Pardon promised to penitent, but not "to-morrow" to him who delays, 361, 362.
Parents must be honoured, but God obeyed and preferred, 421.
Passion, the, of our Blessed Lord, troubling waters of Pool of Bethesda, 476 sq.
Patience, of Almighty God, 332; of Christ, 338.
Patripassians, the error of, 260.
Paul, St., the border as it were of Christ's Garment, the least and last, 300, 345, 347; weak in
himself, strong in Christ, 341; changed from persecutor to preacher, 457, 458; Saul the
proud, laid low, to be raised up Paul the humble, 343, 422; his former name Saul derived
from Saül, 343; peculiar nature of his office, 422; witness of Christ, 492; good shepherd,
523.
Paul, of Samosata, false doctrine of, 312 (note).
Peace, to be found in The Word, 459; not to be looked for from the flesh, 503; the end of all
our trials, 503.
Pelagians, errors of, reproved, 295, 455 sq.; the "Pharisee" better than, in that he "gave thanks,"
455; strive against "open" grace, and for that reason worse than Jews, 504.
Pentecost, the conversion at, fruit of prayer on Cross, 351.
Persecution, all things in, to be despised for sake of Christ, 409 sq.; the attack of Satan from
without upon those out of whom he has been cast, 537 sq.
Perseverance, silences opposition, 385; necessary to Christian character, 509 sq.; the building
on a Rock, 510; freedom the reward of, 510.
Peter, St., so called from the rock, 340; type of Church when in danger from man's praise,
339; walking on sea, type of Church in the world, 340; in his confession an image of
the strong, in his fear, of the weak in the Church, 341; weak in himself, strong in Christ,
341, 342; his conduct a proof that what we cannot do in ourselves we can do in Christ,
341; held chief place in Apostleship, 340; of Apostles, first and chiefest, 340, 341, 544;
blessed when he spoke the things of God, rebuked when those of men, 340 sq.; Christ
the Rock, St. Peter the Christian people, 340; a proof that denial of Christ is not the
unpardonable sin against Holy Ghost, 330; witness of Christ, 492; Church founded
singly in, 519; good shepherd, 523, 524; figure of unity of all good shepherds, 544; our
Lord's words to, "Lovest thou Me?" show love to be the sign of the true shepherd, 521,
524; disturbed at our Lord's Passion, 544.
Pharisees, the one in the parable lauded himself, but did not pray, 455; the proud thoughts
of him who invited Him, known to our Lord, 416; they were the choice men amongst
the Jews, 435; scrupulous as to external purification, neglected internal, 435; their want
of love made their greater alms of no value, 435, 436; their leaven, seeking glory from
one another, 446; their zeal "not according to knowledge," 496.
Philip, eye of, healed by faith so that he might see the Father in Christ, 380.
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