Peace, worldly, useless, if there be war in the heart, [3671]429; with one's self to be desired, [3672]ib.
Peacefulness, duty of, [3673]497.
Perfection, counsels of, [3674]521.
Perfumes, spiritual, suitable to Christians, [3675]415.
Persecutions, afflictions, sorrows, called, [3676]506; the godly must suffer, [3677]ib.
Persons, in the Godhead of the same substance, not distinct in nature, [3678]485.
Peter, St., crucified with his head downwards, [3679]493.
Philemon, argument of the Epistle to, [3680]545; his household a Church, [3681]ib.; his character admirable, [3682]ib.; the lessons to be learned from Epistle to, [3683]546; St. Paul's love to, how shown, [3684]550.
Philosophy, a life of pleasure opposed to, [3685]495.
Phygellus, [3686]484.
Plato, Republic of, [3687]539 (note) .
Pleasure, bodily, more difficult of restraint, [3688]498.
Pleasures, certain, agitate, not productive of calm, [3689]415.
Pomp, absurd and despicable, [3690]443.
Poor, the, are our benefactors, [3691]455; men must become, if they would be rich, [3692]443; benefits of visiting the, [3693]456.
Possessions, contention introduced by, [3694]448.
Poverty, to stand in need of others is, [3695]443.
Power, of Christ's servants insuperable, [3696]490.
Praise, vanity of human, [3697]526.
Prayer, cursing cannot exist with, [3698]427; not limited to one place, [3699]433; for heathens, heretics, [3700]430; without alms, unfruitful, [3701]498; always to be joined with giving of thanks, [3702]427; against another, sinfulness of, [3703]ib.; of Jews, how distinguished from Christians, [3704]432; monastic hours of, [3705]456; preservative of our souls, [3706]556; must be free from all passion, [3707]433; from all doubting, [3708]ib.; power of, [3709]430.
Prayers, for heathen princes, agreeable to rules of justice, [3710]426; to be offered for all men, [3711]427; for heathen princes, and why, [3712]426.
Preacher, duty of a, [3713]428.
Preaching, difficulties of, [3714]461; good, advantageous to the Church, [3715]ib.; pompous language not necessary for, [3716]ib.
Presbyters, why St. Paul gives no directions to, [3717]441; no great difference between, and Bishops, [3718]ib.
Presumption comes of ignorance, [3719]467.
Pride, aroused by ignorance, [3720]467.
Priest, commanding belongs to a, [3721]449; the, as it were a common father of all the world, [3722]426; his office to be honored for God's sake, [3723]481; they that honor him, will honor God, [3724]ib.; if he teach heresy not to be obeyed, [3725]482; a, by his office, a spiritual father, [3726]483; intercession of, [3727]ib.; wicked, impairs not God's work, [3728]481; an angel of the Lord, [3729]ib.; his words, not his own, but God's, [3730]482; God worketh through evil, [3731]483.
Priesthood, dignity of the, [3732]423; responsibility of the, [3733]483 (note) .
Priests, anointing of, typical of inward virtue, [3734]415; but instruments of God, [3735]483; Christ in His, their words His, [3736]ib.
Principles for solving difficulties of God's doings, [3737]507.
Priscilla, her zeal, [3738]515.
Proclamation, the Gospel a, from God, [3739]521.
Promise of God eternal, [3740]520.
Prophets, false, [3741]511.
Prophecy, not of future things only, but of present, [3742]423; used of teaching, [3743]449.
Prosperity, real, shared fairly even now by good and bad, [3744]411.
Psalmody, of the monks, [3745]456.
Punishment, the saints rejoice not in, of the evil, but the Gospel requires it, [3746]514; all who will may escape, [3747]557.
Pure, all things pure to the, [3748]529.
Purification, many means of, [3749]549.
Purity, in what it consists, [3750]433; true, cannot be defiled from without, [3751]530; what real, consists in, [3752]499; outward, attainable by the most wicked, [3753]ib.
Questioning, uselessness of, [3754]467; inconsistent with faith, [3755]ib.
Ransom, meaning of, [3756]431.
Reasoning, evil effects of, [3757]424.
