Happiness in God alone, [1266]460.
Harlot, bad influences of, [1267]435.
Harm, none to God's people, [1268]378; limited to the sutures of the bones, [1269]415.
Hares, timidity of, [1270]445.
Hatred, to be forsaken, [1271]363; mark of, to avoid naming the person, [1272]393; disquiets, [1273]473; is unbecoming brothers: increases with time, [1274]476; to cease from is not all enough, [1275]478; cherished corrupts fast or feast, [1276]479; pollutes the mind, [1277]479.
Health, won by labour, [1278]352; bad to be borne with patiently, [1279]332; St. Timothy's, no hindrance to his labours, [1280]334; not happiness, [1281]460; by sobriety, [1282]466; ill, an excuse for not fasting, [1283]472, [1284]475.
Hearing without doing of no avail, [1285]379.
Heart, the chief member, well defended, [1286]415.
Heat, properties of, [1287]403, n.
Heathenism, designation of, in Scripture, [1288]367, n.
Heathen, the alleged reason for deifying the universe, [1289]408; by their own folly make idols, [1290]409; philosophers were actors, [1291]465; instructed by the example of Theodosius, [1292]488; the laws of, from the conscience, [1293]423; not responsible without a natural law, [1294]423; not fit instructors for Christians, [1295]445.
Heaven, hope of, [1296]350; not won without labour, [1297]449.
Heavens, sight of, proclaims God: effects of, [1298]401; matter and form of, [1299]404; beauty of, [1300]408; fixed, [1301]419, n.
Hell, fear of, is profitable, [1302]439.
Heralds in the games, [1303]386.
Heretics, found fault with creation, [1304]335; opinions of about the human body, [1305]413.
Hippodrome, [1306]439.
History, design of Scripture viewed as, [1307]410, n.
Honey, water so called, [1308]352; as a feast to Saul's army, resisted, [1309]433.
Honour, bestowed on man in three ways, [1310]391; done to God is rewarded, [1311]446; worldly has no real dignity, [1312]456.
Hope, in God an anchor, [1313]446; makes present ill light, [1314]450.
Horse, inferior to man in the foot, [1315]416.
Hospitality, of Abraham, [1316]349; of Job, [1317]442.
House not to be extravagantly adorned, [1318]349; built on a rock, [1319]365; guarded is not robbed, [1320]439; of mourning and feasting, [1321]440; of the sinner overthrown a witness to all, [1322]259, [1323]466; brought to ruin by neglect of small repairs, [1324]470.
Humility, produced by adversity, [1325]337; scope for in the human frame, [1326]417.
Hunger, gives relish to food, [1327]351.
Hunters, [1328]435.
Husbandry, spiritual, [1329]357, [1330]365; the first art, a school of virtue, [1331]465.
Hut, in the vineyards, [1332]408.
Idolatry, origin of, [1333]337.
Ignorance of men brought out in arguing about nature, [1334]403, n., [1335]421.
Ignorant, the, taught by the creation, [1336]402.
Illuminations, at Antioch, [1337]489.
Image of God, [1338]362; consists of sovereignty, [1339]391.
Implacability, in an enemy, punished by God, [1340]475.
Inattention, at prayers, [1341]394; leaves us without excuse, [1342]473.
Incarnation, alluded to in Job, [1343]339, n.
Indifferent things, to be avoided, [1344]442.
Indignation at the wrongs of others, of nature, [1345]429.
Inferiority of material calls for greater skill, [1346]414.
Inferiors, men are ashamed to sin before, [1347]428.
Inheritance, needs previous training, [1348]450.
Insensibility to the sins of others, [1349]462.
Instincts, [1350]420.
Instruction, spiritual, stored in the mind, [1351]388; like picking a flower, [1352]399; increases obligations, [1353]424; conveyed formerly by things, [1354]401; given in church, [1355]406; to be obeyed on trust, [1356]425; in virtue by temporal ills, [1357]429; requires personal ardor and promptness, [1358]430, [1359]480; like water from a well, for use afterwards, [1360]446; in morals precedes that in revealed truth, [1361]446; inattention to, excused by dullness, [1362]475.
Instruments, weakness of, shews God's power, [1363]409.
Insult, effect of, our own fault: recoils when slighted, [1364]353; towards aggressors an offence to God, [1365]440; from one under high patronage, [1366]444.
Intemperance, before and after fasting, [1367]439.
Intentions, provided by God are rewarded, [1368]341; known to God, [1369]475.
Intercession to be made for Antioch, [1370]346; arguments used in, [1371]383; of the poor, [1372]351, n.; bold, of monks, [1373]453, [1374]454; of saints departed, [1375]389, n.
