Vision of Christ seen by a woman, [3008]372-73.
Voice, a fine, should not make men proud, [3009]217; of Christ raises dead, [3010]355; of Archangel, [3011]355-56.
Want, inclines to evil things, [3012]250.
War, spiritual, always our duty, [3013]336.
Warning, should be gentle, [3014]367.
Watchful, nothing will hurt him, [3015]241.
Watchfulness, a security, [3016]326, [3017]362; in our power, [3018]362; in vain without arms, [3019]363; perpetual, needed, [3020]364.
Water, wonderfully transformed, [3021]353; extinguishes a lamp, [3022]370.
Way, narrow, requires care, [3023]364; and light equipment, [3024]ib.; broad, leads to death, [3025]ib.
Weak, to be supported, [3026]367; in faith, [3027]ib.; wish to see enemies punished, [3028]381.
Wealth, not a cause of honor, but of dishonor, [3029]290; its bad effects seen in a luxurious king, [3030]291-92; its evils arise from the greediness of the desires, [3031]292; makes men mad and turns them into demons, [3032]292; a mischievous thorn, [3033]386-87; often lost for want of a wife, [3034]397.
Well-doing, brings good, [3035]249; well-doings of man are gifts of grace, [3036]219-20.
Widows, unable to manage slaves, [3037]349; excessive grief of, [3038]356; comfort for, [3039]350-51; children of, may do well, [3040]351; widows indeed, [3041]ib.
Wife, what her duty is to her husband, [3042]304; wife and husband make but one man, [3043]318-19; how she should please her husband, [3044]346; often ill-treated, [3045]350; to be taught to fear hell, [3046]384; will learn meekness of her husband, [3047]397; and contempt of money, [3048]ib.; directed to learn of her husband, [3049]ib.
Will, good, increased. by doing good, [3050]220; free, not taken away by God's working with man, [3051]ib.; it makes riches or poverty a gain to man, [3052]233; of God must cast out every other will, [3053]314; the chief thing for amendment, [3054]347; can turn a wrong into a benefit, [3055]367; ours must concur to our salvation, [3056]393-395.
Wind, as, to a ship, so discourse to a soul, [3057]383; help of God like a, [3058]393.
Wisdom, is opposed to all luxury, [3059]292; consists in a virtuous life, [3060]300; not craftiness nor hypocrisy, [3061]309; shown in a proper way of behaving, to persons of all estates, [3062]311.
Withdrawal, a severe punishment, [3063]394, [3064]396; success of, [3065]396.
"Without," means Greeks, [3066]310.
Witness, God an unseen, [3067]332.
Women, who labored with St. Paul, recommended to care, [3068]244; some warned to amend, or not to come into the Church, [3069]293; adorn their hair with trinkets of gold, [3070]307; excessive mourning of, [3071]349; one taken, another left, [3072]356; eating their own children, [3073]358.
Word, The, appeared as Man, not to change from being God, or to be a Phantom, but to be an example of humility, [3074]214-15.
Words, idle, will be punished, [3075]228; terrible enough without further explanation, [3076]384; love must be more than, [3077]393.
Work, of faith, what, [3078]324, [3079]385; of hands, how made spiritual, [3080]348.
Works, of darkness, what, [3081]362; good do not make prayers for us needless, [3082]393; love of God to be shown in, [3083]ib.; tradition through, [3084]394.
World, the, thought a God by some, [3085]360; end of, see [3086]Consummation, etc.
Wrath, the, of God, against Jews, [3087]334; of God, testimonies of, [3088]358; to be forborne, [3089]343.
Wrong, the doers of, pitiable, [3090]368; how to revenge, [3091]367; more cruel when with contempt, [3092]370.
Yokefellow, brother or husband of some one at Philippi, [3093]244.
Young men, to be kept from fornication, [3094]346; are able to resist the temptation, [3095]347; blamed for going to theaters, [3096]ib.
Zeal, makes up for late beginning, [3097]325.
Zeba, example of flattery, [3098]205.
HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES TO TIMOTHY, TITUS, AND PHILEMON.
Aaron, those that rebelled against, perished, [3099]482.
Abraham, riches of, in what they consisted, [3100]447; concealed his purpose about Isaac, [3101]458.
Activity, needful in our spiritual course, [3102]517.
Adam, in what sense not deceived, [3103]435.
Admonition, not meant to grieve, but to correct, [3104]414.
Age, failings of, [3105]531.
Aged, the, not to be rebuked but advised, [3106]450.
Alexander, persecuted St. Paul, [3107]514.
Almsgiving, blessings of, [3108]455; objects of, [3109]ib.; communion in, [3110]479; failure in, enough to cast into hell, [3111]498; must become a habit, [3112]499; mercifully ordained, [3113]ib.; meant to detach from love of riches, [3114]542; effects of, extend to all, [3115]ib.; the chief of virtues, [3116]ib.; the mother of love, [3117]ib.; the ladder fixed to heaven, [3118]ib.
Alms, to be dispensed by ourselves, [3119]455; make way for prayer, [3120]479; of no avail if from wrongful gains, [3121]498; to avail, must be of our own, [3122]500; a good inheritance, [3123]504; benefit the giver more than the receiver, [3124]541; bind together the body of Christ, [3125]542; blessed effects of, [3126]ib.
Androgeus, story of, [3127]538.
Angels, saw the Son, with men, through the Incarnation, [3128]442; Timothy charged before the, [3129]464; the elect, who, [3130]ib.
Apostleship, dignity of the, [3131]408.
Apostles, preaching of the, assailed, not their lives, [3132]439; power of the, [3133]516; power of our Lord exercised through, [3134]517 (note) ; manner of life of, [3135]523.
Appearing, the love of the, of Christ, [3136]512.
Apphia, [3137]547.
Aratus, quoted by St. Paul, [3138]528.
Archippus, [3139]547.
Asia, Church and people of, committed to Timothy, [3140]461; many in Rome from, [3141]484.
Athenians, admitted new gods, [3142]528.
Avarice, a lust, [3143]430; inexcusable, [3144]536.
Balaam, a prophet, though a wicked man, [3145]482.
Barochabel, [3146]551 (note) .
Baptism, the anointing of, [3147]415.
Baths, considered too luxurious for very devout persons, [3148]499 (note) .
Beauty, right use of, [3149]421; increases trials of modesty, [3150]422; want of, no reproach, [3151]ib.; has no advantages, [3152]ib.; imaginary, not in nature of things, [3153]479; moral, alone real, [3154]ib.
Bishopric, of those who desire a, [3155]522.
Bishop, character of a, [3156]437; office of, may be desired from love to the Church, [3157]ib.; vigilant, [3158]438; to be instant in his duties night and day, [3159]ib.; the husband of one wife, [3160]437, [3161]438 (note) ; must be blameless, [3162]438; apt to teach, [3163]ib.; no smiter, [3164]ib.; not to smite the consciences of others, [3165]ib.; why the highest attainments not required of, [3166]439; one to preside in every city, [3167]438; to exhibit good order in his own house, [3168]439; not to be a new convert, [3169]ib.; must be well reported of all, [3170]ib.
Bishops, must know how to manage their household, [3171]408; superior to priests only in power of ordination, [3172]441; set over and to be feared by all, [3173]461; continually slandered wrongfully, [3174]522; dangers and difficulties of, [3175]ib.; must regard their health for the Church's sake, [3176]523.
Blasphemy, produced by ill living, [3177]532.