Reading, diligent, necessary for teachers, [3758]450.
Rebuke, offensive, especially of the old, [3759]450; careful enquiry necessary before, [3760]461.
Regeneration, by grace, [3761]538.
Relations, affection to, necessary, [3762]453; cannot be neglected without denial of the faith, [3763]ib.
Religion, to be without show, or parade, [3764]527.
Repetition, of the same subjects not annoying to those who practice them, [3765]428.
Reproof, discretion required for, [3766]450; to be tempered with exhortation, [3767]510.
Republic of Plato, [3768]539 (note) .
Resurrection, of those who said it was past, [3769]493.
Retribution, not here, but hereafter, [3770]411; future, accounts for prosperity of the wicked, [3771]ib.
Reward, of teachers, [3772]488; proved by various illustrations, [3773]ib.
Rich man, a, how he can be good, [3774]448.
Rich, those who will be, blamed, [3775]468; the, in this world, [3776]472; duties of the, [3777]ib.
Riches, do not please of themselves but by means of covetousness, [3778]431; to be despised, [3779]443; true, [3780]ib.; not our own, [3781]ib.; how to take hence with us, [3782]ib.; love of, cannot exist with desire of heavenly things, [3783]ib.; beneath the care of Christians, [3784]447; never justly gathered, [3785]ib.
Righteous, allowed to be rich, rather than made so, by God, [3786]412; peculiarly called men of God, [3787]472.
Righteousness the true purifier, [3788]499.
Robbers, tremble at judgment, [3789]495.
Robe, to be sought by Christians, [3790]414.
Rome, Christians at, probably men of consequence, [3791]513.
Rulers, spotlessness required in, [3792]438; Jewish, sinned not in ignorance, [3793]417.
Sabbath Day, distinguished from Lord's Day, [3794]425.
Sacrifice, The, mystery of, always the same, [3795]425; no limit of time for the celebration of, [3796]ib.
Sacrifice of goods rewarded in this life, [3797]443.
Saints, various as jewels, [3798]458; many ways of becoming, [3799]ib.; conflicts of the, shared by aiding them, [3800]484; their present honor a sign of future, [3801]491; ever mixed with the wicked, [3802]504; pleasantry of the, has serious meaning, [3803]555; infirmities of the, why permitted, [3804]515.
Satan, offending Christians delivered to, and why, [3805]424; made subject to the Apostles, [3806]425.
Saturn, plain of, in Cilicia, [3807]529.
Scripture, accuracy of, [3808]430; folly of thinking any superfluous, [3809]546.
Scriptures, Holy, called sacred writings, [3810]507; thorough knowledge of, prevents offense, [3811]ib.; storehouse of instruction, [3812]510.
Seal of Christians, [3813]494.
Secrecy, in sinning [3814]548.
Self-command, real power, unfailing, [3815]472.
Self-denial, grudging men exact extreme, [3816]523.
Self-examination, [3817]482.
Self-preference, sin of, [3818]482.
Sensuality leads to hatred, [3819]539.
Serians, [3820]470 (note) .
Sermons, better not to hear, than not to derive benefit from, [3821]428; weariness in hearers caused by unwillingness to practice what they hear, [3822]ib.
Servants, advice to, [3823]533 sq.; may gain the regard of the worst masters, [3824]534; should continue in service, [3825]546.
Service, daily, [3826]426.
Services of God and mammon contrasted, [3827]473.
Sepulchre, the body a, when the soul is dead, [3828]499.
Shame, sufferings no cause for, [3829]481; causes of false, [3830]493.
Sickness, in a monastery, [3831]457; a time for reflection, [3832]495.
Sin, foulness of, [3833]415; pleasures of, unsatisfying, [3834]416; great, in small matters, [3835]468; small, guiltier from slight temptations, [3836]ib.; danger of one, indulged in, [3837]498.
Sins, some to be checked with authority, [3838]495.
Sinners, made better by prayers offered for them, [3839]426; open and secret, [3840]465.
Slave, a Christian life will be admired in a, [3841]533.
Slaves, duties of, [3842]465; the bishop's concern in, [3843]465; obedience of, puts men to shame, [3844]466; to be imitated by Christians towards God, [3845]ib.; brethren of Christ, [3846]552; to be treated as such, [3847]ib.
