574 HOM1L1KS ON PHILIPPIAXS, COLOSSIANS, THESSALONIANS. to oneself, 202 ; we should, like Joseph, 343; while the heart is warm, ib.; to, a means of par don, ib. Forgiveness, our own, increased by warning others of like sins, 268- 69; of what character it should be, 295 ; and is nothing without love, to. Form, in a simple being, implies one substance, 209; does not mean "work" of a servant, but real humanity, 214. Fornication, its bad effects on man s nature, 248; opposed to love, 342; tobe shunned for sanctifica- tion, 344; thosewho commit, are like filthy swine, ib.; worst in the married, 345 ; all, forbidden, ib. ; the young to be kept from, 345 ; early, makes bad husbands, 346; twenty-three thousand slain for it, 358 ; law against, thennew to them, ib. ; quenches the Spirit, 370; never satisfies, 379; how corrected, 396. Free will (see IVill}, 220, 362. Friend, a faithful, how good, 330; times and places loved for, 331 ; loves to be indebted, ib. ; and to have his friend so, ib. ; Christ is the, of man, 390. Friendship, ofmany, brings hurt, 189 ; many kinds of friendship, 259; it is a cold kind that comes of giving great feasts, 263; become rare, 330; examples of, in first Christians, ib.; rewardedby God, 332. Fullness, means Godhead, 272. Funeral, sight of, humbling, 379. Gain, loss made a, 337; not to be sought from loss of others, 370; Heavenly, to be desired without limit, ib. Gains, dishonest, how to be rid of, 369; example of Zaccheus, ib. ; little, great covetousness shown in seeking, 370. Galatians, return to observance of the law, 198; quench the Spirit, 370. Garment, God gives a glorious, 350; Joseph s, rather showed him in nocent, 380; wedding, he that had not, cast out, 385. Garments, stores of, no real gain to the possessors, 232. Gaza, country beyond, 357. General, specially attacked in war, 391 ; all succor him, ib. Generation, of Christ, greater mys tery than his Resurrection, 236; can be comprehended only by faith, not reason, ib. (see Resur- rectioti) ; spiritual, type of the Son s eternal generation, 283. Gentiles, once were " dogs," but the Jews had now taken their place, 230. Gifts, God : s, to be used in His praise, 233; not what withheld Anti christ, 381; for they had long ceased, ib. Glory, not to be obtained, except by fleeing from it, 217; of God to impart good, 385; of suffering for Christ, ib. ; great, of glorify ing God, ib. Glorying, of St. Paul in his converts, 381. God, everywhere called great in the Scriptures, 207; all mankind ac knowledge Him to be just, 212; His glory does not consist in man s worship, 215-16; when the Son is honored or dishonored He is, 216; everywhere present, 219; Hislongsuffering motive for repentance, ib. ; works with man only when he has a good will to work, not to make him careless, 220; gives the desire and fulfill ment of the good works, ib. ; His working with man does not take away his free-will, ib. ; men flee from Him by sin, 237; to know His will spiritual wisdom is need ful, 264; to know His essence, continual prayers, ib. ; longsuf- fering is said of Him, patience never, 265; His love known by seeing His Son delivered up, ib. ; His gifts cannot be used unless He gives strength, ib. ; does not do things on a sudden, but with consideration of man s weak ness. 277; the Church in Him, 224; sinners not so, ib.; raised up Christ, 328; His trusting im plies approval, 329; acts like a friend in dissembling claims, 331 ; promises His Son as reward for Abraham, ib. ; rewards us for what is good for us, 332; well doing his gift, 341 ; true virtue that in His sight, 342; is insulted by uncleanness, and avenges, 345; teaches love of brethren, 348; blasphemed through idlers, ib. ; jealous of our trusting in man, 350; takes away what we prefer to him, ib. ; protects the widow, ib.; and the fatherless, 351; His undeserved goodness, 350; speaks more kindly than a husband, 351; nature of, inscru table, 354; His power ends diffi culty, ib. ; seen in a manner by prophets, 355; spoke to St. Paul, ib. ; Resurrection His work, 356; will do what He threatens, 357; did so to old world, and to Sod om, ib. ; must punish if impartial, 359; infinite goodness of, 363; mercy of, to the merciful, 365; image of, not to be insulted, 368; salvation of, His purpose, 372; admits the poor to His courts, 374; not knowing, the beginning of pride, 378; knowing, cures pride, 379; St. Paul invokes fa vor of, 380; favor of, to Joseph, // . / praise due to, for our good actions, ib. ; justice of, to be seen at last, 381 ; must punish on His own account, 382; the King most to be feared, ib. ; forbears, thatwemay prepare, 384; does all His part to save us, ib. ; punish ment ofthosewho know not, 384; coming of, in itself implies ven geance, 385 ; it is light to some, darkness to others, ib. ; glorified in His saints, ib. ; the faithful His riches, ib. ; imparting good, His glory, ib. ; gratification or persuasion of, ib. ; speaks in Church lessons, 387; letters from, ib.; all good ascribed to, 390; care of, a pledge, ib. ; we concur with, in our establishing, ib. ; de sires united prayers, 391; all de pends on, 393; love of, how to show, ib. Gomorrah, 358. Good, to be returned for evil, 367; of Heaven,may be desired with out limit, 370. Goodness, of God, 38485. Goods, only good when men do good with them, 232; spoiling of, 349; cruelly seized, 369. Good-will, in man, necessary to God s working, 186. Good works, done with bad motives, not good, and get a punishment, 190; performance ofthem makes like to God, 206; the desire of, and fulfillment comes from God, 220. Gospel, to share in its troubles is a blessedness, 186-87; ts progress throughout the world, 259; mys tery of, hidden in Christ, 279; only made manifest now to the Saints, 280; in what its great mystery consists, ib. ; proved di vine by persecution, 324, 329; preached for no ill purpose, ib.; a. great gift, but easy to give, 330; to be preached to all nations be fore Christ comes, 378. Grace, those are made partakers of it who partake of the sufferings of their ministers, 186; not given in Job s time, 222; given in bap tism, quenched by sin, 238 ; works with God s ministers, though unworthy, 274; some quench, some improve, 370; works by unworthy ministers, 37 1 ; prayer for, in Epistles, 380 ; consolation from, ib. ; to endure trials, 385; a pledge for the fu ture, 390; has made many lay men better than rulers, 391. Graciousness, towards those that op pose the truth, must not lapse into indifferentism, 309. Grapestone, wonderful growth of, 354- Grass, growth of barren, and mystery, 354- Greeks. See Heathens. Greeks, how to argue with them, about Christianity, 269; still in an imperfect state, from their own listlessness, 277; how to answer their question, "why Christ came at this time," ib. Gregory, St. Naziamen, sermon of,