Reflecting then upon the love, how great He hath shown in all things, and still shows it to be, both having vouchsafed to make Himself known to us, (which is the greatest crown of good things, and light to the understanding and instruction in virtue,) and to lay down laws for the best mode of life, and having done all things for our sakes, having given His Son, and promised a kingdom, and invited us to those unspeakable good things, and prepared for us a most blessed life, let us do and say every thing so as both to appear worthy of His love and to obtain the good things to come; whereunto may we all attain, through the grace and love towards men of our Lord Jesus Christ; with Whom to the Father, with the Holy Spirit, be glory now and ever, and world without end. Amen.
[1053] To loipon, Rec. Text Loipon.
[1054] hupoulo.
[1055] kai Patros om. R.T.
[1056] See also Chrys. on Coloss. Oxford Trans. 183. From God, saith he, our Father: although he useth not in this place the name of Christ.' Yet the Rec. Text has the words, Col. i. 2.
[1057] antistrophos.
[1058] sunaleiphon.
[1059] idiazon kai dieremenon.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
Abraham, his trial in Egypt, [1]4; his humility, [2]4, [3]390; his unselfishness, [4]146; a pattern husband, [5]155; his hospitality, [6]207; overcame vain-glory, [7]213; his sacrifice of Isaac, [8]275, [9]291; joyful in trials, [10]275; a king, priest and prophet, [11]293; overcame nature, [12]276; crowning act of obedience, [13]292; took Isaac only, to the mount, [14]309; his sending for a wife for Isaac typical, [15]385.
Absalom, popular, [16]4; sober-minded as long as in exile, [17]401.
Acclamations in churches, [18]22, [19]74.
Accommodation, falsely ascribed to the Apostles, [20]1 (note).
Actors, debarred from the sacraments, [21]69 (note).
Adam, how he came to sin, [22]24; inference from his punishment, [23]49; no man perishes only on his account, [24]99; why made the head of the race, [25]204; how he might have overcome Satan, [26]284; created not to die but for immortality, [27]327.
Adultery, extirpated, not merely punished, by church discipline, [28]358.
Affection, toward vicious kindred, ceases hereafter, [29]331.
Affliction, the gain of, [30]274; brings men near to Christ, [31]ib.; works salvation, [32]277; in what sense light, [33]322; a weapon of righteousness, [34]338; a means of grace, [35]299; leads to the kingdom, [36]300; why laid on Saints, [37]299.
Affluence, consists in what, [38]343.
Africa, its church, founded by Apostles, [39]32.
Agape, to be rendered love, not charity, [40]188, (note); the way to attain gifts, [41]188; unites men when gifts divide them, [42]188; greater than all gifts, [43]189; more than alms or martyrdom, [44]189, [45]190; the way to perfection, [46]190; if fully practised would remove all evils, [47]191; superior to other virtues in having no attendant evils, [48]192; turns all evil to good, [49]192; contrasted with sensual passion, Joseph an example, [50]192, [51]193; Paul to be admired for rather than for his miracles, [52]193; our Lord the most perfect pattern of, [53]194; its excellencies depicted with a painter's art, [54]194; centre in long-suffering, [55]195; the qualities of love, [56]195; examples of in our Lord, Jonathan, Rebecca, [57]196; Rebecca's conduct, [58]196 (note); leads to same result with true self-love, [59]197; prevents unkind thoughts, makes men angels, [60]198; is felt toward heathens and enemies, [61]198; more perfect under the Gospel, [62]199; more attractive than miracles, [63]199; Paul before Agrippa an example of, [64]199, [65]200; its power to teach all virtues, [66]200, [67]201; Paul's delineation of suited to correct the Corinthians' errors, [68]201; knowledge and tongues pass away, [69]202; outlasts faith and hope, [70]203; many hindrances to its exercise, [71]204; final cause of consanguinity, society, etc., [72]204, [73]205; and also of government, [74]206; must be followed vehemently, [75]208.
