S72 HOMILIES ON PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, THESSALONIANS. Colossae, a city of Phrygia, 256. Colossians, Epistle to the, written while St. Paul was in bonds, and after that to the Romans, 257; later than that to the Philippians, ib. ; their fruitfulness after they had received grace, 259; are brought unto God by ministers of Christ, not by angels, ib.; praised for their way of life, 265 ; blamed for their doctrines, ib.; must be brought unto God by His Son, no more by angels, 264; their love for St. Paul, 280; saw him constantly in the spirit, ib.; their steadfastness in faith, 281 ; warned against their notion about angels by being bid walk in Christ, 284; warned against some false philosophizer that would gradually undermine them, ib. Commands, different at the end of some Epistles, 303. Commandments, perfection goes be yond, 344. Commendation, needs qualifying, 385 ; carefully guarded, 393. Concision. See Circumcision, 230. Conscience, a terror to those that live in crime, 248; constantly tells men they sin, but they refuse to know it, 269. Constantine, built chapels to martyrs, 373 (note i). Constantinople, St. Gregory Nazian- zen at, 361 (note 3) ; Constantine built chapels to martyrs in, 373 (note i). Consummation, curiosity about time of, 360; curiosity checked, ib.; time of, best not known, 361 ; death is to each one, 360; now going on, 36061-; Christ spoke particularly of, to exclude de ceivers, 378; Thessalonians per plexed about, ib. Contention, nature of man fond of, 217; does away with peace, 248. Contentious, the, require arguments from reason as well as Scripture, 212. Contentment, in all states not easy, and requires discipline and trial, 250. Contrite spirit, God loves, 278. Conversation, about hell, useful, 382- 83; of other men s matters, dan gerous, 383. Corinth, fornicator of, quenched the spirit, 370; cured by withdraw ing from him, 396. Corinthians, were not poor, 332 ; Tim othy sent to, 335 ; reasoned with, because indocile, 353. Cornelius, example for a soldier, 241 ; prayer of, 326. Correction, by means of hard sayings, 211-12. Covenant, the nature of a, 287. Covetousness, its bad effects, 248; more cruel than robbery, 369-70; to be checked, 370. Courage, not haughtiness, 205 (see Pride) ; examples of true courage, 205; is shown in the absence of self-love, 206; has scope through uncertainty, 361. Craticula, 336 (note). Cross, the, must be borne by Chris tians, 242; its power, ib.; Chris tians exhorted to sign themselves with it, 298. Cupping-glass, draws out disease, 387. Curiosity, must not be indulged, 277, 279; natural to man, 360; indul gence promotes, ib.; especially about the consummation, ib.; belongs to an imperfect state, ib. ; reasons against, ib. ; excuse for, to answer heathens, ib. Daniel, his humility shows us howwe should meet the pride that comes from wisdom, 204 (see Apostles and Joseph) ; thought a god, 327; could not have saved Jews, ib. Darkness, works of, 362; vice a, 363; is over the earth, 370. Daughters, of men, 357; Lot would have given up, for the sake of God s servants, 358. David, example of humility, 205 (see Humility) ; an example how to behave in a kingdom, 241; Samuel sent to anoint, 339; care of people for, 391. Day, sons of, 362; to be such our own part, ib. ; of the Lord comes as a thief, 326, 360; of judg ment, circumstances of, 355; darkness to some, light to others, 362; comes as travail on a woman, but partially foreknown, 362; as a thief to men in dark ness, ib.; last, will show who have believed, 385; falsely pro claimed at hand, 386. Deacon, bids silence for lessons, 387. Dead, of all ages, raised, 356; raised and gathered before caught up, ib.; all await the end, 361; by nature and in sin compared, 363- 64; one who wrongs us is in sin, 368; therefore we need no revenge, ib. ; burial of, 379. Death, no shame to a Christian, 194; only a coming to life to the Christian, 196; in itself indiffer ent, ib.; several causes of the fear of, 198; that by the Cross most ignominious, 215; of the just matter of joy, 223; that of desperately bad, cause of more joy, ib. ; if really death, sad, 349 ; horror of being led to, 356; eter nal more terrible, ib.; consum mation to each one, 360; time of, best unknown, 361 ; fear of, restrains many, ib. ; vice a, 363 ; going to, by a broad road unen viable, 364; thought of, hum bling, ib. Deceit, a good kind of, 284. Deeds, teach, not words only, 240; make the teacher to be rever enced and obeyed by disciple, ib. ; "of the old man" means that of the bad moral choice, 294-95- Deep, how to traverse safely, 355. " Defense, of the Gospel," the ex pression explained, 190. Delay, folly of, 325 ; makes forgiving harder, 343; of Judgment is for our repentance, 384. Deluge, disbelieved till it came, 356; of Hell, 357. Demons, statues in houses so called, 232; praised in song at heathen feasts, 262 ; beset way from earth to heaven, 371. Desire, the end for which it is im planted in the mind, 233; to be limited except in heavenly things, 37- Despair, none to, though late, 325-26; makes any one bold, 361 ; men should not be driven to, 395. Despondency, relieved by example, 349- Difficulties, metby difficulties, 353-54; of others turned to our good, 378. Disciples, Christ washed feet of, 379; in schools are also teachers, 397. Discipline, Church, thought odious, 366. Discourses, of Hell, profitable, 359; thought unpleasant, 382; qualify the soul, 383-84; are to it as wind to ships, 383; to be applied to all, 384; preferred by many to lessons, 388; yet not heeded by them, 388; less effective than life, 396. Dishonor, for Christ s sake glorious, 385. Disease, produced by carelessness, 364; sin a, ib.; to be expected, 367. Disorderly, who are, 367, 394; not to starve to death, 394. Dispensation, may have two mean ings, 277. Disputing, what it means, 220. Dives. See Rich man. Divinity, not spoken of as unequal in Scripture, 207. Diviners, not consulting, makes loss a gain, 337; may learn something of Satan, ib. : going to them pleases him, ib. Doctrines, not to be forsaken for hu man respects, 381. Docette, 352 (note 2). Dogs, the poor are, of God s palace, 374- Draught, of wind puts out lamp, 370. Dress, should not make men proud, 217. Drunkenness, any vice a, 362; causes sleep, 364. Duties, should be done not from na ture only, but from higher motive of pleasingGod, 304. Ear, formation of, 354; sin may enter by, 370. Ears, how to use them in God s ser vice, 233.