For Pages 1 to 317.   (EXCLUSIVE OF HOMILIES ON THE STATUES.)   Aaron , his office no palliation of his sin, 61 . Abel, unharmed by death, 273 . Adam, fall of, due to his slothfulness, 181 , 195 , 273 . Advent, the second, 180 . Adversity not really terrible, 290 . Afflictions, part of God's providential dealings, 182 . Ahab, God's mercy in dealing with, 95 . Angels, guard the dying Communicant s soul, 76 ; present at the Liturgy, 76 ; their character, 73 . Anger, ill effects of in a priest, 51 . Anomœans, heresy of, referred to, 147 . Apostles, unity of their doctrine, 136 . Applause in church deprecated by Chrysostom, 223 . Aquila, friend of St. Paul, referred to, 150 . Arcadius, Eastern Emperor referred to, 245 , 251 , 252 ; embassy on behalf of Chrysostom, 308 . Aristides, referred to, 126 . Arius, his heresy, 66, n. Armenia, severity of winter in, 293 . Arsacius, usurper of the See of Constantinople, 288 . Attendance at church, neglect of, rebuked by Chrysostom, 224 , 225 . Atticus, usurper of the See of Constantinople, 302 . Ausis, Uz so called in the Septuagint, 165, n.   Babylas, St. , removal of his bones ordered by Julian, 142 ; effect of this on shrine of Apollo, 143 . Baptism, clerical described, 165 ; called a "seal," 171, n. ; requirements for right reception of, 167 ; sins hidden in, 168 ; different names given to, 160 , 161 . Basil, his friendship with Chrysostom, 33 , 34 ; entrapped by Chrysostom into ordination, 35 ; his remonstrances, 36-44 . Beauty, corporeal and spiritual contrasted, 102-104 , 264 . Bishops, unsatisfactory mode of electing, 50 , 53 , 54, n. ; difficult duties of, 58 , 59 ; share the punishment of those on whom they lay hands suddenly, 63 . Bishopric, age at which men were eligible for a, 36, n. Burial of the dead, a human instinct, 142 .   Cæsarea and Cappadocia, Chrysostom's visit to, 299 . Cain more unhappy than Abel, 274 . Canaan, the woman of, referred to, 154 , 216 . Childlessness not to be regarded as retribution for sin, 238 . Chrysostom. St., his friendship with Basil, 33 , 34 ; his purpose to enter monastic retreat, 34 ; remonstrances of his mother, 34 ; entraps Basil into ordination, but avoids it himself, 35 , justifies his conduct in so doing, 37 , 38 , 42-46 , 49 , 53 ; his conflict with the passions of the soul, 80 ; his despondency and alarm at the prospect of ordination, 81 , 82 ; his reasons for adopting a secluded life, 81 ; protects Eutropius, 247 ; maintains the Church's right of asylum, 250 , 251 ; his condition in exile, 293 , 296 , 297 , 299 , 300 ; appeals to Innocent Bishop of Rome, 307 ; his letters to Innocent, 309-313 . Chromatius, Bishop of Aquileia, Chrysostom writes to, 307 . Church (as a building) duty of bringing men to the, 225-227 ; a surgery for souls, 235 , 236 ; (as the Christian body) various names of the, 256 . Circumcision, a name given to baptism, 161 . Communion, holy, the obligations which it lays on the recipient, 166 . Constans, Emperor, 124, n. Constantia, wife of Gratian, 125, n. Constantine, the younger, 124, n. Contradictions, some supposed in the Gospels, how to be explained, 214 . Cross, signing oneself with the sign of, 171 ; the power of, 171 ; an offence and a blessing, 189 ; of Christ, prefigured and predicted, 202 ; in what sense desired by Him, 203 , 204 ; why deprecated by Him, 205 . Custom, the power of, 164 . Cyriacus, deacon, emissary from Chrysostom to Innocent, 309 .   