Creed. See Confession.
Cross, our Master calls glory, [2710]383; why He chose, [2711]493; fruit of, how great, [2712]383; our, [2713]494.
Crowning, time of, one; of conflict of each, manifold, [2714]492.
Danger, to run needlessly into, tempting God, [2715]484.
Daniel, why he did not refuse the oblation and sweet odors, [2716]485 sqq.; he was humble, [2717]485, [2718]486.
Deacon's warning and searching cry at Holy Communion, [2719]449, [2720]450; after the whole sacrifice is completed, [2721]450; meaning of, [2722]ib.
Death, of Christ, smote the devil, [2723]385; death's death, [2724]ib.; once only, [2725]411, [2726]447; our purification, [2727]444; how death undone to us, [2728]447; its terror, [2729]385; untimely, St. Chrysostom prays and exhorts prelates and all to pray that no, may befall, [2730]387; day of each person's, nearer than end of all things, [2731]463; death's death, hope given of, in Enoch's translation, [2732]467.
Desire, implanted, [2733]374; but capable of most grievous abuse, [2734]502; evil cast out by chastisement, [2735]500; hides sight of God, [2736]468. See Lust.
Despair, we may not, [2737]396; even after deepest wickedness, [2738]426.
Devil, smitten in Christ's death, [2739]385; and brought to nought, [2740]ib.; aims to make us speak against God, [2741]459; overthrow of, hope given in Enoch's translation, [2742]467; if he wound not, wounded, [2743]468; wounded in his attack on Job, wounded in his attack on St. Paul, [2744]ib.; his dart concupiscence, [2745]ib.; glories at our evil state, [2746]472.
Disobedience, peril of, [2747]378.
Dives received (apelabes received not as a gift, but in return) here the reward of his good deeds, [2748]391.
Docetæ alluded to, [2749]385.
Doctrines which concern the soul must be contended for, [2750]392; cf. [2751]519.
Dress, a lady sometimes had a precious garment inwoven with gold, [2752]459; beautiful and costly belong to the stage, [2753]496; by St. Paul set at nought in the very Church itself, 334. See Lady, Lace, Silk.
Drunkards, we go to their houses though St. Paul forbids us, [2754]481.
Drunkenness, sin of, [2755]490.
Enoch not discouraged by what had befallen Abel, [2756]466; and knew that he had received a recompense, [2757]467.
Envy, no one envies himself, [2758]456; Hebrews obnoxious to, [2759]466; we give way to, [2760]490.
Eucharist, [2761]468; the Sacrifice, [2762]430; daily, [2763]449; therein the purifying Blood entereth the soul, springing up like a fountain in our souls, [2764]444; many partake once or twice a year, many often, the solitaries yearly or after two years, [2765]449; Lent the preparation for the Easter-Eucharist, [2766]449; frequent receiving right if prepared, seldom receiving too frequent if unprepared, [2767]ib.; peril of unworthy receiving, [2768]449, [2769]458; the Deacon's warning cry at, [2770]449, [2771]450; the beauty of ornament that fits to approach, [2772]450; the beauty of Eunuchs who stand by the Majesty, [2773]ib.; may be a cause of disease, even as food when the system is disordered, [2774]449; a Royal Table, sweet Ointment, [2775]ib.; forty days' preparation, one week's care after, [2776]ib.; in, a person becomes the Body of Christ, [2777]458; unworthy partaking of, [2778]490.
Eunuchs, spiritual, to stand before King, [2779]450.
Evil-speaking, earns praise to the receiver if he requite it not, more abundant disgrace to the giver, [2780]368; terrible harm we do by, [2781]464; rife, [2782]473; vain prayer uttered by one while repeating gossip, [2783]464; if Pharisees condemned though he spake truth, what we when we utter lies, [2784]ib.