Agriculture, a necessary art, [76]354; yet vain without that of ruling, [77]355; a sort of rule, i.e., over plants, [78]ib.; its dependence on God's providence, [79]356.
Ahab, his greediness, [80]208; his repentance, [81]305; his shame before Elijah, [82]411.
Alexander the coppersmith, Paul's thorn, [83]400.
Almsgiving, what it is, [84]123; scanty, reproved, [85]124; excuses for not giving answered, [86]ib.; sure to be repaid, [87]89; appropriate on Sundays, [88]259; to be in proportion to our gains, [89]262; recommends to be not less than a tenth, [90]ib.; vain-glory in, cruel, [91]345; called a grace, [92]361; makes God our debtor, [93]ib.; given sadly, no alms but covetousness, [94]371; the proper offering of a spiritual soul, [95]376; most of all looseth sin, [96]305; Paul's discourse on, gradually introduced, [97]359; three main points in, [98]368; produceth righteousness, [99]373; how many good things proceed from it, [100]373-4.
Amen, joined in by all, [101]285.
Ammonites, were Hebrews, [102]394.
Amos, no prophet, but God took him, [103]392.
Amulets, the use of them condemned, [104]21, [105]262.
Ananias and Sapphira, by covetousness lost all, [106]89.
Anatomy, mysterious like theology, [107]16.
Angels, their anger at the lost, [108]331; of light, and of darkness, [109]390.
Anger, less vehement than lust, [110]389; why implanted in us, [111]ib.
Antinous, the favorite of Hadrian, [112]402.
Anomoeans, their notions of divine knowledge, [113]203.
Antioch, these discourses delivered at, [114]124; the church of, nourished many widows and strangers, [115]125.
Apollos, older than Timothy, [116]263; esteemed by Paul, [117]267.
Apostles, the, humanly speaking, insignificant, [118]14; the argument from the success of their preaching, [119]19; from their account of themselves, [120]20; from their undertaking so great a work, [121]25; and persisting in it after our Lord's death, [122]26; their lingering among the Jews, [123]27; their dealing with the Romans, [124]28; difficulties they had to contend with, [125]40, [126]41; summary of the case, [127]43; received aid from their disciples, [128]118; unjustly suspected, [129]124; contrasted with philosophers, [130]212; all equal, [131]233; suffered more than Christ, [132]274 (note); wrought greater miracles [133]ib.; their weaknesses expedient for us, [134]288; how a "sweet savor," [135]302; greater than Moses, [136]312; ministered God's mercy, [137]319; overcame by God's power, [138]321; not by witchcraft, [139]322; were ministers of reconciliation, [140]335; as such succeeded Christ, [141]336; rich even in carnal things, [142]341; troubles their mark, [143]396; and patience, [144]397; glorious by slighting glory, [145]416.
Apostolate, a perilous office, [146]120, [147]126.
Aristippus, sank all his goods in the sea, [148]212.
Arts, what needful and what superfluous, [149]354.
Artizans, should judge rightly the claims of Christianity, [150]28; analogy of their education to that of Christians, [151]80; arche agennetos, not spoken of the Son, [152]239.
Astrology, among Christians, [153]21.
Augustin, [154]22, [155]79, [156]170.
Babylon, tower of, [157]322.
Babylonians, [158]390.
Babylonish dragon, death compared to, [159]142, [160]229.
Babylonish furnace, [161]103; three children in it, [162]104, [163]117.
Balaam, God wrought by him, though a bad man, [164]44; his evil counsel, [165]134.
Baptism, its necessity, [166]12; laver of regeneration, [167]43, [168]284; of no avail without good works, [169]133; practice of coming to it late in life, [170]283; is a regeneration, [171]284; a life-giving grace, [172]307; maketh righteous, [173]310; God worketh by it to our immortality, [174]329; previous sins effaced in, [175]307, [176]383; in the name of Jesus implies not the exclusion of the Father's name, [177]419.
Baptized, the, at once receive and reflect the Spirit's glory, [178]34.
Baptized for the dead, [179]133, [180]244-5.
