HOMILIES ON TIMOTHY, TITUS, AND PHILEMON.
honor God, ib. ; if he teach her
esy not to be obeyed, 482; a, by
his office, a spiritual father, 483;
intercession of, ib, ; wicked, im
pairs not God s work, 481 ; an
angel of the Lord, ib. ; his words,
not his own, but God s, 482 ; God
worketh through evil, 483.
Priesthood, dignity of the, 423; re
sponsibility of the, 483 (note).
Priests, anointing of, typical of in
ward virtue, 41 5 ; but instruments
of God, 483; Christ in His, their
words His, ib.
Principles for solving difficulties of
God s doings, 507.
Priscilla, her zeal, 515.
Proclamation, the Gospel a, from God,
5.21-
Promise of God eternal, 520.
Prophets, false, 511.
Prophecy, not of future things only,
but of present, 423; used of
teaching, 449.
Prosperity, real, shared fairly even
now by good and bad, 411.
Psalmody, of the monks, 456.
Punishment, the saints rejoice not in,
of the evil, but the Gospel re
quires it, 514; all who will may
escape, 557.
Pure, all things pure to the, 529.
Purification, many means of, 549.
Purity, in what it consists, 433; true,
cannot be defiled from without,
530; what real, consists in, 499;
outward, attainable by the most
wicked, ib.
Questioning, uselessness of, 467; in
consistent with faith, ib.
Ransom, meaning of, 431.
Reasoning, evil effects of, 424.
Reading, diligent, necessary for teach
ers, 450.
Rebuke, offensive, especially of the
old, 450 ; careful enquiry neces
sary before, 461.
Regeneration, by grace, 538.
Relations, affection to, necessary, 453;
cannot be neglected without de
nial of the faith, ib.
Religion, to be without show, or pa
rade, 527.
Repetition, of the same subjects not
annoying to those who practice
them, 428.
Reproof, discretion required for, 450;
to be tempered with exhortation,
510.
Republic of Plato, 539 (note).
Resurrection, of those who said it
was past, 493.
Retribution, not here, but hereafter,
411; future, accounts for pros
perity of the wicked, ib.
Reward, of teachers, 488; proved by
various illustrations, ib.
Rich man, a,how he can be good, 448.
Rich, those who will be, blamed, 468;
the, in this world, 472; duties of
the, ib.
Riches, do not please of themselves
but by means of covetousncss,
431; to be despised, 443; true,
ib. ; not our own, ib. ; how to
take hence with us, ib. ; love of,
cannot exist with desire of heav
enly things, ib. ; beneath the care
of Christians, 447; never justly
gathered, ib.
Righteous, allowed to be rich, rather
than made so, by God, 412; pe
culiarly called men of God, 472.
Righteousness the true purifier, 499.
Robbers, tremble at judgment, 495.
Robe, to be sought by Christians, 414.
Rome, Christians at, probably men of
consequence, 513.
Rulers, spotlessness required in, 438;
Jewish, sinned not in ignorance,
417.
Sabbath Day, distinguished from
Lord s Day, 425.
Sacrifice, The, mystery of, always the
same, 425 ; no limit of time for
the celebration of, ib.
Sacrifice of goods rewarded in this
life, 443.
Saints, various as jewels, 458; many
ways of becoming, ib. ; conflicts
of the, shared by aiding them,
484; their present honor a sign
of future, 491 ; ever mixed with
the wicked, 504; pleasantry of
the, has serious meaning, 555;
infirmities of the, why permitted,
5 5-
Satan, offending Christians delivered
to, and why, 424; made subject
to the Apostles, 425.
Saturn, plain of, in Cilicia, 529.
Scripture, accuracy of, 430; folly of
thinking any superfluous, 546.
Scriptures, Holy, called sacred writ
ings, 507; thorough knowledge
of, prevents offense, ib. ; store
house of instruction, 510.
Seal of Christians, 494.
Secrecy, in sinning, 548.
Self-command, real power, unfailing,
472.
Self-denial, grudging men exact ex
treme, 523.
Self-examination, 482.
Self-preference, sin of, 482.
Sensuality leads to hatred, 539.
Serians, 470 (note).
Sermons, better not to hear, than not
to derive benefit from, 428; wea
riness in hearers caused by un
willingness to practice what they
hear, ib.
Servants, advice to, 533 sq. ; may
gain the regard of the worst
masters, 534; should continue
in service, 546.
Service, daily, 426.
Services of God and mammon con
trasted, 473.
Sepulchre, the body a, when the soul
is dead, 499.
Shame, sufferings no cause for, 481 ;
causes of false, 493.
Sickness, in a monastery, 457; a time
for reflection, 495.
Sin, foulness of, 415; pleasures of,
unsatisfying, 416; great, in small
matters, 468 ; small, guiltier from
slight temptations, ib. ; danger
of one, indulged in, 498.
Sins, some to be checked with author
ity, 495.
Sinners, made better by prayers of
fered for them, 426; open and
secret, 465.
Slave, a Christian life will be admired
in a, 533.
Slaves, duties of, 465; the bishop s
concern in, 465; obedience of,
puts men to shame, 466; to be
imitated by Christians towards
God, ib. ; brethren of Christ,
552; to be treated as such, ib.
Slavery, to passions, miserable, 473;
moral disadvantages of, 533;
state of, lawful and capable of
good use, 546.
Sobriety, what it consists in, 536.
Soldiers, spiritual, must endure hard
ness, 488.
Solomon, experience of, in knowledge
of the world, 462.
Son, heretical comments on the term,
applied to Timothy, 409 (note).
Sons, not all true, 521.
Sorrows, not to cause impatience or
despair, 477; no exemption from,
in this life, ib.; each thinks his
own most severe, 478; produc
tive of advantage, ib.
Soul, called the spirit to distinguish
it from the body, 421; a healthy
state of, called a sound mind,
477; neglected when sick, 540.
Spirit, the, mark of the Church, 425.
Stephen, St., prayer of, 427.
Strangers, kindness to be shown to,
455-
Strife, inconsistent in a Christian, 497.
Submission, in suffering, 553.
Suffering, needful to the righteous,
507; inequality of, no cause for
offense, ib.
Superstitions, condemned, 440.
Sympathy, with those in misery, 478;
lightens grief, ib. ; want of, brings
its own reward, 504.
Swine, flesh of, not unclean, 445.
Teachers, engaged more than the
taught in the contest, 424; what
is required of, ib. ; not to disdain
instruction, ib. ; as luminaries, as
leaven, as angels among men,
440; must use diligent study,
450; need both gentleness and
authority, 467 ; responsibilities
and claims of, 481; must think
their disciples everything, ib.;
we must not judge our, but our
selves, 483; succession of, 488;
must not be impatient, 497; two
things that disquiet, 506.
Teaching, when to be used, 449;
called prophecy, ib.; made use
less by impatience, 497.
Thanksgiving, to be made for others
good, 427; binds men to love
one another, ib.