Daniel , in the lion's den referred to, 225 . Daphne, a suburb of Antioch containing shrine of Apollo, 142 . David, his fall and repentance, 112 ; his treatment of Saul, 230 , 231 . Deceit, when justifiable, 37 , 38 . Demetrius, Bishop of Pesinus, emissary from Chrysostom to Innocent, 309 , 310 . Demons, conduct of, at Gadara, and in the case of Job, specimens what their government of the world would be, 183 , 184 ; powerless without God's permission, 197 . Departed, prayers for the, 76, n. Despair, the devil's instrument to work man's ruin, 92 , 93 , 97 , 106 , 107 . Devil, the, evil by choice and not by nature, 197 ; existence of the, permitted for the sake of the Christian athlete, 197 ; only mischievous to the slothful, 198; used by St. Paul as an executioner, 189 ; why called "apostate," 188 ; why called "the Devil," 188 ; why called "the wicked one," 188 . Dignity, offices of, in God's kingdom entail responsibility, 62 . Diodorus of Tarsus, instructor of Chrysostom, 87 . Diogenes, referred to, 126 . Domestic cares described, 115 .   Earnest of the Spirit, meaning of the, 261 . Eli, his inherited office no palliation of his sin, 61 . Elisha, his wonder-working sepulchre, 140 . Enemies, St. Paul's advice how to treat, 228 ; vengeance on, not to be invoked, 241 . Epaminondas, referred to, 126 . Eucharist, the Holy, teaching of Chrysostom concerning, 46 , 47, n. Eutropius, sketch of his life, 245-247 ; quits the asylum of the Church, 253 . Eve, her fall, her own fault, 194 ; the better for her expulsion from Paradise, 180 , 181 . Evil, two senses in which the word is to be understood, 188 ; a form of, peculiar to each thing, 272 . Evils, inward not outward the ruin of man, 279 ; why permitted by God to come to extremity, 290 . Exile, no injury, 274 .   Faith , different degrees of, 215 , 216 . Festival days, large attendance at Church on, 226 . Flacilla, Empress, wife of Theodosius, 125, n. Forgiveness of injuries, duty of, 229-232 .   Gainas , Gothic general, demands surrender of Eutropius, 246 . Gallus Cæsar, reference to, 124, n. God, not chargeable with our sins, 61 ; the patience and lovingkindness of, 93 ; His merciful dealings with Nebuchadnezzar, 94 ; Ahab, 95 ; Hezekiah, 105 ; the Ninevites, 105 ; His moral government of the world indicated, 184 , 185 ; His ways past finding out, 186 ; language descriptive of, accommodated to human mind, 256-258 . Good, a greater power than evil, 191 . Goths, incursions of, 119 , 125 . Gratian, Emperor, 125, n. Gregory, of Nazianzus, his friendship for Olympias, 287 .   Hadrianople , battle of, referred to, 119 , 125 . Heaven, the joys of, 99 , 100 , 102 ; degrees of glory in, 111 . Hell, not made for man, 97 ; nature of sufferings in, 98 , 99 ; degrees of punishment in, 111 . Hermione, a young lady beloved by Theodore, 87 , 103 . Hezekiah, God's merciful dealing with, 105 . Holy Scripture, consolations of the, under all forms of trial, 219 , 220 ; advantages of studying, 252 . Holy Spirit, invocation of, in the Liturgy, 76, n. ; His enlightenment of the soul, 166 . Honorius, Emperor, Innocent appeals to on behalf of Chrysostom, 307 ; writes to Arcadius on behalf of Chrysostom, 308 . Hope never to be abandoned in this world, 97 . Houses, comparison of the, on a rock and sand referred to, 279 . Humility, the benefits of, 148 . Hunger, the best sauce, 276 .   Ignatius, St. , difficulties and dangers of his Episcopate, 137 ; personifies St. Paul's ideal of the Christian bishop, 136 ; his last journey to Rome, 139 ; his martyrdom, 139 ; miracles wrought at his sepulchre, 140 ; removal of his bones to Antioch, 140 ; meaning of his name Theophorus, 135, n. Illumination, a name for baptism, 159, n. , 161 . Incarnation, the, predicted, 205 ; reality of, how proved, 205 ; figurative descriptions of in Holy Scripture, 258-265 . Indolence, the mother of despair, 106 . Innocent, Bishop of Rome, Chrysostom appeals to, 307 ; appeal of, to Honorius, 307 ; Chrysostom's letters to, 309-313 ; his letters to Chrysostom and the Church of Constantinople, 313 , 314 . Isaac, perseverance of in prayer, 240 . Isaurians, a predatory tribe, incursions of, 293 , 299 .   