THE HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS.   Abraham, promise to, and fulfilment, 93 , etc. Adoption, nature of, 104 . Andrew, and another, the first followers of our Lord, 121 . Annunciation, the, 107 , 109 . Apostles, the, choosing of, 125 ; mission of, 136 . Archelaus, son of King Herod, explanation of statement regarding, 114 , etc. Ass, the, on which Christ rode, 159 .   Barabbas preferred to Christ, 193 . Bethany, anointment of Christ in, 171 , etc.   Cæsar, of rendering tribute to, 166 . Canaan, woman of, 152 . Centurion, a, gives testimony to Christ at His death, 206 . Child, children, little, an example of humility, 156 ; Christ lays hands on, 157 ; sing hosanna in the temple, 161 . Christ, kingship and priesthood of, 78 ; His divinity, 79 ; why He wrote nothing Himself, 81 ; the Catholic Church testifies to His wisdom, 82 ; books on magic ascribed to, 83 ; magic arts ascribed to, 84 ; derivation of the name, 85 ; idols subverted by His name, 93 ; fulfilment of prophecies concerning, 96 ; Mediator between God and men, 100 ; His genealogy, 102 , etc.; birth of, 102 , 111 ; visits Jerusalem when twelve years old, 112 ; baptism of, 119 ; temptation of, 120 ; calls His first disciples, 121 ; leaves Nazareth and dwells at Capernaum, 121 ; sets apart the twelve, 125 ; His reply to the scribe who offered to follow Him, 128 ; calls Matthew, 131 ; His reply to questions about fasting, 133 ; sends forth the twelve, 136 ; upbraids the cities which repented not, 139 ; comes to His own country, 144 ; goes up unto a mountain to pray, 150 ; announces His passion, 154 , 155 , 169 ; pays tribute, 155 ; uttered the same saying repeatedly and in different places, 156 ; lays His hands on little children, 157 ; enters Jerusalem on an ass, 159 ; expels the buyers and sellers from the temple, 160 ; David's son and David's Lord, 167 ; foretells the destruction of the temple, 169 ; His discourse on the Mount of Olives, 169 ; anointment of, in Bethany, 171 ; His last passover, 175 ; indicates the traitor, 176 , 178 ; His last supper, 177 , etc.; discourse of, to the eleven, 178 , etc.; in Gethsemane, 182 ; His arrest, 184 ; led away to Caiaphas, 186 ; accused of blasphemy, spit upon, and buffeted, 186 ; denied by Peter, 187 , etc.; delivered to Pilate, 190 ; questioned by Pilate, 193 ; accused by the chief priests, 194 ; sent to Herod, who mocks Him, 194 ; crowned with thorns, 196 ; led away to be crucified, 197 ; crucified, 198 ; insults to, on the cross, 204 ; last words of, on the cross, and death of, 205 ; miracles at His death, 206 ; women looked on at His crucifixion, 207 ; body of, given to Joseph, 208 ; His burial, 208 ; resurrection of, announced by an angel to the women at the sepulchre, 209 , etc.; appearance of, to Mary Magdalene, 213 , etc.; manifests Himself to His disciples, 215 , etc.; eats after His resurrection, 218 , 224 ; ascension of, 220 , 224 ; appearances of, in Galilee, 221 , etc.; ten appearances of, 223 . Christ, miracles of, at Cana, 121 , 122 ; cure of multitudes, 121 ; healing the leper, 124 , the centurion's servant, 126 , Peter's wife's mother, 127 ; calming of the waters, 129 ; casting out the legion of devils, 130 ; healing the sick of the palsy, 130 ; raising of Jairus' daughter, 134 ; curing two blind men, 136 , 158 ; restoring the withered hand, 140 ; the five loaves, 147 ; walking on the sea, 150 ; curing the woman of Canaan's daughter, 152 ; the seven loaves, 152 ; curing the lunatic, 155 ; making the fig-tree wither, 161 , etc.; casting out an unclean spirit, 226 ; healing the infirm man at the pool of Siloam, 232 . Church, the Catholic, testifies to the wisdom of Christ, 82 . Cicero, speaks of the heathen gods as deified men, 90 ; his opinion of Roscius the actor, 99 . Commandment, the great, 166 . Crucifixion of Christ, 198 .   Devils are cast out when nations renounce their superstitions and believe on Christ, 168 . Disciples, calling of the first, 121 , etc.; the designation not confined to the twelve, 123 . Divorce treated of, 156 , etc.   Elders, tradition of the, 151 . Emmaus, the walk to, 215 . Euhemerus declares the heathen gods to be only deified men, 90 . Evangelists, their number, order, and the principles on which they wrote, 78 ; apocalyptic symbols of the, 80 ; variety yet harmony of the, 117 , etc.   Fasting, Christ's reply to questions about, 133 . Forty, the, mentioned by Matthew, import of, 105 .   Genealogy of Christ, 102-107 . Gods. See Pagans . Gospels, authority of the, 77 ; Mark, Luke, and John compared with Matthew, 102-225 ; passages peculiar to Mark, Luke, or John, 226-236 .   Hebrews. See Jews . Herod (the king), slaughter of the young children by, 112 . Herod (the tetrarch), son of Herod the king, 114 ; his opinion of Christ, 145 ; compared to a fox, 168 ; mocks Christ, 194 .   Idolaters argued with, 94 , etc. Idols, subverted by the name of Christ, 93 ; predicted rejection of, 94 . Israel a witness for the true God, 94 .   Jairus, raising of his daughter, 134 . Jesus. See Christ . Jews, had only one God, the true God, 84 ; why subjected to the Romans, 85 ; still reject idolatry, 86 . Jews, God of the, not worshipped by the Romans, 84 ; allowed the Jews to be conquered, but proved Himself to be unconquered, 85 ; proof that He is the true God, 87 , etc.; exclusive worship due to the, 88 ; heathen opinions regarding, 89 , 95 ; witnessed to by Israel, 94 . John (the apostle), specially sets forth Christ's divinity, 79 ; his contemplative character, 80 ; passages peculiar to his Gospel, 231-236 . John (the Baptist), his birth, 110 .; his preaching, 112 , 116 ; testimony of, 117 ; his knowledge of Christ, 120 ; his disciples and Christ, 132 , 139 ; his imprisonment and death, 146 . Joseph, why Christ's genealogy traced down to him and not to Mary, 102 . Joseph of Arimathæa begs the body of Jesus, 208 . Judas, was a thief, 174 ; covenants to betray Christ, 175 ; entry of Satan into, 178 ; his kiss, 184 ; his repentance, despair, and death, 191 . Jupiter, thought by Varro to be the God of the Jews, 89 ; legends regarding, 89 , etc.   Leon, an Egyptian priest, expounded the origin of the gods, 90 . Living creatures of the Apocalypse as symbols of the evangelists, 80 . Lucan speaks of the God of the Jews as an uncertain God, 96 . Luke, specially sets forth Christ's priesthood, 78 ; passages peculiar to his Gospel, 230 , 231 .   Magic, books on, ascribed to Christ 83 ; arts of, ascribed to Christ, 84 . Mark, follows Matthew closely, 78 ; passages peculiar to his Gospel, 226-230 . Mary, the Virgin, song of, 110 . Mary of Bethany anointed Christ, 173 . Mary Magdalene, appearance of Christ to, 213 . Matthew, wrote in Hebrew, 78 ; sets forth specially the kingly character of Christ, 79 , 105 ; calling of, 131 . Mediator, mystery of a, made known to the ancients, 100 . Miracles accompanied Christ's death, 206 . See Christ .   Nazareth, question regarding Christ's early residence in, 108 . Nicodemus brings spices to anoint the body of Jesus, 208 . Numbers (symbolic), 105 , 106 , 216 .   Pagans, the, their opinion of Christ, 82 ; derided their own deities, 83 ; while lauding Christ, insulted His disciples, 86 ; their fables about Jupiter and Saturn, 89 ; their gods only deified men, 90 ; dilemma for, 92 . Parables, of the sower, etc., 143 ; of the labourers in the vineyard, 158 , etc.; of the marriage feast, 165 . Passion, the, strictly so called, 196 ; hour of, 198 , etc. Passover, our Lord's last, 175 . Peter, his denial of Christ foretold, 178 ; cuts off Malchus' right ear, 184 ; denies Christ, 187 ; his repentance, 189 ; his love to Christ, who commits His sheep to him, 235 . Pharisees, the, object to Christ's eating with publicans and sinners, 132 ; seek a sign, 142 ; leaven of the, 153 ; sit in Moses' seat, 167 . Pilate (Pontius), governor of the Jews, 113 ; Christ brought before, 190 ; questions Christ, 193 ; message from his wife, 200 ; seeks to release Christ, 200 ; gives Him up to be crucified, 201 ; gives His body to Joseph, 208 . Plato quoted, 100 . Potter's field, buying of the, 191 ; the words of the prophecy regarding, are as much Zechariah's as Jeremiah's, 191 . Prophecy, against idols, 93 ; fulfilment of, 94 ; made known to the ancients the mystery of a Mediator, 100 . Prophecy (heathen), defect of, 98 . Pythagoras left no writings, 82 .   Robbers, the, crucified along with Christ, 204 , etc. Romans (the heathen), worshipped the gods of all conquered nations, except the Jews, 84 ; their reasons for this exception, 87 , etc. Romulus, fratricide of, 84 .   Saturn, asserted by some to be the God of the Jews, 84 ; interpretation of the name, 91 . Scripture, deals with round numbers, omitting fractions, 198 ; often expresses the whole under the part, 211 . Septuagint, the, its authority, 160 . Sermon on the Mount, questions regarding its delivery, 124 . Simon the Pharisee, supper in his house, 173 . Simon the Cyrenian compelled to bear Christ's cross, 197 . Socrates versified Æsop, but left no original writings, 82 . Sonship, various orders of, 104 . Staff, the, on the journey, 137 . Supper, the Lords last, 177 .   Temple, the, buyers and sellers expelled from, 160 ; destruction of, foretold, 169 ; rending of the veil of, 206 . Temptation of Christ, 120 . Ten, the number symbolic of justice, 107 . Thorns, the crown of, 196 . Tradition of the elders, 151 . Transfiguration of Christ, 154 . Tribute, paying of, 155 ; to Cæsar, 166 .   Varro thought the God of the Jews was Jupiter, 89 . Vinegar, the draught of, given to Christ on the cross, 205 . Virgil cited, 89 , 90 , 91 .   Wise men, visit of the, 109 , 111 . Word, the, assumed the flesh, was not changed into the flesh, 79 .