Barnabas, thought to be "the brother," (2 Cor. viii. 20) [181]365.
Beauty, not the cause of lust, [182]316; its superficial nature, [183]317; of soul, unfading and worthy, [184]318.
Beggars, led to imposture by the inhumanity of others, [185]123.
Beliar, [186]344.
Bereavement, how to learn to bear it, [187]56, [188]253.
Bezaleel, [189]376.
Blessing, of priests is God's blessing, [190]285.
Boasting, not after the Lord, [191]391; reasons against, [192]400; a folly even when compelled, [193]396, [194]405.
Body, constituted not for evil but good, [195]129; not evil in itself, [196]132; not the cause of sin, [197]242; spiritual in the next world, [198]252; a figure of the church, [199]175; its members both one and many, [200]176; a clothing, [201]276; a tabernacle, [202]328; raised incorruptible, [203]329; hereafter punished or crowned, [204]330.
Body of Christ, its mighty power, [205]142; the reverence due to it, [206]143.
Body and Blood of the Lord, to be understood spiritually, not carnally, [207]133; we partake of in the Eucharist, [208]139, [209]142.
Bowing the head, at the Blessing, [210]285.
Brethren, should work with their pastor toward persons under censure, [211]337; the contrary course not humane but cruel, [212]ib.
Brethren of the Lord, freed from their first unbelief, yet not made Apostles, [213]120.
British Isles, the, even in them John's reproofs of Herod heard, [214]412.
Burning Bush, variously interpreted by the Fathers without contradiction, [215]229.
Cain, a slave to envy, [216]110; destroyed by it, [217]395; sinned, not realizing God's omnipresence, [218]303; his life of fear, [219]316; his sorrow, worldly, [220]353.
Calf, the golden, [221]378.
Captivity, conveys two ideas, [222]377.
Carefulness, worldly, reproved, [223]342.
Carnal weapons, what they are, [224]376.
Catechumens, not allowed to attend the communion, [225]220, [226]282; the prayer for, [227]282; its completeness, [228]285; what their own prayer should be, [229]ib.
Caterpillars, God's mighty force, [230]320.
Catholic truth, to be learned from universal consent, [231]223.
Celsus, a witness to Scripture, [232]32.
Censured persons, should yearn after their teachers, [233]351; be excluded from the mysteries, [234]358.
Cerinthian heretics, their perversion of Scripture, [235]244.
Chanting, used in churches, [236]220.
Chasteness, may be perfected for vain-glory, [237]347.
Cheerfulness, how to be cultivated, [238]233.
Cherubim, our hymns unite us with, [239]366.
Chest for the poor, recommended, [240]262.
Children, the three, delivered in, not from, the furnace, [241]273, [242]292; an example of praying for enemies, [243]304.
Children, consolation under loss of, [244]276.
Christ, the centre of unity, [245]3; his presence implied in the word Revelation, [246]7; how made to us wisdom and righteousness, [247]24; the bond of union, [248]47; the believer's foundation, [249]51; "is God's" explained, [250]55; his indwelling in Paul, [251]75; present in the sentence of excommunication, [252]85; head of Christians only, [253]150; not inferior to the Father, [254]151; subject to the Father, but as a Son of God, [255]ib.; head of the church, [256]ib.; his condescension to Judas, [257]160; our perfect pattern of love, [258]193, [259]195; has the sum of knowledge, [260]203; left some things voluntary, [261]122; accused by the devil, [262]284; spake, though as a sheep dumb, etc., [263]293; able to consume his foes, [264]302; the promised prophet, [265]312; drew all to himself, [266]322; how "after the flesh," [267]332; came to reconcile, [268]335; was righteousness itself, yet made sin, [269]334; the subject of our wrestlings, [270]341; his poverty, [271]362; represented in the poor, [272]364; his body the merciful man's altar, [273]376; divine honors refused him by the Roman Senate, [274]403; his forbearance not weakness, [275]414; entereth into us when we communicate, [276]418.
