sion, 509; held together by unity, 517; this unity shown in the gift of tongues, 376, and
figured in the one seed of Abraham, 539; charity the health of, 517; in St. Peter formed
singly, 518; prays for evil as for Saul, 275; comprehends all ranks and classes, 247, the
weak and strong, 341, the good and evil, 334; wicked clerics exist in, 520; built in the
blood of Martyrs, 458; our Lord and the Martyrs the spectacles of, 245; the cavils of
heretics work the development of the mysteries of the faith of, 249; the spiritual in,
heaven, the carnal, earth, 276; which latter, as the crowd our Blessed Lord, press the
truth, the former touch it, 299, 300, 301, 302; sins not forgiven out of, 328, 329, 331;
forgiven in it by Holy Spirit, 330, 331; they who separate from, have not Holy Spirit,
328, 329 sq.; sacraments without, have "form" but not "power of godliness," 329; penit-
ence sure of forgiveness in, 331; St. Peter walking on sea, a type of it when in danger
from man's praise, 339; Christ's ascending, the dedication of the foundation of, 438;
the inn of the good Samaritan, 503; loveth Christ for His own sake, 524 sq.; like in
spirit to St. Mary in body, at once Virgin and Mother, 526; different gifts to different
members of, 535; toucheth Christ ascended through faith, 537.
Circumcelliones, 303, 438.
Clerics, evil, represented by Scribes and Pharisees sitting in Moses' seat, 519; our Lord's
words about these latter perverted by, 520; existence of, in Church, 520.
Coeval, in temporal things analogous to coeternal, 461; substance and image coeval, instances
of, 463.
Competentes, who they were, 241, 274.
Comprehension, faith, adoration, and growth, successive steps to, 488.
Confession, of sin, is praise of God by the sinner or the godly, 311; analogy between, and
raising of Lazarus, 311; beating of breast with, 310; protects against spiritual enemies,
311; of the penitent thief, 312.
Constantinople, 434.
Couch, sick man carrying his, typifies mastering the pleasures of the flesh, 481.
Covetous, he is, whom God sufficeth not, 438.
Covetousness, deceits of, 348; bids us consult for a future which is not, 371; Christ overthrows
by bidding us consult for "another" future, 371; the pleas for, as on behalf of children,
inexcusable, 371, 372; consists in a greedy seeking of our own, 437; fair pleas of the
man in the Gospel who was warned against it, 436 sq.; thoughts of Christ's poverty for
us, cure of, 439; of many kinds, 438, but all must be shunned, 438, even that of life,
440.
Creator, nativity of, not to be judged by that of creature, 461.
Creature, good in, image of God, 463; imperfect and sin in, its own, 463 sq.
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