Invocation of saints and angels, [1376]389, n.
Iron softened by water, [1377]403.
Isaiah commands the sun, [1378]411.
Jacob, his care of Laban's sheep, [1379]354.
Jailor at Philippi, [1380]450.
Jephthah's vow allowed by God, [1381]434.
Jerusalem, temple at, [1382]456; wretchedness of, [1383]457; favours of God bestowed on, [1384]467; a vine, [1385]467.
Jesus of Nazareth, the common name of our Lord, [1386]393, n.
Jews in distress could not listen, [1387]346; reproved for not looking to God, [1388]356; saved by Esther's prayer, [1389]356; oppressed in Egypt to increase their desire of Canaan, [1390]384; would not name Christ from hatred, [1391]393; gave no heed to Moses, [1392]413.
Jewels, the pride of some women, [1393]449.
Job, his character shewn by affliction, [1394]338, [1395]341; his wrestling with Satan: tried as gold, [1396]339; Antioch compared to him, [1397]344; safest when poor, [1398]353; his trust in God, [1399]366; loved before grace, or the old covenant, [1400]366; rewarded for retaining godliness, [1401]369; dunghill of, in Arabia, [1402]371; consolation to be derived from, [1403]371; his body, preciousness of, [1404]371, [1405]372; an instance of the merit of suffering, [1406]385; silence of his friends, [1407]412; a Gentile, [1408]423, n.; his virtue lofty in prosperity and adversity, [1409]442; losses of, led him to God, [1410]445, [1411]461.
John, St., Baptist, to be followed in reproving sin, [1412]343; his martyrdom a warning against oaths, [1413]432, [1414]470.
Jonah's flight of no avail, [1415]378; how taught mercy, [1416]378; forced by God, [1417]382; author of the book of, [1418]480, n.
Jonathan's eating the honey, [1419]434; if slain, a double misery to Saul, [1420]434.
Joseph sold, [1421]363; wept, [1422]488.
Joshua commands the sun's motion, [1423]411.
Joy, from temporal good soon ends, [1424]451; continual under misfortune possible, [1425]459; aim of all, [1426]459; in God, [1427]460; of the world brings loss, [1428]461.
Judge, unjust, parable of, [1429]412; man made, of his own pardon, [1430]477; does not question or correct the culprit, [1431]393; sympathy of the judges at Antioch, [1432]427; rigour of human, [1433]427; shewed mercy upon the intercession of the monks, [1434]453.
Judgment, the last, proved by the afflictions of the saints, [1435]339; riches of no avail in, [1436]349; alms help us in, [1437]351; and mercy, [1438]355; without benefit of others' intercession, [1439]427; rulers threatened with, [1440]453; harsh over others visited on ourselves, [1441]361; rash on others without excuse, [1442]472; temporal, effectual, [1443]481.
Justice, courts of, originated in the natural moral law, [1444]423.
Kidnappers entice by pleasant things, [1445]449.
Kings excel their subjects in wealth, [1446]421; make unreasonable laws, [1447]447; doff their crowns in battle, [1448]447; have more cause for sadness than any, [1449]460; armour of, [1450]467; made glorious by mercy, [1451]485; may easily conquer, but not win, [1452]487.
Knives, feats performed with, [1453]470.
Knowledge of the creation from God, [1454]421; withheld to remove occasion of pride, [1455]421; of God by His works, [1456]421; of good and evil by nature, [1457]428; not for its own sake, [1458]435.
Labour brings sleep, [1459]352; our safest state, [1460]353; spiritual reward of, [1461]357; of life ordained by whom, [1462]384.
Laughter often leads to sin, [1463]442; how to be met, [1464]481.
Law, of Nature (see [1465]Conscience) the ground of Christ's teaching, [1466]428; against criminal suits in Lent, [1467]383, n.; of God takes precedence of human laws, [1468]398; civil, of the heathen, from conscience, [1469]423; of kings not to be questioned, [1470]447.
Lazarus gained a reward, [1471]340, [1472]385; example of, [1473]342, [1474]373; truly rich, [1475]348.
Learning, how long Pambos was learning one verse, [1476]332, n.; without wisdom avails nothing, [1477]465.
Lebanon for Judæa, [1478]467.
Legerdemain, feats of, [1479]470.
Lent, Christian's working time, [1480]357; commencement of, [1481]358, n., [1482]370, n.; precepts to learn in, [1483]363; celebrated with daily sermons, [1484]379, n.; covers sins of the past year, [1485]472.
Leprosy of Miriam, [1486]475.
Lessons, Scripture, in worship, order of, [1487]347, n.; from Jonah's history, [1488]378; from the irrational animals, [1489]420.