Christians, to abide in their calling, [277]108; though slaves are free, [278]109; have almost all fallen, [279]135; are prophets, priests, and kings, [280]290; made so at baptism, [281]293; they alone really know the law, [282]313; have greater privileges than Jews had, [283]335; their high birth, [284]344, [285]345; are here in a foreign land, [286]362; have Christ in them, [287]418.
Church, the, both one and many, [288]175; its unity in the spirit, [289]176; a manifold person, [290]254; wounded when its members sin, [291]83; certain places used as churches in the Apostles' times, [292]160; irreverent behavior in them common, [293]220; places in them for the poor, [294]179; not one while her members stand apart, [295]272; a spiritual bath, [296]358; disunion in, [297]368; a bride, [298]385; conquers by suffering, [299]398; pulled down by envy and strife, [300]408.
Church, some scarce once a year visit, [301]283; why to be often resorted to, [302]358; reverence paid at the porch, [303]418.
Churches, the, their united prayer powerful, [304]367.
Church-allowance, what and to whom given, [305]124-5.
Church-discipline, to be preceded by mourning and prayer, [306]84; toward heathen impossible, [307]89; penalty in the Old Testament analagous, [308]90.
Chronology, of LXX. differs from the Hebrew, [309]50.
Clergy, right to maintenance, [310]120; sanctioned by Mosaic law, [311]121, [312]126; enforced by its mystical precepts, [313]121; by the value of spiritual things, [314]ib.; what kind of men the clergy ought to be, [315]119; must be obeyed even though living ill, [316]124; must try to save all though all will not be saved, [317]129; must not be discouraged though hearers be disobedient, [318]162.
Comforts of life, their ill effect, [319]32; community of God's gifts should teach generosity of spirit, [320]57.
Commerce, should teach public spirit, [321]57; selfishness incident to, [322]241; contrary to God's intention, [323]242.
Common mercies, thanks for, [324]281.
Communion, why so called, [325]139.
Condescension, for a brother's sake no degradation, [326]129.
Confession, looseth sin, [327]299; a sacrifice, [328]309.
Conscience, when it seems clear does not therefore justify, [329]59; a good, comforts in affliction, [330]286; testifies to a judgment, [331]326; joy of a good, [332]342; an evil, freezes the soul, [333]314.
Consolations, under loss of relatives, [334]254.
Constantine the Great, his tomb, [335]403.
Constantinople, [336]403.
Contempt of money, introduced by the Gospel, [337]322, [338]357; its fruits in the soul, [339]376.
Conversion, a greater charity than alms, [340]15; of ordinary persons to the Gospel a presumption of its truth, [341]22, [342]23; of the world might be effected without miracles, if Christians led holy lives, [343]32, [344]33.
Corinth, why its inhabitants likely to to be proud, [345]1; some of them still holy, [346]6, [347]7; errors of some, [348]2; their childishness, [349]78.
Corinthians, the, had senseless pride in things of Judaism, [350]272; had made advances since first Epistle, [351]277; now ranked above the Macedonians, [352]278; apparent discrepance of the two Epistles explained, [353]288; the second, gentler, [354]295; loved by Paul more than other churches, [355]296; estranged from the incestuous person, [356]297; joined with Paul in the act of forgiving the same, [357]298; their virtue implied in calling them "an Epistle," [358]311; were particularly unsound on the resurrection, [359]326; dehorted from their corrupters by their own nobleness, [360]345; their penitence an example of godly sorrow, [361]353; their behavior to Titus, [362]358; exhorted by praise of the Macedonians, [363]359, [364]362, [365]369; by praise of themselves, [366]362, [367]369; by the Lord's example, [368]363, [369]369; why exhorted to give after, not beyond, their means, [370]362; their conduct to Paul contrasted unfavorably with the Macedonians, [371]387; to provoke them so to liberality, [372]387; had felt it a burden to maintain Paul, [373]ib.; the devil's bait to them, [374]ib.; slavishly submissive to the false apostles, [375]393; envy the root of their evils, [376]410.