Faith, alone comprehends mysteries, 236; is perfected by doing works like Christ's works,
ib.; coupled with conduct everywhere by St. Paul, 264; causes solidity when it shuts out
reasonings, 282; instances of the need of it in things above human conception, 282-83;
implies willingness to suffer, 324proved by it, ib.; strong, of Thessalonians, 328; what
could be lacking in, 341; in Mysteries, 354; needed everywhere, ib.; sails of, 355; a
breastplate, 363; how strengthened, 363, 380; weakness in, 367; design of some to sub-
vert, 377; weak, shaken by affliction, strong confirmed, 381; work of, is patience, 385;
not given to all, 391.
Faithful, are God's riches, 385.
Fans, used in Holy Eucharist, 205 (note 1) .
Fasting, foundation of chastity, 378; and prayer, not work of hands, 394.
Fate, a cruel doctrine, 269; believed only by those that defined Pleasure the "end" and did
not love Virtue, ib.
Father, name of The, enough to show His priority, 213; we stand before, when judged by
Christ, 342; Christ came in the name of, 389.
Father, St. Chrysostom feels as a, 391; is to many in the spirit, 392; even to those baptized
by others, ib.; all Christians at first as under one, 396.
Fathers, duty of, to their children, 304; reward children for virtue as pleasing them, 332;
should keep sons in chastity, 346; good children meet, 356; neglect education of sons,
359; have to annoy their sons, 366; but can do so unresisted, ib.; relation of, to sons,
why appointed, 369; even as such have claims on children, 372; would not lose their
children, though burdened, 392.
Fathers, old, wait for us, 356.
Fault, to be spoken of to the persons concerned, 392.
Favorers, 312.
Favor, of God. See Grace, 380.
Fear of God is better than all things, 197; not so powerful as shame to bring us to right tone,
201; a means of softening the mind, 212; needful for setting a high example, 219; in
achieving temporal, much more spiritual matters, ib.; produced by remembrance of
God's presence everywhere, ib.; should not cast down because God works with man,
220; of man often more persuasive than fear of hell, 226.
Fear, 382; if early learned, not soon effaced, 383-84; we should hear with, in church, 388.
Feast, differences between a Christian and a heathen, 262; best to invite poor to, 374.
Feet, how to use them in God's service, 233.
"Fellowship in the Gospel," what St. Paul means by it, 185.
Fig tree, what it grows from, 353.
Fire, appointed for avaricious 211; see river of, 365; thought of, good, 382; makes riddance
of thorns, 387; kills small insects far off, 389.
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Homilies on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians