God, blessings of, not conceived by reasoning, 410; knowledge of, presupposes faith, ib.;
belief in, destroys notions of fate and nativity, 411; takes earthly gifts away, to lead men
to heaven, 412; gifts of, so great as to be incredible, 419; how to be glorified, 421; to be
honored by works, 422; longsuffering of, an example to ourselves, 428; goodness of, to
His enemies, ib.; not to be approached in costly ornaments, 433; willeth salvation of
all, therefore men must pray for all, 430; threatens in mercy, 461; to be loved not from
fear of hell, but from desire of His kingdom, 462; union of man with, in Christ, 463;
the best Master, but ill served, 465; acts through evil men, 482; threatens in mercy, 485;
why He defers punishment, 486; His work not impaired by the instrument, 483; appeal
to, full of awe, 492; charging before, 493; His doings too deep for the curious, 507; His
power shown in man's weakness, 515; teaches men through that which they know, 528;
our Creditor, 549; goodness of, in punishing, 556, 557.
Godliness, mystery of, 442; exercise of, 445; a means of gain, but not worldly, 468; beautiful
in its own nature, 470; requires daily nourishment of good works, 486; the truth, ac-
cording to, 520.
Gold, good for almsgiving, 432; to be used in loosing captives, not in enslaving the soul, ib.;
bonds of, tend to the chains of hell, ib.; not to be worn by penitents, 433.
Good, best done in person, 455; real, may be seized by all, 517.
Goods, named from use, 443; inherited, not preserved without trouble, 447; worldly, des-
troyed in a moment, ib.; spiritual, not gained without labor and pain, 446.
Good works, perseverance in, 485.
Gospel, why called glorious, 414; gifts of, not of mercy only, but of love and affection, 418;
justice and mercy meet only in the, 420; that committed to us, 481; victorious through
sufferings, 489.
Government, an appointment of God, 426.
Grace, indwelling and aiding, 516; how gained, ib.
Grace and free will, 520.
Graces, Christian, true ornaments, 444.
Gratitude, God glorified in, 554.
Habit, force of, 499.
Hands, employed in almsgiving, holy, 432.
Health, to be prized above beauty, 422.
Heathen, the, to be prayed for, 430; there would be no, if Christians were as they ought to
be, 440; errors of the wiser, 539.
Heathenism, testimony of heathens against, 528.
Heaven, to be won by pain and labor, 517.
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Homilies on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus, and Philemon