Valentinus on matter, 413, n.
Vanity, being subject to, 411.
Vengeance on our enemies defeats its own end, 475; God the Judge for, 475.
Venture, by heathens acting upon Prophecy, 377; its lessons, 401.
Verses, division of, in Bible among the ancients, 446, n.
Vessels, earthen, 409.
Vice, hatred of, while followed, 429.
View, from the top of mountains, 441.
Vine, Jerusalem so called, 467.
Virgin, the, Mary, invocation of, 389, n.
Virgins, the ten, parable of, 388; dancing, 402; God's disapproval manifested through, 434.
Virtue, like a fine dress, looks best on the person, 380; applauded by its opponents, 387; a
blessing, reward aside, 387; some, natural, 429; promoted by teachers, 429; school of,
war, 435; bred by fear, 439; fruit of, rooted above, 451; test by perseverance in
prosperity, 452; the defence of a people, 456; easier in country life, 465.
Void, meaning in Gen. i., 391, n.
Voyage, length of, no help to the merchant, 451.
Vow, of Jephthah, what resulted, 454.
War, a religious matter with the Jews, 435; defeat in from sin, 435.
Warriors, great, by their presence secure victory, 454.
Washing of hands before taking the Bible, 394; before receiving the sacred elements, 479.
Watchfulness over those in our charge, 354; needed especially after deliverances, 453.
Water, honey to the thirsty, 352; bearing the earth a marvel, 403; fixed in the heavens unnat-
ural, 404; in constant motion, 419; drawing of, 446.
Wicked, often prosper here, 340.
Wilkinson on the dancing represented in hieroglyphics, 470, n.
Will, rests with, to cure the soul, 397; in man effects what nature does in brutes, 420.
Wings of zeal, 335; of birds, use of, 441; of the flying sickle, 443.
Wine, use of, lawful, 333, 348; to be used for health, 335; perfumed, 352.
Wine-skin, 449.
Winter, good of, felt afterwards, 459.
Wisdom, force of, upon the wicked, 386; to be alone sought, 463; among the humble, 465.
Wives have husbands as instructors, 430; keeping to, 435.
Women, their prayers heard, 356; at Antioch, wretchedness during disorder, 427; case of
two, 426; delight in their jewels, 449; cured of finery by the thoughts of St. Paul, 450;
dancing, 470.
Woods, rot from immersion, 403.
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