Jesus Christ , desired the Cross, 203 ; rebuked St. Peter, 203 ; His will identical with God the Father's, 204 ; His power equal, 218 ; the incidents of His passion recounted, 291 ; His sufferings a stumbling-block to many, 290 , 292 . Jews, not saved by reason of their privileges, 280 , 283 . Job, his thanksgiving amidst affliction, 183 ; consideration of his case a consolation in pain and peril, 195 , 196 ; his ignorance of the reason of his afflictions, 195 ; his saintliness not to be urged as impossible for us, 197 ; his sufferings in mind, body and estate, 195 , 196 ; his temptation contrasted with that of Adam, 194 ; the devil unable to injure, 255 ; unharmed by the devil, 273 ; his sufferings unmitigated, 294 . John, St., story of his meeting the robber-chief, 109 . John the Baptist, unharmed by death, 274 . Joseph, the removal of his bones, 142 , 161 ; unharmed by afflictions, 294 . Jovian, Emperor, his death referred to, 124, n. Judas Iscariot, his apostleship no palliation of his sin, 61 ; ruined by despair, 97 ; not benefited by privileges, 279 . Judgment, why all do not receive it here, 184 ; the last, observations on, 101 , 102 . Julian, Emperor, referred to, 141 , 142 .   Kingdom , the heavenly, various ways of entering, 262 . Krates, Cynic philosopher referred to, 126, n.   Lazarus , parable of Dives and, 98 , 236 ; not injured by poverty, 273 , 278 ; his reward proportioned to his sufferings, 295 . Love, supreme, importance of in a pastor, 39 , 40 . Lovingkindness of God, instances of, 94-96 ; inexpressible, 180 . Lupicinus, Bishop of Appiaria, emissary from Chrysostom to Theophilus, 310 .   Man , his expulsion from Paradise more than redressed by God, 185 . Manasses, his repentance accepted, 95 . Manichæans, their heresy, 65 , 205 . Marcion, his heresy, 65 , 205 . Marriage, honourable, 113 . Maruthas, Bishop of Martyropolis in Persia, 302 . Meletius, Bishop of Antioch, his zeal for the sepulchre of St. Babylas, 143 . Modesty, the true female adornment, 169 . Mopsuestia, Theodore, Bishop of, 87 . Moses, held responsible though he had deprecated his office, 61 ; referred to, 106 . Mother, of Chrysostom, referred to, 122 .   Nebuchadnezzar , God's merciful dealings with, 94 , 95 . Nero, Emperor, referred to, 149 , 152 . Nicæa, Canons of, 314 . Nineveh, men of, at the Judgment, 193 . Ninevites, their repentance accepted, 95 , 105 , 281 .   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 . Preacher, the, his need of fluency, and constant study, 71 ; of indifference to praise, 70 , 73 ; of indifference to slander and envy, 71 , 72 ; the proper aim of his sermons to please God, 73 . Pride, the evils of, 148 . Priest, the Christian, greater than the Jewish, 48 ; power of the, greater than that of parents, 48 ; moral dangers which beset the, 49 , 50 ; sobriety and self-control needful in, 51 ; his life contrasted with that of the recluses, 75-77 ; his need of purity, 76 ; his relations towards God, and his flock, 75 ; his social intercourse with the women of his flock, 78 , 79 . Priesthood, supreme importance of the, 40 ; difficulties of the, 41 ; careful scrutiny of character needed for the, 42 ; sanctity of the, 46 , 47 ; knowledge of the word of God essential for the, 64 ; not to be undertaken rashly or merely on solicitation, 62 , 63 ; penalties when the office is ill-discharged, 64 ; enemies of the, 65 , 66 . Priscilla, wife of Aquilla, referred to, 150 . Prodigal Son, parable of the, 96 . Punishment, the remedial discipline of temporal, 186 .   