Reproof, preparation for, 380, 393.
Restitution, should exceed wrongful gains, 369.
Resurrection, the, a motive to good living, 212; no tidings of, in Job's time, 222; that of Christ,
known only by faith, not reason, 236; one which leads to honor, one to punishment,
236; the glorious one to be attained by going through the like sufferings with Christ,
237; doctrine of, believed by only a few of those who live in sin, 269; men rewarded in
it according to desert, ib.; prefigured in Enoch, Elias, Jonah, Noah, fiery furnace, gen-
eration of plants, and of man, 283; of Christ an encouragement, 328, 363; future, a
comfort in troubles, 349; belief in, stays sorrow for deaths, ib.; sorrow in spite of believ-
ing, 352; first Resurrection ib.; objections to, 353-54; of garments supposed by some,
353; in a moment, 356; comes unawares, ib.; some said already past, and why, 377;
lively picture of, 382; time of, not known, 386.
Retribution, to come, 357-360; future, just, 381; exceeds actions, both good and evil, 382.
Revenge, best found in taking none, 367.
Reward, according to proportion of righteousness, 381; more desired than revenge, 382.
Rich, not refused by Christ, 374; but warned of their danger, ib.; man, despised Lazarus, ib.;
asked his help in vain afterwards, ib.; men, advised to entertain the poor, ib.; fall anyhow
in war, 374; goods of, often confiscated, ib.; man would have escaped hell had he feared
it, ib.; make a show in church, 387; think they do a favor in coming to church, ib.
Riches, cause of unnumbered evils, 183; bring trouble, 191; make unable to receive pleasure,
192; their value shown in instance of Dives and Lazarus, ib.; how to be rich indeed,
193; should be joined with great mercy, 201; no cause for being proud, 217; may deprive
men of future consolation, 228; the conditions of, are loss accompanied with inexpress-
ible trouble, and without gain, 231-32; men must soon leave them, 232; their ill effects,
ib.; are a good, if used as a means to gain heaven, ib.; love of, shows unreadiness for
trial, 335; love of, increased by gazing, 338; of ancients, in things necessary, ib.; a dis-
graceful memorial, 369; ill-gotten, to be restored with addition, ib.; desire of, comes of
pride, 378; vanity of, proved by death, 384; of God are the faithful, 385; must be despised
if we are to despise self, 393.
Righteousness, not according to Christ is a simply moral life, 189; the kind which comes
from man's own diligence is not to be compared with that which is God's gift through
faith, 235; reward according to, 381.
River of fire, 365.
Robber, watchfulness defeats, 362; armor needed against, 363; covetous man a, 369; first
puts out lamp, 371.
Robbers, crucified with our Lord, both of them impious at one time, 215.
Robbery, a work of darkness, 362; hard dealing more cruel than, 369.
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Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians