loved by him, sign of being great, 186; imprisoned under Emperor Nero, ib.; in what sense he calls God to witness, 188; his bonds useful, 189; cause of confidence to himself, ib.; did not mind grievous things of this life, 193; rejoices though he has many enemies, ib.; his humble-mindedness and trust in God, 194; would glorify Christ by life or death, ib.; not to die at this imprisonment, ib.; how dead as this present life, 195; because he did not care for it, ib.; it would be by God's dispensation, not of man's sin, 196; though in the midst of suffering chooses to live, 198; in what way like the sun, 199; why willing to stay on earth, ib.; not a flatterer, 205; how he was humble and courageous, ib.; exhorts to humility by example of Christ, 206; by awe at presence of the Holy Spirit, ib., and note 2; one text of his lays low many heresies at once, 206; takes away fear of being debased because of humility by example of the Incarnation, 212; his discretion in ad- monishing, 219; his death like a drink-offering, and cause of rejoicing to the Philippians, 222-23; frees the Philippians from suspicion of his giving comfort merely by sending Timothy, 223; does all for Christ, ib.; tidings of the Philippians would give him courage, 224; did not know all things absent by revelation, ib.; his dependence on God in everything, ib.; had not neglected them because he sent so late, 225; his soul never free from sorrow, ib.; careful to teach Philippians humility, 226; had more than one cloak, and lived the life of faith, 228; provided his proper clothing, ib.; does not give exhortation without first commending, 230; his high state as a Jew in birth and way of life, 231; died to his body while alive, 236; not confident of attaining to the resurrection that leads to Christ, ib.; his life one of contest to the end, 237; taught by deeds as well as words, 240; an example of the constancy of virtue under all circumstances, 241; his care to recommend laborious persons, and the benefit of this, 244; is refreshed at the advancement of his disciples, 249; probable reason of his receiving at one time, and not at another, 250; partly excuses the negligence of the Philippians, ib.; how he put down proud thoughts from well-doing and yet did not check it, ib.; his way of encour- aging liberality and keeping independence, 251-52; his grief for sinners remarkable, 255; those of his epistles most holy which were written while he was in bonds, 257; had not seen Colossians when he wrote to them, ib.; his presence everywhere a great thing, 258; everywhere couples conduct with faith, 264; first praises, then blames, 265; his striving for his disciples, 281; in all his epistles he tries to show that Christians are partakers with Christ, 290; his lowliness of mind, 306; his work prospered much more when he in bonds than out of them, ib.; reasons for his not putting everything into his epistles, 309; his behavior to Agrippa, an instance of Christian wisdom, 309; treated worse than the prophets were 310; the considerate way in which he spoke of persons, ib.; his warnings how to deal with persons he calls "without," 310-11; his wisdom in- stanced in his discourse to the Athenians, 311; and in treatment of Elymas, ib.; his re- minding the Colossians of his bonds a great support to them in trials, 314-15; meaning 1004 Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians