldiers, secular compared with soldiers of Christ, [422]168.
Spirit, earnest of the Holy, meaning of, [423]261.
Stoics, the, referred to, [424]65, n.
Swearing, custom, sin, and danger of: conquest of habit of, [425]163, [426]164.
Theodore, of Mopsuestia, friend of Chrysostom, [427]87; letters to, [428]91-116.
Theodore, of Sicily, a usurper, [429]124, n.
Theodosius, Emperor, referred to, [430]119, [431]125; tries to force Olympia to marry, [432]287.
Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, his intrigues against Chrysostom, [433]307, [434]309-311.
Therasius, Chrysostom consoles the widow of, [435]121-128.
Three Children, the, unharmed by trials, [436]281-283, [437]290.
Timothy, St., infirmities of, [438]295.
Tongues, confusion of, at Babel, [439]183; a mark of God's lovingkindness, [440]182.
Transfiguration, the, of Christ, described, [441]100.
Trials, benefits of, [442]212; Divine help under, [443]212, [444]213.
Tribigild, revolt of, [445]246.
Unmerciful servant, parable of the, [446]241, [447]278.
Vainglory, danger of in priests, [448]49.
Valens, Emperor, his defeat of the Goths, [449]119, [450]125.
Valentinus, his heresy, [451]205.
Venerius, Bishop of Milan, Chrysostom writes to, [452]307.
Virgin Mary, the, [453]239.
Virgins, of the Church, difficulties in the care of, [454]56-58.
Virtue, the, of anything, what is meant by, [455]272; of man, what it is, [456]273.
Wealth, the snares of, [457]126.
Widows, of the Church, difficulties in the care of, [458]55; St. Paul's instructions respecting, [459]122.
Women, intrusion of, into ecclesiastical affairs, [460]49.
World, only mischievous to the careless, [461]188; order in the natural, forbids our ascribing its government to Demons, [462]184.
Worldly honours, precarious nature of, [463]127.
Wrestling, illustration from the practice of trainers in, [464]228.
Wrongs, they who inflict them more injured than they who receive them, [465]274.