Rachel , wife of Jacob, 238 . Readers, their lives contrasted with that of the priest, 75-77 . Rebecca, wife of Isaac, 238 . Redemption, our, by the blood of Jesus Christ, 170 . Regeneration, laver of, 161 , 162 . Repentance, instances of, accepted, 94-96 , 103-106 , 108 ; ruined by despair, 92 , 93 , 97 , 106 , 107 ; five different ways of: almsgiving; forgiveness; humility; prayer; self-condemnation, 190 . Resurrection of Jesus Christ, evidence for, in the life of St. Ignatius, 139 . Rich, the, often pay less heed than the poor to Holy Scripture, 235 . Riches, good or evil according to the use made of them, 236 ; of no use in time of danger, 254 ; the evils of, 275-277 . Rufinus, chief minister at the court of Constantinople, 245 .   Sabellius , his heresy, 66, n. Saints, their presence wholesome for the wicked, 192 . Salvation, not profitable to the careless, 189 . Sarah, wife of Abraham, 238 , 239 . Sardica, the Council of, 314 . Satan, his methods of warfare, 82 ; "I renounce thee" a Christian watchword, 170 , 171 . Saul, accountable for his acts as king, though he had deprecated the throne, 61 ; king of Israel referred to, 113 ; his treatment of David, 230 . Seal, a name for baptism, 171 . Severus, a presbyter, emissary from Chrysostom to Theophilus, 310 . Sheep, parable of the lost, 96 . Sin, the only real object of fear, 254 ; the only real source of misery, 255 ; the only thing really injurious, 289 . Sinners, not rewarded according to their iniquity and why, 185 ; why they are left in the world, 191 , 192 . Soldiers, secular compared with soldiers of Christ, 168 . Spirit, earnest of the Holy, meaning of, 261 . Stoics, the, referred to, 65, n. Swearing, custom, sin, and danger of: conquest of habit of, 163 , 164 .   Theodore , of Mopsuestia, friend of Chrysostom, 87 ; letters to, 91-116 . Theodore, of Sicily, a usurper, 124, n. Theodosius, Emperor, referred to, 119 , 125 ; tries to force Olympia to marry, 287 . Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, his intrigues against Chrysostom, 307 , 309-311 . Therasius, Chrysostom consoles the widow of, 121-128 . Three Children, the, unharmed by trials, 281-283 , 290 . Timothy, St., infirmities of, 295 . Tongues, confusion of, at Babel, 183 ; a mark of God's lovingkindness, 182 . Transfiguration, the, of Christ, described, 100 . Trials, benefits of, 212 ; Divine help under, 212 , 213 . Tribigild, revolt of, 246 .   Unmerciful servant, parable of the, 241 , 278 .   Vainglory , danger of in priests, 49 . Valens, Emperor, his defeat of the Goths, 119 , 125 . Valentinus, his heresy, 205 . Venerius, Bishop of Milan, Chrysostom writes to, 307 . Virgin Mary, the, 239 . Virgins, of the Church, difficulties in the care of, 56-58 . Virtue, the, of anything, what is meant by, 272 ; of man, what it is, 273 .   Wealth , the snares of, 126 . Widows, of the Church, difficulties in the care of, 55 ; St. Paul's instructions respecting, 122 . Women, intrusion of, into ecclesiastical affairs, 49 . World, only mischievous to the careless, 188 ; order in the natural, forbids our ascribing its government to Demons, 184 . Worldly honours, precarious nature of, 127 . Wrestling, illustration from the practice of trainers in, 228 . Wrongs, they who inflict them more injured than they who receive them, 274 .