to us through the poor, 260; present at the table of the poor, 261; the greatness of His
work in redemption, 267; First of the Church, as the Adam of men, 271-72; still suffers
in His members, 276; does many things for them now, ib.; reasons why He came at
this time, not in old time, 277-79; in Him is hid all wisdom, 281; "fullness of Godhead"
in Him means that God dwelleth in Him, 285; blotted out the bond that was against
man by His death, 286; and then tore it in two, ib.; conquered Satan on the cross, ib.;
His death public, His Resurrection private, ib.; so beautiful it is not possible to tell, 295;
is put on by clothing the soul with virtues, 308; present at marriages, 319; with His
angels, 320; glorified in suffering, 325; waiting for, 328; His resurrection a ground of
hope, 328, 363; known by the Jews, though slain by them, 333; foretold affliction to
lighten it, 335; suffered for us while enemies, ib.; he that can give to, rich, 338; death
of, proves incarnation real, 352; is in the faithful, 353; our Pilot, 355; words of, recorded
only by St. Paul, ib.; voice of, raises the dead, ib.; honor of meeting, 356; checked curi-
osity about the end, 360-61; comes as a thief, and why, 361; comes suddenly, though
preceded by Antichrist and Elias, 362; command of, to obey rulers, though bad men,
366; comes to table in the poor, 374; proclaimed at hand to induce disappointment,
377; spoke particularly of consummation to provide against deceivers, 378; coming of,
to be like lightning, ib.; taught humility by washing disciples' feet, 379; suffering for,
glorious, 385; coming of, will be with gathering of saints, 385-86; followers of Antichrist
would in no case have believed, 389; did not openly call Himself God, ib.; excuses for
not believing, taken away through Antichrist, 389; came in the Father's name, ib.; called
the Love of the Truth, ib.; friend of man, 390; glory of, to save men, ib.; is present where
men pray together, 392; to be waited for, 393; forbade idleness, 394.
Christians, of old, sharers of St. Paul's sufferings, 200; if they glorify Christ, and live not
rightly, insult Him, and worse than heathen, 216; enemies to the cross, who seek ease
and luxury, 242; called faithful because of mysteries intrusted to them never intrusted
to others, 258; a call to have a portion of the Saints in Light, 266; translated into it by
Christ, ib.; yet prefer ease and luxury in this world, 267; contrasts between state of, at
baptism and Adam's state in Paradise, 287; can only be kept in state of purity by a vir-
tuous life, 287-88; are risen with Christ therefore their life is not this life, nor will it
appear till He appears, 289; compare to a corpse, 290; have all one royal form, viz., that
of Christ, 297; should make the sign of the cross, and not use amulets, 298; should not
always be learning, but should be able after a time to teach others also, 301; wisdom
with which they should treat those that are not Christians, 309; in having put on Christ,
are clothed with ornament enough, 307.
Christian, so may you die, a form of adjuration, 372; first all friends, 331; appointed to trials,
335; present, have borne nothing, ib.; are not ready for war, ib.; in peace should provide
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