Eyes, what we see with, more readily retained than what we hear, [2785]434; sometimes injured from a bad habit of body, [2786]449; of the soul, how to make beautiful and keen of sight, [2787]450; evil desires, passions, affairs of this life darken, [2788]468.
Ezra, gathered the scattered Scriptures, [2789]407.
Faintheartedness, [2790]463, [2791]465; sometimes produces unbelief, [2792]416; springs from unbelief, [2793]455; hinders a promise of its fruit, [2794]418; makes one no ready hearer, [2795]423; loss from at the last, [2796]476; at last came on the Hebrews, [2797]483; danger of, to soul in tribulation, [2798]516.
Faith, the, [2799]391, [2800]398, [2801]400, [2802]409, [2803]410, [2804]419, [2805]432, [2806]462; handed down that we may not have to engage with every heresy, [2807]407; known to Catechumens, [2808]432; Christ gave, [2809]493; imparts holiness, [2810]504; the, and right life make of full age, [2811]409; we are to endure so long as the, is not touched, [2812]504; cf. [2813]392; who misteach, we must shun, [2814]519; cf. on Galatians, p. [2815]16.
Faith; to need absolute proof of God's Providence or care, want of, [2816]396; insufficient without a right life, [2817]398; necessary to salvation, [2818]ib.; cf. [2819]455, [2820]516; must be very sure, [2821]455; in it we trust the Holy Ghost, [2822]ib.; contrary to reasoning, [2823]516; the very essence of things of hope, [2824]462, [2825]463; comes of a sincere will, [2826]522; needs a generous soul, [2827]465; saves, [2828]ib.; its might, [2829]487, [2830]488; can do all, [2831]487; is all, [2832]516; a pure life, springs of, [2833]515; makes all things pure, [2834]ib.; mutual aid from, [2835]465; accused by some as being without proof, and defended by St. Paul, [2836]ib.; knowledge concerning God, belongs to, [2837]465, [2838]466; of Abel, [2839]466; of Enoch, [2840]469; of them of old, [2841]482; of Joseph, [2842]ib.; manifoldly, [2843]ib.; in retribution necessary, [2844]467; holds nothing more to be relied on than God's words, [2845]469.
Father, his desire to remit punishment, seen in God also, [2846]467; as he lets approved children wait for the others, so God orders that the saints wait for us, [2847]492; sends away from a son an evil companion, if the son persist after he is warned, [2848]518.
Filth, like a host who gives a splendid entertainment, and sits down with his hands smeared with the veriest, such is the covetous host, [2849]480.
Fire, no longer consumes but bears to heaven Christian sacrifices, [2850]420; of spirit to burn up desire of wealth, [2851]ib.; the ardent desire for heaven, the Christian's, [2852]522.
Flesh, taken of us, sits on high, and is worshiped by angels, archangels, cherubim, seraphim, [2853]388.
Food, mischief of immoderate eaters, [2854]501, [2855]502; what can be digested nourishes, [2856]502; repletion worse than famine, [2857]ib.
Forerunner, implies them who follow, [2858]419.
Forgiveness of others ingredient of repentance, [2859]412.
Form of a slave, man; form of God, God, [2860]372.
Freewill, its proneness to ill, [2861]425; its reality, [2862]ib.; it is aided by God, [2863]425, [2864]520.
Friends, favor of, must be risked to obtain his salvation, [2865]472; real, help one another's souls, [2866]505.
Funerals, hymns and psalmody at, proclaim triumph, [2867]386; unseemly grief at, [2868]ib.; those who tear their hair and behave unseemly ought to be long while shut out of Church, [2869]ib.; the part of madmen, [2870]ib.; harmful, [2871]ib.; a scandal and makes Resurrection disbelieved, [2872]385, [2873]387; Psalms cxvi, xxiii, xxxii, sung at, [2874]386; hired mourners if admitted to Christian funeral shall be punished, those who admit them treated as idolaters, [2875]387; daily, hourly, [2876]426.