Slavery, to passions, miserable, [3848]473; moral disadvantages of, [3849]533; state of, lawful and capable of good use, [3850]546.
Sobriety, what it consists in, [3851]536.
Soldiers, spiritual, must endure hardness, [3852]488.
Solomon, experience of, in knowledge of the world, [3853]462.
Son, heretical comments on the term, applied to Timothy, [3854]409 (note) .
Sons, not all true, [3855]521.
Sorrows, not to cause impatience or despair, [3856]477; no exemption from, in this life, [3857]ib.; each thinks his own most severe, [3858]478; productive of advantage, [3859]ib.
Soul, called the spirit to distinguish it from the body, [3860]421; a healthy state of, called a sound mind, [3861]477; neglected when sick, [3862]540.
Spirit, the, mark of the Church, [3863]425.
Stephen, St., prayer of, [3864]427.
Strangers, kindness to be shown to, [3865]455.
Strife, inconsistent in a Christian, [3866]497.
Submission, in suffering, [3867]553.
Suffering, needful to the righteous, [3868]507; inequality of, no cause for offense, [3869]ib.
Superstitions, condemned, [3870]440.
Sympathy, with those in misery, [3871]478; lightens grief, [3872]ib.; want of, brings its own reward, [3873]504.
Swine, flesh of, not unclean, [3874]445.
Teachers, engaged more than the taught in the contest, [3875]424; what is required of, [3876]ib.; not to disdain instruction, [3877]ib.; as luminaries, as leaven, as angels among men, [3878]440; must use diligent study, [3879]450; need both gentleness and authority, [3880]467; responsibilities and claims of, [3881]481; must think their disciples everything, [3882]ib.; we must not judge our, but ourselves, [3883]483; succession of, [3884]488; must not be impatient, [3885]497; two things that disquiet, [3886]506.
Teaching, when to be used, [3887]449; called prophecy, [3888]ib.; made useless by impatience, [3889]497.
Thanksgiving, to be made for others' good, [3890]427; binds men to love one another, [3891]ib.
Theater, the heavenly, [3892]526.
Timothy, submitted to be circumcised, [3893]407; affection of St. Paul for, [3894]ib.; his youth no hindrance to his promotion, [3895]ib.; alleged miracles by the bones of, [3896]ib. (note) ; the time when placed at Ephesus, [3897]409; manner of his appointment, [3898]423; his strictness, abstinence, [3899]439; commanded to read, [3900]449; whole church and people of Asia committed to, [3901]461; fastings of, [3902]464; why not cured, [3903]465; miracles of, [3904]ib.; encouraged in his duties, [3905]475; intensity of St. Paul's love for, [3906]476; faith of, hereditary, [3907]ib.; gift given to, [3908]477; advice to, through him to all teachers, [3909]488; consoled, [3910]511; second Epistle to, a sort of Testament, full of consolation, [3911]ib.; why St. Paul begs him to come to him, [3912]513.
Titans, [3913]470.
Titanes, a warlike dance called, [3914]470 (note) .
Titus, an approved companion of St. Paul, [3915]519; his character, [3916]ib.; his jurisdiction, [3917]ib.; mentioned in the Acts, [3918]ib. (note) ; perhaps a Corinthian, [3919]ib.; required not many words, [3920]ib.; Epistle to, written before that to Timothy, [3921]ib.; character of Epistle to, [3922]520; why left in Crete, [3923]524; St. Paul at liberty when he wrote to, [3924]519.
Tongue, the, to be kept pure, [3925]427.
Transgression, real cause of uncleanness in meats, &c., [3926]531.
Trials, prolonged to the impatient, [3927]543.
Tribulation, should not haste to be rid of, [3928]543.
Trophimus, why not healed by St. Paul, [3929]515; when left at Miletus, [3930]ib.
Truth, disregarded by those ambitious of power, [3931]413; supports the Church, [3932]442; contrasted with Type, [3933]520; acknowledgment of, from faith, not from reasoning, [3934]ib.
Unclean, nothing by nature, [3935]446, [3936]530; sin alone, [3937]530; an evil will, [3938]ib.
Uncleanness, of meats, done away with by sign of the cross, [3939]445; not in themselves, but in receivers, [3940]ib.; legal, typical of sin, [3941]531; what is, [3942]530.
Uncleanliness, no honor in, [3943]523.
Unguents, kind of, to be sought for by Christians, [3944]415.
Unmarried, duties of the, [3945]454.
Unrighteous, sufferings of the, [3946]495.
Unthankfulness, [3947]501.
Vainglory, difficulty of overcoming, [3948]526.
Valentinus, [3949]479.
Vanity, of earthly things, [3950]462.
Value, of things imaginary, [3951]470.
Vessels, earthen, twofold meaning of, [3952]496.
Vices, unnatural, of the heathen, [3953]539.
Violence, hinders influence, [3954]525.
Virgins, to be simple in their dress, [3955]433; hoods and veils worn by, [3956]434; reproved for over-carefulness about dress, [3957]ib.; have Christ for their Bridegroom, [3958]ib.; have entered upon a great contest, [3959]ib.; should be an example to others, [3960]435; the foolish, failed in almsgiving, [3961]498 (note) .
Virginity, not enjoined, [3962]446; a higher state, [3963]ib.
Virtue, the best inheritance we can leave to our children, [3964]437; alone can depart with men hence, [3965]443; most men practice, from constraint, [3966]461; prevails over everything, [3967]535; bad men overawed by, [3968]ib.
Virtues, real goods, [3969]448.
War, three kinds of war, [3970]429; with one's self the worst, [3971]ib.
Warfare, good and bad, [3972]424.
Washing, bodily, clears not from guilt, [3973]499; of the body, no great matter, [3974]ib.
Water, worldly things as, [3975]512.
Way, the narrow, [3976]542.
Wealth, no power of itself, [3977]431; folly of hoarding, [3978]432; not a possession, a loan for use, [3979]443; however gained, is God's, not ours, [3980]448; not a good, [3981]ib.; trusting in, produces pride, [3982]472.
Wicked, if rich, because they are disesteemed of God, [3983]412; various reasons why suffered to remain, [3984]496.
Wickedness, has its torments here as well as hereafter, [3985]445, [3986]446; to prevail in the last days, [3987]500; no one to be offended because of, [3988]506; shall increase as the end draws near, [3989]ib.
Widowhood, better not professed than to be forsaken, [3990]459; Christian, [3991]503; how to bear, [3992]ib.
Widows, what makes, [3993]450; to receive honor from the priest, [3994]ib.; domestic duty of, [3995]ib.; God the stay of, if desolate, [3996]ib.; must renounce pleasure, [3997]451; intemperate threatened, [3998]453; "list of widows" relieved by the Church, [3999]ib. (note) ; strictness required of, [4000]454; directions to younger, [4001]459; marriage of, recommended to prevent evil, [4002]460; with relations, [4003]ib.
Widows, church, age of, [4004]454; duties of, [4005]ib.
Wine, women given to, [4006]441; danger of, [4007]442; those who served in the temple never tasted, [4008]ib.
Woman, taught once and ruined all, [4009]436.
Women, to be modest in dress, [4010]433; to be silent and modest, [4011]435; not to speak in Church, [4012]ib.; in St. Chrysostom's time open to reproof, [4013]ib.; must not teach, but occupy station of learners, [4014]ib.; why made subject to men, [4015]ib.; salvation to, through child-bearing, [4016]436; yet saved without children, [4017]ib.; what they may do, [4018]516; many suffered martyrdom, [4019]ib.; not inferior in spiritual matters, [4020]ib.; forbidden to teach, [4021]532; those who led to war, condemned, [4022]539; duties of, [4023]454.
Word, of God, not bound, [4024]489; how rightly divided, [4025]493.
Works, good, are to shine and be manifest, [4026]440; to be concealed, [4027]458.
World despised, heaven gained, [4028]516.
Worth, moral, alone real, [4029]470.
Youth, requires much restraint, [4030]436; exposed to lust, [4031]533.
Zeal, in good works, [4032]537.
Zenas, the lawyer, [4033]541.