582 HOMILIES ON PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, THESSALONIANS. not proud, 378; named before the Father, 390. Sophronius, 206; in what way heret ical, 207; how his heresy falls before St. Paul s text, ib. Sorrow, not to be without hope, 389; excuses for, il>.; comfort in, 350; often caused by ignorance, 352; for sinners, ib, Soul, Christian, noble in life or death, 194; brought into tune by hard sayings, 212; the truly wise is disturbed by nothing, 241 ; the diseased is ever changing, 242; is delighted with sweet savors, 252; that of servants, free in its service, 305; to give, hard, 330; defiled by all sin, 342; chief ob ject in education, 346; notion of its transmigration, 353; thought to be consumed by fire, ib. ; a vicious, dead and dry, 363; fear of hell should be seated on, 383- 84; shaken, can make no effort, 390. Speech, heavy, good to correct the soul, 212; rules for, in dealing with people of different estates, 311; rules for it in a teacher, ib. Spirit, the Holy, comes through mer cy, 20 1 ; man nothing but by Him, 258; gives joy in suffering, 325 ; lamp of, not to be quenched, 370; flame of, what strengthens, 371 ; gifts of, Satan would abuse, ib. ; fire of, cures thorny land, 387; clergy fathers in, 392; un clean, false prophets spoke by, 386. Spirits, wicked, 371; discernment of, ib. Steadfastness, cannot be shaken by deceit or trial, 281. Stores, of bread, wine, and oil, 338. Strangers, all Abraham had at their service, 369. Strength, should not make men proud, 217; to be employed in God s service, 233. Subscription, to letters in sender s own writing, 378; of St. Paul, a token, 395. Suffering, for Christ, joyous, 325; re joicing in, enables one to render good for evil, 367; for Christ is glory, 385. Sufferings, for Christ, are of grace, 200; their dignity, 236; make men comformable to Christ s death, ib.; are lightened by thinking of harder ones, 299; andby thanksgiving, 300; knowl edge of Scripture lightens them, ib. Sun of Righteousness, melts away all hardness, 343. Superior, a, draws his disciple towards him, by showing concern for him, 225. Surfeit, worse than hunger, 261. Tabitha, raised by prayer, 326. Table, holy, poor admitted to, with the rich, 374; equally with the emperor, ib. ; an example for our entertainments, ib. Tables, description of two sorts, 260. Teacher, spiritual, surpasses a natural father in kindness, 203; leads on his disciple by deeds, not words only, -240; must use discretion in teaching hard things, 311; should be ready for hardship, 332; claims of, to support, 332, 394; troubles of, try disciples, 335- g oc cares for his dis ciples, 340; obliged to incur enmities, 366; obedience to, en joined, ib. ; not every one made, ib.; patience good in, 367; head of a family should be at home, 397; so relieving the teacher of the Church, ib. Teaching, affects us with compunc tion, 397-98. Tears, excessive, spring from passion, not true affection, 197; St. Paul s better than the fountain in Para dise, 316; such tears Christ pro nounces blessed, ib.; those for others sins are better than the sight of Christ, ib.; should be used when we entreat a sinning brother, 317; overcame St. Paul, 342. Temple, of God, in which Antichrist shall sit, 378. Temptation, uses of term, 335 (note 2) ; may be where no wavering, 340; endangers grace, 370; God glorified in, 385 ; may turn from love of God, 393. Thankfulness, right under all events, 223; for good of others, 380; present things cause for, 390. Thanksgiving, a duty in grievous as well as pleasant things, 247; may be given even in anguish, 265 ; the good effects of it in evil, 298; lightens suffering, 300; for every person and thing should be joined with prayer, 305 ; in all things, true philosophy, 367; of many, when prayer ofmany is answered, 391- Theaters, tempt to uncleanness, 347; talking of, useless and dangerous, 382. Thessalonians, new converts, 323; praise of, implied in thanksgiv ing, 324; their sufferings, ib.; and joy in them, 328; called elect, 325; an example, 325, 327; praised everywhere, 328; were poor, 332; proved sincere by trials, 396; joined with others in St. Paul s crown, 334; honored by his sending Timothy, ib. ; praised for love of brethren, 348 ; had lost their goods, 349; many of the, prophesied, 371 ; occasion of the second Epistle to, 377; perplexed about the last times, 378; heard of in distant places, 381; St. Paul gloried in, ib. ; check to proud thoughts in, 385 ; so commended as to learn trust in God, 393; admonished about idleness, 394. Thorns, riches are, 386; feed sulky camels, 387. Thought. See Reason. Threats of God will be performed, 357- 1 ime, spent with unbelievers, made useful to their salvation, 310; examples given, 311. Times, accused by St. Chrysostom, 201 ; loved because of friends, 321; question about deferred, 377- Timothy, St., with St. Paul, when he wrote Epistle to Philippians, 181 ; shown to be a Bishop, 184; sent to the Philippians, 223; the only one like-minded with St. Paul, 224; Epistle to, written later than that to the Philippians, 238; Epis tle to, written while St. Paul was in bonds, 257; probably later than that to Colossians, ib. ; why named after Silvanus, 323; why sent by St. Paul, 334-35; hard to be spared, 340; brought good news, ib. ; bid keep himself pure, 344- Toil, to seek remission from, is to leave off seeking the things of Christ, 224; toil distinguished from labor, 340 (note 4). Tradesmen, hard on poorer trades men, 370. Tradition, by actions, 344, 394; of the Church, to be received, 390. Traffic, spiritual, carried on by giving to the good, 251. Tragedies, ancient, please because they are formed from true inci dents, 254. Travail, time of, not exactly known, 362. Travelling, should not make men proud, 217. Trials, less grievous if foretold, 335; he who cannot bear is feeble minded, 367; is "sown on a rock," ib.; thought of hell pre pares for, 383; God glorified in, 385. Tribulation for Christ is glory, 385. Tribulations according to Christ, bring joy, 229. Trumpet, at the Resurrection, 356. Truth, he that resists it wounds him self, 191. Tychicus, bearer of the Epistle to the Colossians, 258; sent by St. Paul to the Colossians, 309. Tyrants, reduced to sit on ground, 379- Unanimity, the greatest safety for disciples against their enemies, 182; comes of humility, ib. Unbelief, prevalent at all times, 267; it arises from a bad conscience, 268; punishment increased by it, 269. Unbelievers, are with the condemned at death. 197. Uncleanness, expresses a class of sins.