Olympias, deaconess, treatise addressed to her, 269; sketch of her life, 287, 288; letters to
and from Chrysostom, 289-303.
Omens, the folly of, 170.
Ordinations, compulsory, 35, n.
Pansophius, a Bishop, emissary from Chrysostom to Innocent, 309.
Pappus, a Bishop, emissary from Chrysostom to Innocent, 309.
Parables, lessons of, 96, 98; of the leaven, 192; of the sheep and the kids, 193; of the Ten
Virgins, 193; of the unprofitable servant, 192, 193.
Paradise, the expulsion from, a mark of Divine love, 180; the loss of, compensated by
greater blessings, 180.
Paralytic, the (a) by the pool of Bethesda, 211, 212; the (b) let down through the roof, 214;
the latter not to be confused with the former, 215; faith of the latter, 216; reasons why
Christ absolved him before healing him, 217.
Paul, St., his zeal and humility, 48; knowledge of the word of God essential to his work, 64;
panegyric on his life and labours, 66, 67; what is meant by his being "rude in speech",
67; the power of his epistles, 68; his deference to popular suspicion, 79; his dealings
with the Corinthian sinner, 96; his imprisonment at Rome, 149; his care for the
Churches, 149; Epistle to the Hebrews quoted as his, 161; on the power of baptism,
161, 162; his imprisonment at Philippi, 225; compared to a training master of wrestlers,
228; his advice concerning treatment of enemies, 229; not injured by afflictions, 279;
learned to rejoice in hardship, 295.
Paul of Samosata, his heresy, 66, n.
Paulus, a deacon, emissary from Chrysostom to Innocent, 309.
Peter, St., pastoral charge of Christ to, 39, 40; Bishop of Antioch, 138; his martyrdom at
Rome, 139; "the leader of the Apostles," 167; rebuked by Christ, 203.
Pharetrius, Bishop of Cæsarea, an enemy to Chrysostom, 299.
Pharisee and Publican, parable of referred to, 147.
Phineas, referred to, 113.
Phœnician, story of a young, 107, 108.
Plato, his argument to prove immortality of the soul, 269, 270.
Poor, the, relish food more than the rich, 276, 277.
Poverty, no bar to piety, 168; good or evil according to the use made of it, 236; unable to
injure the good, 274.
Prayer, perseverance in necessary, 153, 154; the power of, 237; slackness in reproved, 240;
for vengeance on enemies rebuked, 241.
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