Garden, untilled part of, [2877]501.
Garments, precious, laid among perfume and spices to preserve them from moths, [2878]459.
Gifts, some receive not because of impure life, some lest it should harm their souls, [2879]379, [2880]380; diversity of, [2881]380; if householder knows to whom to entrust, God more, [2882]ib.; how to comfort ourselves that we have not, [2883]380, [2884]381; must use thankfully the little ones we have, [2885]380; the greatest, Charity, offered to all, [2886]381.
Glory, from men we must account as nothing, [2887]493; obtained by simplicity, [2888]497.
Glutton, overreaching, [2889]506.
God, His Peace surpasses mind, much more does He, [2890]370; reverence and faith needed to hear or speak of, [2891]370; when our human language fails, then we must praise Him for His greatness, [2892]ib.; of, we know somewhat yet understand not, [2893]ib.; or conceive and cannot utter, [2894]ib.; not enclosed by space, [2895]373; spoken of as though man, [2896]391; wonderful in His works, in His love to man more wonderful, [2897]381; through uncertainty would keep us watchful, [2898]382; teaches patience, [2899]418; His condescension in swearing, who ought to be believed without, [2900]419; cf. [2901]429; everywhere present, [2902]432; by remembering we forget wickedness, [2903]437; we must remember specially at night and at daybreak, [2904]ib.; and so have Him our helper, [2905]ib.; remembrance of Him uplifts us to endure and be brave, [2906]484; and makes hard things easy, [2907]ib.; several results of His remembering us, and we Him, [2908]ib.; commands nothing impossible, [2909]446; what philosophers knew of His Being, belonged to Faith, not to reason, [2910]465, [2911]466; Being of, Faith assures; truths of His Essence neither Faith nor reasoning may attain, [2912]467; inflicted punishment of death, as He threatened, as a Parent showed mercy at once in translating Enoch undying, [2913]ib.; they who attribute all to chance are not pleasing to, [2914]ib.; a Rewarder, [2915]467, [2916]468; how to be sought, [2917]468; evil desires, passions, cares, obstruct sight, [2918]ib.; how to lift ourselves toward, [2919]ib.; His manifold gifts at creation, [2920]471; His Gift of His Son, [2921]ib.; the God and Friend of holy people, [2922]475; will be ours if we will be strangers to the world, [2923]476; obedience makes us friends of, [2924]ib.; gives not full rest here but some refreshment, [2925]470; wished to seem a Debtor even in giving up His own Son, [2926]478; a glory to, to be called God of the good; a shame to, to be called God of the wicked, [2927]475, [2928]476; gives earthly things if our hearts be not set on them, [2929]479; with fear of Him bitter things not painful, [2930]485; the friend of, besought God his Friend and the creatures yielded, [2931]489; if we hold fast to, we shall stand against the foe and temptation, [2932]494; the Lover of holy souls, [2933]498; chastens as sons tenderly loved, [2934]500; gave Law, gives too the Gospel, [2935]512; our example in mercifulness, [2936]513; if our friend, temporal things matter not, [2937]516; alone knows what is good for us, [2938]517.
God the Father, angry for dishonor done to His Son, [2939]377; and the Son, each subsist, [2940]370; God the Son, God the Holy Ghost, unity of, [2941]371.
God the Son, from the Father, [2942]370, [2943]371; absolutely equal to the Father, [2944]370, [2945]377; has absolute Power, [2946]371; equal Honor, [2947]517; gift of Redemption enhanced by being through, [2948]373; what means sitting, [2949]ib.; who disdained not to become Man, neither disdained He the lowly expressions [2950]ib.; teaches us thereby lowliness, [2951]ib.; marked off from creatures, [2952]376; sent, i.e. made flesh, [2953]377; no minister, [2954]ib.; assumed what is of us and united it to Himself, [2955]382; suffered though God is incapable of suffering, [2956]389; why called a sword, [2957]398; passes through inner heart, to judge, [2958]ib.; severity of, [2959]399; tender aid given by, [2960]400; sympathy of, [2961]389, [2962]400; appointed Priest, [2963]403; His obedience, [2964]404; His learning it, [2965]419; prayed yet raised Himself from the dead, [2966]404; prayed for us, [2967]ib.; emptied Himself and glorified Himself, [2968]ib.; mediated by an oath, [2969]419; and all the power of the Spirit dwell in His flesh, [2970]440.
