Disciples, doubt of, represents after errors of heretics, 338, 339; unbelief of, reproved by our
Lord, 349; incredulity of, concerning Christ's resurrection, 379; Christ preserved His
scars to heal wounds in hearts of, 304, 448.
Discipline, not to be omitted, 357; though severe, tenderness when needed, 365.
Dogs, heathen called, by Canaanitish woman, 469.
Donatists, 304, 319, 386, 449 (notes); false assertion of, concerning diminution of righteous,
386; false accusations made by, 388 (note); received Maximianists whom they had
formerly condemned, 388; made efficacy of sacraments to depend upon holiness of
minister, 418 (note), 497, 498, 525, and therefore Antichrists as looking to themselves
for Christ's gifts, 497 sq., and claiming them as their own, 523; folly and inconsistency
of, in their separation, 418 (note); conduct of Pharisee more enlightened than theirs,
418; pride of, 498, 521; in disbelieving Church, disbelieve Christ, 498; despise Him,
like Jews, 498; "go up" by another way, 521; pervert Scripture (their perversions refuted),
526 sq.
Doves, how to be imitated, 306; even strife of, peaceful, 306.
Duties, "salute not by the way" teaches earnestness in fulfilling, 425; those present to us, our
test, 514.
Egypt, glory of Church in, 526.
Elect, the: chosen according to grace, 421; owe all to grace, 421 sq.; chosen by Christ as He
made them, not as He found them, 410; why the poor and ignorant, not the great, first
chosen, 377.
Eleven, mystical meaning of, 258 sq., 364 sq.
Elisha, in recovering the dead child, a type of our Lord's humiliation, 517.
Enemies, in destroying our body only release soul, 307; by not loving them, hurt ourselves
more than they us, 278 sq.; love of, commended, 278, 280, 396, by St. Stephen's example,
396; attained by few, but still by all to be prayed for, and sought in action, 279; sin of,
only to be hated, 278 sq., and its destruction to be prayed for, not theirs, 395, 396; all
have, 278; are our brethren, 278; have no power against faithful except so far as to try
and prove them, 303.
Equality, perfect likeness in every way, 463.
Eucharist, The: our daily bread, 277, 282, 285, 289; received by both good and bad, 277, 392,
408; received by the faithful, 277, 285, 394; the Body of Christ received by disciples
from His Hands, The Same received by us through faith, 448; the virtue of it, unity,
that we may become what we receive, 282; reserve of ancient Church in speaking of,
277 (note), 392; hypocrites, as Judas, eat to damnation, 323, 448; sin separates from,
285, 289; Christ by seeming to "go further" teaches us to hold Him fast in, 391 sq.; im-
portant for each to see how approaches, 391 sq.; all who come to, must have love, 394;
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Sermons on Selected Lessons of the Gospels