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. 731 For Pages 1 to 317 (Exclusive of Homilies on the Statues)