God the Son God, [2971]372; who is worshiped, [2972]375; who beholds all, [2973]400; who stands not as High Priest but is on the Throne, [2974]ib.; who in the Gospels swears by Himself, [2975]418. See also Christ God.
God the Holy Ghost, [2976]420; argument against objectors to His Godhead, [2977]366; God who reveals, [2978]469; grace of, shows Its might as It will, [2979]367; mighty, [2980]468, [2981]487, [2982]521. See Grace. His inspiration of and care for preservation of Scriptures, [2983]407; received in Baptism, [2984]410; St. Paul's words words of, [2985]413; might of in Body of the Word, [2986]440; whose Body of (ek), [2987]ib.; framed by, [2988]444; His presence hallows men, [2989]450; we trust to in matters of faith, [2990]455; somewhat that St. Chrysostom said, the words of, [2991]449; waters us, Christ having planted us, [2992]457; we know not how to pray save by, [2993]517.
Gold is but dirt, [2994]480.
Gold-embroidered linen, [2995]480; ornaments, [2996]496, [2997]497; we must part with for others' need that we may enjoy His Beauty, [2998]498.
Gossip, grievous sins of, [2999]464; idle excuse that it was another that told us, [3000]ib.; if we must, to speak of our sins to God and our friends, [3001]ib.
Grace, Throne of, now will then be throne of Doom, [3002]400; Repentance after Baptism is of, [3003]ib.; of the Spirit, [3004]468, [3005]487, [3006]500, [3007]521, [3008]522; compared to wind filling sails and wafting ship, [3009]521; even of old time wrought through the unworthy, [3010]476; prevents, our diligence follows, [3011]ib.; fills up our work, [3012]520; poured on Moses in his babyhood, wrought in Pharaoh's daughter, [3013]483; surpasses the Law in that it can bring to Heaven, [3014]489.
Hair, see Temple.
Hand, withered that doth not alms, [3015]480; filthy that grasps beyond its due, [3016]ib.
Heaven, [3017]396, [3018]397; not to be reached negligently, [3019]398; we lose by seeking first things of time, [3020]408; the glory beyond words, [3021]413; through hope we now there, [3022]419; offerings presented by Christians borne unconsumed to, [3023]420; who wishes may be in, may be heaven, [3024]444, [3025]445; as St. Paul and others did, [3026]445; there calm, [3027]ib.; there good things abide, [3028]512, [3029]513; the Patriarchs alive to, dead to the world, we alive to the world, dead to, [3030]473, [3031]474; Theater of, [3032]496; Beauty of, how much more His Beauty, [3033]498; the homes that are there the Poor build us, [3034]513.
Hebrews, Epistle to, written to Jews (he thought) in Palestine and Jerusalem, [3035]364; mode in, compared to that in Epistle to Romans, [3036]403, [3037]405, [3038]424, [3039]462; Galatians, [3040]405, [3041]406, [3042]415; 1 Corinthians, [3043]406, [3044]511; 2 Corinthians, [3045]514; Thessalonians, [3046]515; others, [3047]520; and his discourse at Athens, [3048]405; had been Christians long time, [3049]365, [3050]405; babes, [3051]406; had been better once, [3052]405, [3053]406, [3054]483; their Faith and Patience, [3055]483; St. Paul apologizes to them, [3056]520; place of his prayer here at end, in other Epistles at beginning, [3057]ib.